Laurel A. Torres is a resident of White Plains, NY and has been a Wilton Method Instructor since 1996. 

"I have always loved cake decorating and baking cakes since I first played with an Easy Bake Oven back in 1968.  As a child I also spent countless hours baking in the kitchen with my grandmother who was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia.  I have such wonderful memories of baking all kinds of special pastries and baked goods with her and knew that one day I would keep going and pursue something that I loved so much."

Prior to becoming an instructor I was a principle cake decorator at Sam's Club.  I  have also taken multiple courses at various vocational training schools that specialize in cake decorating techniques, and I am a certified Wilton Method Instructor.    Laurel has taught almost 1,000 students at the Rojay Party Store in Scarsdale, NY, as well as private lessons and is dedicated to making sure each and every one will gain a positive experience.

She is also an instructor with the Larchmont / Mamaroneck Continuing Education Program - Adult Education Program

Laurel teaches all levels of classes and also teaches special holiday classes such as panoramic sugar egg, special fondant projects, and sugar flower making.  Ms. Torres is available for private lessons, individual or group and makes cakes on request for special orders.  She has recently been published in a few cake publications, including Mailbox News and American Cake Decorating.

Ms. Torres cakes have also been recently featured on Nickelodeon, Bravo Network, Major motion pictures and ABC Television.

Laurel is a member of I.C.E.S. and The New York City Cake Decorators Meetup

Contact Laurel:   Cakelady35@aol.com

In loving memory of my 17 year old girlQueenie who passed away quietly in her sleep.  Here are pictures taken of her party in June, where she truly was the "Queen."  She is wearing the tiara after the cake was cut

I have been reunited with my childhood cake decorations!

Believe it or not, a local bakery recently went out of business and they had a liquidation sale.  Well low and behold, they had some very old vintage store stock of cake decorations and there were my circus animals!  I decided to recreate this cake for my 2006 birthday!

Here was my mother's reaction:

"Oh My GOSH!!!! They are the original animals, I remember the lion with his head up, I remember the giraffe as being the same and that adorable loving elephant!! The others I remember vaguely. Who ever thought these animals would come into your life again. As they say miracles do happen."