There are brides who dream about their wedding cakes and earmark a large portion of their budget for them. That was not me.
After a few excruciating phone calls with a few bakers about “my vision” I wanted to barf sprinkles all over their sta...nd mixers. I wanted a cake that tasted delicious, a design that was simple and playful, and something that wasn’t overly feminine (it’s not just my wedding - it’s my husband’s too). I love funfetti cake and had put a few rainbow cakes on my Pinterest board, and when my husband looked over my shoulder one day and said, “funfetti would be fun,” that was all the permission I needed.
We went for a tasting in their Red Hook location on a cold, sunny winter day, talked to the baker about their capabilities, their flavors, and tried a ton of different cupcakes - taking whatever we didn’t finish home, along with a little brownie gift! They were attentive and helpful about portion sizes, didn’t try to upsell (our venue provided donuts and cupcakes, so we didn’t want to go too nuts on the amount of cake). Our cake was adorable and perfect and there were no issues getting it there or keeping it intact. It was bigger than I imagined, and very reasonably priced compared to all the lah-dee-dah nonsense that had me cringing before. All our guests who had some said it was fantastic, and it looked great in photos.
A few months ago I saw the Baked cookbook at the Brooklyn Museum shop, and swooned over the thought of making our cake myself. For someone who wasn’t really into the wedding cake thing, I realized Baked had made me really into our cake. Thank you for being the exact baker we needed.