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Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes ltd is a cake bakery based in Uxbridge, England. It was founded by Valeri Quiencen Valeriano and Maria Christina Ong on June, 2011. The company initially started selling cakes and cupcakes in their first few years then shifted to teaching cake decorating internationally,[1] as well as authoring a number of books on the topic.[2] They use only buttercream as their decorating medium.[3]
History[edit]
Valeriano and Ong moved to London from the Philippines in 2008 to work in nursing,[1] but were forced to take odd jobs after the recession hit.[3] Although they had no prior experience,[3] they started cake decorating professionally after making cupcakes for friends,[4][5] and founded Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes in 2011.[6] After selling their cakes at fairs and picking up silver and bronze medals at the Cake International Show in 2012,[7] they were asked to run teaching demonstrations,[6] and this led to teaching cake decorating full time.[8][7] Valeri and Christina have published four books.
Published books[edit]
- The Contemporary Buttercream Bible, David & Charles, 2014, ISBN 1446303977
- 100 Buttercream Flowers, 2015 , ISBN 1446305740
- Buttercream One Tier Wonders, David & Charles, 2016, ISBN 1446306216
- Buttercream Flowers For All Seasons, SewandSo, 2018, ISBN 144630664X
References[edit]
- ^ a b Co, Alina R, (February 14, 2013) "Pinay cake artists hitting sweet spots in London", GMA Network. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Filipino Flower Power", (April 30, 2015), Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines.
- ^ a b c "Learn how success came to world-famous Pinays behind the prettiest cakes", (June 21, 2017), Daily Star Ph, Philippines. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Listed Season 3: The Story Behind The UK's Famed Queen Of Hearts Couture Cakes", ABS-CBN. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Chamberlain, Zoe. (March 16, 2017). "See how to decorate a cake in less than two minutes!", Birmingham Mail. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Guno, Niña V. (June 11, 2017) "Learn how success came to world-famous Pinays behind the prettiest cakes", Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Camara Ropeta, Patrick. (December 10, 2012). "Pinay duo's couture cakes win in UK baking contest", ABS-CBN. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Fenix, Micky. (September 25, 2014). Two Filipino women make a worldwide splash with their buttercream wonders", Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 13, 2018.