At 15 years old, Brylie Link is a young talented baker. Brylie has been baking since she was eight years old. She started baking at a young age with her grandma, Jolene Link, and ever since has been using all the tricks and tips that her grandma has taught her over the years. Not only does Brylie like to bake tried and true family recipes, but she also likes to venture out and experiment with new recipes that she comes across online. When asked what her favorite item to bake was, she simply could not choose one. Brylie said, “That is a tough question as there are many things that I enjoy baking.” There really is not anything that Brylie does not like to bake. The most difficult items that Brylie has ever baked are macaroons and chocolate croissants. They were difficult, but practice makes perfect and if one knows Brylie when it comes to baking, she is a perfectionist who practices her craft constantly. She likes her baked goods to look as beautiful as they taste. One area of baking that Brylie would like to get more comfortable with would be making different types of pastries. “I usually see a video of it being made or a picture of anything that looks good and I find the recipe and make it,” is what inspires Brylie to try to bake new goodies or try new baking techniques. She watches a lot of how-to videos, especially when she is trying something new or challenging in addition to making the recipes. When asked why she enjoyed baking so much she said, “It was what me and my grandma always preferred to do in the kitchen whenever I would go to her house.” Brylie also enjoys it because of the yummy things that can be created and it does not hurt that she has a sweet tooth.

This is the second year that Brylie has offered Christmas cookie/ goodie boxes to the public through her social media. She is not sure if she will offer cookie boxes for any other holidays yet, but she does take special orders for any and all occasions when asked. Brylie also enjoys baking and decorating her own birthday cakes along with her sibling’s and has done beautiful wedding cakes. She is very talented and her attention to detail is bar none. When asked if she has any future plans of turning her love and talent for baking into a potential career she said, “I haven’t thought about it as my full-time job, but maybe a part-time since it is just my hobby.” Brylie is the daughter or Todd and Linsay Link and granddaughter of Dale and Jolene Link. She has a younger sister, Camry, and younger brother, Daxton. Brylie is a sophomore at Wagner Community School and is involved in volleyball and softball. When she has free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and family, playing sports, and of course baking.