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FEATURE Edible Vincent Van Gogh Art

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Mary Berry Paul Hollywood ISSUE 9 JUNE 2013 - ÂŁ3

The Cookie Edition

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London Cake International Award winning cakes

Cookie Special

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Contents Cookie Special 5 Marelle - De Koekenbakkers 8 Elizabeth - Arty Magoo 13 Julia Usher - Recipes for a Sweet Life 17 Marian - Sweetopia 20 Joanna - The Biscuit Box 24 Melissa - The Baked Equation 28 Kim - Sugar Rush Custom Cookies 31 Tracy - Whisked Away Cookies 34 Hannah - Made With Love By Me Recipes 18 Sugar Vanilla Cookies 37 Royal Icing 46 Orange Vanilla Spice Cookies Tutorial 58 Cookie Box Tutorial from SweetAmbs Interviews 47 Couture Cakes By Rose 64 EXCLUSIVE: Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood 71 Peggy Does Cake Features 38 Travel - Taste - Try 42 Baking Wish List 44 50 Star Bakers Collaboration 69 VIP Cake International Experience Shows 50 Cake Cat Walk - Cake & Bake Show 74 Cake International

Welcome to our long awaited June issue, and boy is it bursting at the seams! We have a special Cookie Edition, with interviews and a showcase of cookies from contributors across the globe. We hope that you are blown away by the skill that is transferred onto various shaped sugar cookies- I certainly was! A big thanks to the 10 cookie contributors for featuring in this issue, especially Amber from SweetAmbs who let us include her fantastic cookie box tutorial. We also have the mother of all interviews - Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. I was lucky enough to interview them at Cake International London, and we have a Cake Masters exclusive with them. Next, thanks to Rose and Peggy for sharing their baking journeys with us, of which you can read more about in their interviews. Last, and by no means least, we have a round up of Cake Catwalk at the Cake & Bake Show (Manchester) and a showcase of some of the award winning cakes at Cake International (London). I just wanted to say a special thanks to Jen from Jenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Just Desserts, for taking fantastic pictures at Cake International.

Manchester Cake and Bake Show Cake on the Catwalk

I really hope you enjoy our Cookie Edition, as always I would love to hear any feedback from you.

Rosie x

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Meet MarĂŤlle Author and designer of her own collection of cookie cutters, MarĂŤlle is a cookie super star from the Netherlands! Q: Tell us about you and your family I am 38 years old and a mother of two children: my daughter Rosalie is 4 years old and my son Boudewijn is 3 years old. I live together with my husband and our children in a small village in the northern part of the Netherlands. I studied Business Economics and Marketing at the University of Groningen and graduated in 2000. Me and my husband owned a bar/restaurant/ catering service in the city of Groningen for 7 years. When I was pregnant with our first child in 2008, we sold our businesses and moved to the country. We travelled for a while and decided to take action to make our dreams come true. My husband started studying to be a professional photographer and I started my cookie baking business: De Koekenbakkers.

Q: What is your earliest memory of baking? I baked my first apple pie on the 13th October 1983 (with a little help from my mother) and I was so proud we drew a picture of it! Q: What is your baking story, how did you get into baking? I always loved to bake as a child but only discovered cake decoration online 5 years ago (in 2008). I was pregnant and a little bored and was searching for a hobby. I ordered some books on cake decorating and decided I wanted to have a go myself. I started with cakes and cupcakes but soon discovered cookies and fell in love with the endless possibilities for decorating them and working with royal icing.

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Meet Elizabeth The genius behind Arty Magoo, Elizabeth is a hobby cookier, wannabe photographer, aspiring food network star, addicted to her oven!

Q: Tell us about you and your family I've been baking for 15 years, and decorating cookies for 2 years. I am married to the amazing Mr. John and we have 3 delicious children who are 7, 9, and 11 years old. I love the creativity of baking, because while we all use the same medium, our masterpieces are so varied and BEAUTIFUL! I am constantly in awe of the artistry and what people can do with sugar. Don't be scared to try new things. Q: What is your earliest memory of baking? My mom was constantly baking. Since there were eight in our family there was always a bake sale or a party and I have very early memories

of helping measure and mix. My fist solo baking efforts started when I was about 12 and I baked a cake every Sunday for dessert. Q: What is your baking story, how did you get into baking? I am a do-it-yourself kind of gal. 2 years ago I was throwing one of my daughters a birthday party and I decided I wanted to make and decorate cookies as the take home favour. I had a simple cookie decorating pamphlet that came with a set of tips and I got to work! I soon found out EVERY occasion calls for cookies! Continued >

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Julia Usher

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Engineer turned business consultant, turned pastry chef, Julia is now a successful author and food stylist

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Q: Tell us about yourself I am an engineer-turned-business consultant-turned -pastry chef, and I divide my time between St. Louis, Missouri and Stonington, Maine with Bryan, my husband of 17 years. (I’ve known him since I was 19, and he is my best friend and biggest supporter. Nothing I do would be possible without his calming influence and gentle guidance.) I’ve always had a huge sweet tooth and a fascination for lavishly decorated sweets and tabletops, but I only relatively recently (1996) parlayed this passion into my career. I currently work as a freelance food writer and food stylist with a focus on desserts and party design, and writing/styling my own books on these subjects. In the last two years, I’ve published two cookie books, Cookie Swap: Creative Treats to Share Throughout the Year and Julia M. Usher’s Ultimate Cookies, as well as a 16-video webTV cookie decorating course called Julia M. Usher’s Ultimate Cookie Decorating Series. I’m currently at work on a third book and series of TV show treatments on the subject of sweets.

There are few things in life more satisfying to me than watching people’s eyes light up when they see a remarkable dessert, and hearing their oohs and ahhs as they bite into one. I love creating one-of-a-kind ahha moments for my readers and guests – basically visual and taste experiences that they’re unlikely to have encountered anywhere else. Q: What is your earliest memory of baking? My mom taught me the importance of shared time in the kitchen nearly as soon as I could stand on a stool to reach the countertops. She was an ardent proponent of everything made from scratch, which meant that much of our time together revolved around baking and cooking. As early as I can remember, I was working alongside her. Whether it was gathering eggs from our backyard chickens, picking red currants or blackberries from our untamed bushes, or turning these ingredients into cakes, cookies or jams and jellies, she showed me her various tricks. She also introduced me and my siblings to the fun and beauty of decorated cookies. In anticipation of the many neighborhood gatherings

that were part of our annual holiday festivities, we’d gather for a week or more in the kitchen for collaborative (and sometimes competitive) sugar cookie and gingerbread decorating! Admittedly, my mom enjoyed decorating the house and making tablescapes more than she did cookies or other desserts, so by the age of 8 or 9, I had turned to books and cooking classes to advance my decorating skills. One of my specialties of that era was a leavened stollen decorated with hand-cut flowers and leaves, arranged into a wreath. I think it’s fair to say that a love of decorating was hardwired into my DNA! Continued >

Julia baking with her mom and sister

©Julia M. Usher, 2012

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Meet Marian Queen of cookie tutorials, culinary arts teacher Marian is the face behind the excellent blog Sweetopia

Q: Tell us about you and your family It's funny, I never imagined myself as (becoming) a part-time blogger and full-time Culinary Arts teacher. Although I grew up in a food focused family (my father is a chef and taught Culinary Arts at George Brown College for 28 years), and my mother is an excellent cook and always made sure we had healthy, home-made meals, I didn't really become interested in cooking until shortly after University, and in baking even later. Continued >

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WINNER OF THE CAKE MASTERS COOKIE COVER COMPETITION DESIGNED BY THE BISCUIT BOX

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Meet Joanna

Winner of best cookie cover design for Cake Masters magazine, based in the beautiful island of Guernsey

Q: Tell us about you and your family I still live with my parents and my Mum is my chief baker, Dad is the post boy and Nana is the washer upper!! We live in the beautiful island of Guernsey, where I was born. My other hobby is cheerleading, I competed at National level for 4 years and also represented the UK at the world championships in Florida. Q: What is your earliest memory of baking? I remember making fairy cakes with my Mum and Grandma in her kitchen, but they turned out to be horrible,

even though they are both really good bakers; maybe that's why I stick to cookies!! Q: What is your baking story, how did you get into baking? I graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in graphic design, but when I returned to the island looking for work in advertising I was told I needed more experience; but no one would give it to me. I ended up temping, but it was not what I had wanted to do, so I decided to combine my love for baking with my creativity and so The Biscuit Box was born!

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Meet Melissa

It started with a charity bake sale which turned into an obsession to learn the art of the perfectly decorated cookie

Q: Tell us about you and your family I am married to my best friend. I think as a baker you have to have a supportive husband and I am proud to say I do! I am so lucky. He encourages me all the time in my venture and he definitely enjoys taste testing. We have one son named Jude. His biggest complaint about bakers is that we are never happy with our work. I am trying to work on not being so critical of my creations. We all need to remember, even though it has become an art form, it is still a cookie or a cake at the end of the day. I have learned that while I might see all the flaws, my customer’s do not see them at all. Lastly, is our “African” son Permina, who is a like a big brother to Jude. He is our partner working on our farm in Africa. The last member of our family is named Athens. She is beautiful Doberman with the sweetest personality. Q: What is your earliest baking memory? My earliest memories of baking are with my mom in the kitchen. Every Christmas and Easter my mom would make sugar cookies and we would decorate them with buttercream. She would have little bowls of jelly beans, red hots and sprinkles for decorations. There are always happy memories when it comes to baking.

Q: What is your baking story? I started off baking brownies and cupcakes to raise money for my husband’s charity, Micah 6:8 Sudan. I had no intentions of ever making “crazy” decorated cookies. I would have never even dreamed I had the skills to make them. A client of mine begged me to make her decorated cookies, and I caved. How can you say no to someone who orders brownies from you every week? The first time I made decorated cookies it was a disaster. It became a passion, oh let’s be honest, an obsession to figure out how to make these cookies. One thing I learned is that there is nothing “simple” about a decorated cookie. Making custom cookies has become one of the best ways to raise money for our charity, Micah 6:8 Sudan. We seek to help train Sudanese men and women in sustainable agriculture. One of the greatest problems that plague many countries in Africa today is that we attempt to solve their economic problems through aid. Aid helps temporarily relieve the suffering, but it does nothing to help the long-term problems. We are teaching men and women to stand in line for food instead of truly giving

them what they need; the training and education of how to work with the amazing resources they have in Southern Sudan. Q: Why cookies and not cake? I actually make cakes, cookies and cupcakes. I have really come to love to not only bake artisan cookie flavors but I love creating beautiful cookie sets. One of the things I love most about cookies is that if you make a mistake, it is not the end of the world. What do I mean by end of the world? It does not always take forever to recreate a cookie. In fact many times you can take a knife and scrape off the icing. But a cake can be a very costly item to mess up. If I mess up my vanilla cake that takes 16 organic egg whites that is very costly. Cookie delivery versus cake delivery is much less stressful.

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Meet Kim

Artist, cookie extraordinaire and master of the hand painted cookie!

Q: Tell us about you and your family Born and raised north of Toronto, Ontario Canada, my husband and I home school four children, and enjoy all that country living has to offer. Health and wellness are a priority and we spend a lot of our free time hiking, biking, skiing, and swimming. My days are jam packed so I work on most of my cookies in the evening hours. Q: What is your earliest memory of baking?

When I was a child, my love for baking started with my very first Easy Bake Oven. Some of the sweetest memories of baking come from my Nana's kitchen where she would make her famous chocolate chip cookies. I couldn't wait to be the official taste tester! Q: What is your baking story, how did you get into baking? My husband has been off work because of a car accident in 2009. At that time I picked up a few cookie decorating books and began playing

around in my own kitchen creating cookies for friends and family. It started as a stress relief and then kind of grew into something more. Why cookies and not cake? I consider myself more of an artist than a baker, and since I am not a big fan of sweets and cakes I naturally gravitated to working with cookies. I find that royal icing makes a wonderful canvas and I am not sure if I could achieve the same effect working with cake. Many clients have displayed their cookies because they Continued >

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Meet Tracy Whisked Away Cookies

Tracy started making cookies for her family and friends and now creates beautiful cookie designs for celebrations and special events Q: Tell us about you and your family Most of my childhood was spent in California where I later studied Graphic Design and Photojournlism at university. Directly after graduating, I spent the summer working in London and backpacked through Europe with the goal to see my favorite pieces of art. Upon returning to California, I met a young man, Dixon, who turned my life upside down. We married, beginning our somewhat nomadic

life. He is a U.S. Naval Officer specializing in submarines and I just calculated that I have moved my whisk twelve times since joining this â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Life of Adventureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, as he likes to call it. We are now in Virginia with our two children, Bryson, 17, who is very involved with Scouting and Robotics and Alexandra, 14, who enjoys art, soccer/football (depending upon which side of the pond you are on), music and has a talent for cake decorating that I wish that I had.

Q: What is your earliest memory of baking? As mentioned, I did not grow up baking, but do recall one particular baking occasion. My father, who had been a Chemistry professor, is an incredible gardener, testing the soil and creating the perfect balance for wondrous produce. When I was 13 14 years old, he planted pumpkins and thanks to his very green thumb, my mother and I together baked over 30 pumpkin pies as a result. My first Continued >

Meet Hannah

Hannah is the baker and artist behind the blog Made With Love by Me. Not only does she produce exceptional cookies, her cakes are also fantastic! Q: Tell us about you and your family One hubby, one gorgeous little boy and one on the way! Q: What is your earliest memory of baking? My earliest memory was baking cakes every weekend with my Mum, nothing was shop bought, everything had to be home-made and there ALWAYS had to be cake around. Q: What is your baking story, how did you get into baking? I started baking and decorating as a

way of dealing with personal grief, very quickly developed into an obsession, passion and love whilst on maternity leave and I am now working on building a small, part-time business.

Q: How did you come up with your business name? It's a very silly name that I came up with for a blog that was just for me

Q: Why your obsession with cookies and not cake? They are different. Cookies work more as a traditional art canvas and as any canvas they are incredibly versatile.

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Travel ~ Taste ~ Try Jennifer is an ex-pat Californian foodie now based in the UK and genius behind successful blog Jen’s Just Desserts. Jennifer is a regular reviewer of the best baking establishments around the world and on this occasion we are off to France with her! “I happened to come across this little gem of a cafe in the Musée Jacquemart-André. The Musée Jacquemart-André is a public museum in Paris created from the private home of Édouard André (1833–1894) and Nélie Jacquemart (1841-1912) to display the art they collected during their lives. This is 'just around the corner' from the the Ladureé on Champs Elysees. Sorry, you'll have to look it up on a map because I am directionally impaired and I literally was just strolling around the area when I found this gem. I didn't have time to stop and indulge in afternoon tea there, but I am going to definitely make the time next time I'm in town. Imagine having afternoon tea in this gorgeous, historic site. OOH and check out the treats they had on offer. Even if you don't stop for afternoon tea here, the museum is worth a visit and worthwhile photographing for its sheer beauty!”

ISSUE 9 JUNE 2013 WISH LIST

Baking Wish List Diamante Illusion Mesh Add sparkle to your cakes The Hand Cra3ed Card Company From £0.55 per metre

Sanderson Fiﬁ by Portmeirion Set of 6 dainty cake forks Millys Kitchen Store £13.60

Vintage kitchen scales in Cream from Typhoon

Swarovski £39

The Contemporary Cake Decora;ng Bible by Lindy Smith Amazon £12.97

Hobbycra3 £39.99

Vintage Floral set of 3 Cake Tins Storage with style at a bargain price Dunelm Mill £4.99

House on the Hill bouquet ribbon border mould Perfect for cookies and cupcakes Babycakes & Roses Cakecra3 £35

KitchencraL Metal Scoop Perfect for geMng the same amount of baNer for cupcakes Windsor Cake Cra3 £5.99

Nielsen Massey Vanilla Bean Paste For the best vanilla ﬂavour Sainsbury’s £6.99

CupcakeArt Mat -‐ Dakini Gorgeous designs perfect for cupcake domes Carina’s Cupcakes £20

Silicone chocolate spoon mould Lakeland £2.99

Light Rose Crystal Swarovski Cupcake Charm

Wilton 7 Piece Deluxe Brush Set Must have for pain;ng on cakes Hobbycra3 £7.99

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Apron available with matching kitchen accessories Ableys £12.50

John Lewis Polly's Pantry Measuring Cups John Lewis £16

Dr Oetker Silver Shimmer Spray For the perfect metallic ﬁnish Asda £3.37

Set of 12 Fork Candles No need for cutlery! dotcomgi3shop £6.95

Wilton 2D Nozzle For the best rose swirls Lakeland £2.99

Wilton Bake Even Strips The really do work! The Cake DecoraTng Company £8.99

Set of 9 Oval cookie cuNers Perfect for sugarpaste too The Sugar Shack £21.49

I Love Baking Charm Necklace Etsy £10.59

JEM set of 6 Daisy Centre Stamps Excellent detail for ﬂowers Lindys Cakes £5

Macaron Mat For perfect circles siliconemoulds.com £13.00

Jade Green Sugarpaste New colours from Renshaw Planet Bake £2.75

Cupcakes 2013-‐2014 Mid Year Diary gostaTonery.net £7.50

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50 star bakers

The Starry Night Edible Art Collaboration Project features 50 bakers across four continents; each with their own unique skill sets, backgrounds, and experiences. The focus of this project thought up by Alyssa Hall from Cuteology Cakes was to support cake artists and homebakers around the world. Cake Masters exclusively interviewed Alyssa to find out more about the collaboration. Q: Tell us a bit about yourself I am a self-taught cake decorator that lives in Scottsdale, AZ. I have been decorating cakes for about 3 years now. My company, Cuteology Cakes, is a home-based bakery that specializes in custom cakes, cupcakes, cake-ups, cake pops and cuties. I enjoy the challenge that each new order brings, and I try to never re-create the same cake twice. I am honored to have worked alongside of so many of the cake decorators that I look up to and admire.

Q: Tell us more about the project Vincent Van Goghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Starry Night was divided into a grid of 50 equal parts, which were then randomly assigned to the participating bakers. Each baker was able to re-imagine their section in whatever medium and style they wanted. Each unique piece was then placed in the grid to recreate Starry Night with edible art. Q: How did you come up with the idea? I have been so blessed to interact with a variety of fellow bakers online. I dreamed of one day working with

each of them. Being spread out among four different continents makes that nearly impossible. So I started to think of ways to collaborate with them, without having to be physically in the same place. That is how The Starry Night Edible Art Collaboration Project was born. Q: How did you choose the 50 participants? Once I had refined the idea, I started to share it with several baking friends. The response was overwhelming. Before I knew it, they

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Q: How did you allocate each section of the painting? Each of the 50 pieces on the grid was assigned a number. I randomly drew those numbers to assign to each baker. This was the most efficient way to decide which person

was re-creating each piece. Q: Will you be working on any future projects? This has been such a positive and wonderful experience, so I hope that there will be many other collaborations in the future. There are no set plans as of right now, but I do hope that other groups of bakers will become inspired to collaborate with one another. Projects like this help our baking community come together and support one another, which is so important

Alyssa Hall - Cuteology Cakes

Starry Night Art collaboration

had told friends, who had told friends, and we had 50 talented bakers willing to give this idea a shot. I was truly humbled by the immediate and passionate response of these 50 bakers; some of whom I had never had to chance to interact with prior to this project.

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Couture Cakes by Rose An interview with Rose de Guzman-Warnick In the business of cake for ONLY the last 22 months, Rose not only creates stunning cakes but has her own silicone moulds business too Q: Tell us about you and your family: I am a Filipino expat who currently lives in Rock Hill, USA. I moved here back in 2005 as a travel nurse. Prior to moving here, I lived and worked in Northern Ireland for 1 year and in England for 3 years. I love all those years I spent living in the UK and I firmly believe that my decorating style is highly influenced by the rich culture of the UK. I initially had plans of travelling all over the United States but meeting the love of my life-Jon, ended my wanderlust, we are both blessed with 2 beautiful daughters, Darrose and Madeleine. Q: What is your baking story, how did you get into baking?

The birth of Madeleine almost 6 years ago had me thinking, "I want to make a birthday cake for my baby", but it wasn't until she was about to turn 4 years old that my plans actually materialised. The year prior to her fourth birthday, I was Facebook stalking a college friend who loves to bake, Shine of Mrs. Sunshine's Cakes. One day, she created this beautiful "shoe cake" that made me go "WOW". Looking at that cake, I kept saying to myself "such a beautiful cake, I want to make one just like that too." Looking back, it was "that shoe cake" and Shine who ultimately inspired me to make my very first decorated cake.

Just 2 weeks before Madeleine's 4th birthday, I was browsing the cake aisle at Michael's when my eyes caught a little bottle of electric green food coloring. I remember thinking how beautiful that color would look on a Tinkerbell themed cake. I bought the electric green food coloring, went home and started "googling" and 'you-tubing" "how to make a fondant cake". The resources I found online was vast but being an inexperienced baker, I didn't know which tool is essential and which is not so I spent $200.00 plus buying what I thought was essential to make that 4th birthday cake for my Madeleine. I also dreamed of making a three tier cake using boxed cake mix, canned icing and Wilton fondant. If I say I bit more than I could chew at that time, would you all say "Yes"? That's exactly what happened. I saw a youtube video showing how to cover a cake with fondant and I thought "easy peasy, I can do that". Little did I know it is easier said than done. What was to be a three tier birthday cake turned into a two tier cake with each tier about two inches high. I now laugh at the thought of that cake, but that's the cake that got me addicted into cake decorating. Fast forward to 22 months later and that cake is still my favorite cake, the one that will always hold a very special place in my heart.

Q: Tell us about your business: When I first started caking, I was always drawn into the rich history and architectural designs of Europe, but I instantly realised that I was one of those "piping handicapped" cakers. Believe it or not, I can't even pipe a decent scroll. It's like having two left hands! My quest on how to prettify my creations without the much coveted piping skills led me to discover silicone moulds, but I was heartbroken when I realised how expensive these silicone moulds can be. Before long, I was looking into creating my own silicone moulds to use solely on my cakes. When fellow cakers expressed their desire to purchase my handmade silicone moulds, I opened my Etsy shop and I have to say it is one of my best ventures to date yet. The cakes I make are almost always accented with my very own handmade moulds. Continued >

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Cake & Bake Show - Manchester 2013

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ISSUE 9 JUNE 2013 CAKE & BAKE SHOW - MANCHESTER 2013

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Dates for the next Cake & Bake Show 13-15 SEPTEMBER 2013: Earls Court, London

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Cookie Box Tutorial

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Bread god and baking legend...

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Calli Hopper Callicious Cakes Professional Winner Cake Masters Fairytale Competition

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The VIP Experience at Cake International London 2013

Calli from Callicious Cakes was the Cake Masters Professional Category winner for the Fairytale Competition Where does one start to recall the magical day I had as a VIP at Cake International? I guess it was on the Saturday morning when, donning the purple ribbons holding our VIP tickets, my husband and I set off on a weekend cake adventure.

On walking into the Excel Centre I was presented with a program and ushered through to the VIP lounge. What a treat to go to the front of the queue (it felt good to queue jump and be allowed to get away with it) and walk straight into the lounge, which was next to the demo area so could we watch the pros at work.

I met so many wonderful people on the day, but what made it really special for me was meeting so many of my Facebook page friends face-toface for the first time - that was such a treat! I was excited to meet the fabulous Rosie of Cake Masters, Jay of Just Jen’s Desserts, Isabel of Lets Bake Cake and Jenny of Coco Blossoms Chocolate and Cakes, Rosie of Rosie Cake-Diva, Dave of Dave’s All Occasion Cakes, Debbie of Debs Unique Cake Boutique, Dawn of Lemon Lilly’s and so many more. It was so much fun and I don’t think I stopped smiling all day. My brief encounter with Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry was such an honour; I was completely starryeyed and at a loss for words. I asked Paul and Mary to sign my program for a partially sighted 8-year-old boy called Charlie who loves drawing cakes and has, in fact, designed a cake that he would like me to make for a Charity event. This project will kick off later this year. I had front row seats in the demo area and what a delight it was to watch my two icons (Paul and Mary) banter and demonstrate their bakes and pastries. Paul made his flat bread filled with Stilton and grapes and Mary made a gorgeous Pear Tart.

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Peggy Does Cake An interview with Peggy Lee Peggy only started her cake journey in April 2010 and is a self taught hobbyist who creates beautiful cakes for friends and family Q: Tell us about you and your family: I’m married to Gary Lee, who happens to be the smartest, funniest, most beautiful person I’ve ever known. I absolutely adore him. We have a 15 year old daughter who is the light of our lives. She’s been a vegetarian since she was 12 and loves gourmet cooking. She cooks and I bake. Gary is the family taste tester! Q: What is your earliest memory of baking? My memories of baking go back to my maternal grandmother in the 70’s. She was fantastically talented in the kitchen when it came to ANYTHING that went into the oven or with any kind of dessert. She was making English puddings, French pastries, toffees, caramels, sausage rolls and pizzas back in the 1950’s when others in my hometown didn’t even know what those things were. Today, we’ll find a recipe for something “new” and my mom will remind me that my Grandma Adams was making those fifty years ago! I have her original recipe box where she’s made notes on all her recipe cards swapping ingredients, changing amounts, adding things, crossing things out – always tweaking every recipe until it was her version of perfect. When I was a kid, she was doing things in the kitchen that no one else in our town could do.

Everyone loved her for it and hung out at her house. She threw the best parties and loved to entertain – and she was incredibly good at it. She was Pinterest in the flesh for my entire neighborhood 30 years ahead of her time! If you wanted to see something cool or clever or beautiful, she was your girl. I wish with all my heart she had lived to see one of my cakes. Q: What is your baking story, how did you get into baking? It was at the very young and delicate age of 43 that I saw a cake show on TV and mentioned to my husband, Gary, completely offhandedly that I “bet I could do that.” I had never decorated a cake in my life and had no reason to believe I could. To this day, I have no idea what possessed me to think that or say it. But a couple months later, on my 44th birthday, he surprised me with a plethora of baking and cake-decorating gifts. I think he wrapped up something like 19 presents for me including a Wilton cake caddy full of

supplies, cake pans, rolling pins, decorator bags, offset spatulas, cooling racks, even food coloring and piping gel. It was incredible. He’d gone to a local supply shop and asked them to hook his wife up and they did! He didn’t even know what most of the stuff was (and neither did I)! I became obsessed with researching techniques on the internet and made my first cake a few weeks later for a company party at my day job. That was exactly 3 years ago, April of 2010. Six months later I started a Facebook page to network and share and learn and here we are!

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