Our Story
Hello, I’m Jess!
I'm the owner and founder of One Part Love Bakery.
I am fortunate enough to spend my days making incredibly beautiful cakes for some of the biggest, and most important days of my clients lives. I am incredibly lucky to have found something that sets my heart on fire and excites me every day. I adore what I do and I hope you can see this through every thoughtfully crafted cake that leaves our cake studio.
I am hugely inspired by nature, using my artistic skills to bring in elements of texture, natural imperfections and rustic beauty. I love using seasonal flowers, either fresh, dried or pressed which I arrange on your cake in our own unique way.
I run our boutique cake design studio from our small premises in Dry Drayton, Cambridge and serve the surround counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. I have grown One Part Love over the last 6 years from a one-woman show to a small team of people that help me to continue living the cake dream!
Why Cakes?
I’ve always been the creative type. At school art was my favourite subject and looking back I probably should have done art at University but I lacked confidence and didn’t believe I could make a career of it. So instead I studied law where the only colours are black and white. After graduating, I fully believed I had left all form of imagination behind and the only thing I felt like I gained was a pair of glasses and some good friends. Yet, I think every law student has a moment where they think they can change the world or make a difference, and this desire seemed to stick with me. To me, this translated into a need to do more than a 9-5, to grow, create and be passionate about something again. I wanted to do something different and inspire others to do the same.
It was in this place I re-found my creativity and stepped out into the business world armed with my mum’s kitchen aid and a Delia Smith cook book.
I am a late comer to baking and completely self-taught. I have learnt a lot from my mum and grandma, who are fantastic cooks, but it’s also been a process of trial and error. However, I strongly believe anything is possible if you try hard enough and One Part Love was born through patience, determination and a willingness to try.
I’m am often found faffing with flowers, I am surrounded by cook books (filled with sticky tabs) and I am addicted to taking photos of my dogs and the great outdoors (yes they have their own insta incase you were wondering!).
Welcome to my little corner of the world. Give me a follow if you want to see more of what I’m up to!
