The Cake Decorating Co. Booklet - #Issue 15

Issue #15

“Life’s too short to say no to cake”.

Featured cake by @bake.works

We’re rounding up a fantastic selection of hot new products that have just landed!

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Photography Backdrops Easily take professional looking photographs of your cakes!

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Creative Nature Baking Mixes

Delicious baking mixes designed for everyone to enjoy!

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Polaroid 3D Candy Pen

Easily create edible 3D designs for cakes, bakes and desserts.

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Make A Wish Candle Sets Easily create edible 3D designs for cakes, bakes and desserts.

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Cake Creator Modelling Chocolate

Brand new, flexible, easy to use... and it tastes delicious!

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Robert Hayne’s Edible Petal Dust

Create stunning sugar floristry with this range of Dust Colouring.

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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

The cake board is an essential piece of equipment in any cakey enthusiast’s baking arsenal, but with so many shapes, sizes, and materials available today, picking the right board for the right cake is super important.

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Usually around 3mm thick.

Used for lighter, smaller cakes.

Use for extra support between cake tiers.

Usually around 12mm thick.

Ideal for heavier cakes such as large sponges and tiered wedding cakes.

A popular ‘in-between’ option.

Made from compressed wood fibres (MDF).

Usually between 4mm and 6mm thick.

A thinner board but with much more strength.

How did you get into the world of cake decorating and treat making?

I got into cake decorating after having my first child. I was spending most of my time at home and needed a hobby. After watching the bake off, I was inspired to take up baking! This gradually turned into a love for cake decorating and treat making.

Liz is a digital content creator from Nottinghamshire. With her natural creative flair, Liz is taking the cake and treat decorating world by storm.

She’s obsessed with creating fun designs, adding bright pops of colour, and has never met a sprinkle she didn’t like! @loveisbakeable

Who/what inspires your unique designs?

I like to search for inspo in non-cake related places. Like decor ideas, clip art, wallpapers etc. I find this helps keep my work authentic which is something I feel strongly on maintaining.

What has been your favourite trend in cake decorating lately?

I don't have a favourite trend to be fair, I'm into all techniques. BUT, I just don't think you can ever beat a fun sprinkle drip cake. It's an oldie but a goldie- simply timeless!

What are your 'holy grail' cake decorating tools and products?

I do love my frost form kit, it speeds up and simplifies the process of cake making. Aside from that, you most definitely need an offset spatula, a tall metal cake scraper, disposable piping bags and the classic 1M piping tip. These are the tools I can't live without!

What are your 'top tips' for always being inspired?

Top tips for being inspired is to take an occasional mental break. As someone who creates content for 4 companies, ideas have to come to me often.

Admittedly, I sometimes feel uninspired and find it hard to come up with something new.

A day or two break doing other things I enjoy seems to refresh my mind! If an idea comes to me I like to sketch it out so I don't forget about it, that also helps!

What's your favourite bake to date?

That's like asking me to pick my favourite child! Probably a Cruella Deville buttercream transfer cake I made for frost form. I'm a huge fan of Disney and transfers (both buttercream and chocolate!) so that cake will always have a special place in my heart.

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Sun & Fun

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SUMMER SPRINKLE MIXES FROM ONLY

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This irresistible style, born in Japan, is continuing to pop up here, there and everywhere. Perfect for adding personality to your bakes, think big eyes, rosy cheeks and pretty colours. See more of these amazing creations on page 15-16! @S OPI 326

We didn’t know it was possible, but fondant cakes are getting cuter than ever in 2022. Adding a creative cake topper is a simple but effective way to take yours to the next level. It’s also the perfect way to add a seasonal twist to your cakes. After a couple of years of limited socialising, any occasion from Easter to the Platinum Jubilee is an excuse for a celebratory cake!

We can confirm, the Lambeth style that has proven so popular over the last year is not going anywhere yet. This classic is showcasing some serious staying power!

And it’s hardly a surprise - the vintage vibes are iconic. The highly detailed over-piping creates a spectacular finish worthy of any masterpiece.

Watching an expert cake maker flawlessly put one of these cakes together is so satisfying!

Inspired by impressionist painters like Monet, palette knife decorating is taking the cake world by storm - and we are in full support of it!

This style is all about texture. It kicks perfectionism to the kerb, favouring broad strokes creating movement and depth. The beauty of this style is how abstract it is - you really can let your imagination go wild and create something entirely unique!

Old school tray bakes are having a moment! And who doesn’t love a bit of nostalgia?

We’re seeing lots of talented bakers putting a new spin on the classic sheet cake! The magic is in the decorating. The right finishing touches take them from simple to show-stopping! Tying in with another trend, tray bakes like brownies and blondies make an excellent addition to a pretty treat box!

The simplest of ways to create a beautiful, arch-shaped cake, we can totally see why this trend is gaining momentum!

Just slice off a small portion and turn the cake on its side. Et voila! Toppers and decorations are then attached to the “side” of the cake. Who knew such a simple change of positioning could create such a stylish and contemporary look?

Simple Operation

Up to 12 print objects can be positioned on the carousel plate. During printing these can be easily placed and picked, which enables a continuous, smooth workflow.

Customised inserts

Trays and spacers, especially designed for Eddie, are available for feeding options. They allow printing on a wide variety of object within the specifications

No change in taste

Due to direct printing there is no strange film or aftertaste, which would decrease the quality of the food.

Direct-to-food printing

Eddie prints directly onto the food item, which allows for a highly professional look and great detail.

Even curved and uneven suraces produce great looking results.

Feeding Mechanism

Print objects can be transported to the printer either manually or automatically with the help of the carousel plate.

Depending on the feeding mode, different print widths and heights result.

Be creative and print photos, logos, design and text directly onto the surface of many sweet treats!

With Eddie you can start selling custom made bakes and treats from your own home. Eddie is the ideal business in a box. Perfect for: • Wedding Favours • Personalised Treats

• Valentines Gifts • Corporate Promotional Items

What can Eddie print on?

Eddie can print on a variety of foods items, including onto certain frostings or directly onto cookies, cupcake toppers, macarons, white chocolate, pastries, chocolate lentils and many other sweets and baked goods.

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In this tutorial, Zara will show you how to create this pretty pastel Easter cake utilising your piping skills & creating the perfect addition to your table this Easter.

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With over a decade of experience, the talented Zara specialises in incredible ganache creations. Based in Worthing, West Sussex, her creative eye and super stylish bakes have made her a sought-after cake artist. @bubbasbakes

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Cover your cake in ganache coloured with Pink Fondust, creating sharp edges using your scraper & off-set spatula.

Add butter cream to three bowls, with the third bowl having the most to be used for the top of the cake.

Add colouring to the buttercream to create 3 pale colours and put the coloured buttercream into your piping bags.

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Using your circular cutter make an indentation onto the face of your cake, this will be your wreath guide

Starting with your pale pink & pale yellow, begin to pipe stars & swirls around the circular guide forming a wreath pattern.

Use your leaf tip #02 to add in the butter cream leaves.

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Start at the back of the cake, hold piping bag at a 45° angle, begin piping a swirl motion to form a buttercream swirl crow.

Add Easter egg sprinkles to the top of your cake & smaller gold, pink & yellow sprinkles to your wreath.

Finally, take a little old gold lustre dust, add some rejuvenator spirit & mix.

With a paintbrush, gently flick all over the cake.

Some of our favourite influencers have given their top tips to help you improve your vegan baking.

Use one tablespoon of baking soda with one tablespoon of vinegar to recreate the equivalent of one egg.

Substitute milk with soy milk or vegan yoghurt.

Don’t overmix the batter. @chikzpatisserie

Use a 70/30 ratio between Vegan butter to Trex for butter cream as it needs the Trex to not look split/curdled. If it is too stiff to work with, a splash of freshly boiled water from the kettle will help loosen it up to the perfect working consistency. @bubbasbakes

Use plant based Elmlea and Dark chocolate for an easy vegan chocolate ganache. Vegan cakes tend to be softer than regular cakes so having a good shell around the sponge helps to keep them firm and structurally sound! @emilyhankinscakes

Our vegan range is constantly growing to ensure that you are able to veganise your favourite sweet treats.

Check out some of our vegan favourites...

Make A Wish

Make A Wish sprinkles offer the perfect finishing touch to any cakey bake... and even better is that they’re all vegan!

Vegan Gluten Free Soya Free Dairy Free GMO Free No Preservatives No Hydrogenated Fat No Artificial Sweetener No Artificial Colours & Flavours

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The

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The perfect blend of great value and amazing quality. Its soft texture makes it easy to work with, allowing you to roll it thin without cracking or breaking.

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SWEET FREEDOM

100% natural dyrups, liquid chocolate 'Choc Shot' and chocolate spread 'Choc Pot' - always sweet, always natural.

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OUR FAVOURITE UPCOMING TREND...

Say hello to the cutest of creations!

We’re head over heels for these Kawaii bakes from cake artists across the globe...

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Our ambassadors and customers never fail to provide us with the ultimate cakey inspiration! Here are a few of our favourite showstoppers from this month, just in time to get you inspired for spring.

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1. Happy Sprinkles Mrs Bunny Sprinkles 160g. Code: 111533 2. Colour Mill Pastel Colours - Gift Set of 6 Oil Based Colouring. Code: 205659 3. Cake Creator White Belgian Modelling Chocolate 250g. Code: 204063 4. Roxy & Rich Highlighter Dust 2.5g (Classic Gold). Code: 94713

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5. Cake Pin™ Every Day' Pin Set for Floral Decorations. Code: 200364

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6. Choctastique Hemisphere Geo Mould - 6 Cavity. Code: 112465 7. Fractal Colors FunDustic Dust Powder Colour 4g. Code: P-203107 8. Callebaut Dark Belgian Couverture Chocolate. Code: P-12936 9. Squires Kitchen Neonz Food Colouring 20g. Code: 111617

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10. The Sugar Paste™ Yellow Sugarpaste Code: 109311

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If you're a cake artist with a passion for modelling chocolate and chocolate sculpting, you'll fall in love with this new innovative product from Cake Creator.

Completely new to the UK market, Cake Creator's white Belgian modelling chocolate has already raked in some positive reviews due to its versatility for revisiting projects and reshaping.