Alice grew up in a riverside town in Essex. At 15 years old, while recovering from a back operation for scoliosis and no longer able to do sport, she turned her hand to baking – and perfected the fruit pavlova while she was living in New Zealand in her early 20s, where she also attended art school. After returning to the UK, she trained to be a Geography teacher. Now living in East London, she uses cakes in her lessons – demonstrating everything from coastal erosion to volcanic activity. She loves making highly decorative layered cakes for her friends and family. Her baking style is intricate and delicate, full of flavour and enthusiasm – and has to make people go ‘wow!’