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ABOUT

Darcy Shields | Baker, decorator, CEO

I grew up in the mountains of VA with my parents, my grandparents, and my 10 siblings. Some of my best memories are visiting with my grandma and baking in her kitchen. She always let us pull out her cookbooks and try a new cookie recipe or a tried and true one. I learned my love of baking from her.

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My mom was always very busy taking care of my siblings and I but she always made sure our birthdays were extra special. Sometimes my mom would bake a cake and sometimes my grandma would but every now and then my aunt, who lived  away, would come and bring me an actual decorated cake! I’m talking Barbie doll, piped roses, and special shaped cakes! All the things a little girl loves for her birthday. That’s when I started loving decorated cakes. Fast forward to when I’m grown and have a little girl of my own. For her first birthday, of course I’m making her first cake! It was much harder than I thought it would be and didn't turn out very neat but it was made with all my heart.

 

Then for my son's first birthday my husband bought me my first Wilton cake decorating kit and I knew I was hooked. Add 2 more girls and another boy which means lots of birthdays and with each one I got better and better and loved it more and more. In 2013 I started making cakes and cupcakes for friends and family. In 2017 I started my social media and chose the name Love at First Bite because I strongly believe cake should taste just as good as it looks. Every bite should be memorable. 

Meet The Team

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Darcy

Baker, decorator, CEO

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Stephen

Investor, financial advisor, consultant 

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Bella

Photographer, Bakers assistant, chauffeur

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Abbi

Bakers assistant, Spoon-licker,

crowd pleaser

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Sarah

Janitor, bakers assistant,

taste-tester

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Andrew

Maintenance, garbage boy,

financial assistant

Get in Touch

209 Hillbrook Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307

loveatfirstbite.darcy@gmail.com   Tel. 864-921-1773

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