Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network August 2015 | Page 161

I decided to set up a page as a gallery
for my cake creations. People soon
knew of my name and associated it
with cakes, so the page name kind of
stuck. One day I would love to change
it to something that really reflects who
I am and the business.
Growing up, I never knew what I
wanted to do once I finished school.
I completed a Bachelor of Business
and landed my first marketing job.
It was not long after I realised that
an office job was simply not for me.
I needed to be able to work with
my hands. I needed something to
channel my creativity.
I am now a qualified pastry chef.
I’ve worked in many bakeries and
patisseries making gourmet cakes,
pastries and desserts. My own
business however, was the only way
I got to play with making fondant
cakes. After struggling to juggle full
time work and weekly orders, I finally
took the plunge in mid-2014 and
decided to focus solely on Cindy’s
Cake Creations.
I enjoy making a variety of sweet treats as well as just cake. I love tailoring
designs to make unique cakes to suit my clients. My favourite is making
realistic looking novelty cakes, but at the same time I do love making beautiful
wedding cakes too. I particularly like cakes that make people go “Wow! That’s
a cake?!” When a client gives me free reign on the design, I believe this is
when I do my best work.
Th e caker life is totally different from anything I’ve done before! I’m sure many
can relate. It is hard work and the most stressful job I’ve ever done. There are
many late nights, early starts and even all-nighters (I’ve stayed up for almost
40 hours straight before. Crazy I know). But as cliché as it may sound, when
you see the client’s face light up, it makes it all worthwhile.

Cindy