With a delectable array of recipes in her back pocket, you wouldn't be blamed for thinking that Amelia Ferrier of Melie’s Kitchen has been in the cake game for decades. But at only 15 years of age this self-taught cook has only just begun...
Falling in love with baking at age 7, Amelia now spends her days, when she is not at school or hanging out with friends, creating some of the most beautiful cakes we have ever laid our eyes upon.
The tricky bit will be deciding which of Amelia's delicious flavours to try first. Whether its the towering layers of Caramelized Peach Cake stacked with zesty lime and elderflower curd that takes your fancy, or the Malt Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake drizzled with Amelia's homemade caramel sauce, either way you are in for a treat!
We talked to Amelia about what inspires her wonderful cakes...
What is the idea behind 'Melies Kitchen' and how did it start?
Well I always really enjoyed putting my own spin on recipes and would always add and alter the ingredients, as well as completely embellishing baked goods when decorating.
Since all the cakes on the market were all the same sort of style, I wanted to make cakes that were really cool and unique with lots of detail, which could be easily recognised as an "Amelia Ferrier" cake! And i guess it all stemmed off my instagram as i started gaining a few followers, and then people would start asking me to make cakes and cupcakes for them!
What do you love most about creating beautiful cakes?
I looooove playing around with flavour combinations and adding lots of intricate details when decorating. I'm a very arty creative person so I really enjoy just decorating the cakes and making them look super pretty
What inspires you?
My friends help inspire me and come up with new flavours and so on, but I just tend to look at blogs and Pinterest boards online and research new flavours and ideas.
You use a lot of fresh flowers for decorating - what does this add to your cakes?
Besides the fact that they're really prettyyyyy I just like the fact that they are natural, so it means I'm not using any nasty fondant or artificial ingredients!
Out of all the different flavored cakes you make which is your personal favourite?
Probably the S'more cake or the malt chocolate and banana cake with caramel, chocolate fudge brownie and maltesers!
If you were to create the ultimate milkshake what flavour would it be? And what would it look like?
Probably a toasted Marshmallow, malt and dulce de leche (It's a type of caramel) banana milkshakeeeee!!
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