Published on: July 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM

By: Alabama Living

Jean Estes is known throughout Chambers County for her homemade cakes, but don’t expect to see any of those recipes.

“I sell my cakes and don’t share those recipes,” says the Wadley resident, who has been cooking since childhood. “I cooked my first cake when I was 9 years old.”

Estes’ grandmother taught her how to make a white cake with chocolate icing, and she hasn’t stopped cooking since then.

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