Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network Sept 2019 Cake! Magazine | Page 52

EXPLAIN WHAT THE BOSS BAKERS MEMBERSHIP
HUB IS AND HOW IT HELPS MEMBERS? My cake
decorating journey started in 2013. As a graphic
designer, I wasn’t feeling creatively fulfilled in my job, so
I naturally started searching for other creative outlets.
Coincidently, the first season of ‘The Great Australian
Bake Off’ launched to air on tv’s across the country. Their
first episode? Cupcakes. I was immediately hooked and
so began my amazing journey into the cake world.
After a couple of years of cake decorating as a hobby,
I officially opened my business ‘Commie’s Cupcakes’
in 2015. I was known for creating intricate, edible art
on cupcakes. Soon after I opened, I started to receive
requests for cake classes. So in 2016 I created and
taught my first in-person Beginners Cupcake Class, and
that’s where I discovered my love for teaching.
I love helping people find their confidence in cake
decorating and guiding people to become the master
cake maker they always wanted to be. This type
of passion has lead me to launch my Boss Bakers
Membership Hub - my new online class platform!
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MEMBERSHIP
SITES? By lifting the lid/oven door on 7 years of design
knowledge and over 5 years of decorating skills, my Boss
Bakers Membership Hub has been uniquely created with a
focus on ‘design’ skills, so cake decorators can access the
exact process required to TRULY up their cake game and
create cakes like a pro.
My online classes are like the missing piece in a puzzle. It’s
one thing to know how to make cake decorations and cover
a cake. It’s another thing entirely to know how to create a
visually engaging and intentional cake design that truly
‘wow’s’ an audience. This is where my online classes come in.
No more guessing games, or trying to ‘wing it’.
By diving deep into the ‘why’ behind each cake design,
rather than just techniques commonly covered in other online
courses, cake decorators will learn how to make meaningful, considered decisions at each step of the
cake decorating process. By learning how to create and place each decoration with intention, their new
cake designs will be not only be stunning, but designed with purpose.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT
RUNNING ONLINE CAKE DECORATING
CLASSES? I love that I have the opportunity to
teach and interact with people from around the
globe. I find it crazy that someone in Ireland (for
instance) can access my videos and benefit from
my content. I would never have imagined that
would happen. It’s so rewarding!
WHERE DO YOU FIND INSPIRATION FOR
YOUR DESIGNS & CLASSES? The inspiration
for my classes tend to come from my own past
experiences, but are also highly influenced by
what my Boss Baker members are currently
struggling cake-wise.
For my own cake designs, I always find looking
at other people’s cake work tends to stunt my
own creativity. So instead I follow people from
other industries that inspire me and help me
to grow and flourish. This could be anything
from polymer clay jewellery to abstract park
sculptures. Some of my best ideas come from the
most unexpected of places!
WHAT LEVEL OF EXPERTISE WOULD ONE
NEED TO BENEFIT FROM THE BOSS BAKER
MEMBERSHIP & CLASSES? The Boss Baker
Membership Hub is perfect for newbies and
those of us decorating at a more intermediate
level. There’s ALWAYS more to learn! Especially
when it comes to cake design.