Colour inspiration for cake decorating – For anyone who struggles with choosing colours for their cakes this is the most fantastic resource. A lot of my students have mentioned they do not have confidence when it comes to colour choice. So I thought I would share my favourite resource. It is something I use to [...]
Cake decorating class 03/09/2011 Inspired by Michelle Cake Designs A quick post to let everyone know I am holding a one day class on Saturday 3rd September on how to ganache a cake and how to cover a cake in fondant icing with a perfect finish. The cake will be an 8″ round and when [...]
Inspired by Michelle Cake Designs colourful signature cake. I just put this post together because I have had a lot of questions about how I made this cake. I should say first that I am a little embarrassed about the quality of the finish as at the time it was just an idea I was [...]
Inspired by Michelle Cake Designs is 1 year old today. I can not believe it has been one year since I decided to take cake design seriously and moved into my little cottage. Life has definitely been a whirl wind with renovations (still very much ongoing !!!!) and 100 hour weeks decorating cakes and I [...]
I love Hannah’s Hello Kitty 1st birthday cake. It is pretty in pink and white fondant stripes and blossoms. I made the Hello Kitty cake topper out of fondant and her parents had bought a gorgeous Number 1 candle that was going to stand beside it to finish the design. The cake was a 14″ [...]
I love the simplicity of this red and white 40th birthday present cake I made last week. Although sometimes simple does not mean quick!! It is a double height cake so it is 8″x8″x8″ in dimension. Both tiers were white chocolate mud layered with white chocolate ganache. I got a lovely thank you from the [...]