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.

Rosanna Rosanna

What Is The Best Cake Show In The World?

Discover the best cake show in the world and why every baker, cake decorator and small cake business owner should attend at least one. Cake shows are a brilliant way to learn new cake decorating techniques, meet suppliers, find tools for your baking business and connect with other cake makers. In this guide, I share the top international cake shows and why attending them can help grow your cake business, confidence and creativity.

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Rosanna Rosanna

How To Make Halloween Cupcakes

Learn how to make Fondant Eyeball Cupcakes for Halloween with this easy cupcake decorating tutorial for beginners. Perfect for Halloween cupcake parties, spooky baking classes, cake business orders and themed children’s workshops, this step-by-step guide shows you how to create creepy but cute fondant eyeballs using simple tools and professional cake decorating techniques. Ideal for home bakers, cupcake business owners and anyone teaching Halloween baking workshops.

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Rosanna Rosanna

Why Use Threads For Your Baking Business?

Find out how using Threads can help grow your cake business and attract more customers. In this post, I share how cake decorators can use Threads for marketing, building engagement and booking more cupcake classes, parties and orders even if you don’t enjoy social media.

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Rosanna Rosanna

How To Colour Pastel Fondant

Discover how to colour fondant for cake decorating and create soft pastel shades for cupcakes and celebration cakes. In this guide, I’ll show you the best colouring gels to use, how to avoid sticky fondant, and how to mix beautiful pastel tones for a professional finish. Ideal for beginners and cake business owners.

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Rosanna Rosanna

How To Use Fondant Moulds Sucessfully

Learn how to use fondant moulds for cake decorating with this beginner-friendly guide. I’ll show you how to stop fondant sticking, which moulds are best for cupcakes and celebration cakes, and how to get clean, professional results every time. Perfect for home bakers, cake business owners and anyone wanting to improve their cake decorating skills.

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