Today we’d like to introduce you to Brenna Kolumba.
Hi Brenna, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
As a Child my Grandparents would drive 5 hours from New Jersey with the most amazing birthday cakes for me. I Can remeber sitting in front of then and staring at the details. It made me so happy. I always remebered my birthday cakesz over anything else.. About the age of 12 i wanted to decorate my own birthday cakes. So my mom drove me to the local craft store to pick up some pastyry bags and supplies. That day started my passsion and adventuire. I went on to tak adult cake decorating classes after being SELF taught for 2 years. My mom would drive me 30 minutes one way after work and sit in the car for an hour as i learned new skills. This emerged in attending a trade highschool Majoring in Culicary Arts. After years of working professionally as a cake decorating in different chain stores and private bakeries i decided to make a dream come true and open my own shop. Along came B’zzz Cakes. As a life long passion i now get to live and work my dream for the last 8 years and counting.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The road has been hard from smooth. From pivoting sales techniques through Covid and opening my first Brick and Motor shop at the end of the paddemic its been one uphill battle after another, Eggs shortages, Rising cost of food especially, Eggs, butter, sugar and chocolate i keep fighting a new battle every day. The hardest part…geting our name out and letting people know we are here. In a flodded digital market and people more focused on technology it hard to make the locall communuity aware a new business is in town. It’s hard to get in front of new potential csutomers in a digital age with flodded content.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I specialize in #-D custom cakes. Everything from wedding cakes, simple floral birthday cakes, and 3-D sculpted cake to look like a realistic dinosar head or your favortite meal! The Art of Cake Decorating is what i fell in love with and what i contiue to specialize in. I am also know for my unique flavors of our gourmet cupcakes offered in our store each day. From Creme Brulee, to Dubai chocolate, down to a classic twist on red velvet.
Pricing:
- 3.99 for an individual cupcake
- $42 for a dozen
- Ready made cakes from $40
Contact Info:
- Website: https://bzzzcakes.com
- Instagram: @BZZZCUSTOMCAKES
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/bzzzcustomcakes
