Meet the Bakers
Julie Dananberg, J Cakes Needham
Julie from J Cakes Needham, is the founder of Kindness Cakes. She is a mother of two young children, a Speech and Language Pathologist by day, and a cake decorator by night! She has been making custom cakes and cupcakes in the Needham area for 3 years. There’s nothing she loves more than making kids and families happy with a special cake. Insta: @J_Cakes_Needham jcakesneedham.com
Lizzie Lin Johnson, Lizzie’s Bakery
I’m Lizzie Johnson, owner of Lizzie’s Bakery, a home based bakery in Acton, MA! I specialize in custom cakes and desserts & a proud mama to 2 cute boys! Insta: @lizzies_bakery
Krystal Avila, Fiesta Cakes by Krystal
I’m Krystal Avila, cake baker by night, Spanish Teacher by day. I am a self-taught baker through instagram and youtube. I love baking for any celebration, big or small. You can find me baking in my kitchen in Roslindale with my two young boys. Insta: @fiestacakesbykrystal
Eliza Miller, JAH Bakes
Insta: @jah_bakes
Pauline Maimone, Pauline’s Bakery
I’m Pauline Maimone, owner of Pauline’s Bakery, a home based bakery in Needham, MA. I specialize in celebration cakes! It brings me so much joy for my cakes to be a part of your life’s celebrations! When I am not baking I spend time with my amazing husband and two wonderful children. Insta: @paulines.bakery
Treat Cupcake Bar
Elyse Purbaugh, Weesh Bake Shop
Elyse Purbaugh is the owner and baker of Weesh Bake Shop in Boston’s Roslindale Village. Weesh is a self-taught baker from the school of YouTube, Pinterest and an amazing community on Instagram with many DM consults. With a lot of practice and many wonderful customers, she has committed to bringing both comfort and joy into homes and bellies. Formerly a 1st Grade teacher, Weesh is a part-time Literacy Specialist and trained Reading Recovery teacher working with 1st Grade students learning how to read and write. She likes to think that this work and lots of laughs from her students bring a little inspiration into the smash cakes and 2nd birthdays, 3rd birthdays, 4th, and so on. Using high quality ingredients and 100% from scratch baking, the utmost care goes into the design and decoration of Weesh cakes. Whatever your celebration may be, it is incredibly rewarding to be part of your happy day and help contribute something special. www.weesh.com insta: @weeshbakes