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Meet Claudia Barbiere, the sweet-toothed powerhouse behind Pretty Bites! What started as a dream job soon turned into a dream come true when she took over the business after three years as an employee. Balancing a double degree in nutritional food science and business while running Pretty Bites hasn’t been easy, but with the help of her amazing team (and a little control-freak-level organisation), she’s made it work!Claudia’s addition of edi… Read more

Keen to cut perfect rounds in various sizes every time? Yes? Then you need to get your caking hands our EIS Icing Cutter Pro! The Icing Cutter Pro has saved many a caker/bakers hand from repetitive scissor-use strain. It’s simple to use, adjustable to suit the sizes you need from 1" (2.4cm) - 6" (15.3cm) in diameter and will help cut through your icing sheets and fondant to produce perfect round disks in the flick of a wrist. How d… Read more

Each month we will feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips.Cake Crumbs - with Sarah from Cake Love by Sarah Helena1. How did your baking journey begin?My baking journey started when my son was diagnosed with an illness and my husband started a fly in fly out job. I had worked in mental health for 15 years. The paediatrician told me I'd need a hobby so I googled hobby and cake art came up so I started wi… Read more

Each month we will feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips.1. How did your baking journey begin?My journey (Jaime) really started as a kid - I would love making & decorating the family birthday cakes & I guess my passion grew from there. I did a basics beginner cake course about 7 years ago to pursue my hobby & then the rest I have really just learnt through trial & error/ online tutorials/ decorating b… Read more

Each month we will feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips.Cake Crumbs - with Jackie from Jackie's Phenomenal Cakes1. What drew you to baking? I have always loved being in the kitchen, not so much savory but desserts and all baked goodies. My first big school project in year 6 was of a monastery and yip it was made from cake haha. I love the challenge of making cakes ... each one is different and I lo… Read more

Cake Crumbs - with Jodi from Sugar By Design AustraliaEach month we feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips. This months feature, Jodi Pender, is quite the character and clearly injects love and laughter into everything she creates. Jodi explained to us that her business is to help others achieve the cake creations they desire. In her words "I work predominantly as a decorator, cakes are a rarity f… Read more

Each month we will feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips.Cake Crumbs - with Cakes by Kyla1. How did your baking journey begin?I started baking my own cakes because my son had allergies. Then school friends started asking for cakes and it just grew from there. I never intended to be a cake maker. I was reluctant, but my husband just went ahead and put me on Facebook and it took off from there. I’ve alw… Read more

Each month we will feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips.Cake Crumbs - with Joanna from Lick the Spoon1. How did your baking journey begin?I have been baking since I was a little girl and I always wanted to become a pastry chef. As I got older, I steered into a different direction. My passion for baking remained strong and when I had my daughter I finally had the time to put my baking to the test. :)… Read more

Each month we will feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips.Cake Crumbs - with Jade Bockel from Melbourne Cookie CompanyHow did your baking journey begin?My baking journey began when I was planning my 10th birthday party. My dad bought me a kids party planning book and we used a template from that to made a flower cake. I always loved baking from then on and it was in my early 20’s I started watching you… Read more

Each month we feature one of our talented customers and share with you their story and tasty tips. This months featured creator started her own business designing & printing edible images for her customers to use on their own creations. Read how Janifer created a great little business for herself.Cake Crumbs with Janifer's Edible Cake Toppers1. How did your edible image business journey begin?Nearly 2 years ago I was speaking with a family member… Read more