Kristina Lavallee

ABOUT KRISTINA LAVALLEE

Nationally recognized cake artist, chef, and founder of The Cake Girl, a high-end custom cake and cupcake brand based in Tampa, Florida. She first gained popularity on social media for her hyper-realistic cakes and creative designs, and has since been featured on major national television programs, including The Today Show . She has accumulated more than 170,000 followers on her thecakegirl Instagram account.

She holds dual degrees in hospitality and restaurant management from the Rosen School at the University of Central Florida . She started The Cake Girl out of a food truck and expanded to a flagship before launching a national franchise program.

She bakes and acts as a judge at many events, charity and otherwise, like the Chow Down event to promote pet adoption.  She once delivered a custom cake by private jet for a celebrity client.

She is married.

She bakes cakes for celebrities like Jason Momoa , Tom Brady , Daymond John , Marcus Lemonis , and Glenn Beck .