About LadyCakes

Co-owner Bess Charles began decorating cakes at home when her children were small. What started as a creative outlet quickly turned into a passion. As family and friends began ordering cakes prepared in her at-home kitchen, Bess quickly learned and grew as a skilled cake decorator. She continued to practice and explore cake decorating, and it wasn’t long before she realized this would turn into a way to make some extra money on the side. “My first cake was a train wreck,” Bess Charles, Co-Owner, says. “But what better way to learn than to fail.” She failed and failed at first, but persistent to get better, she kept pushing further. Soon, customers who weren’t family called, and the orders flooded in. “Before I knew it, I was having people call that were referred by friends of friends and started to get much busier than I ever expected.”  

One night, when husband and Co-Owner Jeff came home from his job as a restaurant manager – it was evident that the cakes had overtaken their quiet home. Without much convincing, Bess asked Jeff, “Do you think we can do this?” without hesitation, Jeff answered, “Absolutely, let’s do it.” For months, the couple was jobless, pouring all of their savings into the original 936 SQFT space on Del Prado Blvd – LadyCakes Bakery was born. In 2014, LadyCakes Bakery opened its doors officially and began the journey in a storefront location. The LadyCakes family Bakery in Cape Coral quickly grew into a critical staple in the baking and wedding cake industry in SWFL, providing custom cakes in Cape Coral and all of the SWFL Area. We began and are not living the “American Dream.”

Since 2014, LadyCakes has expanded three times. LadyCakes Bakery even created a second location before COVID hit, but unfortunately, that was short-lived. LadyCakes wedding cakes are now included within wedding packages sold at several Top Wedding Venues in the SWFL Area, including Pink Shell Beach Resort, Sundial Beach Resort and Spa, Casa Ybel Resort, and Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort and Spa, to name a few. LadyCakes delivers fantastic cake creations from Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda to Marco Island and Naples. LadyCakes has been named 1 of the Top 10 Bakeries in the State of Florida, along with being recognized as Best of SWFL, Best of Cape Coral, and Best of Fort Myers for several years in a row.