cake by sadie smith

A Taste of Nostalgia

Our Christmas cake This may seem an unusual and lets be honest a bit of a tacky Christmas cake design for a cake maker to create but i’m proud to say it’s our family Christmas cake this year. At a very difficult time of the year for our family this little cake holds a very …

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Cupcakes Made Easy

I so often get told “I can’t bake” and there is no such thing as can’t, baking is an enjoyable activity with just the best end result of delicious things to eat. So all you need is a good recipe and my tips and away you go, it’s as simple as following a few steps. …

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Baking Q & A

I recently took part in a baking questions and answers feature with BBC Radio Solent, and was inundated with questions, unfortunately during the live show there just wasn’t enough time to answer all your questions, so I’ve answered as many as I can here. Q – I never seem to have much luck with a …

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Mincemeat Plait

I recently held a festive event where I demonstrated a mincemeat plait. Its my version of the traditional mince pie and a great quick go to recipe I use loads. Once you’ve learnt the technique of the plait it can be used for loads of different versions and is particularly nice with a winter spiced …

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Beach Wedding Cake

Living on the beautiful South Coast of Dorset, we regularly get asked to make wedding cakes for beach front venues, our Beach Wedding Cake is perfect for any beach themed wedding, decorated with handmade sugar paste shells, sea horses, seaweed and driftwood with edible sugar sand. This cake was for a wedding held at FJB …

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Semi Naked Wedding Cake

I loved everything about creating this Semi naked wedding cake from the simplicity of the cake, to the stunning flowers to the beautiful gardens at the venue. The couple choose a simple semi-naked cake which are growing in popularity especially for those that aren’t loving lots of icing. The flavours of the cakes were salted …

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Ombre Ruffle Cake

This wedding cake combined two of my favourite styles with a blue ombre effect and romantic soft ruffles. It fitted the theme of a beach wedding perfectly held with FJB Weddings at The Sandbanks Hotel on the Dorset coast, the venue was decorated with windmills, bucket & spades and beach hut table centre’s made by …

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