About
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 or friends and life’s many celebrations.
I began decorating cakes in 2001 when I signed up for a cake-decorating course at a local bakery. Even though I was a full time college student 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 me growing up. I enjoy experimenting with new techniques and creating art with sugar. Custom cakes make people happy!
I live in Portland, Oregon with my husband and two children. I work full-time in technology, but make cakes and take classes when I can. I love decorating cakes because in today’s digital world it gives me an opportunity to be creative and craft something special with my own hands. Sculpted cakes are even more hands-on and require more thought and imagination… sculpted cakes are my favorite!
I hope you enjoy browsing my site and learning more about cake art. Thanks for stopping by!
~Erin
My mom, my brother and me in 1984 with the cake she made for his 2nd birthday!
“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”