September 2021

Metallics

Welcome to our third issue of Cake! Magazine for 2021 - this theme is all about metallics, featuring tutorials and inspirational images to help you create your next metallic creation. We interview Mark Smith of Custom Cookie Cutters, who grew his business from a spare bedroom to a team of 18 staff in their own factory. Amber Comadira-Smith is back with her Business Basics column on using the KISS method with your designs, and we have a save-the-date for our 2021 Industry Awards Night, to be held online in November.

Highlights

Interview with Mark Smith of Custom Cookie Cutters

Metallic Tiered Cake tutorial

Halloween Lustre Stamped Cookies tutorial

Fox and Raccoon Standing Cookies tutorial using Hattie and Mouse cutters

Amber Comadira-Smith Business Basics column on the KISS method

2021 ACDN Cake Decorating and Baking Industry Awards Night save-the-date

In this issue

Letter from the Editor by Liz Wright - Editor Liz Wright introduces the metallics theme and highlights the key features of this issue.

Metallic Tiered Cake - A tutorial for creating a metallic tiered cake.

Halloween Lustre Stamped Cookies - A tutorial for making Halloween-themed lustre stamped cookies.

Fox and Raccoon Standing Cookies - A tutorial for creating fox and raccoon standing cookies using cutters by Hattie and Mouse in collaboration with Custom Cookie Cutters.

Metallic Beauty - A tutorial focused on metallic beauty cake decorating techniques.

Interview with Mark Smith of Custom Cookie Cutters by Mark Smith - Mark Smith shares the story of how he built Custom Cookie Cutters from a spare bedroom operation into a business with 18 staff and its own factory.

Amber Comadira-Smith: Business Basics by Amber Comadira-Smith - Amber Comadira-Smith's regular column, this issue covering how to apply the KISS method to your cake designs.

2021 ACDN Cake Decorating and Baking Industry Awards Night - Save the Date! - Details and a save-the-date announcement for the 2021 ACDN Industry Awards Night, to be held online in November.

ACDN Member Gallery - A gallery of work submitted by ACDN members.

Read September 2021 online