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THE OWNER’S MANUAL/WHY&HOW.I.DO.IT
Pearl Esinam Buady
I
OWNER, PEARLITTA LUSH DELIGHTS
am Pearl Esinam Buady from Ghana. I studied BA
(Hons) Accoun?ng & Finance at the University of
West London. I come from a huge family with hree
sisters and a brother. I am a mum to deligh?ul
li?le boy as well as an aunty to two wonderful
nieces & two equally wonderful nephews, I love
both jobs dearly. For me music is good for the
soul so I love all types of music depending on
what mood I’m in when I wake up. One morning with a
gospel, raggae, R&B, Classical or Jazz tune in my head,
then the whole day will be just that. I just love music and
the joy it brings to one’s inner core.
How did you get into cake making?
I grew up helping my mum & elder sister bake so have
loved from the get go. As I grew up I con?nued to pursue
that passion by trying recipes as well as coming up with
my very own recipes.
Did you learn professionally or self taught?
No I did not professionally learn it, everything I do is self
taught but as you never stop learning I will love to learn it
professionally at one point to do even more breath taking
work for my customers.
What inspires you to make di?erent pieces. I get my
inspira?on from everywhere I can ?nd it, inspira?on is all
around us, I love nature its a perfect teacher.
What is special about your pieces?
My work is made with quality ingredients, low fat as well
as low sugar & a lot of love & passion.
Do you eat lots of cake? How do you stay from indulging
yourself and others?
I like the occasional bite, I love seeing others enjoying my
cakes instead.
What’s the best and worst experience you’ve had with
cakes?
I have so so many best experiences but my best is when
a customer ?rst lay their eyes on their cake, that look of
joy is always great for me. Havent actually had any bad
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experiences so far thank God for that & I pray it stays the
same.
Is it art or science?
Baking for me is an art, I come from a family of ar?sts &
studied it for 3 years in Secondary school back home.
Your favorite ingredient?
My favourite ingredient is my secret ingredient, its what
makes people ask ques?ons and set me aside from
others.
How easy is it to work with clients and their choices
weighted against your professional judgement? It is
not always easy weighing my clients choices against my
professional judgement but I always take a bit of both &
hive them be?er than they expect.
What tradi?onal African ingredients do you use?
Unfortunately there are no tradi?onal African ingredients
in my cakes yet but watch this space:)
What’s next for you as a cake maker?
I’m working with some amazing people and have a huge
VIP event to work for shortly so very excited about that
and look forward to what’s to come.
Your sister is a fashion designer. What’s the source of
entrepreneurial talent in your household? Yes, my sister
is the fantas?c, amazing and very talented Eli from House
of Aranu,. The source of our entrepreneurial talent in our
household are our parents who always encouraged us to
explore our God-given talents.
What advice do you have for aspiring cake makers? My
advice to aspiring cake makers & indeed everyone scared
to start something is to try, try and try again if you dont
succeed. Find that inner strength, pray about it, follow it
with ac?on & most of all believe in yourself because then
& only then will others begin to believe in you.
PEARLLITA LUSH DELIGHTS THE IS OFFICIAL CAKE MAKER
TO BEFFTA AWARDS 2013 and you can share in her
deligh?ul crea?ons at BEFFTA 2013 on 0ctober 25 and
October 26 2013.
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