Art/Food ~ AngeLfood Beautiful Cakes and Cookies ~ Providence

Artist’s name: Mary Morgan
Business name: Angelfood Beautiful Cakes and Cookies
Location: Providence, RI
Etsy shop: www.angelfood.etsy.com
Facebook: Angelfood Beautiful Cakes and Cookies


1.  Tell us about your work: I am an artist, but I have always enjoyed working with sugar and fondant, too! I have been decorating cakes and cookies since I was about ten years old.

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2. How did you come to be a professional baker? I was a personal chef, and I also made many cakes and cookies for friends and relatives...they kept telling me I should have my own cake business, so I started Angelfood.

3. Where do you draw your inspiration? I love organic designs, like flowers leaves and vines. I also like architectural and fashion details and use those as well. As far as cake flavors, I am always experimenting with different combinations of cake, fillings and frostings!

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4. What’s your favorite item to make? My favorite thing is when someone requests something I have never made before! I enjoy the challenge, and I really love it when the customer is so pleasantly surprised at what I came up with!

5. What’s your best seller? I'd have to say my Wedding Monogram cookies, and also the Yo Gabba Gabba cookies. Kids must really love that show!

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6. How long have you been in Rhode Island? I have lived here for almost nine years.

7. What do you {heart} about Rhode Island? I love it here!! It is so beautiful, and it really is amazing how many different landscapes and microcosms there are. You can easily go from laid-back beach mode, to hipster city life, to rustic country living. I love it!

8. Please include anything else you’d like to add: I raise and care for my own free-range chickens, and use their eggs in my baking. We compost and have a huge vegetable garden every year. I sincerely hope that the "locavore" movement continues to grow, and that people realize how important and valuable it is to support local farmers and artisans.