Today we’d like to introduce you to Tameal Gamble.
Hi Tameal, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
As a child I have always had a passion for baking. I would have rather be in the kitchen with my parents or my grandmother cooking then outside playing with friends. When I bake for someone, I’m showing love and extending out appreciation that I have for them.
I started baking at first just for family and close friends. In 2008 the retail store that I was managing Linen N Things closed their stores and went strictly online only. At this time I was pregnant with my youngest and realized that people were requesting me to do birthday cakes and paying me for them. So I started looking up stuff on YouTube, taking classes at Michaels and working on my cake decorating skills. So, I guess you could say that’s how I got started. I lost my job…lol
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I wish I could say that it has been a smooth road, but that would be a lie. For me, it was pretty rocky after the first year. The first year was pretty smooth. I think because I was new, I was getting a lot of business coming in.
Honestly, it was getting to the point that I couldn’t keep up with how many orders I was getting in at that time. Around year two or three it started to slow down. At that point I only had my regulars getting orders. So you are always reinventing yourself far as trying to come up with something new that’s going to pull people new customers in.
Now with social media is kind of hard because once you do something new, it spreads like a wildfire. So once you posted it. you need to be thinking of the next thing to do.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Well, I’m actually an employee for Prisma. I work in Women’s health and I love every bit of it. I stopped doing Pounds Of Love full-time about three years ago. Since then I am able to focus on larger events and weddings.I am still able to cater to regular customers and also work with local businesses and caters. I have always been big on supporting small businesses in our community. I think my partnership with local caterers set me apart from other bakers.
I am extremely proud of the work that I was able to do for my hometown. Last year I did quite a few jobs for the City of Greer, including me doing the 150th anniversary cake for the Mayor’s dinner this year. I was honored to do the desserts for the annual MLK event that they hosted for 2026 also.
So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
The thoughtfulness that is put into each cake. Anytime someone orders a cake for me. I ask a lot of detail questions about the person who is receiving this cake. For me, I don’t want to just make you a simple cake. I want to make memories. So little things like your favorite color, maybe a special place, or character that you like anything I can add in so you know it was personally for you. That’s the between getting a custom cake and just picking one off the shelf. I always ask for pictures because I wanna see that person‘s reaction. The whole time I’m making a cake that is what I’m thinking about their reaction.
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