Yummy Story

ABOUT LYNN

For as long as I can remember art has always been a big part of my life. After attending Art College I went to work designing for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. Years later after missing the East Coast where I grew up, I found work in Boston as a freelance illustrator. After a few more years, I was blessed with a wonderful baby girl.

Two of my daughter’s first birthdays went by with my generous sister-in-law a wonderful baker lugging cakes to both of her parties. I decided I could decorate the next one. Why not, I’m an artist and I can bake. After quite a few and I mean quite a few practices and quite a few failures, I felt ready.

On her third birthday our chosen theme was fairy party. I made tutus for all the girls and decorated the backyard with ferns and flowers. I kept the cake hidden until it was time to eat it.

My daughter’s face when she saw the fairy cake for the first time was priceless, the party was a success and I was hooked. The ability a cake has to bring joy to someone is truly memorable. My next career decision was to work with and for talented pastry chefs and let them teach me all they could about baking.

Now a former restaurant pastry chef myself. I have learned to respect the ingredients always the finest available and always fresh. The same with making cakes and cupcakes always fresh never frozen makes a difference. From the kind of vanilla or chocolate you choose to the temperature of your oven it all effects the end result. The art and attention to detail I use when designing a cake I also devote to taste and flavor.