Chef Leah Stewart of the Gallery House in Louisville was recently featured in the July  issue of People Magazine, the extra edition titled “Amazing Real Life Weddings.” Her award-winning cake was named the Best Wedding Cake of Kentucky.

Chef Stewart has no idea how People Magazine found her or how she was entered in the competition, but is “absolutely thrilled” that she was chosen for this honor.

Chef Stewart has been creating wedding cakes since she earned her degree in Baking & Pastry Arts from Sullivan University. The cakes, baked entirely from scratch, range from the elaborate to the classical. Her specialty is taking the design of the bride's wedding gown and featuring the pattern's motif in the cake's design.

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Alum Chef Leah Stewart stopped by Sullivan’s Library to autograph both the People Magazine featuring her cake, and the article about her which appeared in Business First. Director of Sullivan’s National Center for Hospitality Studies Chef Tom Hickey, CEC, CCE, CFE, CHE, Chef Derek Spendlove, CEPC, CCE, AAC, Chair of the Baking & Pastry Arts Department and Librarian Charles Brown are delighted about the success of their former student.

Pictured to the right is the cake chosen by People Magazine to represent the state of Kentucky. Created by Sullivan graduate Chef Leah Stewart, the tiers were an apple spice cake, Italian cream cake with Italian cream filling and almond white cake.

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