10 years-old kid Entrepreneur & Master Baker, "Nicole Katie Cummings" Sings & Dances to Her Cakes!

 Interview by: Gina Sedman

In today's world, many young people tend to focus on social media and self-gratification. However, there are some exceptions such as Nicole Cummings, a 10-year-old girl who is on her way to achieving great success as a cake baker. During the pandemic, while many people were facing difficulties, Nicole utilized her time wisely and started her own baking company, Katie Cakes.

Nicole is a true inspiration as she has a strong sense of purpose and direction in her life. She is determined to embrace her God-given assignment and is moving forward at lightning speed to achieve all that she is capable of. As adults, we need to support young people in their positive endeavors, and Nicole is a prime example of this.

I encourage everyone to take a look at what this young boss baker and mover and shaker is doing. Let's support and encourage our young people to pursue their passions and achieve their dreams.

Hi Nicole, I'm so proud of you! Tell me a little about who you are and what you do.

Hello, my name is Nicole Katie Cummings.   I am a 10-year-old kid Entrepreneur who bakes cakes. The name of my company is “Katie’s Cakes” Twist of Soul Dessert.   I am a fourth-year Home School Student at the Tonya Cummings Academy.  My favorite subject is reading.  

That's awesome! Sounds like you are a super-talented and intelligent young lady! Can you share with our readers what are the ingredients that make your delicious cakes taste so amazing?

Well, all my love & happiness goes into each cake that is baked!  Each homemade cake is made with love and simple ingredients.  I want my customers to feel love and happiness when they eat a slice of cake.  When I am baking cakes, I love to sing to my cakes, it makes me happy. Also, I like to dance to my cakes, it gives me joy. 

Wow! How nice! Many businesses aren't customer service friendly. It's wonderful to hear that someone as young as yourself not only cares about your customers but cares about the quality of your product. And you sing too? Wow! You are amazing! Tell me about the feeling you had when you first received payment for your cakes.

Well, in June 2020, my mother and I went to our local Post Office to drop off a package.  I was speaking with the postal worker, and I told her that I baked cakes.  She then said, “I will be right back”.   She returned with $20.00 and told me to bake her a cake. So, my mother and I came home and did just that we baked her a "Lemon Love Pound Cake".  This moment officially started with Katie’s Cakes. 

That's amazing! What are your plans?

My future goals are to study culinary in Paris as a Chef and to open a restaurant.

Currently, how are you selling your cakes?

My first community event was at the “Juneteenth Celebration” in Fredericksburg, VA.  I sold out of Lemon Love and Always Almond Pound Cake Slices. Even Delegate Joshua Cole was impressed with my Pound Cakes.  Thereafter, I was able to book events at Chalk N More in Fredericksburg, VA; The Long Farmers Market in Stafford, VA; and FXBG Black Restaurant Week in Stafford, VA.

That's great! Sounds like you have a lot of community support.

Yes, I am grateful to my community and customers for supporting Katie’s Cakes.  Even some of the local restaurants have been receptive in allowing their customers to try Katie’s Cakes.

That is great! I hear you've been on the news and other media outlets. Tell me about that.

Yes, I have been interviewed by Black News Channel www.blacknewschannell.com (October 26, 2020 Ladies First), I was interviewed by Free Lace Star https://fredericksburg.com/ (November 23, 2020 Business Section), and my last interview was with Inside Nova (Stafford Magazine) , https://issuu.com/leesburgtoday/docs/stafford_mag_feb_mar_21_all, feature in the ShoutOut Atlanta, The Social Institute, VoyageATL, and Fox 5 News in April of 2021. 

Katie’s Cakes is still baking cakes for her local community, but she also created her own Katie’s Cakes Master Class to teach kids her how to bake a homemade pound cake.  

Wow! That's amazing! Now what is this that I hear that you are having a master class? Can you tell us about that?

Sure, my "Master Class" is called, "Katie’s Cakes Master Class and it is a step-by-step, kid-friendly, do-it-yourself baking class for kids 8-12 years old.

I'm sure your Master Class session will be super successful! I believe even adults may sneak on your site as well. How can our readers find out more about your classes?

Sure, they can visit our website for Katie’s Cakes Master Class. They can keep up with all my new updates, newsletters, and much more at  www.tonyacummings.com

So, the holiday season is here and I'm sure that our readers would love to order one of your delicious "Katie's Cakes". Where can they go to place an order? 

They can place their order online on my website at www.tonyacummings.com. Oh, and I want to add, that I only use the finest ingredients, Our Pound Cakes are made with simple ingredients. Butter, eggs, organic sugar, baking powder, sifted flour, flavor extract). We have a few delicious Pound Cake Flavors, Grandma Katie's Old-Fashioned Lemon Love, and Patsy's Pina Colada. My pound cakes do not have a glaze. *

Do you deliver?

At present, unfortunately we don't, but we are happy to serve our local customers with curbside pick-up.

END OF INTERVIEW