Rick has 30 years experience in cakes and is known internationally for cake design and instruction. He was featured on Food Network’s “Ridiculous Cakes” and “Challenge”. He and Sasha are co-authors of the cake book “Extreme Cakeovers”. cakelava opened in 2005 on Oahu, HI, then relocated their much-loved cake studio to Las Vegas in 2016. The studio is by appointment and closed Sundays and Mondays.