The Cake Temple name was a little nod to my great grandparents who during the war would make artificial wedding cake tiers out of wood before icing and adding my great-grandmother's delicious fruitcakes to the top. This was done for people in their community at a time when rationing made it almost impossible to obtain a wedding cake.

My great-grandmother's surname was Templeton, 'Temple' being a place of marriage and ritual so 'The Cake Temple' was born.

I developed my expertise in 2011 in crafting luxurious lavish cakes whilst maintaining the elegance of the traditional but with a modern twist.

My background....

Working on luxury cruise liners throughout my 20s, I got to travel and experience some of the most exotic and exciting places around the world.
I spent my days sunning on white sand beaches sipping cocktails and sightseeing, and by night worked as a casino croupier.
In the latter period of those years I side stepped into selling fine art in onboard auctions.

Upon giving up the cruise life I worked in high-end luxury fashion recruitment in London.
A desk job was not really for me, but it did give me further insight into what is expected in the luxury market and I got to meet some very well-known celebrities in fashion which was fun.

My affair with cake artistry, began in 2007 when I decided to create my own wedding cake and devoured anything I could find on sugar craft and baking. My newly wedded husband quickly became a cake widow!

Skipping to present day, when away from the kitchen I'm either walking my mini dachshund Lylah and the Jaffa Cake stealing whippet Ollie, flicking through high fashion and interior design magazines where I often find inspiration for new cake designs or spending time with my husband and teen daughter.