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Monday, January 4, 2010
New Years Cake Decorating Equipment M.O.T.

Hello and Happy New Year!

How was your Festive Season?

Now the cake's been eaten and there are smiles on everyone's faces....it's time to relax in your favourite comfy chair and dream up fantastic cake ideas for 2010.

Like any good Workman, Boy Scout or Girl Guide, Cake decorators should adhere to the motto "Be prepared".

Whilst you've time, and still in a tidying up mood, get out all your sugarcraft or Cake decorating equipment and make sure it's still all there, cleaned, sorted and ready to hand for the year ahead. There's nothing worse than come spring you open your draw or tool box and find red and green icing still clinging to your cutters and blocking up your icing tubes....

If you've been asked to create a Wedding cake for a Spring bride, then now is the time to check their design details...if you need to make Sugar flowers or Bride and Groom models then start them now whilst you're stuck indoors hiding from the weather...

Check your Edibles, colourings and flavourings, if they're out of date then you need to throw them away ...go on, empty right to the back of the kitchen cupboard, I bet there are things in there that are over five years old...If you don't like the thought of waste, then use them up now whilst you've time to practise your skills, but I wouldn't recommend eating any of them...

Tubes should pipe straight, Rolling pins be free of marks, smoothers smooth, Tins clean of any left over cake...etc..etc..

If there's something you always need to look for, find it now and put it somewhere ready to hand. Like a workshop, everything should have a home. Don't Just throw your equipment into a kitchen draw or tupaware container marked Sugarcraft/cake decorating.... make separate compartments or put things in resealable bags or small boxes with labels on them.

Make Life Easy, Knowledge is Power, if you know where your equipment is you'll not waste time looking for it....you'll have the time to decorate your cakes to the best of your ability...and enjoy the art of icing.

I hope the above advise is of use...

Here's to 2010!

Cheers!

Yours

Anthony Springall
Designer/Decorator and webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk
webmaster@imaginativeicing.co.uk

P.S. More Products and images are constantly being added to the new online store plus new Cake Decorating Ideas will be appearing on the main Imaginative Icing website during January 2010. Enjoy!

Equipment click here

P.P.S. Also keep an eye on our real world shops in York and Scarborough where new cake designs will be appearing in the shop windows....

Monday, November 9, 2009
Christmas Cake Decorating
A touch of Festive fun for all the family...
 
Click on the images below for Quick Links to festive Christmas Cake Decorations Mottos, Santas, Father Christmas, Holly, Ivy, Robins, Snowmen, Edible Glitters, Silver Balls, Christmas Fir Trees, Cup Cake and Muffin Cake display boxes, Bun, muffin and Cup cake cases, Penguins and traditional Cake Frills galore... :)
 
We also stock Marzipans, Sugarpastes and Royal Icing
 
Stretch your legs and take a Visit to our real world Shops in YORK and SCARBOROUGH UK for our full range of Cake decorations and Freshly prepared Ready-Made Royal Icing.
 
Enjoy!
 
Merry Christmas Motto
father christmas stood with a gold christmas stocking
small plastic green holly christmas cake decoration
Robin red breast shaped cutter
Snowman with snowball
edible glitters (disco)
Christmas fir tree with snow cake decoration
A pack of 2 GLOSSY RED Display Boxes for Cup Cakes or Muffin Cakes - each box holds 6 cakes
Christmas bun or cup cake cases
cute peguins
traditional red Christmas cake frill
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
quick links...
Hello fellow icers!
here are some useful quick links for you...

number 1.5 pme icing tube ideal for piping your inscriptions
For piping / Icing tubes click here
Sugar flower making essentials, petal and leaf cutters etc..
click here for all your sugar flower making essentials.
A varied selection of bride and grooms for your wedding cake
click here for a varied selection of bride and groom cake toppers for your wedding cake.
Cake pillars and cake stands
For Cake pillars and Cake stands click here
Bun, muffin and cupcakes stands
Click here for your small cake, buns, muffins and cup cake stands and cases

Keep dropping by for more quick links....enjoy! :D

Yours

Anthony Springall
Cake decorator and webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk
Monday, April 6, 2009
Easter Cake Decorations

Hello fellow cake decorators,

Happy Easter!

easter cake decorations

We've Easter Chicks galore..

click here for easter Cake decorations

Chocolate Easter Egg Moulds

If you're looking for Easter Egg moulds click here and for the chocolate to make them with just click here

To see instructions on how to make a chocolate Easter Egg or some Chocolate Egg Nests then click here

More Seasonal Cake Decoration News as soon as it comes my way...

Yours

Anthony Springall

Cake Designer/Decorator & Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Thursday, August 28, 2008
Football crazy! 2008
Hello All!

The Football Season has kicked off once again.....yeah I agree, they don't let us enjoy football free TV for very long do they....!? :D

But looking on the bright side, whilst the football fanatics in the house are sat once more glued to the goggle box, they'll not be hovering over our shoulders nibbling on our cake creations..... :)

Please find below several football related cake decorations and cake decorating equipment, cutters and tools....
Football cake decorations,  Claydough football player
Claydough footballer, as above in red or all white so you can customised them to your team colours by painting or piping or even using a suitable felt tip pen...
Black and white football cake decoration
The Traditional black and white football cake decoration
Football themed bun or cup cake cases
Make any bake day a celebration of football with these football themed bun or cup cake cake cases...
football wafferettes for placing on top of  your cup cakes or iced buns
Placing one of these football shaped waferettes on to an iced bun will always hit the back of the net...
Football set 2 Goals/6 Players & Referee
Cover your cake in green icing and place these football players on top, add a silver trophy and finish with an icing scarf with the birthday boy or girl's name on it easy!
Football cake candles
Football Candles!
Silver Trophy cake decoration
Win the league and hold up the trophy.....
Football boots cake decorations
Oh and Don't forget your football boots!

for more Football related Cake decorations and Icing Equipment click here or enter the word football into the search box.

So it's up the reds, the whites and the blues, the yellows, the clarets, the oranges etc etc.... or any other sugarpaste colour you need click here

Cheers!

Anthony Springall
Cake designer/decorator and webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk
Monday, April 21, 2008
The Sun has got his hat on...
Hello All!
Summer's on it's way :D
So here are a few items on a summer theme...
Think freshly mown lawns, strawberries, cream and icecream.....the distant crack of leather on willow at Lords and a call from Wimbledon for new balls please! click on images for more info.

Bride holds key to groom's ball and chain - cake topper
New Balls Please! Bride holds key for Groom's Ball and Chain.

Mini Cricket players cake decorations
Cricket players set of 5
Tennis Players cake decorations
Tennis Players Male or female
Sunflower cutter for making sugar flowers
It's always fun to grow a giant Sunflower in the garden, this cutter by PME will help you create one out of icing. Available in two sizes, It's a plunger cutter so it embosses as it cuts too :)

I'll add some more themed suggestions later on....in the meantime enjoy the late spring sunshine....

Happy Icing!

Yours

Anthony Springall
Cake designer/decorator and webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk
Monday, January 7, 2008
Happy New Year 2008!
Hello all!

Happy New Year!
2008 paper motto cake decoration for iced buns, muffins or small cakes

Here's to more Cake decorating edible fun during 2008!

After a month of hectic seasonal festive cake decorating, now's your chance to sit back, relax and plan for the year ahead.

Winter thoughts....

A great idea to do during these long winter evenings is to spend some of this time sorting out your cake making and decorating equipment box. Find out what you have or don't have, what you need to replace etc.... are your piping tubes and cake tins clean? ...do you have plenty of greaseproof paper in store? etc..

Write a list of family birthdays and special occassions that you may be asked to make the cake for...jot down some suitable notes next to each....what type of cake base or icing do they prefer? ...what did you make for them last year? How old will they be? What are they most interested in? etc...

Another great idea is to just sit down in a comfy chair next to a roaring fire whilst reading through your library of cake decorating books and magazines looking for inspiration and drinking as many mugs of hot cocoa as you like.... :D

Cheers!

yours

Anthony Springall
cake designer/decorator and webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk
Friday, November 9, 2007
Christmas Cake Decorating

Christmas is coming...
the goose is getting fat....

Pop into one of our shops in York or Scarborough where the full selection of Christmas Cake decorations are on display

We have a large selection of Christmas related cutters available, so these three kings will have no problem finding the star they're looking for...
click here for Christmas Cutters
we three kings - christmas cake decotations
Click here for A selection of this Season's 2007 Christmas Cake decorations that are now online...keep popping back as new ones are always being added..

Use the search box or browse through the store for Robins, Reindeer, Snowmen and Santas or for red, white, and green sugarpastes and food colourings....

click here for some Christmas Cake Decorating Ideas.

Yours

Anthony Springall

Cake Designer/Decorator and Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Halloween - Wednesday October 31st 2007

Thinking ahead...

at the end of Next Month, October 31st, it's Halloween party time once more...

This year Halloween is a Wednesday event though many of you may be having parties on the weekend before...

Planning is everything, so here are a few items to get you started...

halloween waferettes

Cup Cakes are fun and easy to make and decorate so everyone can join in....

cat cookie cutter

Cookies and biscuits are fun to do too, we've metal and plastic ones to choose from..

halloween edible sprinkles

When cool decorate using royal icing, fondant, sugarpaste or edible sprinkles and glitters....

black sugar paste

A decorated table adds the finishing touch, sprinkle with some embossed spooky confetti....

A Halloween section has been added to the side menu, You can also use the search box to find suitable items like stars, edible glitters, cake frills, red, black, silver and gold ribbons, serviettes etc....

Yours

Anthony Springall
Webmaster, cake designer/decorator for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Monday, April 16, 2007
Summer Brides
Hello All!

The weather is warming up and the sun is peeking from behind the clouds...it will soon be summer and the height of the bridal season.

click on the images below to help you find your essential wedding cake presentational items...
Bride and groom cake toppers
Wedding cake toppers

Bridal knife
Wedding Cake Bridal Knife

Cake Pillars
Wedding Cake Pillars

Cake stands
Wedding Cake Stands and Bases

Church Spire and fountain stand
Wedding Cake Arched support Stand

More ideas later.....as always, take time to enjoy yourself... cake decorating is fun!

Yours

Anthony Springall
Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Happy New Year
Hello everyone!

Happy New Year!

2007 is now upon us.



Here's to many sweet creations in the year to come!

Yours

Anthony Springall
webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Fairytale Wedding Cake Ideas

Wedding Cake Decorating Ideas...

With The Fantasy of World Cup Glory fading here are a few dream fairytale castle ideas instead.....

The cakes are placed on Silver Hexagonal thick cake boards and covered in Marzipan and Sugarpaste. They are separated using Hexagonal Plasterlook Pillars and plastic dowels. Decorative touches are added using Pearl flower Beading, Royal Icing, Piping bags and a selection of plain and shell Piping / icing tubes.

The Hexagonal cakes are baked in Hexagonal Cake tins.


This fantastic looking Castle Cake Top shown above is ready made from Styrofoam and is non-edible....but if you are artistic and have the time you could make one you can eat from a special icing called pastillage.

Hope the above ideas are of use to you and your fairytale bride....
more ideas will follow in a few weeks time..or if you can't wait then visit our main websitefor more wedding cake images and ideas.

Yours

Anthony Springall
Cake Designer/Decorator
and Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Friday, June 9, 2006
Cake Decorating for football fanatics

Seasonal Cake Decorating News

If you're a Fan of Football then Friday 9th June will have been a special day, for others it was just another day...or was it?

So for those of you looking for Football related cake tins, cake decorations and sugarcraft equipment....I have placed a Football World Cup section at the top of the online store menu

You'll find amongst other things....Football Paper Cups, Football Cup Cake Cases, Edible Football pitches, Football Players, Goal Posts, Printed Football Ribbons, Football shaped Cake tins, St George sugar faces etc etc....

With the Germany 2006 Football World Cup started most of us, whether we like it or not, have become entangled in the football net. Eventhe most football-phobic like myself has been invited around to friends house partys to watch the England first round games....

...and who knows what my football-aholic friends have planned if we get to the quarter, semi or even (fingers crossed) the final....

Good Luck to England and Goodluck to who-ever your World Cup team is too....May the best Team Win!

Yours

Anthony Springall
Cake Designer/Decorator
and Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Thursday, April 20, 2006
Cake Decorating Ideas

Cup Cake Ideas..

First up (see below) we've used silver cake boards and pillars, muffin cases and some ribbon. Adding an iced cake for the top tier with a bride and groom cake topper. The cup cakes have been iced with white icing and decorated with a small handmade sugarpaste rose bud with piped leaves...

Secondly here's a close up of how to make use of the butterfly cutter and some flowerpaste. Colour your paste, roll it out nice and thin, cut out your butterflies and leave them to dry hard on a 'V' shaped piece of card. Add silver decoration when dry and place on your cup cakes using a small amount of royal icing. The cup cakes shown below were baked in Silver Muffin Cases.

For Cup Cake stands click here

for Muffin, Bun and Cup Cake Cases click here

More ideas soon....

Yours

Anthony Springall

Cake designer/decorator and webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Spring Brides

Spring Brides to be...

Looking for inspiration?

Take a look at our Wedding Cake ideas gallery
click here

New designs and ideas for 2006 will be added soon

We also stock a selection of books and magazines that will feed your imagination.

I'll add some reviews and recommendations to help you choose...

Yours

Anthony Springall
Webmaster, Cake Designer/decorator

http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Valentines Day

Valentines Day

Heart cutters, red sugarpaste, heart shaped cake boards, ribbons with hearts, red edible glitter, cup cake/muffin cake/ bun cases, red flowers, etc...

click here to search

Friday, November 25, 2005
Gift Selection packs

Stuck for what to get your Cake decorating family member or friend this Christmas?

Then worry no more....

We've added some Gift selection packs, one of which should be more than ideal for them.click here

They're labelled as being suitable for a beginner, an enthusiast or a Professional...

So Check back regularly and see how imaginative we can make your Cake Decorator's Gift selections this festive season...

Yours

Anthony Springall

Cake Designer/decorator and Webmaster for imaginativeicing.co.uk



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