Welcome to Cakes by Caitlin.
A fun way for me, Caitlin, to display my cakes for everyone to see. Making desserts and decorating them is something I have always loved to do, seeing someone smile because of a sweet treat I have made makes my day and makes me want to continue doing this forever. I hope you enjoy seeing what I have done and feel free to contact me if you are in need of a cake, cupcakes, or cookies.
So before I begin posting pictures let's start with a brief history and a few disclaimers.
I love desserts, who doesn't haha. My Mom saw my love of desserts and how I always was trying new things and trying to make them look fancy and suggested that I take cake decorating classes. So that's just what I did, I have taken two Wilton Cake Decorating Classes at A.C. Moore and would love to take the other two but just need to find the time. I never thought I would be any good at it or like it as much as I do but low and behold I have a slight knack for it- I'm no cake boss but most importantly I enjoy doing it! When I first started I would take pictures on my phone to show people, I apologize for the poor picture quality of some of the earlier cakes. I mainly work in buttercream icing but can also do things in fondant and royal icing. The purpose of this blog is to provide pictures to those who would like to see my cakes as well as for my to journal what I have done and how far I have come, you will see the first few cakes aren't exactly great. I plan to post pictures along with a brief description of the cake. I hope everyone enjoys it!
Monday, November 22, 2010
First Birthday
A huge half chocolate and half vanilla 14" round cake frosted in buttercream icing and then adorned with handcrafted fondant pieces modeled to match the decorations for the party.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Autumn Tiered Cake
Tiered Wedding Cake
Monday, August 30, 2010
Super Mario Brothers Cupcakes
Custom Icing Flavors
Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Let the Bride have a COW!!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Not just cakes
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Hamburgers of all sizes
My hamburger "obsession" came from the desire to do something a little out of the box and fun for a bake sale I was running at work. I started off with a vanilla cupcake, sliced it in half horizontally, added brownie cut to size, put buttercream icing for the mustard, ketchup, and lettuce, and topped it off with sesame seeds. Not only did they look adorable but people at the bake sale absolutely loved them!
After the bake sale I kept thinking what was I going to do for my Dad for Father's Day. I decided to make him a giant burger cake since he is always grilling for everyone. I took the same basic premises as the burger cupcakes and stepped it up a notch. The cake is made from two 8" round yellow cake and an 8" round chocolate cake for the burger meat. The lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and onions are made from fondant and secured to the cake with buttercream icing. Buttercream was also used for the mustard, ketchup, and mayonaise. Of course, it was adorned with sesame seeds to make it look authentic. To top it all off was a "King of the Grill: Happy Father's Day" sign.
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