"Back in Ireland, my mom used to bake birthday cakes for us every year. So when I had my first son 10 years ago, I wanted to keep the tradition going and start making birthday cakes of my own. But hers was always very simple, and I wanted to do something different, so I bought book on cake decorating and I was immediately hooked. I couldnt believe how much you could do with cakes - the fondant, the artistry, the 3D type stuff - and I just started teaching myself. To this day I've never taken a class. So after that, I began making them for all my family members, and every single month I'd bake a different cake for another person's birthday and just experiment with all these ideas. It took a bit of time for me to feel fully confident in building a business out of cakes. I wanted to make sure I could deliver something that both looked and tasted exceptional, and after 10 years of doing this I think I've got it nailed down. I'm an artist at heart, and I'd say the creativity and artistry from cake decorating really pushes me through. It's hard to build a business out of this, but to this day I find no greater joy than baking a cake. It's still very therapeutic to me. There's nothing quite like the feeling of spending all this time creating something beautiful and seeing someone's reaction to it. It's hard to describe, but it makes it all worth it." - Helen Maggin | The Cake Fairy - @cakefairymagic - Harrington Park, NJ | Bridal & Wedding Expo 2020 #cakefairy #cakefairymagic #njbridalandweddingexpo #acsbridalexpo #meadowlands #weddingexpo #weddingvendors #weddingcake #njwedding #madefromscratch #deliciouscake #bakersofinstagram #bakerylove #bakersgonnabake https://www.instagram.com/p/B69zzGznxrM/?igshid=o7qshguprl9f
