Funfetti Cake With Author Zola Gregory Of “Sheet Cakes!”

Funfetti Cake With Author Zola Gregory Of “Sheet Cakes!”

Published: September 5, 2026

Duration: 45:45

Today’s guest is Zola Gregory, a Seattle-based food writer, recipe developer, and former professional pastry chef. She writes the biweekly recipe column “Extra Good” for Taste, and her debut cookbook, “Sheet Cakes!: More Than 50 Exceptional Cakes to Make in One Pan,” was recently released. 

Zola joins host Jessie Sheehan to share how she learned to bake with her great-grandmother, her family’s coming-of-age pie lessons, the birthday cake book that helped shape her love of cake, and how a wedding cake led to her first pastry job. 

Zola also walks Jessie through her Buttermilk Funfetti Cake...