How did I become the Top Cake Bitch?

From a very young age, I had an itch to be in the kitchen. I credit this to helping my dad with the mass amounts of ziti required to feed our extended family through the holiday season, my grandmother’s love of sweets and watching the food network with my mom. When I was 8, two different family members gifted me easy bake ovens for Christmas. My mom told me I should just use the real oven and was always very gracious about my offerings, no matter how rubbery, burnt, salty, etc.

In high school, my dad and I would go to the farmers market together and he gave me the opportunity to experiment with all different kinds of ingredients. I would try out new recipes and my friends would come over to eat the pot pie or doughnuts or whatever nonsense I’d made that day. I never felt discouraged from sending the kitchen into absolute chaos on a daily basis or choosing to bake the thing I saw on pinterest in the middle of the night, and I am so very grateful for that.

I had a few kitchen jobs here and there. I was an assistant to a dietician selling weekly meal prep from her home kitchen, baked at a cupcake chain for two very short weeks and ended up employed in several ice cream stores through my teens.
After a few months at my first proper job while living on my own, a front of house position, I had brought in enough of my baking to convince my managers and the owners to let me put a dessert special on the menu. The friendships and connections I made at this job are some of my most cherished and I wouldn’t be where I am without them.

I owe my abilities largely to the support of my friends and patience of my parents, I appreciate you all so much more than I can express.

Thanks so much for reading :)

How it started…

My first few years of living on my own, I would bake for friends and coworkers randomly and for free. Someone I’ve worked with for 4 months graduates next week? I’d ask what flavors they liked and bring in whatever I’d created. My offerings were quite a mixed bag in terms of skill and quality at that time, I never charged money and always took a slice for myself.

In 2020, I started an instagram to share photos of my baking and have little story sales when I made too much of something. That page has grown and morphed and basically taken over my life (in the best way possible). Now, I get to do pop ups and collaborations and bake cakes for big important milestones like weddings and baby showers. I owe THIS to all of the lovely people I’ve met the past 4 years and the support of my friends and family. All I want to do is feed people, really, and thanks to all of you I get to do that in my own way.