Duff Goldman Biography

Fast Facts

• Baked a giant cupcake that raised $10,000 at the Great American Bake Sale and raised awareness for the Share Our Strength charity, though its Guiness World Record title was later rescinded as it was made in two parts
• His first job was at a bagel store at a mall, which developed his love of working in kitchens
• Love for cooking and baking came at the young age of 4, when his mother caught him in the kitchen with a meat cleaver imitating Chef Tell
• Quote: "Tzedakah is very important to me․ I've been so fortunate with everything that has happened to me, it would be a crime not to give back․"
• Well-known baker on Food Network's "Ace of Cakes․"
• Is the founder and owner of Baltimore's Charm City Cakes bakery
• Wrote the book "Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes" with his brother Willie
• Created his own line of cake baking and decorating products and supplies through Gartner Studios
• Has made cakes for a number of celebrities, including Tom Clancy, the cast of "Lost," the cast of "30 Rock" and Sir Roger Moore