Former social housing accountant reinvents herself as queen of cakes in Hillsborough

A former accountant who turned her talents to cake making full time after recovering from a brain tumour is going from strength to strength.
By Nigel Booth
Published 5th Jun 2019, 17:47 GMT
Updated 6th Jun 2019, 11:48 GMT
Qualified sugarcrafter Gill Smith with her studentsQualified sugarcrafter Gill Smith with her students
Qualified sugarcrafter Gill Smith with her students

After getting a professional qualification in sugarcrafting Gill Smith, who is now 62, opened a shop –Those Finishing Touches – in 2012 at Holme Lane she opened in 2012 and subsequently her sugar craft school next door.

On June 15 she will host a launch party to officially rebrand the shop as The Cake Shop.

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Gill, who was an accountant in social housing for almost 20 years before her brain tumour made her reasses life before her reinvention, said: “ I started with one employee but now have four and we are a happy little team.”