$15 per box
Last day to order: February 10
Pick ups on Monday, February 13
and
Tuesday, February 14
Emmie Rayburn
Please send me your smash cake pictures!
“Your cake was FANTASTIC!!!!! My guests loved your cake; it was a big hit! Even my friends who are chefs, wanted seconds!!! THANK YOU! I look forward to using your services in the future, and if you ever need references, I would love to share how great your cake is and what a wonderful person you are to work with.”
“I just wanted to thank you so much for the delicious carrot cake . Not only was it delicious but it was absolutely beautiful! Actually, it was the hit of the luncheon! You have been so sweet and great to work with and I thank you for that! Hopefully, I will have an occasion to call you again soon! I will definitely spread the word!”
“Everyone RAVED over how delicious our wedding cake was...and I can't wait for 9/15/08 to eat it again! Thanks for all your work - it was wonderful!”
“Thank you for the fabulous wedding cake. It was spectacular--both beautiful, amusing, and delicious. One could not ask for more! I cannot tell you all the wonderful comments we got on the cake, but suffice it to say that your ears should be burning with praise. Thank you so much, Haines, for so beautifully realizing Sasha and Alec's conception.”
“What can I say--Joe’s cake was amazing and I have NEVER had so many compliments! You did an amazing job and I cannot thank you enough! I am thrilled!”

In 2003, after graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill and spending almost two years in Wyoming, I came back home to Charlotte to try to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up – realizing that I was grown up. Cooking and art had always been two of my interests, so I got a part time job assisting Kathy Allen, whose wedding cake business, “Cakes of Distinction,” is one of the most highly regarded anywhere around. I learned a lot working for Kathy, including that pastry arts might be the career for me.
So, in the fall of 2003 I enrolled in the Pastry Arts program at Johnson & Wales University in Charleston. During my year in that program I found that pastry arts, and in particular creating and crafting special occasion cakes, was indeed my passion. Upon graduation from Johnson & Wales, I worked for Geoff Blount, another accomplished pastry artist, at his Sugar Buzz bakery near Lake Norman. When Geoff moved on to take an executive chef job, I became a pastry chef at Blue Restaurant in Charlotte, but on a part time basis so that I could spend more time developing my own special occasion cake business, which by then I had named “For Goodness Cakes.”
For Goodness Cakes was formally begun in 2004, using Geoff’s ovens for baking and my parent’s kitchen table for assembly and icing. In 2007 it became my full time occupation. By then, I had gotten married and had my own home, with a nice basement that I converted into a fully equipped and inspected professional kitchen. We call it “The Bakement.”
I have been thrilled, and even a little bit surprised, by how For Goodness Cakes has grown. More important, though, what I do is still a joy as well as a job. I am grateful to those who taught and mentored me along the way, to clients who gave me a chance to show them what I can do, and – most of all – for having a career where my passion for creativity and quality can find an outlet every day.
Learn more about me HERE.