Coming from a long line of family cooks and bakers, good food has been a crucial part of Sandra’s life. She learned at a young age from both her grandmother and mother who were deemed the best bakers in their community. Sandra started baking for friends, family, church events and even had a little cinnamon roll business at the age of 10. But her passion came at the age of 12 when she watched her mom take a class in cake decorating at a local craft store. Memorized by the decorated cakes, she stared practicing on her own and it didn’t take long before she was decorating cakes with her mom. After college, Sandra continued baking and decorating on the side for parties and various events but wanted to learn more. In 2012 Sandra enrolled in the L’Art de la Pâtisserie program at The French Pastry School of Chicago and knew that she wanted a career in pastry.
During school she was an intern Flirty Cupcakes and upon graduation she began working as a baker for Nordstrom Café; shortly after, opened her own business, Sweet Nouveau, Chic Sweets Boutique where she specializes in custom cakes and desserts. Sandra’s business has been featured on You and Me This Morning and one of her cake creations was on display at Nordstrom’s on Michigan Ave for breast cancer awareness last October. She still continues to bake for Nordstrom Cafe as Sweet Nouveau continues to grow and is currently setting her sights on entering into cake competitions.
During school she was an intern Flirty Cupcakes and upon graduation she began working as a baker for Nordstrom Café; shortly after, opened her own business, Sweet Nouveau, Chic Sweets Boutique where she specializes in custom cakes and desserts. Sandra’s business has been featured on You and Me This Morning and one of her cake creations was on display at Nordstrom’s on Michigan Ave for breast cancer awareness last October. She still continues to bake for Nordstrom Cafe as Sweet Nouveau continues to grow and is currently setting her sights on entering into cake competitions.
Sandra Brumfield