We are often asked how we got started and how we learned to do cakes. Well we are self taught we have never attended any classes. We've never even purchased a how to book or video lol. I got my start in baking by accident really it all started with my modest little garden. I had an over abudance of zucchini and needed to figure out what to do with it so from scratch quick breads was where it all began. One thing lead to another and here I am today baking all the delicious goodies for our baking business. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined I would be head baker and co-owner of Bodine's Baking Co. working alongside Jason. It is beyond a dream come true!!

Jason has always been really artistic. I'm pretty sure he can do whatever he puts is mind to .He can paint, draw and of course sculpt anything. His abilities truly amaze me and I often sit back and wonder how on earth he is capable of creating edible art. It is truly a talent he was born with!! I think Jason is inspired by doing something better than he's done before. I can't really say challenging himself because there hasn't been anything he hasn't been able to create. He has encouraged me to stretch myself and go beyond what I think I am capable of and now I am able to create 2d fondant cupcake toppers who knew I could be creative lol. Another inspiration for me is a fellow baker and an amazingly talented decorator named Sharon. Sharon lives in California and owns her own baking business. We've become what we like to call "cookie pals" because that is how we got to know each other through cookies. She is always encouraing me to bake new things and sharing her vast knowledge of baking with us. She has a cute name for Jason she calls him "mr. good hands". She always has a word of encouragment and even some constructive advice.

We have been extremely fortunate to also have the support and solid business knowledge of another incrediably talented cake decorator. Kara created thousands of wedding cakes for her clients in Virgina over her 20 year career. She has since retired from cakes but owns her own thriving Etsy shop. She is a smart business woman and we truly appreciate her continued guidance through all of our hard work. It is also through the many friends and family memebers that have stood behind us and encouraged us as well. I speak for the both of us when I say our customers are what inspire us the most. We are always wanting to give our absolute best to our customers. So keep the awesome orders coming we are excited to see what amazing things we have the opportunity to create!!

Amanda Bodine

Christmas is our most favorite holiday here at Bodine's Baking Co. Our Christmas traditions started 10 years ago after the birth of our oldest son. I would say our love for the Christmas season started with our first trip to the tree farm to pick out our very first family Christmas tree and it has been a tradition we hope to pass on to our boys to share with their families. Each year it has grown and we've added a whole month of wonderful things to share as a family. We took our first trip to the Reindeer Ranch this year which was really neat to experience. We are eagerly looking forward to our visit with Santa, gift shopping, decorating cookies for Santa, Christmas Eve Service and of course our Christmas Eve family movie. This time of year always encourages us to look at all wonderful blessings we have now as a family and as a business and to reflect back on all the memories that we hold dear to our hearts.

Another wonderful addition to our Christmas Season is the opportunity to provide delicious holiday desserts to our amazing customers. Last year was awesome and we are so excited for this year too. So from our family to yours we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and we hope your Christmas season is filled with wonderful memories shared with the people you love!!

Jason & Amanda Bodine

​Needing to place an order for your special occasion and not sure where to order from? Here at Bodine's Baking Co. we offer quality products, excellent customer service and delivery at no additional cost!!

We have a licensed and inspected commercial kitchen located in our home. We are by order only so you are guaranteed your order is made fresh and made to the specifics of your order. We don't cut corners on quality everything from the ingredients we use to execution of the design. We specialize is custom fondant work to give the cakes or cupcakes a nice clean professional look. We are not limited on design by working only in buttercream. Fondant gives us the edge on offering a variety of custom designs.

We also take a limited amount of weekly orders. Fewer orders allows us to give our very best to each order. We are a two person husband and wife team so you know exactly who is making your order. At Bodine's Baking Co. your satisfaction is our top priority. We take great care in every detail and want every customer to get exactly what they ordered. We look forward to hearing from you and providing a Cake, Cupcakes or Cookies for your next event!!

I wanted to take a few minutes to share with all of you a little bit about who we are here at Bodine's Baking Co. We get asked often how we got started in baking and just other get to know us questions so here we go.....

My husband Jason and I have been together for almost 10 years and married for most of them. We have two boys Landin and Carter who keep us on our toes from one minute to the next. Jason works full time at a car dealership as a Service Manager and I am a stay at home mom who is also homeschooling our boys. I am the primary baker of all of our goodies but I must credit my start in baking to Jason. I always jokingly say he domesticated me as I could hardly peel a potato before we got married (I'm not lying I really couldn't). Jason is the creative force here. He can really do anything he puts his mind to so what you see on our cakes is his creation. Opening Bodine's Baking Co. was a major decision for us and a huge leap of faith. We did not take any orders prior to opening our business we simply baked for our friends and family so our customer base has grown literally from zero to where it is today which is a huge blessing to us. A year ago this was all really just "a one day maybe dream" for us and now we are actually doing it!! We decided that we would go about building our business based on quality and excellent customer service so starting small was the right choice for us. I believe one day that we will grow into a store front but for right now this is perfect. Our faith is a big part of who we are and what we strive to do. We currently go to Renaissance in downtown Decatur. Jason also plays guitar and really enjoys serving with the worship band and just playing music in general. I enjoy gardening, yard work and cleaning (when I'm not baking that is). We also enjoy family walks and movie nights.  We aren't all that exciting and life is pretty simple for us and I speak for both of us when I say we wouldn't change a thing even all the bumps and bruises that have happened along the way. So there it is a little bit about  who we are. If there is more you'd like to know feel free to ask!!

~Amanda Bodine

Needing to place an order for your event? Maybe you are wondering who to order from due to the recent law changes here in Decatur. Within the city limits of Decatur baked goods can now be sold from home kitchens that are not required to maintain a food permit and are not inspected by the local health department. Here is what you need to know about ordering from Bodine's Baking Co.

• Quality Products and Excellent Customer Service are two of our top priorities. Check out what our customers are saying about us on our website and on our Facebook page!!
• We maintain our Food Permit with the Macon County Health Department as well multiple yearly inspections that include an inspection sheet showing our score that we readily provide for our customers to view.
• We also maintain our Food Managers license through Food Service Sanitation Managers Certification which is not required for home kitchen operations.
• We offer delivery at no additional cost to you within our delivery area Decatur, Mt. Zion, Warrensburg, Forsyth and many more

We value our customers health and safety so we will continue to maintain and operate our commercial kitchen above what the City of Decatur now requires. We greatly appreciate each and every order we have the opportunity to fulfill. No matter how big or small the order is we treat it with the utmost importance. We have a high standard set for our products and service so you can expect nothing less from us. We look forward to hearing from you!!

Thank you from your Decatur Bakers,
Jason and Amanda Bodine
217-853-7707
www.Bodinesbakingcompany.com
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For many lovely couples the wedding planning is in full swing. We will be accepting orders for wedding cakes and cupcakes.We are a husband and wife team so there is a limited number of orders for each weekend available. We would love to be a part of your special day and can accommodate a variety of sizes and designs. For a full list of of our available flavors please view our menu on our website. If you are interested in booking us for your wedding please feel free to contact us by phone or email . When you contact us please have the following information available for us to better serve you:

• Date of your wedding
• How many servings you will need
• Flavor of cake and icing 
• Wedding colors and design
• The budget for your cake   

If you would like to schedule a tasting we recommend scheduling well in advance as our tastings are scheduled on the weekends. There is a $25 fee for tastings. If you choose to book your cake with us we will apply the $25 to your order. All orders require a contract to be signed and there is a 50%  deposit required to secure the date. If you are unsure of the specifics of your wedding cake please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss the options available. We look forward to hearing from you!!

Jason & Amanda Bodine
217-853-7707
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It may still be winter but for many lovely couples the wedding planning is in full swing. We will be accepting orders for wedding cakes and cupcakes.We are a husband and wife team so there is a limited number of orders for each weekend available. We would love to be a part of your special day and can accommodate a variety of sizes and designs. For a full list of of our available flavors please view our menu on our website. If you are interested in booking us for your wedding please feel free to contact us by phone or email . When you contact us please have the following information available for us to better serve you:

• Date of your wedding
• How many servings you will need
• Flavor of cake and icing 
• Wedding colors and design
• The budget for your cake   

If you would like to schedule a tasting we recommend scheduling well in advance as our tastings are scheduled on the weekends. There is a $25 fee for tastings. If you choose to book your cake with us we will apply the $25 to your order. All orders require a contract to be signed and there is a 50%  deposit required to secure the date. If you are unsure of the specifics of your wedding cake please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss the options available. We look forward to hearing from you!!

Jason & Amanda Bodine

​*We are currently booked for the weekend of June 4, 2016. 
If we are booked the date of your wedding please contact us as we can refer you to another local baker.

We would first like to thank you for considering Bodine's Baking Co. for your special occasion. When you are placing an order or inquiring for a quote there are a couple of things we will need to know before we are able to give you a price:

• How many servings you will need
• Date of your event
• Flavor of cake and icing 
• Theme or specific colors and decorations 
• And lastly your budget

We offer cakes, cupcakes and cookies for all occasions and for most budgets. We absolutely want to be a part of making your event special. The more detail or custom an order is will determine the price of the cake. Most of our cakes are made to the specifics of our customers taste and preferences so there isn't a one price fits all here at Bodine's Baking Co. 

When you order from Bodine's Baking Co. you can expect fresh quality products and excellent customer service. Every cake, cupcake or cookie is made fresh we do not mass produce our items so you can be assured that it was made fresh for you!! We are currently accepting orders for all occasions and look forward to hearing from you. Please note that our weekend orders book up quickly so if you have an event you would like to place an order for please contact us at your earliest convenience.

~Jason and Amanda Bodine~

​Licensed Character Cakes Policy

Due to copyright laws, Bodine's Baking Co. is unable to make cakes using licensed characters (ie. Disney, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon..etc.) unless a copyright release has been received from the copyright owner. If you would really like to order a cake with licensed characters you have a few options:

1) Contact the copyright owner to obtain a release for the one time use. Please note that this may take some time and may be very expensive.

2) Choose a cake design from DecoPac. DecoPac has hundreds of licensed character designs that we can legally create, the only requirement is that the cake be designed exactly as they have pictured. Feel free to visit www.decopac.com and let us know if you are interested in a specific design. Please give us at least two weeks notice since we do not have all designs in stock.

3) Choose an edible image available for purchase. We can assist you in finding the image that you need. 

When searching online for the perfect cake for your occasion, you may run across many galleries from bakeries with beautiful licensed character cakes but these cakes were either made with the copyright release which can run in the thousands of dollars, or unfortunately without the copyright owners consent (illegally). Please note that we can try to match the theme of your party as much as possible using colors creating a background cake with all the elements of your theme without the copyrighted characters. 
More information regarding copyrighted characters:

Character Pans/Character Images
All licensed character shaped pans, candy molds and cookie cutters are for consumer home use only. Stores/Shops/Decorators cannot make cakes, cookies or candies from licensed or copyrighted images and sell them to their customers.

These "mold-making" items are strictly prohibited from any type of commercial use since the licensor has neither the method to control the quality of the reproduction of the character nor the ability to earn royalties on sales of the "made" products. Free-hand or copies of character designs cannot be drawn or iced on top of a cake, cupcakes or cookies and sold for any type of commercial purpose. Once again, the licensor cannot control the quality & is not earning a royalty on the product created around their characters.

Furthermore, creating any type of image that looks like a licensed character that then is sold for commercial purposes is prohibited unless there is a specific licensing agreement with the licensor for that product and royalties are paid each time the product is sold.
Also customers can not bring a character pan/mold they have bought or a toy topper for a cake to a decorator or store/shop, and ask them to make the cake/candy/cookie in exchange for money. This is considered the same thing as above, because money is exchanging hands without the licensor earning royalties.

Edible Images
A copyright protects an original work or creation and gives exclusive right to that work or creation to its author. Copyright law protects the author's/creator's work by prohibiting anyone else from using or profiting from that creation in any way without the owner's permission.

In reproducing copyrighted figures, it does not matter if the character is drawn by hand, added using an image projector, or put on a cake with a computer cake machine. If the item carries a © or ® or symbol, then it is protected. Although most copyright materials will contain either © or ® or , U.S. law does not require it.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Can Bodine's Baking Co. really get in trouble for doing copyrighted characters without permission?
A.The answer is yes. Some copyright holders may be satisfied with a cease & desist order, others could choose to file a lawsuit. Ignorance of these laws will not dismiss the suit, or get you out of trouble with a cease & desist order. The court could find you guilty and award financial damages plus attorney fees. The copyright owner can collect damages without having to prove that your infringement actually cost them monetary harm. Fines can vary. Some may only ask for a low fine but some well known companies are very aggressive in going after anyone and be as high as they feel their image use is worth. One copyrighted cake can destroy our business. 

Q. How do companies find out?
A. In actuality they may never know if we were to do a copyrighted image on a cake. Some companies though do have legal teams dedicated to searching out their images being used with out permission. There are some well known companies who do focus on the cake decorators industry. For us at Bodine's Baking Co. it goes beyond it being illegal we respect the work of the artist who create them and companies rights to royalities. It is important to us to operate in a way that reflects that. We will not do any copyrighted images without permission.  

Q. Why can you do a Character Image from the Deco Pac book or edible images?
A. Deco Pac has arranged to cover the cost of royalty fees for use of their products. **Please note that there are many online shops/stores that sell illegal edible images. Always ask first to make sure they have the appropriate permission to use the copyrighted characters. We will not purchase or use any images, toppers or other edible items from sellers that do not have permission to use the copyrighted character, logo or image. 

Q. Why does Bodine's Baking Co. choose to use Deco Pacs or Edible Images instead of recreating characters with fondant or icing?
A. We are able to create wonderful works of edible art but doing copyrighted characters, logos and other copyrighted items is a legal and moral matter for us. We will not cut corners or operate in a way that puts our company at risk for lawsuits and take away due royalities from other companies. 

Q. What do you mean by creating a background cake?
A. We can create a cake with the colors of your theme and create a wonderful centerpiece for your occassion without breaking any copyright laws. If you are not interested in purchasing a deco pac or edible image we can use all the elements of your theme to create a cake that fits perfectly with your theme without the copyrighted characters. 

Here at Bodine's Baking Co. we strive for customer satisfaction and we want to work with you to create the perfect cake or cookies for your occassion. We offer quality products baked fresh from scratch. 

Jason and Amanda Bodine