re: How Did YOU Get Started?

I made my first cake when my son was 1 year old, 25 years ago, it was awful, covered with glace icing (icing sugar & water) and coconut, looked dreadful, I was determined not to give up so by his 2nd birthday had bought some books & read up on how to do it properly, his 2nd cake was so much better, got so many compliments then I got the bug, everyone got a cake for their birthday! everyone got christmas cakes as gifts, then people started asking me to make cakes for thm, so I began to advertise & it became a business, I worked from home wwhen my son was young making around 5 or 6 a week. Then decided I wanted a qualification, so went to college once a week for 2 years, I didnt learn anything I didnt know, in fact a lot of it was very old school, royal icing etc, but I got that qualification I wanted!
When my son was 10, I had my daughter, then 2 years later my youngest son, didnt have time for cakes, and started working as a home based child minder, of course I still made family cakes, and got the odd order but I was way too busy for any more than that.
I moved from London to east sussex 8 years ago & no one here knew I made cakes, so apart from the odd cake for my kids I had done nothing for almost 8 years, then last year I posted my daughters cath kidston style birthday cake on ebay & that was it, suddenly everyone knew, but I didnt have much time as I was now working 8-6 shifts in a nursery, but I had to have a hysterectomy last december, and was desperate not to go back to work, which I hated, so I didnt! I got registered again as a home based child carer (child minder) and am now doing that and making cakes in my spare time!! I love it, so much has changed whilst I have been away!!!