Frequently Asked Questions

Our custom cakes require a minimum size of 9 inches for any intricate detailed artwork. For instance, if you desire a two-dimensional cutout of Mickey Mouse or an even a 3D-shaped Mickey, the cake must be at least 9 inches. For simpler designs, such as a number cutout or a basic smiley face, we can be more flexible with smaller sizes, which are determined on a case-by-case basis.

Our tiered custom cakes start at $10 a serving and up. 

Buttercream cakes are covered with our signature Italian buttercream recipe: organic egg whites, butter from Upstate farms, sugar, sea salt and Singing Dog Vanilla. Less-sweet than most American buttercreams, this light and creamy frosting serves as the foundation for all of our buttercream cakes. Because of its fluffy, airy texture, there are a few limitations on designing a cake with buttercream. We usually shy away from concentrated, dark/ deep colored exteriors when working with buttercream as they can often stain. A few swaths of deep color here and there are manageable, but we don’t suggest covering an entire cake in navy blue, for example. Additionally, the patterns on a buttercream cake are limited to textures that we can execute with that medium such as: swirls, pleated rows, spackle or stucco effects, Swiss or single dots, vintage Lameth-style piping or a simply modern, smooth finish with a piped beaded trim or clean bands of sugar ribbon. Fresh or sugar flowers can be placed on buttercream cakes usually without issue.

Kindly browse our buttercream cake selections for ideas on patterns, texture and overall design. Our fondant cakes are created by delicately placing rolled fondant over a cake that has been crumb-coated with a light layer of our signature buttercream. This thin layer of fondant will yield a smooth, porcelain like finish and is ideal if your end goal is either a deep, dark or bright colored exterior color, incorporating a lot of metallics, envisioning intricate patterns and designs, quilting and ruffles,and heavy sugar floral coverage. Our imported fondant is soft, with a pleasant melt-in-your mouth texture, delectable in taste, and much less sweet than the domestic fondant that appears on most wedding cakes. However, since the coverage of fondant is relatively thin, and just a small portion of each cake slice will have some fondant on it, your decision to select buttercream over fondant should not be motivated by taste, more so than your design. Ask us to try a sample on one of your tasting cakes if you wish!

There are several options for applying flowers to your cake. The first, and more cost effective option is to have your florist place fresh flowers on your cake. We don’t apply fresh flowers at the bakery because they usually start to wilt if placed too early; therefore, we suggest having your florist apply them prior to the reception. We’d be happy to partner with your florist, should they need some direction.

Another option to elevate your cake would be to have us craft your flowers out of sugar. With intricately hand-crafted petals, wired together and color- dusted to perfection, our sugar flowers are an exquisite artisanal touch to any wedding cake. We usually require at least 4-6 weeks notice to craft sugar flowers, however we often keep popular varieties and colors in stock. The average cost of sugar flowers run $75-150 for several clusters on a cake to $500 and up for a full floral cascade of flowers. The sugar flowers are a real treat for any flower girl, or you can save your flowers forever by preserving them as a keepsake.

Lastly, we also craft old fashioned buttercream flowers. While not as intricate in detail, buttercream flowers are a simple, classic way to add pops of color and texture to your design in a more cost-friendly way. Buttercream flowers usually work well with pastel colors, and particular varieties: roses, hydrangea, lilly of the valley, poppy and anemone, sweet pea and most greenery

Our recipes are tried and true and are a cumulative result of crafting wedding cakes for over 20 years. Therefore, we usually like to stick with what works. We will gladly modify our existing cake flavors within reason, so long as the final product exceeds our own expectations when it comes to taste. If you have a request for a flavor not available, please inquire about the possibility of it being an option. We usually shy away from family recipes as they aren’t meant for scaling up for the masses.

We suggest selecting one flavor for your wedding cake, and no more than two, if you’re having a hard time to decide. Selecting more than 2 flavors can complicate things for service.

This is a very common question with a very simple answer: no matter what flavor you select for the inside of your wedding cake, the outside of your wedding can be white. Or any other color for that matter.

We truly feel that having enough cake for all your guests is probably your safest bet. Running out of wedding cake on your wedding day is not a good look. And while it’s true that there are folks who don’t eat a bad- tasting wedding cake, those very people are those ones who go back for seconds if it’s a delicious wedding cake! Therefore, we can’t answer this question with some random formula for ordering cake. We simply suggest ordering for everyone and if there’s extra cake, we're sure your hardworking vendors and Maitre D staff will be extremely appreciative!

If you’re ordering a wedding cake that is 3 tiers or larger, we offer a complimentary anniversary tier one year later, so there’s no need to save your top tier and waste your precious freezer real estate— Just reach out as your anniversary date approaches and we will have one ready for you.

Please refer to our tiered cake chart on that Weddings page that includes the variable number of servings and how many tiers those servings will yield.

Our wedding cakes come on finished cake boards. A cake stand isn’t necessary, but if you want to add some drama and a little height to the cake, we’d be happy to steer you in the right direction for ordering a cake stand from your party rental company should your caterer not supply one on your wedding day. They are also available for purchase on Amazon, eBay and other online sellers, our favorite being Sarah’s Stands.

All cakes are baked, filled, stacked and finished the night before your wedding. Decorations for the cake (sugar flowers, figurines, monograms, etc) are typically crafted weeks before your event.

We deliver our wedding cakes the day of your wedding. Our delivery fees are based on distance, time of day, traffic patterns and other pertinent logistics.

Typically, it’s the work that goes into crafting a cake that costs more than the cake itself, so we don’t make fake cakes. Styrofoam is also bad for the planet!