Beerwah cake maker takes home top prize
By Kirra Livingstone
ABOUT five years ago, Beerwah local Prappassorn Savage opened a home bakery after attempting to bake a Peppa Pig cake for her daughter’s birthday.
Since then, she has been slowly growing her business: ‘Sweet Daisy’ (named after her daughter), baking cakes of all shapes, sizes and mind-blowing designs.
Now, the baker is making waves in the international cake scene.
On April 11, Prappassorn won first place for the animal kingdom category and won a gold certificate for standard and quality at the ACADA International Cake Show Australia.
Her cake was inspired by her dog, Rosie, which she also used as inspiration for her application last year.
“Last year I won second place in the animal category and got a bronze certificate for the standard,” she said.
“I couldn’t believe it when I found out that I won, that my hard work and experience paid off.”
The icing on the cake for Prappassorn, which makes her business stand out from the rest, is the Pandan Chiffon cakes she bakes.
This is a traditional Thai cake made from the plant Pandan, which gives the cake a natural sweetness, fluffy texture and a green inside.
With a background in hospitality since moving to Australia about ten years ago, it was a no-brainer to go into the sweeter side of the industry.
“I have worked all around the hinterland in Thai restaurants, I have worked in Mooloolah, and even here in Beerwah,” she said.
“When I started baking, I had a rough understanding of what goes into it, especially since I would make Thai desserts when I was working in restaurants.”
She is based in Beerwah, and when she decided to open a baking business, she invested into it by purchasing a mobile kitchen trailer, which is set up on Beerwah Parade.
“Our house isn’t big enough for me to do all my baking and hold all my tools, store my cakes and so on, so hopefully one day the aim is to rebuild our home, and build a bigger kitchen that I can bake and work in, and I’m also looking at buying some more baking machines to make creating my realistic cakes easier,” she said.
Congratulations, Prappassorn!
kirra@gcnews.com.au