Buttercream

With Valentine's Day just a month away I thought it would be really fun this week to create a cake that would be perfect for Valentine's Day. So if you're looking for ideas, this weeks I'm showing you how I created this xoxo buttercream cake with a pretty kiss cake ...

Now you all know I love piping cupcakes and at this time of year boxes of cupcakes make the perfect gift and one piping technique that has become very popular is a chunky, thick buttercream rosette. Starting from the center and working out towards the edge this is a variation ...

Have you ever wondered how to create a topper that looks like a dish or a 'splash' for the top of your cakes? For this weeks tutorial I've been using candy melts (you can also use chocolate or isomalt too) to show you how to create this fun splash shape ...

Recently on Pinterest and Instagram I've been seeing lots of people trying out the trend of turning their cakes on it's side. It creates this super cute almost circle or arch cake, which is becoming known as 'Cake Top Forward'. I have been dying to have a go as this ...

It can be so satisfying getting a perfectly smooth buttercream cake with sharp edges, but what if you don't want your buttercream perfectly smooth. Maybe you're looking to create a rustic themed cake, or maybe you just want to add some fun design onto the side of your cake. In ...

One trend that seems to be becoming a lot more popular at the moment is vintage inspired piped cakes. One of my favourite things about this technique is you can finally use the smaller piping tips you may have got in piping sets and you never really knew what to use ...