Jackie Thompson is the woman behind the apron at Contemporary Cakes established 24 years ago.
Originally from the UK, Jackie and her family immigrated to Australia 11 years ago.
Jackie has produced food and cakes, which have appeared in various BBC programmes and films including Bridget Jones Diary, Finding Neverlands and Wimbledon.
Jackie runs a successful cake decorating school in Brisbane, Australia. Covering all types of baking and cake decorating classes, in the Australian cake style with clean lines and sharp edges.
Contemporary Cake Designs Book One is her first published book.
In November 2013 Jackie attended the Cakes International UK show to launch her first book and invited as a guest author in the Authors Kitchen, where she demonstrated some designs from her book.
Jackie will also be at the expo with her book, where you can get a signed copy.