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Fancy Cakes by Leslie is an award-winning wedding cakery based in Bethesda, Maryland. This creative cake-crafting company has been designing delicious baked goods for over 22 years and has consistently been voted “One of the Best for Wedding Cakes” by Washington Magazine. Fancy Cakes by Leslie wants to make your wedding cake dreams come true, whether it is a simple and elegant sheet cake to a seven-tiered, decadent masterpiece, this experienced cakery can accommodate your unique vision.

Experience

Company founder and lead creator, Leslie Poyourow, received professional training at the Confectionary Arts School of Ewald Notter. She has baked and designed celebration cakes and wonderful confections for notable public figures such as Pope Benedict XVI, Sasha Obama, Hilary Clinton’s mother, Eva Longoria, and many more. Fancy Cakes by Leslie has had their work featured on TV shows such as Ultimate Cake-Off, Ace of Cakes, and Cake Hunters, among others. Their work was also chosen as the winner of the Today Show’s Hometown Weddings.

Services Offered

Fancy Cakes by Leslie bakes every wedding cake from scratch using the highest-quality ingredients to compose a delicious and visually stunning creation. They offer free consultations to discuss your individual ideas and discover your wedding vision. A cake tasting session can be organized to sample the extensive range of flavors on offer. Unique flavor combinations to choose from include matcha tea cake with raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream, or lemon cake with passion fruit and chocolate swiss buttercream, to name just a few. They also provide delivery and setup of your final confectionery and can accommodate a range of dietary requirements. These include:

  • Lactose-free
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Nut-free
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Frequently asked questions

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

$5.95

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

$6

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

Anniversary Cake
Top Tier of the Cake

What services do your prices include?

Consultation
Custom Cake Design
Set Up
Tastings - Private

What types of desserts do you provide?

Cheese
Cookies
Cupcakes
Fruit
Groom's Cake
Pastries

What services do you provide?

Consultations
Custom Design
Delivery
Setup
Tastings - Private

What cake items do you provide?

Cake Toppers

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Vegan

What special ingredients do you use?

Fresh Fruit

Are you licensed by the state health department?

Yes

Reviews of Fancy Cakes by Leslie

Megan
Megan Sent on 03/22/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful and tasty

The team at Fancy Cakes did an amazing job with our wedding cake. They do great tasting boxes to give you a good idea of what they can do. From there I worked with their designer to figure out the details, mostly over email. Our cake turned out exactly as we'd hoped - and they even placed our flowers on there. I would highly recommend working with Fancy Cakes!
Leslie
Leslie Sent on 06/24/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing for food allergies!

I myself am an avid baker, so obviously the cake was a very important detail to me. I wanted a cake that was both beautiful and delicious, and to make things more complicated, my husband has a severe dairy allergy and so we needed to find a baker who could make an amazing dairy free cake. Anyone with severe food allergies knows how stressful it can be trusting someone to make food that is safe. We were so lucky to find Fancy Cakes by Leslie - they were not only able to make an incredibly beautiful and delicious cake, but they were also incredibly attentive to the dairy allergy and made an equally delicious dairy free tier!

Besides the wedding cake itself being amazing, they truly went above and beyond on our tasting. We received 7 six-inch dairy free cakes for our at home tasting and an assortment of dairy free treats. It was truly over the top and we ate only cake for like three days straight.

Communication with Fancy Cakes by Leslie was a breeze - I was truly obsessive confirming details for the cake and they were happy to go through our order several times to placate me. Cannot recommend them enough!
Kimberly
Kimberly Sent on 03/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

100% recommend!!

I couldn't say enough great things about Fancy Cakes! It's run by Megan now who just did an incredible job with our wedding cake. Her attention to detail was above and beyond and it was exactly what we pictured. Everyone loved it too and told us it was one the best they've had at a wedding! 10/10 recommend :)
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Jesse Sent on 08/19/2019
5 out of 5 rating

No Better GF Wedding Cake

If you need gluten free - go to FancyCakes by Leslie! Our cake was just delicious and no one at our wedding had any idea that our cake was GF. And they were an absolute pleasure to work with. We also got a non-GF groom's cake that had the absolutely perfect decor. Cannot recommend them enough!
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Sara Sent on 08/05/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing cakes, great service

We got our wedding cake at Fancy Cakes by Leslie and it was DELICIOUS. When we went back one year later we got a smaller, identical anniversary cake at no charge! Friendly staff and wonderful service!!
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Brooke Sent on 08/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Surprise Groom's Cake

My mom surprised us with this amazing groom's cake and we were blown away. My husband is a rocket scientist and we met in college. Not only is this cake amazing looking - both the rocket and our college mascot were incredibly well done - it was so delicious! Tasted like a Reeses (our favorite candy and our last name). The cake was fluffy and yummy, the fondant was super good, and the filing with so creamy. Worth every penny!
Victoria
Victoria Sent on 06/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Cake was amazing!!!

This cake came out absolutely amazing and I got so many compliments on how delicious it was!! We did an earl grey cake with raspberry buttercream filling and swiss buttercream frosting. We kept it simple, three tiers, and added real flowers to it. They were so easy to work with!
Yelena
Yelena Sent on 05/19/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful and Yummy!

The cakes made by Fancy Cakes by Leslie were exactly what we envisioned and tasted delicious. There are so many yummy flavor combinations, we ended up having each layer be different and the variety was nice for our guests. The classic wedding cake was beautiful (flowers supplied by florist) and the groom’s cake stole the show (Star Wars since we got married May 4th).
Jennifer
Jennifer Sent on 03/27/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Leslie is always a pleasure to work with!

Leslie's work is unrivaled. Her company had made cakes for us over the past decade. She is creative and her designs are stunning. Despite her national popularity she remains humble and her price point for her products is more than reasonable. We love her and will continue to use her for future events.
Ingrid
Ingrid Sent on 11/24/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Scientifically Accurate Bowerbird Cake

We had a very specific vision for our wedding cake - we wanted a pair of bowerbirds in a bower, decorated with found objects. Basically, something straight out of a David Attenborough documentary (we're both birdwatchers). When we explained this vision to our baker, she immediately asked us, "And what species of bowerbird do you want?" There was no question that this was the place for us! The cake turned out even better than we could ever have imagined it. The artwork was cute, stunning, and scientifically accurate down to the last feather. And the best part... the cake was DELICIOUS. The cake sized for 75 fed all of our guests with ample leftovers. We were giving away cake to the neighbors and happily eating it for two weeks afterward without getting tired of it. We still have the bowerbirds in our freezer, where they will live for as long as they last, since I couldn't bear to part with such a lovely work of art. Leslie's Fancy Cakes was fun, easy to work with, punctual and tasty. We give our highest recommendation!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner

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