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Radio Cherry Bombe

Bayou Saint Cake’s Bronwen Wyatt Talks Buttercream, Business & More

Radio Cherry Bombe

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4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

It’s the cake company that was truly born on the bayou—Bayou Saint Cake from Pastry Chef Bronwen Wyatt. Bronwen joins host Kerry Diamond to share her journey from making rolled cakes out of the "Joy of Cooking" cookbook at age 8 to launching a custom cake business out of necessity during the pandemic in New Orleans. Learn how this thoughtful cake artist channels her love of art and seasonality to create some of the most original and festive baked goods around. Thank you to Käserei Champignon, the maker of Cambozola cheese, and California Prunes for supporting this episode. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here! More on Bronwen: Instagram, Website Check out Bayou Saint Cake’s recipe for Almond Cake with Prune-Raspberry Butter here!

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0:00.0

Hi, boys and girls are all fired up.

0:07.0

Hi everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherrybaum, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond.

0:22.1

Coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.

0:27.3

Each week, we talk to the coolest culinary personalities around, the folks shaping and shaking up the food scene.

0:34.7

Today we're talking with Bronwyn Wyatt, the self-taught talent behind Bayou

0:39.2

St. Cake. A New Orleans-based pastry chef, Bronwyn has become known for her decorating style,

0:44.9

which features buttercream squiggles, edible flowers, and even the occasional mini-eggplant.

0:50.6

Bronwyn joined me to talk cake and a whole lot more, including pivoting after the pandemic

0:55.4

and setting up her small business. In the second half of the show, we'll get nerdy about how

1:01.0

Bronwyn makes her cakes and the ingredients and techniques she prefers. I want to give a special

1:06.6

shout out to California prunes. Bronwyn and Cherrybaum both work with California prunes,

1:12.2

and the folks there introduced us. Head to our website recipe section for a great recipe from

1:17.4

Bronwyn, featuring a raspberry prune filling. We'll include the link in our show notes.

1:23.1

And to learn more about California prunes, head to California prunes.org.

1:28.3

This episode of Radio Cherrybaum is supported by Kayserai Champignon, a 100-year-old cheese

1:33.6

producer and the maker of Cambezola.

1:36.9

This fine cheese, which I happen to like very much, is made with Bavarian Alpine Milk

1:41.7

and crafted by master cheese makers dedicated to using all natural ingredients and traditional methods to create one-of-a-kind cheeses.

1:50.0

Cambizola, a triple-cream, soft, ripened cheese with delicate notes of blue, is truly a cheese like no other.

1:58.0

For a more intense experience, try Cambazola Black Label. Aged longer and colder

2:03.5

than Camasola Classic, this bold and exceptionally creamy cheese was a 2022 best-in-class winner

2:10.4

at the renowned World Championship Cheese Contest. I know I've said this before, but I need to figure out

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