Meet the #BakeYouHappy Dessert Artists

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Megan Warne @downtowndoughto

Name: Megan Warne

Location: Toronto

Instagram handle:@downtowndoughto

Sweetest guilty pleasure: Portuguese Custard Tarts

How did you get into baking?

With my mom as a kid, making sugar cookies every Christmas!

How would you describe your style?

Sleek, intricate and design-focused

Tell us one thing people would be surprised to learn about you:

For my entire childhood, I wanted to be a storm chaser when I grew up and am still fascinated by tornadoes :)

Liz Shim @eatcakebemerry

Name: Liz Shim

Location: Houston, TX

Instagram handle: @eatcakebemerry

Sweetest guilty pleasure: Classic ice cream sandwiches

How did you get into baking?

One summer during college, I took a 6 week recreational cake class and at the end of the first day I knew I wanted to do this forever. It was the first time I was exposed to the cake world and the first time I baked anything from scratch.

How would you describe your style?

I specialize in buttercream flower cakes that are colorful, simple, clean and stylized.

Tell us one thing people would be surprised to learn about you:

I’ve been on a billboard in the middle of Times Square before.

Lindsay Arathoon @theflourgirl_

Name: Lindsay Arathoon

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Instagram handle:@theflourgirl_

Sweetest guilty pleasure: Donuts! I could literally eat a whole box

How did you get into baking?

I’ve always baked with my mom as a child, but in 2015 I signed up for a cake decorating class with my best friend. A year later, I started my master’s degree in neuroscience and I started to put those cake class skills to use every weekend as a way to unwind from all the school stress. Shortly after, I started getting requests for cake orders and that’s when I started my Instagram page! From there, I’ve been constantly learning and teaching myself how to make more than just cakes and experimenting with a wide range of cake styles.

How would you describe your style?

My style is definitely colourful and bold! I always reach for vibrant colours and bold contrasts when I’m decorating. It’s important to me that a dessert tastes as good as it looks, so I am also constantly experimenting with various flavour combinations to go along with my bright styles.

Tell us one thing people would be surprised to learn about you?

One thing people are often surprised to learn is that I have no formal background in culinary or pastry arts. A lot of times, people think that baking is my full time career. I have 2 neuroscience degrees and I am working on my third one right now in radiation therapy!