Our sweet tooth was aching so we headed to the luxury cake boutique Revital's Studio and caught up with head pastry chef and owner, Revital Melech. She told us all about how cakes and creativity come together.

Tell us a little about your background.
I have five years experience as a pastry chef in NYC’s top restaurants, including at Picholine, a two-star Michelin restaurant. I am originally from Israel, and before moving to NYC to study at the Culinary Institute of America, I completed my two-year mandatory military service in the Israeli Armed Forces.

How did you get into baking?
I’ve always loved baking ever since I used to bake cakes with my grandmother when I was 6, back in Israel. Baking is precise, detail oriented and eye-catching. I always say that the first bite is taken with the eyes.

What kind of cakes do you make at your new studio?
I cover a large range of cakes for every type of celebration. Recently I made a 10-tier (1.5 meter) cake for a 10-year anniversary party. I also often make sculptures, cakes that are sculptuted to look like a Chanel bag, a Lamborghini car, a bottle of wine or something else. I even once made a jewelry and peacock cake topped with a couple hundred carats worth of diamonds. I'm still waiting for someone to order a red bean and almond cake, my newest invention.

How do you come up with all this?
I am an artist, I like to convince my clients that really anything you envision is possible. Any design or flavor you want can be done. It’s a creative process with each individual cake.

Want to drool over some of these luxurious cakes? Take a look at the photo gallery in the Revital's Studio listing or head to Revital’s website for some cake inspiration.