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Amy Beck Cake Design is a luxury, custom cake company based in Chicago. Amy Beck is passionate about creating couture works of art for weddings and special occasions. We continually introduce new designs displayed in our studio and frequently showcased in magazines. Our cakes are made of the finest, natural ingredients to ensure every client receives a delicious, visual work of art.
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- Groom's Cakes
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- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
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Our 4 cakes were AWFUL! We chose Amy because her cakes at the tasting were the best, by far, of any baker we tried. She listened to what we wanted however it didn’t translate to what we got. We were more interested in the taste of the cakes than what they looked like and that’s where Amy fell off her pedestal. The Almond cake was so dry it seemed as though it had been made a month earlier – so bad that no one would eat it and it had to be thrown away. We ordered 2 Devils Food cakes with chocolate mousse and ganache. Only 1 cake was delivered and it had no chocolate mousse. It too tasted nothing like what we had at the tasting – very dry and not something I’d try again. And lastly, the Elderflower cake with passionfruit curd was delivered with no passionfruit curd and in no way tasted like elderflower – it seemed that Amy was skimping on the elderflower syrup which is a premium flavor for which she charged extra. Because of Covid, I really didn’t want a refund, however I did want an acknowledgement and explanation from Amy. She couldn’t have been bothered to give me the time of day and that really angered me. So BEWARE – I see all these accolades for her cakes but she certainly didn’t deliver what was in our contract and she charged me premiums for everything. A little bit of ‘nice’ on her part would’ve gone a long way.
I wish I could get another cake from Amy. It was one of the best cakes I've ever had. We weren't able to have it the night of the wedding but the next day we had it. It was soo good. Not too sweet and the flavors we chose really came through. Hoping to visit Chicago soon so I can order some more cake since we weren't able to save it for our 1 year anniversary!!
Our cake was AWESOME! Pre-covid, my husband and I had a different idea for our cake that we worked on with Amy. When we had to change our plans from a 175 person wedding to a 35 person wedding, Amy was super flexible and worked with us to design a new cake that was more fitting for our smaller wedding at our new venue. It was absolutely beautiful! It was perfect for our venue and was absolutely DELICIOUS! Our top layer was devil's food cake and the bottom layer was almond cake. Everyone was raving about how good it was for days after the wedding. We highly recommend Amy Beck Cake Designs, and hope to work with her again in the future because her cakes are seriously SO good!
Our wedding cake from Amy Beck was delicious and beautiful! It was an easy experience working with her and she was generous with the tasting (we got to try a lot of flavors!). She gave helpful suggestions for flavor pairings, too. Thank you, Amy!
We loved our wedding cake from Amy Beck! She was recommended to us by our venue (The Ivy Room) and we were so glad we decided to work with her. She was amazing about helping us scale back our plans based on our smaller size wedding and it turned out perfect - it was beautiful and one of the best wedding cakes we've had! We highly recommend her buttercream frostings :)
Amy was so great to work with! She worked with us to create a small cake for our COVID wedding last year and the larger cake for our reception this past weekend. Both cakes were absolutely delicious on top of being beautiful! The cake tasting was such a fun experience and Amy was a joy to work with. All of our guests loved the cake and I cannot recommend her enough! My husbands grandmother told everyone about the cake in advance of this year because she loved it so much from the previous year!
Amy Beck is the best and so fun to work with! My husband and I got married at the Planetarium on the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon. Amy helped us to create the most gorgeous galactic unique wedding cake and OMG did it taste out of this world good!!! I would recommend her to anyone and everyone!
I have had Amy's cakes at my nieces weddings and they are so delicious I had to use Amy for my daughter's wedding. The flavors are so delicious! Amy is a pleasure to work with!!
I chose Amy Beck Cake Designs for my wedding cake. They were so easy to work with and the cake was absolutely beautiful. I found them on The Knot, along with several other bakeries, and they were by far the most responsive, creative and easy-going. I had pulled a few photos of cakes I like the look of on Pinterest and sent to Amy. My husband lives out of town and they were incredibly accommodating in letting us do our cake tasting on a Saturday (in July, during their busiest time with weddings). We sat at the table in the front of the shop and had a wonderful time tasting and chatting with everyone as they made the final preparations for the day's deliveries. Based on my interactions with Amy Beck and her team, I didn't give the cake a second thought on my wedding day. I knew it would be exactly as we had discussed...and it was! Amy Beck Cake Designs has a very talented, customer-focused team that is lovely to work with!
Amy Beck is WILDLY talented. There are many, many bakers out there who can give you a beautiful cake. Amy stands apart from them in that her cakes are both beautiful and delicious. Moist, full of flavor, and light - not dense or greasy at all.
As an aside - I know this won't be for everyone, but she is also terrific at unique, less-commonplace flavors. Her passionfruit curd is amazing. She made us a red current preserves as a filling, and we were blown away by her lemon-rosemary buttercream. If you want a touch of something different for your wedding, she is perfect. But even if you just want a wonderful basic vanilla, she will deliver.
Amy is a force of nature and was so fun to work with! She has interesting flavor combinations and delivered exactly what we wanted in a wedding cake! We also thought she was priced well for the talent she brought to the cake!
Our cake was amazing and we still had people coming to us after our wedding asking us about our cake. We went with an awesome naked cake that was beautiful and had 2 different flavors. The tasting was lots of fun and showed us all the different types of options that were available. There was a good amount of options and overall we were very happy with how everything turned out.
Amy BeckCake Design provided an amazing and beautiful cake for our wedding day. We were blown away at the overall appearance and deliciousness of our cake. As the centerpiece of our reception we were ecstatic to present the cake and show off it’s elegance and decadent appearance. Amy Beck Cake Design worked with us during the wedding planning process and provided the exact vision we had at an affordable price and great taste! We would highly recommend this company for any wedding or special event that you may have.
Amy Beck gave me my dream cake. From day one, she was very professional, she is vey passionate about what she does and was always responsive and very sweet. The cake was both very beautiful and very delicious. Cant wait to go back. Thank you Amy!!
Working with Amy was one of my favorite parts of my wedding. She completely custom designed our cake by combining ideas from a million different inspiration photos and we could not be happier. Amy gets to know you as a couple so that she really knows your vibe/style before suggesting design ideas. She is available every step of the way to tweak her ideas, work on options to keep cost down, and sends you detailed plans with hand sketched mock-ups. During our tasting she whipped up a completely new type of cake filling on the spot at our request. We cant thank her enough!
Amy Beck 👏🏼 cakes 👏🏼 are 👏🏼 fabulous. If you want the feel of a small family owned bakery, the creativity of an artist, and the taste of a French bakery you must get a wedding cake from Amy.
We came to her with our big gay design concept: simple, timeless, fresh and modern. Going in for a tasting here was one of my most fond experiences because you don’t do it in a waiting room, you are in the bakery where the magic happens - sitting next to giant mixers!
We had a design inspiration to include some Keith Haring inspired art. (Fabulous 80s nyc artist lost to hiv)
She totally nailed it with a beautiful buttercream frosted cake with the Haring art on top. We even had my husbands moms jam baked inside which made it all the more special. We got the jam shipped from NC and Amy included it as filling.
She was pleasant, flexible and wonderful. Yassss Amy Beck cakes.
Amy Beck is AMAZING! Our cake was butterfly themed. Not only was our cake stunningly beautiful, but tasted amazing as well. Amy was a pleasure to work with!
Amy was amazing to work with. She was organized, kind and fun! She took the time to look at what we wanted our cake to look like and even was able to incorporate a little fondant version of our dog! It made us smile so big when we saw that while cutting our cake on our wedding day. In addition to all those wonderful things-the cake was delicious!!! We received so many compliments on how good it was. I would recommend working with Amy to everyone!
Amy was such a pleasure to work with the cake was AMAZING. So many compliments on how delicious it was - and I'm a cake snob! Highly recommend using her bakery for any of your events!
Amy Beck Cake Design was a pleasure to work with. We had a vague idea of what we would like, simple. Not much to give a person to go on. But Amy and her team did an amazing job putting together a beautiful cake that went with our relaxed vibe.
Not only did the cake look lovely it tasted GREAT too! Our guests couldn't stop raving.....and still are.
Thank you Amy Beck Cake Design for being a part of our day and making extra sweet. ;)
If you are looking for the perfect wedding cake look no further than Amy Beck! Amy was so easy to work with. We were having a smaller wedding and did not need anything elaborate or large but from the beginning Amy never treated us like it was not as important (like a few other bakeries did). Our cake was one of the lowest on our priority lists and man were we wrong! We fell in love with her passionfruit cake from first bite and our cake quickly became one of our favorite things about our wedding. We are counting down the days until we get to have our anniversary cake. Not to mention the cake was beautiful! Work with Amy you will not regret it!
Our wedding cake was beautiful and delicious. We ended up with two different flavor cakes and everyone love both of them. Amy Beck was so easy to work with. We highly recommend the cake tasting.
Beyond satisfied with our experience from start to finish! The cake was absolutely perfect, and delicious. Amy was a pleasure to work with, and made our experience seamless. Thank you for helping make our wedding perfect.
Amy Beck's masterpiece of a wedding cake was a beautiful accent on our special night! Collaborating with Amy on our dream wedding cake was an absolute joy. She hand sketched our idea during our tasting and the idea came to life even more beautiful that we hoped. The cake tasted as deliciously as it looked, it was absolutely succulent!
We are extra grateful that Amy took the effort to add the honeycomb, honey from our father's hive and created beautiful sugar bees. We would highly recommend Amy for any occasion that requires a special cake!
We loved working with Amy to design the wedding cake of our dreams! From the initial tasting/meeting to the day of, Amy made the whole process so easy and enjoyable. Plus not only did it look amazing it also tasted incredible. All of our guests were raving about the cake and we can't wait to unfreeze our top tier to eat it again on our one year:)
Amy designed me the most beautiful, amazing cake ever!!!!! And, it tasted as good as it look!!! Amy is absolutely amazing!!! Thanks again for making our wedding so special!!!
I have nothing but amazing things to say about Amy and the cakes she made for our wedding. We wanted something different and non-traditional and she took our vision and executed it perfectly, better than all my expectations. She was also very accommodating and flexible in schedule our tasting and any appointments and was very helpful with ideas and suggestions. I hope we have the chance to work together again!
Amy was absolutely awesome to work with, from the tasting to day of wedding! She was very responsive and even made a last minute change for us. The cake was delicious and we received so many compliments on it throughout the night. I would highly recommend reaching out to Amy for your wedding cake.
Amy Beck was amazing to work with! We loved our wedding cake and cake pop guest favors! I would recommend Amy Beck Cakes to anyone looking for a delicious wedding cake and a talented and professional baker.
My wedding cake from Amy from Amy Beck Cake Design was PHENOMENAL! I cannot say enough wonderful things about my wedding cake! Working with Amy was a delight, and she helped bring my dream come true! I came across Amy’s cakes during a Chicago bridal walk, and I instantly knew I had to have her design my cake. She based my cake off of the intricate lace designs on my dress, and they couldn’t have matched any better! It was even more beautiful than I ever could have imagined! The tasting was a blast where my husband, mom, and I got to match different frostings to different cakes! Our cake that we saved for a year later truly tasted just as delicious as it did for our wedding! I loved Amy’s cakes so much that she designed for me a Chief Illiniwek cake for my husband as a surprise for our rehearsal dinner! Her work is pure perfection and art, and I absolutely cannot wait to have her design and create cakes for future special occasions!!
Amy was such a delight to work with. She was so hospitable and assured me my wedding cake was going to turn out amazing, and it did. Our cake was so beautiful and also delicious.
Everything about working with Amy and her team was fabulous! When I originally went looking for cakes for our wedding, my main goal was to get something that tasted as good as it looked and Amy and her team definitely achieved that! My husband was blown away by the design (it was a surprise) and it was so delicious that we had almost no cake left left.
I can not say enough about the amazing experience I had working with Amy! We worked with her on creating a "groom's cake" for my now husband that was Cubs themed. It turned out beautiful and it was the talk of the wedding! The detail she included was impeccable and she worked with me to add elements to it that was unique for us.
Every aspect of the process with her was fantastic. The tasting was so fun and everything was delicious! She listed to our ideas on both what the cake should look like and different flavor combinations and created the perfect end product.
I would 100% work with Amy again and highly recommend her for anything you are thinking of!
Working with Amy Beck was one of our favorite experiences of our wedding year. We loved the process and had an amazing time choosing our flavors. The cake was absolutely stunning and completely aligned with our vision. Thank you, Amy!
AMAZING, book her now!!! Amy made my cake come to life, it was completely gorgeous and tasted delicious. I was so attentive to detail for my entire wedding so my vendors had to match my own attention to detail. Amy Beck Cake Design is the easiest, most beautiful delicious decision you will make. She is completely professional and more importantly personable. As a client she makes you feel comfortable and allows for you to ask questions as many times as you want. I told her my vision once and she ran with it and made my dream come to life. She is amazing and I look forward to using her for future major events. Thanks again to you and your team Amy!!
Amy made our cake for our September 2017 wedding, and we couldn't be happier with the results. The design and taste were exactly what I was looking for, and for a very reasonable price! Amy's team executed perfectly, and I'd highly recommend her for your wedding cake needs.
I was referred to Amy Beck Cake design and from the moment we started our cake tasting appointment I knew she was the one to do our wedding cake. Not only do her cakes look beautiful but they taste amazing! We were able to select a few of her previous designs and customize for the look we were wanting to do. We loved how you could mix and match different flavors and when we inquired about a flavor she didn't have-
she took the time to see if she had it and brought it out. She was patient with us during the cake tasting process as we asked questions to determine our final selections. We received so many compliments at the wedding on the beautiful look but also how great the cake tasted. Our flavor combination of devils food cake with salted caramel and chocolate buttercream was a big hit!
Can't say enough great things about my experience with Amy! My husband and I just loved our delicious and beautiful cake! It was very unique, with a light passion fruit flavor (trust me, amazing). Our guests are still talking about the cake--there were no leftovers because so many people asked for seconds! It also was beautiful and unique, with live flowers and rose gold decor. To top it all off, Amy is just a lovely, kind person who really added to our wedding experience.
We had an amazing experience working with Amy Beck Cake Design for our wedding. Vanessa was so helpful in guiding us through the tasting process, and we loved that we were able to use two flavor/filling combinations (which I enjoyed both of at our reception)! They even allowed us to ship our custom cake topper directly to the bakery for safe keeping and to eliminate any need for us to make an extra trip. The finished product matched our vision (and venue) perfectly! We highly recommend Amy Beck to everyone!
I purchased the fabulous "Chicago Sports Fan" cake from Amy Beck Cake Designs for my June, 2017 wedding. This was a surprise for my groom. Well not only did my groom enjoy the gift but the cake was definitely one of the stars of the wedding! The cake has gone viral since posting and was yummy as well! If you are looking for a top notch baker for a Chicago area wedding - Amy Beck Cake Designs will not disappoint.
Amy helped me surprise my husband with a 3-D airplane-shaped groom's cake for our wedding. She was very responsive and worked with me to make my vision a reality (and within my budget). The design was perfect and the cake was absolutely delicious!
It has been a week since our wedding, and I am still getting texts about how amazing our cake was, people who were at the wedding are still mentioning it, and I am still remembering it. We came to Amy Beck with a very specific idea--we are nerds, and wanted a nerdy wedding cake. Amy Beck rose to the challenge, making a show stopping cake that helped make our wedding memorable. Finally, the cake itself was amazing--it was so difficult to choose flavors because there were so many that were great! It's the kind of dilemma I didn't mind having.
The cake Amy did for our baby's gender reveal party, a 3-tiered cake with superheroes and princesses, was AMAZING!!! We only told her our favorite characters, and let her come up with the best artistic style. The cake perfectly tied into our theme, and the guests were raving about it. Not to mention the taste. Lots of people had multiple slices. I had enough to take home as well, which made my preggo self very happy!! I still get happy thinking about the chocolate devil’s food cake with Salted Caramel buttercream...mmmmm!!!
I never imagined that tasting and creating a wedding cake could be so much fun, but Vanessa at Amy Beck Cake Design did it! The shop is beautiful; full of all kinds of sample cakes and designs. My daughter came with some ideas, but the examples in the shop helped her and her fiancé visualize their concept. Every flavor of cake and frosting we tried were wonderful. It was really hard to decide, but Vanessa helped us through that part of the decision as well sketching-out the final design. Since Amy Beck Cake Design is a preferred supplier with our venue, I did not have to think about the cake again after we completed the contract. The venue even posted a picture of our beautiful cake through Instagram right after the wedding! I highly recommend Amy Beck Cake Design for a wedding cake or any other celebration where you want a tasty, custom-designed cake.
We had the pleasure of meeting Amy Beck today and man were we impressed! Amy has a fantastic personality and made it a fun experience through and through. I must admit I am not the biggest cake lover, but if all cakes tasted and looked as beautiful as these it is safe to say I'd probably be eating cake A LOT. We will absolutely recommend Amy Beck Cake Design to all of our friends and family. Thanks Amy, you (and your cakes) are amazing!
We had the most delicious wedding cake ever from Amy Beck! The cake tasting and selection was a highlight of our planning. The ordering process was simple and they staff was great to work with. There was a great selection of flavors. On the day of our wedding, the cake arrived with no issues and we enjoyed it so much! We definitely recommend Amy Beck Cake Design for your wedding day. (Married Oct 2016)
OUTSTANDING!! Second cake they have done for our family. We would not use anyone else ! Not only a gorgeous cake on the outside, but a wonderful tasting cake! Which is so unusual for wedding cake. These cakes make you want to go back for seconds. There are such a variety of flavors too. It is a really fun tasting!
Amy created hand painted watercolor flowers and leaves that where on the cake which surrounded the custom monogram we had made, the cake was accented with fresh flowers which Amy coordinated with the florist. Who else would go to such detail? Only Amy Beck Cake Design! The watercolor flowers Amy created for the cake was so beautiful, and my daughter loved it SO MUCH, it was used for the church programs and the table menus! A true artist!
The Grooms mother and many of our guests had gluten allergies, and Amy Beck was able to have gluten free cake for that those who needed it they were raving about!
There was a storm the night of my daughters wedding and in the rush to leave the planner never took the top of the cake, my husband never tried it, I felt awful! I called Amy Beck Cake Design and they were so wonderful to us and gave us a small cake for our family to have when my daughter and new son in law came home from their honeymoon. How many businesses would do that?
I can't say enough about our experience with Amy Beck personally, her staff, and Amy Beck Cake Design. If you want to be sure you are getting an outstanding, memorable, great tasting, and beautiful cake use Amy Beck.
Once we picked flavors, set the design and ordered, we didn't have to give it a second thought. They are the best!
Amy Beck Cake Design is Chicago's BEST!
Amazing cake! Amazing process and attention to detail! I even ordered a special birthday cake from them months after the wedding... our friends and family are still raving about our cakes!
As soon as we did our tasting with Vanessa, we knew Amy Beck was going to be the ones to design our cake. I came to Vanessa with a specific design in mind and Vanessa assured me the cake would be the vision I had dreamed of. Throughout the entire process, Vanessa offered suggestions such as our cake topper to make sure it fit the look I wanted & was extremely easy to work with! When I saw my wedding cake on the day of the wedding, I instantly ran to my photographer to make sure they took tons of pictures & looked for my husband to tell him how perfect it looked! They had put my precise vision into something absolutely perfect! I should also mention besides the design it was absolutely delicious! My friends are still telling me how awesome my cake is. I would HIGHLY recommend Amy Beck & Vanessa for an incredible wedding or special occasion cake!
Amy designed my cake according to my vision and it couldn't have been more perfect. She was so easy to work with. The tasting was such a great experience and she had so many delicious options. I highly recommend!
We were incredibly pleased with all our interactions with the team at Amy Beck. Vanessa and her team were able to guide us through the process of creating a beautiful and delicious cake to accommodate our 300 guests. We had a general idea of what type of cake we were interested in; however, we were lost in the execution. We were given the right amount of autonomy to design the perfect cake with a variety of cake flavors and cream fillings. They were there to assist us in designing a gorgeous Italian vineyard inspired elegant wedding cake. All of our guests raved about our cake and we couldn't be happier with how everything looked and tasted.
Amy Beck Cake is the only place you need to go for your cake!!!
If you want the perfect tasting and perfectly decorated cake your search is over!! I wanted the perfect cake both presentation and tasting, I wish I had just gone her first. Amy Beck Cake designed the most delicious and flawless and beautiful cake and petit fours I have ever seen!! I was simply blown away and speechless by the beauty of our cake!!
THANK YOU AMY BECK CAKE!!!!
We worked with Vanessa who was wonderful! She helped create my vision and emailed me back promptly. Amy beck helped add our dog on the back of the cake which everyone loved. The flavors were awesome and difficult to just pick two! We can't wait to eat our anniversary cake....no other cake place to go to!!
Working with Amy was fantastic from start to finish. During our tasting, she was very collaborative in helping us find something that was right for us--very tricky since my wife and I have essentially opposite dessert tastes.
Once we found a cake flavor that worked well for both of us (almond!), Amy was extremely helpful in advising us on what flavors of buttercream would complement it the best, how many tiers, etc. Amy was also very accommodating when we requested that the almonds in the cake be ground up more finely, so that the cake wouldn't be crunchy.
The eventually result was a tiramisu-inspired cake with delicious cappuccino/almond flavor that both we and our guests loved. It was really, really delicious--and we couldn't have put it together without Amy's help. We are counting down the days until we can unfreeze and try it again in a year!
Amy Beck made the best tasting cake I have ever had, and I consider myself to be a dessert connoisseur! I was hooked after the tasting, but the final product was much better than I ever imagined. She also was willing to deliver the cake to my destination which was a bit out of the way. Very good customer service. The cake design was beautiful! I have had many compliments. She created a lace pattern to mimic that on my dress. Each tier was a different flavor- all winners: vanilla cake w/ strawberry buttercream, devils food cake w/ salted caramel buttercream and red velvet cake w/ cream cheese frosting, all wrapped in fondant and decorated beautifully. The entire process was easy, from the online booking of the tasting, to the design and cake ordering, and paying online. I loved this cake so much, I am trying to find an excuse to order another one, without getting divorced, of course!
My husband and I were so happy with our wedding cake from Amy Beck! The cake was absolutely delicious...every single flavor was awesome we had such a hard time choosing the final flavors for our cake. We worked with Vanessa who was amazing and so helpful! She sent me multiple quotes, was willing to work within a budget, and was willing to be creative to bring my vision to life! They seemed to have cakes in varying budgets we ultimately went with a cake outside of our original budget...it was pretty pricey but it was breathtakingly beautiful, we received so many compliments on the cake...we were blown away! I would highly recommend to any bride. I was the type of bride who over-researched and read every single review and I would go with Amy Beck again in a heartbeat!
I was a last-minute planner in the whole wedding ordeal due to being a first year law student (yes just put myself on blast I am sure Amy Beck people know who I am now). As such, I was cutting it close for just about every aspect of my wedding including the cake. My family/friends are cake people big time, and it was one of the more important details of my wedding because who doesnt love CAKE?!?! Anyways, Amy Beck cakes was very accommodating to my unusual time frame but they still did an excellent job in working with us and creating an absolutely stunning cake that tasted AMAZING. We ended up having 3 flavors of cake, one tier specifically for my family who wanted a type of cake I wasnt too fond of (until I actually tasted it in its final form). Amy Beck's staff was great to work with, they really brought the image I had in my head to life. I must admit, we delved into the anniversary cake pretty quickly one night. Everyone was raving about how good the cake was at the wedding, including my photographers (who I told on many occasions that the cake was to die for) and they have had their fair share of cake tasting, and they told me it was one of the best cakes they have ever tasted (I was pretty close with my photographer so we had a 100% honesty policy on the cake issue haha). Overall they were exceptional. The only issue I think was that they are a bit pricey BUT, as with just about every aspect of wedding planning, you really do pay for what you get. Thank you Amy Beck cakes for such a wonderful job. I will admit though, I was kind of sad/butt hurt that they didnt post a photo of my cake on their instagram, I guess it wasnt one of the "coolest" designs they were doing haha.
Selecting the perfect cake for my daughter's wedding was very important. I found that working with Amy Beck, of Amy Beck Cake Design, LLC., as well as her staff, to be a very pleasant experience. Amy's bakery is an adorable Victorian style shop in Chicago, Ill. Since my daughter lives out of town, we were only able to make a cake tasting appointment on a Saturday. Unlike other bakeries we called, Vanessa gladly scheduled our appointment to fit our Saturday schedule. The tasting was an incredible experience. We sampled a beautiful presentation of many varieties of cakes and frostings. It was very difficult to make a choice because each combination was amazing. Amy spent quiet a bit of time with us customizing my daughter's cake to her specifications. The wedding cake looked gorgeous and a tasted delicious. We received many compliments and inquires about its origin from our guests. Unfortunately our top layer had been misplaced during the evening. I called Amy several days after the wedding and she couldn't have been more gracious and accommodating. She made another layer cake for us and refused to take any money. Wedding cake is regarded by many couples as the focal point of their reception. Amy Beck certainly creates a deliciously beautiful customized cake that the Bride and Groom will remember for the rest of their lives.
My cake tasting with Amy Beck was one of my favorite parts of wedding planning and her cake was UNREAL!!! My mom and I had SUCH a blast tasting all her delicious cakes - and our wedding cake was as beautiful as it was delicious. I came into the tasting wanting a "funfetti" cake, but wound up going for the red velvet/cream cheese frosting (hands down the absolute best red velvet I have ever tasted - NOTHING like a boxed red velvet!) and a layer of the carrot cake, which is what I ate on our wedding day. A word about the carrot cake - it is absolutely DELICIOUS and although it's not the most traditional wedding cake flavor, our guests went nuts over it and Amy Beck's version is INSANE. Everything she offers is delicious. Her team also matched some of the watercolor flower details on our invitation and it was just beautiful. Even on a super hot August day! You can't go wrong with Amy Beck's cakes!
We had a great experience with Amy Beck Cake Design. To start, the tasting was so much fun! We got to try dozens of cake flavors and frostings. We were able to choose our own combinations. It ended up tasting delicious. And the design was beautiful. It turned out exactly the way we wanted it to!
Couldn't be happier with Amy Beck Cake Design. I had found a picture of a cake I loved from a bridal magazine, and Amy and her team executed it perfectly! It was beautiful! Not only, was the cake gorgeous, it was delicious! We had 2 flavor combinations and they were both fantastic! We had vanilla cake with chocolate butter-cream and also almond cake with hazelnut butter-cream and raspberry chocolate ganache and they were equally fantastic! Amy and her team also had great customer service answering all of my questions and recommending a rental vendor for the perfect cake plate!
The Supreme Court finally recognized our family and this summer we had our big gay wedding. A highlight of the event was the amazing cake that Amy and her crew made. The entire process with Amy Beck Cake was a breeze. The initial consultation was well organized and with their expertise the staff was able to put together a cake, frosting, and design combination that, not only one, but two brides loved. They also helped us stay within our budget without feeling like we were sacrificing quality. Then the final product…speechless. Not only beautiful but literally one of the best tasting cakes we have every had. Consider using Amy Beck for your wedding cake it will be one of the easiest and best decisions in your wedding planning.
I have used Amy Beck for two showers, wedding and baby, and three birthday party cakes. She does incredible wrk and is a pleasure to work with. Our last cake was for a Cinderella Bsll for my disabled daughter's 30th birthday. It was incredible. I would recommend her hghly!
The whole process was a joy: meeting Amy,the tasting, communicating with the staff, wedding day displaying,eating, and savoring each bite. The cake was beautiful and exactly how I wanted it to look. Most importantly, the taste was unbelievably refreshing. It was the right choice. I highly recommend Amy Beck. It will be worth it!
Ralph and Austin
My husband and I loved our wedding cake from Amy Beck. They designed it exactly as we asked and it was absolutely delicious! Our guests commented on how amazing it was. They also worked with us on the price to get us exactly within our budget. I would highly recommend Amy Beck cakes!!
Not only the best looking cake you'll ever see, also the best tasting! I used Amy Beck for my wedding. She made a custom wedding cake that was identical to my wedding dress, the detail was flawless!! Her and her staff also made a French bulldog cake for my husbands grooms cake, it was unbelievable how much the cake looked like our dog!! Our guests are still talking about how awesome the cakes were and how good they tasted. I can't say enough good things about Amy Beck and her staff!!
We were so happy with our cake, and the whole process working with Amy and her team!
The cake looked beautiful and was very delicious (with layers of red velvet and passionfruit) We had lots left over and made sure to eat it ALL!
We highly recommend Amy Beck Cake Design!
My daughter's wedding cake from Amy Beck was the most beautiful wedding cake I have ever seen! It was not only beautiful but was delicious too. We have received many emails and calls from guests of the wedding praising the cake. It was one of the centerpieces of the reception. I would highly recommend Amy Beck Cake Design!!
Ordering my groom's cake from Amy Beck was one of the best decisions I made for my wedding! She was able to replicate a gold Notre Dame football helmet with an incredible football field under it. My MOH and I went to taste the cakes and we had the hardest time choosing - each cake and frosting was amazing! We settled on almond (WOW!) with salted buttercream alternating layers with chocolate with raspberry buttercream. They delivered it to our rehearsal dinner and my husband was blown away (it was a surprise, he had no idea)! All of our guests thought it was a statue and definitely not a cake. When we had it cut, they were blown away by how amazing it tasted.
Long story short: do anything you can to use Amy Beck. I can't wait to use her again in the future!!!
My husband wasn't really into the whole wedding planning thing until we made it to Amy Beck. The cake tasting, blew him away. The creations that Amy makes, were so amazing!
We actually almost fought over what flavors we wanted because they were all so incredible. Such a tough decision to make!
I can't wait to order an anniversary cake from Amy Beck!!
Our experience with Amy Beck was five star from the second we began our process with them. The tasting was fun and Amy is truly the sweetest to work with.
The day of - our cake was incredibly tasty and exactly the style I envisioned. We couldn't have been happier with Amy Beck Cake Design!
Amy Beck is a joy to work with on our wedding cake. I appreciated how responsive she was throughout the process - always responding to my emails without delay with a personal touch. At our first appointment, she shared with us her background and how she got her start in baking, she spent the time to get to know me, my fiancé, and mom, and understand our vision for our wedding. After taking a look at photos of my venue, flowers, color scheme and wedding dress, Amy got out a notepad, and whipped up a sketch of the most perfectly fitting cake I could imagine - inspired by my wedding dress, and a few wedding cakes I had pinned on interest. The detail of my wedding dress incorporated into the cake was unbelievable. She also handmade the most beautiful flowers I've seen to attach onto the cake for a pop of color, exactly what I wanted! Not only that, but we shopped around to many bakeries, and Amy's cakes and frostings were above and beyond the competition in terms of taste. My mom has a bakery of her own and has high standards and was blown away. The creative flavors, and the moist consistency - just amazing. No joke, at our wedding, people were requesting seconds and thirds, and there ended up not being any leftover cake (which made me sad the next day when I was dying to indulge in it)! I cannot wait for my 1 year anniversary when I get to eat it again, and would recommend Amy Beck to everyone!
What stood out to us about Amy’s shop, among the handful of cake tastings we attended, was the personal touch from Amy. She has since hired a business manager, but during our experience, Amy was the one who responded to our emails, Amy was the one who baked our cake, Amy was even there on our wedding day, delivering it herself. We were particularly impressed that Amy joined us during the tasting to learn our feedback and make real-time suggestions, when she could have easily left us to go cross things off her to-do list.
She was confident from the first email that she could make us happy. Going beyond just the amazing flavor combinations (we chose chocolate bourbon cake as the base on all three layers, with different fillings on each level), we had several ideas about what it would look like. Amy was able to creatively take elements from each of our ideas to create one cake that made everyone happy.
To sum up: my fiancée and I 100% enjoyed our experience with Amy Beck Cake Design. That’s 100% from the first email inquiry to eating the cake on our wedding day. There were no hiccups or concerns along the way, from our tasting, to the contract, to the delivery.
And, if you're looking for a LGBT-friendly bakery, Amy didn't blink an eye when I told her ours was a same-sex marriage.
Delicious cake. Beautiful design and execution. Stellar customer service.
Thank you, Amy!
Amy is not only a talented cake designer, but a kind, energetic woman, who was a pleasure to work with from the tasting through delivery of our beautiful wedding cake.
Like other brides have mentioned, planning a wedding in Chicago while living out of state is difficult. Amy was flexible in the scheduling of our tasting, and upon first meeting her made us feel comfortable and pampered. This tasting is what my husband had been looking forward to most, and Amy did not disappoint! The plethora of cake and frosting options could have been overwhelming if not for Amy helping us narrow down our options by suggesting pairings that went well together and pointing out popular combinations.
After numerous samples (with the husband trying his favorites multiple times :) ) we ended up with three combinations for our 4 tiered cake: almond cake + raspberry buttercream, spiced carrot + cream cheese frosting, and our absolute favorite, chocolate bourbon + salted caramel buttercream.
On Pinterest, we had found inspiration from previous cakes that Amy had designed and brought them to our initial meeting. Amy was thorough in our discussion and had me describe what my bouquet was going to look like. From that she discerned the types of over-sized blooms to hand craft out of sugar. After our tasting, a sketch along with confirmation of flavor selections and design was sent to us for review. The cake that was delivered on our wedding day was everything we had imagined and more. Our guests raved about it with more than a few friends taking a couple pieces for the road! A big THANK YOU to Amy and her entire team for putting the sweetest touch on our wedding day!
My husband, family, and I are so thankful for Amy and her talents! With the added stress of planning a Chicago wedding from across the country we had only one day in town for one cake tasting! Amy is THE one! She was so sweet and patient in responding to my initial inquiry and in every correspondence that followed. Every detail counts with Amy. Our cake was inspired by her Romantic Lace design, but Amy and her team's artistry brought OUR vision to life. The design incorporated both my gown's lace detailing and complex and precise geometric designs as well as button closures down the back AND a delicate feather accent inspired by my headpiece! It was absolutely stunning...
My mom, husband, and I visited Amy's shop for the tasting! We had a BLAST! Amy had countless delicious pairings ready for us to try. DELICIOUS! Our four-tier cake was as moist and flavorful as our samples at the tasting. A highlight of our wedding planning!
We ultimately chose a fun combination... A little something for everyone! Each slice had vanilla butter cake paired with Jamaican rum butter cream on top, chocolate bourbon cake paired with raspberry buttercream on the bottom, split by a layer of chocolate ganache! Yummmm.
Perhaps most importantly... Amy is honest! She's experienced and talented, and knows what works and what doesn't work in this fun process! Ask for her opinion. Trust her and heed her advice! You'll be so thankful you did!
Thank you, Amy!
I love cake. I love wedding cake. It was very important to have a great tasting cake and a unique looking cake. It was so easy to talk to Amy, share the vision of what I wanted and being able to personalize it, while tasting delicious cake, which my fiance LOVED. The cake turned out beautiful and was so delicious. It truly has been the best carrot cake I have ever had. It was also my fiance's top choice and he is a chocolate cake fan to the core.(that was our second flavor) I was so happy when some of our guests asked "Is your cake based off your wedding dress?" Yes, it was!!! From the tasting, to ordering, payment and delivery, Amy and her team were the best. It truly added to the whole vision of our wedding. We are so happy. Looking forward to our 1 year anniversary and a top layer replica.
We used Amy Beck Cake Design for our August 2014 wedding in Chicago and she was definitely one of our favorite vendors we worked with. Here's why:
SHE GETS IT: From our first consultation with Amy, we knew we found our cake designer. She listened to what both myself and my husband were looking for and came up with an idea that was exactly what we had in mind. Plus, you get to taste all of the yummy cake and frosting options in her cute bakery which was one of my favorite parts of wedding planning :)
DESIGNS ARE GORGEOUS: It was almost impossible to choose just one design b/c as we flipped through Amy's iPad of previous work, nearly every single cake was stunning. Her cakes are truly one-of-a-kind and designed with amazing detail. I wish i could post a picture of our cake on here, but we had three large English roses tied around a tiered buttercream cake with "rope." The roses and rope were made out of frosting but were so well done that people thought the flowers were real.
TASTES AMAZING: cakes are meant to be eaten. If it looks great but tastes like crap then who cares? We had an almond cake with chocolate ganache and chocolate and vanilla buttercream filling and let me tell ya' - it was delicious! I can't tell you how many guests told us they aren't typically "cake people" but our cake was awesome and the best wedding cake they've ever had. I'm looking forward to eating our frozen 1 year anniversary topper as i'm sure it will still taste good then :)
PRICED RIGHT: We had 225 guests at our wedding and we definitely felt our cake was priced right ans worth every penny.
Overall, if you want a stunning, one-of-a-kind cake that tastes as amazing as it looks - go with Amy Beck. She is also a pleasure to work with.
We used Amy Beck cake design for our June 2014 wedding. We chose a pretty ornate design with lace textures and a bunch of cascading flowers and Amy delivered. She even matched the lace on my dress from a photo. We are going to have her make a small anniversary cake for us soon.
Amy made the delicious and artistic wedding cake and grooms cake for our rehearsal dinner. She was professional and timely. Not only did the cakes taste better than any typical wedding cake, but Amy worked with us to make our cake design personal. We definitely recommend her to any bride or groom!
Amy knocked it out of the park with an incredibly intuitive understanding of our needs in terms of design, and the flexibility we needed in terms of flavor.
We had an international wedding--Americans on the groom's side and Japanese on the bride's side.
We wanted a simple but elegant aesthetic that would please everyone's taste, and Amy came up with a fantastic cake design that exactly matched the decor of our celebration.
Furthermore, we knew that Japanese like their cakes significantly less sweet than Americans and we wanted to please both sides. Amy came up with great less-sweet flavor recommendations, and we were able to have a cake with an "American" layer and a "Japanese" layer in terms of flavor. Both layers were delicious and our guests were thrilled.
We cannot recommend Amy highly enough!
Amy Beck was a dream to work with. Amy and her team are not only wonderful, extremely talented artist but they really took the time to work with us and create a design that was one of a kind and just beautiful. The cake is beyond delicious, we got so many compliments on our cake!
I cannot say enough wonderful things about Amy Beck Cake Design. Everything about it is top notch! Amy herself to her team, the shop and of course the best tasting cake ever. Amy Beck was the first tasting I had during my planning and I instantly fell in love. I had a few other tastings I already scheduled and they did not come close to the perfection that is Amy Beck. They have ruined all other cake fore me! We all loved it so much I ordered another cake less than a year after my wedding for my niece's birthday. It's worth every penny. I can't wait to get pregnant and have a baby shower to have another reason to buy one of her cakes...lol yes it's that serious. Thanks Amy Beck and team!
The wedding cake Amy made was delicious, delivered timely and looked as if it could have been on the front page of a magazine. The color matched our wedding decor and we received many compliments from our guests. We enjoyed the tasting and left with full stomachs and smiles. If you are having a special event and want your cake to be talked about for years to come, Amy Beck is the appropriate choice. We love her professionalism, culinary skills, attitude and the way she pays attention to detail. We highly recommend her.
Amy Beck Cake Designs created the most beautiful cake I have ever seen at a wedding. Not only did it taste amazing! (My husband I chose: red velvet, lemon, and vanilla cake), buts it's grandeur was a show stopper.
Amy and her company are fantastic with communication, and if you're type A, like I was that is extremely beneficial. She was able to beautifully design my dream and create a stunning final product.
It's almost unnecessary to say it, but Amy Beck and her team are just simply the best! We did 6 different cake tastings and we chose to use Amy and her team for our wedding cake and couldn't be happier with the end result. We wanted a pretty basic design with just a 3 tier cake and buttercream frosting in a 'swish' design, but they made it look so elegant.
Besides all of the designs they are capable of, the actual taste will blow your mind. The biggest problem at the tasting is deciding which cake and filling not to choose because they are all delicious. We went with the almond cake and cream cheese filling for the top two tiers and for the main tier the chocolate cake with raspberry filling - both were delicious. Now I just need to find another event to have a cake at again! Thanks so much to Amy and her team for an unforgettable cake that our guests are still talking about a month later!
We looked into several Chicago area bakeries and Amy Beck Cake Design was by far the best option from the start. The taste testing was wonderful and clearly well run as Amy had plenty of cake and frosting options. The process was not confusing at all and we felt as though we had a wide range of options to choose from. Everything was delicious! I was also so pleased with how I could briefly explain my vision for our wedding cake and Amy took my ideas to another level. She was flexible and communicated well as we added or changed things in our order. We ended up with a stunning rose gold cake and beautiful matching cupcakes. The dessert was one of our most important parts of the wedding and Amy Beck Cake Design knocked everything out of the park. The cake and cupcakes looked amazing, but were also incredibly delicious. I know that all of my guests loved them as well!