If someone told Juliette two years ago that she would have a successful cake baking and decorating business today, she would have laughed in their face. Juliette hated to cook. She rarely ventured into her kitchen and she considered making an effort towards dinner when she picked up the pizza instead of having it delivered.

Juliette had an artistic streak, however. She liked to paint, draw and sculpture. She dreamed of a career in art, but was stuck working in a law office.

One of the girls in Juliette’s office was always baking cakes and bringing them in. These cakes looked very nice and tasted even better. She asked her colleague where she bought the cakes and was surprised to find out that the woman actually made them. Juliette always bought her kids’ cakes at the grocery store, pre-decorated. She was amazed that someone would go through the trouble of baking a cake.

As luck would have it, Juliette got laid off from her job. Now that she was home, she cooked a little bit more. She found herself enjoying her time in the kitchen and the money it saved. When Juliette’s son wanted a “Frankenstein Cake,” Juliette was at a loss. She didn’t really have the money to buy the cake, but wanted to please her five year old son for his birthday.

She made a pan cake and attempted to cut it into the Frankenstein head shape. She ended up breaking the cake a little because she didn’t wait for it to cool. Having never made a cake before, Juliette did not know about cooling the cake. However, she was able to mix up some store bough icing with green food coloring and make a “face” out of
liquorice and candy. She even managed to use candy to put bolts in the neck. Her son was thrilled.

One of the moms at the party asked her if she would be willing to make a cake for her daughter’s party. She would pay Juliette. As she was out of work, Juliette decided to do this. Besides, as much as she hated to admit it, she liked making the Frankenstein cake.

After presenting the cake for the little girl, Juliette’s friend suggested that she attend cake decorating school. She felt Juliette had a natural talent. After thinking about it, she decided to enroll.

Juliette was surprised at how much she liked decorating cakes as well as baking. Soon her family was shocked to find her always in the kitchen, making cakes, cookies and other baked goods. She especially enjoyed using her imagination to decorate the cakes. Her high point was when she won the school award for the most original cake.

After graduating cake decorating school and even before, Juliette was baking cakes regularly for birthday parties, graduation parties and other events. She then decided to open her own cake business. She found a storefront and moved in. She incorporated her business and used savings to decorate her store and make it seem very homey.
She invited friends over and gave them samples during her grand opening. She joined various civic organizations. She brought cakes to nursing homes and other places in the area. And she got her name out there.

Today, Juliette has a very successful cake decorating and baking business. She has hired someone to make the cakes and concentrates strictly on design, which she enjoys. Her children are quite happy as she continues baking at home. Best of all, Juliette has a career that she loves and a successful business that incorporates her creative streak. And she owes it all to Frankenstein.

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Photo credits: I would like to thank Tracy Hunter for the use of her photos.on this page.

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