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thestubbornbaker

🧁 Quadriplegic Baker/Cake Decorator
Spreading joy through edible art since 2019 ❤️

📍 Vancouver, BC

Jessica Kruger
Another day, another cake baby. Simple, metallic, Another day, another cake baby. Simple, metallic, and textured, for this birthday boy!

Happy (insert whatever day it is), friends 😂❤️

#30 #birthdaycake #30thbirthday #metalliccake #texturedcake #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstaw #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakerys #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
Summer calls for pool parties! It’s been hot hot Summer calls for pool parties! It’s been hot hotttt hotttt here in Vancouver and after a week in steamy kitchen I’d like nothing more than to dive into this one 😍

#poolcake #poolparty #rubberduck #fondant #satinice #cake #cakesofinstagram #fondantcake #fondantdecoration #fondantcharacters #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats
Mountains, sunrise, and rock climbers, oh my! Hap Mountains, sunrise, and rock climbers, oh my!

Happy long weekend to all of my Canadian friends!

#mountaincake #mountains #thegreatoutdoors #rockclimbinglife #weddingcake #uniquewedding #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstaw #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakerys #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
I think she’s cute 😉 pearl encrusted wedding I think she’s cute 😉 pearl encrusted wedding cutie with all of the @sugarlovedesigns sprinkles! 

TGIF friends ❤️ have a magical weekend! 

#pearlencrusted #pearlweddingcake #pearls #pearllove #wedding #weddinglove #weddingcake #weddingcakes #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstaw #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakerys #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
When in BC, make the snowboarding/mountain biking When in BC, make the snowboarding/mountain biking cookie set 😉

Happppppy Hump Day friends!

#snowboarding #mountainbike #mountainbiking #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
Mondays are for cute things ❤️ Wishing you a Mondays are for cute things ❤️ 

Wishing you all the best week!

#boho #bohobaby #babyshower #babyshowercookies #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
When I grow up, I want to be like Van Gogh… but When I grow up, I want to be like Van Gogh… but with both ears 😉

Had so much fun working on this Van Gogh inspired set for wedding favours ❤️

#vangogh #starrynight #sunflower #iris #flowercookies #vangoghcookies #weddingfavors  #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
Sending all of the teachers out there a huge THANK Sending all of the teachers out there a huge THANK-YOU for all of the hard work that you do! 

I know I certainly had a few teachers and EA’s that quite literally changed my outlook on life (for the better) - so shoutout to those of you that go the extra mile ❤️

I hope you all get to have a restful and recuperative summer vacation, you deserve it after these last few years 😬💪🏻

#teacher #teacherappreciation #teachercookies #teachers #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
Are you a Nintendo (Switch?? Wii???), PlayStation, Are you a Nintendo (Switch?? Wii???), PlayStation, or Xbox kinda person? Are there other systems I’m not aware of? 😂

All the Nintendo things for me! How is one supposed to live without Mario and Donkey Kong?!?! 

#mario #luigi #mariobros #marioparty #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
A little fairy magic for your Tuesday ❤️ #fai A little fairy magic for your Tuesday ❤️

#fairy #magic #adream #fairyparty #fairycupcakes #cupcakes #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstaw #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakerys #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
This is what I would call an explosion of colour, This is what I would call an explosion of colour, fun, and love. 

Feels like an accurate representation of the feeling of the first really sunny summer weekend in Vancouver 😍❤️😍

#colourful #love #shagcake #colourfulcake #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstaw #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakerys #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
Try not to go quite as hard as these two this week Try not to go quite as hard as these two this weekend 😉

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

#unicorncake #unicorn #unicornparty #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstaw #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakerys #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
The only thing better than cake, is cake STACKED w The only thing better than cake, is cake STACKED with cupcakes, macarons, cookies, and chocolate dipped strawberries - AM I RIGHT?
 (**Please note: I am right**😏) 

Which topping are you picking off and munching first?

#cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstaw #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakerys #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
Swimming towards the weekend like…. 🐢 🐠 🐬 🦀 🐚 

Happy Hump Day Friends!

#seacreatures #undertheseaparty #underthesea #turtle #crab #jellyfish #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
Cocomelon cutie with a side of real/pep talk 😂 Cocomelon cutie with a side of real/pep talk 😂

This has been the busiest two weeks of business/life for me in a long time and I am just barely keeping my head above water (but don’t you worry, I will) and wanted to say that if that’s you today - I see you, you are killing it, and you got this! 💪🏻 

#cocomeloncake #cocomelon #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smallbusinesslove #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinsta #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
Never going to tire of making baby shower cookies Never going to tire of making baby shower cookies 😍

Thanks for letting me be a part of celebrating life’s most precious milestones, ya’ll, I feel very fortunate 🥺

#babyshower #babycookies #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
I know it’s not spooky season yet, but I couldn’t help but do It 😏

Creepy clowns for the birthday boy - the Tim Curry version, because the kid knows which Pennywise he likes!

Hoping everyone has a wonderful long weekend (at least all ya’ll Canadians ❤️)

#it #itcookies #pennywise #spooky #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
Hello beautiful people of Instagram 🙋‍♀️ Hello beautiful people of Instagram 🙋‍♀️

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve introduced myself on here, and I just got this awesome shot taken by @brianvanwyk (wearing and captured for a @lezethelabel shoot) so I thought this might be the perfect opportunity! 

I’m Jess - the human behind The Stubborn Baker. 

In 2019 I moved into @commissaryconnect and officially launched my custom dessert business and have been baking/decorating my little heart out for you guys ever since! 

Some random, and potentially “fun” facts about me (no promises though 😉):

🧁 I’m a quadriplegic! I’ve used a wheelchair since I was 15 years old, and get great satisfaction out of uprooting society’s expectation of what it means to be “disabled”… doing so has required a little bit of **stubbornness** on my part (see what I did there???)

🧁 I’ve travelled to 53 different countries. 37 of those were before I was 11, because I grew up on a sailboat and circumnavigated the world with my family for 4 years. That’s a lot of numbers!

🧁 I have played wheelchair rugby for the BC provincial team for over 10 years - for those of you that have never heard of it, go watch the documentary “Murderball” - it’s an excellent intro to the sport 😂

🧁 I have an English degree and creative writing certificate from SFU…. Which I got thinking I wanted to be a teacher… and then quickly realized I did not (oops) and went and got my baking and pastry arts certificate from @vccbaking 

🧁 I firmly believe iced coffee is a reasonable substitute for water. 

🧁 I am getting married this summer 🎉 and have the cutest fur baby, @molly.thetoller 

🧁All of my immediate family lives on a sailboat. My parents recently moved back onto the boat we grew up on, and my older sister, Leah, bought her own boat that she lives on with her husband and 4-year-old (they just sailed to Panama).

🧁 I love reality TV. If you want to talk Selling Sunset, Married at First Sight, Ru Paul, or Love is Blind - I am HERE for it (#dontjudge)

🧁That’s all for now folks, if you’ve read this far, THANK-YOU. If you haven’t, it’s ok, I still like you. 

THANK-YOU for following along and joining me on this (*usually*) sweet journey 🙌🏻
Wishing you a ONE-derful day! ❤️ So excited t Wishing you a ONE-derful day! ❤️

So excited to be making bigger cakes again, feels like a tiny step towards a little bit of normalcy in the world again 🤞 

#onederful #mronederful #tieredcake #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinsta #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
Abstract leopard ❤️ And a cake to finally bre Abstract leopard ❤️

And a cake to finally break up the cookies that are taking over my feed!

#abstractcake #leopardprint #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinsta #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan 
#FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
#bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
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