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The Artful Baker creates award winning, exquisitely decorated couture cakes and cookies for your most special occasions.

Hand-painted, amazingly lifelike sugar flowers are our specialty. An artists eye for intricate detail creates these works of art that will add sophistication to any event. Sugar flowers can be preserved forever.

Sumptuous flavor combinations enhance the unique designs and will captivate the senses. All cakes are made from scratch recipes, using the finest ingredients. A complimentary tasting will be scheduled for selecting and tasting cake flavors. Some of our most popular flavors include: A dark chocolate cake filled with raspberry puree, chocolate ganache and topped with a vanilla buttercream. Or a lemon butter cake filled with fresh strawberries and topped with a white chocolate buttercream. Or try a moist carrot cake splashed with rum and topped with a cinnamon buttercream. (just to name a few)

All cakes are 100% custom made. We can create unique flavors just for you!

We offer cookie favors in a variety of flavors. We can design a one of a kind design for your guests. These delicious cookies can be used as thank yous or placecards! The cookies can be personalized, monogrammed and 100% custom as well.

Cake pops are available for your sweets table or parties. These can be decorated to match your theme and packaged for guests to take home. We offer an unlimited variety of flavors! Try dark chocolate toffee pop, or lemon raspberry pop or red velvet.

Cupcakes and mini cakes are available in all of our cake flavors. These little gems can be designed to make a big impact.

Please visit us at www.theartfulbaker.com or find us on facebook for our most up to date work.

Thanks for visiting, we look forward to working with you!

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for cupcakes (per cupcake, without tax)?

$3

What services do your prices include?

Consultation
Custom Cake Design
Delivery
Set Up
Tastings - Private

What types of desserts do you provide?

Cookies
Cupcakes
Groom's Cake

What services do you provide?

Consultations
Delivery
Setup

Are you licensed by the state health department?

Yes

Reviews of The Artful Baker

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Andy Sent on 03/12/2017
5 out of 5 rating
The Artful Baker delivered our beautiful, three-tiered, three flavored cake (morning jacket, apple toddy, and curious george) to our venue, and styled it better than the image we had provided for her. Our guest raved about the cake, but were even more impressed by the flavors. I'm biased, but I would argue that The Artful Baker has the best tasting wedding cakes I've ever had.
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User2407453 Sent on 11/03/2015
5 out of 5 rating
I love love love love her work! And OMG her cakes are amazing tasting!!! I have never had such great tasting wedding cake before! I had so many compliments on the taste of my cake! We had a chocolate toffee crunch and also a vanilla caramel crunch for our cake options. YUUUUUMMM!!!! I cannot wait for our 1 year anniversary to be able to dive into our cake again! The best part too is that she will make you your top tier fresh for your 1 year anniversary so you don't have to waste freezer space saving it from your wedding night! I would recommend the artful baker to anyone, and i hope to do more business with her in my future!!!
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Rebecca Sent on 08/04/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Karina did an amazing job on our wedding cake! At our initial consultation, we talked about the little details and before you knew it she had drawn up a picture of our cake! Communication was great. On our wedding day, I almost didn't think that was our cake because it didn't look real! It was more like a work of art. It far exceeded our expectations. We had lemon and dark chocolate cakes, both with a raspberry filling. She has numerous other fun flavors as well! We received many compliments on our cake, and I would highly recommend her!
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Heather Sent on 10/29/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Karina is AMAZING! She took our ideas and executed them exactly how we wanted and her cake flavors are so delicious!!! She is the best baker I've ever worked with
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Elisabeth Sent on 10/24/2014
5 out of 5 rating
The cake was amazing! Karina is super talented baker and for my super picky aunt to love it, that says a lot! Everything we tried was great, we ended up having two tastings and even requested certain flavors, which she made. In the end we could have picked them all but decided on one lighter/airier cake, champagne with strawberries, and a heavier cake, moist German chocolate cake minus the toasted pecans (which by the way was amazing for the tasting but nixed for the wedding due to a number of people with nut allergies). We had it topped with fondant, which I typically dislike but was very good, not too sugary nor very thick. It was easy to peal away and the cake still tasted amazing. We couldn't have been happier and we look forward to tasting our one year anniversary cake.
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Lindsay Sent on 06/15/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Most delicious wedding cake ever...and beautiful! True artistry! We chose the lemon butter cake with raspberry filling and vanilla buttercream, as well as champagne cake with fresh strawberries and vanilla buttercream (served 200). Melts in your mouth! Loved the beautiful ruffled-look icing, and especially loved supporting a local business owner! Great to work with.
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Emma Sent on 05/30/2014
5 out of 5 rating
She is a wonderful baker and we had a perfect day thanks to her amazing cake ideas and the delivery. I would recommend her anytime to everyone!
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User1422541 Sent on 11/05/2013
5 out of 5 rating
Hands down the best cake I've ever had! My wedding cake was gorgeous!
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User1369846 Sent on 10/08/2013
5 out of 5 rating
Karina has a talent that is unmatchable. I had emailed her with a brief description of what I had envisioned with 1-2 photos of examples and she came back with a sketch that took the image RIGHT out of my mind. It was PERFECT! Her responsiveness was so prompt and detailed, I never felt like I was wondering a thing.
On my wedding day, we had a backyard wedding so we were nervous about the cake sitting outside- when she delivered it, IT WAS PERFECTION. This cake is the most BEAUTIFUL cake I had ever dreamed of having and it tasted as magnificent as it looked!! I'm pretty sure every sought me out at the reception JUST to rave about her cake! It was absolutely perfection and exceeded my expectations far better than I could have ever asked! She will be my baker for EVERY event from now on. THANK YOU!!!!
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User1014180 Sent on 11/13/2012
5 out of 5 rating
The Artful Baker provided the wedding cake at my daughter's wedding. OMG is all I can say about the flavors and taste of these heavenly creations. My daughter and I worked with Karina regarding the design of the cake. She listened to us and created the most beautiful cake incorporating both of our thoughts. We had a 3 tier, 3 flavor cake. The chocolate peanut butter cake was so moist and so delicious - the best chocolate cake I have tried. Karina also worked with my daughter to create 2 other fabulous layers an orange cake/ salted caramel/ chocolate ganache and an apple cake/ cinnamon rum buttercream. As my daughter did not want the same old flavors. The most impressive part of the Artful Baker is her affordability and her honest excitement in making your creation. She will make a small version of your wedding cake on your 1 year anniversary if you like. Anyone can tell she loves what she does, and she is so much of a professional. I will be recommending The Artful Baker to any and everyone I know. She is top notch, timely, and delivered more than we could have hoped for. If you want a no stess vendor - hire the Artful Baker. You and your Guests will not be disappointed. Believe me when I tell you, it takes alot for me to give someone an A+++++++. Let's say Karina takes the Cake!!!
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1 Endorsement
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