About us

Welcome… Wowisthatreallyedible.com started as an online cake journal for behind the scene cakes created by G’s Custom Cakes-N-More. However, it has evolved as a cake decorating blog that teaches how to decorate all things related to cakes, buttercream, cookies, cake pops, and much more.

My Story…

Hi, I’m Gretchen my friends call me “G” or “Gretch.” I was born in Jamaica, West Indies, and immigrated to Long Island, NY, when I was 16 years old.  My grandparents were significant influences in my life, especially my grandmother (Cleopatra, the great).  Grandma cooked and baked.  She taught me everything I know.  By day I am an auditor and at night a cake decorator.

I LOVE baking and cake decorating, but most of all, I LOVE being a mom. I am a mom of a beautiful boy (a young paleontologist).  Cake decorating is a passion of mine. I am 100% self-taught, well 98% because I took a Wilton class on buttercream flowers. My hope is that I can share with you the love and the detail that goes into each one of our cakes and how to decorate cakes, like the pros.

I started decorating cakes by accident.  Even though I grew up around cakes, I never had an interest. My aunt Maureen is an excellent cake decorator and pastry chef.  As the years went by, I baked cakes and bread (healthy banana bread, my famous banana muffins, Zucchini bread, lemon pound cake, and healthy brownies) for my family and friends.  Also, I baked for every occasion that I could.

However, a few years ago, my sister asked me to make Bucky, the sailboat from Jake and the Neverland Pirates cake for my nephew.   It seems like it was just yesterday.  This was my very first time using fondant.  I remember researching fondant and eventually bought Satin ice chocolate fondant from online.  I make my own.

Then, a year later, my son wanted an Avengers cake.  Nevertheless, when I looked at the picture, I thought, oh boy, this will be a challenge.  I loved the challenge and the look on his face.  It was not until I made a Louis Vuitton pocketbook, that everyone convinced me to open my own business.  The rest is history… Every day I challenge myself to be a better cake decorator and a baker.

What to expect from this blog

You will see tips and tricks for cake decorating, cake decorating tutorials, recipes and behind the scenes photos of some of our custom cakes.

We are very excited to share our cake journey with you.

Let’s Chat

Do you want to ask me a question? Work with me? You can contact me at sweets4you1@gmail.com.