Welcome to the Issue 3.01 / January 2014 of the CakesDecor Gazette
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My Aunty and Uncle were thrilled with the cake and even though I had assembled it in a hotel room at 3am in the morning it didn’t turn out too badly. So a bit of a tip…if you’re traveling with cakes…I can’t recommend stencilling highly enough. It may not be a highly advanced technique, but if you have any mishaps (one tier slid across into the side of its box) it is less likely to show any damage.

Seeing them cut the cake was really the highlight of my caking year. They are incredibly special people and have been a huge and treasured part of my life. I don’t think there has been a moment before  in my cake career that has shown me more strongly, just how amazing and magical it feels to be able to create something with love to show someone how much they really mean to you.

Raewyn :) x

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This month we have the the Cakes Decor Quarterly Awards for you for Winter 2014. Hurry and enter, time is running out.

There is a gorgeous new Editors Choice for January that reminds us of the wonderful spirit of Christmas.

As always we showcase our Cake Decorators of the Week and feature a 15 minutes of fame forum piece.

We have a stunning line up of Top 5 cakes and a Kitchen Talk question that is sure to get a lot of you interested...tips for taking great cake photos!! I personally will be following this one with great interest :)

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Your chance to win fantastic prizes in the cake decorating Awards!
The rules are simple and, like everything else at CakesDecor, there’s no fee to enter. The best part of this competition? There will be no designated jury of experts. You and your fellow cake decorators will cast the votes. This creates a truly democratic voting process from our exceptional cake decorating community. (See below for information on the rules and point system.)

Theme
Christmas Cakes - "Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."*
I can not agree more with this Quote, but we all know that there are those small things that reminds us christmas. What it would be a Christmas Cake without Christmas Tree, Snowman or Santa Claus? Share your Christmas Cakes with us and don't miss a chance to win amazing prizes.

Enter here

Reindeer and Snowflake Cake

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The Vagabond Baker

I know Christmas is over but I just couldn't resist this cake! It has so many brilliant techniques and elements to it. And it's so original and just truly Magical!

Congratulations to The Vagabond Baker :)

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Our fabulous CakesDecor Decorators of the Week for December were.......

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We would like to bring you news and information about the many exciting Cake events around the world.

If you know of any Cake shows or competitions in your area, we would love you to share them with us.

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I was so excited to see The Starry Night Collaboration had been voted as the Best Collaboration of 2013 by Cake Masters Magazine readers.

I was a little torn as I had been very lucky to be part of 3 collaborations during the year including the Tim Burton Cakenweenie Collaboration that was a finalist.

The Starry Night Collaboration will always hold a special place in my heart as it was the first and we just gathered as friends and passionate sugar artists…not knowing that we were leading the way for a whole host of fabulous and talented decorators to share their love of sugar artistry with each other and the world.

Thanks so much Rosie, all the team at Cake Masters and everyone who voted for us!

And a massive shout out to my fellow 49 collaborators. You were the very first and came together from all parts of the world in friendship and a shared love of sugar artistry.

And finally, a big, huge thanks to gorgeous Alyssa of Cuteology Cakes for being our fearless leader and brainchild. Congratulations Alyssa! xxxx

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We love keeping up with exciting news and events for our readers. If you or someone you know has been in the media recently, just post the information in our forum '15 Minutes of Fame'. Each month we will choose some to share here in the Gazette. 

Most Popular Cake for January

My Magical Christmas Cake - My Christmas Story Cake

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Ana Remigio

When I first saw this I thought this cake was the ENTIRE collaboration! What an incredible, detailed piece! 

I encourage you to click on the link and check out the other photos from Ana's collection.

You will be delighted.

Congratulations Ana :)

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Tips for Taking Great Cake Photos Please by Mardie Makes Cakes

How many times have you spent hours making a beautiful cake, cookies etc only to have your photos let you down? I'm SO guilty of this...my pics are a disgrace! Here is Mardie asking for some advice :)

Hi everyone,

I have finally got a quite decent digital SLR (Christmas present!) and now wondering what other tools I need for taking really great cake pics.
I’ve been looking at photo/lighting booths, do u think these are the way to go or do u prefer natural lighting? I reckon I’d need quite a large booth, if anyone has one, can u please recommend a good size?

Leave your advice here

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