Creative Cakes by Fannie

Hi! My name is Fannie Soileau and I have been decorating cakes for about thirty years now (Wow, I must have started really young).

I was always the baker in my family--just loved to make those sweet things and create designs. As I became a teenager and young adult, I made all of the cakes for family occasions and birthdays. I always liked trying new designs and challenging ideas.

One day, a very dear friend of mine, Lima Fuselier, asked me to go to cake decorating classes with her. I really didn't want to go because I had a full time job; cakes were just a hobby and something that I did only for family and friends. However, Lima was her usual persuasive self and convinced me to attend. Well, I have her to thank because I just loved all of the new things I learned. I brought all of the cakes that I made during classes to my office for my co-workers to eat. One of them, Kathy Aguillard, asked me to make a birthday cake for her son---and-- well---the rest is history. I continued my full time job and made cakes on the weekends.

Two years ago, I retired from the education system in Louisiana and moved to Bridge City, Texas, to be near my grandchildren, Skylar and Trystan. That was the best move of my life!

Although my Louisiana cake years were all dealing with buttercream, I have joined a wonderful group of people in the Southeast Texas Cake Club who are sharing their knowledge and experience with me. I am now doing amazing things with fondant and gumpaste, sculpting, molding and air brushing. Thanks to my "cake buds," my cakes have reached a new dimension, and I am having the time of my life.

So--thanks to all of these people, but mostly to God for giving me this talent. Please allow me the opportunity to share it with you in creating the cake of your dreams.