Ellisa Clarke-Caffee, Pastry Chef
Since Ellisa was a child, she always had an interest in baking. She’d hang in the kitchen with her mother, watching her knead the dough to their family's recipe for yeast dinner rolls. The Clarke Girls, as Ellisa and her sisters were affectionately known, would pick up the scrap pieces and pretend to make bread of their own. During the holidays they’d bake different cookies with their grandmother. From making bread with mom to baking cookies with grandma, her love for the kitchen and baking continued to grow.
Fast forward to adult Ellisa who got married, started a family and excelled in her management career in retail. Although her life was full and busy, her passion for all things pastry was left unfulfilled. Baking for her kid’s class parties and family functions wasn't enough for this flour slinging, dough kneading, momma of 7.
Prior to 2014, she took a couple of short cake decorating classes, watched tons of YouTube and Craftsy videos and started teaching herself various cake decorating techniques. Feeling like she still needed more knowledge, she enrolled in Escoffier Online Culinary School to obtain her Certificate in Baking and Pastry Arts. She began taking requests for custom cakes and desserts, through posting pictures of her schoolwork on social media. The requests continued to come in and before she knew it, she went from Suzy Home Baker to CAKES by Ellisa.
Fast forward to adult Ellisa who got married, started a family and excelled in her management career in retail. Although her life was full and busy, her passion for all things pastry was left unfulfilled. Baking for her kid’s class parties and family functions wasn't enough for this flour slinging, dough kneading, momma of 7.
Prior to 2014, she took a couple of short cake decorating classes, watched tons of YouTube and Craftsy videos and started teaching herself various cake decorating techniques. Feeling like she still needed more knowledge, she enrolled in Escoffier Online Culinary School to obtain her Certificate in Baking and Pastry Arts. She began taking requests for custom cakes and desserts, through posting pictures of her schoolwork on social media. The requests continued to come in and before she knew it, she went from Suzy Home Baker to CAKES by Ellisa.
