Creative businesses put imagination to work

As seen in TribLocal - Discover Orland Park/Tinley Park 2009 - April 2, 2009
By TribLocal Staffwriter

Creative minds in Tinley Park and Orland Park have set up shop to offer unique businesses that sell experiences to remember. These businesses are only a sample of what the south suburbs have to offer.

Please the eye, palate
Becky Palermo and Beth Fahey, the sister team running Creative Cakes at 16649 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park, make everything from blue and white Tiffany jewelry boxes to Prada purses and designer shoes - as cakes.

"What we do is try to understand what the event is, what the client's budget is, and give them something that is a centerpiece at their event," Palermo said.

Enchanting decorating styles take an ordinary wedding cake and create a mood using items like orchids or castles as inspiration.

While Palermo and Fahey have been awarded for their ornate designs, taste is of the utmost importance to them. The sisters use a light Italian-style meringue buttercream recipe and an intense chocolate ganache to ice their cakes.

They also mix their folio of delectables with cream puffs, swans, elcairs and fresh fruit tarts to tempt the most discerning palates.