About Us
Paige Elowsky
I’m Paige! I fell in love with cake artistry from watching shows like Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes. In 2011, I joined the team at Bella e Dolce to wash dishes and be a cake minion. Within weeks I knew I had found my calling, applied to culinary schools, and was promoted to decorator.
I was lucky enough to study pastry art at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Even outside of school and work, I've always had a passion for art and sculpting. I also learned from Kim and Erin, and they both helped guide me into the cake artist I am today.
2019 was a big year! In January, I married the love of my life. I also became owner of Bella e Dolce North.
I was born and raised in Northern Michigan, where I currently live with my family. In the summer, you’ll frequently see me on Mackinac Island biking cakes to the next big event. In the winter, I enjoy snowboarding and am actively involved in our local women's hockey league. And of course, I always enjoy time with my family: my husband Travis, our cats, and our beautiful little boy.
Our Signature
The Hidden Ladybug
Did you know that we hide a tiny sugar ladybug on all of our cakes? It's our little signature and a symbol of good luck for our clients. We have been making thousands of ladybugs since Kim started the Bella e Dolce brand in 1997! Make sure to look for it on your big day!
Our Founder & Sister Company
Kim Sperl
It all started with Kim... she was the original owner and creator of the Bella e Dolce brand in 1997, making cakes in Northern Michigan. Kim is a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu Pastry School in Paris. Kim has learned her sugar paste flowers and fondant skills under renowned cake designer and author, Colette Peters of New York. Paige joined Kim during her 2011 wedding season. Though Paige has left Michigan during the off season, she has always returned for the summer to work and learn under Kim. In the fall of 2018, Kim officially began her retirement, and though she may not be in the kitchen everyday, you may still see her helping with pastries in the kitchen or delivering cakes across northern Michigan.
Erin Sonntag
Erin joined Kim Sperl for a full season working at the original Bella e Dolce location in Northern Michigan in 2003. Erin returned downstate to start her first cake company in the Detroit Area. After 9 years, Erin closed her first business to return up north and be full time with Bella e Dolce from 2012-2014, where she met Paige. After an immediate connection, Erin guided Paige in the finer arts of “going big or going home.” Erin worked up north for 3 years before returning to her home in Walled Lake to officially expand Bella e Dolce Cakes downstate, serving Southeastern Michigan.
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