Want to do something different with family or friends—without the restaurant bill?
Host a hands-on cooking or baking night at home and learn practical skills, the science behind great food, and techniques that help you cook with confidence. You’ll create restaurant-quality meals, bakery-style desserts, and gain smart tips to save time, money, and reduce food waste.
Pick a skill category below and book an evening
that turns a night in into a lasting culinary experience.
Benefits of booking with me:
Build confidence in the kitchen
Learn essential culinary skills
Cook restaurant-quality meals
Create bakery-quality desserts
Understand the science of baking
Prevent food waste
Learn money-saving shopping tips
Learn to cook in the comfort of your kitchen.
Aunt Cake can teach you knife skills.
Learn to make baked garlic and herb bread.
Aunt Cake can teach you how to bake the best Chocolate Chip cookes!
Email info@auntcake.biz to book a an evening with Aunt Cake.
Mission
We help families build confidence in the kitchen by teaching essential cooking and baking skills, thoughtful food preparation, and money-saving practices meant to be shared for generations to come.
Insured and Certified Food Safety Manager
Skill Categories
Learn to confidently prepare meats, fresh pasta, sauces, vegetables, and homemade staples—from corn tortillas to pierogies—in your own kitchen.
Learn to confidently bake breads, cinnamon rolls, cookies, cakes, and cheesecake while understanding the techniques and science behind great desserts.
Learn basic cake, cupcake, and cookie decorating skills using different icings—so you can create polished, party-ready desserts at home.
Lisa Leonard, Chef and Baker
Alias: Aunt Cake
My two beautiful nieces, Adrianna and Allyson decorating cookies with buttercream icing. Allyson's face say's it all.
The story behind Aunt Cake...
Hello, my REAL name is Lisa Leonard, aka "Aunt Cake." My two beautiful nieces are credited with my nickname "Aunt Cake." Every time they would come over to stay the weekend they "claim" I always had cake or sweet things to eat. For the record that isn't all they ate!
It all began standing on my mom's chair rolling out dough for cookies when I was a 5 or 6 years old. Since then, I have gained 20 years of professional culinary and baking experience since graduating in 2003. I hold three Associates Degrees from Westmoreland County Community College: Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry, and Food Service Management. I have been a chef and baker in the corporate and private arena. You get the best of both worlds with me, which is a rare combo in this industry.
A life changing event occurred in 2006 that paused my culinary career. For the next few years, I pivoted to a different career. However, it doesn't fill my heart the way food does.
I am back to share my love of food and laughter with the rest of the world. What I enjoy most is seeing others gather around food and share recipes and stories with one another. You cannot find this kind of a relationship in corporate kitchen.
Host me in your kitchen and let me teach you and your family how to cook and bake memories feed generations to come.
Email: info@auntcake.biz
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