In my opinion, when it comes to baking Miss Bakerella takes the cake!! Being a baker myself and trying to come up with creative ideas so that a cupcake just isn’t a cupcake, she gives you the inspiration to do something unconventional. I found her blog by accident and have been a fan ever since, trying out her recipes I was the hit of every party! If you aren’t familiar with her blog she has the cutest ideas for any occasion but what she is most famous for are her cake pops. I got the chance recently to talk with her about baking, blogging and the Martha Stewart, to me it was such an honor!

KC: What got you started with baking?

B: I took a cake decorating class. It was just some basics on how to frost a cake properly, an introduction to fondant, and basically a lot of fun!

KC: How did the blogging start?

B: I wanted to submit some Halloween cupcake photos to Cupcakes Take The Cake’s Photo Group on flickr.com. I was hoping they would choose one to display on their website. So I signed up for flickr, picked out a user name (bakerella) and added my photos. Then I was so excited I started a blog by the same username to keep up with my baking attempts and I haven’t stopped. It’s been almost two years and I love it.

KC: Where do you come up with such cute baking ideas? For example your cake pops!! Which I love!!

B: I make cake balls often and wanted to turn them into cake lollipops because everything’s cuter on a stick you know. So basically, I just started experimenting. I still keep trying new things with them. I think I’ve made over fifty different designs so far.

KC: Wow! Do you have any formal training or have you taken any cake classes?

B: I wish. No formal training. Just two cake decorating classes. I definitely could use more. Especially when it comes to piping, and fondant, and even baking…I still have a lot to learn.

KC: Back in April you were on the Martha Stewart show. What was it like making your cake pops with THE Martha Stewart?

B: Scary. Well, I had never done anything like that before, so I was extremely nervous, jumping out of my skin nervous! Especially since it was taped live…no second takes. I’m really glad I did it though. It may have been one of the scariest things I’ve done, but it was also one of the most exciting.

KC: How were you “discovered”?

B: One of the producers for Martha Stewart heard about my cupcake pops and reached out to me through the website.

KC: Did she (Martha) give you any advice?

B: Yeah. Keep making them.
KC: Any goodies you cannot live without?

B: Brownies, Cookies, Cake, Cupcakes…and of course Cake Pops.

KC: Your name is Bakerella and I heard that there is a story to the origin of that name and Barbarella? Care to share the story?

B: Ha…It’s not as exciting as it sounds.

KC: Do you have any tips or advice for new bakers out there?

B: Don’t be afraid to try new things. You can do more than you think you can.

KC: Have you seen/read Julie & Julia? What did you think?

B: No and unfortunately no. But I can’t wait to see the movie. I guess I’ll have to Netflix it.

To read more about Bakerella and try out some of her recipes check out her blog: http://bakerella.blogspot.com/

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