The wedding cake is often the focal point of a reception. Whether you’re eyeing a classic cake decorated with fresh flowers or a more modern design, a professional wedding cake baker can create a confection to suit your style. When booking a wedding cake baker, be sure to schedule a tasting so can you can pick your cake’s flavors, as well as the design!
Serving Bar Harbor, Maine and its surrounding communities, boutique bakery Affectionate Confections specializes in wedding cakes, chocolates, and breads. Established in 2009 by owner and founder Jacqueline Spofford, Affectionate Confections is dedicated to crafting delicious confectionary... (Wedding Cakes Bar Harbor)
Little Muse Catering and Cakes is a professional bakery and catering company located in San Antonio, Texas. They promise to provide endless possibilities for your wedding, and to bring your unique vision to life. In addition to creating delicious wedding cakes, they also specialize in grooms cakes,... (Wedding Cakes San Antonio)
Elizabeth Gil began her chef career during the early 90's in local Bay Area restaurants. Six years into her cooking career she could no longer quiet the desire to bake and decided to switch her focus to pastry. In 1995 she attended the prestigious California Culinary Academy patisserie and baking... (Wedding Cakes Berkeley)
With a variety of cupcake and cake flavors and delicious buttercreme frostings to match, we offer a wide range of flavor combinations to suit your taste. We can create gluten-free options, and will provide allergen free choices or substitutions when available. Below are a handful of our cupcake... (Wedding Cakes Lancaster)
Milk + Honey is a bespoke home bakery with all profit going to Ozone House, a Washtenaw County nonprofit that supports homeless and at-risk youth. Each item is lovingly custom-made from scratch with quality, local ingredients.... (Wedding Cakes Ann Arbor)
Maui Wedding Cakes, located in Kihei, Hawaii, is a professional wedding cake service dedicated to creating artistic sweet treats. Led by award-winning pastry chef Casey A. Logsdon and award-winning designer Cheryl Logsdon, Maui Wedding Cakes can make any beautiful design and delicious cake... (Wedding Cakes Kihei)
Tart & Craft is a custom baking studio located in Silver Spring, MD and serves the Washington, DC area. With a love for sweets that taste just as good as they look, each wedding cake is thoughtfully designed and made with the finest ingredients. We will work with you to create a beautiful and... (Wedding Cakes Silver Spring)
A NEW SPIN ON SWEETS This is Spot, a dessert bar like no other, home to a whole new world of delicious flavors and tastes. At Spot, Dessert Bar, traditional confections are re-imagined and spiked with a healthy dose of Asian flair. Thanks to unique ingredients like Green Tea, Kobacha, Yuzu and more.... (Wedding Cakes New York)
Black Pansy Bakery is a wedding cake specialist based in Tecumseh, Michigan. Offering to create all manner of cakes for your big celebration, this patisserie takes care to consult couples in order to bring their dream cake to life. Owned and operated by lead baker Morgan Garcia, this business wants... (Wedding Cakes Tecumseh)
Killarney Cakes is a magical creation bakery started by two sisters. Baking cakes is our passion and we would love to help you celebrate your special day. We welcome all walks of life to our bakery and work with our clientele to make cake success as affordable as possible for all celebrations. We... (Wedding Cakes Loveland)
{Designer Cakes That Taste Amazing and are Beautifully Designed} The Art and Craft of Cakes and Confections since 2009. We are a team of professional bakers and artists located on the South Coast of Massachusetts: serving Southeastern Massachusetts, South Coast, Cape Cod and Eastern Rhode Island.... (Wedding Cakes Rochester)
Lake Tahoe Cakes is a South Lake Tahoe, California-based company that specializes in designing modern and artistic wedding cakes. Part of the wedding industry since 2016, it provides services throughout the local area, including South Lake Tahoe, Truckee, and Incline. Allison, the baker, designs... (Wedding Cakes South Lake Tahoe)
Desserts by Design, based out of Free Soil, Michigan, specializes in bridal shower and wedding cakes. They can create beautiful traditional wedding cakes with intricate frosting flowers and beads, tasty cupcakes, colorful cake pops, decadent chocolate desserts or fun, creative, one-of-a-kind designs... (Wedding Cakes Free Soil)
Mapi's Cakes is a premier wedding cake and dessert service in Santa Rosa, California. Mapi Castel, the artist and cake designer, was born in southern Spain, where she studied the art of decor and design. Eventually, she decided to take her talents to the culinary trade, and began making custom cakes... (Wedding Cakes Windsor)
Silver Cloud Cakes, based in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, creates memorable wedding cakes and favors. Barbara Smith, owner and master cake artist, also serves couples in surrounding areas such as Cambridge, Peabody, Salem, Boston, Rockport, and more. To get to know what your needs and... (Wedding Cakes Manchester)
Creamy Creations of Callaway, Minnesota specializes in cheesecake and other dessert items for weddings and other special occasions. Fresh ingredients are at the heart of each creation and include items such as a Turtle Cheesecake, White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and other delicious desserts.... (Wedding Cakes Callaway)
Taken cakes to Kathy Lee and Hoda on the Today Show, featured in August 2016 cake central Magazine. I have won cake competitions in Nyc and trained with many celebritie cake artist. Doing cakes-are definitely my passion and look forward to meeting new Couples and creating the cake of there dreams.... (Wedding Cakes Schenectady)
Designs In Sugar is a wedding bakery located in Collierville, Tennessee, that serves the Memphis region. Owner Myra Govea de Arce is a sugar artist who provides couples work stunning works of art for their special day. Couples and guests will find her cakes to be both delicious and amazing to look... (Wedding Cakes Collierville)
Holodeck 3D Studios is a creative, customized cake topper company located in Kirkland, Washington. This company provides couples with personalized 3D-printed sandstone figurines to use as wedding cake toppers, reception table decor, and precious wedding keepsakes to treasure for a lifetime. This... (Wedding Cakes)
Of all of the time honored wedding traditions, wedding cakes are one of our favorites. Perhaps because of the endless variety of breathtaking decorations, maybe it's the symbolic gesture of a new couple sharing some treasured sweetness with all whom have gathered to celebrate them, or it's because 90% of all couples swear that they are not going to smear the dessert all over their new spouse and yet 75% of them still do! It might be one of those things, but it's probably mostly because wedding cakes just happen to be some of the finest, most dazzling and yummiest cakes ever! And we all know a celebration isn't complete without cake.
Now we know what you're thinking, when can we sample some cake? The answer is very soon. Keep in mind you should start looking for inspiration at least six months before your wedding and plan a cake tasting appointment at least three months before your wedding. It's important to take into account your wedding theme and color palette when choosing the shape, style, and size of your wedding cake.
If you're not familiar with what types of wedding cakes exist and what the difference is between buttercream and fondant, check out our Ultimate Wedding Cake Glossary! You can also get some inspiration from our wedding cake photos. Or take this wedding cake style quiz to find out what style of wedding cake should be served on your big day. When you've done your research about what style you like but want a few more opinions, join the conversation on the wedding forums with other engaged couples or newlyweds.
When you've narrowed your options down to two or three bakeries, it's time to set up a tasting appointment. This would be the perfect time to find out if there is a fee for the tasting session and what that fee may be.
The day of the tasting arrives! Here are a few suggestions for what to ask your baker when meeting face-to-face. How would you describe your cake design? This may seem odd for a baker, but if they tend to do formal weddings they may suggest using fondant over buttercream or the opposite for more casual weddings. Make sure they're able to create the cake that you want. Do you offer vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free flavors? This is important for people who have food restrictions or allergies. Do you offer other types of desserts? You may want to consider having other dessert options if purchasing a smaller cake. Do you coordinate with venues? Do you coordinate with florists? These questions are important for decorations as well as making sure your cake is in the proper place when it's time to dig in.
If you and your fiancé(e) aren't fans of cake, that's fine too. Having a cake is not set in stone. Find what best fits your personality and desires. You can also take a quiz to find what other wedding desserts you should serve at your wedding.
