Katherine Sabbath is a self-taught cake maker whose colourful and creative cakes brighten up people’s newsfeeds on a daily basis.
She is also aware that when many parents decide they want to make cakes from scratch for their little one’s birthdays, things can become immediately and incredibly stressful.
Speaking to FEMAIL, the Sydney native passed on her tips for cake baking and making your little one’s birthday or event go as smoothly as possible.
Katherine Sabbath is a self taught cake queen and she has shared with FEMAIL how others can follow in her footsteps (pictured)
Katherine’s first tip was that you don’t need to leave everything until the day to make a cake:
‘Feel free to bake cakes ahead of time, wrap in cling wrap, freeze, and then thaw when needed,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.
‘It’s been proven that mud cakes taste even better after freezing and thawing, due to the condensation making the taste and texture more rich. This also works well for buttercream.’
This means that you can prepare most of the cake the night before and the only thing left to do on the day is decorate.
When it comes to decorating, Katherine said you need to get your hands on a few tools:
‘For decorating, invest in a trusty cake scraper and definitely a cake turntable – they both can be found at very affordable prices and make life so much easier when it comes to decorating cakes,’ she shared.
When she posts a new picture to Instagram people are often left salivating thanks to Katherine’s creations (pictured)
‘For decorating, invest in a trusty cake scraper and definitely a cake turntable – they both can be found at very affordable prices and make life so much easier,’ Katherine recommended
If you’re making a cake for a child’s birthday party she recommends baking it the night before
‘Get to know your oven, because they all behave differently,’ she also advised.
Once you have the basics of cake-making down, Katherine explained it’s important to work on improving your skills if you want to get better, or if you want to make a name for yourself.
She recommended that you make sure you highlight what makes your cakes unique and don’t forget that practice makes perfect.
‘Seek constructive feedback from those you respect and allow yourself to be inspired by whatever it is that you love,’ she said.
‘Also, it definitely helps to brush up on photography skills for the sake of your own portfolio.’
Once you have the basics of cake-making down pat Katherine explained it’s important to work on improving your skills if you want to get better
She recommended that you make sure you highlight what makes your cake unique
Katherine’s career in cake started when she swapped her job as a high school teacher in 2015 to focus on the passion that she couldn’t keep at bay.
‘High school teaching was a wonderfully rewarding role, but I’ve always loved baking as a hobby, so I spent A LOT of time practising my baking and cake decorating during any spare moment,’ she said.
‘The prospect of a new career admittedly caught me by surprise at first, but thanks to being able to share my work on Instagram with other like-minded people and saying YES to exciting opportunities, baking as a career happened serendipitously.’
‘Seek constructive feedback from those you respect and allow yourself to be inspired by whatever it is that you love,’ she said
‘It’s such a pleasure to bake for those you love and even better when you’re invited to the party,’ Katherine said
Katherine’s love affair with baked treats started during her own school days where she would bake cakes for friends
While Katherine’s baking repertoire is varied, it is her bright cakes topped with colourful sprinkles, lollipops and fairy floss that attract the most attention.
Katherine previously told Daily Mail Australia that her love affair with baked treats started during her own school days.
‘I’d make simple cupcakes for my friends’ birthdays, and share them on the playground during recess,’ she said.
‘I started with packet mixes, and then in university I learned how to make cakes from scratch from my mother’s cookbooks.
‘I was baking for fun, and through trial error, I became good.’
While Katherine’s baking repertoire is varied, it is her bright cakes topped with colourful sprinkles, lollipops, and fairy floss that attract the most attention
‘I started with packet mixes, and then in university I learned how to make cakes from scratch from my mother’s cookbooks,’ she said
At the beginning of her cake-making journey, Katherine’s Instagram followers were slowly beginning to climb, but now she has more than 406,000 fans.
Katherine makes cake-making look and sound like a breeze, but a lot of time, energy and thought goes into each one of her cakes.
Each sugary treat takes approximately one to two days depending on the size and the difficulty of the cake.
‘Maybe one day of prep work, ingredient shopping, making the different layers, fillings, and elements of the cake, and then a few hours the next day assembling and decorating,’ Katherine told FEMAIL.
‘I try not to spend more than three days in total on a cake.’
At the beginning of her cake-making journey, her Instagram followers were slowly beginning to climb, but now she has more than 406,000 fans
Each one takes approximately one to two days depending on the size and the difficulty of the cake
Katherine also explained that how much thought she puts into a cake before she bakes it all depends how much time she has at hand.
‘Sometimes I make the cake flavours and design up as I go along, and other times, especially with wedding cakes, the design has been planned weeks and even months in advance,’ she said.
She shared that her favourite cakes to make are rich chocolate or zesty lemon cakes for her friends and family.
‘It’s such a pleasure to bake for those you love and even better when you’re invited to the party,’ Katherine said.
Katherine is inspired by a variety of things, including art, design, fashion and cookbooks
Flavour and good quality ingredients are the main things that inspire her spectacular creations.
‘I’m also inspired by art, design, fashion, the cookbooks I read growing up, and the beautiful natural environment around us,’ she said.
Katherine’s final piece of advice? To focus on flavour first.
‘The biggest shame when baking a cake is wasted cake,’ she explained.