article_snippet.sent: A cake-making prodigy is set to be the next Mary Berry as Mary Berry prepares to publish Mary Berry second cookbook.
article_snippet.sent: Already baking at five years old Amy-Beth (left) is pictured with sister Lara-Jayne, 10 .
article_snippet.sent: But it seems the talented young baker gets it all from the talented young baker mother Gillian, who taught Amy and Amy other daughter Lara-Jayne, 22, how to make cakes.
article_snippet.sent: I always preferred to make my own cakes as I knew exactly what was going in my own cakes, my own cakes tasted nicer and my own cakes were (and still are) much appreciated. '
article_snippet.sent: Amy soon wanted to venture out on Amy own and at aged 12 Amy asked if Amy could bake Amy sister Lara-Jayne's cake for Amy 17th birthday. '
article_snippet.sent: I had planned a simple chocolate sponge cake
article_snippet.sent: but Amy, being more adventurous, single-handedly created a two-tiered cake covered in roll-out fondant icing. '
article_snippet.sent: Amy then decorated a simple chocolate sponge cake with heart shaped biscuits on sticks, which later became a recipe in Amy book (lollipop biscuits). '
article_snippet.sent: Amy designed and made a pony-themed cake for a teacher at age 12.
article_snippet.sent: At age 14 Amy was commissioned by another teacher to make a three-tiered lace effect wedding cake.
article_snippet.sent: Amy finally baked a three-tiered lace effect wedding cake in chocolate at age 16 using carrot, pineapple and lemon flavours.
article_snippet.sent: Amy launched a cupcake and cake business at age 13 with the help of Mother, as they both thought they both could make better cakes than what was already out there.
article_snippet.sent: Amy launched a cupcake and cake business at age 13 with the help of Amy mother Gillian, as they both thought they both could make better cakes than what was already out there .