Photo by Robert Suddarth Photography

Over the last 40 +years I have had the privilege of playing and working with the sugar arts. In 1956 my mother allowed me to make a huge mess out of her kitchen. That first attempt to do a fancy cake was right out of a Good Housekeeping magazine. I was very proud of what I had done. The parts that were made from royal icing gathered a lot of dust before they were finally thrown away. My next attempt was several years later in 1964 with my youngest sisters wedding cake. I had been given a Maid of Scandinavia catalog for supplies, pans and etc. There were no classes available at that time, so, trial and error were my teachers. My first roses covered the wide mouth lid of a canning jar - flat. Very sad.

In the last 20 years I have written several cake decorating articles and have also had numerous cake pictures published. Ribbons, plaques and awards have been numerous at cake shows. But the ribbons and awards are not what is important. The important thing about cake shows and "Days of Sharing" is the people you meet (for networking) and the information you learn as well as share. We all have learned from other people. No matter the skill level - from beginner to the masters - we all have something we can share with others. A cake idea, a hint, a recipe, a clean up tip, cake kitchen design and on and on. Those are the things in our sugar world that make working in the sugar world easier, faster, taste better, look better or design friendly.

I have tried to create an atmosphere of caring and sharing in Lubbock, TX with cake decorators that I come in contact with. I have done custom order wedding and grooms cakes in my home in my second "legal" kitchen for many years (and teach as time permits). The custom order cakes are now being phased out to allow more time for the teaching and attention to the web site.