Eat Cake. Be Happy.
We’re in the business of creating time-honored classics and new favorites that make any time a cause for celebration. Everything at Caroline’s Cakes is made with love, and made for sharing, with the beloved flavors that bring everyone together, or make it easy to deliver that love from afar. Here’s to adding joy to the main events, and the memories-in-the-making. We are so thankful to be a part of them all.
Good food was always a major ingredient in Caroline’s life, and growing up in Lake City, South Carolina, life revolved around entertaining. Caroline’s mother was a fabulous cook and a gracious entertainer, delighting guests with recipes that had been a part of her family for generations. Whether a meticulously planned cocktail party, or an impromptu backyard barbecue, gracious hospitality and good food were guaranteed.
“My goal is to continue to 'make the world a smaller place' with the Caramel Cake and my other Southern specialties. I am so grateful for all of my customers and their generous and ongoing support.”
– Caroline Ragsdale Reutter
When Caroline Reutter first served her friends and family that decadently layered Caramel Cake, she shared not only a delicious dessert, but the spirit of hospitality, grace and tradition that she baked in too. For four decades that time-honored process has been continued through her family, growing to more than thirty signature flavors, and expanding to savory delights and gluten-free options, so there’s truly something for everyone, and every celebration.
The first orders...
Customers would pick up their cakes from Caroline's front porch and leave payment in a red tin, relying on the honor system.
Caroline’s background was in interior design, but her delicious cakes and innate sense of celebration, soon had many requesting her services to sweeten up their own events. Partnering with a baker in South Carolina, they’d pack her father’s charcoal delivery trucks with her customer’s special deliveries, until sadly, the baker fell ill, and Caroline had to decide if she could continue managing the growing business. Her customers made it clear- more cake was needed! Working day and night to perfect the complicated Caramel Icing, Caroline threw her heart and soul into the business, and her passion and love lives on in her son, Richard, who ensures there’s cake and celebration for all.
The bakery today...
Caroline's legacy lives on in the bustling bakery located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with her son Richard Reutter at the helm.