She traveled to Jakarta, Indonesia to learn buttercream techniques from an Australian Luxury Cake Artist, Sweet Blooms Cakes. Michelle also offered Cake Decorating classes with Get Cooking YEG in which she was able to teach decorating techniques on pre-baked cake layers and provide one on one attention.

Michelle’s business ran from 2018 to 2021. During this time, she had built a commercial kitchen and evolved to a business that continually pushed boundaries in cake design.

Sadly due to COVID, her creative momentum declined and returned to focusing on working full time providing patient care as a community pharmacist during this critical time period. The decline in bakery sales correlated with increased shifts at the pharmacy. Ironically, working full time welcomed more space and time dedicated for self care.

Michelle is now utilizing this platform to share all things she loves in her world. She has not given up in decorating cakes as an art form but requires the time to navigate what she needs to maintain a work life balance without losing her love and passion for designing cakes. Currently, Michelle is known for teaching yoga and also providing healthcare services on the front line, however she plans to connect with the local community by eventually hosting cake decorating classes again and sharing recipes & tutorials.

While Michelle still believes a celebration revolves around cake high in fats and sugars, she has shifted her focus to creating items that aligned with her health routine. You will be able to find them on her instagram page, @yumaste.ca and right here on the website! 

Yumaste is truly known as as a little side project from home. Initially, she baked and decorated simple desserts for friends and family. In 2017 @YumasteYeg was created when she sold her first baked good and then decided to seriously pursue this as a side job. Michelle did not have a background in culinary arts or working in the kitchen but she fell in love with being able to provide creativity in cake and dessert. She was catering her baked goods to special diets such as vegan, gluten free and/or egg-free. Ultimately, as her clientele increased, she found herself fully immersed in her craft and was designing art on two and three tiered cakes and creating unique and tailored flavoured cakes for weddings, bridal events and birthdays.