With Christmas just around the corner, we have a whole selection of festive and winter-themed bakes and sugarcraft creations in this issue for you to get busy with!

From a candle cake centrepiece inspired by ivy, amaryllis flowers and red berries, to some fun and festive Italian-style macaron designs.

This Christmas Candle Cake by Elli Saayman was inspired by ivy, amaryllis flowers and red berries. And what's fun about this cake is that you get to light an actual candle when you serve it up!

Master the art of macarons with these wintery snowmen, polar bear and unicorn designs, prepared by the wonderful Viktorija Siskova

Finding yourself a little strapped for time over the holidays? We’ve got some super simple yet effective bakes that you can whip up in no time. Emma Ivane’s Yule log only takes 10 minutes to bake and it's easy to decorate with piped buttercream flowers and pinecones. Or, you can bring a little bit of fun to your festivities with Trudy Mitchell’s super cute cakesicles. Quick to make and fun to decorate, these are perfect for place settings or even given as a homemade gift.

These cute Christmas cakesicles are perfect for place settings or you could even package them as a homemade, personal gift

In addition to the seasonal showstoppers, we have a variety of sugarcraft techniques scattered throughout the issue. From texturing sugarpaste and appliqué panels, to figure modelling, moulds and embossing, to wafer and rice paper ruffles, to sugar flowers and cocoa butter painting.

Vicky Teather's cover cake includes cute modelled penguins and polar bear on a carved iceberg sponge cake

Zoe Clark's winter white wedding cake features textured sugarpaste, wafer and rice paper ruffles, as well as delicate hellebore sugar flowers

Dare to be different with this dark romance wedding cake. The alternative use of black as a base means that the hand-painted flowers really stand out

There’s plenty to try out and something for everyone in this issue, so make yourself a cup of hot cocoa and get cosy with these creative cakes. Not only are they great for this time of year, but bakers of all skill levels will love these ideas for birthdays, celebrations, parties and more!

Ho, ho, ho, let it snow! This fun design by Vicky Teather shows off a modelled Santa Claus and reindeer

Not only is this holly and bark cake simple to make, but it's also super effective in it's design. Learn how to make this showstopper from Pamela McCaffrey in the November/December 2020 issue

Find out how to make these easy and delicious doughnuts in the November/December 2020 issue of Cakes & Sugarcraft magazine

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