Today we’d like to introduce you to Maria Malkun.
Maria, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I started Mayu’s Cakes 12 years ago, few months after my first child was born. After having a hard time to get my pregnancies going, finally after six miscarriages, my first child was born and I wanted to do something that allows me to manage my own time so I decided to start making cakes for my friends.
I’ve been a baker since I was in high school back in Colombia, where I’m originally from. After I decide to start a cake decorating business, I went to different seminars, hands-on classes with the best renowned Cake Artist in the industry and Learning by experience. Each cake I make is an opportunity to improve techniques, find new ones and let my creativity work its magic!
After 12 years, I still have clients that started ordering their cakes from me back then and new clients that find Mayu’s Cakes reliable after reading the great review previous clients write to my company. I feel blessed!
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Being a Cake Artist requires talent and patience. The amount of time a custom design cake requires is very long and the fact that the cakes must be fresh it won’t allow too much time to decorate them.
With that being said, it hasn’t been easy and it will never be. My priority is freshness, quality, and perfection in design so it will be always long days and nights decorating and making sure every cake I make is perfect!!
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Mayu’s Cakes – what should we know?
I specialize in custom design cakes using fondant icing which is the most elegant icing when talking about cakes. Lately, it’s been very popular the semi-naked cakes that are cakes barely covered with buttercream, so even though my specialty is fondant, I am also offering these type of cakes to suit all my client’s needs.
I’m known for my neat work, people like my creativity when comes to designing and they like that my cakes are always fresh and yummy. I’m very proud of the talent I have as a cake artist but I also take pride on my customer service. I take care of my clients from the begging to the end. I’m always accessible and willing to work with them.
Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
I consider that the relation between the quality of my work and the good service I provide to my clients has been the key to my success. That’s what my clients tell me when I ask them what made them choose Mayu’s Cakes in the first place!
Contact Info:
- Address: 930 Amherst Avenue
Davie FL 33325 - Website: Mayuscakes.com
- Phone: 786-357-5406
- Email: sales@mayuscakes.com
- Instagram: @mayuscakes
- Facebook: Mayus Cakes
- Twitter: Mayuscakes
- Yelp: Mayus Cakes
Image Credit:
Christy and Co. Photography, Flair Affair Photograpy, Laura Bernal Photography, Carolina Guzik Photography
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