Gayrielle Harper's Sugar Rush: A Conversation on Finding Balance Without Losing Edge.

About this episode

A conversation with cake artist Gayrielle Harper about her journey from psychology to cake artistry and the balance of creativity and business.

A dream of psychology turned into a love affair with sculpted sugar. We sit with Barbadian cake artist Gayrielle Harper to unpack how a gap-year culinary course sparked a 3D cake career that thrives on trust, humor, and the courage to price what craft really costs. From handbags and cars to interactive elements that surprise guests, Gayrielle shares why challenge fuels her creativity and how simpler buttercream orders act as strategic breathers between high-stakes builds. We talk about the u...

People in this episode

Host: Altreisha Foster

Guest: Gayrielle Harper

Topics covered

• cake artistry
• psychology
• culinary courses
• creativity
• business pricing
• sugar sculpting

Keywords

• cake artist
• sugar rush
• culinary career
• creativity
• buttercream
• 3D cakes
• pricing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barbadian

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