Ella Church
External review
I recommend her highly. She is incredible, her baking and cooking are spectacular. She is friendly, professional and incredibly efficient. She uses creativity and passion each time she makes a recipe. Her food is inventive, always delicious and not to mention looks beautiful. I would highly recommend her as a baker and as an employee. I loved working with her and customers loved her products.
September 10, 2026
Hi, I’m Iva and I live in Hackney. I have a baking business focusing on seasonal and local ingredients. My bakes use less sugar. I also love cooking and I have experience with cooking meals for businesses. My favorite cuisines are Italian, Japanese and Korean, however I can cook up pretty much anything.
Years of experience: 6
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Ella Church
External review
I recommend her highly. She is incredible, her baking and cooking are spectacular. She is friendly, professional and incredibly efficient. She uses creativity and passion each time she makes a recipe. Her food is inventive, always delicious and not to mention looks beautiful. I would highly recommend her as a baker and as an employee. I loved working with her and customers loved her products.
September 10, 2026
Sonita Dowd
External review
For several years now, I have been the very lucky recipient of many sweet treats from the Queen of Clapton cakes; Iva. What started out as a party buddy, I was welcomed into Iva’s home spending hours round her kitchen table; eating fantastic lamb stews, fresh sushi and a Czech classics. Plenty pots of tea flowed while we ‘put the world to rights’ every dinner served with authentic flavours & her two boys recalling the most recent trends (and us realising, we are getting older & don’t understand why anyone would watch youtube of someone playing computer games, for fun?!) I knew the cakes were amazing & coffee always served with a smile when I’d popped into the bike shop where I first met Iva, for a little afternoon pre-cycle pick me up sweet treat. The butter-rich-caramel Florentines bejewelled with tiny-tart cranberries for a mid-cycle snack. The silky smooth chocolate torte with a strong espresso. Many wonderful years of friendship & many happy birthday cakes; Iva has bestowed upon my special day; beetroot chocolate cake, hazelnut & cream topped carrot cake (which we then snuck into the club for some dancefloor delights), towering raspberry and strawberry sponge that could have fed the 5,000 for my 35th birthday. The MOST ingenious take on a Swiss roll for my family Christmas day meal; pear, boozy coffee & chocolate rolled into unctuous crispy & gooey meringue roulade. Let’s not forget the painstaking ritual of getting the perfect panettone, both big and small; studded with sweet dried fruits to get you in the right headspace for Christmas round the table with you loved ones. Or one of my favourites at Easter; raspberry ‘uplifters’ the most exciting & delightfully pink take on a tea cake; soft pillow-y vanilla cream fondant dipped in pink/white chocolate and sprinkled with frozen raspberries. I could go on, but I’ll close out with my absolute 100% favourite; which I’ve nicknamed ‘illegal banoffee cheesecake’ – it’s sooo good, I sort of don’t think it’s legal…crunchy biscuit base, smooth cheesecake, topped with lashings of cream, ripe bananas and dripping in sexy caramel. Whenever I see it pop up on insta, I’m on my bike to go get a slice that day! Because it ALWAYS sells out *drooling rn*
September 9, 2026
Michellin Store
External review
I had the pleasure of working with Iva at Luminary Bakery and later baking alongside her in support of her business, Cornflower, in Hackney. Iva is a highly skilled, professional and passionate baker with a strong eye for detail. She delegates confidently, gives clear instructions and brings genuine care and joy to her work. This shines through in the beautiful presentation and flavour of her bakes, as well as her warm communication with clients. I wholeheartedly recommend Iva—any team or business would be lucky to work with her.
September 5, 2026
