Cathy's Occasional Cakes

... because we all need a little cake, occasionally

Cathy was a cake decorator at The Bakery in New Paltz, NY. She got her start studying cake design at New York Cake and Baking Distributors (formerly "The Chocolate Gallery"). She recently studied artistic gum paste flower techniques at The Academy of Cake Art in New York City.

The cakes and decorations pictured on this are only a small sample of the kinds of work Cathy has done do to make many occasions memorable. Cathy's Occasional Cakes are made entirely from scratch, by her own hands, and using the finest ingredients. And on top of looking wonderful, they taste delicious!

Cathy's Cake Gallery

"Chocolate Ganache and Italian
Meringue Buttercream Ladybug Cake"
(with baby bugs added just for fun)

"Cheerios Box Cake" Cathy made for her son

Gum Paste Flowers

1) red pansy
2) white daisy
3) purple sweet pea

Chocolate Cake with Ganache,
Raspberry Filling, and
Semi-Sweet and White
Chocolate Shavings

The Castle

A birthday cake to delight
a little princess or prince

A very special 60th Anniversary Cake
for Oma and Opa!

This delicious yellow cake was
filled with lemon curd, iced with
lemon buttercream, and decorated
with a spray of gum paste roses,
sweet peas, and fruit blossoms.

Happy Anniversary!

"Chocolate Balloon Cake"
with lemon curd filling

"The PB & G" - Peanut Butter and Ganache
 
Two layers of rich chocolate cake,
with peanut butter cream filling
and poured ganache icing

Tastes like Reese's peanut butter cups,
but in the form of a cake!

A "Smash Cake" for Birthdays

Cathy made this small 3" round cake,
for a special Birthday girl.

While everyone else had slices of
the big cake, the Birthday girl had her own!

No sharing required - Just as kids like it!

This cake was accompanied by
handmade fondant strawberries.

A Strawberry Shortcake Special

Made as a gift for a special Birthday girl...
Happy Birthday, Caroline!

"The Stained Glass Cake"

Believe it or not, that picture was "painted"
with buttercream icing!

Cathy uses a decoration technique
that allows her to recreate images
in edible frosting

A colorful and happy butterfly cake!

A sunflower vivid enough to make
Van Gogh proud... and hungry!

Soccer Ball Cake

Could just as esily be frosted as a
baseball, a basketball, a tennis ball, etc.

A selection of cupcakes, presented
individually on a decorated
"Happy Birthday" palette

Small sizes make easy servings!

The "Cupcake Cake"

Individual cupcakes arranged and
frosted as one continuous cake

Cupcake Cake (side view)

Pick a cupcake, lift up, and you have
a serving to walk away with.

Lift carefully: No fights over icing!

Happy Froggy Cake (complete with
unsuspecting, delicious fly)

Another Cupcake Cake, in different
colors and with flowers

Congratulations Graduates!

Poured ganache over
chocolate cake and raspberry filling

A nice way to celebrate
a special day!

Celebrating a First Communion

This 1/2 sheet choclatate cake with
raspberry filling was a nice addition
to a happy family celebration.

Congratulations and
best wishes to Brittany!

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