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Zest Fresh Pastry is a boutique bakery located in The Velvet Mill in Stonington, CT. We offer a variety of sweets from breakfast pastries to custom desserts. Our aim is to showcase all the bounty Connecticut has to offer by using as many local ingredients as possible. Inspired by the flavors of the seasons, our sweets are unique and ever-changing. When working with you on your wedding we aim to a offer a personalized experience through every step from the initial tasting to the final delivery on your wedding day. We believe the wedding cake should be as memorable and unique as the wedding itself by creating a custom cake from flavors to design. We look forward to meeting with you to create a delicious centerpiece for your wedding!

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Frequently asked questions

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

$5

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

$6

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

$3

What services do your prices include?

Consultation
Custom Cake Design
Set Up
Tastings - Private

What types of desserts do you provide?

Cookies
Croquembouche
Cupcakes
Dessert Buffet
Groom's Cake
Pastries

What services do you provide?

Consultations
Custom Design
Delivery
Setup
Tastings - Private

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Vegan

What special ingredients do you use?

Fresh Fruit
Local

Are you licensed by the state health department?

Yes

Reviews of Zest Fresh Pastry, LLC

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Zest delivered beautiful, delicious wedding cakes and a varied dessert bar, with standout gluten‑free and chocolate items. The team was communicative, accommodating dietary restrictions, and handled delivery flawlessly. Guests loved the treats and reviewers highly recommend them.

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Zest delivered beautiful, delicious wedding cakes and a varied dessert bar, with standout gluten‑free and chocolate items. The team was communicative, accommodating dietary restrictions, and handled delivery flawlessly. Guests loved the treats and reviewers highly recommend them.

Justin & Michaela
Justin M. Sent on 11/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Gabriella is the best!

We can't say enough great things about Gabriella and her team! They were amazing leading up to our wedding, and pulled it off without a si ngle hiccup on the day of. Best Day Ever!
Miriam
Miriam Sent on 08/31/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful cake!!

Our wedding cake was beautiful, held up well in the warm weather, and looked exactly like what we requested! It was also very tasty.
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Kira Sent on 06/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding desserts I've ever had. 15/10

Congratulations! Your search for your wedding cake/dessert vendor has come to an end.

The Zest team is incredible to work with. We were navigating some dietary restrictions (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, etc.), and Gabriella was incredibly patient answering all of our questions. Their communication was top notch. The on-the-go tasting still involved a conversation with Gabriella at their shop, and it was informative without feeling pressured or sales-pitchy. It was a fun experience that allowed me and my husband to have a fun little picnic and taste all the yummy items.

The options available for cakes and desserts is truly incredible. There's something for every taste preference.

Some highlights: The gluten free chocolate cake was incredible. The regular chocolate was also ROCKIN' with the chocolate mousse. The red velvet was moist and the cream cheese filling had a great zing to it. The chocolate sea salt caramel tarts were a major crowd pleaser (one guest said they could die happy because they had eaten it, and it was the best thing they've ever tasted). The s'mores cookies are so unique, and the mini whoopie pies are such a fun whimsical treat. The chocolate covered strawberries also received five star reviews across the board.

Beyond taste, the team brought our vision for the cake to life. They nailed the Lambeth design from our inspo pics!

Delivery was seamless on our end as well.

Our biggest regret of the wedding is only getting a few bites of cake! We will be coming back for anniversaries to come to get some treats.

From the bottom of our hearts (and stomachs) we recommend Zest!
Ashlee
Ashlee Sent on 10/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Great bakery!

Gabriella was great! We did tastings and easily picked out our favorites. She was quick to respond to emails and helped us so much! Our cupcakes were a hit, and our cake was beautiful! (I don’t have pictures yet or else I would attach one ☹️)
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Emily Sent on 02/15/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A wonderful experience!

Gabriella was great to work with for our wedding in August 2023! We visited the bakery to pick up a sampling of cakes/fillings/frostings and everything was delicious. We chose our options and emailed her and she confirmed right away. We ordered a small two-tier cake for us and a small one-tier cake for my parents, whose 50th anniversary was a week after our wedding. Both cakes were delivered on time and looked beautiful, and were exactly what we were hoping for! I'd recommend this bakery to anyone planning a wedding in the area!
Victoria
Victoria Sent on 11/14/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Cake and Dessert Bar!

Thank you so much to Gabriella and team at Zest! They created the most amazing and delicious wedding cake and mini dessert bar for our wedding 10/6/23! I cannot speak highly enough about Gabriella and Zest, from initial booking and sampling of cakes and desserts to our wedding day they did a great job and were so easy and accommodating to work with. These desserts and cake were also so good! I will be ordering more desserts from Zest in the future! Thank you all so much, everything was beyond my expectations!
Coral
Coral Sent on 10/15/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious and very beautiful

The cupcakes and our cake were so good! And so beautiful!
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Molly Sent on 05/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely 10/10 recommend Zest Fresh Pastry!

Our wedding cake was an absolute dream!! All our guests loved it and I luckily was able to grab a second piece. Highly highly recommend them!
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Marissa Sent on 10/21/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Dessert doesn't disappoint!

We went with Zest for our wedding after we were left unimpressed with the original dessert vendor our caterer had secured. Gabriella and the team at Zest did an amazing job - our cupcakes were absolutely delicious, so much so there were basically none left at the end of the night! Would highly highly recommend!
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 11/29/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious!!!

Gabriella and her team were so wonderful from start to finish. We did our cake testing during the height of COVID, and she was able to package everything up for us so we could have a to-go tasting right from our couch. There were so many amazing flavors that it was almost impossible to choose. Zest perfectly understood our vision for our wedding cake and worked with us to make it happen. Our wedding cake was absolutely delicious and I can't wait to stop back in for more desserts! I would definitely recommend them to any couple looking for a beautiful and delicious wedding cake.
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