Author of "The Art of Salad" (A Arte da Salada), "O Grande Livro de Bolos & Festas", "A Bíblia dos Bolos de Casamento". Julie’s love for baking began in the kitchen with her mother and grandmother. Living in Portugal however, sparked her innate creative talent for luxury cake design. Julie evolved her career transitioning from editorial design work to become certified as an expert in elaborate cak
e artistry. She studied with various renowned cake designers and traveled between Portugal and the U.S. to train at various schools including the famous Wilton School of Cake Decorating and Confectionary Art in Illinois. By 2010, she had built increasing renown and reputation in Portugal for creating beautiful and delicious creations with establishment of novel (“pop-up”) cake shops, popular decorating workshops and the launch of her luxury cake business. Portugal presented many opportunities for Julie. Her talent for high-end cake artistry attracted a loyal following and she is continually featured in many top European magazines, on wedding and lifestyle blogs, and is a baking and cake design expert on Portuguese television. With impressive mastery of the Portuguese language, Julie has also become a successful book author in Portugal. She’s created three popular cookbooks, "Os Bolos da Julie" (Julie's Cakes), "As Festas da Julie" (Julie's Parties) and "A Bíblia dos Bolos de Casamento" (The Wedding Cake Bible). Julie currently accepts wedding cake commissions in Portugal as well as in the Greater Boston, MA and Sarasota, FL, USA areas. Stay connected with Julie:
Sites: www.cake.pt, www.thegreatamericancake.com
Blog: www.eatmorecake.pt
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegreatamericancake
Instagram: www.instagram.com/juliedeffense
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/juliedeffense
Twitter: www.twitter.com/juliedeffense
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/juliedeffense
Revista de Propriedades Portuguesas, Lda.
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A paixão da Julie por bolos e arte começou muito cedo e ela cresceu aprendendo a cozinhar com a mãe e a avó. Seguiu o seu interesse em arte e formou-se com um BA em Belas Artes. Veio para Portugal em 1998 para fazer um trabalho de curto prazo e desde então vive em Portugal. Julie não só oferece aos seus clientes bolos personalizados de estilo norte-americano, mas também ministra cursos para aqueles que querem aprender a arte da decoração do bolo.
É autora de três livros, "Os Bolos da Julie", "As Festas da Julie" e "A Bíblia dos Bolos de Casamento". Tem loja online, www.cake.pt, com produtos para fazer e decorar os seus bolos. No site pode comprar produtos, consultar a galeria dos bolos e cursos.
