About Kayla- Owner and Cake Designer
My mission is to combine a delicious, exceptionally moist cake with the design customized to your unique vision.
I grew up in the wedding industry and I am a 4th generation wedding industry professional. From the time I was a little girl, I was in a kitchen helping my grandmother with her catering business. But, I never had a vision of going into the industry myself. Instead, I graduated from Texas Christian University in 2005 with a degree in Political Science. Later that year I married my witty and laid back husband, quite the opposite from my type A and slightly OCD self. In 2007, we welcomed our first child into the world and decided to quit my job in the corporate world and start a business of our own. My creative side is what drew me into the cake industry and we created Kayla Knight Cakes in July 2008. I began with small birthday parties and eventually landed a gig with Pump It Up parties. Following birthday parties I began to book a few larger events and eventually weddings and found that I have a passion for working with couples and creating beautiful tasty cakes for their wedding day!
When I'm not at the kitchen I am with my family because they are my world. Together, we love to travel and experience new places. We are an active family and we can often be found on the football field, in the dance studio, or at one of our many church events. On the rare occasion that we are all at home, we will be piled up on the couch with our fur babies watching movies or playing monopoly.
I grew up in the wedding industry and I am a 4th generation wedding industry professional. From the time I was a little girl, I was in a kitchen helping my grandmother with her catering business. But, I never had a vision of going into the industry myself. Instead, I graduated from Texas Christian University in 2005 with a degree in Political Science. Later that year I married my witty and laid back husband, quite the opposite from my type A and slightly OCD self. In 2007, we welcomed our first child into the world and decided to quit my job in the corporate world and start a business of our own. My creative side is what drew me into the cake industry and we created Kayla Knight Cakes in July 2008. I began with small birthday parties and eventually landed a gig with Pump It Up parties. Following birthday parties I began to book a few larger events and eventually weddings and found that I have a passion for working with couples and creating beautiful tasty cakes for their wedding day!
When I'm not at the kitchen I am with my family because they are my world. Together, we love to travel and experience new places. We are an active family and we can often be found on the football field, in the dance studio, or at one of our many church events. On the rare occasion that we are all at home, we will be piled up on the couch with our fur babies watching movies or playing monopoly.
"Kayla was a delight to work with. I knew we were in good hands the moment I arrived for the tasting." Amanda, Round Rock, TX
Assistants
- Marissa joined the Kayla Knight Cakes family in February 2018. Marissa came to us with 5 years of wedding experience from the San Antonio area and her knowledge of the wedding process will be very helpful when preparing your cake on wedding day.
- Iryna joined the Kayla Knight Cakes family in August 2021. Iryna came to me with many years in the creative industry working primarily in the fashion industry. Her attention to detail and artistic eye will help bring to life the creative vision of your cake.
"Kayla is sweet, affordable, attentive, and the cake was amazing!" Ally, Driftwood, TX
Accolades
Wedding Wire Couples Choice Award: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021
Best of the Knot: 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021
Best of Leander Award: 2015 and 2019
Expertise Best of Austin Wedding Cake Bakers: 2017
"Kayla was so easy to work with!" Jazmin, Kyle, TX
