Linda Harden, Course director

Experience:

Linda has been cake decorating since 2006. She has an incredible and infectious enthusiasm for sharing her love of decorating with students of all levels and abilities.

Having founded the Whimiscal Cakehouse Academy in Sydney, she recently announced the opening of Whimsical in Brisbane and very much looks forward to meeting as many of you as possible in your quest to improve your cake decorating skills.

Margie Carter, Artistic director

Experience:

Margie is one of Australia’s best known cake artists. A highly accomplished, award-winning artist by trade, her talents shine through in her cake designs. Margie has also exhibited her sculpted cakes at both The Australian National Gallery and The National Gallery Victoria.

Margie has been the creative inspiration behind several worldwide best-selling cake books and has designed cakes for celebrities and royalty.

Exclusively developed for Whimsical Cakehouse, Margie Carter’s Novelty Series caters for all-levels, from the complete beginner to the most advanced cake artist.

Trina Thomson, Brisbane Head Teacher

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Trina Thomson as our Head Teacher in Brisbane. Trina is without doubt one of Austarlia's most talented decorators and we feel very lucky to have her as a key member of our team.

Having received her Bachelor of Fine Arts, Trina worked first as a scenic artist in the film industry before moving on to join a cake studio in Brisbane. She also studied at the Bonnie Gordon School in Toronto, graduating with High Distinctions.

More details coming soon!

Lisa Grech-Staehr, Adelaide Head Teacher

We are very lucky to have Lisa Grech-Staehr heading up the team. Lisa is a wonderfully talented decorator and is very much looking forward to teaching the Whimsical course syllabus to her fellow Adelaide locals.

More details coming soon!

Keira Johnson

Keira has been cake decorating since 2007 and teaches our Cupcake classes. She also has a post-graduate qualification in Adult Education and has found a fantastic outlet that allows her to combine her enthusiasm for cakes and for teaching.

Adele Bourne

Adele is a qualified chef and has been cake decorating since 1993. She has worked in the hospitality industry for all of her working life and this has included running several busy catering operations.

Kim Barlett

Kimmie is a self-confessed ‘Cake Addict’ since she discovered cake decorating 6 years ago. Kimme now teaches our Cupcake classes. She has boundless energy and loves to share her passion for cake decorating.

Mannie Swavley

Mannie keeps everything ticking over smoothly behind the scenes at Whimsical. Many of you will have spoken to her on the phone as she handles your many queries and course requests. She is also a mad keen cake decorator!

Marianne Harvey

Having taught alongside Linda at Planet Cake in Sydney, Marianne has now relocated to Queensland to be one of the driving forces behind Whimsical’s new Queensland base.