Elisa Strauss, Author of CONFETTI CAKES FOR KIDS

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Listen to cake maker extraordinaire, Elisa Strauss. As founder and head designer of the NYC bakery Confetti Cakes until 2010, Elisa went on to compete in and then judge many Food Network and reality TV cake competitions in between writing her two cookbooks. Listen to how she got her start, how she mastered her craft, following her passion and managing her family at the same time.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:12.2	This episode has been sponsored by Book Hampton.
0:14.9	As the premier independent bookstore in the Hamptons, Bookhampton has a highly curated selection of books for readers of all ages,
0:21.4	unique, one-of-a-kind gifts, and exciting author events.
0:24.3	Browse their fabulous staff suggestions online at bookhampton.com.
0:28.3	I am so excited to be here with my friend Elisa Strauss today.
0:31.9	Elisa is the author of the Confetti Cakes Cookbook and Confetti Cakes for Kids.
0:36.6	Founder and head designer of bakery confetti
0:39.1	confetti cakes in New York City in 2000, Elisa and her creations went on to appear in more shows
0:43.7	than she can count, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, the Martha Stewart Show,
0:47.6	The View, and in many publications. Her stylish, elegant, modern, and creative designs really
0:52.4	set her apart from other cake makers.
0:58.4	She even designed Charlotte's wedding cake to Harry on Sex and the City, which was basically my favorite show for a very long time. She won the grand prize on the Food Network's Extreme
1:02.8	Cake Challenge and went on to judge many other reality cake competitions. In 2010, she shifted
1:08.1	to teaching, product design, and consulting projects. She's a graduate of Vassar and the Institute of Culinary Education and lives in Larchmont with her husband and three children. Hi, Lisa. Thanks for being here on Mom's Don't Have Time to Read Books. This is the podcast version. Yeah, I'm so excited. After we did our great little video shoot, so thanks for teaching me how to do a cupcake swirl and a snowflake.
1:29.1	Yeah. See, it wasn't that hard. It wasn't that hard. Okay, so you are this master cake maker,
1:34.8	artist, amazing. How did you even know you were good at this? When did this gift start to come in your
1:40.6	life? Oh, my gosh. I don't even know how I'm going to get it.
1:44.6	Oh, stop.
1:45.1	No.
1:45.8	I mean, there are pictures of me when I was three years old drawing, you know, on the floor.
1:50.6	And I always gravitated towards the kitchen and art and anything that was very detail-oriented.
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