“Josselyn learned baking from her mother when she was 10 years old. She said baking has been one of her favorite hobbies and a stress reliever.”
Baking Tres Leches
ABOUT MY PHOTO ESSAY
by Kusum Regmi
Josselyn Hernandez started selling cake pops at pop-up shops in her high school. Post high school, she set up an Instagram page dedicated to selling cakes and various desserts from the comfort of her kitchen.
She said baking has been one of her favorite hobbies and a stress reliever. She learned baking from her mother when she was 10 years old. She bakes tres leches, red velvet, cream cheese, and many more flavors. She is the only person in her family who is into baking cakes. Her sibling specializes in baking cookies, Josselyn said.
When preparing tres leches cake, she prepares the bread on the first day and does the frosting and decoration on the second day to enrich the taste of the cake. It takes her up to three days to prepare for larger orders. Josselyn uses store-bought products to bake the cake. She makes her frosting using a mixer at home.
Aside from running her business, Josselyn is a junior in criminology and criminal justice at the University of Texas at Arlington, a youth leader, and part of the kids’ ministry at her church. She serves on the executive board for Women in Law, a student organization at UTA. She said she hopes to continue baking throughout her college years and beyond because she enjoys baking and decorating.
Meet Kusum Regmi
I am a senior, majoring in journalism and sociology at the University of Texas at Arlington. I was born in Nepal, and I moved to the states when I was in middle school.
I love reading, experimenting with new recipes and going on road trips. I would call myself an amateur chef. Some of my favorite recipe experimentations include butter chicken, Nepali styled dumplings and chicken curries.
About AMA+UTA CreateCollab
Since the Fall 2022 semester, the Arlington Museum of Art has partnered with The University of Texas at Arlington and a senior-level digital storytelling class to explore a wide variety of contemporary themes inspired by the museum’s mission, values, and exhibitions.
Class projects include photo essays, one-minute documentaries, and brief audio stories.
Associate Professor of Communication Erika Pribanic-Smith teaches the class. She values opportunities to bring real-world experiences to her students.
“My goal is to give my students real-world experience in all of my classes, creating real stories using real sources,” said Dr. Pribanic-Smith. “Creating stories that will be published for the public to see, not just submitted for a grade, gives students extra incentive to put forth their best effort. Furthermore, working with professionals gives the students another layer of feedback to re-enforce what they’re learning in the classroom. I prefer to work with organizations like the Arlington Museum of Art who will benefit in some way from the students’ content so that we are providing a service to the community.”
