Category Archives: Recipes and Inspiration

Looking for recipes, inspiration and some hints and tips. This is the place to look

How To Melt Candy Melts Succesfully

With cake pop craze going mad, we have a lot of enquiries regarding how to melt candy melts successfully.  Candy melts are similar to compound chocolate in that they MUST NOT BE OVERHEATED. Overheating them will cause the to clug … Continue reading

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Gorgeous Cupcake Cat & Ball of Wool Idea

  Lucks has once again inspired us with this gorgeous Cat and Wool Cupcakes! They are too cute! I could also seem them made with modelling two knitting needles on top, which would be gorgeous for Grandma or the knitter … Continue reading

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Designer Kite Stacked Cake

                    SIZE: 12” two-layer and 8” three-layer stacked cake SKILL LEVEL: Moderate/Advanced Let your Spring spirit soar with this buoyant kite cake! 1. At least two days ahead, prepare the clouds … Continue reading

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Matroyshka Doll Cake

Greg Cleary the wizard came in bearing gifts! He used our Matroyshka Doll Wafer Paper to create this gorgeous cake.  He used egg white to attach the dolls to the cake. He then used gumpaste to make his own little … Continue reading

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Jungle Safari Cake Idea

SIZE: 8”, 6” and 4” stacked SKILL LEVEL: Moderate Go ahead, stick your neck out and display this stunning safari cake…they’ll come running in herds! 1.    Ice the 8” and 4” tiers separately. 2.    Mix three batches of icing: one … Continue reading

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Cake Push-pops or Push-ups in Australia now!

We are so happy and lucky to be importing these european made must have party containers!  What is a push-pop or push-up – they are a handy little cup with the ability to push  up the contents in side as … Continue reading

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Boo the Square Monster Cake

Given Halloween is not that far away – we thought we would share with you this cute monster cake – by Luck’s resident artist Charra Jarosz. SIZE: 8” square SKILL LEVEL: Moderate Monsters large and small, one and all, will … Continue reading

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How to create a Polka Dot Flower Stack Cake

SIZE: 4”, 6” and 8” square tiers, tapered SKILL LEVEL: Moderate/Advanced 1. Mix your choice of fondant (Bakels, Regal Ice, Satin Ice, or Cake Art) using three parts Lucks Forest Green Liqua-Gel Color (Item #45275) to one part Sky Blue … Continue reading

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