Sweet satisfaction for cake business after winning award
Nicole Sexton and Rachel Bowring of Sweet Satisfaction cake designs scooped top cake designers in the South West at South West Wedding Awards. Credit: Rich Lawrence Photography - Credit: Archant
A home-based baking business is enjoying the sweet taste of success after being named the top cake designers in the South West.
Sweet Satisfaction was named wedding cake designer of the year at the South West Wedding Awards, which recognises outstanding service of businesses across the region.
The business is run by Nicole Sexton, a South African living in Sidmouth, and Rachel Bowring, from Offwell, who create wedding and celebration cakes.
Nicole said: “I think it is safe to say we are both still totally surprised, thrilled and delighted!
“We are grateful to our customers for voting for us and so proud of what we have achieved.”
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The winners are chosen by customers who marked the businesses on service, product quality, value for money and commitment to weddings, and then put before a panel of experts for judging.
Nicole added: “Winning this award demonstrates to our customers, as well as to other businesses, our achievements and is also a great endorsement for our existing customers who will be able to mention our award when recommending us.
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“It will certainly help attract more customers as we now have evidence of our reliable and friendly service, which will encourage potential customers to choose us over others.
“Winning this award will hopefully help us grow our business.”
Both women have worked as pastry chefs and said turning their hands to running a cake business came naturally, but their biggest challenge came soon after starting up the business in 2009.
Rachel, who has worked at prestigious establishments including the Savoy Grill and Queen Elizabeth II cruise liner, said: “Our biggest challenges have been running a successful business whilst both raising young children.
“In fact, we both fell pregnant the year after the business was established which wasn’t well planned.
“This year the children started full-time school, so it’s all systems go towards an amazing 2018.
“The dream for our business is to continue to be a successful business so that one day we can have our own premises, and still have that ‘personal touch’, which is what our customers love about us.”
