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Red Bandana Bakery wedding clients rave that their cakes (even when gluten-free or vegan!) taste delicious and satisfying, with many saying that they wouldn't even know they're gluten-free unless told. With years of experience in baking and decorating custom cakes, we can make your vision come to life in styles ranging from elegant tiers, rustic naked designs, frosting, fondant, and any theme or aesthetic in between.

Our large variety of cake and frosting flavors and combinations are well-balanced and enjoyable by a range of guests. In addition to traditional cutting and tiered cakes, we also offer kitchen/cutting/sheet cakes, dessert bar options like cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, fruit tartlets, and other individual pastries, and wedding favors like cake jars and decorated custom sugar cookies.

We are exceptional for those with dietary restrictions, being 100% gluten-free to avoid any concerns about cross-contamination, and also able to accomodate vegan, dairy-free, egg-free, diabetic, and other restrictions upon request.

We are well versed and professional in wedding planning and logistics support. We will walk you through all your options for cake flavors, sizing and design, provide flexibility in adjusting as your RSVP's come in, and work closely with your coordinator and venue to make sure your cake arrives and is set up smoothly.

We offer tasting appointments for just $25 per set and the cost goes toward your cake when you book with us, and we provide complementary first anniversary cakes fresh baked for all our wedding clients!

With over a decade and several hundred wedding cakes of experience, Red Bandana is passionate about providing the best product and experience and would be honored to work with you on your special day!

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Frequently asked questions

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

$3.30

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

$4

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

Anniversary Cake
Top Tier of the Cake

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

$3.30

What services do your prices include?

Consultation
Custom Cake Design
Delivery
Set Up
Tastings - Open House
Tastings - Private

What types of desserts do you provide?

Cookies
Croquembouche
Cupcakes
Dessert Buffet
Fruit
Groom's Cake
Pastries

What services do you provide?

Consultations
Custom Design
Delivery
Setup
Tastings - Open House
Tastings - Private

What cake items do you provide?

Cake Stands
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 The Red Bandana Bakery

Jen
Jen Sent on 05/20/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious pastries for our gluten-free wedding

Red Bandana provided delicious gluten-free pastries for our wedding in Northern Virginia. We had a specific need to keep the entire menu gluten-free since the bride had celiac’s disease. Additionally, we wanted a cake for cutting, but wanted to have a different pastry as our main dessert. When we went into the bakery for our tasting, Jaimie Mertz guided us through all of our options including different cake and icing flavor combinations, as well as their full selection of pastries. Red Bandana provided everything we needed including a massive table display of gluten-free cinnamon rolls surrounding our cutting cake. They delivered everything exactly how we wanted it on the day of the wedding and coordinated with our wedding planner so that we did not need to worry about it. It made us so happy to serve delicious gluten-free desserts at our wedding and we would definitely recommend Red Bandana Bakery’s catering. (The photos attached to this review are courtesy of Kylie Hinson Photography.)
Malia
Malia Sent on 03/25/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Recommended!

Jaimie made us a delicious and beautiful wedding cake that everyone loved! She really brought our vision to life and we feel so lucky to have found Red Bandana Bakery! Highly recommended!
Michelle
Michelle Sent on 08/19/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Jaimie is the BEST for dietary restrictions!

We had a fully vegan wedding, so when it came time to pick the dessert there's no one else I would have gone to than Jaimie at Red Bandana. She baked a delicious and gorgeous mini cake for us to cut, along with a vegan dessert spread with mini fruit tarts, cake pops, and aquafaba macarons. 10/10 would hire for ANY dietary restriction you have!
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Emily Sent on 07/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

We love the Red Bandana gluten free desserts!

Red Bandana Bakery makes the absolute best gluten free desserts! The presentation is always fantastic and the taste is just as good (you would have no idea they’re gluten free!). Past clients have loved having Red Bandana provide the desserts for their event.
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Jen F. Sent on 04/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

We loved our vegan tree cake!

We’re a very outdoorsy couple and wanted to incorporate this into our cake and could not have loved it more! We’re also both vegan and all of our guests were shocked that it was vegan! Everyone loved it! Highly recommend!
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Angela Sent on 10/15/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely delicious!!!

I asked for a gluten free, cane sugar free, corn free and dairy free wedding cake. Jaimie delivered on our request ten fold!! We had a chocolate cake layer and almond cake layer with German chocolate filling and vanilla buttercream icing --- it was a fantastic flavor explosion in your mouth. All of our guests loved it! The cake design was simple and elegant as we requested. We will definitely call Jaimie when we want another special cake!!
Annie
Annie Sent on 05/21/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful and delicious Gluten Free Cake!

When my husband and I were planning our wedding, it was very important for us to have it be strictly gluten free (or as gluten free as possible) since my husband has Celiac disease. We were pleased to know that Red Bandana Bakery wasn't too far away from Baltimore and immediately fell in love with their delicious GF bakery treats. The tasting was a lot of fun. We got to taste the different cakes, jams, and frostings--all of which were delicious. The fact that the tasting fee went towards our final wedding cake fee made making our decision very easy. Jaimie was really easy to talk to and was able to capture the vision of our cake. Communication was easy during the planning stages and we were not disappointed when we saw our cake on our wedding day. Lucky for us, we still have one more piece to savor on our anniversary. Highly recommend Red Bandana Bakery!
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Shagun Sent on 03/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Naked Wedding Cake

Jaimie and her staff at The Red Bandana Bakery made an amazing egg-free, nut-free, naked cake for my Indian wedding reception!
I went to check out the bakery with my mom and sister, and after sampling some of their regular items we all agreed that I had to get my wedding cake from here! My husband is really averse to frosting, and I have many relatives who don’t eat eggs and a few have very severe nut allergies. Jaimie and her staff were able to work with me to come up with a really great cake! I brought in some yuzu juice for the glaze, and she incorporated it wonderfully with the other flavors of the cake. My guests really loved it, and lots of people came up to let me know they were thrilled to be able to enjoy cake at a wedding for once. Even if you don’t have dietary restrictions, I would definitely recommend this bakery for your wedding cake!
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Hillary Sent on 06/25/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Jaimie and her team are professional, talented, and such a pleasure to work with. We can't thank the Red Bandana enough for making the most delicious wedding cake (lemon and funfetti with cream cheese frosting)! Jaimie was also able to decorate it just as we wanted, and delivered the cake directly to our venue. Despite the warm weather, it survived until cake cutting and was even more delicious than the tasting! Can't wait to use them again for other events.
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Ilene Sent on 11/09/2017
5 out of 5 rating
I'm so glad we heard about Red Bandana! I follow a strict Paleo diet for health reasons. Jaimie was knowledgeable about what I could and couldn't have. She made two cakes for me with two different frostings--I haven't been able to eat a store bought baked good in about three years, so this was a real treat!
On the day of our wedding, Jaimie made a beautiful three layer cake with two "cardboard" layers so it presented like a real wedding cake, but only the top layer was actually cake. I loved the cake and can't wait to eat the rest of it--so did my other gluten and dairy free friends!
Jaimie was great to work with, super responsive and very affordable. I highly recommend her for specialty baking needs!
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