Category: Cake Decorating Instructors
Author: Lorraine
Location: West Calder, West Lothian
Tags: Birthday Cakes, Courses, Cute Cakes, Novelty Cakes, Toppers, Tutorials, Wedding Cakes
Extra Icing on the Cake
http://extra-icing.blogspot.com/
Lindsay's Description:
While based in Scotland, Lorraine from Extra Icing on the Cake, offers courses all over the globe. Lorraine designs, creates and teaches how to make the most adorable sugarpaste characters. With a marvellous sense of humour Lorraine's blog is packed with personal anecdotes, news of courses and tutorial videos, plus pictures of her fantastic cakes and toppers. If you haven't yet visited Extra Icing on the Cake, go have a look - you won't be disappointed.
Lorraine's Description:
My specialist subject is modelling with sugarpaste....my characters are my signature for sure! I am a cake maker, designer and demonstrator, teacher and addict!
Recent Updates at Extra Icing on the Cake
New Online Sugarcraft Tutorial..ON SALE NOW!
29 July 2010
FINALLY!!! What more can I say...it's ready and online for sale at Extra Icing website and of course here on the blog...just look to your right! The tutorial doesn't explain how to cover the cakes, but you've all seen me do that on You.Tube so many times, but it does include lots of new stuff! ...
Catch a glimpse of my work on Rachael Ray Show today!
28 July 2010
YES! Today on the Rachael Ray Show you can see a glimpse of my work. The Producers of the show asked me some time ago for permission to use some of my work on the show so of course I said OKAY!! I have no idea how much of it will be seen but the theme of the show is playing with food. I can see ...
A few places available in August London class
26 July 2010
Just a few places left for the London class....Girl's Best Friend....which I have just completed in Canada this month. The August classes will be my last in London for 2010 so it would be great to go out with a "full hoose"! Hahaha! There are still 4 places left in the class to fill so if you ...
Happy Birthday Jamie!!
25 July 2010
My son is 21 today! I had to quickly put a cake together for him and in my haste, I ruined a 6" cake that should have sat on top of this one! Never mind. Upon my return from Canada I had little time to work as I was also on babysitting duty for all 3 grandchildren due to the mummy and daddy of ...
Hip Hip Hooray!!
25 July 2010
Congratulations to my girls...and Dave...for their fantastic effort in the 5K Big Fun Run on behalf of Daniel to raise money for Downs Syndrome Scotland. My girls came in at 27 minutes (Vicky far right), 35 minutes (Dave...Daniel's daddy) and 37 minutes, Daniel's mummy, Claire. Collectively they ...
The Big Fun Run - Downs Syndrome Scotland
24 July 2010
This Sunday, my girls are running to raise money for Downs Syndrome Scotland. They are taking part in The Big Fun Run in Edinburgh. Granny on the other hand, will be waiting at the Finish line with Daniel....and big brother Andrew and cousin Tegan. A day full of kiddies for me which means a lot ...
Farewell Ontario...til next time!
21 July 2010
Well....it's all over! The Canada classes with Flour Confections (Lisa Bugeja) have come and gone in a whirlwind. I arrived in Toronto on Friday but my belongings didn't arrive until 11pm on Saturday. All I was worried about was my hair straighteners....one has to get one's priorities in order, ...
Coming soon! - "Mum to be!" Online Sugarcraft Tutorial
07 July 2010
Here it is....the latest Online Sugarcraft Tutorial created by Lorraine McKay and part of the Extra Icing series of tutorials for your pleasure. This is my version of a pregnant lady, keeping a modern theme and based on so many young ladies parading around in the summer heat with pretty tops and ...
Workshop subject featured in Party Cakes Magazine
06 July 2010
In this issue of Party Cakes I have no less than 6 cakes featured. Among those is the "Girl's Best Friend" workshop subject I will be teaching in New York in November and have already taught in L.A. this year. There are a few step by step projects in the magazine, not done by me I hasten to add, ...
New Online Sugarcraft Tutorial in the making!
05 July 2010
Yes!! I'm busy working on the latest of the Extra Icing Online Sugarcraft Tutorials. The subject is one that has been requested so many times....but it isn't a Bride and Groom, sorry. That is one subject that I will be keeping for another format at a later date. However, a sneak preview to the ...
