ABOUT
GILLIAN HAW
Sometimes it takes having a baby for you to realise your passion...
I was living in Camden Town, London, UK when I made my first fondant cake. It was November 2014 and my daughter's first birthday. For some reason I got it in my head that making a fondant Winnie The Pooh cake would be easy. It wasn't. It took hours and stressed me out. But, to my absolute amazement, I pulled it off. Somewhat. And not only that, I loved every minute of it!
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In March 2016, three months after my son was born, we moved back to my native South Africa and eventually, to cut a long story short, set up home in Sandton, Johannesburg.
With two kids, returning to a job as an Executive Assistant in a corporate environment just wasn't something I wanted to do. And by this stage I'd made a few more cakes and fondant figures that were starting to look... well... almost professional...
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Taking a leap of faith, I set up Gorgeously Caked from home. I feel I've come such a long way since then. And I couldn't have imagined how I'd be supported and embraced. Not only by my amazing clients, whose faces I love to see when they collect their cakes, but also by the community of home bakers already established in this great city.
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I'd love to be your next baker. Thank you for putting your trust in me. I won't let you down.
My First Four Cakes
