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  • 2010
    • July
      • Mini Silicone Moulds for Cupcake Toppers
        07/27/10
        We have just received our first shipment of mini topper silicone moulds. They dont just have to be used for sugarcraft. Silicone adapts for all sorts of decorating products from concrete to ice.

        What we love most about these little moulds is they are very reasonable at only $12.99 per mou

    • June
      • We have been very Busy but all for the good!
        06/26/10


        Its been a while since we did some Inspiring. During that time I was lucky enough to go the Taste of London and be inspired by Beas of Bloomsbury's to die for Cupcakes you can check them out here.

        Beas of Bloomsbury

        There are lots of great places to get inspir

      • Check out the Cupcake Idol Competition on Facebook!
        06/26/10

        Entrant Tutins Thank you Cupcakes

        Wow we have been amazed at peoples creative juices for our Cupcake Competition that we are running on facebook. I think its a great platform to share inspiration. Deciding on the top 10 is going to be so tough, but then we will leave it to you to d

      • Make This Fabulous Bird House Cake
        06/11/10


        To make this delightful cake please use the following instructions:
        SIZE: 10” two-layer, 8” three-layer and 6” two-layer tapered tiers
        SKILL LEVEL: Moderate

        Get crafty with Lucks Designer Prints™! This precious birdhouse is great for a wedding, shower, or birthday!<

      • First Impression Moulds are on their way
        06/06/10

        Button Silicon Mould Set


        We have had so much enquiry for these handy silicon moulds. They are useful for so many different applications. They can be baked in up to 450degrees. You can use sugarpaste, polymer clay, soap moulding, chocolate,jelly, ice, hard candy (toffee type

    • May
      • New Design Chocolate Transfer Sheets Available Now in Australia!
        05/20/10


        We have just printed some new designs to add to our ever growing range of beautiful chocolate transfer sheets. We cant get over how popular they are becoming with people being supercreative with these handy sheets.

        Some of our new sheet designs with names like Opulence, Concor

      • Coloured Cardboard Cupcake Stands
        05/02/10


        We have just received our first order of coloured cardboard cupcake stands! These are just great when you need to colour coordinate your cupcake stand with the rest of your function.

        At only $12.99 per stand they wont break the bank either! The quality is great and if you ar

    • April
      • Designer Cake Stencils now online
        04/28/10


        We had to find these and we did - these awesome culinary stencils can turn your cake or creation into a master piece with a swish of your spatula and some royal icing! They have just arrived and from the interest we have had on them already, I think they will be leaving as fast as they c

      • FMM Tappits in Stock
        04/15/10
        These wonderful tappit cutters are great for making your own cupcake toppers and individual lettering for cake decorations. Made by FMM in the UK and used by decorators all around the world.



        When using the tappit sets roll out your moulding past very thinly and let it dry

      • Our Retail Shop Is Now Open
        04/11/10
        Our retail shop is now open 12km from Brisbane CBD, and 5 min drive from the Mount Ommaney Shopping Centre.

        Please check out contact us details on our website for our opening hours. We are closed on Mondays and Sundays, open 10am - 4pm Mon-Fri and 9:30am -12:30pm on Saturday!

    • March
      • Are Macaroons really the new Cupcake!! (recipe follows!)
        03/22/10
        Well after visiting Europain in France and Foodex in the UK - I am thinking the above statement is correct. There were that many pieces of equipment and franchises for sale all solely aimed at the humble, yet classic Macaroon.

        I am sure like many, Macaroons conjure up images of using the

      • Sara's Fabulous Google Laptop Chocolate Cake
        03/18/10

        Sara one of favourite and regular customers created this great laptop cake, with the Google Screen, using edible images , chocolate, chocolate designer prints and lots of her creativity.

        We think its great and we are sure the recipient was overjoyed. Even notice the customis

      • Covering the sides of a Cake with Chocolate Transfer Sheets
        03/18/10
        Ice your cake with either buttercream or chocolate ganache! Either are delicious and suit the chocolates on the sides. Consider the colour of your buttercream or ganache depending if you are using a white coloured chocolate or dark chocolate.

        Cut the chocolate transfer sheet in a strip l

      • What is Sanding Sugar?
        03/10/10


        Sanding Sugar is a fine decorating sugar. It is slightly courser than table sugar and has a lovely shimmer to it. These brilliantly colored sugar crystals are used as an edible decoration that will not dissolve when subjected to heat, which makes them ideal for baking. Also called deco

    • February
      • Chocolate Transfer Sheets Just in
        02/23/10

        Our new shipment of Chocolate Transfer Sheets has just arrived! Dont they look great. The detail is amazing and we think you will love them. At only 8.80 for an a3 sheet, thats a lot of sheet you can cover. See the Range Here.


        Remember chocolate transfers sheets arent just

      • Vintage Styled Cake using Edible Pearls, Designer Prints and Edible Imaging
        02/03/10

        SIZE: 6” round
        SKILL LEVEL: Moderate

        Fashion through the ages…everything old is new again!

        1. A day ahead, roll out some fondant and cut an oval shape; let dry.

        2. When the oval plaque is dry, use custom edible imaging to print royalty free Victorian c

      • EDIBLE PEARLS
        02/03/10

        Edible pearls are gorgeous....and edible!!! What you can do with them to dress up a cake is completely limitless. We have just got in a new load of edible pearls in scrumptious colours like lilac and blush....
        Have a look at them online here and your cakes will become haute couture of

    • January
      • Sugarflair Pastes and Colourings
        01/18/10

        Sugarflair© is the world's leading manufacturer of professional quality, concentrated edible colourings... a tiny amount goes a long way. They meet the latest EU legislation and are also FAT FREE, NUT FREE, GLUTEN FREE, GM FREE, FLAVOUR FREE. Sugarflair colourings are also suitable for

      • Paper Eskimo Cupcake Baking Cups!!! Just in...but going like hot 'cupcakes'!
        01/18/10


        We love these gorgeous little cupcakes. They are made out of thick durable paper that doesnt get affected by oil and butter. The colour selection is contemporary and will match with almost any party theme!

        But dont think the use is just for cupcakes!
        - Use them to s

  • 2009
    • December
      • Christmas Cake decorations
        12/10/09

        Make your christmas Cake the Centre piece of the table with this Punched Metal Noel sign comes with 6 punched metal white stars to complete the decorating. The best thing is you can pack it away with your Christmas decorations and use it again next year. See more great Christmas cake decorat

      • Holiday Times and Closing Dates
        12/09/09
        We will be closed from the 24th of December to re-open on the 1st of February. We take our long break over this period as January is quieter time of year. Please make sure any orders you need for Janaury are placed by the 17th of December to avoid dissapointment.

        We wish you and the Mer

    • November
      • Christmas Tree Cookie Idea!
        11/30/09
        . Make cutout Christmas tree cookies using your favorite recipe.


        2. Use the run sugar method to decorate the top of your cookies with icing that you have colored with a very small amount of Blue food colour.

        3. Sprinkle any or all of the cookies with the following befo

      • We are now open in the UK!!!!
        11/27/09

        We have just arrived in the UK and are stock is arriving, slower than we hoped, but its getting there! Enjoy our new site and keep your eye out for products arriving all the time.

        We accept Paypal at this stage, and all items are shipped from Nottinghamshire.

        If you h

      • Fabulous new products for your next party!
        11/20/09
        We have a new section called Party Party . Our shipment arrives early December. We have some really lovely items to make your party stand out from the crowd.

        No more plastic licensed party ware allowed...my favourite has to be the white laser cut bunting. I can just see it teemed with

      • Great Work Sara, winner of our Monthly Competition
        11/20/09
        Sara has won a $50.00 shopping voucher for her gorgeous cupcakes made with our 2D sugar decons. We think she did a wonderful job, and will provide lots of inspiration. Great photos too. One creative lady.
        She used the following products:
        2 D sugar decons - Buy online here
        Cupcake

      • Fabulous Fire Engine Cupcakes by Dad
        11/12/09
        This single dad from Wisconsin USA, made these gorgeous fire engine cupcakes for his Son's 5th birthday. He sent them to Kindy and in his words 'I was so proud of my creation, I was emotional handing these over to be devoured. These will be the talk of the pre-Kindergarten crowd for some t

      • Now here is a Thrifty Idea - make your Own Laser Cut Cupcake Wraps!!!
        11/12/09
        Every now and then you come across a fabulous idea! This is one of those times. Things are a little tough in the old economic sense, so if you still want to get that beautiful effect of laser cut cupcake wraps, but dont want to spend the money (they are well worth it though!) - look at this!

      • Mini Pre Cut Edible Image Sheets Have arrived!!!
        11/10/09

        We are so excited to get our hands on these!!! We can now print custom edible imaging of your photos or logos onto a sheet of 30 pre-cut circles for use on your mini cupcakes!!!!

        These work out very cost effective and can be used on larger cupcakes as well. The beauty of them is

      • Ordering has opened online
        11/06/09
        Even though we are closed until the 11th of November. You can begin ordering from today 6th of November. First orders will be shipped on the 11th of November on our return.

        Thanks for your patience.

    • October
      • We will be closed for further website Renovations and R & R 30-10 to 11-11
        10/10/09
        Please note we are taking some R & R before the Christmas Season begins, as well as having our website renovated during this time. This will be from the 30th of October to the 11th of November 2009. Please make sure you have any urgent or necessary orders to us by the 25th of October to ensur

      • Rainbow Dust has finally Arrived!!!!
        10/09/09

        Yes we have been awaiting the arrival of these divine edible decorations. They make the old school dusting powders look dull and lifeless! We have a wonderful range of edible dusts, glitters, edible hearts and stars. Rainbow Dust is Halal and Kosher approved. Have a look at these and then

      • Royal Icing Christmas Decorations for Cakes, cupcakes and all your Festive Treats
        10/07/09
        Some new Royal Icing Christmas decorations have just arrived. We have gorgeous red and green stocking, Christmas Wreaths and a winter assortment. Check out the following ideas. I think I am getting that Christmas feeling...
        You can buy them online here.

        Using the Winter Assortmen

      • Jai's Gorgeous Ice Cream Christening Cake!
        10/05/09

        Claire from Casula, NSW created this beautiful Ice Cream cake for Jai's Christening. What a gorgeous example of using edible images on something other than buttercream or fondant! A lovely job Claire, we hope everyone enjoyed eating him up!

        Claire used Large Rectangular Custom

    • September
      • Stunning Shoes!
        09/24/09


        Leonie Newton of Brisbane, created these gorgeous shoes, to make any girl weak at the knees. She used Happy Stripes to create the Shoe box. In her words:

        "Here is the shoebox cake I've completed with the edible image Cakes Around Town sent me. I felt it was a suit

      • Baked from Scratch
        09/23/09
        We are constantly amazed how many bakeries and bakers use premix. There is a fabulous little bog called baked from scratch. This is an ever growing list of bakers who refuse to use the well marketed pre-mix that is on offer. See the link below.

        I do have to admit though, my daughter ref

      • Edible Ribbons and Edible Shimmer Ribbons
        09/20/09
        New to our shores, edible ribbon strips are a great way to put ribbon on a cake and still have it all EDIBLE!

        The bonus of some of the designs is that they shimmer so really do give the illusion or REAL Ribbon,yet you dont have to remove it before cutting.

        Each sheet has 2.5cm

      • Why Cupcakes are still on the rise, and getting hotter
        09/17/09
        It seems we all cannot get enough of these little fairy cakes, and what some thought a mere fad, seems to be more a regular favourite.

        Couple of reasons why we love cupcakes:
        1) When having a kids party you can give them a couple with candles on instead of covering the whole cake wi

      • Would you like to showcase your creation on this site and win $50 shopping voucher?!
        09/16/09
        We are looking for all you creatives out there. Would you like to showcase your creation on this site. Tell us how you used one of our products creatively and send us the pictures to back it up. Every month we will select from the submissions and one lucky creator will win a $50.00 shopping vouche

      • Make a stunning Pearl Shimmer Wedding Cake!
        09/16/09
        This cake is 12”x10”x8”x6” tiered cake. Bake your layers in beveled pans or trim your layers to get the beveled shape.

        Ice each tier lightly with buttercream or ganache and enrobe each tier with white fondant then stack.

        Pipe pearl borders using a #10 Plain Round Tube evenly.

      • Cake of Cards
        09/15/09
        We showcased this cake in a previous newsletter (before we had the archive option!) - and we have had a lot of requests for the instructions on making it. So here they are:



        This cake is 3 hexagon-shaped tiers: 8” by 6” by 5". Each tier is approximately 3” high.

      • Welcome to the Cake Inspirer
        09/14/09


        Welcome to the Cake Inspirer. Here we will regularly showcase new products ideas and recipes. We will analyse cake decorating tips and trends, bring inspiration and enjoyment to amateurs and professionals alike.

        Please feel free to contact us with any comments.

        G

      • Edilble Pearls and some great new stock arriving all the time!
        09/13/09
        We are expecting our shipment of edible pearls by the end of the week, for those of you who have been patiently waiting.

        We have also have some exciting new products arriving like pinwheel toppers for cupcakes....check these out. Now hows that for a novel topper for your cupcake. Just

      • Newsletters 2009
        09/01/09
        Having trouble veiwing our emailed newsletter, you can always click here to see it and refer back to whenever you need.

        October Newsletter 2009

        September Newsletter 2009

        View our specials for the month of September and our designer print cake idea!

        I

    • August
      • Quick and oh so delicious berry muffins!
        08/22/09

        Currently living in the UK gives us an abundance of the most delicous berries. So I went searching for a quick muffin recipe to use with raspberries. I found this and it is delicious. The white chocolate bits blend with the berries to almost give sugary caramlisation to the insides and top of

    • July
      • How to Create this Modern Cake
        07/16/09

        This cake is a 10” x 8” x 6” tiered cake. The tiers are 4 inches high.

        1. Prepare your fondant by coloring some of it bright pink and the rest a lighter pink. After you have colored it, set it aside. (Hint always keep your fondant wrapped in a plastic bag, or wrap while working t

    • May
      • Our Brilliant and Creative Clients
        05/14/09

        Heidi from Heidi's Dream Cakes created this wonderful masterpiece using our New Designer Prints Buy online here . This amazing cake was made with our Classic Swirls Designer Prints. Gorgeous Classic black swirls edible image 2.1/4"/5.7cm x 10.25"/26cm x 3 (total length 30.75&q