Yossy Arefi’s Baking Is Inspired by Seasons

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Steve S
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Yossy Arefi’s baking gets influenced by seasons. She enjoys using fresh ingredients, so that’s why she adheres to the rules of nature. She explains how she does it on her blog, Apt 2B Baking Co. and in her cookbook Sweeter off the Vine.

“Before I moved to New York City in 2007, I didn’t know food and food styling could be a job, or that it was an industry I could get into,” she says.

“When blogging became popular, I realized I could combine my love for photography and my love for baking. Towards the end of my time working in the restaurant industry in 2010, I started my blog and began getting offers for photography or recipe-related freelance work. That allowed me to be able to leave the restaurant in 2012, and switch gears into a different career path.”

We absolutely love what she does now. You can see it below.

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I take birthday cakes pretty seriously, and consider it a great honor every time I get to make one. They can be tall and chocolatey and covered with fluffy frosting like this year's Recipe of the Year from @kingarthurflour, the Classic Birthday Cake, or a bit more humble maybe without any frosting at all. What I care about most is seeing my friends smile and make a wish for their new year of life while bathed in flattering golden light from as many burning candles as they've let me poke into the top. … This CIassic Birthday Cake is made from fluffy yellow cake layers that bake up magically flat so you don't have to trim them if you don't feel like it, then those layers are filled and topped with fluffy chocolate frosting with just the right amount of salt and vanilla. It's definitely earned a permanent spot in my birthday cake recipe rotation #recipeoftheyear #sponsored #kingarthurflour

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