"A party
without cake is just a meeting"
Julia Child
A naked cake created for a Summer forest wedding.
Vanilla butter cake with raspberry and raspberry cream, seasonal berries and red grapes
Photo courtesy of Mrs. Frailey.
Welcome....
...to Whimsy Cakes!
Making beautiful cakes has been a part of my families history for a very long time. My great grandmother, grandmother and mom made cakes for social gatherings, their church and their children. My mother spent most of her days, as I do, baking happily in the kitchen creating all types of home cooked goodies with love. We would come home after school or other functions to sweet or savory smells from the kitchen, we couldn't wait to dig in! My grandmother and mother were traditional bakers and decorators and their sweets delighted young and old.
I now have live chat available to answer any questions you may have, please keep in mind if I do not answer via live chat in a timely manner I can not respond to any questions once you leave so please go to my contact page to send a inquiry with your email so I can send a reply. Facebook is also a great way to send your inquiries and is as simple as clicking the Facebook symbol to reach me.
Greetings.. I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th of July. The weather has been pretty darn hot and dry here the last couple of weeks and we have had a few fire scares in our area. Most of you know I live in a heavily wooded location with a one way in and one way out type of road so our community gets pretty freaked out when a fire sprouts up nearby. 😬 Our family has a fire plan in place just in case something does happen, keeping fingers crossed we don't have to use it though! I want to let everyone know that I am still taking orders from September into 2025. My father had a stroke in May and was released in June to my care. He already lived with us, prior to his stroke, due to his health issues but unfortunately this stroke took a pretty heavy tole on his health and he lost mobility on his right side. We have been in and out of various therapy sessions to help with fine motor skills, cognitive thinking/speech and mobility(walking and his right arm). Due to this HUGE change in our homelife I had to shrink my order availability and apologize if I've had to turn you away.
I am taking orders for 2025 and require a $20 non-refundable deposit/retainer(50% of balance for wedding cakes) to save your date. I will no longer save your date without the deposit/retainer. I will send a reminder to pay once, if no response within a couple days I will give your spot to the next person on my cancelation list. I try to be accommodating as possible.
Because family is still my number one priority I might not be able to fit you in and apologize for that inconvenience, I can put you on my cancellation list or send you referrals to other talented local bakers who can assist you with your order.
I love what I do and I love being creative and using my talent to bring joy to others. Being a part of your special event is such an honor for me!
With taking care of my dad's needs and having a family of my own I am not always able to respond quickly to customers so please be patient, I do everything by myself, I have no assistants. If having to wait a day or 2 for a response is too long for you I would completely understand if you decided to go with another baker and I can send you referrals to some lovely ones. My family comes first always. Thank you for your understanding and I look forward to assisting you! 😊
Please note..
Such as it is with most other businesses, I have raised my prices due to costs of ingredients, power, water, gas and other supply hikes that continue to happen all over. I have talked to many other private bakers who are struggling with ingredient and supply costs, a few have decided to close their business because it is just too difficult for them to sustain. I do not want that to happen to me. 😔
If you have been given a price quote and paid a deposit, your price is locked in and will not be raised.
I have posted my available dates next to this message, quite a few customers put their orders in a year ago for 2024 so I will change the availability periodically to reflect spots taken by new customers. These spots fill up fast and I try my hardest to accommodate as many customers as I can. Please see my updated Terms Of Service page for updated information regarding deposits, terms of service, care of your order and other important information. I have also simplified a few of my website pages, removed some services and updated my gallery with a bunch of new cakes so enjoy!
Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook for updates as I'll have some new exciting things to show and maybe something new to offer!
July:
29th-August 4th BOOKED
August:
5th-11th IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
12th-18th IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
19th-25th two spots available
26th-September 1st four spots available
September:
2nd-8th four spots available
9th-15th IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
16th-22nd five spots available
23rd-29th four spots available
3oth-October 6th NOW FULLY BOOKED
October:
IS COMPLETLY BOOKED
November:
4th-10th ONE spot available
11th-17th four spots available
18th-24th ONE spot available
25th-December 1st BOOKED
December:
2nd-8th four spots available
9th-15th four spots available
16th-22nd IS NOW OVER BOOKED
23rd-29th BOOKED
30th-January 5th three spots available
By Dee