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J3D Cake Artist (Fondant & Sculpted Cakes Specialist)

Location: Southall, London, UK
Company: Caker Street (Tower Bridge Investments Ltd)
Employment Type: Full-Time, On-site
Salary: Competitive UK market rate, based on experience

About the Role

Caker Street is looking for a highly skilled and professional 3D Cake Artist with strong experience in premium fondant cakes, sculpted cakes, and edible modelling.

This role is ideal for a candidate with UK bakery experience or formal Western-standard training, who can produce clean, high-end finishes and structurally sound 3D cakes for retail and corporate clients.

We are specifically seeking someone who understands UK design standards, professional finishing, commercial bakery workflows, and food-safety requirements.

Key Responsibilities1. Advanced 3D Cake Sculpting

• Design and create complex 3D sculpted cakes in different characters, themes, objects, and shapes.
• Carve cakes with precision to achieve realistic shapes, accurate proportions, and smooth finishes.
• Build internal structures using safe supports, dowels, and armatures for tall, heavy, or complex cakes.
• Produce clean, premium-level sculpted cakes suitable for UK retail and corporate customers.

2. Professional Fondant & Edible Modelling

• Cover cakes with fondant to achieve flawless smooth finishes and sharp edges.
• Create detailed fondant decorations, figurines, characters, and 3D edible toppers.
• Work professionally with fondant, gum paste, modelling chocolate, edible paints, and texture tools.
• Prepare and colour fondant/gum paste accurately to match customer briefs and brand colours.
• Use advanced techniques such as airbrushing, hand painting, texture work, and edible printing where required.

3. Cake Assembly & Finishing

• Assemble cakes with strong structure, clean finishing, and excellent stability.
• Ensure cakes are finished neatly, with no visible cracks, rough edges, stains, or poor joins.
• Collaborate with the design and sales team to bring customer concepts to life.
• Meet daily production schedules and customer deadlines without compromising quality.

4. Quality Control

• Maintain consistent premium finishing across all cakes.
• Check every cake for symmetry, colour accuracy, smoothness, proportion, stability, and presentation.
• Follow Caker Street’s brand standards for novelty cakes, corporate cakes, and personalised celebration cakes.
• Ensure every final product is suitable for professional photography and customer delivery.

5. Client Customisation

• Interpret customer briefs, sketches, reference images, and design ideas accurately.
• Provide practical creative suggestions based on theme, occasion, budget, structure, and feasibility.
• Work with sales/design coordinators to refine complex 3D cake ideas before production.
• Handle corporate cake requirements, logo toppers, branded elements, and custom edible decorations.

6. Hygiene, Safety & Compliance

• Follow UK food hygiene, allergen, storage, and cross-contamination guidelines.
• Maintain a clean workstation, tools, equipment, and production area.
• Properly label and handle edible and non-edible decorative materials.
• Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate is preferred.

Skills & Experience RequiredEssential

• Minimum 2–5+ years professional experience as a 3D cake decorator, fondant artist, or cake sculptor.
• UK bakery/cake studio experience preferred, or equivalent Western-standard commercial cake experience.
• Proven ability to create complex 3D sculpted cakes, fondant figures, and detailed edible toppers.
• Strong hands-on skills with fondant, gum paste, modelling chocolate, edible paints, and professional cake tools.
• Excellent understanding of cake structure, stacking, dowelling, internal supports, and stability.
• Ability to achieve clean ganache finishes, smooth fondant covering, sharp edges, and premium detailing.
• Strong artistic sense, including 3D shaping, colour matching, symmetry, proportion, and fine detailing.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced commercial bakery environment.
• Strong understanding of UK bakery hygiene and food-safety standards.
• A professional portfolio of previous 3D and fondant work is mandatory.

Highly Desirable

• Diploma or certification in Cake Decoration, Patisserie, Baking, Culinary Arts, or Sugarcraft.
• Experience in high-end cake studios, luxury bakeries, or corporate cake production.
• Experience with airbrushing, edible printing, hand painting, and advanced sugarcraft.
• Experience making corporate cakes, branded edible decorations, logo toppers, and themed celebration cakes.
• Understanding of UK customer expectations, current cake design trends, and premium finishing standards.

Important Candidate Requirement

We are looking for a professional cake artist, not a basic cake decorator or home baker.

Applications without a strong portfolio showing 3D sculpted cakes, fondant modelling, sharp finishing, and professional-level work will not be considered.

Candidates may be asked to complete a practical cake decoration trial during the interview process.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £12.21-£14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Application question(s):

• What materials do you prefer for modelling figurines—fondant, gum paste, or modelling chocolate?

What is your relevant experience in 3d fondant cakes and 3d figurines ?

Work Location: In person