“People usually ask me for birthday cakes, but I also make cakes for events like retirements and occasional weddings. I took some classes at a community college in the pastry department, so I've been trained on the classical decorating. I’ve also taken all the classes offered at Michaels through the Wilton program, I ended up working for Wilton and taught cake decorating classes at Michaels. The greatest thing ever is pictures of people with my cakes, because they’re just so happy when they have them and it’s something that’s special to them. I’ve done princesses in the past, but in this last week, I’ve made a Mickey Mouse Cake of the character named Tootles, which was a cartoon image. There’s a lot to worry about with baking, like maybe you won’t get orders or maybe a cake is just too hard. With teaching, I really enjoy it and I’ve studied it so much longer that I feel more confident in my performance.” -Vera Hazlett