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Your cakes are stunning edible sculptures . What are your favourite tools for creating sculpted cakes ?
I love my Clairella airbrush ( which I use on all my cakes ) and also all my Sugarflair dusts . I have one lucky knife tool I couldn ’ t live without also .
Who are your cake idols ?
I have soooo many ! A lot I am lucky enough to call good friends now . I think it ’ s not just big names I look up to – it ’ s also smaller pages who push themselves trying out new tools and ideas . You see their work and gasp as it ’ s so beautiful .
What are your long-term goals for Kaykes ?
I ’ m now mostly teaching students to sculpt and airbrush . I ’ d love to travel the world meeting new cakers and to develop myself as an artist .
What are your top tips for creating realistic-looking designs ?
My best tip would be make what excites you . Always print as many pictures as you can of all different views of the project you are making to get the most realistic copy possible .
Have you ever had a cake disaster ?
OOHHHHHH YES . I think the best is a 4ft by 3ft cake of a mosque for a young boy . I hadn ’ t measured the door so we had to take it out the studio window . We managed to get it in the van , but then we opened the door of the studio and BOOM ! The whole window smashed ! It was a very cold evening waiting for a gentleman to come and help board it up .
Do you have a favourite cake that you have created ?
I really like the chimp I created for the Sugar Carnival at Cake International a couple of months ago . He has his own little personality !
You have a young family - how do you balance your time between your children and your cakes ?
I ’ m very lucky - my four children are young ( the oldest is 10 ) so they have grown up with me caking away till late . They fully enjoy cakes and seeing what can be made . I ’ m also lucky that my partner is hands-on and helps a lot when I have large cakes to finish .
Do you have any advice for decorators starting out in the cake industry ?
My best advice would be - don ’ t give up , EVER ! Cakes , once you have them in your blood , you will never escape . It ’ s a love / hate relationship with cakes – one day you will want to sell all your tools and give up , and then you wake up the next day with a fab idea for your next cake . Also , always follow your heart and find the style that YOU love - it drives you forward .
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