As a child, I wanted to marry a farmer, but no doubt the reality would have been very different to the idyll in my head.

I am proud of my cake-making image but life is not that perfect. There are socks in my fruit bowl.

Spreadable butter is wonderful for cake-making: it's much easier to cream than the block type and slightly lighter because it's blended with oil.

People ask what the secret of a happy marriage is. If there is one, it's 'don't talk about it.

I do enjoy fashion - a lot of runway clothes are pretty unwearable, but if moderated, the trends can be worn by just about anyone.

I think one wants lots of different lives.

Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me - I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the fun of it anymore. But it's an extremely happy and pleasureable business to run because people are generally buying cakes for celebrations.