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Jill Branch and Ann Sakai have been creating beautiful wedding cakes together for over 10 years. They are committed to providing high quality cakes using only the freshest ingredients. Jill and Ann personally meet with each bride and groom to get an idea of their dream wedding cake. They often make custom designs based on the couples preferences and to match with the theme of the wedding. Delivery and set up of each wedding cake is always done by Jill or Ann.

Jill is a graduate of the California Culinary Academy and Ann is a graduate of the City College Culinary Program. The two met while working together at the Lark Creek Inn in Larkspur, California. Jill and Ann have also taught specialty classes at Greystone in Saint Helena, the west coast location for the Culinary Institute of America.

415-924-0198

jill@branchingoutcakes.com

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for wedding cakes with buttercream frosting (per slice, without tax)?

$8

What is the starting price for fondant wedding cakes (per slice, without tax)?

$8

Which of the following are included in the cost of the cake?

Anniversary Cake
Cake Stands

What services do your prices include?

Consultation
Custom Cake Design
Delivery
Set Up
Tastings - Private

What types of desserts do you provide?

Groom's Cake

What services do you provide?

Consultations
Custom Design
Delivery
Setup
Tastings - Private

What cake items do you provide?

Cake Stands

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free

What special ingredients do you use?

Fresh Fruit
Local
Organic

Are you licensed by the state health department?

Yes

Reviews of Branching Out Cakes

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Kim Sent on 07/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Our wedding cake was delicious! They were very responsive, professional, and pleasant to work with. I would highly recommend them.
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Christina Sent on 04/23/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Branching Out Cakes did an amazing job of creating our wedding cake with 3 different flavors! We were referred by our wedding coordinator and honestly, Branching Out Cakes was everything we could have asked for in this department. My husband and I don't like sweet desserts and we knew this would be issue since many wedding cakes are extremely sweet. The cakes here are the perfect sweetness, enough to know your eating a cake, but not so sweet that I'm worried about people developing diabetes. The cake was also perfectly moist, even after my MIL refrigerated some of the leftover cake. Not only did they create our dream elegant-looking floral cascade cake, which by the way looks amazing in photos, but it also tasted so delicious (even our guests wanted to know who the baker was)! Jill and her team even made our green tea dreams come true with a green tea cake with green tea frosting. Thank you again for everything!!!
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Rebecca Sent on 10/19/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Branching Out Cakes is fantastic! Her cakes are so delicious! We did our small 3-tier cake in almond cake with white chocolate mousse filling and we did sheet cakes in vanilla cake with fresh raspberries in cream and white chocolate mousse filling. All cakes were finished with vanilla butter cream frosting. We received numerous compliments on the cake from our guests and thoroughly enjoyed it ourselves! Best cake I've ever had. Period!

(Photo courtesy of the amazing Cassie Valente Photography)
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Cindy Sent on 05/21/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Jill and her crew were great! The cake tasting made us fall in love with Jill's cake. They were all delicious and it was super fun. We chose a white cake with raspberry filling. It was so tasty! Not only did the cake taste phenomenal but it was gorgeous too! I sent her a picture of a cake I saw online and she made it better than the picture. It was amazing. We look forward to receiving our one year anniversary cake. Yum!
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Rebecca Sent on 01/05/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Jill was a pleasure to work with-- sweet and professional. Our cake was delicious and gorgeous.
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Jill Sent on 10/19/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Jill did such a wonderful job with our cake and was so easy to work with. Naturally, every cake we tried was delicious, but what I loved the most was how simple the process was to design our own cake. We looked at photos, brought in our own inspiration and talked with her about our overall theme and she quickly sketched cake ideas and made recommendations.

On the day of, the cake was so stunning in its simplicity that I actually had two guests come up to me on the day of and say it was the most beautiful wedding cake they had seen. I only wish I had time that night to eat more of it!
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Darcie Sent on 09/29/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Branching Out is a preferred vendor for my reception venue (Cliff House) and I can see why. Jill is excellent! All of our communication was done through email since I live out of the country. Jill always responded to my emails and answered my questions. She was able to help design the cake based on elements from my wedding dress. She was able to help choose flavors of cake that would go nicely together. She was great at dealing with allergies too - gluten free and nut free.

The best part was eating the cake for the first time!! Out of this world!! We had vanilla cake with strawberries and cream and it was the best cake I've ever had! My husband and I are still upset that we only had one bite of it. It was so delicious! The other two tiers were delicious too. My nephew had three pieces of cake - that tells you how yummy it was!
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User2298214 Sent on 09/02/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Branching Out was recommended to us by our venue as the "gold standard". We still vetted other bakers just to be sure and our venue was right! Jill Branch at Branching Out not only presented delicious cake but gorgeous designs. She was great to work with, accommodating and always accessible. Our guests commented that our wedding cake was the best cake they remember having at a wedding. We cannot wait for our anniversary cake!
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User2216894 Sent on 07/08/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Amazing CAKE! Jill is so sweet, very creative, extremely accommodating. I cant tell you how many bad cakes I've had at wedding, and her cake held up to the tasting. Very one loved it. One of the bonuses is that you get a fresh cake topper for your 1 year anniversary. Cant wait to have it again. Will be using her for other events in the future.
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User2166588 Sent on 06/06/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Branching Out Cakes made a BEAUTIFUL and absolutely DELICIOUS 5-tiered wedding cake for us. We really enjoyed our tasting experience as well as Jill's kind, sweet, and professional demeanor (did not come off pushy at all like some of the other tasting vendors we experienced). We were extremely happy with the cake and the price and DEFINITELY recommend checking out Branching Out Cakes!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
Vows & Promises CA Vows & Promises CA Wedding Planners

Working with Jill has been a wonderful experience. Not only are her cakes artistic wonders but also taste great! I would recommend her to any couple looking for a wedding cake!

Sweet JoJo Photography Sweet JoJo Photography Wedding Photographers

Seriously...Their cake was my favorite one for 2016! My lens loved every angle of it!! It was YUMMY and "MOIST" of all, it was BEAUTIFUL!!

Carolyn Wilson Weddings & Events Carolyn Wilson Weddings & Events Wedding Planners

Working with Branching Out Cakes is a dream! Not only are their cakes REALLY good, but their design knowledge and experience, and ease of working together is top notch! I LOVE working with and referring them to all my couples! They are highly recommended for sure!

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