The Kitchn: Pastry Chef Kristina Lavallee Shares Boxed Cake Mix Upgrades Alongside World-Renowned Chocolatier Jacques Torres
- The Cake Girl
- Jun 7
- 1 min read

The Kitchn recently featured Kristina Lavallee, award-winning pastry chef, cake artist, entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO of The Cake Girl, in an expert roundup highlighting professional techniques for improving boxed cake mix.
The nationally published article brings together insights from leading pastry professionals, including world-renowned chocolatier and pastry chef Jacques Torres, to help home bakers create richer flavor, better texture, and bakery-quality results.
Kristina shares her professional recommendations for enhancing boxed cake mix with techniques that improve both taste and consistency while remaining approachable for home bakers. Her contribution reflects the same attention to detail and commitment to quality that have made The Cake Girl nationally recognized for exceptional custom cakes and innovative dessert creations.
Being featured alongside respected leaders in the pastry industry further reinforces Kristina's growing reputation as a trusted culinary expert whose professional insight is sought by leading food publications across the country.
Read the original feature:https://www.thekitchn.com/boxed-cake-mix-upgrades-pastry-chefs-23785745
Also syndicated by: Yahoo, MSN and AOL.
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, 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.
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