What's a day off???

We have had such a great year, but we are definitely ready for some much needed time off. In order to allow our employees and ourselves time to spend the holidays with the friends and families, we will be closed from Sat December 18th until Tuesday Jan 4th. Please know that we will not be able to return phone messages or emails during this time. We are open this week, for regular hours, so please feel free to come by and begin placing your 2011 orders!

Wow, it's been a whole month!!???

It's amazing how quickly November just flew by. There has been so much going on here at Indy Cakes, it has been hard to take a minute to catch our breath.

We do have a few really fun announcements to make. First, we are please to announce that three of our cakes were recently published in the book 1000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies and Cakes. We were asked last year (yes, we've been waiting 12 months to make this announcement!) to submit several photos for submission. We are very proud to be a part of this publication.

While this isn't so much an announcement as an interesting fact, we did a little figuring and determined that in the first year of our offering Cake Bites, we sold over 11,000 Cake Bites!!! How many of those did YOU get to enjoy? If you haven't tried them yet, be sure to contact us soon to place your order before the holidays.

Of course, we wanted to save the best announcement for last. While nothing is definite yet, we have been asked by THE FOOD NETWORK to submit an audition video. The most exciting part about this is that they found us, we didn't contact them first!!! Be sure to keep an eye on our Facebook page for more details. We also want to say a big THANK YOU to George from Bouquet and Garter for helping us with the video audition tape!

Ok, so that should just about cover the recent going-ons here at Indy Cakes. We will be taking some time off for the Christmas and New Year's holidays, but I'll post those hours in another post next week.

Meet the Cake Artist part 5

This next "Caker" is really a "Caker-in-Training". Please meet Caitlin:

Because of her school schedule, Caitlin helps out primarily on weekends. She often assists in the kitchen with Saturday pickups, and helps carry items for Saturday deliveries. She also is the one who cuts the cakes for our cake tastings on Sunday, as well as prepares the fillings. If there is any downtime between deliveries or appointments, she gets some hands on practice in the kitchen with some practice cakes. She is going to make a great cake artist someday. Until then, we are happy that this hard worker has decided she wanted to work with Indy Cakes.

Meet the Cake Artist Part 4

Today, I'd like to introduce you to Kathy, co-owner of Indy Cakes.

If you've placed an order or sent us an email, you've probably talked with Kathy. If you've stopped by the shop in the afternoon, you've probably talked with Kathy. If you've picked up a cake on Saturday, you've probably talked with Kathy!

Without her, our shop would probably grind to a halt. Not only does she handle the majority of our customer correspondence, but she also handles the office work, bills (we do need lights to decorate!) and other paperwork that keeps our shop going. Lastly, she also holds the closely guarded secret to what makes our buttercream so amazingly delicious.

Meet the Cake Artist Part 3

Today, I'd like you to meet Nicole.

Nicole came to us as an Intern with the Chef's Academy in need of a few more hours to complete her degree. After signing on, it was apparent that she fit in well with the rest of our team and our next decorated was hired!

Nicole started decorating cakes at the tender age of 8 while in 4-H. While in high school, Nicole decided that she wanted to make cakes for a living and applied (and was accepted) to the Chef's Academy in Indianapolis. She enjoys decorating birthday cakes for kids as they allow her to be cute and creative.

Here are just a few of the cakes that Nicole has helped create:

Our new delivery vehicle

A while back, we acquired a minivan for deliveries, but we wanted to make sure that everyone knew what we had on board and why we were driving so slowly. We contacted the guys over at 317 Signs and Wraps, and they made it happen. Check out the results:

Pretty cool, huh?

Meet the Cake Artists Part 2

Today, I'd like you to meet Lisa.

Lisa came to us as in intern with the Chef's Academy. Her cake decorating skills were evident and we quickly decided she would be a great fit for our team.

Lisa originally went to school for architecture, but found that she did not have the passion for buildings that she has for cakes! She enjoys the sculpted cakes as well as making cute kids' cakes, and boy can she make them cute. Just check out a few of her recent cakes: