About Ana

A Multifaceted Journey

Ana, a wife and mother of three, calls Connecticut home but leads a life that spans across Denver, Dallas, and Tokyo. She divides her time between visiting her children and family in these varied destinations while seamlessly fulfilling her wedding cake assignments, no matter where they may take her around the globe.

Crafting Delicious Creations & Embarking on an Artistic Voyage

Combining her lifelong passions for baking and fine arts, Ana creates stunning cake masterpieces that are as delightful to taste as they are to behold. Her love for baking traces back to her childhood; she often reminisces about starting her baking journey at the age of eight. Ana’s artistic journey began with studies in graphic design and painting at the National School of Fine Arts in her native Lima, Peru. After moving to Japan, the ancestral home of her family, she spent a year working at a bakery specializing in French pastries, where she was captivated by the meticulous attention to detail and high standards of craftsmanship.

From Self-Taught to Expertise & A Flourishing Career

Upon settling in the United States, Ana delved into cake decorating while raising three toddlers as a stay-at-home mom, largely teaching herself the craft. Her passion for sugar flowers was ignited when she crossed paths with Betty VanNorstrand, a pioneering figure in hand-crafted sugar flowers. Ana later refined her baking skills at The Culinary Institute of America. Mastering the fundamentals of wedding cake design, sugar flower crafting, and various decorating techniques, Ana swiftly gained recognition in her field, earning awards and refining her own distinctive style, which continues to evolve.

Sharing Knowledge & Inspiration

Beyond her own creations, Ana is dedicated to advancing awareness of the sugar arts by teaching, mentoring, and lecturing to diverse audiences throughout the year.

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Accolades

Since establishing her studio in 2006, Ana Parzych has risen to prominence as one of the premier wedding cake designers in both the United States and internationally. Drawing from her background in the arts, Ana’s wedding cakes have garnered acclaim for their lifelike sugar flowers and masterful painting and brushed piping techniques. Ana’s cake sketches themselves are regarded as works of art.

In the early stages of her career, Ana garnered acclaim in the culinary world, securing multiple awards and earning the prestigious “Best of Connecticut” title for her wedding cakes consistently over several years. Her rise to prominence was marked by a pivotal moment when she was featured on a Food Network special, capturing the attention of audiences and industry insiders alike.

Shortly thereafter, one of her creations graced the cover of PEOPLE Magazine. A testament to her skill and popularity, Ana’s wedding cake was chosen by Today Show viewers nationwide, receiving over 110,000 votes during the segment “Today Throws a Wedding.” This marked the beginning of numerous television appearances.

Ana’s craftsmanship reached even greater heights when she delivered one of her most luxurious wedding cakes in the opulent setting of Dubai, an achievement spotlighted in Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. Her creations have been lauded by Brides Magazine as among The Most Beautiful Cakes in America, and she has been recognized as a Top Pastry Chef by Martha Stewart Weddings, as well as being named among the 100 Most Inspiring Industry Professionals by The Knot.

Notably, Ana was entrusted with crafting both the wedding cake and groom’s cake for the groundbreaking worldwide-live-streamed event, The Knot Dream Wedding, broadcast from Bryant Park, NYC.

Ana’s most ambitious and extravagant endeavor to date was the design and creation of a majestic 20-foot wedding cake embellished with thousands of intricately crafted sugar flowers, cascading from its summit, nearly reaching the towering 23-foot ballroom ceilings. This remarkable creation graced the “royal wedding” held at The Redrock Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ana’s opulent wedding cakes are consistently featured in leading bridal, lifestyle, and cake decorating publications both domestically and internationally, including Town & Country, BRIDES, Harper’s Bazaar, People, Forbes, The New York Times, Martha Stewart Weddings, The Knot, Bon Appetit, and many others.