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		<title>A musical cake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An unusual instrument themed cake request&#8230; I see lots of guitars, the odd drum kit, maybe even a piano, but this was my first ever accordion so naturally I was thrilled to make one from sugar! The cake inside is classic vanilla sponge with a filling of raspberry jam and luxurious vanilla buttercream. The cake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween Cupcakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Halloween just around the corner I thought I&#8217;d put together a selection of my favourite Halloween cupcakes by talented decorators across the globe. Have a look at the photos below for some Halloween-spiration (sorry!) Billie x First from Not Quite Nigella are these Haunted Mansion Silhouette Cupcakes. I thought these were an unusual idea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kentcakecourses.co.uk/blog/2011/10/halloween-cupcakes/</link>
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		<title>How To Cover A Cake Using &#8220;The Mat&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My first go using the mat and I thought I&#8217;d document it to show you it doesn&#8217;t need lots of practice to master! &#8220;The Mat&#8221; is made by Streetwise and eliminates the need for cornflour. It is completely non-stick and food-safe and makes covering a cake with sugarpaste much more simple reducing the risk of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kentcakecourses.co.uk/blog/2011/10/how-to-cover-a-cake-using-the-mat/</link>
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		<title>To cover a fruit cake in marzipan and sugarpaste</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To level your fruit cake First you must level your fruit cake. Place your fruit cake upside down centrally on your cake drum. Use “door-wedges” of marzipan to level your fruit cake checking each side is level, using a small spirit level if necessary. Fill in any gaps around the base of the cake with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kentcakecourses.co.uk/blog/2011/09/to-cover-a-fruit-cake-in-marzipan-and-sugarpaste/</link>
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		<title>Covering a sponge cake with sugarpaste</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To ice a sponge cake Once you have filled your cake with buttercream, cover the whole outside of the cake with a thin layer of buttercream. This is called a crumb coat and will prevent crumbs from getting into the icing and will also act as an adhesive for the sugarpaste to stick to. Knead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kentcakecourses.co.uk/blog/2011/09/covering-a-sponge-cake-with-sugarpaste/</link>
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		<title>How to stack a wedding cake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tiered cakes give the impression that one cake is placed on top of another when in reality if you did this, your cake would be at risk of collapsing. A safely stacked tiered cake will have inside support in the form of dowels. The second tier will appear to be resting on the bottom tier [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kentcakecourses.co.uk/blog/2011/09/how-to-stack-a-wedding-cake/</link>
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		<title>How to pipe a cupcake swirl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You will need… -       a 1M piping nozzle or something similar, preferably metal as I find the plastic nozzles lack the definition to get really beautiful swirls. -       I use plastic disposable piping bags purely because frosting is so messy it’s much easier to throw the bag away after I’ve finished than wash it up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kentcakecourses.co.uk/blog/2011/09/how-to-pipe-a-cupcake-swirl/</link>
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		<title>Top 5 tips to stop cases coming away from your cupcakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know there is nothing more upsetting than lovingly baking a batch of cupcakes, feeling so proud when they emerge from the oven perfectly risen and golden brown&#8230; then half an hour later all the cases have peeled away from the cakes&#8230; Here are the top 5 tips for preventing cases from peeling away [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kentcakecourses.co.uk/blog/2011/09/top-5-tips-to-stop-cases-coming-away-from-your-cupcakes/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Sweetie Darling cake decorating courses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sweetie Darling is delighted to welcome you to our Cake Decorating School. At Sweetie Darling we specialise in cake decorating courses for beginners through to advanced, running daytime, evening and weekend courses on sugarpaste, sugar flowers, royal icing, modelling, baking, cupcakes, sugarcraft, wedding cakes, chocolate and cookies. As well as courses we also make cakes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kentcakecourses.co.uk/blog/2011/09/welcome-to-sweetie-darling-cake-decorating-courses/</link>
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