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Pretty Cotton Reel Cake

Debbie, Baking for Therapy

This cake was the third in a series of classes with the lovely Georgie Godbold…..online of course, but a live class nevertheless.

Unfortunately, Georgie had an unavoidable family situation so was unable to take the class herself. Rather than cancel, Gerry Chiu from Studio8Cakes very kindly stepped in 😁

Because this was a paid class, I can’t reveal the techniques we were taught, but I can show you the finished cake!

Cotton Reel Cake featuring Georgie’s trademark ‘sugar wobblies’ animals

I made this back in September and it was my Mum’s birthday cake. Mum loves sewing so it came just at the right time!

I used my vanilla cake recipe but substituted the caster sugar with Sugar and Crumbs raspberry ripple icing sugar. For the buttercream crumbcoat I used lemon drizzle flavour. I love the raspberry/lemon combination, it’s so refreshing…..like pink lemonade 🥤

https://www.sugarandcrumbs.co.uk/shop-by-brand/sugar-and-crumbs/icing-sugar.html

For the models and other edible items I used Renshaw flower and modelling paste, and to cover the cake I used Select Ireland Platinum sugarpaste.

The mould for the scissors is from Patchwork Cutters

All the participants, whether watching to do later or taking part on the day had an absolute blast! These online classes are so much more than just tuition. It’s a chance to ‘get together’ with my online friends from Sugar and Crumbs and share some much needed light hearted banter too.

I’d like to say a big thank you to Carol McFarland from Sugar and Crumbs for setting up these online classes with some extremely talented tutors including Molly Robbins, Gerry Chiu, Georgie Godbold, Oli the Choc, Dawn Butler, Do Griffin, Hannah the ‘Cake Illusionist’ and not forgetting the Cupcake bouquet, Buttercream Flowers, and Nifty Nozzles Classes that Carol herself hosts!

All the classes are available here 😀

I’m even more thankful for all the free Facebook live sessions that Sugar and Crumbs have been doing throughout the Pandemic 😷 This is in addition to the regular sessions, so there’s barely a day goes by that I don’t look forward to checking in with Karen Griffiths, Carol McFarland or a guest tutor to learn how to make something yummy 😋 With so many people struggling with their mental health at the moment, I can honestly say they’ve been an absolute lifeline, and I know that the rest of the S&C family will concur 🥰

Hopefully I won’t be making this much mess, but there are no guarantees 😆

Note to family: There’s plenty of edible Christmas gifts coming your way!

If you’d like to join in with the live sessions, all you need to do is find ‘Sugar and Crumbs with nifty nozzles’ Facebook page…that’s it! Easy peasy 😀

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The Castle and Dragon Cake!

Debbie, Baking for Therapy

Hi everyone

A few weeks ago I told you that I would be taking an online class with Gerry Chiu broadcast from the Sugar and Crumbs kitchen.

Well, albeit later than expected, here I am to show you how I got on 😀

My Cake! Tutorial still available here: https://www.sugarandcrumbs.co.uk/cute-dragon-and-castle-with-gerri-chiu-online.html

It all starts out with a 6” round and a 4” round cake. They were both between 5-6” high, so 3-4 layers depending on the depth of your tins.

I used my Madeira Sponge recipe with buttercream filling and white chocolate ganache under the sugarpaste.

I used Renshaw flower and modelling paste for the dragons and other details, Renshaw Premium Coverpaste for the board and Select Ireland Platinum Strawberry flavour to cover the cakes (it is delicious!)

The inspiration!

The cake was won by Viki Shaw, an inspirational young woman with two beautiful twin girls who absolutely loved the cake 🥰 You can read more about her journey to becoming a ‘rainbow mum’ below.

https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/106069037

Summer and Isabella both making a beeline for the dragon!

As this was a paid class, I can’t divulge the individual processes that went into the making of the cake. What I can tell you is that I did it over 3 days (more if you count the baking which I did the week before and froze!) I followed along for a while on the day, then just watched, finishing off at my own pace over the next two days 😀

I’m really pleased with the result. Gerry is a fabulous tutor, and as always whenever we’re ‘in’ the Sugar and Crumbs kitchen, we have so much fun!

You can find Gerry’s personal Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Studio8cakes

And a list of all the classes available at Sugar and Crumbs here: https://www.sugarandcrumbs.co.uk/shop.html?cat=144

Until next time

Stay safe and healthy

Debbie ❤️

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The Result is in!

Debbie, Baking for Therapy

Hi everyone

Thank you to everyone who left a comment on my last post re the Cute Castle and Dragon Cake that I will be attempting to recreate today in my live online class 😀

I had seven responses and used http://www.wheelofnames.com to choose one person to gift the finished cake to

Viki Shaw was the lucky winner! Viki has very special twin girls, Summer Violet and Isabella Rose, for whom I made the rainbow cake to celebrate their first birthday 🌈

https://bakingfortherapy.com/2020/06/23/a-very-special-birthday-cake-🌈🌈/

As the colours are already perfect, I will be making the cake as it is shown in the picture…..or as close as I can! Gerry Chiu is a brilliant tutor and as always, factoring in my pain coping mechanisms, I intend taking my time with it!

I’ll be back soon with more details and to show you how I got on!

Until then

Stay safe and healthy

Debbie ❤️

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Cute Castle and Dragon Cake

Debbie, Baking for Therapy

Hi!

Just a quick post today 😀 Please read to the end for a giveaway opportunity!

On Friday I shall be ‘attending’ an online class attempting to make this gorgeous cake 🥰

The class runs from 10am until we’ve finished, and is hosted at the Sugar and Crumbs kitchen. The tutor is the wonderful Gerry Chiu

There’s still time to join if you fancy having a go yourselves by the way! It only costs £30 which is absolutely amazing value for a full day class!

https://www.sugarandcrumbs.co.uk/cute-dragon-and-castle-with-gerri-chiu-online.html

Access to the class is via a private Facebook group, and the best thing is it’s then yours forever. So, if like me you’re unable to tackle it all in one day, you can do some of it, do none of it and watch first or any combination of the two!

Anyhoo, the point of this post is that I’ve decided to offer my version of the cake to one of you! You will have to be local I’m afraid, as it will need to be collected, but apart from that, all you need to do is follow my blog and leave a comment and your name.

I will then use this handy dandy spinny wheel thingamajig from wheelofnames.com to input everyone’s names, give it a whirl and whoever it lands on will win 😀🥳😀🥳

https://wheelofnames.com/

I’m going to run this until Thursday 17th at 6pm to give the winner the option of choosing the colours.

On the day, I will be doing 2-3 hours, then following along from the comfort of my recliner for the rest of the class. I know from experience that it’s better for me to break it down into 3 or 4 sessions, otherwise I won’t be able to function for a week! So, I’m hoping to get some prep done on Thursday and have the cake finished by Sunday 🤞

So, please leave your names/comments as instructed and Good Luck!

As always, stay safe and healthy

Debbie ❤️