The Cake Maker (That's Me!!!)

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by!

My name is Sarah and I am the owner of The Cake Maker! 

Since I was old enough to use an Easy Bake Oven I have made my own baked creations.  I would use that little oven all day and my dad would gobble it all up when he came home from work, no matter what it looked or tasted like!  I am also an artist and during the ''off'' season of weddings I create more on canvas and paper than on cakes.

My grandma and I decided to take all of the Wilton cake decorating courses back in 2005 and poof!....The Cake Maker was born.  Well, kind of. It was definitely a great start and I learned so much!  I made cakes just for fun for a few years.  Growing up I was actually not a cake person and my mom had to be creative for the desserts on my birthday.  During the years of playing around I came up with my own recipes for cakes and frostings and now I LOVE my version of cake.  My cakes are not heavy and dense, but light and moist.  My frosting is sweet, but it's frosting!  I always suggest to couples that do not like frosting and find it to be sweet to either go with a semi-naked cake, where there's not much frosting on the outside, or ask your caterer to give you an interior piece of cake.  The way that wedding cakes are cut up you can get a piece from the outside with frosting, or you can get a piece from the inside that only has frosting on the very top.

A little bit down the road I started taking on a few cake clients by word of mouth to help pay for art supplies and photography equipment!  I did a few weddings for cakes and even some weddings for photography during that time.  I also traveled all over the state doing outdoor art festivals.  And to make sure that I got all of the bills paid I worked for the postal service a few days a week.

Then in 2010 one of my brides nominated me to win The Knot’s Best Of Award for cakes for Colorado (they do it a little differently now) and I won!  At that point I still did not commit to doing the cakes full time.  It would take another six years for me to gather the courage!

My husband and I met in 2006 and then married in 2015 at the beautiful AA Barn in Grand Lake, Colorado.  Our amazing daughter was born on Valentine’s Day of 2016 at same hospital that I was born in.  She is a sixth generation Coloradoan!  

That summer I became overwhelmed with a new baby, new house and working a job six days a week.  I had also started taking on more cake clients that year.  My goal was to build up my reputation and move into doing the cakes as my fulltime job within five years, but that fall my husband brought up doing it then and not waiting. I will be forever greatful to him for that thought and for that conversation. He could see how happy I was making cakes and being with our daughter and he told me that I needed to pursue what I loved now or it may never happen.  So I quit the job that I had done every summer since I turned 18 and I have not regretted it a moment.  It is so wonderful getting to do something that I love along with being able to be home with my kids.  

Cameron and I still LOVE Grand Lake and we take Amelia and our son William with us now.   They both love the outdoors as much as we do. Some of our favorite things to do are fishing, hiking, picnicking, camping... pretty much anything outside.

Our home is in Kremmling, which is where I make my cakes. To be able to make my cakes from home I utilize the Colorado Cottage Food Law.  This law requires safe food handling classes to be taken and I have achieved this certificate.  I purchase all of my ingredients within three days of the event and I have my own freezer, refrigerator and storage for my cake items in my office.  We do have pets, but they are not allowed in my office or in the kitchen while I am working on a clients order.     

I operate on a first come, first served basis.  I will add your event to my schedule once I receive a non-refundable $50 deposit along with a signed copy of my cake contract, which is viewable on the last page of this website. 

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me through the years, and thank you to those to come!  You are making my dreams a reality and I hope that I can be a part of your special day!

-Sarah

Amelia and William 

 Cameron and Me