Tag Archives: fondant

How-to: The Tintin Cake


Some time ago, I made the above Tintin cake. It was one of the first cakes I’d ever done that involved painting with food colour directly onto rolled fondant. I get a lot of questions about how I did the … Continue reading

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LEGO Mini-fig Surgeon Cake


One of my work colleagues left to pursue a career in nursing, and it seemed only fitting to document his transition into a career in scrubs with some chocolate and fondant LEGO love. Here’s my version of the LEGO mini-fig … Continue reading

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Game Changers: homemade fondant, LEGO pottery. Lubrication sold separately.


For all the years I’ve been making cakes, I have always bought fondant, and always delivered a cake with the caveat that “you wouldn’t REALLY want to eat the fondant”. Because even though it’s edible, I really can only advocate … Continue reading

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