Portraits: cake_001

Maggie Austin LaBaugh of Maggie Austin Cake poses for a portrait with a three tier ivory frill cake with sugar roses at her new location on Thursday November 3, 2011 in Alexandria, VA. LaBaugh is a former ballerina turned cake designer. She danced for the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, IL. (Matt McClain for the Washington Post)

Maggie Austin LaBaugh of Maggie Austin Cake poses for a portrait with a three tier ivory frill cake with sugar roses at her new location on Thursday November 3, 2011 in Alexandria, VA. LaBaugh is a former ballerina turned cake designer. She danced for the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, IL. (Matt McClain for the Washington Post)