Candace Nelson
Birth Name:
Candace Nelson
Birth Place:
Indonesia
Profession
Producer
Fast Facts
- Graduate of Tante Marie's Professional Pastry Program in San Francisco
- In 1996, Nelson graduated from Wesleyan University
- Worked as an investment banker before entering the baking business
- Nelson and her husband opened the world's first cupcake bakery, Sprinkles Cupcakes, in Beverly Hills, Calif․, on April 13, 2005; many credit the store's opening with instigating a nationwide cupcake fad