Christmas is coming...
the goose is getting fat....

Pop into one of our shops in York or Scarborough where the full selection of Christmas Cake decorations are on display

We have a large selection of Christmas related cutters available, so these three kings will have no problem finding the star they're looking for...
click here for Christmas Cutters

Click here for A selection of this Season's 2007 Christmas Cake decorations that are now online...keep popping back as new ones are always being added..

Use the search box or browse through the store for Robins, Reindeer, Snowmen and Santas or for red, white, and green sugarpastes and food colourings....

click here for some Christmas Cake Decorating Ideas.

Yours

Anthony Springall

Cake Designer/Decorator and Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Thinking ahead...

at the end of Next Month, October 31st, it's Halloween party time once more...

This year Halloween is a Wednesday event though many of you may be having parties on the weekend before...

Planning is everything, so here are a few items to get you started...

Cup Cakes are fun and easy to make and decorate so everyone can join in....

Cookies and biscuits are fun to do too, we've metal and plastic ones to choose from..

When cool decorate using royal icing, fondant, sugarpaste or edible sprinkles and glitters....

A decorated table adds the finishing touch, sprinkle with some embossed spooky confetti....

A Halloween section has been added to the side menu, You can also use the search box to find suitable items like stars, edible glitters, cake frills, red, black, silver and gold ribbons, serviettes etc....

Yours

Anthony Springall
Webmaster, cake designer/decorator for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Wedding Cake Decorating Ideas...

With The Fantasy of World Cup Glory fading here are a few dream fairytale castle ideas instead.....

The cakes are placed on Silver Hexagonal thick cake boards and covered in Marzipan and Sugarpaste. They are separated using Hexagonal Plasterlook Pillars and plastic dowels. Decorative touches are added using Pearl flower Beading, Royal Icing, Piping bags and a selection of plain and shell Piping / icing tubes.

The Hexagonal cakes are baked in Hexagonal Cake tins.

This fantastic looking Castle Cake Top shown above is ready made from Styrofoam and is non-edible....but if you are artistic and have the time you could make one you can eat from a special icing called pastillage.

Hope the above ideas are of use to you and your fairytale bride....
more ideas will follow in a few weeks time..or if you can't wait then visit our main websitefor more wedding cake images and ideas.

Yours

Anthony Springall
Cake Designer/Decorator
and Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Seasonal Cake Decorating News

If you're a Fan of Football then Friday 9th June will have been a special day, for others it was just another day...or was it?

So for those of you looking for Football related cake tins, cake decorations and sugarcraft equipment....I have placed a Football World Cup section at the top of the online store menu

You'll find amongst other things....Football Paper Cups, Football Cup Cake Cases, Edible Football pitches, Football Players, Goal Posts, Printed Football Ribbons, Football shaped Cake tins, St George sugar faces etc etc....

With the Germany 2006 Football World Cup started most of us, whether we like it or not, have become entangled in the football net. Eventhe most football-phobic like myself has been invited around to friends house partys to watch the England first round games....

...and who knows what my football-aholic friends have planned if we get to the quarter, semi or even (fingers crossed) the final....

Good Luck to England and Goodluck to who-ever your World Cup team is too....May the best Team Win!

Yours

Anthony Springall
Cake Designer/Decorator
and Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Cup Cake Ideas..

First up (see below) we've used silver cake boards and pillars, muffin cases and some ribbon. Adding an iced cake for the top tier with a bride and groom cake topper. The cup cakes have been iced with white icing and decorated with a small handmade sugarpaste rose bud with piped leaves...

Secondly here's a close up of how to make use of the butterfly cutter and some flowerpaste. Colour your paste, roll it out nice and thin, cut out your butterflies and leave them to dry hard on a 'V' shaped piece of card. Add silver decoration when dry and place on your cup cakes using a small amount of royal icing. The cup cakes shown below were baked in Silver Muffin Cases.

For Cup Cake stands click here

for Muffin, Bun and Cup Cake Cases click here

More ideas soon....

Yours

Anthony Springall

Cake designer/decorator and webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Hello fellow cake decorators,

Seasonal Cake Decorating News....

Just a short email to let you know I have added a selection of Easter Cake decorations to our online shop.

We've Easter Chicks galore..

click here for easter Cake decorations

If you're looking for Easter Egg moulds **SORRY NOW OUT OF STOCK** but we still have the chocolate to make them with just click here

To see instructions on how to make a chocolate Easter Egg or some Chocolate Egg Nests then click here

More Seasonal Cake Decoration News as soon as it comes my way...

Yours

Anthony Springall

Cake Designer/Decorator & Webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Spring Brides to be...

Looking for inspiration?

Take a look at our Wedding Cake ideas gallery
click here

New designs and ideas for 2006 will be added soon

We also stock a selection of books and magazines that will feed your imagination.

I'll add some reviews and recommendations to help you choose...

Yours

Anthony Springall
Webmaster, Cake Designer/decorator

http://imaginativeicing.co.uk

Valentines Day

Heart cutters, red sugarpaste, heart shaped cake boards, ribbons with hearts, red edible glitter, cup cake/muffin cake/ bun cases, red flowers, etc...

click here to search

Hello,

How was your Christmas?

Now the cake's been eaten and there are smiles on everyone's faces....it's time to relax in your favourite comfy chair and dream up fantastic cake ideas for 2006.

Like any good Workman, Boy Scout or Girl Guide, Cake decorators should adhere to the motto "Be prepared".

Whilst you've time, and still in a tidying up mood, get out all your sugarcraft or Cake decorating equipment and make sure it's still all there, cleaned, sorted and ready to hand for the year ahead. There's nothing worse than come spring you open your draw or tool box and find red and green icing still clinging to your cutters and blocking up your icing tubes....

If you've been asked to create a Wedding cake for a Spring bride, then now is the time to check their design details...if you need to make Sugar flowers or Bride and Groom models then start them now whilst you're stuck indoors hiding from the weather...

Check your Edibles, colourings and favourings, if they're out of date then you need to throw them away ...go on, empty right to the back of the kitchen cupboard, I bet there are things in there that are over five years old...If you don't like the thought of waste, then use them up now whilst you've time to practise your skills, but I wouldn't recommend eating any of them...

Tubes should pipe straight, Rolling pins be free of marks, smoothers smooth, Tins clean of any left over cake...etc..etc..

If there's something you always need to look for, find it now and put it somewhere ready to hand. Like a workshop, everything should have a home. Don't Just throw your equipment into a kitchen draw or tupaware container marked Sugarcraft/cake decorating....make compartments or put things in resealable bags or small boxes with labels on them.

Make Life Easy, Knowledge is Power, if you know where your equipment is you'll not waste time looking for it....you'll have the time to decorate your cakes to the best of your ability...and enjoy the art of icing.

I hope the above advise is of use...

Here's to 2006!

Cheers!

Yours

Anthony Springall
Designer/Decorator and webmaster for http://imaginativeicing.co.uk
webmaster@imaginativeicing.co.uk

P.S. More Products and images are constantly being added to the new online store plus new Cake Decorating Ideas will be appearing on the main Imaginative Icing website during January 2006. Enjoy!

Equipment click here

Stuck for what to get your Cake decorating family member or friend this Christmas?

Then worry no more....

We've added some Gift selection packs, one of which should be more than ideal for them.click here

They're labelled as being suitable for a beginner, an enthusiast or a Professional...

So Check back regularly and see how imaginative we can make your Cake Decorator's Gift selections this festive season...

Yours

Anthony Springall

Cake Designer/decorator and Webmaster for imaginativeicing.co.uk