About UsHello. My name is Tonja Lombardi. I am the Baking Alchemist and owner of Made With Love Cake Co. I have been baking cakes, cupcakes and cookies for over 18 years. I am a mother of 3 beautiful children.
My baking story began when my children were little and I was a stay-at-home mom. It started with the basic cake or cupcake for a Birthday and then graduated into bringing them to the day care parties and scouting events. This escalated into the parents asking me to make cakes and cupcakes and the occasional cookie for their children's Birthdays and then for the adult Birthdays. Before long I had a full service cake business going just by word of mouth. I continued to make cakes professionally at this point for 9 years enjoying every moment of it. |
My path took a different direction....... |
One day my path took a different direction. I found myself in the middle of a divorce and wanted something that I could feel more secure in so I left the baking world and entered into the Corporate World of Finance. At the beginning of my finance career I did enjoy a different set of deadlines and getting to dress, well lets say, not in baking clothes and I enjoyed smelling pretty and not so much like buttercream icing. Well as we know the grass isn't always greener on the other side. I was then commuting over 2 hours a day to work and being stuck inside an office for over 8 hours a day with no sunshine and not being very mobile and gaining a lot of weight. The stress of this environment was sucking every bit of creativity from me. It was time to make a huge life-changing decision. I quit my job!!!!
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And now..... |
Here I am now; feeling creative and happier than I have in years. With the loving support of my boyfriend and my children I am taking on this confection adventure again. Although I do hold a full-time job it is less stressful and allows for me to do what I love, BAKE! With the years I have taken many classes and have more knowledge, better recipes, patience and a much bigger love for baking than ever before. Made With Love is a home bakery right now but we have plans for a much bigger future. I welcome you to be a part of our future. Enjoy our freshly baked products for all your events. I promise you will Taste the Love with each bite!!!
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