Member Spotlight

I got started in cake decorating when I went with a former sister-in-law to help her order her wedding cake. We're sitting in this woman's living room, looking through the pictures of the cakes she's created and I find myself thinking, "This doesn't look hard! I can do this!" I went out and bough ...Read More

I began cake decorating in 2003 as a hobby. I have no culinary or art degrees. I have a head full of ideas and an eye for detail. My art skills stop at cartoon drawings....I'm hopeless at real life! Animation amazes me! In November of 2003 I entered my first competition at the International Cak ...Read More

Heath & I just got back from a fantastic vacation/family reunion in Ocean City, New Jersey. It was a such a fun trip, Ocean City was so beautiful and everyone we had a chance to talk with was so friendly! But if I do say so myself, my favorite part of our vacation was taking a walk down the histor ...Read More

My name is Connie, and I have been doing cakes now for 3 years. Iam a self taught decorator, learning by lots of trial and errors. I opened Heavenly Delight Cakes,having never iced a cake before. I purchased supplies and equipment from a closing cake business. My husband built a small ...Read More

Hello, my name is Emma and I live in Devon, which is South-West England.  I've been cake decorating for just over a year now, before this I have tried jewellery making, silversmithing, wood carving, painting, sculpture, pottery, spinning, weaving, basketry - almost everything!  Cake de ...Read More

Hi, my name is Bettina Schliephake-Burchardt and have been married for over 12 years to a very supporting husband. We have a 10 year old son, who is my best critic. I live and work in the beautiful town of Hamburg in the north of Germany. I started cake decorating back in 1989, when I beg ...Read More

In 1990, I was a successful Vice President of a prominent Credit Union branch in San Diego. I had just been named, "Business Woman of the Year," by the American Business Woman’s Association (ABWA). It was at that time I thought, "I should be happy with my status in life - but I am NOT. ...Read More

My name is Shirley Wilson, I live in Concord, California... 1 hour East of San Francisco. I am a single person, 67 years old. Mother of 5, grandmother of 9, and great grandmother of 3. I have been doing cakes since 1959 Have not entered any big competitions, but did win blue ribbons at the ...Read More

My name is Laurel and I started decorating cakes about 6 years ago after my son was born.I wanted to make an Elmo cake for his birthday,little did I know it would become a passion.I have been around cake decorating before that though as my Mom has a successful Wedding Cake business in which I u ...Read More

Hi, I’m Melissa McChesney, but you probably know me as Melvira! I’ve been decorating cakes in Lost Nation Iowa for about four years, and after spending a little time at the Wilton website trying to find some information, I saw a link to Cake Central and have never looked back. I was a ...Read More

My Name is MaryAnn and I have been decorating for about Seven years, . My first cake was my wedding cake and it was pretty sad! I was a Stay at home mom of one darling daughter. Mostly now I work part time and do cakes weekly. I am 29 and married for 7 years! I attended Le Cordon Bleu and took Hia ...Read More

My name is Natalia Leelavetchabutr. I have been married for almost 7 years to a gorgeous Thai man (he's to blame for the long surname :) ) We don't have any children. I have been living in Melbourne, Australia since 1985. My family moved here from Uruguay, in South America. I wanted to become a ch ...Read More

OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER ON PHOTO: hmmmm....now that was a problem considering how photophobic I am....this is my most recent one...but it is oh, about 10 years and XXX pounds ago -- oh to be so thin and young again!!! -- ok will settle for young...cake, especially chocolate just taste too good! Curren ...Read More

Hello, my name is Maria D. I have been decorating cakes for about 5 – 6 years. I do it as a hobby and got hooked on it after taking two of the Wilton Cake decorating classes. I would love to some day work for someone who can teach me the tricks of the trade and do this part time. I love ...Read More

Hi, I am a mother of two sons, Stephen age 26 and Percell Jr. age 2; a grandmother of four, 1 girl and 3 boys and I hail from the great state of Virginia where I have been baking and decorating cakes for the past two years. In 1976, I won the Virginia State 4H baking contest for my Apple Nut ...Read More

Hey Ya'll~ My name is Tina Chambers but most of you know me as TCTurtleshell. The turtle with the FD hat. I was so honored when Jackie contacted me for the Member Spotlight. I live in Bossier City, LA. I have been married for 20 years. My husband is an Air Force man. We have 2 children. I am ...Read More

I am married and a stay at home mom to one son. I was born and raised in Florida, lived in New Orleans for 5years and now live in north central Florida where we moved after hurricane Katrina. I learned to decorate in 2000 so I could make my grandparent's 50th anniversary cake which turned ou ...Read More

Hi everyone! I'm Helen Shroyer, aka Antonia74. I live in the busy city of Toronto with my ever-patient husband Matt...who never complains if you feed him a steady diet of cake scraps. I actually grew up studying music, languages and even ballet. (The dream of being a ballerina quickly faded w ...Read More

My name is Irene Likokas, I am a wife and a mother of two and I live and work in Brooklyn, NY. I have been painting and drawing my entire life and have studied fine art at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. My first love is oil painting but I have also taught myself almost every other artisti ...Read More