Oklahoma State University - Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center
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Hottie Toddie Specializes in making unique liquor cakes
(Stillwater, Okla. – May 28, 2009)
Peachy Peach Brandy, Chocolate Cherry Pistachio Bourbon, Death by Dark Chocolate Coconut Rum … cakes. Does this sound too good to be true?
Richelle Jacks, owner of Hottie Toddie Specialty Liquor Cakes and a client of the Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center on the Oklahoma State University campus, specializes in making the most unique and delicious cakes.
“I make each cake to order using only the finest ingredients, including whole eggs, butter and my passion for baking,” Jacks said. “I have a commercial kitchen in Ada, Okla., where I create these cakes that melt in your mouth.”
Jacks said she is a true southern girl, having been born and raised in the deep south of Alabama and, thus, has an instantly recognizable accent and easygoing personality.
“I started working in my family’s German bakery and restaurant called Klingler’s about 20 years ago in Vestavia, Ala., which is just south of Birmingham,” Jacks said. “I learned very early what hard work was all about and had the utmost respect for my mother’s determination to make her business successful.”
Jacks said her true interest in and love of baking began when her mother started using liquor and liqueurs in some of her cheesecakes and tortes. Jacks noticed the distinct flavor it gave the desserts and began experimenting with her own recipes to develop cakes for Hottie Toddie.
“Richelle attended the Basic Training Workshop at the FAPC to learn more about how to market her specialty cakes and build her business,” said Jim Brooks, FAPC manager of business and marketing services. “After attending the workshop and gaining a knowledge of the basic steps to begin a food business, she knew it was time to pursue her dream.”
With the assistance of Stacey Golightly, Pontotoc Technology Center small business management coordinator, Jacks developed a Web site for her business, Brooks said. Jacks also selected the first six cakes she will offer online, which are Peachy Peach Brandy Cake, Chocolate Cherry Pistachio Bourbon Cake, Ooh La La Orange Candy Liqueur Cake, Tropical Banana Nut Pineapple Rum Cake, Lacy Lemon Liqueur Poppy Seed Cake and Death by Dark Chocolate Coconut Rum Cake.
A recent guest on the Guerilla Gourmet radio program, which airs Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. on KTOK 1000 AM, Jacks said she received an extremely favorable response from hosts Sean and Cathy Cummings.
“They said they had never tasted cakes with such moistness and flavor as the cakes I brought for their critique,” Jacks said. “Sean and Cathy are Oklahoma City restaurateurs who have sampled many desserts over the years, but both said they had not had anything close to my liquor cakes.”
Individuals can place their order for Hottie Toddie Specialty Liquor Cakes online at www.HottieToddieLiquorCakes.com and may email any questions or large orders to HottieToddieCake@aol.com.
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CONTACT:
Jim Brooks
Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center
102 FAPC
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-6641
Fax: 405-744-6313
E-Mail: jim.brooks@okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, State and Local Governments Cooperating. The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or status as a veteran, and is an equal opportunity employer.
