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Welcome! My name is Erin and Piper Cakes is simply the name of my cake hobby. I do not own a business nor mass-produce anything. Every cake I make is custom designed and hand-crafted for my family and friends (and myself!) for the events and holidays in our lives.
Meet Erin
I began decorating cakes in 2001 when I signed up for a cake-decorating course at a local bakery. At the time, my motivation was to become skilled enough to create special birthday cakes for my own children one day, just as my mom had for my brother and I growing up.
But as my knowledge of cake decorating grew, so did my enthusiasm! I work full-time as an IT Project Manager, but make cakes and take classes when I can. I enjoy learning new techniques and creating cakes for our many celebrations. Custom cakes make people happy!
100% Edible
All Piper Cakes are 100% edible! With the exception of supports, like cake plates and dowels, and the one time I used flotsam (plastic decorations), my cakes can be eaten in whole. I embrace the challenge of making and molding all the decorations, leveraging trendy mediums like fondant and gumpaste. Sometimes I find creative uses for store-bought cookies and candy or make custom chocolates. Keeping everything 100% edible can be difficult, but the end result is worth it. :)
Never Frozen
Nothing from Piper Cakes is ever frozen! I make all cakes within 24 hours of the event to preserve maximum taste and freshness.
What's with "Piper"?
Curious where the name “Piper Cakes” comes from? Well, I identify with Piper for a few reasons. A couple are that (1) “Piper” is the name of the street I grew up on and lived for 14 years, and (2) “Piping” also refers to the act of putting icing details on a cake using a pastry bag. Seeing a quirky connection, I felt “Piper Cakes” was a fun name for this hobby.
I hope you enjoy browsing the photo galleries. Thank you for your interest!
~ Erin
Fairfax, VA
PiperCakes.com
PiperCakes@gmail.com
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