About Annie…
Previously a full time teacher and headteacher, Annie began her baking business, Leading Lady Cakes, in 2014. After a few years running her business alongside her teaching commitments, Annie left full time teaching in 2019. Since then her business has gone from strength to strength, with orders being placed up to 2 years in advance. She works closely with other wedding suppliers, and has much experience in the world of baking and weddings.
Although she has now had to close her business due to illness, she now uses her teaching skills to teach the business of home baking, via her blog, her podcast The profitable Baker, and her paid membership, The Home Baking Business Academy.
She was a finalist in D’Licious Magazine Awards Business Coach Of The Year 2025.
Annie has published and sold a range of books for home baking businesses, and has sold over 2000 copies since her first publication in 2021. Her most popular title, The Home Baking Business Food Hygiene Record Book, has sold over 1000 copies, and is regularly at the number 1 spot of the home business category on Amazon. The book is also loved by EHOs and those that have seen it, recommend it!
She is also regularly featured in the national media, having been featured in Hello, Metro, the BBC and Woman Magazine.
Annie is not only a fully qualified and experienced teacher of 30 years, but also has qualifications in bookkeeping, tax assessment and payroll.
Out of the kitchen, and quite often within it, she is a fully trained operatic soprano, which was the inspiration for the name of her baking business, leading Lady Cakes, and she loves acting… especially Shakespeare.
Annie was diagnosed with incurable cancer in July 2024, and by December that year she had set up The Chronicles of Hope CIC, which aims to support young adults whose parent or carer has been diagnosed with a life limiting illness.
