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When Food Network star Duff Goldman got into baking elaborate cakes, he was just trying to pay the bills while pursuing his real dream of rock stardom. So what happened? This week we talk with the Ace of Cakes host about his deep artistic roots, the risks he took as a teenage graffiti artist, and why he almost gave up on the food industry altogether. More than ten years after Ace of Cakes ended, Duff is still starring in Food Network shows — but he can’t completely shake the sense that any moment, it could all disappear. 

This episode originally aired on April 11, 2022, and was produced by Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Johanna Mayer, Tracey Samuelson, and Jared O'Connell. The Sporkful team now includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kameel Stanley, and Jared O'Connell. This update was produced by Gianna Palmer.

Interstitial music in this episode by Black Label Music:

• “Sun So Sunny Instrumental” by Calvin Dashielle
• "Hennepin" by James Buckley and Brian Bradley
• "Homefront" by Jack Ventimiglia
• "Playful Rhodes" by Stephen Sullivan
• "Iced Coffee" by Josh Leininger
• "When You’re Away" by Kenneth J. Brahmstedt
• "New Old" by J.T. Bates
• "Soul Good" by Lance Conrad

Photo courtesy of Charm City Cakes.