About this vendor
Meghan's love for baking, designing and sculpting cakes began as a child, baking with her mom, sisters, Grandmother and aunts. In 2012 Daniel and Meghan opened their 1st commercial kitchen in Elk Grove CA. Daniel specializes in customer service, vendor & venue relations, designing and networking. With the help from their 2 teenage sons on production tasks (plus lots of dishes), and 2 younger son's as glorified "taste-tester's", this team is a proud Mom & Pop small business.
Amongst her peers, Meghan is considered to be an accomplished artist in areas of painting, sculpting, illustrations and graphic designs. Specializing in high-end weddings, Quinceanera's, anniversaries and custom cakes (birthdays & other celebrations). Including bulk custom cookie orders.
Their California bakery was rated in the top 3 Northern CA bakeries for the last 5 years in a row. In November 2022, the family permanently closed their CA location and moved to Westmoreland TN. The new bakery is now serving the central Tennessee region, including Nashville and lower Kentucky.
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Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Cakes & Desserts
- Cake Delivery & Setup
- Cake Tastings
- Cupcakes
- Groom's Cakes
- Other Desserts
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Halal
- Kosher
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
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Thank you Daniel and Staff for making such an amazing cake for our wedding day. Not only was it beautiful, but it tasted AMAZING.
Meghan and Daniel Jimenez are the ABSOLUTE BEST! I brought my idea to Daniel and in one consultation meeting, he approved and recommended a few changes. Although he suggested things, he informed me that I had the final say no matter what. It was OUR day and Meghan executed my vision of a Harry Potter cake very well! If I could share a photo on here, I would. Not only was the cake amazing, my guests truly enjoyed my song addition of "Hedwig's Theme." Thank you so much Meghan for bringing our vision to life. Thank you for gifting my husband his groom's cake as well as my parents' cake as well. The customer service and service package of cake and desserts were truly worth it.
Daniel and his wife were amazing! They worked with us and made our wedding on a budget worthwhile. People loved the cheesecake and Oreo cheesecake from our dessert bar. Those were all gone!!! The peach crumb pie was underrated but so darn good.
If we ever have another event, whether it be for a birthday, renewal of the vows or anything of the sort we know who to call. We were actually referred to them by our DJ. DJ Elizabeth. I loved that they were family owned and a local business.
Unfortunately, we didn’t take many photos but the cookies and cream cake was destroyed lol we ate it all. They did a fanatic job with the white chocolate shells on our ocean themed cake. We had so many leftovers and didn’t get to taste the champagne cake but everyone told me it was phenomenal. Thank you for all your hard work on our special day!!
I wanted a simple naked cake for the wedding. My husband wanted something fun and is a Star Wars nerd. Daniel helped us create this beautiful his and hers cake with half of what we each wanted. It turned out better than we could have imagined and we could not be happier! Everyone loved how unique it was.
Such an amazing experience. Amazing tasting experience that we were able to take home. So friendly, timely, and created a gorgeous wedding cake that has the lace of my wife's dress piped onto it. Mindblowingly beautiful, and not a single piece of left overs. My guests raved about it, and they are so hospitable to all of our needs. You MUST go with Above and Beyond Cakes.
We booked Above & Beyond for our wedding cake and they were fantastic! My husband and I wanted a relatively simple 2-tiered wedding cake and Daniel & Meghan definitely delivered! Daniel was very kind and professional during my initial meeting to plan for cake style and add-on dessert items. Our guests loved our cake! We couldn't have been happier with the result. Highly recommend them!
My husband and I ordered an Oreo cake with buttercream frosting and I can say without a doubt, it was the best dessert we have ever had! The cake was beautiful and so delicious that we didn’t even have any leftovers!
Meghan was wonderful and so helpful with selecting flavors and design. When we needed to scale back the quantity due to covid she was very kind and was able to do what we needed without any issues!
I would 100% recommend Above and Beyond Cakes for your next event!
Meghan and Daniel are awesome! We had so much fun during our tasting. They have such a great variety in desserts and flavors. I got an oreo cake for our wedding and everyone loved it. I’ll definitely be using them in the future.
I would recommend Above and Beyond Cakes 1000%. The work they did was remarkable and the cake tasted fantastic! We requested a cake with King Salmon on it because we are fishermen, and they took it to another level. Everybody at the wedding wanted a picture before we cut into it. Hands down the most remarkable cake I have ever seen. Thank you so much!
Look no further for a place to get a custom cake! Meghan and Daniel truly provided an experience that went above and beyond anything that we expected from the moment we requested to set up a tasting for our wedding cake. Not only were they able to accommodate our timing request for the tasting (coming from SF we were trying to book several vendor meetings in one day), but were also super responsive throughout the entire planning process. The cake was gorgeous and tasted amazing, and we are still getting compliments on it a year later!
My husband and I fell in love with the flavors from the second we tried the first cake.We had hard time deciding on our flavors AND had a million different design ideas for the cake itself. Meghan was amazing at corralling our ideas into a cohesive design AND reminded us that we could have different flavors for each tier and have two fillings in each tier. We ended up with a 3 tier cake, and each tier had different flavor combinations. Meghan was even able to color match the teal on the cake to the bridesmaids dresses!
In addition, they offer a grooms cake the day of the wedding and provided us with a complimentary small cake for our one year anniversary. We loved the oreo and cheesecake mousses so much that we used them for both cakes, and had them in two of our wedding cake tiers (one tier with a white chocolate mousse and the other with the kahlua mousse).
Both my husband and I agree that we wish that they were close to us, because we would be ordering desserts from them constantly!
If you are looking for a cake that is both visually stunning AND tastes absolutely delicious - look no further! Daniel, Meghan, and Courtney were so easy to work with - from the tasting appointment to our final product, I am so glad we chose Above & Beyond Cakes!
The amount of flavor choices and combinations available allows you to pick EXACTLY what you are looking for. We chose to have a 3-tiered cake along with cupcakes and we were able to include 4 different flavors/combos. All of the flavors we tried were so yummy, we couldn’t pick just one! And let me tell you, the banana cake with peanut butter buttercream frosting is TO DIE FOR.
Daniel is extremely responsive throughout the planning process, and allowed us to make changes to our cake flavors and design even within a couple weeks of our wedding date. And Meghan and Courtney are some of the most talented cake designers and creators I have ever seen - please refer to their instagram page to see examples!
Needless to say, we couldn’t be happier with our decision to choose Above & Beyond Cakes for our wedding cake and cupcakes! We cannot wait to order from them again in the future!
Talk about Above and Beyond!! Daniel and Meghan went above and beyond not only in their cake tasting, service, and final product, but also in working with our Synagogue with being able to give us a product that complied with the Synagogue's kosher policy. When we first signed our contract with them, we were unaware that our Synagogue actually had much more strict kosher policies that needed to be followed. Rather than telling us they couldn't do it, Daniel and Meghan spoke with the Rabbi, and toured the Synagogue's on site kosher kitchen to see if they could make their cake there. When they realized they could not make the cake at the Synagogue, they still didn't drop us! They took a call from the Rabbi from Israel, and after speaking with him it was decided that they could still make our wedding cake. Then they let the Rabbi tour their kitchen a week before the wedding so he could make final approval that the facility was kosher.
Did they have to do any of this? No. They could have dropped us as a client and moved along. We are so grateful we had them in the end though, and the cake was spectacular.
Thank you so much to Daniel and Meghan, you two lived up to your shop's name.
Daniel was a dream to work with. So helpful and patient. We did a full dessert bar with 6 different pastries, 100 cupcakes and a cutting cake and the price was way cheaper then we expected and the flavors ugh I would redo the entire thing just for our churro cake!
I'm going to be honest, I really did not want a wedding cake, but my in-laws insisted. I'm glad that they did because THIS CAKE WAS DA BOMBBBBB.
The wedding cake tasting was SO fun. I was able to have 4 people, so it was me and my dude, plus my niece and nephew.
Every tasting was AH-MAZ-ING. We ended up going with pink champagne and carrot cake. They also offer a free groom's cake so the groom can get a flavor that he likes if he isn't really into what the bride chose.
We decided to keep the design simple, and they came up with the great idea to use the pattern of my wedding dress as the pattern on the cake. It was simple and beautiful (we added our own Sacramento Kings topper to the top--this was not part of their design...but I bet they would've done it if I had asked!!)
I also love that we didn't need to freeze the top tier. They will make you a new top tier for your one year anniversary!! Nice, fresh, delicious cake.
Thank you everyone at Above and Beyond! To start, Grace works tirelessly with you and your budget making every penny count, answering countless emails, and coordinating with our wedding planner. It left us with nothing to do but enjoy the delicious food and wonderful atmosphere they helped create. We received countless compliments on the food and got to enjoy leftovers as well! Except for the green chile chicken enchiladas due only to them being the favorite and so there was nothing left!
Absolutely amazing cake!! Daniel was wonderful during our consultation/tasting of the flavors we chose ahead of time and was very easy to work with. He was very open and listened to us and our ideas since we decided to add our own nerd touches to the cake itself. Also, I can't tell you how amazing the flavor of everything was. We had such a hard time choosing during our tasting! haha The banana cake with spiced rum custard is highly recommended by my husband and me. Shoot, even the basic chocolate and chocolate custard was so delicious as well. You really can't go wrong with these guys. We seriously can't wait to order from them again. Keep in mind you'll need to give at least two months advance notice of anything since they're so busy! :)
We knew upon our first tasting that we would have Above and Beyond make our wedding cake, and we were not disappointed! Daniel, Meghan, and their staff perfectly recreated the cake we found and loved on Pinterest - a simple, gold, 3-tier cake - but each layer had a different yummy flavor. They were even able to accommodate a beer mug-shaped groom’s cake within a few days before the wedding. Highly recommended!
I love supporting local small businesses and veteran own businesses. Above and Beyond Cakes did a wonderful job with our wedding cake!! Daniel was awesome to work with, and quick with communication, not to mention, the cake tasted amazing (we are still getting compliments!) I would HIGHLY recommend Above and Beyond Cakes to anyone!.
Awesome to work with .. our cake was amazing it looked so beautiful and it tasted amazing so happy with everything we would definitely use them again
Terrible customer service
Web site leads you on to expect an awesome experience. But that was not the case !!!!!
The cake was the first thing I booked (after the venue) in the wedding planning bliss. We were so happy to find this vendor and were not disappointed at all on our wedding day.
What first drew us to choosing them for our wedding was the day of our cake tasting. Daniel worked with us and he was so personable and listened to everything I had thought of for the cake and put it on to paper right there for us. A groom's cake was included and we had it shaped like a baseball for my husband. The cake flavors were incredible and though we didn't get to have it on our wedding day with all the craziness, we were told the cake was amazing. It looked beautiful, I will tell you that!
HIGHLY recommend to anyone! Not only did the cake taste amazing (we are still getting compliments!) but it looked beautiful and matched exactly what we had talked about. They were fun and easy to work with and quick with communication.
Customer Service: I had a last minute glitch with my first choice for my wedding cake so I had to look for a wedding cake shop that in short amount of time, about 3 weeks before the wedding. I called the shop and it was answered but a kind woman who took down my information and shortly after sent me an email with all the information they needed to make my cake happen. A few days later, I scheduled a cake tasting and told them since Elk Grove, CA was about 2 hours away from me, I could only come on a Saturday and they made themselves available.
Cake Tasting Appt: The shop is not all that fancy and neither was the set-up so it didn't give me that "ooo fun bride feeling" but at this point I had had those and they weren't working for me anyway. They had the cake and fillings ready for us. Daniel explained everything to us, made the groom and the MOH feel welcome and comfortable as well. After the tasting, he came back and talked logistics, answered all my questions, and we completed the order.
The Result: We had some really yummy cake! Champagne cake with fresh strawberries and whip and Strawberry Champagne cake with the same filling. The groom cake (coffee with Kahlua buttercream) and the MOH cupcake (toasted almond) were also delicious!
Design: So that part was ok and why I didn't give the full 5 stars. The outside, fully covered, buttercream bottom was smooth but the top, naked part, was not tall enough so when we had the fresh flower crown it was almost non-existent. I think this could easily be solved with communication.
BUT OVERALL, I had a wonderful experience and can't wait to have my 1 year anniversary cake!
I love supporting local small businesses and this was the perfect bakery to work with for our wedding cake. Daniel and Meghan were great to work with. My mom and I met with Daniel for an initial consultation to go over a cake design, cost estimate, and for a tasting (free). He had given us a choice of 3 cake and 3 filling flavors to sample. We discussed the vision I had for the cake. He also showed us pictures of previous cakes they had designed to give me further guidance and to show what Meghan can do. We ultimately chose them and I'm glad we did. All my correspondence with them was professional and timely. The price was reasonable. The cake was GORGEOUS! I got so many positive comments from my guests. It was a 3 tiered cake. The middle tier mimicked the beading and embroidery of my dress (I had sent him a photo of my dress). It was just how I imagined it. We had chosen 2 cake flavors and 2 fillings - coffee Kahlua cake with caramel buttercream and pink champagne cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream filing. The latter was heaven although the Kahlua one was delicious also. They also included a free small groom's cake which was chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling (my husband's choice). That was so decadent and rich! I will also note that my mom chose them to make the cake for my bridal shower. That was awesome! My shower was a Star Wars bride theme. So the cake looked like a small wedding cake but with white chocolate Death Star, Millennium Falcon, X-Wing fighters and a TIE fighter. They had gotten special molds just so they can create these decorations for my cake. It really was beautiful and awesome, and I didn't want to cut into it. Overall, I could not have been more pleased with their service and cakes. I would definitely consider them for another event.
Above and beyond cakes did a wonderful job with our wedding cake!! Can I just say at the cake tasting my now husband ate all the cake because it was so good before I could try some!! If you are looking for good cake this is the place! We will definitely be going back here for any of our cake needs in the future!!
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1104 New Highway 52, #D, Westmoreland, TN | Northern Nashville & lower Kentucky
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