Cake Confidence

Mandy Merriman is a former-foodie blogger turned full-out cake baker. She inspires over 250K followers on Social Media, including Instagram (@bakingwithblondie), with her breathtaking cake creations. She has appeared on countless TV cooking segments, including Hallmark Channel Home & Family, and has had her cakes features on Food Network social media channels, sharing her recipes and love of baking. Mandy has brought confidence to the first time baker, as well as created recipes that more than satisfy even the toughest critic. It's her pleasure to encourage bakers to do what's best for them in their kitchens, and has built up a community of bakers that support one another in their baking ventures. 

Mandy enjoys developing mouthwatering cake & buttercream recipes, and also photographing each and every one of them, too! She often shares videos of her cake-decorating process on her Instagram page, Baking with Blondie, connecting with her cake community of followers by sharing her tricks of the trade, and inspiring her readers to create breathtaking cakes from start to finish. She has a serious passion for all things cake, cupcakes, and macarons, and teaches high-demand monthly cake classes that sell out within minutes. Mandy believes with her recipes and sure-fire cake baking a decorating techniques, anyone can develop the confidence to create over-the-top beautiful and mouthwatering gourmet cakes. 

Her work has appeared on Food Network IG, Today.com, Huffington Post Taste, Cookingchannel.com, and has been featured by Wilton, Taste of Home, and Buzzfeed.