Category: Cake Decorating Services
Author: Tracy Stonard
Location: Chessington, Surrey
Tags: Baby Shower Cakes, Birthday Cakes, Cupcakes, Cute Cakes, Recipes, Tutorials
Magenta Cakes Blog
http://www.magentacakes.co.uk/blog/
Lindsay's Description:
At the Magenta Cakes blog you can join cake designer and founder of Magenta Cakes, Tracy Stonard, as she shares her love of all things baking and cake decorating. Specialising in cupcakes, Tracy showcases photographs of her gorgeous bespoke designs and accompanies them with her thoughts and inspirations behind each creation.
Together with Tracy's professional cupcakes you will also be treated to delicious recipes to try and enjoy. Plus for those wanting to improve their own skills, Tracy also shares the secret to her delicious cupcakes with great baking tips and decorating advice.
Magenta Cakes is packed with inspiration and help for anyone interested in cake decorating, with Tracy's own passion for baking shining through.
Tracy Stonard's Description:
I'm Tracy Stonard and I write the Magenta Cakes blog. I’m a mum of one, self taught baker who has a passion for baking, and has a cupcake school and business ‘Magenta Cakes’.
I am a lover of food. I have an incredible sweet tooth and can’t resist getting excited over cupcakes, cakes, and all things sweet.
This blog is mainly about cupcakes with some cakes, sweets & desserts added in for good measure. There are recipes from various cook books which I may adapt, baking and cupcake tips, and inspiration from people and places.
Recent Updates at Magenta Cakes Blog
8 Signs You’re Ready to Start a Cupcake Business.
15 May 2012
(Credits via Pinterest) So you feel you’ve more or less cracked the cupcake baking, and family and friends love how you decorate them. You’re starting to wonder if this could be a viable business as a sideline or even full time. Here are 8 tell-tale signs that you’re ready to start a ...
Fun Fridays ~ Marie Antoinette Cake Pops
11 May 2012
I wanted to share with you these fun Marie Antoinette cake pops I discovered on Pinterest ( it was hard to track the original credit link for these). I love how they’ve used simple candy bits such as mini marshmallows, and a folded strip of yellow and pink ribbon candy. The cake pop is ...
In the kitchen and beyond…
09 May 2012
The last couple of weeks have been so busy. I haven’t disappeared I promise. My pc grounded to a halt after being struck down twice with a nasty malware virus. In the kitchen I’ve been teaching our regular cupcake classes, and I also have a couple of big projects I’m working on that has taken ...
Top Picks: Diamond Jubliee Party Pieces
25 April 2012
We’re only a few weeks away from the Queen’s Diamond Jubliee celebrations, and I’ve already been organising and purchasing supplies for our street party. I have a feeling that most people will start to buy their partywear a couple of weeks beforehand. I thought I’d buy ...
Sweet Quote ~ via Mandy Lynne
23 April 2012
Image via Mandy Lynne The image above is a photo I’ve taken of a greetings card, given to me by one of my dearest friends. I immediately fell in love with the design of this card, and the words completely resonated with me. For these reasons I decided to keep the card in my personal ...
Top picks: Fun Wedding Cake Toppers
18 April 2012
Via Pinterest For today’s top picks I wanted to share with you these hilarious wedding cake toppers that I discovered on Pinterest. I’m not sure I’d want a chainsaw massacre scene (bottom right) on my wedding cake, but hey, it’s certainly different from the the norm. As ...
10 Essential Tools for Covering Cakes.
16 April 2012
This is a quick guide to 10 essential tools that I use for decorating and covering large cakes. If you invest in the correct tools, you’ll achieve improved results and you’ll save yourself a significant amount of time decorating your cake. This guide refers to the covering of single tier cakes ...
Top Picks: Cherry Blossom Cakes
12 April 2012
Credits clockwise from top left: decor8, Martha Stewart Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Eventstoatdc.com I put together this cherry blossom collage for this week’s Top Picks, following my previous inspired by post. Upon seeing the cherry blossoms on my street, I decided to search ...
Inspired by…Cherry Blossom
11 April 2012
I love the cherry blossom that appears on our street every Spring. This photo was taken on my iphone whilst on a walk during the Easter break. Although this picture is not cake related, I can’t help thinking of how blossom can be translated into cake decorating ideas…
Recipe ~ Easter Sugar Cookies
05 April 2012
I love baking at Easter. I like to have a peek through my stash of old food magazines from Spring seasons gone by. I relish the food styling and use of spring colours in their Easter baking recipes. So much so, that I want to bake most of their recipes within the week. The reality ...
