Grace Pak

Grace "Grey" Pak is a fine art cake artist and entrepreneur based in New York City and Colorado. She is best known as the founder and owner of cake company Duchess of Cameron and for appearing in two seasons of the Netflix competition show Is It Cake?.

In early 2026, Duchess of Cameron was announced as an official Programming Partner of America250 to be the designer and project lead for the official cake of the United States' 250th birthday celebration in Washington, DC, in collaboration with Members of the US Congress and a team of Marine Corps chefs volunteering in their personal capacities and time.

Education Pak attended high school at Saddle River Day School in Saddle River, NJ. She then earned her BFA in Studio Art from New York University, where she was a Merit Scholar and a University Honors Scholar. She followed this with a Grand Diplôme with Distinction in Cake Techniques and Design from the International Culinary Center in New York City.

Members of Congress and the Washington, DC government personally contributed by hand to create or finish decorative elements that represented their respective constituencies. Pak visited most of these contributors in their Washington, DC offices on Capitol Hill. +Congressional Contributors State/Territory/DistrictNamePartyCake ElementAlabamaRep. Robert AderholtRepublicanV8 engineAlaskaSen. Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanIditarod dog sledAmerican SamoaRep. Aumua Amata Coleman RadewagenRepublicanFly whisk ("fue") and war club ("uatogi")ArizonaSen. Mark KellyDemocraticGrand CanyonArkansasRep. French HillRepublicanRice stalkCaliforniaRep. Norma TorresDemocraticFilm cameraColoradoRep. Diana DeGetteDemocraticQuantum particleConnecticutSen. Chris MurphyDemocraticBlack Hawk helicopterDelawareSen. Chris CoonsDemocratic"Fightin' Blue Hen"District of ColumbiaSenior Advisor to the Mayor Lindsey ParkerWashington, DC flagFloridaRep. Gus BilirakisRepublicanRocketRep. Anna Paulina LunaRepublicanGeorgiaRep. Andrew ClydeRepublicanRifleGuamRep. James MoylanRepublicanProa boatHawaiiSen. Mazie HironoDemocraticTraditional Hawaiian quilt with taro designIdahoRep. Russ FelcherRepublicanHorn of PlentyRep. Mike SimpsonRepublicanIllinoisRep. Nikki BudzinskiDemocraticEar of corn and USPS mailbox (with Rep. Bergman, R-MI)IndianaRep. Rudy YakymRepublicanIndyCarIowaRep. Zach NunnRepublicanPigKansasRep. Tracey MannRepublicanSunflowerKentuckyRep. Hal RogersRepublicanBanjoLouisianaRep. Troy CarterDemocraticMardi Gras beadsMaineRep. Chellie PingreeDemocraticMarylandRep. Jamie RaskinDemocraticBlue crabMassachusettsRep. Lori TrahanDemocraticDNA molecule with CRISPRMichiganRep. Jack BergmanRepublicanRocket motor and USPS mailbox (with Rep. Budzinski, D-IL)MinnesotaSen. Amy KlobucharDemocraticHockey sticks and loonMississippiSen. Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublicanCatfishMissouriRep. Wesley BellDemocraticF-15MontanaRep. Ryan ZinkeRepublicanRainbow troutNebraskaRep. Mike FloodRepublicanNebraska state capitol buildingNevadaRep. Susie LeeDemocraticRed Rock CanyonNew HampshireRep. Maggie GoodlanderDemocraticGranite quarryNew JerseyRep. Bonnie Watson ColemanDemocraticDiner signNew MexicoRep. Gabe VasquezDemocraticHot air balloonNew YorkRep. Tom SuozziDemocraticEmpire State Building and NYC yellow cabNorth CarolinaRep. Don DavisDemocraticFlue-cured tobaccoNorth DakotaRep. Julie FedorchakRepublicHoney and prairie roseNorthern Mariana IslandsRep. Kimberlyn King-HindsRepublicanLatte stonesOhioRep. Marcy KapturDemocratic"Dotting the 'I'"OklahomaRep. Stephanie BiceRepublicanOKC basketballOregonRep. Suzanne BonamiciDemocraticChristmas treePennsylvaniaRep. Chrissy HoulahanDemocraticSteel beams and mushroomsPuerto RicoRep. Pablo José HernándezDemocraticPava hatRhode IslandRep. Gabe AmoDemocraticSubmarineSouth CarolinaRep. Sheri BiggsRepublicanPeachesRep. Joe WilsonRepublicanSouth DakotaRep. Dusty JohnsonRepublicanBisonTennesseeRep. John RoseRepublicanFiddleTexasRep. August PflugerRepublicanOil derrick and pumpjackUS Virgin IslandsRep. Stacey PlaskettDemocraticConch shellUtahRep. Burgess OwensRepublicanBeehiveVermontSen. Peter WelchDemocraticMaple tapVirginiaRep. Jen KiggansRepublicanAircraft carrierWashingtonRep. Emily RandallDemocraticWashington State FerryWest VirginiaSen. Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanNew River Gorge bridgeWisconsinRep. Gwen MooreDemocraticCheese wheelWyomingSen. Cynthia LummisRepublicanBucking horse The completed cake was unveiled to the public at the National Birthday Cake Tribute ceremony on July 4th, 2026 at the Library of Congress James Madison Building, hosted by America250. Pak delivered remarks alongside America250's VP of Government Relations, Thomas Jensen, as well as Representatives Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and Rudy Yakym (R-IN). The ceremony concluded with Reps. Gonzalez, Yakym, and Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joining Pak in presenting the first slices of cake to a Tiger Scout and a Daisy Scout, symbolizing the present generation's service to the next generation. Reps. Fedorchak and Yakym were also Congressional contributors to the cake.

Personal life Pak says little publicly about her personal life, but has mentioned she is married, lives in New York City and Colorado, and grew up in northern New Jersey.

She is a fan of Formula 1 and attends races.

Media appearances