Hands on Sweets

your dream cake too. Chefs Marie and Carlos were able to take my somewhat scattered ideas and turn them into an artistic, culinary reality - personalized especially for the newlyweds. Chef Marie made a huge effort to simplify the experience for us. It went from stressing out to stress free. Being a “big” surprise to the couple complicated by our being out-of-state parents, made it extremely difficult for us, yet they handled everything to the last, perfect detail: contacting the venue, delivery, setting up, etc. My only task was to drop off the cake topper and some custom decorations. I can’t say enough about Chef Marie’s patience and flexibility. We began with a traditional wedding design but then discovered the wedding venue was a rustic theme. Three months of emails later, Chef Marie was able to switch gears, start from square one, and produce an elegant (and fun) cake duo, complimented by tree bark and rope pedestals, a luscious cascade of sugar flowers set against frosting ferns, with custom accents on the serving pieces. The bride’s cake was an amazing Vanilla Chiffon Cake with Vanilla Bean Buttercream frosting and the groom’s cake was Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache on the top tier and Chocolate Buttercream on the bottom. I hope they post photos so you can see how beautiful, creative and scrumptious, the cakes were. Truly, next to the bride and groom, they were the centerpiece of the reception room. My daughter received compliments from women and men throughout the evening. (At one point the groom and his friends stood around his cake, just fascinated, and talked about how cool it was.) In my daughter’s words, “Mom, the cakes were a Hit.” That, was our goal. Hand on Sweets made it happen. We are so grateful.

s after the wedding. Hands on Sweets also did our favors which were chocolate truffles and everyone was so impressed by them as well. I will definitely be seeing Chef Marie again!

The WOW was the grooms cake, though! My husband and I had our first date over cheesecake, so we really wanted to incorporate it into the wedding somehow. We worked with Chef Marie to come up with a cheesecake-red velvet layered cake for the grooms cake, and we casually told her it was beach themed and showed her the cake topper. We did not think much of it... the end results was breathtakingly beautiful. One of the most beautiful and most delicious cakes I have EVER had. THEN, since we were concerned we would not have any at our wedding, she made us a second small groomscake with all of the stunning sugar shells and beautiful details of the original. Talk about going above and beyond. She is an artist - both of flavor and design. You will love her.

o that her cakes are not only beautiful, they taste delicious. Our wedding cake had three tiers with a ruffled exterior. She also did ombre coloring from white at the top to a gray lavender at the bottom - it was breathtakingly beautiful and was everything we had imagined. When we cut the cake at our wedding and actually got to taste it, it was also the best cake I had ever eaten. I highly recommend Hands on Sweets for a cake for any special occasion - but especially for your wedding.

day with us! Their excitement, honestly, was what sold us on choosing to work with them for our big day. From the beginning, they were easy to communicate with, share ideas, and help to bring our very specific vision to reality. When we walked into the ceremony and reception, we were awestruck. The work that Hands on Sweets had done truly took our breath away. Our guests enjoyed the evening so much more because of the personal touches that Hands on Sweets included. During the planning process, we were able to share our story with Chefs Marie and Carlos of Hands on Sweets and got to know them as individuals. Our wedding became a project among friends. The love they put into their work and preparation really shined as we entertained and celebrated the event. Thank you for going above and beyond, Hands on Sweets!

d hire her again in a heartbeat!

ts and I can't wait to use them for other events in the future.

Looking forward to try other baked goods from them!

. She delivered out to Tarpon Springs and worked with our florist to make sure everything was perfect, and all within our budget. Highly recommend.

on :) Thank you hands on sweets for making our special day PERFECT!

created a wide variety of delectable desserts for our guests to enjoy. Our wedding was a destination wedding since we reside in NJ and the chefs went out of their way to keep in contact with us and arrange everything from flavors to decorations for the desserts just perfectly. Our guests couldn't get over the intricate and beautiful sugar "coral" they made and were blown away by the amazing taste of each dessert offered. Some of their favorites were the salted caramel pops and the blueberry cheesecake bites. We are so grateful to Hands On Sweets for providing us with sweet treats for our wedding that guests are still talking about! Thank you so much Chef Marie and Chef Carlos!

ng, they had wonderful options for us and the only thing that was tough was deciding which delicious treats to choose! They set everything up in a beautiful display and were great about suggesting just the right amount to order. I had priced other dessert bars in the area, and I will say this company was leaps and bounds ahead of the competition as far as value for your money. I couldn't recommend them more! Thank you, Marie!

ferent flavors because the cake went that fast. Also, our cake was just beautiful. Chef Marie just got us from the beginning. The wedding cake was exactly what I wanted and was put together from ideas from my head and the grooms cake was a great representation of my now husband's personality. Chef Marie is the best!

sband and I loved our cake so much we could not wait a year to eat the top tier. We ate it on our one month anniversary instead. We will definitely use Hands on Sweets again!