Bake space for a rising star

A TALENTED baker whose incredible "Pirates of the Caribbean" cake scooped gold has set her sights on more success after investing in a new studio.

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Luxury cake designer Helen Searle-Jones with John Lyon of Rubicon Garden Rooms

Award-winning cake designer Helen Searle-Jones, from Hope, in Flintshire, wowed judges at last year's Cake International with her epic sea monster scene, showing a huge Kraken dragging Captain Jack Sparrrow's Black Pearl pirate ship beneath the waves.

Now the mum-of-three, who runs Searle Jones Cake Design, is returning to the world's biggest cake design competition at the NEC in Birmingham - this time not just to compete but also to take centre stage as a demonstrator.

Helen's chances have been boosted by the tailor-made studio she had installed by Rubicon Garden Rooms, which she now uses as her creative kitchen, teaching space and cake design hub.

The bespoke building, created by the company based on the CheshireNorth Wales border in Penyffordd, has transformed her business, allowing Helen to craft ever more ambitious edible masterpieces - from dragons and racing cars to lifelike dogs and luxury wedding cakes.