Kathy’s Cakes and The Big Dipper Ice Cream

Fulton, in Oswego County, has a sweet stop in Kathy’s Cakes and The Big Dipper Ice Cream, a bakery and ice cream business. The cake side of the business is built on a love of baking that started with Kathy’s grandmother, who taught her how to bake and planted the seed for everything that followed.

Over the years Kathy has built on those family recipes and added ones her customers have shared with her, which she calls her way of making them part of the family. The Big Dipper adds ice cream to the mix, rounding out a menu of cakes and specialty treats.

What to Know

• Recipes are passed down through the generations, starting with Kathy’s grandmother.
• Customers’ own recipes have been added to the collection over time.
• The business covers cakes and specialty treats as well as ice cream from The Big Dipper.
• Fulton sits on the Oswego River in Oswego County.