4.9 out of 5 stars and 77 reviews
4.9
(77)serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area
About this vendor
Krumbs Cakes is a bakery located in San Rafael, CA. The shop delights in creating wedding cakes and other sweet treats for those celebrating special occasions within their community. The business is also happy to cater to those hosting milestone moments throughout the San Francisco and Napa Valley regions.
From elegant to whimsical and everything in between, Krumbs Cakes can do it all. The bakery's creative team takes pride in designing spectacular cakes to dazzle couples, their guests, and their taste buds. Mouthwatering, moist, and bursting with flavor, these desserts are sure to leave a lasting impression on newlyweds and their loved ones.
Krumbs Cakes is happy to offer couples customized cake designs so that their sweet treats truly reflect their unique love stories. To ensure that to-be-weds are fully satisfied with their orders before their big days, tastings are available. The baking team is also happy to prepare alternative options for those celebrating with dietary restrictions.
Details
Cakes & Desserts
- Cake Delivery & Setup
- Cake Tastings
- Groom's Cakes
Dietary Options
- Gluten Free
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2023.2022.+2 more.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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4.9
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Do not trust Krumbs Cakes with a wedding! They failed to deliver our daughter’s wedding cake. Not late. Not damaged. Not delivered at all.
At 7:30 p.m. on the wedding day, while t...
he reception was still underway and guests were eating dinner, Carol emailed me admitting she had “completely forgot to deliver” the cake and that there was “no backup.” A wedding vendor entrusted with a once-in-a-lifetime event had no contingency plan and simply “forgot”. That’s hard to believe as less that 24 hours before the wedding we were communicating about the cake topper.
Krumbs made no attempt whatsoever to deliver the cake once the mistake was discovered, no question about whether delivery would still be useful, and no same-day solution of any kind offered. The email consisted only of an apology and a mention of a refund…while the wedding was actively happening.
The following morning, Carol emailed asking whether she should deliver the cake. By then, we were already leaving town, and the wedding was over. That offer came too late to matter, and it underscores the complete lack of urgency shown the night before, when delivery could still have mitigated the damage.
For a wedding business, forgetting a wedding cake delivery, having no backup plan, and failing to act once the error is discovered is not a small mistake…it’s a failure resulting from negligence and complete incompetence.
Anyone considering Krumbs Cakes for an important event like a wedding should understand that this is a vendor that forgets about wedding cake deliveries and has no system in place to prevent that from happening or contingencies for emergency situations. If you’re okay with that…order away!
We had an amazing experience working with Krumbs Cakes for our wedding! From the start, Christian was wonderful to work with. We met with him for a tasting and chose a delicious le...
mon and prickly pear filling—it was absolutely perfect for our summer wedding.
On the big day, the cake arrived on time and was beautifully presented. Despite the warm weather, it held up wonderfully, and our florist added fresh flowers that made it even more stunning. Not only was it gorgeous, but it also tasted as amazing as we remembered from the tasting—our guests couldn’t stop raving about it!
Krumbs Cakes is reasonably priced and delivered above and beyond our expectations. We would absolutely work with them again for any special occasion. Highly recommend!
The cake was perfect! Christian was a joy to work with, and he hit every box we wanted for our cake. Would highly recommend him to anyone!
The cake was delicious. I am not a huge fan of cake but this is great. It is European so it is not too sweet and they have a ton of filling flavors!
Christian created an absolutely STUNNING and delicious wedding cake for us! I knew the moment we arrived for the tasting that Krumbs Cakes was a very, very special place. We had a ...
few other cake tastings prior to our visit to Krumbs that were underwhelming. I am a true dessert lover and wanted a cake that was both beautiful and superb tasting. Christian rolled out the red carpet for us and took time and care to walk us through our tasting, and provided extremely helpful advice regarding wedding cake decisions. He even gave me the idea for our vintage cake topper! The wedding cake was European style, so the frosting was as light as a cloud and not too sweet. The fillings (lemon, pink champagne, lingonberry) were divine. I had never had anything like them before. Honestly our wedding cake was one of my most beloved aspects of our wedding. All of the guests raved about it. The florist assisted with decorating it with flowers and created the acrylic stand. Christian even offered to make us a 1 year anniversary cake since freezer cake never tastes good. I cannot wait to order another cake from Krumbs for a special occasion! Thank you Christian for making my wedding cake dreams come true!
Amazing!! All of my friends kept talking about how delicious this cake was. I used Krumb for my wedding. We had a destination wedding so I did not get to try the cake before the we...
dding but it was amazing! Christian was easy to work with as well!
Christian was wonderful to work with, went above and beyond to make sure we had just what we wanted. And the cake was both gorgeous and delicious!
Working with Krumbs Cakes was very smooth. We set up a time for a tasting, talked through the design we wanted and that was it. The cake was beautiful and looked exactly like the i...
mage I had shared with the team. And the cake was so good that our guests ate the whole thing - all 3 layers - before we got a slice.
Krumb’s cake made and delivered us a perfect cake for our wedding. We were able to do a tasting beforehand, which helped us select the right flavors (Princess cake with double jam ...
and Chocolate Cake with Kahlua Mousse filling). The cake was delivered on-time and tasted amazing! We are very happy with choosing Krumb’s cake for our wedding cake.
Christian’s cakes are delicious! A friend who was married in 2021 recommended Krumbs Cakes to us and I am so glad she did! Christian is so friendly and easy to work with, we loved ...
our tasting and everything he makes is delicious! We went with a small 3-tiered cake in the cactus blossom flavor and a sheet cake in chocolate Kahlua. All of our guests loved the cake and I’m excited to order a mini version for our anniversary in 2024!
I ordered a two tier cake for my wedding. I struggled to find a place that could make a gluten free wedding cake and was relieved to find a place that didn’t charge an obnoxious am...
ount for it being gluten free. I live out of the state and couldn’t fly in to taste test so it was a big hope that it would taste at least decent. My expectations were blown out of the water.
The colors did end up being wrong the day of, because I requested a green color on the lower portion of the bottom tier with a silver band. We ended up getting a black color and gold band. The day of it was such a huge deal but having the colors I requested would have been nice. But to be honest, this was such an insanely good gluten free cake that I couldn’t be too upset about the colors. I have *never* had a gluten free cake that good in my life. The icing wasn’t too light or too heavy, and the flavors were so well balanced that I had to take a second to pause when I took my first bite. If I could order one have Krumbs cakes ship me a cake for my birthday every year I absolutely would.
We loved Christian and Krumbs Cakes! The cake tasting was one of my favorite parts of the wedding planning process, and the cake was even more delicious on the day of. We had a fou...
r-tier cake with alternating flavors (Meyer lemon and champagne & wild strawberry). The decoration was beautiful and exactly what we imagined. Highly recommend this vendor!
Mr. Roeder was recommended to us as we were looking for a special anniversary cake. Mr. Roeder welcomed us very friendly in his shop. After a short explanation, what we are looking...
for, he came up some very professional suggestions, which we agreed to.
As we picked up the cake, what shall I say, the cake was astonishing. When we served the cake at our reception, we got the second surprise. The cake not only looked special, it also tasted out of this world.
I only can highly recommend Mr. Roeder from Krumbs Cakes for any special desserts.
We were very happy with our cake! We wanted a not very traditional cake that looked more like ocean colors, and Christian did it perfectly! We don't normally eat cake but we loved ...
ours and our guests did too.
Christian made us an amazing wedding cake! It was just as we had wanted, a 4 tier naked cake. Came out beautiful and delicious. Highly recommend using Krumbs cakes for your wedding...
or other special event. Communication was great as well.
Wow! Thank you, thank you!
We walked into Krumbs cakes unsure if we wanted a cake, not being really “cake people” and walked out ordering a cake. Christian makes his cakes with sup...
er fresh ingredients and nothing is too, too sweet. It was the perfect cake for our hot wedding (91 degrees). We highly recommend! Can’t wait for another occasion to order a cake from him.
Christian was great to work with from start to finish! Clear communication, very kind and friendly and worked with us to create a cake for our wedding that was gorgeous and tasted ...
amazing. Thank you so much for everything!
Krumbs did a splendid job. The wedding cake not only looked beautiful it tastes amazing. Christian and crew made it so easy and stress free. I would highly recommend Krumbs!
The cake is delicious and the designs are spectacular! Five stars!
Christian was awesome to work with and makes the yummiest, most beautiful cakes! He was flexible and willing to work with us after a few changes in our wedding plans due to Covid! ...
Highly recommend!
Christian made our cake for our June 2021 wedding and it was absolutely DELICIOUS. My husband and I came for a cake tasting where we tried some of the most delicious cakes and fill...
ings/frostings. I cannot eat gluten and Christian was extremely accommodating and had TONS of options! We decided on a 4-tier cake with different flavored layers. Two of the layers were chocolate cake with sea salted caramel filling. The other two with the Princess cake: vanilla cake with lingonberry jam and Bavarian cream. Guests were raving about how delicious it was (they didn't even know it was gluten free)! Thank you, Christian, for making us such a beautiful and delicious cake!
Christian is incredible!! The tasting we had was so delicious and he really can do anything! We are doing 2 traditional tiers and a vegan tier! He has gluten free options too! Ever...
ything we tasted we loved! Check out the website for the endless options! Can’t wait for our Wedding to have some more!
Best wedding cake ever! Chef Christian and his team are just amazing. From day 1 we were treated with a friendly and professional service and we are so grateful to have chosen Krum...
bs Cake. Our wedding cake was delivered on time and was truly all we had dreamed off. It was beautiful and delicious and most of our guests went for a second serving. Can’t wait to order our next cake!
Giovannino and Josh
The team was phenomenal and our cake was amazing!
Our wedding was 10/19/19 and I stumbled upon Krumb's Cakes after being told by no less than seven cake bakers that they couldn't do what I wanted (a three tier square offset cake w...
ith a custom painted on design). We heard back from Christian within a few days and he was eager to schedule a tasting and meet us. We drove nearly 2.5 hours to the shop and were met with several DELICIOUS flavors to try. The cake was so moist and flavorful and it wasn't sickeningly sweet. We chose four flavors: cactus (THE BEST DECISION), chocolate and kahlua, chocolate and peanut butter, and sea salt caramel. Christian promised he could make our cake and we left feeling relieved and excited to have a cake for 80 (our guest total was 125 but we knew not everyone wanted cake). We paid $900 for our cake including delivery and "rebuilding" as our cake was transported in pieces so it survived the ride to our venue. Even though he got stuck in traffic because it was Pumpkin Fest weekend in Half Moon Bay and he was later than scheduled, the cake arrived and was set up beautifully. Everyone raved about the flavors and we had next to none left over. It was a smooth transaction from start to finish and we're definitely going to order from him again even though we live in Hollister. Thank you for a wonderful cake experience!
For our wedding, we got a small 2-tiered cake for display and cake cutting from Krumbs Cakes. Throughout the entire process, the employees at Krumbs Cakes were always quick to resp...
ond and very helpful (Selin was the one who always followed up with me). We tried ten flavors during our cake tasting, and they were all so good! We fell in love with the princess cake and cookies & cream. They have so many unique flavors, such as mango and cactus blossom. We had decided to go with another dessert option, but at less than two weeks before the wedding, that option fell through. We ended up getting sheet cakes, but wanted a display cake. Krumbs Cakes was able to accommodate our order on short notice, and Carol did a great job keeping me updated putting us in for a busy wedding weekend. We ended up getting the princess cake and it was perfect. Overall, I would highly recommend Krumbs Cakes and their super extensive list of flavors!
We were so happy with our wedding cake! Christian was so wonderful to work with and made sure that our cake was exactly what we wanted. We had a pretty big/heavy cake topper and Ch...
ristian was diligent about making sure that it would work with the cake. Not to mention the flavors are so delicious!
Best pastry and cakes in Marin soooooooo good
Christain is a talented baker.
Don't take my word try it yourself !!!
Our cake turned out both perfect and delicious! Christian made our vision come to life. He made cake tasting both fun and informational while giving good advice about any questions...
we had. Traditional and unique flavors that will leave you having a hard time choosing!
Christian was great to work with - he was very prompt in his communication, we had a delicious tasting and he was willing to do whatever custom combination we wanted for flavors. T...
he cake looked beautiful and tasted great. Very light and fluffy!
Krumbs Cakes made our wedding cake and we were really happy with how it turned out. We looked at a number of bakers and did four cake tastings across the Bay Area. We had an excell...
ent tasting with Christian where he had us taste a variety of samples and walked us through the differences between flavors, fillings, and frostings. His passion for baking and delivering a great product was evident throughout the tasting. He was honest with us about what works and what is popular from his experience. We ended up picking Krumbs Cakes because the cake was light, not too dense, and not too sweet, which was perfect for our wedding dessert which also featured ice cream.
The process was smooth for finalizing our order and payment (I would recommend calling them instead of emailing). Our two-flavor, three-tier buttercream cake was beautiful and decorated nicely with the flowers that our florist provided. The cake delivery was a little off schedule (being set up during dinner instead of during cocktail hour) but was ready by the time of our cake cutting. The cake was delicious!
Christian is a professional. That is what you need to know. He does cake, professionally. For you, on your wedding day, that means you go to him, try a few samples, and he will sor...
t it out from there. Then you pay a very reasonable fee and you are basically done. No hassle. The next thing that happens is you get married and, blammo, there is a beautiful cake ready to cut because Christian made sure it arrived in one piece, even though it was four tiers high and earlier that day traveled about 30 windy miles over bumpy roads. You will cut your cake, probably half drunk, and then eat some. Soon, people will tell you how beautiful your wedding was and some will mention the cake, the one Christian made as a professional and that you enjoyed. You will look back afterwards and see that the cake was the easiest part of your wedding planning but only because Christian pulled off what he pulled off, as a professional. So as a token of your thanks, you will write this: I highly recommend this man.
Awesome! Christian is so talented. Our cake was delicious and exactly how we wanted it to look! We received so many compliments from our guests. Highly recommend!
Our cake was absolutely dreamy! Christian and his team did a magical job! It was exactly what we wanted.. the best part it was..... DELICIOUS!! ...
-Angela & Jan Riekert - Wedding 8/8/2015
We found this vendor through our venue, Wedgewood Stonetree in Novato. Krumbs cake was accommodating, efficient and delicious. Christian was helpful and knowledgeable about cake o...
ptions and open to cake designs. He truly helped us pick a tasty and pretty cake for our big day.
Thank you Christian!
Best cakes you can get in the bay are,
If you have an event coming up don’t think twice on stopping by their store, is amazing and easy going people.
I recommend it to anyone.
I am so glad we chose Krumbs for our wedding cake! Chef Christian was wonderful from day one. Our cake was beautiful and delicious. It was gluten free but you'd never know it. It w...
as a huge hit with our guests. His prices aren't bad either. Definitely recommend!
This review is a bit late, but last June, Christian created our gorgeous wedding cake that had day of the dead decorations including sugar skulls with flowers.It was delicious and ...
we had many compliments. Christian was great to work with. Really an effortless process. The day of the wedding it arrived just as scheduled. They have tons of experience at Krumbs and the wedding couple will have nothing to worry about when it comes to the cake.
Andie and John
Christian created a vanilla with Meyer lemon mousse filling naked cake for our destination wedding. It was exactly what we ordered: delicate, light, yet flavorful.
Everyone loved ...
the cake, and we were delighted with Christian’s service. Our wedding cake was the perfect ending to our Napa Valley summer wedding. We hope to order again from Christian on a future trip to Napa...just for the opportunity to enjoy his cake again.
My sisters and I went to a tasting because the wedding cake is the most critical item of the wedding according to them. We tasted all of the flavors, and it was a difficult decisi...
on but we selected lemon. The cake looked exactly like the picture I provided and it was the best wedding cake I have ever had. My family loved it and we will be ordering from this bakery for every special event.
Christian made our cake exactly the way we requested and did a wonderful job! We did a smallish cake, relative to our total guest count, as we didn't want to have just one dessert...
, so we did cake, smores, and donuts. However, the cake was definitely enjoyed by everyone - even the fondant was delicious, which is a huge compliment as fondant is such a challenge!
We also loved our tasting with him - we had my now-in-laws in town during it and Christian was kind enough to accommodate all of us. He then even helped with letting my MIL down on some of her cake goals (she was envisioning something that was a huge departure from what my now-husband and I had talked about and wanted). Christian helped to defuse that particular bomb while offering cake samples, and what person doesn't take "bad" news better with cake? LOL.
Christian was prompt in responding to any emails I sent him through the planning process and his tasting plate was delicious. Our cake, however, was the BEST - since our coordinator sort of forgot to save us a piece for our first anniversary, I'm planning to just order a tiny version of our wedding cake from Christian for our first anniversary.
Highly recommend using Christian and Krumbs Cakes for all your wedding cake needs!
This is literally the first review I have ever written. Christian made my wedding cake a few weeks ago, and it was SO PERFECT! The design was exactly what we asked for, and it tast...
ed AMAZING. We did part prickly pair, part chocolate salted caramel. Not only that, but he was great to work with (while I, on the other hand, was probably a pain in the a**). The tasting was very personal, and he had a lot of good tips for wedding planning and vendors. We also changed the size of the cake probably 4 times, and he was very patient with us. I HIGHLY recommend Krumbs Cakes.
We dealt with Christian strictly through email! Our destination wedding was in Tiburon and we never did a tasting! We picked flavors we liked and boy did Christian deliver! The cak...
e was light, flavorful, and fulfilled my vision perfectly! The lady that delivered the cake finished the decoration off with fresh flowers we provided! Thank you Christian for your part in making our wedding day perfect!
We ordered our wedding cake from Christian in 2011 and he has been with us ever since - for birthdays, anniversaries, every special occasion. His cakes are gorgeous and delicious....
We just celebrated my husband's 60th birthday and his chocolate-raspberry cake was a huge hit! We love Krumbs Cakes and highly recommend!
We picked Krumbs Cakes super last minute with 2 weeks left until our wedding. We didn't go in for a tasting but just went for it, after reading the reviews.
We also needed the cak...
e to be gluten free and it be delivered to Tiburon, CA (Marin County). We ordered a two tier gluten free cake with different flavors for each tier.
Full disclosure, my fiance and I weren't super picky about the exact details of the cake so that also helped our stress levels as we selected the cake last minute. I was able relay what generally we wanted the cake to look like based on pictures the website had and ones I had emailed Christian. It worked out really well.
We are so glad we went with Christian and his bakery. Not only do they have a million choices for gluten cakes flavors (usually it's vanilla or chocolate), the cake tasted really great. Even 2 weeks after the wedding (yes, we ate the entire top layer). Krumbs Cakes delivered the cake on time and it was beautiful. The price point was I thought, very reasonable and . If I remember correctly, the GF cake cost the same as a regular cake. The process to order our wedding cake left us feeling like we were just ordering a typical not-gluten-free cake.
We were really happy with our experience with Christian and Krumbs Cake. I strongly recommend, especially if you want to be hands off and let the experts take care of this detail of your busy day.
Wonderful experience!
Christian made the process so simple and our cake was beautiful and tasted amazing!!!
Krumb Cakes was suggested to me by a close friend that had her wedding cake made by them. I'm so glad that I took her suggestion. The cake was exactly as I hoped, it was literally...
the conversation piece of our party. Not only was it decorated perfectly but the flavors were amazing as well. Best part is if it it 2 or 3 tiers each tier can be a separate flavor. Krumb cakes is professional, easy to work with and they pay close attention to what your vision is. I would recommend them over and over again.
Krumbs is the best in the area, very delicious and they do any design you want. We really recommend it!
Christian did our wedding cake and it was very beautiful and was the perfect canvas to work with our flower people. We went to him because he using simple and traditional ingredien...
ts. I love a good looking cake, but what matters to me personally is the taste. This is still the best cake I've ever had. When he made us a one year anniversary cake, we finished in one night. Any time I need a cake, I don't care where I live, I'll make sure Krumbs is the one to make it.
Christian is very friendly and easy to work with. My wedding gluten-free cake was delicious. None of the guests notice the difference. The cake was moist and not super sweet. He d...
elivered th ecake and decorate with the natural flowers with left for him with the wedding planner. It was a completely yummy and stress free process!
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1545 4th Street, San Rafael, CA | serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area
