Who Are We?
Yum Yum Cakes and Goodies is was born out of pure circumstance. The baker I had selected for my son’s third birthday cancelled on me a week before his party and I was at a loss as to what to do, I decided that I would make Ty’s Birthday cake and goodies myself as I have been baking all my life and would be able to get it right knowing my skills..So we bought the ingredients and made the cake… It came out amazing.. At his birthday party my friends and family started asking me if I would be selling cakes and goodies as everything was so yummy… and that is where it all started and now we are making delicious beautiful creations for people all over the place which is wonderful.. Simple yet humble beginnings…
Angelique van Wijk
Head Baker – Cake Queen and Yum Yum Owner
I have always loved food, what it represents, and what it means for people, it is all about coming together… which is something I love… I have inspiration from three iconic women in my life, my late granny Olive, My Mom Dawn and My Mother-in-law Jean.. My granny used to make me coffee and biscuits in the morning and I would sit and chat to her, I would sit on her kitchen counter, we would talk about everything but I was fascinated with cooking and baking and wanted to learn.. One of my fondest memories of her was when I was 5 and she was making Queen Cakes, she let me help her mix the batter and taught me how to make them – I literally thought they were amazing. Watching them rise in the oven. It started a beautiful love of baking for me..
My wonderful mom is a phenomenal cook and did catering and made the most amazing foods, she only caters now for me for specific parties we do for Ty, my son, everything is always so delicious.. So she too spent time with me in my early years, she taught me early and I was able to make a full three course meal by the age of 12..and even still today teaching me things and helping when I call her for advice on how to do something.. She taught me everything I know on the savory side.. thanks Mom, Love you..Oh and Mom’s pancakes… Oh my goodness those are one of my favorite family recipes..Then my mother-in-law Jean, I was lucky to grow up with her and we shared the most wonderful love of making food for our family… It was always special and I loved the care she took to make everything so amazing, she was always keen to try my latest creation and it just added to me enjoying the preparation of food for people we love. If you know me well you will understand two things, that I get excited like a kid when baking things that come out perfect, I literally do a happy dance and when I make food that rocks people’s world; I feel such an immense amount of pride… It’s so fun and amazing. So, I think I have a little bit from each of these iconic wonderful beautiful woman that I love so much..
I’m rather experimental and very creative and the baking is my creative outlet… I Love what I do and you will taste it in my products, as cheesy as this is, everything we make is made with love and care so please do enjoy our home cooked foods…
Have your cake and eat it!
Lisa Nomalanga Dumani
Right Hand Lady and Biscuit Queen
I grew up in Zimbabwe and moved to South Africa have been working with Ang for almost 14 years.. We work very well together.. but taking you back to where it starts for me, when I was in school, my favorite subject was art..I just loved making things and now I love baking because it feels like art and actually is art in every way. When the baker let Ang down I encouraged Ang that we could do this and make something lovely, it turned out amazing.. I’m learning so many new things and if I ever go back to live in Zim, I have something wonderful to fall back on and that is making wonderful baked goods and food for people to enjoy because it makes me very happy.
We going places…..
Vision and Plan
To create beautiful and yummy products for everyone to enjoy, I pride myself on the ingredients we use, I source the best quality and would never compromise on that.. We take time to make everything to perfection and it’s based on the love of what we are doing.. I get so excited when I create a new flavor or new recipe for something, as I serve things that make my heart happy and I enjoy.. I have been asked to create a few new things that I didn’t know how to do but I am embracing it, so watch this space…