Food_Heaven_-_October_2019

Kim-Joy

The Great British Bake Off 2018

finalist spills the beans on her new

book and her plans for the future...

COFFEE AND CAKE WITH...

and over, but need to keep tweaking it!

I overcame it by reminding myself that

this is a dream come true, and nowhere

near as stressful as the Bake Off was!

There is far less pressure. And actually

I quite enjoy being at home alone baking,

so writing the book was overall a joy.

Where do you get your inspiration

from and what is your

design process?

I get inspiration from everywhere! Art,

f lavours from travelling, bakes I come

across, stories, colours and patterns.

Whenever I get a new idea I try to note

it down. Sometimes I will make it right

away, and sometimes it’ll get buried in

my brain for a while and then I’ll make

it ages later. If I come across a n image

I find really inspiring on my phone, I’ll

a lways screenshot it too.

I love to create stories in

my ba kes, so I t r y

to think about

how I can weave

that in. I want

people to look at my

bakes and identify

with a character

in there!

How would you

sum up your style

in three words,

and why?

Colourful, quirky

and fun. I think my

style of dress and

style of baking are

pretty similar

too! So I guess

that would

describe both.

I love colour

because it just

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"I love to

create stories

in my bakes!"

KIM-JOY

Congratulations on your new

book Kim-Joy! Can you tell us a

little bit about it?

Thank you! I’m so beyond excited about

it! It’s everything I love about baking and

decorating, all in one book! So

everything is decorated, but there’s a

mi x t ure of d if f icult y levels so ever yone

c a n g ive it a go. A long w it h beaut if ul

pictures (including step-by-step

pics!), illustrations and feel-good

motivational quotes. I wanted

it to be informative and fun,

but a lso I wa nted it to be a

lit t le bit more t ha n just your ord ina r y

ba k ing book. I wa nted it to feel a lmost

magical and make you feel happier and

calmer as you look through it. And I’m

so pleased because we’ve achieved

exactly that! The whole team at

Quadrille have been amazing.

Did you face any challenges when

creating your book and how did

you overcome them?

You can feel a little pressured when

w r it ing a book on your ow n at

home. Especially when

you’re trying to

make the same

thing over