Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2014 | Page 82
Mrs. Weinstock
interview with
Photo credit: Carol Chan
A love of baking and creating has always been a large part of Mrs. Weinstock,
although it wasn’t until later in life that she created a stellar caking career for herself.
Written by Marianna Saran
There’s no mistaking that when
A-listers want to order a cake,
mediocre is simply out of the question.
That’s where leading American cake
designer, Mrs Sylvia Weinstock
comes in. Mrs. Weinstock has
created elaborate cakes for some of
the world’s most influential people,
including the Kennedy and Trump
families.
The Australian Cake Decorating
Network was honoured that Mrs.
Weinstock took the time to share her
story with us, here’s what she has to
say.
You have had a very interesting career
in the industry. Can you share with us
all how you started on the path of your
cake decorating career?
My first career, after graduating
college with a degree in psychology,
was kindergarten teacher. I am the
mother of three girls and when our
children were growing up, there were
many weekends spent at a ski house
in upstate New York: I do not ski…
so I baked. There was only so much
my family could eat, so I made extra
cakes for some local restaurants in the
area – and lucky for my, some wellknown NYC chefs also came upstate
to ski, and I was introduced to them.
One in particular, Andre Soltner of the
famous restaurant, Lutece, introduced
me to other pastry chefs and bakers.
When I was 50, I developed breast
cancer and during the months of
chemotherapy treatment, baking
became my therapy. A New York
bakery owner, William Greenberg Jr.,
asked if I could help him