Beautiful buttercream flowers, a deeply personal business journey, and a dream of one day making a cake for the King… meet Seohyun Han (originally from Korea and whose name sounds a little like “so young” to English ears), the talented cake artist behind Dose of Rose.
Specialising in Korean-style buttercream flower cakes, Seohyun creates bespoke designs that bring together intricate floral artistry and a love of celebrating life’s meaningful moments. And a recent project for Highgrove Gardens has given her a particularly special milestone to celebrate.
A business with a personal story
Seohyun’s journey into cake decoration began during a difficult chapter in her life. During the Covid lockdown, she moved to Korea to be with her mother, who was battling cancer. Being close to her family helped her reconnect with her roots and find comfort during an enormously challenging time.
After her mother’s passing and her return to the UK, Seohyun began considering what she wanted the next chapter of her life to look like. Her mother’s final words—to live a life filled with happiness—became her guiding principle.
She discovered a passion for the intricate art of flower piping, finding both a creative outlet and a way to honour her mother’s memory. That passion became the foundation of Dose of Rose, a business in which personal meaning and craftsmanship sit closely together.
The art of buttercream flowers
Seohyun’s specialism is Korean-style buttercream flower work: carefully piping individual petals to recreate the delicate shapes and textures of real blooms.
Each bespoke cake is developed around the customer’s vision, with colours, flowers and details chosen to reflect their style and occasion. For Seohyun, taste deserves just as much attention as appearance, with an emphasis on quality ingredients and sourcing locally and sustainably.
That consideration extends to environmentally responsible practices and eco-friendly packaging. Alongside creating cakes, she is also committed to helping women develop skills, pursue their passions and work towards building businesses and financial independence through teaching and support.
Buttercream blooms for Highgrove Gardens
One recent project offered Seohyun a wonderful opportunity to apply her skills in a different setting.
For a styling shoot featuring Highgrove Gardens’ fine bone china, she created two buttercream flower designs inspired by the flowers illustrated on the collections: a pink King Charles rose and a deep plum rose from another range.
Each called for careful attention to colour, shape and the arrangement of petals, translating a design on china into an edible creation that complemented the pieces being photographed.
For a business built around floral artistry, it was a meaningful opportunity to demonstrate how her work could contribute to a wider creative brief.
A dream that feels a little closer
When Seohyun started Dose of Rose, she set herself a few goals. Among them was making a cake for the King.
Creating flowers for a Highgrove Gardens styling shoot is a different achievement, but its connection to that ambition made it especially exciting.
“When I started my cake business, I set myself a few goals to work towards, and making a cake for the King is one of them,” says Seohyun. “I know this is not quite the same thing, but I have butterflies in my stomach thinking that it might be a first step, and that dream feels a little less far away now.”
It is a feeling many fellow business owners will recognise: seeing something you once imagined as a distant possibility begin to feel within reach.
Creative possibilities for fellow businesses
For the venues, photographers, wedding suppliers and event planners in our Huddle community, Seohyun’s work offers plenty of inspiration.
A bespoke cake can take its starting point from a floral arrangement, a venue’s interiors, a piece of china or the colours running through an event. The Highgrove Gardens project shows how those connections can extend to product photography and styling, with edible flowers created specifically to support the finished scene.
It also highlights the value of getting to know the specialist skills within our business community. A conversation with a fellow business owner can reveal possibilities for collaboration that might never otherwise have occurred.
A milestone worth celebrating
One of the pleasures of getting to know the people behind our Huddle businesses is discovering what their achievements mean to them personally.
For Seohyun, Dose of Rose is rooted in her mother’s wish that she find happiness. Today, that wish lives on through a business devoted to creating beautiful things for other people’s celebrations.
These two buttercream roses mark a proud moment in that journey, and we’re delighted to share it with our Huddle community.
