Short Stack Cakes

Alissa Short Greising is the gifted pastry chef-owner of Short Stack Cakes. As a young girl growing up in Indiana, Alissa’s mother baked every day for the family. Alissa started baking at age 6 at her mother's side. This passion for baking since childhood sparked a culinary journey that has ranged from the Midwest to the Western Coast, to Vienna, Austria, then to the Deep South and back to the Midwest again! Formally trained at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, while enrolled in school she won a Gold Medal in a competition with the American Culinary Federation and also graduated with the highest honor of Summa Cum Laude.

She then went on to bake as an Assistant Pastry Chef at Rathbun’s in Atlanta under Pastry Chef Kirk Parks( http://www.rathbunsrestaurant.com/). There baking everything from fresh breads, fillings, ice creams, pies, cobblers, cakes to mini desserts. She then went on to take an Executive Chef position for a corporate food service company in Alpharetta, GA, all the while still making as many cakes as possible in her spare time, and she found herself enjoying making cakes most of all. She consequently opened up Short Stack Cakes in 2005 to provide local caterers and discerning individuals with custom designed wedding cakes. While residing in the deep south, she  also worked with a catering company ( http://www.legendaryevents.com/ ). During her career she has had the opportunity to work with some amazing chefs, such as; Wolfgang Puck,  Paula Deen, Tyler Florence,  and Top Chef Richard Blais. 

Her goal is to create a delicious and unique work of art that will be the centerpiece of your celebration. She enjoys working with clients and becoming a part of their celebration whether it is a wedding, kids birthday, 50th birthday, or 60th anniversary. Short Stack Cakes offers a personalized service you won't find anywhere else. Come taste the difference!