Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

Mrs. Doris Heishman turns Santa cakes into countywide craze

Doris Heishman of Stephenson began baking after finding a Raggedy Ann cake pan. Her first Santa cake sparked 76 orders in under three weeks, leading to a prolific output across West Virginia Pennsylvania Front Royal Winchester and even a trip to Turkey. She now collection of 56 pans, 40 cakes in three days for Mother's Day, and plans to bake full time. Her work includes animals trains pianos dolls and floral decorations, with rose making learned through self study.