About

Ownership
Cakes by Ilse (pronounce as Ilsa/Elsa) is owned and operated by Ilse ter Heerdt Idema. She is a PME Certified Master Cake Decorator.

Cakes by Ilse started back in 2017 in The Netherlands. Ilse was already a home baker for friends and family.

To expand her skills and in order to become a PME Certified Master Cake Decorator, Ilse has obtained the following certifications (all at Lies Cakeshop in Houten, The Netherlands):

PME professional diploma Sugarpaste (2017)
PME professional diploma Royal Icing & Piping (2018)
PME professional diploma Sugar Flowers (2018)

With these three certifications Ilse became a

PME Certified Master Cake Decorator
(Lies cakeshop Houten & Knightsbridge PME Ltd,
School of cake decorating & confectionary arts).

In December 2018 Ilse and her husband moved to the Seattle area (WA).

Over the last few years Ilse made custom cakes in the Netherlands and in Seattle area, (WA).
In September 2020 Cakes by Ilse has successfully passed the Washington State cottage food law inspection and is qualified as an official cottage food kitchen.

Vision
Cakes by Ilse is always looking for the best recipes and ingredients to serve the customer the best. She tries to work with local and organic ingredients.
She also uses European brands (fondant, chocolate, food colors).

She tries to minimize plastic usage as much as possible during the baking and decorating process.