Lauren Burkholder
McKinney,TX
Summary
Passionate Cake Decorator with the desire to take on new challenges. Versatile, enthusiastic and hardworking. Experienced in icing, decorating, packaging, labeling, and pricing bakery products. Dedicated to providing a positive and memorable experience for each customer.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Cake Decorator
Kroger
Plano, TX
05.2022 - 07.2024
- Decorated cakes for special occasions, showers, birthdays and christenings.
- Prepared buttercream and icings to use for decorating cakes, cupcakes, tarts, and other pastries.
- Used pastry bags and tips to pipe messages and decorative roses onto cakes.
Bakery Wrapper
Costco
Frisco, TX
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Wrapped bakery items such as breads, pastries, pies, cakes, and cookies individually or in packages for sale.
- Assisted bakers with the preparation of doughs and batters for baking products.
- Performed opening, and closing duties such as setting up displays, restocking coolers, and freezers, and counting inventory.
Kitchen Staff
Strikz
Frisco, TX
02.2018 - 03.2021
- Prepared a variety of foods according to customers' orders or supervisors' instructions.
- Assisted in the preparation of all menu items including salads, appetizers and entrees.
- Operated various kitchen appliances such as mixers, slicers, ovens, grills .
Education
Associate of Arts - Culinary Arts
Collin College
McKinney, TX05-2025
BBA - General Business
Texas A&M University - Commerce
Commerce, TX05-2024
Skills
- Cake Decorating
- Dough Preparation and Baking
- Cake and Pastry Decoration
- Glazing and Icing application
- Airbrushing Techniques
- Icing Preparation
Timeline
Cake Decorator
Kroger
05.2022 - 07.2024
Bakery Wrapper
Costco
08.2021 - 02.2022
Kitchen Staff
Strikz
02.2018 - 03.2021
Associate of Arts - Culinary Arts
Collin College
BBA - General Business
Texas A&M University - Commerce