Decorating cakes has taken over my life! I am a cake decorator, baker, cake artist, cook, cake landscaper or whatever you want to call me. I have found a passion for cakes and detail with both frosting and fondant that I never dreamed I would have. I spend my time in the kitchen baking cakes which has caused me to start a business and find clients for whom I create personalized, edible works of art.

    Baking began to interest me when I was very young. I have two grandmas who are avid bakers and devoted cooks. With their help, and many phone calls, I was able to develop the skills for the kitchen. I grew up in a family of 7, so birthdays are not uncommon all year round. With so many birthday cakes needing to be baked, I became the family “cake baker.” As I baked these cakes, I found myself thinking of new ways to decorate them and new frostings to try. I started making up family holidays such as half-birthdays or major accomplishments just so I could decorate another cake. These cakes gave me the experience of cooking for crowds, large and small, and I began to find out which flavors people liked and disliked. Cake decorating became my passion.

    Cakes by Bri began when I was hired to make a friend’s graduation cake for 50 people at the age of 14. Because of my past hobbies, I had experience with baking, decorating cakes, and cooking for large groups of people. I created the cake and it was a success... Cakes by Bri was born! I am now hired to create cakes that reflect the special person receiving it. I have created iPod brownies for the iPod user, sushi cupcakes for the sushi lover and even a motor home for the frequent camper. I soon became a certified cake decorator through an occupational school, and acquired 9 months of experience working in a grocery store bakery.

    Today, I am as busy as ever trying out new recipes, reading cake decorating books, and practicing my decorating skills. This hobby of mine has exploded into a passion and business that I could never have dreamed I would have. Cakes by Bri: you dream it, we bake it!