About Us
Celebrate! Country Cake Design is based in the picturesque market town of Helmsley close to the sweeping moorlands of North Yorkshire. The business was established in 2008 by Rhian Crusher, a professional baker with more than 20 years experience in baking and decorating cakes, and whose inspiration and expertise has led to us getting the accolade of being the leading Wedding Cake maker in the area.
We love to make individual creations that are specifically designed for that special person in your life. If you can think it up we can make it, from five-tier wedding cakes to a hand carved novelty cake– a cake perfect for a baby’s Christening, or a 100th Birthday party.
ABOUT RHIAN
As a Welsh girl, I was brought up on a farm on the West coast near Aberystwyth, surrounded by beef cattle, sheep and Welsh Cob horses. Together with my two sisters, I spent the summers showing ponies and as a teenager I began showing Jacob Sheep very successfully. I have always baked, first on the farm, then later when I studied catering at college before undertaking a three year City and Guilds bakery course in Cardiff.
My passion lies in cake decorating so, while working for a small craft bakery, I took the opportunity to take a further course studying Advanced Sugarcraft for two years (City and Guilds 790). Around this time I began to enter Bakery and Sugarcraft exhibitions, earning several awards. I was Cardiffs Renshaw cup winner in 1990 and was also a finalist in the British Bakers Baking Industry Awards Student Baker of the Year in 1991.
Bakeries and Sugarcraft companies beckoned after college, where I gained invaluable experience. I then had the amazing opportunity to work for a small family bakery in Munich which proved to be a fantastic experience ( Thank you to Pat Bell from Janets Pantry in Rhiwbina for organising it!) before returning to Wales to teach Sugarcraft at Neath College in 1993.
I married Gavin in 1999, and made my home in North Yorkshire. At the time I started my business we had two young boys who – I can’t believe I’m saying this, where does the time go, are now in their late teens and it’s only with the full support of my family that I have been able to realise my dream.
My small-but-perfectly-formed studio is located close to the beautiful Walled Garden near Helmsley Castle and I exhibit cakes at local wedding fairs – when I have the time! The business is now firmly established and we are one of the main suppliers of wedding cakes in the region. My customers come from the length and breadth of the country and are very important to me. I work hard to create a cake that has a Wow! Factor and gain personal and professional satisfaction from being able to contribute to their special Celebration!
I love my job, and I’d love to hear from you. If you have a great idea for a cake please call me on 07974 487644. If you’re a bit stuck, I have photographs for inspiration, and a whole host of possibilities that will help. In the meantime, take a look at out gallery…
I look forward to hearing from you!
Rhian