Everyone loves CAKE! Either to look at or to eat. Cake is something that makes people happy.

Who can resist a smile when they see a fluffy cloud of sweet, light icing smeared high and topped with beautiful, dignified roses! Then there are the cakes that are works of art. Shaped into anything imaginable.

Teaching my students all the secrets of making these masterpieces is my passion! I love to see the joy they feel when they've created something they didn't think they could.

Here is where I'll share some of those secrets and observations.

My love for cake decorating began at 8 years old, when my dad started to moonlight at the local bakery. I remember sitting in my second grade class, daydreaming about those beautiful pink roses. Petal for petal, leaf for leaf. I thought it was something only special people could do.

My Easy Bake oven was where fantasy became reality for me. My #1 gift on my Christmas Gift List year after year was the deluxe set of kids cake mixes and frostings found in the Sears Wish Book. The set was loaded with miniature cake pans of all sizes, cake mixes, frostings and brownie mix as well.

I never did get it, but mom would keep me stocked up on the mixes you could buy in the supermarket for about 10 cents a piece.

It's been a life long journey and I'd love to share what I've learned with you.