After your tasting and when you are ready to take the next step with us, we will process a non-refundable $250 lock-in payment that will go towards your order to reserve your date and we will begin discussing about your cake and dessert details. Once the details are finalized, you will receive an order breakdown for your reference. The final payment, due 4 weeks prior to your wedding, captures the finalized design details and any adjustments made after the lock-in payment. Your approval is needed for every change along the way before the final payment is due.

Before we begin, take a deep breath because we are here to help.

The most important detail needed to guide us in the wedding dessert ordering process is your budget. Deciding on a dessert budget can be a bit ambiguous. Hence, we suggest budgeting at least $8 per guest, so for a guest size of 100 your dessert budget would be $800.

With a budget in mind, you should now take some time to consider your wedding cake and dessert vision. Spend some time browsing Pinterest and Instagram for cake inspiration to help kick-start that creative process. Keep in mind the colors of your wedding theme and the flowers in your bouquet. This is the step where you will begin to see what your dream wedding sweets will look like, and it is totally okay if you don’t have it finalized. You may also take the time to consider if you just want a cake, or a cake with desserts, or a cake with sheet cake slices, or no cake and just desserts. There are may ways to feed your guests and there is no “right” way of doing it.

Once you’ve done the initial prep-work, you may reach out to us via the Wedding Inquiry form to kick-start the planning process. With our guidance, we will start by discussing dessert flavors.

Yes we do! Our Delivery and Set-up service covers the delivery of your wedding cake and desserts to your venue, and, wherever appropriate, includes final cake assembly with frosting touch-ups, flowers assembly and any final decoration touches to cake and desserts. The desserts will be set-up by us at your venue.

If final set-up is not possible, we will work with the venue/coordinator to make sure everyone is on the same page about the safe handling of your cake and desserts.

A cake tasting is totally up to you, and if you already know what you want your cake to taste like, then that saves us a step. We see it as a way to help with the decision making process and to take some of the stress out of planning.

Put on your culinary hat because things are about to get technical, okay not really, but here are a few good points to keep in mind when enjoying your cake slices:

• DO pay attention to the different textures of the cakes. Look for qualities such as fluffiness, sponginess, and density of the cake bases.
• DO try each component of the cake separately, we are talking about the cake base, the frosting and the filling. Look for overall flavor intensity and sweetness level of the whole bite and individual elements.
• DO try to mix and match between flavor combinations.
• DO take notes, this is a flavor assessment after all.
• DO take sips of water during the tasting to help cleanse the palette. Drinks like coffee and tea will affect the overall taste perception.

Additionally, here are some things to try to avoid for your tasting:

• DON’T rush to try everything at once, otherwise you won’t have the chance to properly enjoy the different elements of your cake flavor combinations.
• DON’T be totally full or totally hungry before the tasting, it will skew your perceptions.

Absolutely, this is your cake and, in fact, we recommend it!

For multi-tier cakes, each tier can be in a different flavor.

For single-tier cakes, we may include up to two different fillings or frostings while sticking with the same cake base.

Please inquire with us as early as you can to give us enough time to work out all the details, and to check if your wedding date is available. Rushing orders puts everyone at risk and we would hate to jeopardize your big day.

Absolutely! It would be good to let us know ahead of time so we can start planning a tasting whenever you are in town; we privately operate in Wood Dale, IL and meet our clients in convenient, open public spaces. If a tasting is not possible but you are absolutely sure you’ll be working with us, then to reserve your day we will process a non-refundable $250 deposit that will go towards your order. In general, we communicate primarily over email, and we can also work out the design details over a video or phone call if needed.

We love to bake and ultimately creating beautiful wedding cakes is a labor of love and not every cake is made the same.

The prices listed above on our Weddings page are the starting prices for our cakes, and prices include an average estimated amount of labor hours based on cake size. The estimate covers labor involved with frosting the cake in your style choice and includes stencils, and touches like handwriting, gold foiling, and other accents.

Depending on your wedding cake vision, we may have to adjust the price to meet the additional labor and materials required to meet your vision. Additional details that will affect the price include cake toppers or flowers sourced by us, complex visual design details, and handmade gum paste details like flowers or leaves.

Regarding flavors, the (gluten-free) Almond Flour cake base and all Specialty Cakes will result in a small price adjustment, and other cake flavor options will not impact the cake price.

If you are looking for a large cake, but have budgetary constraints, then we can consider replacing some of the “real” cake tiers with foam layers, leaving one of the tiers for you to cut. Foam layers will save on labor and cost from baking the replaced tiers.

This means that depending on your needs, you may pay the listed price or more. We understand everyone’s situation is different and we will work within your means to make your wedding cake into an everlasting memory.

Not necessarily.

Sometimes venues may include a cake in the catering package, but their dessert options do not sound appealing, so couples turn to bakeries for their dessert tables. We have had couples order just cupcakes or an assortment of cupcakes, macarons, and mini-donuts for their dessert tables.

We are willing to work with you so long as the dessert order quantities are sufficient, so please inquire to see how we can help.

Our cakes come rather tall. Every tier is about 7.5 inches tall and consists of 4 cake layers and 3 layers for frosting/filling. Overall cake height ranges from 8 inches to 40 inches, but can be more based on your design.

We generally communicate these details to the kitchen and event coordinator, but because we use buttercream on our cakes they can be out for no longer than 2 to 2.5 hours, and same goes for other desserts that use frosting like cupcakes.

If your wedding is outside, it might be best to have the desserts inside because the buttercream will literally melt if the environment is too warm. In cases like this, we will work out a plan with the kitchen for refrigeration space.

Yes, we have had couples order small cutting cakes with an assorted cupcake tower and dessert table for their guests.

Please review our dessert menu while filling out your inquiry form.

We understand how stressful planning can be, and we will happily take some of that stress of your shoulders. We will work with your wedding partners to make sure everything goes smoothly behind the scenes.

This is a great question, and one that I think is worth understanding when it comes to deciding on how your cake will look.

Fondant is a mix of some kind of sugar, water, and a gelatin or another other stabilizer to create a smooth pliable covering to stretch, cut, mold and shape however necessary to decorate the cake.

Buttercream is a frosting made by mixing a sugar, a fat, and any other flavorings like vanilla to achieve a velvety, smooth consistency to spread on cakes and desserts.

Buttercream is our specialty with a Signature Vanilla Buttercream recipe forming the basis for all desserts, and we do not work with fondant.

Buttercream based desserts also need to be refrigerated if left exposed in room temperature for more than 2 hours.

This is another good question, and there are some technical differences that I won’t get into. They may appear to be similar in that both are used for dessert decorations, but their purposes are ultimately different.

Fondant stays pliable for the most part and is used more for large surface décor and coverings with definite shape and cut edges.

Gum Paste stays pliable upon initial handling and eventually dries to a hard finish. Gum Paste is perfect for creating complex decorations and figurines, and is the preferred choice for creating the beautiful flowers that we see on wedding cakes.

We use gum paste to create small, intricate details using molds and our hands for our clients, and this is what you see in the beautiful desserts from us.

We understand how difficult it can be to find dessert options with a gluten-intolerance, and that is why our Almond Flour cake base will be the right choice. This cake base uses almond flour as its main ingredient and this cake pairs well with light and fruity flavors.

Additionally, our macarons use the same flour and are the perfect bite-size dessert to accompany your cake for your guests. Panna Cotta is a milk-based mousse dessert that is also gluten-free.

At this moment we do not have any vegan dessert options to offer.

Cake stands can help elevate (no pun intended) a multi-tier cake to give it a grander appearance. This is a completely optional detail, but one that can help further woo the crowd and better capture your overall wedding theme.

In general, we suggest sourcing a cake stand that is 2 to 4 inches larger in diameter than your biggest tier, and one that is FLAT with no lip on the outer edge. Our cakes come on a cake board that is generally 2 inches larger than the biggest tier, so your stand would either need to be the same width or larger.

For example, if you are ordering a two-tier 6 inch and 8 inch cake, then the cake board will be 10 inches so your stand should be at least 10-12 inches in diameter.

We do not, you will have to work with your venue to arrange that.