About Us

I started my career in cake decorating in 1991, while working in a patisserie in my hometown of Rochester in Kent. Thrown in at the deep end when the resident cake decorator retired, I had to learn quickly, but I was hooked!

Since that hasty apprenticeship, I have been privileged to study Sugarcraft and Cake Decorating professionally at the prestigious Brooklands College, gaining distinctions to Advanced level. My other studies include inspirational chocolate courses, wedding floristry, and a spectrum of traditional arts and crafts that can be translated into sugar to stunning effect.

Since opening my original Icinghouse premises in Rochester, where I designed and created many of the bespoke wedding and celebration cakes featured in my galleries, I have recently relocated to a new studio in Gillingham, Kent.

Here, I have moved into writing projects for magazines, and I am currently working on a series of downloadable tutorials, plus a diverse range of services and products specifically aimed at home cake makers and sugarcraft enthusiasts.

Because of these new projects, I regret to say that I am no longer able to take on commissions. But please browse my wedding, occasion and chocolate cake galleries, and do check out the new services I will be introducing in the coming months. I hope you will find plenty to interest and inspire you.

Lesley of Icinghouse.