Tuesday morning had us on the road early and heading straight to our next stop in Baltimore!  We could not possibly be so close to Baltimore without going through and checking out Charm City Cakes. We had both tried to set up an appointment just to get into CCC but they basically said they couldn’t [...]

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 [...]

The beginning of March brought me to another terrific bridal show held at the Factory at Franklin.  The first time I participated in this show was when I realized how fun bridal fairs could be.  Sure, there is a lot of work involved for vendors, especially those providing food for the guests, but they can [...]

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 [...]

On April 9 I had the ULTIMATE pleasure of competing in an invitation only cake competition at the Southern Women’s Show at the Nashville Convention Center.  The contest was sponsored by the devastatingly handsome and extremely talented Clint Redwine from Mix 92.9, the always fun and amazingly wise Kathy Wise Gentry of Sweetwise Cake and Candy [...]