I've always said that if I wasn't a designer I'd be chef. There's something about cooking that I just love. Whether it's making up my own thing or diligently following the recipes of some of my favourite chefs.

When I was about 10 years old I remember going to a birthday party, the party itself was not particularly memorable but the cake will be forever engraved in my memory. It was a farm yard complete with a barn, hay stacks and little plastic animals. I'd never seen anything like it and ever since then I've been completely fascinated with novelty cakes. Now that I have children I have a great excuse to get creative in the kitchen. So even though I find the exercise a little stressful due to the fact that the mental image that I have in my head doesn't quite translate to icing and cake, I still put myself through it every year.

My son Pablo recently turned four and since he recently acquired a dinosaur obsession he requested a dinosaur cake. The result turned out to be pretty good, even if I had to scrap the first version. The jurassic scene complete with erupting volcano with sparkler, blue jelly pond and plastic dinosaurs and palm trees turned out to be a success. The joyous look of amazement on Pablos face is something that I'll never forget!