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Jilly's Charity Cupcakes Custom made cakes and cupcakes made to order for any occasion
Eggless cakes available upon request. My name is Jilly Shah.

I suffer from a genetic condition called Ataxia Telengiectasia (A-T). Ataxia Telegiectasia (A-T) is a degenerative genetic condition with very limited treatment options and no cure so far. By 10, affected children will most likely be in a wheelchair, and develop cancer or lung disease by their teens. They probably won't live beyond their mid 20s.The A-T Society supports children and families and gives them hope. They work to improve quality of life and medical care for people with A-T and they fund research to find a cure.
100% of the money I earn from baking for events will be donated to the A-T Society.

Happy 11th birthday to Jilly's Cupcake House ✨🧁🥳 11 fantastical years. Still baking, still smiling and still covered in ...
15/10/2026

Happy 11th birthday to Jilly's Cupcake House ✨🧁🥳

11 fantastical years. Still baking, still smiling and still covered in icing sugar! 😂🍰🧁

Everyone knows by now that I have a genetic condition called Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT).

AT is a neurodegenerative condition meaning that affected individuals get worse over time.

I love showing you guys how having AT affects me because it means I'm raising awareness on what life with AT is really like.

Over the years, my speech has been my biggest deterioration. (it's the limitation that has affected my life the most - as shown in the videos)

However, despite me physically deteriorating, my love for designing and making cakes never will. 😄❤️🎂

I look back and think "how lucky am I to have found something I love and enjoy, enough to want to carry on, even after 11 years" 🥰

A massive thanks to everyone for their continued support and cake orders. It's you guys who allow me to keep doing what I love 🩷

And a special big thanks to my sous chef, mum, for being my steady hands when I can't keep still🫶🏽






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✨🌸 Customer Photos 🌺✨I haven't said this in a while but I absolutely love seeing my cakes in their new homeEspecially wh...
14/10/2026

✨🌸 Customer Photos 🌺✨

I haven't said this in a while but I absolutely love seeing my cakes in their new home

Especially when the set up is as pretty as this afternoon tea layout 🩷

Edible flowers by Polly's Petals





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🌺🌹🌸🌼Matching Cupcakes 🧁The edible flowers were from Polly's Petals and they were such a delight to decorate with 😍Butter...
12/10/2026

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Matching Cupcakes 🧁

The edible flowers were from Polly's Petals and they were such a delight to decorate with 😍

Buttercream Cake




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🌺🌹🌸🌼I absolutely loved how this edible flowers cake turned out 🥰This was a lemon cake with a lemon curd filling decorate...
12/10/2026

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I absolutely loved how this edible flowers cake turned out 🥰

This was a lemon cake with a lemon curd filling decorated semi naked style.

The rusticness of the cake matched the vibe of the edible flowers perfectly 💛

The edible flowers were from Polly's Petals and they were such a delight to decorate with 😍

Buttercream Cake




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💅🏽💁🏽‍♀️ Fresh Manicures and Chocolate Cupcakes 💁🏽‍♀️🧁All a girl really wants 🥰Obsessed with how great my nails look and ...
10/10/2026

💅🏽💁🏽‍♀️ Fresh Manicures and Chocolate Cupcakes 💁🏽‍♀️🧁

All a girl really wants 🥰

Obsessed with how great my nails look and feel 🩷

I say this a lot, but I'll say it again...my nails used to be paper thin and so brittle 🥲
But thanks to the care and patience of Kiran at Spa Bar London, my nails are the healthiest they've in a long time 🩷

Holiday ready! ☀️⛱️👙🛩️🇹🇷





🎗️🩷 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🩷🎗️9 years ago I had the honour and the opportunity to do 150 pink rose swirl cupcakes...
04/10/2026

🎗️🩷 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🩷🎗️

9 years ago I had the honour and the opportunity to do 150 pink rose swirl cupcakes for Breast Cancer Now

(Order was made through My Baker)

I was both stunned and pleasantly surprised when the request for the order came through because only a few months prior I had undergone surgery for my own breast cancer diagnosis.

Talk about coincidence!

I can no longer pipe rose swirls due to my progressing symptoms but I am so proud of what I achieved back then 🩷

And yes those are boobie cupcakes 😂🩷





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⭐ BTS: beneath the fondant ⭐ So a few months ago, a reel popped up on my Facebook feed stating that "fondant hides bad c...
27/09/2026

⭐ BTS: beneath the fondant ⭐

So a few months ago, a reel popped up on my Facebook feed stating that "fondant hides bad cake" (screenshot in 4th image)

This isn't true. Fondant can't hide "bad cake".

In fact, if the finish on your final coat of your cake is rough, uneven or has imperfections, the fondant will simply adhere to these and accentuate every crevice. This results in an unsmooth "bad cake" (I think what the reel was referring to?)

I use chocolate ganache for the final coat of my fondant cakes, and buttercream and jam as a filling.
I pipe a ganache dam on each layer to stop the jam leaking out into the final coat.

You can see that my ganache final coat is even, smooth and clean. This helps me achieve a crisp, sharp finish when I apply my fondant.

As I've mentioned in a previous post, my kitchen isn't very aesthetic so I used AI to change the background of my photos as well as add the decorating equipment. But the cakes you see are 100% my own as they are.

Fondant cake
Buttercream Cake




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🦕🌋🦖 Absolutely love how this 2 tier dinosaur cake turned out. The simplicity of the design really lets the marbled fonda...
26/09/2026

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Absolutely love how this 2 tier dinosaur cake turned out.

The simplicity of the design really lets the marbled fondant shine and honestly, I'm so here for it 💚

A huge thank you to Gopika Raiththa and Raj Raiththa for their continued support and love for my cakes! Gopika is a baker herself ()

So for another baker to order cakes from me, is a massive compliment ❤️

I first met Gopika and Raj in 2018 when I did their wedding cake and have had the honour of doing multiple event and milestone cakes for them ever since! 🥰






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The truth about fondant: Part 2Both fondant and buttercream can give a clean, crisp, sharp look to a cake. But this depe...
12/08/2026

The truth about fondant: Part 2

Both fondant and buttercream can give a clean, crisp, sharp look to a cake. But this depends on the skill and preference of the baker

For me, personally, I think my fondant cakes look cleaner and smoother and I prefer doing them over buttercream cakes. Fondant cakes are a lot more stable and easier to handle in terms of transportation and storage.

But buttercream cakes have their place too! And rightly so! I do both types of cakes, but as you can see my fondant skills are better and I find I'm able to do a lot more with fondant than buttercream.

So if you want a particular aesthetic for your cake but it can't be done with buttercream, don't be put off! Go for the design you want.

And remember, the thin layer of fondant takes seconds to remove, and much like a herb sprig on a fancy plate of dinner, it doesn't have to be eaten ❤️





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The truth about fondant: Part 1Fondant receives a lot of hate. And I get it. It's not the nicest thing to eat. It's sick...
11/08/2026

The truth about fondant: Part 1

Fondant receives a lot of hate. And I get it. It's not the nicest thing to eat.

It's sickly sweet and it's chewy texture against soft, melt in the mouth cake is unpleasant.

But hear me out...

Custom made fondant cakes aren't like the supermarket fondant cakes.

People hear fondant cake and immediately think of the THICK layer of fondant they find on supermarket cakes and get instantly put off.

But custom cake decorators don't cover cakes in the same way. We understand that the majority of people dislike fondant and we cater for that.

The thin layer of fondant takes seconds to remove, and much like a herb sprig on a fancy plate of dinner, it doesn't have to be eaten ❤️

You're not wasting the fondant. It's like garnish, or a banana peel. It makes things look pretty and protects the cake inside ✌🏽





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Them: being a pharmacist is more professional Me: Before I was a baker, I was a pharmacist.And once upon a time, someone...
08/08/2026

Them: being a pharmacist is more professional
Me:

Before I was a baker, I was a pharmacist.

And once upon a time, someone said to me "being a pharmacist is cooler, being a baker is less impressive"

And even now I find myself having to tell people that I'm a pharmacist too, just so they take me seriously 😫 - (although this is probably more because I look 12, rather than because I'm a baker 😂)

So here's a little humour to depict the ridiculousness of thinking bakers aren't professionals too.

Also I don't actually own any blazers, shirts or ties, so all clothing courtesy of AI 😅





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