Photo courtesy of Gari-Ann Kia Photography

​Introducing Pauline McFarlin,
​Cake Artist

Pauline McFarlin 's journey to becoming a Cake Artist began when she moved to Huntsville Alabama in 2008. While engaging in an active real estate career, Pauline decided to pursue baking as a hobby. As she gradually developed her skills by taking classes and making cakes for loved ones, she decided she wanted to make edible and beautiful works of art as a career. Pauline decided to take the leap. Equipped with her high school formal art training and passion for baking, she turned her hobby into her very own business, The Dessert Fork.
Pauline has continued her education, receiving training and instruction from several world-renowned cake artists to include: Ron Ben-Israel (Ron Ben-Israel Cakes, Food Network), Mich Turner (Little Venice Cake Company), Barb Evans (Certified Master Sugar Artist), Joseph Cumm (Instructor of Pastry Arts at the Pennsylvania School of Culinary Arts), Dalila Cabrita (International Cake Designer and Instructor), Lisa Mansour (Award-winning expert in cake decoration), Peggy Tucker (Certified Master Sugar Artist), and Jorg Amsler (Food Network Challenge).  She has also completed cake decorating courses at the Wilton School and at the The Americas Cake & Sugarcraft Fair.

Pauline's Decorating Specialty Skills include:
Sugar flowers
Modeling chocolate
Poured/pulled Sugar (isomalt)
Fondant
Buttercream
Wafer paper
Lace techniques
Sculpted cakes
Photos courtesy of Gari-Ann Kia Photography

Press

January 16,2019 The Dessert Fork: A one-of-a-kind experience with one-of-a-kind creations         September 11, 2018  The Dessert Fork Bakery is Coming to Madison ​