My mother was my inspiration. From a very young age, I would join her in the kitchen while she baked and decorated cakes and was memorized how something so beautiful can be created and EATEN! All I can think to myself was I wanted to do that be like her. In 2003, I had taken a Wilton course that taught how to make sugar flowers and I was blown away. Ever since, I have always tried outdo myself with every cake project and couldn’t be any happier.

My very first wedding cake was made for a very romantic couple, who wanted cascading red roses. At this point, I’ve heard of humidity affecting cakes but had not yet experienced it. It was mid-August and a hour drive to the venue. I started putting the cake together and realized it was shiny and started to bubble in certain spots. I panicked for about 5 mins, then realized I needed to cool the cakes. I ran to Home Depot bought 3 fans so that the cake would get cool air from all sides and within the hour it stop sweating and the bubbles were gone. Lesson from this experience, keep the air conditioner on while travelling and keep fans on hand when delivering wedding cakes. 

If I wasn’t baking cakes, I would have been a teacher. I love working with kids and for along time thought that’s what I wanted to be but working and being in school made me realized I didn’t want to grade papers for a career. I wanted colour. I wanted to create something with my hands. I wanted to make others happy and realized making cakes gave me all that and so it turned from hobby to a career.

When I’m not creating cakes, I spend time with my son and fiance. We go out for dinner, watch movies, go to the park, spend time with our families or I watch Netflix while they play on the PS3.

My absolute favorite thing about designing and baking wedding cakes is the end result. Each couple I have work with is unique from their first meeting to the way they love each other and I’m given the honor of translating that love into an edible creation. So every small detail counts. The cakes take months of preparation from the flowers to even the recipe. Once it all comes together like pieces of a puzzle, I stand back to take it all in and admire their relationship through my creative design. This feeling only magnifies when you see the admiration from your clients and hear raving reviews from them about the look and taste of your creation.

6. What’s something you don’t think many people know about doing what you do?
 

I don’t think many people realize how much time it takes to put a structurally-sound wedding cake together. There are very few professionals out there that are willing to make an all edible multi-tiered wedding cake. Cakes are a visual thing as much as they are edible so when you create a cake, all the layers of the cake must be the same level in order to achieve cake tiers that are all the same height. Then you must make sure that the side of each cake tier is at a 90 degree angle (unless this is a whimsical cake) and the tops of each tier must be level. This way the tier going on top will sit on properly with out any leaning. To get these tiers as level as possible is almost half a days work. It just goes on and on and on and I don’t think a lot of people realize this.

I like to read a lot of mystery and romance books, listen to music, try new recipes, and redecorate my home.

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