Meet The Team
At Sugar & Ice we pride ourselves on bringing together the best cake decorators in Leicestershire so that we are able to make amazing cakes each and every day, you can meet our wonderful team here.
Debbie
How did you get into cake decorating?
I got into cake decorating when my siblings were small and I wanted to surprise them with a homemade cake (it was a football pitch with green coconut grass, chocolate finger fencing, and borrowed Subbuteo men – now you know how old they are!!). When I created my first commissioned cake I disliked it so much that I kept hiding it at the venue, I was 13 and it was a christening cake, I’m pleased to say that I’ve improved greatly since then and we all have to start somewhere!
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Carrot Cake
What is your favourite style of cake?
I really like a mix between classic styles and the quirky novelty cakes its great seeing people’s faces when they come into collect something we’ve made.
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
As I receive all the trade catalogues first, I get very excited about the new products on the market and get frustrated when we can’t get them in quick enough. I know we have some fantastic ranges coming in soon such as new candles and a variety of flavourings.
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
I love making the sugar models and the novelty cakes. But I really love being able to work in a store with so many lovely customers and a great team which means it hardly feels like work at all!
Cyril St. Store
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Jacqui
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Emma
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michelle
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lynn
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Alison
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Abbi
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Jacqui
How did you get into cake decorating?
When our children were young, I would make sugar cookies for them, which then grew into a love for all things made from sugar!
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Red Velvet
What is your favourite style of cake?
I love all wedding cakes, it's the romance surrounding them
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
Any, I'm pretty new to the team so I'm constantly finding new products to try
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Sugar flowers, they take a while but are so beautiful
Emma
How did you get into cake decorating?
Having more time on my hands when my special needs son left school, I spent it making cakes. I love cakes and enjoy making people smile with my creations.
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Carrot cake
What is your favourite style of cake?
I love all novelty cakes
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
Air brushing looks so beautiful but really simple when you know how
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
I enjoy all areas of my work at Sugar & Ice
michelle
How did you get into cake decorating?
Baking with my mum as a child
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Carrot cake!
What is your favourite style of cake?
Novelty cakes
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
Love the shell and shine by dinkey doodle
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Experimenting with different cake decorating techniques like painting cakes.
lynn
How did you get into cake decorating?
I got into cake decorating by making my daughter’s 1st birthday cake (that was 16 years ago!)
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Anything with chocolate
What is your favourite style of cake?
I like the naked cakes with fruit on them
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
I am looking forward to using the Sugar and Crumbs icing sugars
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Giving customers advice about products, giving them easier and more practical ways of doing things
Alison
How did you get into cake decorating?
Making my daughter’s birthday cakes, my mum had always made mine and I wanted to carry on the tradition.
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Salted Caramel
What is your favourite style of cake?
Children’s novelty cakes
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
Whole cake stencils, some of the effects are amazing!! I’ve never actually used a stencil!
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Taking customer cake orders – helping them to decide upon and create a really personalised cake for the recipient.
Abbi
How did you get into cake decorating?
I got into cake decorating with my mum a few years ago, it has been passed down the family as my great grandad used to make cakes as well.
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Classic vanilla sponge is my favourite but chocolate is always a nice treat
What is your favourite style of cake?
Cupcakes are my favourite, they're simple but you can always add your own twist
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
Anything! Using new products is always a challenge but the end result is worth it
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Finding out about new products first! I can't wait to try them out.
Coalville Store
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Sandra
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Kathryn
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Salena
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Rosie
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Rachel
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Karis
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Sandra
How did you get into cake decorating?
Bought a book and it progressed from that
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Carrot cake (I’m addicted)
What is your favourite style of cake?
Old fashioned (like me!) with sugar flower sprays and pillars
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
Rather like the new alphabet plunger cutters lower and upper case, they make life easy for people who can’t or don’t want to pipe.
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Sugar flowers and teaching customers how to do them. why not check out our courses by clicking here
Kathryn
How did you get into cake decorating?
I would bake with my Grandma, as the oldest grandchild I’d help her decorate everybody else’s cakes, I then went on to enter a cake competition at the school fete with a Mr Blobby cake! I went to university to study art, and made cakes
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Coconut, or lemon, or lemon and coconut… Or if it comes with a cup of tea then any flavour is good!!
What is your favourite style of cake?
Anything sparkly or shiny! Novelty cakes with lots of detail and intricate modelling.
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
I like the new ‘sprinkletti’ so look forward to seeing more colour contributions in that range.
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Novelty cakes and making models are the things I most enjoy doing. It’s lovely talking to the customers and being able to help them and give them confidence in what they’re doing and to see the results afterwards.
Salena
How did you get into cake decorating?
Making cakes for family & friends
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Chocolate
What is your favourite style of cake?
Boho, hand painted, sculpted
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
Marvellous moulds, evil cake genius stencils
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Painting and sculpting cakes
Rosie
How did you get into cake decorating?
Inspired by my mother, so I’ve baked since I was a small child and would bake and decorate for family members.
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Chocolate! The richer the better
What is your favourite style of cake?
Colourful cakes
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
PME natural colours
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Making decorations, I enjoy the process of transforming an iced cake into a creation that makes people smile.
Rachel
How did you get into cake decorating?
Started making cupcakes for my kids and progressed to family and friends, then eventually to bigger cakes.
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Carrot Cake! 5 slices = 5 a day right?!
What is your favourite style of cake?
Concrete cake with chocolate sails
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
New sprinkletti products
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Interacting with the customers and seeing their reactions when they collect the cake
Karis
How did you get into cake decorating?
I used to love making cakes with my grandma, it was so facinating and lots of fun, I enjoy making cakes and surpsing people.
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Chocolate
What is your favourite style of cake?
Novelty, it's so interesting how they're made
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
I am looking forward to all the new products which will be exciting additions to the shop
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
I enjoy helping customers in the best way I can and seeing all the amazing cakes being created.
Behind The Scenes
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Clive
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Sophie
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Clive
How did you get into cake decorating?
I was introduced to cake decorating when I married my wife Debbie!
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Simnel Cake
What is your favourite style of cake?
Novelty cakes, with a twist
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
THIS WEBSITE!
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Being shown all the photos of the brilliant cakes the teams in the shops are making!
Sophie
How did you get into cake decorating?
I grew up surrounded by cake decorators, so it’s definitely in my blood now.
What is your favourite flavour cake?
Death by chocolate with more chocolate! –although I like all the flavours we sell they’re so tasty!
What is your favourite style of cake?
I really like cakes with sugar flowers or icing models on, they always look so lovely and personalised
What new products are you looking forward to seeing / using?
I don’t get to spend much time in the actual shops, so whenever I look around them I’m wanting to try everything new! I like using all the new flavours for baking (I’ve heard we have some natural flavours coming in soon!)
What do you enjoy doing most at work?
Working on this website project! It’s been great fun, I also love sharing photos and videos with our customers.