AFTER suffering an illness, a Walton mum-of-two has opened the shop of her dreams.

Emma Rooney is now the proud proprietor of ‘CAKES by Emma’ at 57 High Street, Walton -on-the-Naze.

Emma had previously operated Cupcake Caddy, a part-time business which involved baking cakes and running cake decorating classes, as well as serving after noon teas to nearby beach huts.

The venture followed an earlier business which involved selling cakes from a pink burger van dressed in 1950s clothing. Sadly, Emma suffered glandular fever, which made her extremely tired and coupled with being a busy mum, meant she had to sell the van and work part-time from home.

Fortunately, Emma recovered enough to give her the strength to go back into business, leading to her last month finding a former second hand furniture shop in Walton High Street, next to the Premier convenience store.