Florida Trend: Kristina Lavallee Celebrates a Decade of Growth with The Cake Girl

Florida Trend recently profiled Kristina Lavallee, award-winning pastry chef, cake artist, entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of The Cake Girl, recognizing the company's remarkable growth over the past decade and its continued expansion as one of Florida's most recognized custom cake brands.

The business feature follows The Cake Girl's journey from a dessert truck launched in 2016 to a brick-and-mortar bakery, an expanded Tampa location, and a nationally recognized brand that has created more than 25,000 custom cakes and more than one million cupcakes. The article also highlights Kristina's growing social media audience, celebrity clientele—including Tom Brady, Jason Momoa, and Cardi B—and her recognition as an Inc. 500 Female Founder.

During the profile, Kristina discusses the evolution of The Cake Girl, explaining how creating cakes for nationally recognized brands, influencers, and celebrities helped accelerate the company's growth. She also shares her vision for the future, including expanding The Cake Girl Franchising and growing the distribution of the company's signature Crave'n Cups dessert line.

The feature highlights Kristina's perspective as both a culinary professional and business leader, offering insight into entrepreneurship, scaling a brand, and navigating workforce challenges while continuing to innovate and grow.

Kristina's inclusion in Florida Trend further reinforces her reputation as one of Florida's leading entrepreneurs, demonstrating how creativity, resilience, and a commitment to excellence have transformed The Cake Girl into a nationally recognized bakery and emerging franchise brand.

Read the original article published by Florida Trend:Florida Trend feature on The Cake Girl

About Kristina Lavallee

Kristina Lavallee is an award-winning pastry chef, cake artist, entrepreneur, television personality, and Founder & CEO of The Cake Girl®, an award-winning custom cake studio based in Tampa, Florida. An Inc. 500 Female Founder, Kristina has been featured by Food Network, FOX Nation, TODAY, FOX & Friends, Access Daily, ESPN, Entrepreneur, Southern Living, Bake Magazine, The Kitchn, Telemundo, and numerous national food, lifestyle, and business publications. She is widely recognized for her expertise in cake artistry, baking, culinary innovation, food science, entrepreneurship, and creating extraordinary edible experiences.