Baking & decorating tips & resources
The Lady Berry Cupcakes Blog
Welcome to the Lady Berry Cupcakes Blog home of cupcake decorating workshops, parties and step-by-step tutorials. Whether you're booking a corporate team-building cupcake workshop, planning a hen party or children’s cupcake party, or looking for online cupcake classes and recipes, you’ll find practical guides, ideas and tips here. I’ve been teaching cupcake decorating for over 14 years across London, Surrey, Hampshire and online, and this blog is here to help you grow your skills and confidence.
HI, I’M FARLEY!
A passionate cupcake decorating teacher. Teaching you how to create beautiful fondant details and mentoring small baking businesses.
Red Velvet Cake & Cupcakes Recipe
Discover the magic of Red Velvet from the classic, velvet tea cake with cream cheese frosting to fun twist like red velvet cupcakes and other bakes also learn the history of Red Velvet cakes baking tips and delicious recipe recipes to try at home. Along with the best extra red food colouring to make your red velvet cakes pop.
Decorating & Delivering Cakes in Hot Weather
In this blog post, I share essential tips on decorating and delivering cakes in hot weather, perfect for home bakers and cake business owners during summer orders and heatwaves. From keeping buttercream stable to safe transport and packaging, these tips will help you protect your cakes, avoid melting and ensure your cupcake and celebration cake orders arrive in perfect condition.
What Are The Challenges To Running A Small Baking Business?
Thinking about starting your own cake business? In this blog post, I talk honestly about the real challenges of running a cake business from home — from pricing and customer expectations to burnout, competition and staying creative when baking becomes your job. Perfect for home bakers, cupcake decorators and anyone considering turning their baking hobby into a full-time business.