The Vase Cake Masterclass
@dawnweltoncakeschool
Teaching this cake was a very special moment to me…. Very. Amongst the glittery cool Instagram world, behind the scenes, most people prefer not to share the down moments of their lives. Might be bad for business? Who knows.
For me, I’m achieving a time in life where I wonder what my existence is suppose to bring to this world of ours. And here is my most up to date realisation - the hope that my story can help and heal others.
I made this cake for Irma and Goran’s wedding and they gave me free rein to bring something amazing to life. Christie from
@hausofhera__ and I embraced a stunning concept for the cake and together, we made magic with
@bloodwoodbotanica . But what you don’t know, is that this cake brought light to a very dark moment in my life. A moment when everything became too much, and all I wanted to do was to quit and hide. I almost closed the cake business. It was that sad.
But, you see, I have been blessed with very special people in life, who are there to help me lift up when I’m about to fall and give up. Surrounded by a lot of love and kindness, I allowed myself to take a moment to disconnect from all the noise in life, and live in the moment, just the moment. And just like that, I surrendered to the healing of cooking in my life, the beauty of my craft. After 3 months of battling negative thoughts, the Vase Cake became the mark of the end of a dark moment and the start of a time full of gratitude and kindness towards myself. I sat in my studio for 3 days making this cake, listening to classical music and enjoying the bless of doing what I love in life - cooking is healing, and sharing it with others is a blessing to me.
To you amazing students that I had the pleasure to share the Vase Cake with - I saw you, I drifted away with you. I healed with you and I felt in peace with you. In the stillness of the Vase Cake design process, hope became a part of us, our hearts. And this is what I will hold on to, more than anything else - the immense gratitude to have you guys with me in my cake journey so we can all heal together! I am forever grateful to all of you! 🤍