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From the instant it hit our screens,Extreme Cake Makers was destinedto be a success; its stars baking,sculpting and icing their wayinto our living rooms five times aweek. Talking to Phil and ChristineJensen, the team behind thehighly successful Penzance basedPeboryon, during the filming ofseries three, their enthusiasm asthey discuss their experience behindjoining the ranks of the nation’sbest loved bakers is infectious.“It’s been an unexpected, joyous,exhausting, exciting ride for us,”says Phil. “We were both nervous atthe start that we might look silly,or people wouldn’t like what we do.Thankfully Boomerang, who filmthe programme, have been verykind in the edit, and people havereacted so positively to the cakeson the show that it feels much lessscary now!”Reflecting on the practical impactof working alongside a televisioncrew, Christine points out that,aside from the unforgiving eyesof the lens watching their everymove, daily activity in the kitchenremains largely unchanged by itsexpanded role as a film set. “At first,filming was weird and unfamiliar,”she recalls. “But three series in,having extra people in the kitchenwith lights and cameras now seemsstrangely normal.” The couplehave also discovered working witha crew who enjoy cake has itsadvantages, when the cameramanbrings along his own tasty bakes,jams and homegrown tomatoes!Able to count fellow Cornishambassador Rick Stein amongsttheir celebrity fans, Phil andChristine are getting used to thelimelight, having also appeared on``````With series three of Extreme Cake Makers due to air soon on Channel 4, Sadie Browncatches up with two of the show’s stars, Phil and Christine Jensen.``````26 | September 2018 http://www.cakedecorationmagazine.co.uk``````another Channel 4 show,Coastal Railways withJulie Walters. However, whilstfilming series two of Extreme CakeMakers, viewers may recall theyfound themselves faced with one oftheir most exciting challenges todate after being commissioned tomake two very special cakes for ThePrince of Wales and The Duchessof Cornwall. They wanted to create``````cakes which would have personalmeaning for the royal couple on theoccasion of their summer 2017 visitto Porthleven, there was never anydoubt that one of these would be arendition of Highgrove House.A cake which can be described usingone simple term – an edible workof art. “Knowing how preciousHighgrove House is to The Prince ofWales and The Duchess of CornwallLIGHTS, CAKE, ACTION!p26-29_Sadie Brown.indd 26 09/08/2018 17:49