Life & Work with Katie Korneta of Gold Canyon

Today we’d like to introduce you to Katie Korneta.

Hi Katie, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, you could tell our readers some of your backstory.
Growing up, my love for creating art and food landed me at Le Cordon Bleu, where I studied pastry arts. I began cake decorating during an internship 8 years ago, and I just fell in love with creating beautiful and delicious pieces to contribute to my clients’ special events. It is an indescribable feeling to be able to work with my customers to bring ideas to life and spread happiness through dessert!

Can you talk to us about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
My workload can be much more than anticipated, and things don’t always go as planned. Buttercream can be very temperamental based on humidity, temperature, and ingredients, so I have to be flexible and ready to adjust.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am a pastry chef who specializes in buttercream cakes. I love to create wedding cakes, dessert tables, and smaller celebration cakes. I started my business when I was 19 and was very new to cake decorating, and I am so proud to see how far I’ve come in my decorating abilities.

Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
People always need a cake! Over the past few years, I have seen handmade cakes replaced with mass-produced, factory-made cakes. Cake decorators have become a commodity, making a handmade cake much more meaningful! We, decorators, pour our hearts into our creations, and that is something that can never be replaced by technology. Handmade desserts are made with love!

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