Your Sussex Wedding - Page number 64 - August/September 2021 (Issue 92)

64 GEHYA BATCHELOR, CHIC WEDDING CAKES www.facebook.com/chicweddingcakes A disastrous experience with her own wedding bake led Gehya to night school where she learnt cake decorating, aiming to ensure others wouldn’t need to go through the same disappointment she’d encountered. It wasn’t long before she moved on to undertake further specialist training and entered British Sugarcraft Guild competitions winning gold, silver and many other awards. Keen always to work with the latest techniques, she has most recently undertaken courses in making life-like flowers, tackling perfect sharp edges and mastering the art of ganache – all popular features of modern wedding cakes. TREND PREDICTIONS Gehya says, “I’m finding the rustic look is still popular, as are naked cakes. Although I still receive many enquiries for cupcake towers and three-tier bling bakes. Floral embellishment will always be popular whether they be fresh or sugar. However, certain blooms are poisonous so always check with your cake designer and florist if unsure.” TOP TIP “Please don’t leave the cake until the last minute and remember that good suppliers get booked up early. Be sure to get your name down with your preferred expert and save the date as soon as you know it.” EMMA WICKENS, WICKYWOOWOO CAKES www.wickywoowoocakes.co.uk Emma strives to create not only sweet delicious cakes that are moreish, but also stylish designs that bring two people’s personalities together. She’s been designing and baking cakes since 2012 and in that time has seen many trends, colour palettes and crazy designs come and go; but at the heart of what she does is a passion to wow her customers come what may. TREND PREDICTIONS Emma says, “We’re seeing a rise in textured buttercream effects teamed with aromatic fresh foliage such as herbs, rosemary, lavender and citrus. Individuality is something that’s also seeing a surge. “Ombre colour effects are a popular way of achieving a dramatic look by blending different shades and asymmetrical cakes offer a modern look, playing with off- centre or varying tier heights.” TOP TIP “Find a baker you can connect with and who has the skills and knowledge to turn your style preference and passions into a wow-factor wedding cake.”