Chef

Mandy Merriman

Mandy Merriman is a former-foodie blogger turned full-out cake & baking lover! She inspires over 1 MILLION combined engaged and dedicated followers on social media with her breathtaking cake creations. Mandy has appeared on countless TV cooking segments, sharing her recipes and love of creativity in the kitchen. Mandy teaches high-demand cake classes that fill up within minutes of opening them! She enjoys developing mouthwatering cake & buttercream recipes in her kitchen, and also photographing each and every one of them. She often shares timelapse videos of her cake-decorating process, and enjoys doing LIVE videos on social media; sharing her tricks of the trade, and inspiring her readers to create clean, beautiful cakes from start to finish. Mandy loves connecting with her readers and followers over the undeniable confidence she builds inside each of them them with their cake-baking, cake-decorating, and of course… cake-eating! She has a serious sweet tooth and passion for not only cakes, but cupcakes, buttercream, and has recently dedicated herself to learn the illusive perfect macaron. You can often find cake slices on her porch, ready for neighbors to come and have a sweet taste of her latest creations. Her work has appeared on Today.com, Food Network, Huffington Post Taste, Country Living, Rachael Ray, CookingChannel.com, Hallmark Home & Family, and has been featured by Wilton, Better Homes & Gardens, Taste of Home, JoAnnes, Sweetapolita, and in Utah Valley Bridal Magazine. She has presented at several different venues, including the Deseret News Home Show. When Mandy’s not in the kitchen, she enjoys running, hiking, eating as many tacos as she can get, watching Netflix, and enjoying spending time with her two sons (both little blondies!) and attorney husband near Salt Lake City, Utah.