KEEP IN TOUCH

Welcome...

…to your January 2022 issue! The new year

This month I’m…

Joanne Garwell Determined to get back into exercise

This Cake Life

Cake inspiration, product reviews, news, views and more

PANTONE COLOUR OF THE YEAR 2022

The Pantone Colour of the Year 2022 has been announced! Described as “displaying a carefree confidence and a daring curiosity that animates our creative spirit,” Very Peri is the colour to look out for in 2022. Get ahead of the game by incorporating it into your designs now, whether you choose to use it as an accent, a statement piece or a whole tier!

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 January 2019 issue to make this stunning and delicate design originally by Rhianydd Webb

THE CAKE PROFESSIONALS getting stuff done

Last month we wrote an article on making space for creativity. In case you have not read that one yet, we were saying that to create we must first declutter to make space to create. There was a great response to the article but one reader came back with a very good question… How?

What's new for 2022?!

Some of Cake Decoration & Sugarcraft’s contributors uncover their must-have products and top trend predictions for the coming year…

MARBLE SHARDS

Striking chocolate shards featuring marbled swirls adorn this fun celebration cake – opt for fun colours like this Tiffany blue and pink and plenty of sprinkles for extra pizzazz!

A HYGGE NEW YEAR

January is a time to re-set and re-charge, so take a moment to carry out some mindful modelling.

HUG IN A MUG

“So speedy and super simple to create! Here is a quick and easy way to feel good and follow the vegan path. A mug cake is exactly what it sounds like - single-serving cake made in your mug and cooked quickly in the microwave. It usually takes about 2-5 minutes to make and the result is a fully cooked, delicious and moist mini cake, with minimal washing up! I have also shared my vegan shortbread hug cookie that you can add to your cake or serve up with a hot drink to blast away those January blues” Jacqui

BOHO RAINBOW

We all love rainbows but what about adding some boho vibes to them? Gels from Colour Mill and Magic Colours have been used with white paste to create these textured rainbows and cute little squirrel

CAKE AROUND THE WORLD

Throughout 2021 we have been looking at cakes and bakes that have shaped our cultural and culinary landscape. The traditions of why we eat what we do, when we do and the cultural, historical and sometimes religious factors that have elevated our sweet treats to national and global mainstays. Cake artist Zoe Burmester ‘virtually’ globetrotted around the world, looking at cake culture from Europe to Asia, the Caribbean and Middle East and shared some of the world’s best loved cakes and bakes. Each feature is accompanied by a recipe and a video on the CD&S website, so you can have a go at making them at home too!

TWO IN ONE!

What a treat, two pretty tutorials in one! Make unicorn cookies that you can stick to the side of a single tier or use as party favours, then create a sugar flower to sit proudly on top!

GOLDEN GINGKO

Not only does the gingko have an incredible amount of health benefits, it looks glorious made from sugar and painted gold to help form this elegant design

STYLISH SPRING TIME

"Looking at fashion trends, I found some gorgeous fabrics with these bright bold patterns - it screamed cake! It's a throw back to the 80’s with a modern twist" Karen We loved it so much in 2018 so we have to feature this beauty again!

VINTAGE-STYLE BIRTHDAY CAKE

There’s always room to improve the classics, this delightful single tier is the perfect ‘any occasion’ cake

TRIO OF GOODNESS FROM BONNE MAMAN

Three delicious recipes to make and share with friends and family, using a wonderful selection of products from Bonne Maman; salted caramel, hazelnut chocolate spread and cherry compote

MERLIN THE UNICORN PIÑATA CAKE

Some basic construction will enable you to make this gorgeous standing unicorn piñata complete with edible fringe and sparkly horn -perfect for any party centrepiece. Adapt the design to your own colourway, and even make it a working piñata by adding in a cavity for sweets! From the September 2017 issue