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30 days till Christmas Countdown.

Tracy — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:04:30 +0000

Can you believe it’s 30 days until Christmas Day? To help you countdown the days I will be posting each day on the blog leading up to Christmas. Look out for sweet Christmas inspiration such as cupcake, cakepops and cookies, as well as Christmas gifts and ideas for your home. I just love this time of [...]

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Cupcake classes at Magenta Cakes

Tracy — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:24:09 +0000

I wanted to share with you some news on our forthcoming cupcake classes in the run up to Christmas. For those readers who are unfamiliar with our courses, I regularly teach cupcake classes to small groups of students and these are held in my large kitchen based in Chessington ( on the Surrey/SW London border) [...]

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A flexible lifestyle working with cake

Tracy — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:38:33 +0000

Image via andthenshesaved.com One of the great things about running Magenta Cakes is that I’m able to schedule my diary over the school holidays so that I can spend quality time with my family. I’ve been able to manage the business around caring for my young son for nearly three years, and I won’t lie [...]

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A handful of tips to guarantee your cake business success.

Tracy — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:20:45 +0000

1/ Taking action is more important than over thinking. Get out of your own head and stop over thinking the details. You’ll work out the details in time. Focus on what you need to do to take action and to get started. 2/ Things don’t have to be perfect. Otherwise this can stop you from taking [...]

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In the kitchen and beyond…

Tracy — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:43:11 +0000

The last couple of weeks have been so busy. I haven’t disappeared I promise. My pc grounded to a halt after being struck down twice with a nasty malware virus. In the kitchen I’ve been teaching our regular cupcake classes, and I also have a couple of big projects I’m working on that has taken [...]

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Top Picks: Mother’s Day Inspiration Part 1

Tracy — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:25:19 +0000

As Mother’s Day in the UK is fast approaching, I thought I’d share with you a couple of gift ideas. These are ideal for mothers who love baking and indulging in the odd one (or two) cupcakes. Here is Part 1 of my top picks: Flower Cupcakes For those who wish to bake cupcakes as a gift for Mother’s Day, how about [...]

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Learn How to Bake

Tracy — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:45:00 +0000

It’s the start of a brand new year which is synonymous with resolutions and plans, such as learning new skills or achieving new goals. If you’re like me you’ll probably have a list of aspirations mapped out. I’m usually so impatient I want to achieve them all in January, forgetting that there’s another 11 months left in the year! [...]

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Chocolate Cupcake Classes for 2012

Tracy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:09:47 +0000

Happy New Year to you all! We’re already a few days into January, and I’m itching to get started with my exciting plans for 2012 The lights and decorations have been put away, new toys have been sorted, and Little S returns to school next week, so we’re gradually getting back to normality. Business will be [...]

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Decorating Cupcakes with Fondant

Tracy — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:55:12 +0000

Wow, what fab weather we’ve had recently in the UK. For October we’ve never experienced temperatures of 30C, so when I held the “Let’s Decorate 2” class on one of the hottest days, it helped that the class focused on fondant covering as opposed to butter cream swirls. I’m sure they would have melted given the temperature [...]

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Happy Holidays & Hello to ‘Let’s Decorate 2′.

Tracy — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:49:06 +0000

It was a little quiet on the blog last week as the family and I enjoyed a break in Dorset in the UK. I have been known to take the laptop with me on holiday, but as we were camping I decided to embrace life without technology for a few days and enjoy being in [...]

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