![]() No single cake has been more popular than the others but the Kransakaka is one of the most popular ones and I’m often asked to decorate it with a waterfall of sugar flowers. It was certainly tricky to incorporate it all, along with loads of sugar flowers but it worked. So, we had two penguins based on a John Lewis Christmas advert from a few years ago – obviously dressed in bridal finery – one puffin as a nod to getting married in Iceland and their three-legged rescue cat named Cheeky sitting on a tartan rug to show their Scottish background. One of the most entertaining cakes I ever made was for a delightful Scottish couple who wanted a traditional Icelandic kransakaka (marzipan cake in concentric rings) but decorated with personal details from their lives. What was the trickiest design you have had to make? I try very hard to create the cake of their dreams and to obviously make it taste divine too. I love interacting with the couples personally – we send loads of emails back and forth with ideas for flavorings, color schemes, decorations, and so on. How do you translate your design ideas into cake form?Ī lot of my designs are based on what the bridal couple wants. ![]() I got a phone call the next day, asking if I was interested in becoming the wedding cake baker for Hotel Rangá. I had 2 hours to mend and make new sugar flowers to a three-tier cake and I managed it with the bride walking in as I placed the last flower. I had actually never done wedding cakes before but she needed help with repairing some damage to a wedding cake. In September 2015 I was approached by the wedding planner at Hotel Rangá, who had heard that I made cakes. When did you first start making wedding cakes? Iceland is definitely a hot venue right now and I think that as people strive to find more and more unconventional places to get married in, Iceland automatically comes to mind. Obviously, having done a few “northern lights” cakes, it’s clear that they are a big inspiration for couples. Gina working on one of her beautiful cakes at Hotel Rangá Many couples choose Iceland for their wedding, why do you think this is? The seasons are very clearly marked here and it is amazing to see the changes from one to the next. It’s a country of big skies and absolutely stunning – I love its stark beauty. Iceland fulfills that hankering for Africa. I’m an eight-generation African and love the open spaces of Africa. ![]() What about your surroundings inspires you? ![]()
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