Cake shops

Hi guys.

I was just wondering if anyone knows if theres any shops in London that sell cake making equipments such as cake tins, sugarpaste, fondant smoothers, cutters, tools etc?
When i say London i'm thinking more West or South London postcodes.
There are a few sites online but they charge a small fortune for things & i'd love to go to a shop 1. for a good old nose around & 2. see if i can pick up bits cheaper than online.

Thanks

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Hi Daisy,

Try these:


Blue Ribbon Sugarcraft Centre
http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1263/92876.php

Cakes For Fun
http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1263/40902.php

Joanne's Cake Heaven
http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1263/62212.php

London Sugarart Centre
http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1263/42872.php


Good luck, you're really going to have to send us a cake...

:tongue2:

AIL Staff

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Hi there ,
as a bit of a closet cake maker and designer, I have lots of places I use but all in surrey/kent. Not sure if that's to far for you.
The best by far its Items in Kenley Surrey.

There is also a range of books called Cake design for beginners, it has 4 volumes and will teach you how to make fondant and sugar paste at a fraction of the cost.

Items is a small shop stacked from top to bottom with everything you can think of and more. The prices are not bad either.
PM me for a chat as most of the tools you can improvise at home and save stacks too. Let me know what you want to make as well.

hope that helps xx

:thumbsup:

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Don't things usually work out cheaper online than in shops?

i know I got lost in a John Lewis the other week and I found myself in this big cake making section. Seemed to have a thingybob for everything! However, I doubt John Lewis would be cheap.

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With crafting sugar patse and icing you need to play about with the tools to find the ones that suit you. It can be very intricate( spelling? ) and from experience just buying from mail order and on line is not the way to go with tools for this. With perishable thinks like icing I like to know the expiry dates as I would hate to make someone ill.. :vomit:

Stay away form the bigger shops, they don't stock the best tools and the prices sting. Better still the smaller shops tend to be run by women who have been doing this hobby for years and can help you find the things you need for each job... Some even have customers who run classes in sugar craft.

I have been making novelty cakes and weding cakes for about 15 years now and would only buy on line a toot that I have already seen and know what its used for.

Decide what you want to start with, if its sugar paste try a simple flower, that way you keep the cost down and can decide if you enjoy enough to spend more.

The most important iten you can get for your kit is a small piece of marble that is perfectly flat.

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Thanks guys.

Jacqs i will pm you probably tomorrow, got lots to do tonight.

I think i will have to make a trip to that shop you mentioned, Items.
I've had a look for that book you mentioned but i can't find it, you wouldn't happen to know the author would you?
I really want to know more about icing & what kinds of icing is best for certain cakes. I've had a look for some courses so i think i might have a go at one of them in the evenings too.
Its mainly for my own knowledge, not to start my own business or anything.
Although the manager at my kids playcentre has just asked me to make 30 cupcakes for her mums birthday.... which i'm cool with.
She's also asked for a No1 birthday cake.... i've never made a cake like that before so have been looking online for ideas & tips etc.

I love making cakes, muffins, biscuits etc but would love to broaden my knowledge a bit more into making some proper birthday/celebration cakes.

I've looked at quite a lot of online stores, some things are reasonable but other things so expensive. Ok ok i am a tight ass but i saw tiny leaf cutter for nearly £9 :speechless:
I think i could easily spend so much on cake stuff.

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Hiya,
yep its easy to get ripped off, like you its just a past time for me I don't run a business,just make for friends n family. Watch out tho as it can snowball and the requests soon flood in!! I will dig out the books, I think my mum may have them as she now has the bug.

For the cup cakes try a ganash topping, just melted chol a little cream and sieved icing sugar. make some plain , milk and white. For adults add a little booze likje brandy or baliles they are yum!

What ever you buy in sugarpaste and so on only get a little as it goes a long way.. will post details later....


happy baking ... :applause:

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Ok here is a great book to get you started,

Its called the international book of sugar craft

The International School of Sugarcraft: Beginners Bk.1 (Paperback)
by Nicholas Lodge (Author), Janice Murfitt (Author)

there is a complete range of books in this set they are about £11 on Amazon but i am sure you can order from the library.

Decide if you want to make novelty cakes ( these can be made with icing that you sculpt)or more detailed cakes with sugar paste..

I can always coach you if you need it, the kids love to make animals with the icing and marzipan and them paint faces on them. You need to be paatient tho as most things can take a few days to complete..

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Hi M!!!!!!!!

long time no talk

awesome topic, got me thinking about cake atm though, i been dying for some chocolate cake.

and i have to say - measuring by that tiny leaf cutter u said was 9 pound - wat a RIP OFF!!!!

where u need to go to, is a chicken sh*t shop, usually a cheap wholesaler from asia or somethign that has cheap versions of everything,l but u can always find some ok cake making tools / kitchen utensils there

obviously not being in london i wouldnt know where u would find one, but it shouldnt be too hard :)

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Is it wrong to have cake for breakfast? That's the dilemma I'm facing at the moment....

:scared:

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Never go for it and enjoy. Just do a few laps round the office chair ans you will feel better about it. He he he

Not every day tho ok!!!! :thumbsup:

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