Blondie in the Press

Mandy has been so blessed and honored to be able to share her love of creating in the kitchen with so many of you, whether in person, in print, and especially on TV for the many TV segments she has enjoyed doing.

Good Morning America

Hallmark Home & Family

Forbes

Forbes: Cake Confidence, was named one of the best dessert cookbooks by FORBES. 

“Whether you’re a pastry novice who delights in the show-stopping creations on The Great British Bake Off or a more experienced baker, this book is your ticket to creating beautiful and (most importantly) delicious cakes for all kinds of occasions. Written by Mandy Merriman of the blog Baking with Blondie, Cake Confidence contains step-by-step tutorials for frosting, stacking and decorating, buttercream tips and gorgeous photos to boot.” –Forbes Magazine

Delish

Delish: “The 18 Best (And Most Anticipated) Cookbooks Of 2019″ by Delish.

Taste of Home

Taste of Home: listed Cake Confidence as one of the best cookbooks to look for this Spring.

HGTV

HGTV: Featuring cakes from I’ll Bring the Cake

“For dessert, we can’t think of anything more perfect than this nostalgia-inducing cake from Baking with Blondie creator Mandy Merriman’s new book: her Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bar Cake. Her riff on a beloved ice cream truck treat features a strawberry swirl cake, a strawberry vanilla bean buttercream and a strawberry crumble. Her not-so-secret trick to getting the perfect crunch is toasting crumbled shortbread cookies, then mixing them with freeze-dried strawberry crumbles.” – HGTV

Salon

Salon.com: “My failures taught me more than a perfect cake did”

Salon.com: “Why An Expert Baker Says the Toothpick Trick is Actually Ruining Your Cakes”.

Mirror

Mirror said Cake Confidence is a “Must read for future Bake Off winners!” in their Best cookbooks worth buying to try out fun recipes while in lockdown article 

Newsweek

Newsweek: My Father Taught me a profound lesson in life before he died.

Pok Pok Som Listed Cake Confidence as one of the  5 Best Cake Cookbooks (Reviews Updated 2021) of all time. 

Studio 5 KSL

2009-current – regular TV segments: FIND THEM HERE.

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 Her recipes have been published on the national stage with The Today Show, The Cooking Channel, The Huffington Post here and here, and most recently on The Hallmark Channel Home & Family. Her work has been featured by Better Homes & Gardens, Rachael Ray Magazine, Food Network, Wilton, and Country Living social media on several occasions.

Mandy has appeared on a national stage, sharing her cakes on The Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family. She has also thoroughly enjoyed doing hundreds of cooking segments for over 7 years now with wonderful local Utah stations such as, KSL Studio 5, as KSL’s Blogger of the Week, on KUTV Good things Utah, and Fresh Living.

 Mandy has presented her cake classes and recipes at several public functions, including the Deseret News Home Show as a kitchen stage presenter. 

Here’s a peek at a couple of her segments: