Besides cakes, what other types of desserts do you provide?
Cookies, Cupcakes, Groom's Cake
What additional services do you provide?
Consultations, On-site Delivery, On-site Setup, Pickup, Tastings
Do you provide customary cakes, such as Croquembouche?
No
Are you licensed by the state health department?
Yes
Do you offer private tastings or open house tastings?
Yes, we offer tastings during weekdays, weeknights, and some weekend appointments, although weekends are more difficult due to wedding deliveries.
What are your tasting hours?
Between 10am - 8:30pm.
Describe how you price, such as by slice or by tier, for your cakes?
Prices are per serving and start at $4 per serving for a standard cake flavor (champagne, chocolate, or vanilla) with buttercream icing and a simple design (dots, swiss dots, ribbon).
Do you offer custom cakes, or do you work with pre-designed styles?
We love it when customers bring in custom cake designs, whether they be ones the bride designed herself or something she found in a magazine or other cake website. We also have a large portfolio that our brides can look through and choose a design that matches their tastes.
On average, how far in advance of the event do you prepare the cake?
For a Saturday wedding, the cakes are generally baked on a Tuesday or Wednesday and kept wrapped and chilled until Thursday when they are iced. The cakes would be assembled, stacked, and decorated on Friday and then delivered on Saturday. Cakes are better if they have setup for a few days because they will settle, much like a house settles over the years. If a cake is iced and stacked before it has settled, it will cause bulges on the sides of the cake because the air from the settling tries to escape which produces a bulge.
How many cakes do you schedule for a typical weekend?
As long as the timing and locations are sufficiently spaced apart, we can do 3-4 wedding cakes on a Saturday.
Will you work with the client's florist to garnish the cake?
Absolutely. We prefer to place the flowers on the cake because if the cake gets damaged while placing the flowers, I can repair it whereas a florist could not. I do not charge to place flowers on the cake.
What (if any) cake accessories, such as a cake stand or cake cutter, do you rent out?
I have a large selection of cake stands available for rental, starting at $25. The average cake stand rents for $45. I have silver, gold, white, brown, and black. I also have cupcake stands that fit up to 100 cupcakes, and fountains.
Do you offer delivery? If yes, how much is your average delivery fee?
Yes. Our delivery fees start at $35 and go up to $75 for some metro areas and highter for out of state deliveries. Our average fee is $50.