We absolutely loved working with Gina’s Bake Shop for our wedding cakes! The cakes turned out so beautiful and truly brought our vision to life. We loved how the detailed piping and color scheme complemented all of our wedding décor, and incorporating our pets and cake topper made the cake feel so personal and special. It turned out even better than we imagined!
The groom’s cake was also so fun and bright, and we were so happy with how it came together. We chose the chocolate cheesecake flavor with cookies and cream, and it was such a hit! All of the cakes tasted amazing. We got to try all of the flavors the day after the wedding, and every single one was delicious. We received so many compliments from our guests about how good the cakes tasted, especially the groom’s cake!
We are so happy we chose Gina’s Bake Shop for our wedding and would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for beautiful and delicious wedding cakes!
Sophia R.
5.0
Chef Gina had so many great flavors and filling to choose from. We loved our samples and LOVED our cake it was delicious!! Good communication, accommodating to an allergy, very nice person and SO talented. The cake turned out so beautifully, she made our vision come to life from the inspo we sent.
Stephani M.
5.0
About this vendor
Gina Giampietro
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AWARD WINNER (5X)
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
Chef Gina’s Bakeshop is an Akron, OH bakery known for crafting cakes, pastries, and an array of delightful desserts. The shop is owned by Gina Giampietro, a dedicated pastry chef and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.
Gina’s passion for baking took root in childhood, inspired by her grandfather. Today, she channels that lifelong love and professional training into every dessert she creates, making sure every couple’s dream design becomes a beautiful reality. Specializing in custom cakes and desserts, she offers a variety of sweet creations tailored to individual tastes.
From tiered cakes to sheet cakes, macarons to tarts, Gina is happy to create a custom design and dessert table for your special day. With a commitment to quality and artistry, Chef Gina's Bakeshop delivers desserts that are as delicious as they are stunning.
Woman-owned Business
6+ years in business
Speaks English
Details
Cakes & Desserts
Cake Accessories
Cake Toppers
Cake Delivery & Setup
Cake Tastings
Cupcakes
Groom's Cakes
Other Desserts
Dietary Options
Gluten Free
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2026.2025.2024.+2 more.
Why were they selected?
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Meet the team
Gina Giampietro
Owner
Chef Gina’s Bakeshop is an Akron, OH bakery known for crafting cakes, pastries, and an array of delightful desserts. The shop is owned by Gina Giampietro, a dedicated pastry chef and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.
Gina’s passion for baking took root in childhood, inspired by her grandfather. Today, she channels that lifelong love and professional training into every dessert she creates, making sure every couple’s dream design becomes a beautiful reality. Specializing in custom cakes and desserts, she offers a variety of sweet creations tailored to individual tastes.
From tiered cakes to sheet cakes, macarons to tarts, Gina is happy to create a custom design and dessert table for your special day. With a commitment to quality and artistry, Chef Gina's Bakeshop delivers desserts that are as delicious as they are stunning.
Reviews
5.0
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Chef Gina's Bake Shop delivers stunning, personalized wedding cakes and dessert spreads that guests rave about. Flavors are plentiful and delicious (including gluten-free), with helpful tastings and accommodating, timely communication. She offers delivery and setup, is flexible with changes, and makes the process easy.
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Sophia R
5.0
9/21/2026
We absolutely loved working with Gina’s Bake Shop for our wedding cakes! The cakes turned out so beautiful and truly brought our vision to life. We loved how the detailed piping an...
d color scheme complemented all of our wedding décor, and incorporating our pets and cake topper made the cake feel so personal and special. It turned out even better than we imagined!
The groom’s cake was also so fun and bright, and we were so happy with how it came together. We chose the chocolate cheesecake flavor with cookies and cream, and it was such a hit! All of the cakes tasted amazing. We got to try all of the flavors the day after the wedding, and every single one was delicious. We received so many compliments from our guests about how good the cakes tasted, especially the groom’s cake!
We are so happy we chose Gina’s Bake Shop for our wedding and would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for beautiful and delicious wedding cakes!
Stephani M
5.0
7/06/2026
Chef Gina had so many great flavors and filling to choose from. We loved our samples and LOVED our cake it was delicious!! Good communication, accommodating to an allergy, very nic...
e person and SO talented. The cake turned out so beautifully, she made our vision come to life from the inspo we sent.
Any questions?
Jennifer B
5.0
7/02/2026
LOVED working with Chef Gina. She took the time to see what we wanted, made the tasting super easy, and created a beautiful cake with loads of good desserts. It's been a month and ...
people are still raving about the food. :)
Maya T
5.0
5/25/2026
Working with Chef Gina was an absolute pleasure. She created the perfect wedding cake that matched our vision beautifully and exceeded all of our expectations. Not only was the cak...
e stunning, but it was also absolutely delicious — our guests were still raving about it weeks after the wedding.
Chef Gina was professional, talented, and wonderful to work with throughout the entire process. We would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an incredible cake for a wedding or special event, and we look forward to working with her again for future parties and celebrations.
Konwalia K
5.0
5/06/2026
Searching for a cake was one of the most difficult tasks for us because I do not like cake at all. I only like ice cream. So when we tried Gina’s sample box and I thought the cake ...
was amazing we knew it was fantastic. Gina’s cakes are so good she can make someone who doesn’t like cake like cake. Gina was wonderful to work with. Unfortunately my mom suddenly passed away and we had to postpone our wedding- Gina was willing to reschedule and was accommodating of the new timeline and any changes that came with changing the entire wedding. Her cakes are amazing and she is very kind. The cake looked beautiful on the day of the wedding as well.
Rebecca M
5.0
5/04/2026
The absolute best wedding desserts and cake I have ever had! My husband and I are already planning on ordering from Gina again for any future events and every year for our annivers...
ary! She also did a beautiful job incorporating my theme and colors into all desserts! Highly recommended
Christian K
5.0
3/26/2026
Gina was absolutely incredible to work with. Our cake was one of favorite parts of the night and we were so excited to be able to share it with all of our guests! The overall desig...
n and presentation of the cake was stunning and the flavor was perfection. She was prompt and easy to communicate with from the initial inquiry through our wedding date.
Carmen T
5.0
1/15/2026
Gina, made my Husband and I's wedding cake back in May of 2025. Our experience with her was very pleasant. I liked that she offered a taste testing of several different cake and bu...
ttercream flavors, allowing you to mix and match to your liking. There is a $30 associated with this experience though.
Our cake was so beautiful and exactly what we wanted. However, pick up was not an option for 8-inch single tier cake. Though this would've been our preference, she was located very close to our wedding venue so it was not too much of a hassle. Overall, Chef Gina was very accommodating and able to answer all of our questions. Would recommend booking her!
Gabi D
5.0
11/13/2025
Gina was absolutely fantastic!! I highly highly recommend her for your wedding. From the taste test to the day of, everything was seamless. We did a 3 tiered cake with th bottom: a...
lmond with almond buttercream, middle: chocolate with raspberry buttercream and the top cookies and cream. The cake looked so elegant and classic and I couldn’t have imagined a better one! She also did a dessert bar for us with a bunch of different shooters, brownies, and bars. They all tasted great and went so quickly!
Darren T
5.0
10/14/2025
Every single guest raved about how delicious the cake was... there was none leftover! And Chef Gina's artistry is unmatched. The ease of dealing with her made for zero headaches or...
guess work - am already thinking about what occasion I can drum up to "need" another cake!
Arianna L
5.0
8/30/2025
Chef Gina’s cakes are the BEST!
For our wedding dessert we had a cake at each guest table as well as gluten free cupcakes. Not only were they delicious but also beautiful. I’ve n...
ever had cakes/cupcakes that looked so good and tasted even better. Everyone at the wedding raved about how good Gina’s cakes are.
She offers many different cake flavors/ filling combinations. We tried a few combinations and loved them all! It was so hard to choose just a few that we wanted at our wedding.
Gina was very professional, kind, and amazing at what she does! It was so great working with her during our wedding planning process 😊
Kelsey C
5.0
8/20/2025
Chef Gina was so great to work with! She ensured everything surrounding the cakes was perfect- including getting a tablecloth change to improve the visual. The cake was absolutely ...
delicious and both the cakes and cupcakes we had were gorgeous. We over-ordered for our guest size but had very little left as our guests loved the cake so much they found the extras and took it to-go!
Adam O
5.0
7/25/2025
All our wedding guests enjoyed the cake, cupcakes, and macaroons from Chef Gina! They were so beautifully decorated and tasted amazing. And Gina was great to work with throughout t...
he process.
Ashleigh J
5.0
7/13/2025
Chef Gina did an amazing job with our wedding cake and desserts! She took the vision I had for our cake and turned it into a reality. She was incredibly helpful and patient thru th...
e process of deciding on flavors for our cupcakes — and they were all absolutely delicious. Our guests raved about the entire dessert table. The macarons and the cupcakes were by far everyone’s favorite! We would highly recommend Gina for all your dessert needs.
Alyssa R
5.0
7/11/2025
We LOVED our wedding cake from Chef Gina, it was delicious and beautifully decorated. She was very easy and nice to work with and nailed the decorations based off the inspiration p...
icture she showed her. We went with vanilla bean cake and raspberry cream filling, so so good! We used this cake as a sweetheart cake for just us. The takeaway tasting was a super easy and fun way to decide on flavors and was worth the cost.
McKenna G
5.0
1/18/2025
I loved working with Chef Gina for my wedding and will continue to use her for cakes! She made the wedding cake of my dreams and it also tasted fantastic! It was so fun to do a cak...
e tasting through her and there wasn’t a flavor we didn’t like. She also delivered it to our venue in Cleveland! We can’t wait to work with Chef Gina again!! 🤗
Erika H
5.0
12/14/2024
Gina was amazing to work with! Communication was efficient and timely. She was incredibly helpful in determining quantities for our cake, as we were also doing a cookie table. Gina...
brought our vision to life, and was very accommodating with our flavor and filling choices. We chose to do two separate flavors and fillings, and Gina provided amazing direction along the way to ensure we had the correct amounts of each type. Guests raved about both flavors! We highly recommend Chef Gina's Bakeshop, and will be ordering from her in the future for birthdays and other special events.
Sami T
5.0
11/09/2024
I can’t say enough good things about this bake shop. Gina was always so helpful and responsive. My cake ended up being so gorgeous and exactly what I wanted for my wedding. I am gl...
uten free and everything at my wedding was gluten free including the cake. It was delicious and no one could tell it was gluten free!! Highly recommend!!
Madison B
5.0
10/24/2024
We used Chef Gina’s Bakeshop for our wedding on 10/05/24. Communication with Gina was quick and efficient, and the desserts were absolutely delicious. The cake came out just how I ...
envisioned it, and the guests loved the cupcakes and dessert shooters. Cannot say enough good things about Gina and her desserts!
Mike H
5.0
10/23/2024
The cake was beautiful and delicious. It was absolutely perfect. We got many compliments from the guests.
Highly recommend!
Sydney T
5.0
10/18/2024
All of the desserts and the cake that we got from Gina for our wedding were incredible!! We did a small, heart shaped vanilla bean cake with chocolate frosting and it was not only ...
gorgeous but extremely tasty too! We also ordered mini tarts, brownies, shooters, and 10 dozen cupcakes (that she matched frosting to our color palette) and our guests polished them off. From initial convos to tasting, delivery and setup on the day of, everything was so smooth and well communicated. Highly recommend booking Gina for your wedding / next event!
Alyssa H
5.0
10/16/2024
Gina was absolutely incredible to work with! Her communication was so clear and timely through the whole process. She helped us last minute adjust the cake size to be sure it fit o...
ur needs. Our guests raved about the taste and presentation of the cake! It was so delicious and beautiful. She took care of delivery and set up so we had nothing to worry about. Highly recommend!
Rebecca C
5.0
9/24/2024
Gina's cake and desserts were a hit for my wedding and she was great to work with! Delivery ended up occurring a little earlier than expected, but Gina worked with my coordinator t...
o ensure that the delivery process would go smoothly.
Kaitlyn J
5.0
8/06/2024
Gina was amazing! She was so good at communication and our bakery was so delicious. We had our wedding cake, brownies, cookies and shooters. Everyone ate all the dessert because i...
t was so good! I would 100% recommend her for any time of bakery. When I first saw our wedding cake I didn't want to cut it because it was so beautiful!
Hannah S
5.0
8/02/2024
Chef Gina created a gorgeous cake and dessert table for our July wedding. Our guests raved about her desserts all night long and even took home to go boxes. Her incredible talent w...
as evident through the delicious taste and exquisite display of each item. Gina was incredible to work with throughout the whole process, helping us to customize our desserts to exactly what we wanted. We were thrilled with everything Chef Gina did and we will definitely be ordering more from her in the future!
Jennefer T
5.0
7/09/2024
Gina was vey communicative from start to finish! The desserts were beautiful and the dessert shooters were a huge hit! The cake pops were sooo good, and just everything was great...
!
Leanna I
5.0
7/06/2024
We ordered a 2 tier wedding cake and 2 sheet cakes for our June 2024 wedding and everything we ordered was beyond amazing. Our guests were raving over the cake and eager to take le...
ftovers home. We aren’t particularly fond of cake in general but Gina’s cake is to die for. We are local and will definitely be coming back for all future birthday cakes
Jennifer C
5.0
6/29/2024
I was sooo lucky to find Gina! She offers such a wide variety of options, and all of them taste as good as they look. My guests were so impressed by her shooters and tarts. Our...
wedding cake was gourgous and perfectly on theme. I tried so many bakeries before I found Gina, as I live in Columbus. Once I found her I knew I was going to have very special desserts at my wedding. It was well worth the drive!
Caroline C
5.0
6/24/2024
Chef Gina made our wedding cake this past weekend and she did a phenomenal job! The cake was absolutely stunning and everyone came up to tell us what a showstopper the cake was! It...
definitely made the night!
Jessica S
5.0
6/23/2024
Chef Gina made the most wonderful wedding cake for our big day! I showed her an image of what I wanted and she made my dreams come true! She was very easy to work with as well! And...
the cake was very tasty!
MICHELLE T
5.0
5/29/2024
Gina’s work was amazing! She was super easy to work with and delivered a beautiful result. Our guests gave a lot of compliments on how wonderful our cake looked, and it tasted abso...
lutely amazing as well! Thanks so much for giving us a delicious cake that perfectly matched the rest of our decor, Gina :)
Rachel L
5.0
5/23/2024
Gina did an amazing job on our cake and it looked exactly as I had pictured! Each tier was a different flavor and tasted absolutely amazing! She communicated with my wedding planne...
r on drop offs and the tasting part of extremely easy and delicious also!
Abigail M
5.0
5/07/2024
Gina provided our dream wedding cake! Not only was it beautiful but it was delicious. She was easy to work with and quick to respond. Thank you Gina!
Christina S
5.0
4/22/2024
There are not enough words to express how amazing our wedding cake was. My guests were all blown away. I have never tasted a better cake. Working with Gina’s shop was an amazing ex...
perience from start to finish.
Natasha S
5.0
2/05/2024
We ordered a lemon raspberry couple's cake, and my goodness, it was one of the best lemon raspberry cakes I've ever had. It was so moist, the frosting wasn't too sweet, it was abso...
lutely delicious! I can't wait to come back to order another cake for our anniversaries!
Rachel V
5.0
12/06/2023
It was amazing working with Gina for our 11/04/2023 wedding. We got a small vanilla bean cake to cut into and an assortment of pastries/cupcakes for our guests. As a chocolate girl...
, I didn't expect much from a vanilla cake but when my husband and I took a bite we were in awe of how delicious it was. Best cake we've EVER HAD! And it was also beautiful. She executed my vision perfectly and even help set up the dessert bar for us. Each guest I talked to had a different favorite dessert and told me how much they enjoyed them. You cannot go wrong with Chef Gina. Thank you for everything!
Andrea S
5.0
11/27/2023
Chef Gina was so kind and easy to work with. I sent her a few photos of what I had in mind, and she was able to create something even more beautiful than I could have imagined. Not...
to mention that the cake was beyond delicious! We got so many compliments on how pretty the cake was and how good it tasted. I highly recommend Chef Gina's Bakeshop for your wedding or any other event you might need a cake for!
Colin S
5.0
9/17/2023
Absolutely stunning and delicious cake!! Guests were going back for seconds and we recieved multiple comments that it was the best wedding cake they had ever eaten! Gina was a drea...
m to work with, was quick to communicate with us, and made our day so easy! Highly recommend!!
Katie G
5.0
8/15/2023
Gina was amazing to work with! She did our cake and dessert table. Our cake was beautiful, exactly how I imagined it! We got so many compliments on her desserts. She was super help...
ful and responsive to all of my questions. So glad she was part of our wedding day❤️
Tina K
5.0
8/15/2023
Gina was so responsive and easy to work with! She took so much time to answer all my questions. More importantly her cakes are amazing and delicious! My cake turned out exactly li...
ke I hoped. It was a 3-layer for a 175-person wedding. We had different flavors for each layer. We received so many compliments from guests about how delicious the cake was. AND It was so gorgeous, I was sad to cut into it! Definitely recommend - and not just for your wedding - I’ve ordered other desserts from her over the holidays and everything is so delicious!
Marissa P
5.0
8/10/2023
Chef Gina did absolutely amazing for our wedding desserts! I could not be happier! From the very beginning, Chef Gina was helpful. She was very responsive whenever I had a quest...
ion. Not only are her desserts absolutely beautiful, they taste amazing as well! Our desserts flew off our table at our wedding. Our guests raved about the cheesecake crumble dessert shooters, definitely a favorite! Our wedding cake is the best cake we've ever tasted! We cannot wait to have Chef Gina make desserts for our future parties!
Colleen M
5.0
8/08/2023
Chef Gina makes the most beautiful and Delicious desserts I’ve ever seen!! She went above and beyond to make my dream come true! I am so grateful! I highly recommend booking her f...
or your next event! :)
Hannah T
5.0
8/06/2023
Not only was my gluten free cake absolutely delicious but Gina was such a pleasure to work with. She made the entire experience so easy and we were able to trust her without any co...
ncern. I intend to order more desserts from here!
Bridget G
5.0
7/26/2023
Chef Gina was absolutely incredible to work with. She was able to accommodate my gluten allergy and make a completely GF cake. All of the celiacs in our family thought it was the b...
est GF cake they’ve ever had. Chef also make the same flavor of cake in sheet cakes for the rest of our guests. She perfectly executed the artsy design I gave her for inspiration. And we hope to use her for future events!!! So happy!
Nikki L
5.0
7/10/2023
Chef Gina was amazing to work with, the cake & cupcakes looked absolutely beautiful & tasted even more amazing. Chef Gina definitely brought our vision to life, she was amazing to ...
work with & super understanding on changes! She arrived on time and set up beautifully! The guest were raving about the dessert shooters! Definitely recommend the cheesecake shooter it was fantastic! Thank you so much for being apart of our special day!
Sincerely
The Moormans
Emily P
5.0
6/26/2023
Our wedding cake was gorgeous and delicious thanks to Chef Gina! She was very easy to communicate with during the tasting and planning process. We selected two delicious flavors - ...
one for our tiered cake and one for our sheet cakes. We ordered extra, planning to share with family after the wedding, but our guests loved the cake so much that there was none leftover to take home! We continue to hear from guests just how much they liked the cake. We would recommend Chef Gina's Bakeshop for any baking needs!
Grace S
5.0
6/22/2023
Gina made our wedding cake and it was wonderful! It was both beautiful and delicious and we got multiple comments on how great the cake tasted. She was also super easy and quick to...
communicate with. I would absolutely recommend her!
Alexa J
5.0
5/02/2023
We used Gina for our December 2022 wedding and couldn't be happier. We did a two tiered vanilla bean cake with strawberry jam layers. We also ordered about 200-220 macaroons. If yo...
u haven't had Ginas macaroons, you haven't had a good one. We will continue to use and recommend her to family and friends for events. She truly does a great job!
Samantha K
5.0
3/06/2023
We absolutely loved our wedding cake from Chef Gina! From the moment we tasted her AMAZING buttercream flavors (the raspberry is the best in my opinion), we knew she had to make ou...
r cake! I had a specific vision for what I wanted our cake to look like & she executed it so well. Everybody kept telling us how beautiful our cake was & how incredibly delicious it was. I definitely recommend getting your cake from Chef Gina!
Sarah K
5.0
11/15/2022
Chef Gina is not just a baker, but an artist! We hired her for our wedding cake and she did not disappoint. I stumbled across her Instagram page and fell in love with her work. I w...
as unsure at first what style of cake i wanted until i came across her pearl cake. When i reached out to her on booking my wedding she was more than willing to help! I also share my wedding day with my mothers birthday. Gina even helped me execute a surprise birthday cake for my mom. Gina offers multiple flavors of cake and buttercreams. We went with a lemon cake and strawberry buttercream. She made us samples before deciding and it was a tough decision! For my mothers cake we did an almond cake with fresh fruit filling that was also delicious. The design of these cakes made you not want to consume it as they were too pretty to slice. Our wedding cake was a two tier white cake with various size pearls cascading from top to bottom. In the sun the cake shimmered like a real pearl. My mothers cake was a single tiered white cake with beautiful hand painted flowers of various colors. It was perfect for the fall season. Do yourself a favor and order from her! She also features an excellent dessert selection.
