Bittersweet Confections

nd helpful approach made the entire process incredibly easy and enjoyable. Cheryl patiently answered all our questions, ensuring our vision was understood and our budget was respected. But it was the cake itself that truly stole the show. Guests raved about how incredibly delicious it was – I even have a friend planning her 2025 wedding who is switching bakeries to Bittersweet Confections after tasting ours! We knew from that first tasting that Bittersweet Confections was the perfect fit for our wedding.

paid for the cake delivery service and it was 100% worth it. I would recommend Bittersweet confections to everyone!

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buttercream icing that was amazing. The cake itself was simple but gorgeous. It was exactly as my daughter had wanted...

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commend doing the cake testing with her. Strawberry is the absolute best!

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ing while we were getting ready. The food was delicious and easy to nibble on while we had hair and makeup done.

nicate with. 10/10 recommend!

eet team early in our vendor search for our New Orleans wedding, and we strongly recommend them!! My husband and I decided years ago that New Orleans was going to be the place for our wedding "our way," so once the world started leveling back out from COVID it was time to plan. As you are probably feeling, planning a wedding is stressful and/or a bit daunting from the start. Planning a destination wedding that you can't just run over and meet vendors on your lunch break/ the weekend? Oh, the stress is real. As we started getting into meetings with wedding vendors, we had a specific desire for a dessert table at our Reception but needed some serious help with designing a "unique" cake design to make our other design plans. Cheryl was incredibly helpful right from the start, making herself available to meet us outside of regular tasting times to accommodate our short in-person planning trip. During the tasting, we fell in love with her and the Bittersweet team, and the immediate creativity of her ideas for our very-rough vision/design concepts solidified that she was the one! In addition to our Unique Cake and Dessert Table request, we had a close friend celebrating their Birthday on our Wedding Day, and we wanted to surprise her with her own Happy Birthday moment and cake. We again had a rough idea of what we wanted (an "over-sized cupcake covered in rainbow flair) - but had no idea how awesome of a surprise Cheryl had cooked up until our Reception. As soon as we started the announcement of our friend's birthday, out comes an OVERSIZED cup-CAKE for our friend. She was so incredibly surprised, and we are so so so thankful for the help and support from Cheryl & the Bittersweet Team! Also - how amazing does our cake look?! The dessert table was a raging success, and my bottom-line statement to tell you is: BOOK Bittersweet! You will not regret it!

kes also looked and tasted great, all our guests loved them.

rything was beyond perfect! Cheryl is so sweet and easy to work with. Her cakes are absolutely delicious! You will surely be a frequent visitor at her bakery and cafe as well. If she is available for your event - book her now! Thanks Cheryl! It was so nice to meet and work with you. Hope to see you at Bittersweet Confections soon!

ng compared to the taster provided by Bittersweet. The taster was fantastic, with five cakes and five icings to try in varying combinations. It was well worthwhile, as we didn't know how traditional we wanted our cake to be. We ultimately narrowed it down to two different cakes, chocolate or almond, and decided to ask if we could marble the cake, and they agreed! It helped to make our cake stand out and give it a unique flavor. When it came to icing and decoration, we sent them a few pictures from Pinterest, and they nailed the look we were going for! Fantastic job all around, would definitely recommend Bittersweet for weddings and will be going there for special occasion cakes!

ding cake had alternating layers of almond and strawberry cake topped by a decadently delicious icing. The groom's cake was also a sensation. He is from Croatia and he had provided detailed artwork of the Croatian flag, including the Croatian provincial crests. The guests from Croatia were so impressed by how accurate and beautifully done the cake was. Bittersweet Confections' attention to fine detail in the groom's cake created a visually stunning cake that was breathless to behold. It was a red velvet cade and was delicious! Numerous guests mentioned that it was the best wedding cake they have ever had. Cheryl was so easy to work with and helpful in the ordering process. We highly recommend Bittersweet Confections!

edding cake outer icing, almond/wedding cake, and cream cheese filling. Not only was it easily one of the best–if not the best–cake we’ve ever tasted, the design was elegant and perfectly matched our wedding. They also worked with us to create a stencil for the outer icing which matched the design of the bride’s veil and was absolutely beautiful. The Groom’s cake was a chocolate cake with cookies and cream icing and oreo garnish. We decided to go with Bittersweet for the Groom’s Cake well after we’d asked them to make the wedding cake and they worked with me to schedule a tasting during my bachelor weekend in New Orleans on pretty short notice. With no direction from me other than the flavors I wanted they made a Groom’s cake that was not only delicious, but was also a perfect companion to the Wedding Cake. Overall, Bittersweet made delicious, perfectly designed cakes, and were very accommodating in doing so. We would highly recommend them and can’t wait to enjoy the top tier of our cake on our anniversary! (Photos by James Shaw Photography)

’t think it was possible). I ordered a mold off Etsy and had it shipped to their business and it turned out perfect! After the cake was dropped off, there was an accident while setting up that led to the red velvet layer getting messed up. Without hesitation, they came back to the venue and fixed it before guests arrived. I had no idea this happened until after the wedding and am so thankful for them!

bsite. Vanessa was great during the process answering questions via email and giving us options for delivery since we live in Texas but coordinating our destination wedding . We stopped by the shop on a visit to finalize the details and pay for the cake when we decided to sample some of their items. We knew the cake would be delicious. Amazing taste. Texture and I am still craving the frosting. Our guests loved it. The staff in the shop were all sweet. Helpful and great example of Customer service. No issues for delivery. I had forgot to check with the restaurant to make sure it was delivered. They delivered on time and worked well in coordinating with the restaurant which made it easy on for me on the wedding day. Highly recommend!

nd it turned out better than we could have imagined! Along with it being beautiful, the cake was also absolutely delicious!

gn our beautiful wedding cake with magnolias, Bittersweet Confections did a marvelous job for our wedding. The king cake tower/groom’s cake was also a big hit for its design and flavor. When we wanted to incorporate something about the Eagles vs. Saints, Cheryl suggested mini football helmets. It was perfect! It is also now one of my favorite wedding cakes in the city!!

to order a sample box to take home). We chose the red velvet with cream cheese filling and almond cake with strawberry cream filling. Oh my goodness! ( I could eat a bowl of the strawberry cream filling! ) So glad we ordered a cake large enough to have some to take home. 4 days later and that cake is still moist and delicious. I hope I get a piece on their First Anniversary! For the Groom's cake we chose a king cake since the Groom loves king cake and the wedding was on the first weekend in the Mardi Gras season. The king cake was so moist and delicious! Everyone raved about both cakes. As a surprise for the Bride and Groom I wanted a peekaboo dog for the Groom's cake. Bittersweet suggested an Etsy website (COB Creations) and the couple was thrilled when they saw "Ivory" peeking through their cake. Cheryl and her staff are always ready to answer any questions you may have and their work is absolutely amazing! A little Lagniappe: Our Guest Book was a book of King Cakes and Cheryl's cakes are featured in it. Her cake pulls are very nice.

or modeling chocolate and it turned out beautiful. If you’re getting married you can’t go wrong. We can’t thank her enough for the beautiful cake.

“tasting box” home to try out all of the different combination options for our cake. Our guests raved about it at the reception! And it was fun to ask which layer did you get—vanilla or strawberry? Some even had to go back for seconds to try the other flavor lol I also took advantage of their day of catering menu and had two trays of sandwiches delivered for my bridal party while we got ready! They were a huge hit and took the stress off for what to feed my ladies pre-ceremony! Thank you Bittersweet!

It was not only delicious, but beautiful as well!

ery substantial but not too heavy. Even better, it didn't sacrifice quality or taste. Communication/ordering was super easy and they even delivered. Everyone loved it and they went above and beyond to accommodate a nut allergy. Absolutely delicious! Thank you!

ou for being a part of our wedding day!

us, they went above and beyond and made us a small cake to cut and beautiful cupcakes that were absolutley delicious. I would 100% recommend them for your wedding!

ven with me being states away from them. It was absolutely stunning, Cheryl thank you sooo much! We loved it!

re process and delivery day-of were seamless. She coordinated with our florist as well and the result blew me away. Our guests were extremely complimentary. Highly recommend Bittersweet!

d* his grooms cake (we asked Cheryl to make a Tulane football/baseball cake, since my husband played both sports at Tulane) and it was beautiful! Both our cakes tasted amazing and looked awesome. Thanks to Cheryl and her team for being a part of making our day go so smoothly!

thing totally new when I presented my ideas of spray paint like art on the cake - knocked it out of the park! They were great with communication! Highly recommend!!

ing where the cake was from. Highly recommend!!

to our special day. That's where Bittersweet came in and said they could create replicas of each dog and add them to the cake, it was absolutely adorable! Not to mention, the cake was delicious and we can't wait to eat the rest on our anniversary. Thank you Bittersweet Confections for our beautiful and tasty wedding cake!

rthday cake, bridal suite catering and my wedding cake. They exceed our expectations. Being an out-of-state bride, Cheryl made the tasting process during Covid easy and was accommodating on changes I made to our wedding cake. My mom was unable to make my tasting but my dad brought petit fours (her favorite) home to her on the plane. She said they were the best tasting petit fours she had ever had so she new the cake would be amazing! Bittersweet created the most beautiful cheese board and yummy sandwiches for my bridal suite. Cheryl delivered my cake on my wedding day! It was a special moment to get to wave to her as she drove by while I was outside taking pictures. We will visit Bittersweet every time we visit New Orleans and plan on using them for my cousin's bridal shower! Thank you Cheryl and Bittersweet team!

ng we were happy with the final products.

ld World feeling. We decided, for our cake, to go with an aged and moldy vibe for our cake, almost as if our cake had been sitting there for ages, waiting out in the elements for us to finally be able to get married. Making a cake look delicious, beautiful, and rotten is no small feat, but Cheryl and her team at Bittersweet Confections did an absolutely exceptional job, delivering a final product that was the most elegant version of distressed we could possibly have dreamed of which also tasted absolutely divine! We could not be happier with how this cake turned out and cannot recommend Bittersweet Confections highly enough - they are such a collaborative, creative, and beyond talented team - and you will be so happy you chose them for your special day!

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ment! Could not have been more pleased! Love this place!

h raspberry and it was delicious!! Pricey but ultimately it was a great decision.

est cake I've ever eaten. If you're looking for a wedding cake in new orleans don't go anywhere else 💖💖💖