Meet The Team
Meet The Cake Collegers! All of our cake decorating tutors are renowned bakers and cake decorators, who have many years of professional cake decorating experience. And (we think even more importantly), they are all lovely and will help you feel at ease, even if you’ve not got any cake decorating experience whatsoever.
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Our aim at The Cake College is always to have fun and to teach new skills in a relaxed setting, and everybody that works here helps us achieve that aim.
Stephenie has been baking since she was just 6 years old, when her mum needed to give her something to do in the hope that it might keep her quiet.
As a mother of four fully grown humans and one cheeky dog, Steph loves being busy and helping out. When not working at The Cake College or being pulled along by Gus the unruly pup, she can be found appreciating art and interior design. She loves a decorating project and getting her hands dirty in the garden.
Having spent the last 20 years of her professional life working in education, spending time working at The Cake College is a dream that combines her three great passions (education, design and cake) with having a bit of a natter.
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Clare lives in South Oxfordshire where she first established her wedding cake business in 2017, creating bespoke wedding cakes and desert tables for her clients. Her style reflects her passion for art, design and colour, focussing on bold and contemporary cakes fused with pretty and natural touches.
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Clare has been a tutor at The Cake College since 2018, teaching everything from sugar flowers to the Masterclasses. She loves helping students to realise their cake decorating dreams and build their confidence
When she's not doing something with sugar and butter, you'll find her singing, decorating her house (again) or growing cut flowers in the sunshine (mostly).
Ida is our newest member of our team. She has a strong background in professional pastry, including French pâtisserie training, at Disciples Escoffier. She brings a lot of quiet skill and care into the classroom, as well as amazing patisserie for us to try!
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She’s friendly, calm, and very easy to learn alongside always happy to help, explain, or step in when needed. Ida understands what it’s like to be learning something new, which makes her a great support for students during classes.
Somehow she also seems to know what ingredient or equipment we need before we do!
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Sarah has been baking on and off for as long as she can remember but really only found her forte when she stumbled across someone piping flowers out of buttercream.
She now specialises in all things floral buttercream, from realistic floral cupcakes and celebration cakes to elaborate wedding cakes.
Her passion is in creating flowers that look as real as possible along with teaching others this wonderful, relaxing skill.
When not baking, Sarah can be found wrangling her three young children and one crazy poodle or treading the boards with her local amateur dramatics group. For more of her work, visit her website
Dave’s sourdough journey began during lockdown, when he started experimenting with different loaves, flours, and flavours in his home kitchen.
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What began as baking for family soon grew into baking for friends and neighbours, before evolving into Your Davey Bread, an award-winning microbakery based in Swallowfield, Berkshire.
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Dave is the proud winner of Britain’s Best Loaf 2024 for his Seeded Sourdough, along with Silver and Bronze medals at the 2025 awards, recognising his exceptional skill and dedication to craft baking.
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Alongside his regular baking, Dave now enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for sourdough through hands-on classes, helping others gain the confidence to bake outstanding bread at home.