Cake, Decor and Cairns!

Rose I am so flipping excited to be able to interview you! Thank you for taking the time to let my readers discover more about you! I have to say that I am ecstatic that you're coming to Australia in March next year, actually I am totally elated that Couture Cakes by Rose  is coming to my home town!! Cairns,Far North Queensland to be exact!! Eeeeeeek! Somebody hold me down!! As soon as I heard the news from Sue's Sweet Delights I fell off my chair in shock! Wow was it true? Was Rose really coming to Cairns and running a workshop? Well Sue and I chatted on the phone for what felt like the whole afternoon, gushing over her friend's impending arrival! (And of course I booked in straight away - I wouldn't miss this cake decorating class for anything!) So while we count down the days to your arrival, let's find out a little more about you. Where do you live currently? Thank you so much my friend for featuring me on your blog. I am just as excited to be coming to...

I'm really excited to be able to give Cake Decor in Cairns followers this special discount code for full professional cake decorating classes at The Cupcake Orchard! The amazingly awesome Alexi has again this year given us a $20 discount on all of Lauren Blong's whole cake covering classes including mastering the sharp edges of square cakes. Learn how to ganache a cake to smooth perfection and cover smoothly, complete with straight fondant edges! What a fabulous skill to learn! The prices are amazing! Take for example the square cake class - after our $20 discount, it only costs $105 which includes you being given a delicious naked cake, learn the correct techniques to ganache, cover and beautifully decorate perfectly.  But wait there's more! Yes it's unreal I know, but lunch is also included!! I am really excited about these classes as they are the cheapest you will ever get from a professional in Cairns. Hold on, you think I am just a little bit too excit...

There are a lot of people in my community that want to learn the basics of cake decorating.  No I'm not talking about the 3 tiered perfectly smooth and straight edges type of skills that are affiliated with true professionals. We're talking about genuine basics for the home not for profit baker, at real basics prices. There are several cake / dessert decorating classes available locally but often they are beyond the depths & budget of the average stay at home parent who just wants to master making buttercream and to be able to make their own edible decorations. And that is how Cake Decor in Cairns started.  I am a stay at home mum and self teach myself using the wonderful wide world of the Internet and numerous willing taste testers within my circles. We don't have a lot of money after the bills are paid, so paying $155+ for one cake decorating class is just not in our budget.  I have learned a lot of techniques along my journey so far and have been enjoyin...

Local Cairns home bakers learning how to diy ♥ When I started my Cake Decor in Cairns facebook page and blog I had no idea how it was going to grow.  My plan was to simply share ideas, have a place for home bakers to show off their creations and have a small amount of affordable cake decorating tools available for local amateurs.  Largely this is still what I am doing but have also taken the ideas, tips and how to's offline and into the local Cairns Community! Earlier this year I was invited by a community Centre to host a couple of basic beginners classes. I was never intending to do anything like this but it started to make sense.  I love cake decorating,  I love showing people how to save money and do it themselves and I have always believed in equitable access. This invitation was the ideal environment to provide cheap diy hobby sessions at an affordable price. I make no secret that I am an amateur.  What you see is what you get. I don't sell...