DEATH   BY   DESSERT

         Having spent my childhood traveling between Daytona Beach, Florida, and Guadalajara, Mexico, I was exposed to many different walks of life, and with them came many flavors. The late-night snacks of Mexican hot chocolate and summertime cravings for key lime pie helped cement a permanent place for dessert within my heart. As an adult, I decided to combine another passion of mine, the visual arts, with my pastime of baking, and thus grew a career in cake decorating that is 14 years strong and counting.

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         I am completely self-taught and have experience working as a cake decorator in both large and small-scale commercial operations. Over the years, I have also worked as a writer, jeweler, and even middle school Language Arts and Spanish teacher. I got married to my biggest supporter, we adopted the two best dogs in the universe, and were lucky enough to buy our beach bungalow in Ormond Beach in the middle of a pandemic. Through it all, I've never stopped baking, and in 2017, I decided to finally give my business an official name, something a little tongue-in-cheek that still captured my aesthetic and sense of humor, and so Death By Dessert Studio was born!

 

        While the desserts themselves may be temporary, getting to play a small, beautiful part in a person's special day is a feeling that never gets old. From classic to completely custom, my cakes and desserts are made with the best flavor of all: love!