Cake Craft & Decoration Magazine. September 2011

Guest Of The Month
A contemporary wedding cake separated by sparkling crystal pillars from Stephen Benison, who makes stylish use of texture & colour, and also shows a unique way to create a cake topper from the couple's initials.

Ahoy There Mateys!
Lisa Slatter has created a fun, easy to make children's pirate themed birthday cake accompanied by matching character cupcakes that are sure to go down a storm with all the young buccaneers.

Floral Inspirations - Sunflowers
Cake Craft welcome Cassie Brown to our pages this month with ‘Even an old boot has beauty’, in this case in the form of accompanying exquisitely made sunflowers.

Simply Modelling - Sun, Moon & Stars
An ingenious star-gazing model has been made specially for you this month by Jane Barraclough, made in her popular way without the use of moulds, and with an added humorous touch.

Royal Icing Techniques - Happy Hannukkah
Nadene Hurst progresses to a more advanced style of Royal icing with a cut-out collar with inserts, airbrushing and a sugar Torah cake for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah or The Festival of Lights.

Cake International
It’s time to plan your show entry for Cake International 2011, to be held on November 4, 5, 6th at the NEC, Birmingham. Here you can read about all about the competition classes.

Winning Ways
Hints and tips for cake competition entrants.

Nellie The Elephant
In part three of Paula Macleod’s cake carving series she has turned the skills up a notch with a fabulous cleverly carved elephant cake.

Themed Wedding Cake - Sunset Safari Wedding
Fashionable animal print cupcakes and mini cakes topped with an African silhouette skyline cake. Ruth Wyld completes the tiers with two delightful modelled giraffes, with their necks forming a love heart shape.

International Project - Sweet Heaven
Our overseas contributors never cease to amaze with their various cake styles. This month Gabriel Castillo and Maria de los Angeles Castro from Argentina impress with their cute take on a christening style, baby cake.

Cake Boutique - Chocolate Butterfly Transfer Sheet Cake
What could be nicer than frothy pink roses and butterflies, on a tall impressive Tracey Mann white chocolate wedding cake.

Home Baking
Valerie Hedgethorne uses honey in all of this months recipes, with a chocolate refrigerator cake (like the one a certain Royal couple had recently), Greek honey tart, honey peach roll and honey cake with honey cream