Welcome to our ‘Greet the Gurls‘ series…

…where we introduce you to the faces behind the emails, organising, costings, baking, decorating, filling preps, creative conceptualising, stock takes and ordering, kitchen deep cleans, the difficult team conversations… those on the receiving end of all your ‘I’m a happy (or not so happy customer’ mails. The sweet and fierce Gurls behind the magic.

Here’s episode three with our Cake Designer, Amber Gemanie.

Q: Where are you from?

A: I am from Ravensmead, Cape Town

Q: What did you do before SLH?

A: Before working at SLH I was a cake decorator at another bakery. After graduating from Culinary School in 2014 I’ve worked in a hotel, a factory and a bakery and there I found my love for cakes.

Q: Top tips for making the smoothest ganache under the sun?

A: Smoothest ganache 🤔 I’d say definitely getting your ratios right and knowing that it might adjust in summer and winter. And using a stick blender!

Q: What’s your favourite type of cake design to work on?

A: I think this is a given… hands down it will be fresh floral designs 🌺🌸🌹

Q: Most cakes you’ve frosted and completed in a day?

A: Wow this is a hard – one mini cakes probably over 30…. And normal website cakes (7-10)

Q: Favourite cake project worked on to date?

A: Any cute cake really that I’ve done. I’m always amazed by how cute simple cakes can be.

Q: What’s your fave sweet treat?

A: DARK CHOCOLATE CARAMEL TART with SALTED CARAMEL and DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE and HAZELNUT PRALINE 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

Q: What’s your fave savoury food or snack?

A: Firstly food is life 🥺 so anything really but if I had to choose I’d say… chips

Q: What do you do when you’re not decorating pretty cakes and treats?

A: Walking the dogs on the beach and playing with my nephew.

Q: If you could go anywhere in the world to visit for a holiday where would you want to go?

A: Cancún, Mexico 🇲🇽

Thats all from our floral kweeeen, Amber! Stay tuned for another Greet the Gurls ‘episode’ soon!

Stay sweet! 😘

The SLH Gurls