gen O Story by Bailey Hemphill • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com
Calli Cohn
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Sweet Dream Fulfilled
alli Cohn, 29, is on a mission: to create the most visually intriguing and best-
tasking cakes and sweets to be found – wedding cakes, birthday cakes, cupcakes, cookies for any occasion. Her cake shop, Whisked Away Cake Boutique, is based right here in the “Big O.”
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Cohn was born and raised in Omaha, and graduated from Burke High School. Soon after, she attended The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After college, Cohn searched for stable work, which led to her working at several different bakeries over the years. During this time, she also received a post-baccalaureate degree in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management from Columbia College in Chicago. Still feeling unfulfilled, she saw this time in her life as an opportunity to find the kind of career in which she could truly excel, which led her to enrolling at the prestigious French Pastry School in Chicago. At pastry school, Cohn learned classic French pastry techniques from World Pastry Champions and Master Cake Artists, such as Nicholas Lodge, and received a L’Art du Patisserie certificate; she also interned for one of Chicago’s best cake artists, The Sugar Syndicate. After she finished pastry school, she still yearned for more cake-decorating knowledge; she enrolled in classes at the iconic Wilton headquarters located just outside of Chicago, and studied with notable cake artist Colette Peters. After spending almost 10 years in Chicago, assembling the perfect arsenal of skills, knowledge, and inspiration. She returned to Omaha to fulfill her dream—to open her own cake shop. Cohn says she cannot imagine doing anything else. To read more about Whisked Away Cake Boutique and see samples, visit www.whiskedawaycakeboutique.com. september/october • 2011
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