Sylvia setting cake world on fire!
I have had the privilege of teaching hundreds of students over the last 6 years in all things cake. From carving to airbrush, hyper realistic detailing to structure. I count myself as extremely fortunate that many of these students go on to be life long colleagues and...
A dreamy first birthday party…
A dreamy, whimsical, magical, floaty first birthday party with a 'WhisperFilly' styled birthday cake and matching dessert table. Happy 1st birthday to my very own princess. <3 <3 <3
Running American Bulldog!
When Lucy approached me asking for her beloved American Bulldog in cake form BUT that she wanted it running through 'a muddy puddle' my mind went into overdrive! I searched for photos of what that might look like and how to portray a dog in motion in cake and...
MIBA Awards
If there's one thing i'm passionate about it's supporting working mum's. Juggling kid's whilst running your own business is a beautiful and challenging thing and MIBA (Mum's In Business Association) champion and support all women walking that particular tightrope....
‘Inspiring Small Business’
Opening up about how and why The Cake Illusionist came about has been a process for me. I've never wanted to be a sob story, never looked for sympathy nor do I want my past to define me. More than that most people 'have a story' of one kind or another and everyone...
Dancing On Ice
When the production crew for Dancing On Ice emailed me I knew it would be a fun brief.
When spaghetti meatballs isn’t …
John asked for a Italian themed cake for his beautiful girlfriend's 30th birthday. He asked if I could make a cake that looked just like a pan of spagetti meatball and loved the idea of a 'suspended' pasta ladle lifting the pasta and sauce up. The red gingham cloth...
Amazing Dragons….
I was approached to make a dragon cake for a 10th birthday party. It became clear very quickly this wasn't to be any normal dragon cake though - it had to be massive at a metre long, it had to be threatening with teeth bared and wings mantled. It had to red and needed...
Filming for TV! The Wonderful World Of Cakes
I was approached by the amazing crew at Knickerbockerglory TV to film for an amazing new cake series airing in Spring 2020. I can't say much more about it now as i'm sworn to secrecy but watch this space and you'll see me, my cakes (and my little girl lol) on the...
Bollywood meets Hollywood
I've been creating cakes for Sona's family for the last 6 years. I've created endless birthday cakes for her three girls and a rotating globe travelling cake for her lovely hubby's significant birthday a couple of years ago. So when she came to me saying it was her...
