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, August 30, 2010

Super Mario Brothers Cupcakes









Half vanilla and half chocolate cupcakes frosted in blue buttercream frosting and adorned with hand cut Super Mario Brothers fondant emblems.

Custom Icing Flavors





A vanilla and chocolate marble cake drizzled in mint chocolate icing.
*Note- not all icing flavors are stiff enough that they can be used for decorating a cake.

Fondant Shells and Buttercream Cake











All 60 fondant seashells were hand molded and then placed upon a 3 tier buttercream cake.

Chocolate Decadence








Who doesn't love chocolate? A two layer 8" round cake all done out in chocolate glory.

Strawberry Shortcake Trifle








Sometimes the appearance counts a little less then the taste- such as this Strawberry Shortcake Trifle. It combines all the best things about a strawberry shortcake in a creamy and fun to eat dessert.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Let the Bride have a COW!!



Two tier cake in cow print.



Two tier cake in cow print with veil topper.



Finished product:

A two tier cake, half vanilla and half chocolate, with buttercream frosting. Cow spots and writing is done in fondant. Veil used for a topper.