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thestubbornbaker

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

📍 Vancouver, BC

Jessica Kruger
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
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
Fairies, butterflies, and mushrooms oh my! Had s Fairies, butterflies, and mushrooms oh my! Had so much fun working on this set… my little self would have died for something like this, and somehow knowing that makes it all the more fun to work on 😍❤️ #fairies #fairyparty #magical #fairycookies #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
Happy Easter, Friends 🐣🐰❤️ Whether you Happy Easter, Friends 🐣🐰❤️ Whether you celebrate the occasion, or not, I’m wishing you all a beautiful Sunday! #easter #spring #flowercookies #flowers #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
The cutest little baby shower set for the outdoors The cutest little baby shower set for the outdoorsy Momma to be ❤️ Can’t get over those tiny little baby-hiking boots 😍 #babyshower #outdoorsy #woodlandparty #onesies #babybear #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
You really can’t go wrong with a “rubber” (a You really can’t go wrong with a “rubber” (aka fondant) ducky, can you? Happy Tuesday friends ❤️ #rubberduck #rubadub #bathtime #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstase #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan #FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats #bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration
30, but make it Disney, and a little bit classy 😂 Cookies for my besties birthday. So basically this is what I make when I get to pick the theme. Do you recognize all of the silhouettes? #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats #bakestagram #thirty #disney #disneybirthday #disneycookies
Easter treat boxes have arrivedddd and you can pre Easter treat boxes have arrivedddd and you can pre-order yours now at the link in my bio! What’s in the box? - 2 mini egg brownies - 2 mini biscoff caramel cheesecakes - 2 chocolate peanut butter bunny cake gems - 2 decorated lemon sugar cookies - 2 carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese icing - 2 homemade raspberry “pop-tarts” Pick up from 417 industrial ave, Vancouver on Saturday April 16th, 12pm-6pm, or $5 delivery to Vancouver, Burnaby, and Coquitlam is available for Sunday (the 17th) morning between 10am-2pm! Pre-order will close Wednesday, April 13th, or once sold out, so get your orders in now! #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats #dailyhivevan #eastertreats #easter #eastercookies #easterbasket #treatyoself
Forever dreaming of funfetti ☁️ 💕 🎂 TG Forever dreaming of funfetti ☁️ 💕 🎂 TGIF friends, hope your weekend is both fun AND fetti…. Whatever that means 😂🤷‍♀️ #funfetti #birthdaycake #birthdayparty #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstase #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan #FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats #bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #yvreats
Easter cookie decorating class is live!!! April 2 Easter cookie decorating class is live!!! April 2nd we are back @the_luminous_elephant for an Easter Cookie decorating class, 2:30pm-5pm! Tickets are limited so if you’re interested, snag yours now at the link in my bio and learn how to make these 6 designs! $85 - suitable for adults and kids ages 12+, all supplies will be provided! **please note that proof of vaccination will be required** #cookieclass #cookiedecorating #vancity #vancouver #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
Sharing this Luisa cookie today as part of the #en Sharing this Luisa cookie today as part of the #encantobakingcollab hosted by the very talented @burntcookiesbymurrah and @mixingupsugar - thanks ladies! Be sure to follow the hashtag to see all of the other incredible “Encanto inspired” bakes gracing the gram today! I found this image on Etsy, created by Kerry from The Cut Workshop, and knew I had to buy it and bring it to life in cookie form! Luisa is definitely one of my favourite characters from Encanto because I feel like I can relate just a teeny tiny bit to her struggle of feeling all of the pressure to hold everything together all of the time 😬 I don’t know about ya’ll but sometimes it can just feel really heavy to try and keep all of the balls in the air, and I just want to say that if that’s you, you’re not alone, and I think we all owe ourselves just a little bit of grace in feeling the feels and taking the breaks as needed❤️ That concludes my Insta rant for the day - hope you find something to smile at today! 😘 #encanto #luisa #surfacepressure #encantobakingcollab #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
A little bit of gymnastics love today ❤️ Happ A little bit of gymnastics love today ❤️ Happy Monday friends! I hope your week is off to a good start 🙌🏻 #cookies #decoratedsugarcookies #gymnastics #gymnastlove #tumbling #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake Pre-order is live! (Be St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake Pre-order is live! (Better late than never, right???😬) If you’re looking for something special to celebrate St. Patty’s, I’ve got you covered with these fun, festive, and tasty cupcakes! Each box of 4 cupcakes ($17) contains one of each of the following flavours: - Chocolate baileys “Pot of Gold” - Chocolate mint “Luck of the Irish” - Vanilla funfetti “End of the Rainbow” - Carrot cake “Lucky Clover” Pre-order yours now over at the link in my bio! Pick up from 417 industrial ave, March 17th, 10am-12pm or 4pm-6pm! #stpatricksday #cupcakes #vancouverfoodie #vancityeats #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstase #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan #FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats #bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration
Sprinkling a little forest fairy magic onto your f Sprinkling a little forest fairy magic onto your feed to start your Sunday off right ❤️ Wishing everyone the best day! #fairycake #woodlandparty #forestcake #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstase #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan #FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats #bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration #fondant
Dinos for days 🦖❤️ #dinolove #dinosaurs # Dinos for days 🦖❤️ #dinolove #dinosaurs #rawr #dinocookies #dinosaursofinstagram #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats #bakersofinstagram
Keeping it rustic and simple to start the week off Keeping it rustic and simple to start the week off - featuring @gardenpartyflowers greenery and @vancouverlasercutstudio topper ❤️ Happy Monday Beautiful People! #rusticwedding #weddingcake #nakedcake #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstase #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan #FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats #bakersofinstagram #cakestagram #bakestagram #dailyhivevan #cakeinspiration
Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️ I’ve said it once Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️ I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again - may this day (and every day, honestly) be a reminder to express your love for the people you care about; your friends, family, self, neighbor, whoever! I’ve never been a fan of Valentine’s Day being exclusively for people in relationships, why so exclusive? 😂🤷‍♀️ so whichever category you fall under, I’m wishing you the best and hoping you feel especially loved today! I think I’m done ranting now… Anyways! I’m sharing these cookies as part of the #supervalentinesbakes collab, a group of us have been collab-ing together for over a year now and there’s a whole lot of talent you’re going to want to check out, so head on over to the hashtag and check out their masterpieces! Special shout-out to @theflourgirl_ for uniting us and keeping the group going ☺️ #valentinesday #valentinesbakes #hearts #cookies #sugarcookies #royalicing #royalicingcookies #decoratedcookies #decoratedsugarcookies #cookiesofinstagram #cookiedecorator #quadbaker #vancouverbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityfood #vancitybuzz #vancityeats #yvreats
The real question is, do you believe in second bre The real question is, do you believe in second breakfast? Surely you wouldn’t turn down elevenses? Tolkien would be so disappointed! If all of this sounds like complete nonsense, I’ll save you the google and just tell you it’s a “Hobbit” inspired cake 😉 I’m drowning in Valentine’s Day orders over here, but love this one so much I had to pause to share it with you ❤️ #thehobbit #hobbitcake #hobbit #secondbreakfast #elevenses #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcake #cakedecorator #cakesofinstagram #cakesofinstas #baker #quadbaker #vancouverbakery #vancityeats #dishedvan #FNCEats #yvrfoodie #yvreats
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