3d cakes glasgow
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In 2007, at the age of 22, David Duncan gave up a secure job in the IT industry
and took the first steps to make an old dream come true. David has always had a
strong creative streak; from helping his grandmother bake and decorate the most
beautiful cakes in her kitchen when he was a little boy, to sculpting in clay in
his school’s art department – the seeds were sown that would eventually grow
into the highly successful and award-winning 3D Cakes. From a humble start in
2005, making spectacular wedding cakes for friends and friends of friends in his
kitchen, things accelerated quickly to an ever-expanding business. David is now
one of Europe’s most renowned cake designers, most famous for his
fashion-inspired cakes. David and his team have been honoured to design and
create cakes for HM The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, J.K Rowling, Prince
William, Bon Jovi, Crowded House, and high profile brands including Dior and
Chanel. 3D Cakes Edinburgh won the VOWS (Voted Outstanding Wedding Supplier)
‘Cake Designer’ Award in 2008 & 2009. In 2010 a selection of 3D's wedding
designs featured in the summer issue of VOGUE magazine in the UK. Later that
year, David changed his focus to a previously unfounded niche in the UK market –
creating realistic sculpture cakes. In 2011, the company's fashion inspired
designs were showcased at Copenhagen Fashion Week. In 2012, David expanded into
the field of cake master classes, with 3D Cakes having tutored in excess of
32,000 students to date at the David Duncan Sugarcraft School. A highlight of
2012 was creating a giant cake (a map of Scotland) for Holyrood Palace depicting
HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Tour Route. In April 2013, the team created a
cake for the Royal Yacht Brittania’s 60th Anniversary celebrations, with the
cake being displayed on board the Yacht, in the magnificent State Dining Room.
In September of that year, David was honoured to design a cake for Prince
William, whom gifted the cake to Yao Ming for his birthday and rhino
conservation work. In February 2014, 3D Cakes Edinburgh won both ‘South East
Wedding Cake Designer of the Year’ and the overall ‘Scottish Wedding Cake
Designer of The Year’ at the Scottish Wedding Awards. 2014 was to be a big year
for the team, with their expanding online tutorial service and the brand new
‘David Duncan Cake Supplies’ online store launched in summer 2014 - click here
to visit the site, this also coincided with the launch of the 3D Cakes 24 Hour
Deals website. In March 2015, 3D Cakes again won both the "South East Wedding
Cake Designer of the Year" and the overall "Scottish Wedding Cake Designer of
the Year" at the Scottish Wedding Awards 2015 and were thrilled to again win
‘South East Wedding Cake Designer of The Year’ at the Scottish Wedding awards in
February 2016, were again finalists in the 2017 awards, as well as Runner-Up in
The Confetti Awards 2017. In April of that year, the decision was taken to split
the business with Alannah taking over the Edinburgh business, rebranding as 3D
Cakes Edinburgh, and David starting a new venture in Glasgow, 3D Cakes Glasgow.
In December 2017, the 3D Cakes Edinburgh team were honoured to create a replica
of HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier which David presented to HM The Queen at
the commissioning ceremony for the ship in Portsmouth. 2018 saw the David Duncan
Masterclass Tour begin in Copenhagen, with future tours planned for Paris and
Milan. In early 2019, 3D Cakes Edinburgh were finalists in the Confetti Awards
and again won both the "South East Wedding Cake Designer of the Year" and the
overall "Scottish Wedding Cake Designer of the Year" at the Scottish Wedding
Awards.
