Success Lifestyle Magazine Issue 6- October 2019 | Page 20

Alecia Blair Milford
Sweet Perfection
“Strive for perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn’t exist, create it.
Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.”
~Henry Royce
If you want to see creativity at its best,
check Alecia Blair Milford. This budding
cake artist is the owner of Ali’s Sweet
Fantasy, a growing personalized cake
creation business. Many argue that
perfectionism should be shunned because
it’s impossible to attain. Not Alecia. Her
pursuit for perfection has helped her create 2001, I attended a few job interviews and
realized that working for someone was not
for me. My family encouraged me to create
my own graphic design company. So,
Imageination
Plus
was
born.
awe-inspiring cake designs for numerous became monotonous. Clients would want
events. In fact, this Mandeville native has me to put a spin on designs that I had
won 4 awards at the SweetArt Bake Expo: already created so I no longer had the
2018 Peoples’ Choice Award for Best-
Decorated Cake (KFC cake)
2018 First Place (Fast Food Inspired
category - KFC cake)
2018 Second Place (Wedding Cake
category - All white wedding cake)
2019 Second Place (Cake Topper
category - Shoe)
Alecia’s mantra is that being mediocre isn’t
an option; being the best at what you do
should be your ultimate goal. Her aim is to
be at the top of her game. As Reinhold
Niebhur puts it, “Aim for the stars and
maybe you’ll reach the sky.” Alecia uses the
graphic design and photography skills she
learnt at the Edna Manley College for the
Visual and Performing Arts to create her
stunning cakes. I spoke with her recently to
get some insight into her growing business.
What motivated your
move into entrepreneurship?
I am a trained graphic designer. After
graduating from Edna Manley College in
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Entrepreneurship is in my blood it seems.
Imageination Plus was my baby for a few
years but I lost the thrill for it when it
I had hoped for based on the image I had
given to the cake artist. This experience
inspired me to learn how to create
wedding cakes.
I challenged myself a few weeks later to
create a fondant based cake, but I quickly
realized how difficult the process really is
and decided that I needed to enroll in a
cake designing program. I signed up for
Mrs. Denise Cargill’s classes and have not
challenge of creating something new. looked back since. She’s an excellent
Why Ali’s Sweet Fantasy? Cake Doctor who has molded me into the
The inspiration for Ali’s Sweet Fantasy
actually came while I was at my wedding
reception in 2009. Let’s just say my heart
sank a bit when the cake was unveiled . It
looked beautiful, but it wasn’t exactly what
teacher and is also known as the Jamaican
cake artist I am today. Her stellar training
equipped me with the skills to start Ali’s
Sweet Fantasy 2 years after my wedding.
What word or phrase would
you use to describe your
business? Why?
A world of creativity. There’s so much to
explore, so many unique designs to create.
A lot of out-of-the-box thinking is
required because no 2 cakes are the same.
How do you balance
entrepreneurship with
motherhood?
I have a 4-year-old daughter who is very
energetic and likes to be involved. My
husband, who is a full-time graphic
designer, and I are a team. Daycare and our
teamwork help us manage well.
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