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We are thrilled to be featuring one of our international customers this month. Located in the beautiful Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga, Vortex Cakes is making a name for themselves with their custom designed cakes featuring edible images. Lucinda Cocker is the driving force behind the business. A business born from love, her vast array of cakes for all occasions are now in high demand locally.1. How did your cake/sweets/business journey begin?O… Read more

1. How did your cake/sweets/business journey begin?I suppose my journey really began just after I had my first child Owen, 7 years ago. It was my mum's 70th birthday two weeks later and I decided to have a go at making her birthday cake. I made her a fondant covered cake of a pond with frogs (very random). It was the first time I had used fondant and I really enjoyed being creative. Since then I always offered to make cakes for friends kids birth… Read more

Self-confessed workaholic Beck Hemmingway's fond childhood memories of baking with her Grandma, along with a contented first baby saw her love for baking morph into a successful cake business of her own Caked By Beck. Here Beck shares with us her story and how she manages to keep her workaholic self in check.1. How did your cake/sweets/business journey begin?I grew up on a rural property and my Grandma lived on the same grounds... I spent a… Read more

Amy Rutherford of Cakes by Amy Rutherford is the purple locked lass taking the Dubbo, NSW cake world by storm - one delicious cupcake at a time. If you've seen any of Amy's Insta stories you'll know she is one passionate, bubbly and talented cake maker. Here Amy shares with us a little of her back story and some healthy insights into how she keeps small business burnout at bay. 1. How did your cake/sweets/business journey begin?… Read more