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Duff Goldman

Renowned Pastry Chef, TV Personality, and NY Times Bestselling Author

Speaking Fee: $40,000 i Fees vary by event type, travel, and appearance details.

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World-renowned pastry chef, bestselling author, and star of Ace of Cakes, Duff Goldman brings a contagious enthusiasm to every event.

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Meet Duff Goldman

Duff Goldman is a world-renowned pastry chef, star of Ace of Cakes, bestselling author, and television personality known for his wildly creative cakes and passion for making baking fun and accessible to everyone. He is also well-known for his fireside chats and keynote speaking. Duff Goldman is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Duff Goldman’s fees.

Want to book Duff Goldman for an event?

Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group at 215-995-0905 to book Duff Goldman for a keynote speech, corporate event, leadership program, workshop, fireside chat, virtual appearance, or other private or professional event.

Our team will help confirm Duff Goldman’s availability, speaking fee, travel requirements, and fit for your audience. To start the booking process, please share your event date, location, audience size, event format, and the type of presentation you are looking for.

The Mollie Plotkin Group is a full-service keynote speaker agency and entertainment bureau that helps organizations secure keynote speakers, entertainers, athletes, celebrities, and thought leaders for corporate meetings, conferences, fundraisers, and special events.

Biography

Charm City Cakes

In 2002 when his dream of slaying guitar in a rock band wasn’t paying the bills, Chef Duff Goldman used his talents as a classically trained pastry chef and metal craftsman to found Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, MD. Duff and his intrepid team of cake decorators churned out cakes the world had never seen before: cakes with sound, cakes with smoke, cakes with motorized moving components, life-sized baby elephant cakes—no cake was too crazy to tackle.

It wasn’t long before Duff’s work caught the eye of the Food Network, where the hit series Ace of Cakes was born.

Ace of Cakes

As the star of the hit Food Network show Ace of Cakes, Duff invited viewers inside Charm City Cakes, where he and his team of pastry chefs and artists created spectacular, one-of-a-kind cakes that pushed the boundaries of edible art.

Duff’s larger-than-life personality and incredible skill set have made him a beloved figure in the culinary world. Beyond Ace of Cakes, Duff has expanded his television presence with several other Food Network shows, including Duff Takes the Cake and Buddy vs. Duff. He also shares his expertise as a mentor on Kids Baking Championship and as a judge on Holiday Baking Championship and Spring Baking Championship. His latest show, Ace of Taste, showcases his talents as a classically trained chef, offering fresh takes on crowd-pleasing recipes that the whole family can enjoy.

Bestselling Author

In addition to his television career, Duff is the New York Times bestselling author of four books. His newest books Super Good Baking for Kids and Super Good Cookies for Kids inspire the next generation of bakers to explore their creativity in the kitchen.

Hire Duff Goldman

Duff is also an advocate for food education and community engagement. He frequently participates in charity events, culinary festivals, and food competitions, using his platform to inspire creativity and celebrate the joy of baking.

Duff believes baking is more than flour and sugar—it’s about creativity, celebration, and bringing people together. Whether crafting an epic cake, entertaining a corporate audience, teaching kids the joy of baking, or sharing his favorite recipes, Duff’s enthusiasm is contagious. He is a great choice for fireside chats, live cooking demonstrations, and bake-a-longs. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group to inquire about Duff Goldman’s availability.

How to Hire Duff Goldman

To hire Duff Goldman for an event, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with the proposed event date, location, audience size, event format, and program goals. Duff Goldman is available for corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, private events, workshops, fireside chats, and virtual programs.

After receiving your request, a Mollie Plotkin Group booking agent will review Duff Goldman’s availability, discuss the event details, and get back to you within 48 hours with next steps for securing Duff Goldman for your program.

Duff Goldman Booking Fee

The cost to book Duff Goldman depends on the event date, location, format, audience size, and scope of the appearance. Duff Goldman’s speaking fee starts at $40,000. Speaking fees may vary for keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events, corporate meetings, and virtual programs.

For the most accurate Duff Goldman booking fee, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with your event details. Our team will help confirm availability, pricing, and the best format for your event.

Books

Super Good Cookies for Kids

Celebrity chef and host of Kids Baking Championship Duff Goldman is back in the kitchen with a fresh batch of kid-friendly recipes that’ll satisfy every family’s cookie cravings—from rainbow checkerboard cookies to yummy coconut macarons to Danish stroopwafel.

Super Good Cookies for Kids features dozens of the gooiest and chewiest, crunchiest and munchiest, easiest-to-follow recipes ever. This hardcover book teaches young bakers how to make all kinds of delicious treats—from chocolaty s’mores to delicious rainbow meringue to a mind-blowing cookie salad! The cookies are all fun to bake, a thrill to decorate, and delicious every time.

With kid-friendly, step-by-step instructions; helpful kitchen-safe tips; and funny, fact-filled sidebars on everything from the best places to eat in New Orleans to the surprising facts about the history of cookies, this book will give kids of all ages the kitchen confidence to make crazy delicious cookies that everyone will love!

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Super Good Baking for Kids

This fun-to-share 208-page baking cookbook from star baker Duff Goldman guides kids on how to make dozens of crazy delicious concoctions—from confetti snickerdoodles to unicorn cupcakes to amazing dessert pizzas.

This beautiful hardcover is packed with delicious, clear recipes and tons of fun fact-filled sidebars on everything from the science of yeast to the history of baking, Super Good Baking for Kids shows kids how to make treats that will amaze parents, delight friends, and make the whole family go “mmmmmm.”

Celebrity chef and host of Kids Baking Championship Duff Goldman believes baking should be three things: super fun, super delicious, and super creative. While this is super good baking for kids, the clear instructions and photography also make the book a winner for Duff fans of all ages and anyone who wants to whip up tasty, delicious, totally tricked out treats!

This family-friendly baking book will give any kid the kitchen confidence to make crazy delicious desserts that everyone will enjoy, since it features:

kid-friendly step-by-step instructions
helpful kitchen-safe tips
funny, fact-filled sidebars on everything from the best places to eat in New York to surprising facts about unicorns
an overview of crucial cooking skills

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