Custom Cakes NW

All of Oregon & SW Washington State

About This Vendor

24 years of Cake artistry tasting it's best.

Customized designs with your tastes in mind. Working with one person from beginning to the time the last slice is savored. Locally sourced quality ingredients go in to scratch recipes. I've been creating customized cakes for over 24 yrs. and a preferred wedding vendor in the heart of wine country

Details

Business Attributes

Woman-owned Business

Cakes & Desserts

Cake Delivery & Setup, Cake Tastings

Custom Cakes NW Reviews

Reviewed On 10/23/2019 by Kendra T

Wow, wow, wow! Renee with Custom Cakes is amazing. She offers a variety of different flavors and can do gluten free too. She provided us with a beautiful and delicious three tier cake that was delivered and set up in one piece. Additionally, we...

hired Renee to make a croquembouche to go along with the cake. And seriously guys, those things are not easy to make, but yet Renee made it happen. Both the cake and croquembouche turned out amazing. We love her cakes so much, that we have made Custom Cakes our designated cake place for birthdays and special events. You guys can't go wrong in choosing Custom Cakes NW.

Reviewed On 8/16/2018 by Kristina D

AHHH!! We had the best cake ever! My husband and I attended a wedding open house at Hotel Oregon in McMinnville, OR a year before our wedding and found Renae with Custom Cakes NW. We love cake, we appreciate good cake, and Renae had the most am...

azing sampler tray that we could not stop thinking about. It was so easy to set up a time to visit with her and share my pinterest board ideas for the wedding cake. I asked for a white buttercream frosting decorated with fresh fruit and flowers. She delivered in the most amazing way. We also had a macroon tray with a variety of flavors and I regret to say I did not get a single one because they were gone so quick! I highly recommend Custom Cakes NW for your next event or wedding, you will not be disappointed with her amazing cakes and treats.

Reviewed On 1/12/2018 by Erin H

I set up a tasting about five days in advance, showed up on the correct date and time but no one answered the door (tasting is done in her home). We waited for a little while, I emailed and called but did not receive an answer so we ended up le...

aving. I got an email a couple hours later saying something had come up last second and that she didn’t have my number to notify me. We had been communicating via email for all our conversations so it was very frustrating to drive all the way out there, have my fiancé and father take off work early, just to have no one there. In my opinion, it would only have taken a few seconds to send me an email to let us know she couldn’t make it. The email I received was a quick apology and asking if I wanted to reschedule. I can’t imagine relying or depending on someone like this to perform such a large task for my wedding. It’s not something I’m willing to risk.

Reviewed On 10/20/2017 by Jessica B

Renae was amazing. She had unique flavors representative of the region. Our guests devoured her cake. She worked with my florist so I wouldn't have to worry about decorating the cake on the wedding day. She dropped the cake off and set everythi...

ng up. It was perfection. She was amazing and very available leading up to the wedding, which I appreciated. Work with her and you will not be disappointed. Thank you, Renae!

Reviewed On 9/18/2014 by Kelsey S

Renae was AWESOME. We had about 200 guests at our wedding. When we met with her with next to no idea what we wanted in a cake, she came up with unbelievable flavors (chocolate stout, ginger peach, and raspberry pound cake) that helped make that...

detail of our wedding completely our own. She put together a great tasting of combinations of cake and frosting flavors. She was very organized, reliable, and a very good communicator. She is serious about making cakes that taste good and hold up, and she went to extreme lengths to make sure our cake was absolutely perfect. She was so professional throughout the whole process, and added NO stress to our planning or wedding day. She was wonderful to work with and we would recommend her to anyone!

Reviewed On 9/18/2014 by coderdan

Renae was able to take our ideas, dreams and what we had envisioned and turn this into reality. She skillfully guided us away from some ideas that would have had bad results. Our cake was exquisite, delicate and amazing. We can't recommend h...

er highly enough! Use her and you will not be sorry!

Reviewed On 9/05/2014 by Amanda N

After trying what seemed like 50 different cakes, my fiance (now husband) and I decided to book with Renae at Custom Cakes. We had a great time sampling different flavors, fillings, and icings in her kitchen and enjoyed the variety of options f...

or our cake. The end product was both delicious and beautiful! We got lots of compliments from our guests both during the reception and after. We were very happy with our choice!

Reviewed On 1/12/2012 by Genevieve F

Renae is an artist...knows how to see what you are wanting before you know yourself. She is a visionary! Our cakes were beyond beautiful and tasted wonderful!

Reviewed On 6/18/2011 by Kate S

Renae is a wonderful person to talk to, but not my favorite business person or cake designer. She was very kind in the consultation, although she did not offer cake samples which I thought odd. When it got closer to my wedding she was testy abo...

ut my payments, which I understood, but she questioned whether I was even going with her, which I said all along. When it came to my wedding day, she shattered my focal point cake topper. Renae added flowers to the topper, but it got worse. She didn't put enough support into the cake so it sank and was lopsided. She also tired to add flowers to cover that up. I understand accidents, but I specifically said no lavender on the cake and she added lavender dots instead of dark purple. She also said it would be a 5-layer cake and it was only two. I'm not one to give bad reviews, but when I saw a similar one on Google, I wish I would have read it. Bride beware ...

Response from the Vendor on 09/27/2018

I remember this bride and this wedding. When a vendor arrives at the venue, you can feel the "atmosphere". This wedding was tense! Full payment was not made 2 weeks prior to event date as stated in contract, she had a detailed description of...

flavors and design and knew it was a 2-tier design, she requested dietary changes within days of date and had not made payment. I had to insist that she pay in cash or the order would be considered cancelled. Florist had the same payment issues. I did accidentally break the porcelain cake topper and replaced it immediately for the couple. This is the only wedding that has happened and I felt terrible. The weather was rainy and the topper slipped. The cake was iced in whipped cream and I improvised with the floral decorations. In retrospect, I should not have taken this order. Good communication with your wedding vendors well before your special event sets the expectation and no disappointments.