Prior to decorating cakes

My passion for art started at a very young age. In high school I was an AP art student, and majored in photography. I submitted my first college portfolio as a Junior in high school, and was given an opportunity to travel to Greece and Italy for photography.

How I got into decorating cakes

When I was 16 I worked as a Publix cashier and one night I was sent to help out the bakery. The decorators were behind, and they needed someone to help out making cakes. I had never iced a cake in my life and this was before internet on cell phones, so I couldn’t pull up a Youtube tutorial. I was just given a book with written out steps to ice and assemble cakes. I ended up falling in love with it, and I continued to work as a Publix cake decorator for the next 12 years. During that time, I went to Keiser University where I earned my degree in baking and pastry. After that, I relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, and worked as a pastry cook at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Eventually, I transferred to a nearby Publix bakery where I became the lead cake decorator and district trainer.

How CCSWEETS was born

Despite my creativity and passion for cake decorating, I always felt trapped within the confines of the structured grocery store schedule. Fatigue seemed to follow me like a shadow, making it difficult to pursue my dreams beyond the store's walls. My persistent exhaustion was not simply a consequence of long hours and demanding work. After years of struggling, I was finally diagnosed with narcolepsy, a neurological disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. With the diagnosis in hand, I embarked on a journey to find the right treatment and was able to successfully find a way to manage my narcolepsy symptoms. I felt like my life finally began once I was treated, so I decided to take a leap of faith and turn my passion for cake decorating into a full-fledged business. In 2021 CCSWEETS, LLC was born, and ever since then I have poured my heart and soul into every creation!

I can’t wait to make sweet memories with you!