This past Friday, I finally tracked down Kim Nelson of Daisy Cakes- she was in Nashville, TN looking at a new distribution company for her cakes and very generously took the time to talk to me. A little background if you haven’t yet heard of Kim Nelson and Daisy Cakes because the way she is taking the cake world by storm, you will soon (www.ilovedaisycakes.com). Kim is from Spartanburg, SC and has been baking with her mother and grandmother since she can remember. After catering and giving cooking lessons, Kim decided to start selling her old family recipe cakes on line and nation wide. After a year and a lot of time, money and effort, a friend suggested that Kim try out for the show Shark Tank on ABC where a group of investors are presented ideas and decide to invest in the business or not. Out of the 22,000 people that uploaded their information to be on season 2 of Shark Tank, 80 people were chosen to pitch their ideas initially and then 32 people made it on air. Kim was one of the lucky. Not only did she make it on the air, but she got a $50,000 investment from Barbara Corcoran which has turned her small cake company around. Here is the link to the episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVM-RuLh2KI. The episode aired just over a year ago, and since then, Kim has been on the Nate Berkus show and QVC, and she was invited to be a guest at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival where her cakes were a huge hit. She will also be appearing on the Today Show at the end of June, and her “cakes of the month club” will be featured as a prize on the Wheel on Wheel of Fortune as well as being “the next item up for bid” on the Price is Right. She is in the process of moving the Daisy Cake distribution center from New York to Nashville, TN so that she can be closer and keep an eye on things. She started out making about 2,000 cakes a year, and from April of last year to December, she sold over 25,000 cakes. Quite a jump in just a year! What I was most impressed with was the reaction people had when tasting her cake for the first time. Watching the Shark Tank episode, she serves up her cakes to some pretty heavy hitters who are no strangers to the best chefs and restaurants in the county. All of the reactions were surprise- because its cake, and how much different can one chocolate cake or lemon zest cake taste from the rest. All of these people were surprised at how delicious these cakes were. It was unbelievable! Now, I have yet to taste one of these cakes, but I am dying to, and I bet you are too! Not only is Kim an incredible baker, but she is also extremely generous because she has donated three of her cakes for us to give away to lucky readers!!! The first cake that we will be giving away is the May Cake of the Month- Pink Velvet Cake- four layers of pink velvet cake with cream cheese icing- how good does that sound!!! All you have to do to enter is comment on this post- write a smiley face or just say hi, and we will randomly pick a reader to win the cake and announce it on Friday, May 11th. The cake will be shipped to the winner who will then hopefully invite us all over for cake!! So pass this along to all of your friends and neighbors and start commenting so you can win, and if you don’t win this time, we still have to more cakes to give away!
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I love this! How awesome is it that Kim had a dream, followed her dream and now is a National enterprise, you go girl!
let’s go, Lady Luck!
Sweet 🙂
Yum!!! Love your blog 🙂
I love these posts on facebook! Thanks for them!
Do I get to enter even though I’m family? 🙂
WOW!! What a great treat a Daisy Cake would be!
I like cake!
Love the episode on Shark Tank. Would love to win the cake =)
May 11th is my birthday- wouldn’t that be fitting if I won!? 🙂 Love the blog and am so proud to see an SC girl hit the big time! Congrats Kim!
Sounds amazing! I can’t get enough desserts these days. 🙂
This is the first time I’ve ever written a comment on a blog. I would like to win this Cake when I celebrate my 5 year wedding anniversary with my friends Meg and Margueritte.
Cake is delicious!
What a great success story! Would love to taste that cake!
Looks delicious – i hope my mom wins! You’ve got an awesome blog, keep it up.
Yummy! Would love me some free cake! 🙂 Love your blog, always makes me hungry.
Let me eat cake!
Yay cake!
Love your blog!!!
Love your blog! Very dangerous for a pregnant, hungry girl. Get me that cake!
cake = good 🙂
Love your blog and cake too!
I can hardly wait until I win!
I would love to win a Daisy cake for Mother’s Day!
Love the story. And I sure hope to have you all over for cake!
Fun contest!
Posey would take me back as her son if I could deliver one of these cakes. No pressure, but this mother-son relationship is resting in your hands. Just saying…….
Pick me Walker, pick ME!!!!! Meg – love your blog and the recipes! making cheese straws for the derby party this weekend. 🙂
Love your site, Meg!
Meg- so glad to know about your blog! Can’t wait to read your articles and recipes. Lord knows I need help in the kitchen:)
I have heard they are fantastic.
What a great way to celebrate both the girls’ birthdays this month – as well as mother’s day!! Fingers Crossed!!
Great blog! The pink cake looks divine! Everything is prettier in pink!
I watch The Shark every week & saw the show Kim was on. I was so happy for her when Barbra turned Daisy Cake into a national known company. How fantasic for Kim & her wonderful mom!
I haven’t tried one of her cakes yet but now that she is in Nashville, TN I am sure I will get to try one sence she is only 1 1/2 hours from where I live in Ardmore, TN.
I am crossing my fingers too in hopes of winning one of Kims cakes! I’ll get to share it with my 90 year old young mom and family!
Thanks, Bonnie from Ardmore, TN
Great giveaway!
Love your blog, Meg!!
I am not a very accomplished cook but my favorite thing to make and eat is cake! I am so happy for Kim and her success. Would love to win one of her cakes. Thanks for the chance Kim.
Congrats! Kim on your continued success!
Love your website…and cake!
Real women eat cake. <3 I would love one!!