Colette Peters is one of the world’s premier cake designers, with confections that have graced White House Christmas mantelpieces, royal weddings, the windows of Tiffany & Company’s Fagship store in New York City, and the American Craft Museum. The owner of Colette’s Cakes, a specialty cake company in New York, she holds a master’s degree in painting from Pratt Institute in New York. A former designer for Tiffany & Company, she created cakes to illustrate the books Tiffany Taste and The Tiffany Wedding. She is the author of four acclaimed books of her own decorative cakes, including Colette’s Birthday Cakes and Colette’s Christmas. She has been a featured guest on television shows such asToday, Good Morning America, Oprah, and the Food Network’s Chef du Jour.