Sunday morning brought a busy morning in the hotel breakfast room, with Diane Shavkin, Dana Herbert,  and several others having breakfast at the same time before the show.  We started the morning with smiles and it just got better all day. I took photos of several cakes in the competition on Sunday and sent them [...]

Early Saturday morning brought the beginning of the NCACS and another really great day!  We were at the show bright and early while people were still running around trying to get things ready.  Most of the show cakes had been brought in the day before, so we were ready to view the beautiful designs and [...]

I’ve already mentioned my dearest cakin friend Laura.  She’s quite possibly one of the sweetest people with the biggest hearts in the universe.  Yes, she can be strongwilled, sassy, and an occasional swear comes out of her mouth…which is why I love her so much.  She reminds me of someone else I know very well.  [...]

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Kaysie Lackey of the People’s Cake if you watch any cake shows at all.  What you might not know is Kaysie started decorating cakes right here in Nashville…in fact, she made her first fondant covered cake here with Kathy Wise Gentry of Sweetwise to help her out!  Now she’s [...]

I was SO excited when I learned that Bronwen Weber was going to teach a class nearby!  I couldn’t wait to learn tips and tricks from such an incredible instructor.   Bronwen is infamous in the cake industry for pushing things to the limit, for internal structures and supports once only seen in plumbing, and for her enthusiastic love [...]