Bittersweet Cakes & Catering, Round Rock

####Four Things to Know About Bittersweet Cakes and Catering Laura Eliel, the owner and baker extraordinaire at Bittersweet Cakes and Catering, brings a world traveler’s sensibility to her culinary exploits. She’s lived in both Europe and the Middle East, and those globe-trotting experiences have informed her cooking—Laura loves experimenting with out-of-the-ordinary tastes, spices, and presentations. Read on to discover what else makes Laura’s bakery unique: * **Laura will cater your whole party.** Her offerings go beyond fanciful layer cakes—Laura offers a full catering menu, with imaginative entrees such as bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin, lamb kibbe, and teriyaki-ginger salmon. * **She whips up a mean armadillo cake.** But other choices for less traditional groom’s cakes abound, from a cake shaped like a Dallas Cowboys football helmet to a Day of the Dead sugar skull. * **You can have your dessert and a cocktail at the same time.** The menu includes boozy baked goods such as the Hawaiian Paradise cake with rum syrup, a Tiramisu cake with cappuccino liqueur, and a chocolate Grand Marnier cake with fresh mandarin oranges. * **Make a splash at your next dinner party.** Bittersweet offers cooking classes, where students learn to make specialty foods such as Moroccan or Mediterranean dishes.