Welcome to Custom Cakes!

My name is Autumn Castillo and I am a self-taught cake designer. I have been creating custom cakes for 2 years now and it is truly a passion of mine. I enjoy the challenge of creating cakes that are stunningly beautiful and taste fabulous!

I would love to design your dream cake for any occasion. Special occasions deserve special cakes!

Take a look at my portfolio of cakes and contact me today to start planning your unforgettable masterpiece!

PLEASE SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR QUOTES AT LEAST 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE.

About Me

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I am a self-taught cake designer. I have taught 8th grade math for 5 years in Arizona. My son is a year old and is the greatest joy of my life. I find immense joy in baking and designing cakes that are not only beautiful, but taste amazing! I am dedicated to making the cake the centerpiece of the party that will never be forgotten!

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Flower cupcakes


These strawberry and white almond cupcakes are iced with lemon buttercream and vanilla buttercream. The flowers are also dusted with edible glitter.

CrossFit cake




This cake is white almond with fresh sliced strawberry filling. It is covered in homemade cream cheese whipped cream and features fondant decorations. The CrossFit logos are hand drawn as well. The weight bench is not edible.

Diva Cake


Both tiers are strawberry cake with white chocolate buttercream filling. The smash cake (not pictured) is also strawberry cake. The cake is covered in fondant with fondant zebra stripes, borders, roses, and dots. The birthday announcement and '1' are also fondant.

Baby showers

This two tier cake is decorated in fondant with fondant stripes, dots and circles. Both tiers are chocolate cake with fresh raspberry filling.





This baby shower cake is a mediterranean whimsical inspired theme which incorporated designs from the napkins used at the shower. The cake is covered in fondant with fondant decorations and royal icing scrolls. The top tier is embossed in a design under the swirled dots. The bottom tier is chocolate with coconut filling and the top tier is strawberry with cream cheese filling.


Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Cupcakes!

Chocolate and white almond birthday cupcakes with buttercream frosting and fondant bones and dots.



These dogs are made from gumpaste and fondant and are replicas of the birthday girl's wedding stamp. The cupcakes are in a black wrapper with black ribbon. The banner is made from gumpaste as well.



Police Academy graduation red velvet cupcakes with buttercream topping, fondant police badge, and handcuffs.









Baby Shower Cakes

2 Tier baby shower cake with top tier homemade strawberry cake with cream cheese filling and bottom tier chocolate almond cake with buttercream filling. The cake is covered in buttercream and chocolate fudge frosting. The scrolls are royal icing and diamond tiles are fondant. The puppies, baby shoes, and banner are made from gumpaste.







Baby Shower Cakes

This whimsical baby shower cake was designed to look like the shower invitation and bed set. The top tier is homemade strawberry cake with fresh strawberry puree filling and the bottom tier is lemon cake with lemon filling. The cake is covered in fondant and decorated with gumpaste flowers and birds, fondant branches, and royal icing dots. The cake is topped with edible glitter.











Birthday Cakes

White Almond cake with fresh strawberry puree filing. Decorated with fondant rocks and cookie dirt.


The bike was constructed to be a replica of the birthday boy's bike he received as a present. The bike is not edible.




Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Special Occasions

Graduation from Fire School. The top layer is white cake with chocolate filling, middle layer is white cake with buttercream filling, and bottom layer is chocolate cake with buttercream filling. The cake is covered in fondant with personalized fondant fire dept. logos.



Epic white and chocolate sheet cake covered in buttercream with buttercream decorations and logo.


White cake covered in buttercream and drizzled in belgian chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate covered strawberries and almonds.


3 layers of pound cake with whipped cream filling and layers of strawberries. The cake is drizzled in belgian chocolate ganache and garnished with strawberries.

Wedding cakes

3 tier wedding cake. Top layer is white cake with cheesecake filling, middle layer is white cake with lemon filling, and bottom layer is chocolate cake with chocolate hazelnut filling. The cake is covered in fondant with royal icing pearls and embroidery.




Tiffany's bridal shower cake. Top layer white with lemon buttercream filling and bottom layer chocolate cake with buttercream filling. The cake is covered in fondant.








Bridal shower chocolate and white cake with chocolate hazelnut filling covered in swagged fondant with royal icing pearls and handmade fondant roses.

Cupcakes!


Themed birthday cupcakes in white cake with buttercream frosting and fondant decorations (Italy flag, Nike shoes, cross with dove, and electric guitar and notes).




Halloween white cupcakes with buttercream and various Halloween candies.





Girl baby shower white cupcakes with strawberry buttercream and chocolate decorations.






Chocolate brioche cupcakes with raspberry buttercream and chocolate designs.





Jumbo cupcakes covered in buttercream with fondant decorations. Star and rose cupcake are white cake with coconut filling. Music notes and pink cupcake are yellow cake with banana cream filling.

Birthday Cakes





















Chocolate cake with coconut pecan filling and fudge filling covered in buttercream. The decorations are handmade fondant. This cake is a decade cake with the client's favorite things from each decade.






Homemade strawberry cake filled and topped with whipped cream. The bass is handmade fondant.



Top layer white cake with buttercream filling, middle layer chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling, and bottom layer chocolate with buttercream filling. The cake is covered in fondant with royal icing embroidery and 30.






Mini chocolate cake with raspberry filling. The cake is covered in fondant with handmade fondant roses and edible pearls.





Mini coconut cake filled with buttercream. The cake is covered in fondant with handmade fondant shells. flipflops, and 50.






Chocolate cake with ganache filling covered in buttercream with fondant paint splashes and paintbrush.





Top layer strawberry cake with buttercream filling and bottom layer chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling. The cake is covered in fondant with fondant decorations.





The CD is chocolate cake with buttercream filling and covered in buttercream. The controller is white cake with chocolate filling and covered in buttercream. The buttons and wiring is fondant.






Top layer white cake with buttercream filling and bottom layer chocolate cake with chocolate filling. The cake is covered in buttercream with fondant decorations.







Chocolate cake with buttercream filling and covered in buttercream. The decorations are handmade fondant.






White cake with strawberry filling and covered in buttercream. The decorations are handmade fondant.








Top layer chocolate cake with buttercream filling and bottom layer white cake with buttercream filling. The cake is covered in buttercream with fondant decorations and royal icing embroidery.






Elmo is white cake covered in buttercream frosting. Cookie Monster cupcakes are chocolate cake with buttercream and cookies.






White cake with buttercream filling.














Baby Shower Cakes














Top layer chocolate cake and bottom layer white cake both filled with buttercream. The cake is covered in fondant with fondant stripes and dots with a royal icing C.
















White cake filled with real strawberries and strawberry jam covered in buttercream frosting and decorated with fondant dots and onezies.
















Chocolate cake with choclate fude filling covered in buttercream and decorated with fondant dots and stripes.












Vanilla and chocolate cake with raspberry filing covered in fondant and handmade decorations in fondant.






















Top layer chocolate cake with buttercream filling and bottom layer white cake with buttercream filling. The cake is covered in buttercream with fondant decorations.













Top layer strawberry cake with buttercream filling and bottom layer white cake with cheesecake filling. The cake is covcred in fondant with fondant decorations.

















Chocolate and white cake filled with buttercream and covered in swagged fondant.




































































































































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