Hello, my name is May Clee-Cadman. I am a cake designer and I have my own wedding cake company based in London. My day's are busy, and amongst many other tasks they include liaising with wedding organisers and clients, cake design and baking. I am often out and about in the city flitting between meetings at some of London's most beautiful venues, such as Claridges, The Dorchester and The Berkeley. If I have a minute spare, I may drop in on a friend for a chat and a welcome 'refresher'... but wherever I go I'm always on the lookout for new ideas and inspiration. I delight in the part that I play in the lives of lovers and so my blog is focused around my life, around weddings. You will find recipes, baking tips and creative ideas for your own cakes, as well as many gift ideas and personal recommendations. If you'd like to know a little more about me then please read on...

I grew up in an old rambling house in the Cotswold's and since childhood I have loved baking and cake decorating. On a summer's day you would find me in the garden making mud pies topped with primroses and trying to find my own formula for crystallizing rose petals. When I was old enough I moved from the garden to the kitchen, baking Victoria sponges in our old Rayburn. I became official baker for all family events and most days after school I would whisk up a new recipe.

I headed off to university where I studied 'Art and Design History' and along the way I flirted with the music industry. I sang backing vocals for Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and generally I had a lot of fun, eventually marrying a musician! But the music world wasn't as flowery and pink as I'd have liked it to be and I was continually drawn back to the cake kitchen. I decided to start my own cake company and I earned extra money by working for the Queen at Buckingham Palace. In 2003 I established Maisie Fantaisie.

I've come a long way since my childhood days in the garden and like a fairy tale my mud pies have been transformed into beautiful wedding cakes. As a craftswoman, the lines and forms that make my cakes unique and special are perfected with my own hands and I am dedicated to using the purest ingredients and utilising seasonal produce. Maisie Fantaisie has appeared in 'You and Your Wedding', 'Brides' magazine, 'Wedding' magazine, 'Cosmo Bride' and 'The Sunday Times' and also on the BBC, Channel four and ITV. I have had two books published and I supply some of the most prestigious venues in London and the UK.