This Cake Life

Welcome...

…to your December issue! Christmas is officially upon

This month I’m…

Joanne Garwell Eating my way through the Christmas

WORKING WITH PASTELS

With lots of reds and greens usually on show this time of year, let’s inject a different colour scheme - pastel pink with icy blue!

CHRISTMAS CAKESICLES

These merry little characters are sure to be a hit with your guests this Christmas! Ideal to give as presents or as part of a treat box too

PERFECT PANELLING

Adding panelling to walls is popular in interior design right now, but why not add an edible version to your cake tier?! Emma Stewart shows how to do this, adding winter foliage and sparkles to complete the festive look!

POINSETTIA

Specially for the festive season, Veronica Seta shows how to make a sugar poinsettia to adorn your Christmas bakes

STUNNING SCENERY

Create this beautiful airbrushed cake, perfect for a winter celebration

CAKE AROUND THE WORLD

WEST INDIES Throughout 2021 we are looking at

MERRY MOUSE

“For the final part of our series on winter themed animal toppers I have taken it up a notch! This adorable festive mouse is made as a keepsake topper. The interior of the model is fashioned from polystyrene and wire, keeping it lightweight to work with, so although it is not edible it is designed to be kept long after the cake has been cut. The perfect Christmas pressie!”

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT BARK

“This recipe is inspired by and adapted from

PRETTY PIPED TREES

Make your own winter wonderland using a pretty piped effect over mini ice cream cones – they create the most beautiful little trees!

CHRISTMAS LETTERS

Using lettering to spell out an event can be an easy way to create a stylish cake. It could be used for other occasions too. You could spell out ‘party’ or ‘wedding’ or the recipient’s name. The internet is an extremely useful source for different styles of lettering so mix and match different styles. The lettering on this cake is created using a mixture of techniques. Some are runouts, some are cut outs

LOTUS BISCOFF MILLIONAIRE'S SHORTBREAD

The Groovy Food Company has created a number of delicious recipes that people can easily and quickly make at home. All of the recipes use a range of Groovy’s organic products including their organic coconut flour and organic coconut sugar, meaning these recipes are not just absolutely delicious but guilt-free too!

FESTIVE WREATH

For the perfect accessory to your simple white Christmas cake, adorn with this pretty sugar wreath made using a selection of moulds

BACK IN TIME

Each month self-taught cake creator Heena Mistry is working on a new project recreating some of our favourite archive CD&S tutorials, to test them and show you how truly easy they are to make. This issue, Heena uses the step by steps from the December 2020 issue to make this beautiful wreath straight from a winter wonderland

The Cake Professionals

Starting by Stopping

CARAMEL CANDIES

“Homemade caramels are the bee’s knees. While I enjoy

TURTLE BARS

“Every year my mom made several variations of

LEMON AND POPPY SEED MUFFINS (GLUTEN FREE)

YOU WILL NEED ● 60g coconut flour ●

HONEY, ROSEMARY AND THYME CHEESECAKE

YOU WILL NEED FOR THE BASE: ● 200g

BANANA CREAM PIE

YOU WILL NEED FOR THE BASE: ● 300g (approx.)