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Fancy Cakes by Leslie

Fancy Cakes by Leslie

Bethesda, MD
4.6 out of 5 rating, 167 Reviews
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    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!
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    Leslie M. Sent on 06/24/2021
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    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!
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    Jennifer Sent on 03/27/2019
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    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.
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    Kimberly Sent on 03/26/2021
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    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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    Brooke Sent on 08/04/2019
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    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!
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    Victoria C. Sent on 06/25/2019
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    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!
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    Yelena Sent on 05/19/2019
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    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).
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    Jesse Sent on 08/19/2019
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    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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    Heidy Sent on 11/14/2018
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    Cake was perfect for my Daughter’s Quinceañera

    Leslie and Mary were great. They were very responsive and provided several cake samples. We chose 3 amazing flavors. The design was exactly what we asked for. Our cake was a beautiful and tasteful.
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    Julia Sent on 10/21/2018
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    Highly recommend!

    Leslie provided the cake for our October 2018 wedding reception and it was absolutely beautiful! She totally understood our vision, colors, and preferences and made us a cake that was even more beautiful than we could have imagined! We chose to have each layer of the cake be a different flavor (lemon, vanilla raspberry, carrot cake, and red velvet) and they all turned out equally delicious and all of our guests absolutely loved the cake! I would HIGHLY recommend using Fancy Cakes by Leslie - she truly does an amazing amazing job!
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    Ingrid Sent on 11/24/2018
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    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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    Ashley Sent on 09/27/2018
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    They did a wonderful job! Great price! Great service! The cake looked incredible and tasted so good!!
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    Paulette Sent on 09/21/2018
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    We chose Fancy Cakes by Leslie for our wedding last August and I don't regret it at all. When we went to try the cakes we loved most of the flavors they had, so we ended up choosing 3 different flavors for the cake. The staff was very nice and helpful, they were always available when we had any questions. The wedding cake was delicious and it looked amazing, it was an exact copy of the cake picture I showed them. On they wedding day cake was delivered on time. I will recommend this bakery to everyone!
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    Sara G. Sent on 08/05/2019
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    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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    Kimberly Sent on 08/12/2018
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    We chose Fancy Cakes by Leslie for our wedding cake and we were so pleased with how everything turned out! The cake tasting was a great experience. The staff walked us through different flavors and designs in order to make our vision a reality. The cake turned out exactly as we discussed at our tasting and our guests raved about the flavor!
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    Kerry Sent on 02/17/2018
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    Fancy Cakes by Leslie did a perfect job with our wedding cake! They were very helpful in creating the design, and they had so many different flavor combinations to choose from. We ended up offering three different cake flavors, and the price for doing so was very reasonable. The cake they delivered to the wedding was really beautiful, exactly what we had asked for, and it was really delicious. We received many compliments on our cake, and we would highly recommend this bakery!
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    Kasia Sent on 02/28/2018
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    I recommend them for everyone !
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    Tracy Sent on 11/30/2015
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    Leslie and her team baked/designed the cake for my wedding in Baltimore and I could not have been more thrilled with the final product! The cake was absolutely beautiful-- exactly the way I wanted it to look. And better than that, it tasted so so good-- something most wedding cakes lack. I am gluten free so I had an even more special request that the top layer be gluten free so my groom and I could share a bite and the rest of the cake would be regular cake-- and I couldn't even tell it was gluten free. Holy cow! It was outrageously delicious!! I am so happy that I chose Fancy Cakes by Leslie and that her team delivered our cake without any snafus... And helped to make our day the most perfect day ever.
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    Danielle Sent on 10/26/2015
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    I got married last weekend and about a week and a half before our wedding date, we decided that we did want a cake. We called Leslie and she was able to put together the perfect wedding cake even with such short notice. We had red velvet with vanilla buttercream and a chocolate fudge cake with raspberry filling...delicious! Everything looked beautiful and tasted even better. And it was delivered on time with no issues. We have used Leslie for birthday cakes before and we will continue to go back and recommend her shop to anyone else looking!
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    Lauren Sent on 10/27/2015
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    Our cake by Leslie was amazing. I had a very specific idea in mind of what I wanted, which included a custom topper I had ordered. Leslie designed the cake to match my dress in color and design, and incorporated our custom topper beautifully. The cake was truly one of the highlights of the wedding and was also delicious! We had lemon cake with a lemon chard fill, then we had 150 cupcakes of lemon, red velvet and chocolate. delicious. amazing. highly recommend working with Leslie!
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    Fiza Sent on 12/15/2015
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    Leslie took us in for a last minute appointment for a wedding cake. Her and her team were patient as we looked through samples and dealt with the many different viewpoints and tastes of all that attended the cake tasting. They kept working with us through what was not a smooth appointment. We ultimately found a picture of what we wanted online, and they took that pictures and gave me the most beautiful cake (it was everything I wanted and more!). Their prices were reasonable (actually less than we had expected for such intricate work and 3D flowers). They were very professional and patient. Also, the cake turned out DELICIOUS! We tasted lots of cakes that looked pretty but were not moist and flavorful but I remember how good the cake was during our wedding.

    The beauty and taste of the cakes make it worth it, but the professional staff at Leslie's bakery make this a no brainer. I would absolutely recommend Fancy Cakes by Leslie to any bride regardless of budget!

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    Thanhvan Sent on 07/14/2015
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    The cake was amazing and tasted delicious! Leslie was so easy to work with. Her storefront looks amazing!
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    Margot Sent on 06/30/2015
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    Leslie did an amazing job with our wedding cake! She listened to exactly what we wanted, helped us to find a style that fit both our styles and advised us on a few items we were unsure of. The cake looked beautiful and the sugar flowers were so realistic. The cake itself tasted amazing! Many of my friends have told me it was the best wedding cake they've ever had. Leslie was the 2nd shop where we tasted cake and she totally blew the first one out of the water. There was simply no competition. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing a cake. The other lovely thing is that she works with Main Event Caterers, so they take care of the delivery and payment.
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    Stephany Sent on 07/06/2015
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    Leslie did an amazing job with our wedding cake! She was fantastic to work with in planning the design and aligning it with our style and vision. Her cake looked amazing at our wedding, and beautiful throughout our long reception. Even more incredible was that it tasted divine! Our guests loved the design and couldn't get enough of the delicious cake! It looked stunning in our photographs of our special day. We look forward to having many future celebratory cakes designed by Leslie and her delightful team. Thank you Leslie again and again for your incredible design and delicious cake!

    Until our next celebration! Cheers!
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    Megan Sent on 05/22/2015
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    Our wedding cake was AMAZING and we loved working with Leslie. She was our second meeting for cake and when we tasted her cake and saw her photos we knew she was the one. She was quick and to the point and her work is beautiful and delicious! We had a four tear cake with three different flavors and it was decadent. The cake was so beautiful set up at our reception...it was a real show stopper. It is in so many photos because you can't help but admire it. We had our florist bring fresh flowers to decorate it with on the day of, and Leslie personally came out to the venue to deliver the cake and place the flowers. This was such a low maintenance partnership....we met, we brainstormed, and I never worried about it again after we booked Leslie. It was perfection and I highly recommend Fancy Cakes by Leslie to anyone!
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