Cake Alchemy Strikes Gold

When Lauri Ditunno graduated with a degree in marketing, she had no idea that she would soon trade in file folders and spreadsheets for pastry bags and buttercream. After attending the Culinary Institute of America and training as a pastry chef, Lauri opened her own business, Cake Alchemy, in 2009. Similar to the fabled alchemists, she enjoys turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. She's created cakes for Jamie Foxx, Natalie Cole, and Katy Perry and was featured on WE TV's Amazing Wedding Cakes. Learn more about the brains behind the business below. 

–Video by Nicolena Basso