12/04/2026
MADE BY MCKINNON IS 8 🍰
I would like to share a bit of my back story on how MBM came about. After a successful career in the Funeral Industry as a director & mortuary assistant , while on extended maternity leave my youngest son was diagnosed with autism which made it difficult for me to return to the role I enjoyed so much.
To supplement extra income I started making gift baskets & nappy cakes selling them on Facebook marketplace. They were extremely successful so I started this page & initially sold the gift sets.
It was my nephews birthday in 2018 and I created a Fortnite cake & posted it. It went viral & I had an influx of messages asking if I could recreate that cake for paying customers.
Baking & decorating was never my ‘passion’ it was something as a mum of 4 i had some experience in & LOTS OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
What followed was a whirlwind - I applied for a council registration & had inspections in my kitchen and home, completed food safety training & had to register my business , take out insurance & trademark my brand name.
I went from attending cookie decorating classes to teaching my own cupcake decorating classes at local community centres.
I’ve participated in many events, cake stalls & markets. I’ve met some of the most beautiful people in our local community & have customers who have been with me since day one - watching someone’s child grow through each milestone birthday is something very special.
Made by McKinnon is a one woman show however I have a lot of help from my kids behind the scenes, helping with deliveries & customer interactions whilst I’m in the kitchen covered in flour.
I don’t always get it right, some days nothing goes right in the kitchen, a drip that you’ve done so many times before can come out too runny or a sponge that you’ve baked that many times you can do it with your eyes closed can come out dry!
But I never stop trying to perfect my skills and learn with each order I take.
When I get that postive feedback & pictures of happy customers it means the world to me.
I would like to Thank you all so much for this opportunity, without my customers (you guys) I wouldn’t be here! 💕
