Speciality hot and cold drinks are a staple at Kenzie ’ s Kakes in Beaver . Customers can order a variety of items including cookies , cupcakes and , of course , custom cakes .
“ We do put our little personal touches on everything ,” Brogan says . “ Yes , those are blingy lights , turquoise chairs . There ’ s a little bit of me in here — kind of cutesy , tootsie , sass — but still business appropriate . I am so happy to be here .” Brogan says she is happy making cakes for weddings , baby showers , birthdays and anniversaries , but she also welcomes unusual requests . “ It was definitely the zombie cake ,” she says , asked what the most unusual cake she ever made was . “ It had everything — the brain , blood and guts oozing out , eyes gouged out .” The zombie cake for a Halloween bride and groom was about as far from Brogan ’ s own personal taste as it gets , but she says she enjoyed every minute she spent creating it . “ It ’ s what they wanted . It made them happy , and I love making people happy ,” she says . It was the kind of cake one might see on a holiday Food Network special series , but don ’ t expect to find Brogan there anytime soon . She still loves watching “ Cake Boss ” and other baking and decorating competitions . She just doesn ’ t see herself ever competing on television . “ I just like doing it here ,” she says . “ I ’ m not in it for name recognition or money .” And she loves staying in southern West Virginia . In fact , her new location is just across the road from her childhood home and not far from where she lives with her newlywed
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