Aundrea Dumas is the Founder, CEO & President of Legends Food, LLC, based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also the former owner of Shirley Cutie Cakes Bakery, where she was a certified baker and cake designer. Aundrea is the visionary behind Cutie Cakes® a ready-to-pour/ready-to-bake cupcake/cake batter in a bottle. Aundrea begin her bakery business, “Shirley Cakes” in October 2012 to honor her mother’s memory and legacy. She created Cutie Cakes® cupcake/cake batter in 2014. She then renamed her bakery to, Shirley Cutie Cakes.
Cutie Cakes® expanded in over 300 stores (Kroger, Coca-Cola, Giant Martin’s, and Giant
Food). Aundrea is also the visionary gastronomic artist behind the world-famous and
original ShrabCakes®. ShrabCakes® was introduced in 2005 and sold in over 1,000
stores (Kroger, Costco, and Publix) Aundrea is a native of Savannah, Georgia, and
was greatly influenced by the culinary designs of her grandmother, Isabelle “MaBelle”
DeLancey Cuyler- Alston, and her mother, Shirley Ann Morris. She is also the inspiration
behind MaBelle’s Low-Country Brand. In addition to her business interests, Aundrea
has served her community in many capacities; Peer-Proof Counselor, DeKalb County
School System; DeKalb County Judicial Juvenile Review Panel Board, Judge Nash;
DeKalb County Superintendent Advisory Committee, DeKalb County School Board; and
Business Plan Advisor, Georgia Pacific (YEA), Youth Entrepreneurs of Atlanta.
Aundrea is a 2007 graduate of the FastTrac Growth Venture Program at Georgia State
University’s J Mack Robinson College of Business. She is Certified by the Women
Business Enterprise National Council. Aundrea has been featured on numerous
media outlets including; Chef and The Fatman Food Talk Radio Show, 1160 AM;
Michael & Joi Radio Morning Show; WSAV-Channel 3 NBC, Savannah Coastal
Sunrise Morning Show; WEAS 93.1 FM, Savannah Gospel, and Afternoon Drive
Radio Show; WSAV-Channel 3 NBC, The Bridge, Savannah Morning Show;
WTOC-Channel 11 CBS, Bounce, Savannah Afternoon Show; WAGA-Channel
5 Fox, Good Day Atlanta Morning Show; the Savannah Now Newspaper; the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution; the Savannah Tribune; the Atlanta Daily World;
and Gospel Today Magazine.
Aundrea’s company was recognized by the Atlanta Tribune Magazine as one of
Atlanta’s Top 25 Black-Owned Companies. Additionally, Aundrea received a
VIP Board nomination by United Way; Recognition as one of the 25 Most
Influential Women In The World by Rolling Out Magazine; Nominated and 1st
winner up for Supplier of the Year by Georgia Minority Supplier Diversity Council;
Featured Artist at the Savannah Black Heritage Festival, and Nominated by
Coca-Cola for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Among Aundrea’s
other recognitions are the Governor’s Citation Award; GE Capital Spotlight of
Excellence Award; and Yesterday Story Today’s Legacy Award.
Aundrea is also the author of three books, The House That Cooks Love,
The House That Cooks Love Too and Recipe 2 Retail®. Aundrea was also
featured as a celebrity rotating judge on TV One’s reality cooking show,
My Momma Throws Down.