![]() ![]() With her growing dependency on alcohol and drugs, every day is a fight for survival. Having no motherly figure or role model to guide her through life, Cupcake lives a dangerous, irresponsible and miserable life, becoming a menace to society. It is at this point in her life, where Cupcake learns to bury her emotions and develop an impenetrable shell to ensure her continued existence. ![]() She informs Cupcake that this is the only way to survive on the streets. ![]() Naive Cupcake experiments with drugs, and is drawn into the world of prostitution by the mysterious Candy, who has been experienced in this lifestyle for a number of years. Led astray, Cupcake develops a great thirst for alcohol that would last a number of years. Running from one terrible placement to another, she regularly falls into bad company. ![]() Whilst in the care of the child welfare system, like so many others, Cupcake is neglected and sexually abused. This incredible tale begins in January 1976, in San Diego where a young Cupcake Brown tragically discovers her mother’s dead body.Īs if that wasn’t enough to cope with, she becomes separated from the only family she’s ever known and loved. A Piece of Cake is an emotional and gritty true story of how a series of unfortunate events throws an innocent 11 year old head first into adulthood. ![]()
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