Liz Marek | |
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| Alma mater | Oregon Culinary Institute |
| Occupation | Cake Decorating Instructor |
| Known for | Producing sculpted cakes and creative wedding cake designs, Founder of Artisan Cake Company |
| Website | https://sugargeekshow.com/ |
Liz Janean Marek (born October 26, 1980) is an American cake decorator and teacher known for her elaborate sculpted cakes. [1] [2] She is the founder of Artisan Cake Company based in Portland, Oregon and online cake decorating school "Sugar Geek Show". [3] [4]
Marek went to Linn–Benton Community College majoring in graphic design. After a short career in graphic design, she decided to look into other creative fields. In 2007 she started cake decorating as a hobby. [5] [6]
In 2009, Marek founded the Artisan Cake Company in Portland, Oregon. [7] [8]
In 2014, Marek published her first cake decorating book, Artisan Cake Company’s Visual Guide to Cake Decorating. [9] [10] She also took a decision to close her public bakery and focus her attention on teaching others. [11]
In 2015, Marek and her husband Dan opened her online school, Sugar Geek Show through which she teaches new techniques and processes involved in cake production and decoration. [12] [13] [14]
Marek has been featured in various editions of American Cake Decorators Magazine, [15] Cake Masters Magazine USA, [16] Cake Central Magazine, [17] and other related publications. [18] [19] [20]
Marek is an alumnus of Oregon Culinary Institute. [21] She has competed and won in several cake making shows and food network competitions across the US and beyond. [22] [23] [24]
She was a contestant in the 2022 show "Is It Cake?" and was the winner of one episode.
In 2025, Marek won Netflix’s "Is It Cake? Holiday 2" after creating a hyper-realistic Santa cake. [25]
Liz was previously married to Dan Marek with 2 children. She divorced in September 2025