ABOUT US !!!

Eileen Carter
Being new to the Atlanta area and looking for something to do on the
weekends, Eileen started baking and bringing her cakes to the office on Mondays. After several "Eileen... can you bake me a......" from her co-workers, she started charging for her culinary creations. The "Cake Lady" quickly became well known and recognized in the Atlanta Wedding Industry. In 2004 she married Clay Carter, left her Corporate environment and Eileen Carter Creations was born. Eileen has been the recipient of WeddingWire's Brides Choice Award for the past five consecutive years and The Knot's Best of Weddings for the past four consecutive years, not to mention her many publications in National and local magazines.

Nancy Short
Nancy's journey to the culinary world came to her quite by surprise. Nancy underwent a Liver Transplant in 2005 and during her recovery took a Wilton cake decorating class at Michael's. That was it... Nancy found her Niche in Life and it's been a whirlwind ride ever since. She moved to Atlanta and attended Le Cordon Bleu, graduating at the top of her class and is now known as Chef Nancy. It seems she has always had her heart and hands in the culinary world though. For years she competed on the Memphis In May and Kansas City Bar-B-Q Circuits and then became a certified judge for each circuit.

UPDATING ..... Stay Tuned !

I can't believe how far behind I am .... so much for almost getting caught up. I have so much to share with you .... Stay tuned.

FUN CAKES: April 2011
FUN CAKES: July 2011
FUN CAKES: August 2011
9/3 - Williams/Hamilton Wedding
9/4 - Sims/Colbert Wedding
9/24 - Laskoe/Burke Wedding
9/24 - Toth/Malm Wedding
9/25 - Davis/Webber Wedding
FUN CAKES: September 2011
10/1 - Bozeman/Branch Wedding
10/1 - Odum (Groom cake)
10/1 - Goodberlet/Bolt Wedding
10/8 - Lyle/Lopez Wedding
10/8 - Zapata/Muir Wedding
10/14 - Carlina/Blackmarr Wedding
10/15 - Santora/Shrout Wedding
10/15 - Summy Wedding
10/22 - Carter/Ramsey Wedding (no relation)
10/28 - Jurjevich/Burkes Wedding
10/30 - Saef/Maloy Wedding
Fun Cakes: October 2011
11/5 - Curtis/Parrington Wedding

QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU GET . . .

What do you get ... when you take Eileen Carter Creations and combine it with The Flour Shoppe? You get .....

FLOUR CREATIONS !!!
(The Flour Shoppe + Eileen Carter Creations)

Recently, an opportunity presented itself that made me ask "Who can I work with to create tasteful and beautiful cakes? Who can help me change the cakeworld? Who compliments my skill set? Who would my skills compliment? Who has similar goals and vision that I do?

I am pleased to announce the collaboration between Eileen Carter Creations and The Flour Shoppe. I have moved my shop out of my home and am now in a commercial environment. We are still in the process of organizing and setting up the shop, and baking up a storm. I hope to have everything put in its place by the Holidays.

I am still Eileen Carter Creations .... Nancy still has The Flour Shoppe .... but when we work together on a cake or catering an event we become Flour Creations.

My strengths are Nancy's weaknesses ..... Nancy's strengths are my weaknesses ... and together we are a force to reckon with in the cake industry. I'm so excited for this new endeavor and partnership and hope that you will be too.

We are not open to the public .... we are available to meet by appointment only. Our contact information follows:

Eileen Carter, 7/815-1469 or eileenmcarter@yahoo.com
Nancy Short, 4/545-8521 or gapastrylady@yahoo.com

We look forward to working with you soon.

CONTACT INFORMATION

NOTE: This post will be re-posted each month to make it easier to find.

The best (and preferred) way to reach us is by email: eileenmcarter@yahoo.com. If you need to call, we can be reached at 770-242-0734. Please don't hesitate to leave a message. We'll get back to you as soon as we can.

For Wedding and/or Groom cake requests, please provide the following information:
- Event Date
- Wedding Ceremony Start Time
- Wedding Ceremony Location
- Will you be having a cocktail hour? If so, what time is it scheduled to begin?
- Reception Start Time
- Reception Location
- Number of guests expected to feed

For all other requests, please provide the following information:
- Event Date / Time
- Theme: Bridal or Baby shower, Birthday, Party Favors, etc.
- How many do you need to feed?

I look forward to hearing from you.

WEDDING: Climo-Doyle, The Gardens at Great Oaks, 9/17/11

BRIDE and GROOM: Katie Climo and Joe Doyle
VENUE: The Gardens at Great Oaks, Roswell

Delivery #2 of the day:

I'm heading up 75 (because that is what the directions told me) ... and it wasn't until I got onto Cobb Parkway when I said to my husband (aka Mr. D.O.T), why am I heading to Marietta when I need to be in Roswell. He said: there are two Mimosa Boulevards .... one in Marietta; one in Roswell ...... so I turn around and fly like a mad woman. I was only 10 minutes late. Pat (the coordinator at Great Oaks) welcomed me and said "no worries .. I knew you would be here). Thanks Pat !!!

Joe named this cake "Papillon" (1973 Steve McQueen movie/butterfly tattoo/freedom). Katie was another bride who knew exactly what her cake would look like. A white flat finish adorned with the most beautiful silk butterflies. Thank you Katie (and Joe) for allowing me to create this cake for you. I can't wait to see the professional photos from Kara.

I didn't get to see Katie, but Joe came by to check out the cake .... I asked where his voice went ... he apparently had too much fun the night before and his voice was very hoarse. Clay went to find Reverend Deanna Lancaster .... it's always a pleasure to see her and I always get the best hug from her and after my day of delivering .. I really needed that hug.

She mentioned that she might cry during the ring ceremony ..... Joe wrote the following:

"The rings that Joe and Katie will place and present to each other today, in fact, were placed on the loving hands of Katie’s parents over 40 years ago on their wedding day. Katie’s father Dick passed away this past year, but his spirit & now his symbol of lasting love, will live on with Joe. Lou Ann can now pass her symbol of lasting love onto Katie, to remind her that her marriage may not always be perfect, but your love for each other is."

I've got tears in my eyes ... don't know how Rev. D made it through this ring ceremony !!! She did get a little misty during the scripture readings, however. There is a lot of love around this couple.

Congratulations, Katie and Joe !!! See you next year.

VENDORS:
Music: Fonix Entertainment (Travis Gilbert)
Photo: Solais (Kara Hudson) - professional photographs were requested 9/17/11
Floral: Blossoms (Monique)
Caterer: Coast 2 Coast

Wedding Cake Flavor/Filling:
6" - Vanilla cake filled w/ Bailey's Buttercream
8" - Vanilla cake filled w/ Cookies n' Cream
10" - Lemon cake filled w/ Raspberry
12" - FAKE

WEDDING: Cook-Piede, The Georgian Terrace Hotel, 9/17/11

BRIDE and GROOM: Amanda Cook and Tony Piede
VENUE: The Georgian Terrace Hotel

I had been so looking forward to this weekend. I had two cakes to create ... two very different designs ... both gorgeous.

Our first delivery resulted in my adding one more question to the final details email that I send out to my brides: What room is your reception in?

It was good to be back at the Georgian Terrace .. hadn't been there in years. When we arrived at the loading dock, I asked security which room the Cook wedding was in ... he said: The Grand Ballroom. We even got a personal escort. When we got everything ready to set up the cake, I looked around the room and something didn't feel right .... Amanda's colors were Navy and Ivory ... the sashes on the chairs were ivory, but I didn't notice the Navy details .. so I went up to the room coordinator and asked, is this the correct room for the Cook wedding? He said "Yes", so Becky and I began constructing the cake. We were almost done when a gentleman (guest) asked "is this the Miller wedding?" I said "No, it's the Cook wedding" He said "well, the sign outside says Miller". PANICK ..... I went back to the room coordinator and asked again: "Is this the Cook wedding?" He said, "I already told you once ..." I said "well check again, because that guy over there said it was the Miller wedding". He looked and what do you know .,. he was incorrect, I had the cake set up in the WRONG ROOM. Luckily, this was a 3 tier cake and Becky grabbed the cake and walked it down to the right room. I followed with all of our supplies/boxes and the room was a perfect match to the cake. Lots of Navy. The cake looked gorgeous in it's right place.

Back to the truck to deliver cake #2 .....



I met with Amanda back in May ... she definitely knew what her cake would look like. Three tiers, the second higher than the top and bottom ... an ivory exterior, navy blue beads (which were navy sixlets ... chocolate candies), navy blue and ivory floral. I am quite pleased at how this cake turned out. Definitely a statement cake.

Congratulations to Amanda and Tony. See you on your 1st Anniversary !!!


VENDORS:
Music: Kurth Scobie
Photo: Andy McBride (professional photographs were requested 9/17/11
Floral: Perfect Petals
Caterer: Georgian Terrace

Wedding Cake Flavor/Filling:
6" - Carrot cake filled w/ Cream Cheese
8" - FAKE
10" - Carrot cake filled w/ Cream Cheese

WEDDING: Charles-McPhail, Agnes Scott College, 8/27/11

BRIDE and GROOM: Linnet Charles and Brendan McPhail
VENUE: Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College ... what a beautiful campus ! While Becky and I were working on the cakes, Clay was out walking the campus. He fell in love with it.

The cake tasting was a family affair ... the bride, Linnet, her brother, her mom, her dad, and the groom, Brendan. In the middle of our tasting, Dad got up, walked right into my kitchen, opened cabinets looking for glasses, and brought out water for everyone (something I should have done). I fell in love with Linnet's mom and dad right away. In fact, when I got the word that they were choosing me to create the cakes, dad said that it was because he knew I would make them with love.

So, when I returned to pick up the plateau at the end of their night, I went looking for both mom and dad and got the biggest hugs from both. I love my job.

Linnet's cake was hexagon in shape with an all-over swirl design. Julie Coffin (florist) left me a bunch of gorgeous floral so that I could create a full cascade. I think it came out great and can't wait to see the pro shots.

Brendan's cake had to be huge and had to be the continent of Australia (not excluding Tasmania).

Linnet and Brendan now make their home in Australia, but I hope to see them in a year or so for their first anniversary. Best wishes to you both.



VENDORS:
Music: Sharoon Farhat
Photo: professional photographs were requested 8/27/11Floral: Julie Coffin - Unique Floral Expressions
Caterer: Mirch Masala
DOC: My Bride Idea

Wedding Cake Flavor/Filling:
6" - Strawberry cake filled w/ Chocolate Buttercream
9" - White cake filled w/ Strawberries n' Cream
12" - Strawberry cake filled w/ Chocolate Buttercream
15" - White cake filled w/ Strawberries n' Cream


Groom Cake Flavor/Filling:
Chocolate cake filled w/ Raspberry