“I created a birdcage cake for a wedding once and people tried to put their cards in it”: A Q&A with hyper-realistic dessert maker April Julian, runner-up on Netflix series Is It Cake?

'I have people from all over the world sending me videos of their children crying because I didn’t win'

works for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. By night, she bakes up hyper-realistic cakes that could fool even the keenest eye. “I basically don’t sleep,” says Julian. “After my day job, my toddler is my job. Once she’s asleep, I can put on an apron and start creating.” This sugar-packed passion brought her to the kitchen and stage of the latest baking show sensationwhere pastry-chef contestants try to trick judges into thinking their cakes aren’t actually cake.

I don’t know if it’s balanced, but I make time for it. My job is pretty serious—we’re talking about protecting rights and freedoms, particularly of people who are part of vulnerable populations. Then at night, I make cakes that look like chicken wings. It’s unrelated and so silly, but I need it. When you’re talking and thinking about serious things all day, it’s nice to just turn off one side of your brain and do something different with the other side.

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