Shirley's career path took a turn after years in administrative and managerial roles as she discovered her passion for cake design. She earned a Professional Certificate in Baker and Pastry Cook Training from the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong, receiving the Best Performance Award. With a background in bakery techniques, she began learning cake making and decoration as a hobby, which quickly turned into a full-fledged passion. Shirley has completed several professional certificate courses in Royal Icing and Sugar Flower in the UK and an Advanced Clay Art course in Taiwan.
Shirley's hard work and dedication have earned her several accolades, including a Bronze Prize in the Professional Wedding Cake competition at HOFEX 2013, a Gold Award for "Class C: A Floral Arrangement" at ExCel London 2015, and a Silver Award for "Class N: Small Decorative Exhibit" at Cake International Birmingham 2017. She is also a skilled teacher, offering classes in cake decorating and clay art, and is an accredited tutor for the PME Professional Diploma Course. In recognition of her achievements, Shirley was awarded the Honorary Five Star Sugar Artist Medal in 2019.
畢業後進入職場，經過多年的商貿行政管理工作，Shirley開始重新思索自己的潛能和職業定位，並開始追尋她的蛋糕設計之旅。她完成香港職業訓練局包餅製作證書課程並同時獲頒發最佳表現獎;在取得烘焙基礎技術後，她開始鑽研蛋糕裝飾設計，由業餘愛好逐漸走向專業。Shirley先後在英國和台灣完成了多個專業證書課程，包括皇室糖霜裝飾、糖花製作技術和高級黏土藝術等等；不斷跨界進修，實現夢想。
Shirley於2013年HOFEX主辦的專業結婚蛋糕比賽中獲得銅牌獎、2015年ExCel London的Class C: A Floral Arrangement比賽中獲得金獎、2017年Cake International Birmingham的Class N: Small Decorative Exhibit比賽中獲得銀獎。她是英國PME專業文憑課程的認證導師及於2019年獲頒發PME五星糖藝師榮譽勛章。
