We ordered cake for our civil ceremony. I (the bride) have a dairy allergy to milk protein casein. My bestie has a gluten allergy. I wanted us to be able to enjoy the cake on this special day, so I spent a day eating dairy-free gluten-free cupcakes from local bakeries. Happy Tart had the most delicious ones and I was super excited to learn that not only can this bakery create beautiful buttercream flowers, they could add the paint texture to the icing. My husband and I are both artists so it had a special meaning for us. I requested for a single-tier cake since there would be less than ten people at our ceremony. They were able to create the flowers I requested in the right colors: hydrangeas and sampaguita (Philippine flower similar to jasmine). We opted for simple chocolate and vanilla flavors for the cake and vanilla for the icing. All the guests loved the cake and no one could tell it was dairy-free or gluten-free. We both highly recommend Happy Tart!

We ordered our wedding cake through The Happy Tart bakery, and it was absolutely stunning! It looked gorgeous, well beyond our hopes and dreams. And it was delicious, too! Our guests couldn't tell that it was gluten-free; many of them said it was the best wedding cake they'd ever had. There wasn't a single piece left at the end of the night! If you're looking for a beautiful, delicious gluten-free wedding cake, work with The Happy Tart -- we cannot recommend them highly enough!

The cake was absolutely delicious. No one would have realized it was gluten-free. It was decorated with beautiful edible flowers. The delivery was perfect. I really appreciated the tasting we scheduled in advance, but that did make it difficult to narrow down the choices because we loved every single option! In the end, we chose different flavors for the layers: raspberry almond and lemon. They added the monogram we sent. I am so happy with the entire experience working with this vender as well as the end result. So many "Wow, this cake is amazing!" comments from guests.

We were so pleased with the desserts and cake we got from The Happy Tart! My mother-in-law is completely gluten intolerant and several other members of my husbands family are gluten sensitive so gluten free desserts were a must! I also don't like cake, so one large cake was not going to do. Instead we had one small cake in my husband's favorite flavors that functioned as our wedding cake but was really his cake and then the folks at the Happy Tart were able to make fruit tarts and mousse shots for the rest of the guests. I love fruit tarts and the ones they made were amazing! It was exactly what I wanted in desserts for my wedding, for the budget I had and COMPLETLY GLUTEN FREE. My guests raved about the desserts. Except for our immediately family, no one knew everything was gluten free and when I told some people that later they were astonished! Emma was amazing to work with, there was a small snafu in the scheduling and she was working on multiple weddings the same day as mine and she still made it work. I highly recommend The Happy Tart for a sweet gluten free dessert for your celebration!

Happy Tart made us our gorgeous AND delicious wedding cake--two things I didn't think would be possible with our budget. (And it was gluten free!) I was amazed at how quickly Emma nailed a cake style that fit our theme to a T, and how tasty every sample of wedding cake was -- it was hard to pick just one flavor. We loved working with Happy Tart.

While I'm gluten-free, my husband and most of our guests are not, so we opted for a (regular, gluten-filled) dessert bar through our venue/caterer and a ceremonial cake from The Happy Tart. I love the cafe in Falls Church, but asked around for recommendations for a gluten-free wedding cake – and SO many people recommended The Happy Tart. Because they weren't doing in-person cake tastings, we picked up a cupcake sampler and took it home for a virtual tasting with Emma over Zoom. They were delicious! We couldn't decide on a single flavor for our two-tier cake, so Emma did one of each: vanilla salted caramel and almond-raspberry. We provided a few inspirational photos via email and Emma and her team took it from there. The Happy Tart delivered the cake to our venue in Washington, D.C., and Emma decorated it with flowers that our florist provided. It was gorgeous! While we never intended to serve the cake to everyone (selfishly I wanted to eat it with my three Celiac friends), our venue/caterer ended up slicing it anyway and plating it with the dessert bar. I was so bummed to not get any cake beyond a bite during our cake cutting, but our guests raved about it! They had no idea it was gluten-free, and I think we managed to convince a handful of gluten-eating friends and family to start eating GF pastries! I can't say enough amazing things about The Happy Tart.

From the time we got engaged, we knew we'd be calling Happy Tart to discuss our wedding cake. We were able to mix and match flavors from our tasting (using cupcakes), and Emma did a small cake for us and we ordered an assortment of cupcakes as well. The result was that everyone got cake they absolutely loved. Our caterer packaged the leftover cupcakes in takeout containers, so people were able to grab them as they left also! The cake was delicious (we did lemon cake, raspberry filling, and lemon buttercream), and absolutely gorgeous. The cupcakes were to die for (salted caramel, banana nutella, almond raspberry, and triple lemon), and everyone is still talking about them! We've been Happy Tart customers for a long time, and we'll be customers for life!

We used to spend every Saturday morning at Happy Tart when their Del Rey location was still open, so when we got engaged we knew that’s where we’d get our wedding cake. Emma, the owner, sat with us for our initial tasting, and she answered our many questions about flavor combinations and cake styles that would fit within our budget. On our wedding day, I happened to arrive at the venue with my bridesmaids while Emma was setting up the cake. She gave me a big hug and asked what I thought, and I was blown away by how perfectly she captured our vision for the cake design. She also said the topper wasn’t on yet because she didn’t want to get frosting on the bottom of it (which is great because it’s a keepsake music box). As if her care and attention weren’t enough, the kitchen and display cakes she made were delicious and we got rave reviews from our guests. We’re so glad we saved the top layer for our anniversary! If you want a delicious cake and warm, caring service, we highly recommend Happy Tart.

Emma did a wonderful job with our wedding cake! We had a tasty tiered cake with lemon and chocolate flavors with a beautiful slate-blue ombre frosting job. Our guests were shocked to hear the cake was gluten-free, and since choosing Happy Tart for my wedding cake over a year ago, I've become a dedicated Happy Tart aficionado. Their eclairs are amazing, just FYI. Everything went great with the cake and design and I couldn't be happier!

We got a small wedding cake from the Happy Tart -- just something for my husband and I to cut and eat -- and it surpassed all expectations! Was delicious, beautifully decorated, and affordable! Would highly recommend.