4.8 out of 5 stars and 56 reviews
4.8
(56)We have delivered to New York, Florida, Va., S. Carolina
About this vendor
Le Gateau is a wedding cake business based in Westerville, OH. Italian meringue buttercream, fresh raspberries, and ganache are just some of the ingredients Sue uses for her cakes and pastries. Flavor and taste are what your guests will remember about your wedding cake. Consistency, hard work, and a passion to be the best keep Le Gateau on top.
What You'll Love About Le Gateau
Le Gateau is popular with couples for its lavish designs and flavorful creations. The staff are highlighted as being highly skilled and helpful throughout the whole process. Check out their reviews for more information about the kind of wedding experience they offer.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Cakes & Desserts
- Cake Accessories
- Cake Stands
- Cake Toppers
- Cake Delivery & Setup
- Cake Tastings
- Groom's Cakes
Dietary Options
- Gluten Free
- Kosher
- Nut Free
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2012.2010.
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We were searching for a wedding cake vendor, and happened to come across Le Gateau at our wedding tasting at The Westin. We were completely blown away with how fresh and delicious ...
Sue’s cakes were and immediately knew we wanted to book her to make our wedding cake. I truly don’t think anything beats fresh fruit in a cake. Not only are her cakes moist and flavorful, but her design skills are immaculate! From the start, Sue was very easy to work with answering any questions or concerns that came up. With her years and years of experience, we trusted her completely to make the wedding cake of our dreams.
I can’t begin to explain just how gorgeous the design of our cake was. Sue went above and beyond with the floral design and we couldn’t have been happier with the end result. She absolutely nailed the vision we had for our cake and made it even more beautiful than we were anticipating! I can’t count the number of guests that made a point to mention how our cake was the most beautiful wedding cake they’ve ever seen. Sue is so very talented and we are blessed we stumbled upon her business. She truly created the wedding cake of our dreams! We will never forget it and will surely be ordering more cakes from Le Gateau in the future!
She did an amazing job on my daughters
Wedding cake It was both delicious and beautiful!! She was very responsive with any questions we had as well. Highly recommend!
We're so happy we chose Le Gateau for our wedding cake! We tried samples from several bakeries and strongly preferred the amazing flavor combinations and high-quality cakes from Le...
Gateau.
We had a gorgeous four-tier cake, and every flavor was absolutely delicious. We only wish we had ordered more servings so our guests could have tried all the amazing options while still leaving us with leftovers to enjoy.
Sue did an incredible job listening to our design vision and offering creative options. She perfectly brought our art deco theme to life with the most beautiful, elegant design. Our cake was both a showstopper and delicious, so we highly recommend Le Gateau!
We were ASTOUNDED by Sue's cakes from Le Gateau. Not only was our cake stunning in looks, but it was also delicious. Literally every guest commented on how amazing it was. Sue is s...
o sweet and such a hard worker. She will go above and beyond to make sure her cakes are perfect for your wedding. We will be coming to Sue in the future for other occasions. She is just amazing. I cannot recommend her services more highly!
Brides beware - one of the most horrible interactions I've ever had with a vendor. Unfortunately, this vendor has pushed me to the point of writing this review because she will not...
stop harassing me and messaging me.
This started with a simple inquiry for a 3-4 tier wedding cake with flowers, in between naked cake and regular amount of frosting, and other dessert table options in addition to the cake.
The response I got: "Dear Amy, I create wedding cakes and pastry tables . I make mostly French pastries . I do not make naked cakes for anyone. To spend two hours making Italian meringue buttercream and butter costing over $5.0 a pound plus Grand Marnier or Valrhona white chocolate to flavor the buttercream am I going to ice then scrape it off the cake and throw it out!. If this is what you want then you will need to look for another baker. Best wishes, Sue"
I was genuinely shocked to receive such a message on a simple inquiry. I recommended that she explicitly state her very big feelings about what services she is unwilling to provide so that no future bride has to go through this process of upsetting her so much with a simple inquiry. I let her know that we would absolutely be looking elsewhere, per her advice.
But, Sue has more to say. She responds, "Dear Amy, I do state what I create and don’t create on the very first page of my website outlined in a Redbox so it can’t be missed. I am sorry you didn’t read it . Best regards I am sure you will find someone to make what you want."
At this point, I'm beyond disgusted with her unprofessional attitude. I saw the website. My inquiry stated something in between a naked cake and something simply covered in fondant. That specification is not addressed in her page regarding what items she deems as more appropriate for "picnics and children's parties" and not appropriate for a wedding (feel free to check her site - this is literally what it says). I, once again, explicitly told her - "We are no longer interested in your services. Future replies are no longer necessary, nor welcome."
Still, Sue isn't done. Her last message: "Dear Amy, if you had come to my shop I would have given you the same information plus more. My butter went from $90.00 a case to $178.90 a case. That is why I don’t scrape off my buttercream and throw it out. In the past few months two bakeries in town closed permanently. Leaving brides in the lurch without a cake and a refund. I helped out some of these brides with a cake better quality and design at a lower price. One main reason these and a couple of individual bakers quit lately was costs. So that is why it is stated on my website and why I also tell brides this same information when they come in for a free tasting. It is about educating why and how things are made so you can make an informed decision. Regards, Sue"
I'm early in planning my wedding, but this was the most unprofessional experience I have ever encountered. I am eternally grateful I did not hire this woman.
I can't even begin to describe how special and amazing our cake was! Su is the epitome of an artist. She works in her own way, so let her take the reins and you will be so happy wi...
th the end result. Not only was our wedding cake delicious, it was just stunning. Everyone was so impressed!
Most amazing wedding Cake! Sue was great to work with and makes a delicious cake, we received so many compliments on the cake and it was BEAUTIFUL and a great price!
Sue was wonderful from tasting to delivery. We had heard a lot of positive things before we met Sue and they all lived up to the hype. Our four-tier cake with gum paste trillium fl...
owers had three fantastic flavors which allowed everyone at the wedding to find something they loved. Many of our guests told us they loved having a piece of each! The mango-passionfruit was the standout along side the excellent raspberry chocolate and spice cake. We highly recommend Sue!
Sue was the best! She is the absolute best at what she does. Our guests were saying it was the best wedding cake they’d ever had! She was so easy to work with and extremely accommo...
dating. Thank you so much Sue!
The cake was stunning and tasted great too! She only used fresh berries between the layers and utilized my dress to decorate the cake. The lace look on the bottom mirrored my veil ...
perfectly, and then my dress also had a large bow that she put on the top tier. It was so unique for us and our wedding!
Sue was so great to work with! Her cake was beautiful and the best we had had tasted by far. You can tell she is the best at what she does! She was super easy to work with during o...
ur multiple postponements, and changes in amount needed for our wedding due to a smaller guest list. Everyone told us how great the cake was at our wedding!
Unprofessional. Never replied to any of our text, calls or emails. When we reached out with our concerns, she never apologized for not ever reaching out. She was so rude and mean t...
o us. Does not respect the customer/business relationship. Her cakes are amazing but never want someone making my cake with such a negative attitude.
Exceptional! Sue of Le Gateau made us an incredible 4 tier cake. Our guests raved about the flavor. it was gorgeous! Thank you for your hard work.
Sue is the ABSOLUTE BEST! She was so accommodating during COVID, including doing an "at home" cake tasting. She is quick to respond to emails and her designs and skills are the bes...
t in the city! The cake itself was absolutely delicious! We got so many compliments throughout the reception. I also wanted gumpaste flowers, and she created the most realistic and beautiful flowers! I cannot imagine having a more perfect wedding cake!
We chose Sue as our cake vendor for our wedding that was supposed to take place on 12/31/2020 because she had fair prices and incredible designs! Due to COVID, we had to cancel the...
big celebration, but decided to get married in our backyard in a small ceremony. Sue was so generous and accommodating and created a "mini" version of our cake that we could share with our family this year on New Year's Eve. The cake was beautiful and most importantly, delicious. We can't wait to see what she creates for us next year when we finally have our big-day!
We hired Sue to design & make our wedding cake - from start to finish our entire experience with her was wonderful. I live out of state and had my sister step in to help with cake ...
tasting and Sue treated her just as if she was the Bride herself which I so appreciated. We have had endless compliments on how beautiful our wedding cake was and we got married back in September! Highly recommend her for any special occasion - she creates beautiful desserts!!
Sue Larson from Le Gateau is the absolute best there is! Her cake flavors and designs are some of the most amazing designs you will ever see. She is reliable and will always work t...
o accommodate whatever big idea anyone may have! All these things are important to consider when selecting a pastry chef HOWEVER, Sue offers so much more!
One of the most important elements on our wedding day was to have a cookie table full of family made cookies and other pastries. This is a strong tradition in my hometown however most venues in Columbus discussed they were not able to accommodate this request. We desperately searched for someone in the Columbus area who would be able to plate and display all our cookies. We did end up finding a vendor that was willing to do this however they wanted to charge over $2,000 (just to plate cookies). Feeling defeated, I knew we had to keep planning so my now husband found Le Gateau as a potential pastry chef for our cake. Upon going to Sue's pastry kitchen, we were blown away with her kind spirit, her amazing cake flavors, and the absolute love of her craft. We immediately knew she was the one to make our cake! We then started to discuss our desire to have a cookie table and how challenging this has been to find anyone willing to help with this. Sue, without any hesitation, said "I'll do it!" And the rest was history! Sue not only displayed an absolutely immaculate cookie table but this table was nearly 40 feet long! It was one of the most beautiful sights we have ever seen and nearly took my breath away. We were so grateful for her support and the support of her colleagues and friends to make this cookie table happen!
Whatever you do, please consider talking with Sue and always recognize she is an expert at her craft and will ensure your wedding cake is one you will never forget!
Sue is 100% the best wedding cake artist you will find. She is timely, engaging, creative and thoughtful!
She made all of my cake dreams come true from taste to tedious detailing ...
on the cake. Let me just reiterate that, her cakes are DELICIOUS!!! I will order all of my cakes from her in the future for holidays/celebrations!
Her work is impeccable and there is no better vendor to represent you on your special day! Take it from me (a recent COVID bride) SHE IS THE BEST!
Sue’s cake was decadent, delicious and so well crafted! Sue incorporated the design of my dress on the cake decoration and worked with me to make sure it met my vision. We had to p...
ostpone our wedding due to covid and sue made it so easy; she went above and beyond our expectations. If you’re looking to impress your guests, this is the way to go!
I do not have enough great things to say about Le Gateau and Sue Larson. My now-husband has a severe nut allergy, so it was very important for us to find a cake/bakery that was nut...
-free. Le Gateau was one of the only bakeries we found in Columbus that made this accommodation, and not only was Steven able to eat cake on his wedding day, but the cakes themselves were so high quality and beautiful! At our tasting, Sue gave us a number of cake and frosting samples to try, explaining the differences between each. This made me feel well informed and helped us to better decide our preferences. On our wedding day, our cake looked just as we had designed it, and was one of the most delicious desserts I've ever had! Not to mention, Sue herself took the time to drive the cake up to the venue and decorate it with the fresh flowers we ordered. We got so many compliments! I would highly recommend this bakery to everyone, especially those with nut allergies.
Sue was more than accommodating when it came to our request and vision for our wedding cake. She goes above and beyond with her designs, and not to mention her cakes were the best ...
I’ve ever tasted! I highly reccommend Sue to make your wedding cake!
Sue Larson of Le Gateau makes the BEST cake I have ever had and it was absolutely beautiful. Everyone kept telling us that you always have a lot of cake left over so make sure you ...
have boxes to take extra home. But this was not the case for us. It was all gone because it was that good! My only regret for our wedding day was that I didn't save a slice for myself. I highly recommend Le Gateau if you are looking for a beautiful tiered wedding cake that also tastes delicious!
Sue did such an amazing job! Our cake was not only absolutely stunning but it was delicious! She truely is an artist. She drew inspiration from my dress and decor so the design tie...
d in beautifully and seamlessly with my vision. We also opted for her to make flowers out of paste that we were able to save as a keepsake in our China cabinet. She is very passionate about her cakes and it shows!! Would 100% recommend her to anyone for any occasion.
Sue was wonderful to work with. My husband has celiac and we had to try to find gluten free along with regular cake. Both kinds were delicious and we had lots of compliments. We ga...
ve her little to no direction on design and she came up with a beautiful cake for us!
Sue Larson did an amazing job with our cake! She took inspirations from our wedding and created a vision. Sue was easy to work with, very professional, and great attention to detai...
l. We knew that we did not have to worry about the cake showing up on time, looking beautiful, and communicating with the venue. Not only did the cake look amazing and was the prefect centerpiece for our wedding, but it tasted absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!! I would absolutely recommend Le Gateau to any couple!
The cake is exactly what we wanted. A stand was even purchased especially for us. The macaroon cake was amazing and exactly how we envisioned it. The dessert table was amazing and ...
everyone enjoyed it. Highly recommend Le Gateau!
Sue at Le Gateau is absolutely phenomenal at making and designing wedding cakes. She incorporated our style and suggestions into the design and it was more beautiful than I could h...
ave ever imagined. She is a true professional who takes pride in her work, understands the importance of quality, and ensures that every last detail is perfect and delicious. I am so thankful that my friend, who hired Sue for her wedding, recommended her business to us.
For our wedding cake, it served 230 people (4 tiers) with Italian buttercream cake with strawberry filling, orange cake with chocolate ganache filling, and chocolate cake with raspberry filling covered in iced buttercream frosting...might I add, all made from SCRATCH. We received so many compliments from our guests about how excellent our cake was!
Sue Larson with Le Gateau was our favorite vendor for the wedding. We have already recommended Sue to all of our friends planning weddings in Ohio and we cannot wait to have her ca...
ke again at their weddings!
From the cake tasting experience to our wedding night, we had a great time selecting designs/flavors and eating delicious cake! We have been to a few weddings and have never enjoyed a wedding cake as much as we enjoyed Sue’s. We had a 3 tier round cake with different flavors for each level including Italian cream with fresh raspberry and chocolate with fresh raspberry. Both with wild berry buttercream icing. The flavors were amazing and did not taste ridiculously sweet as we've come to know American cakes to be. Sue was not only able to accommodate our requests but she also provided us with expert advice regarding the design and flavor pairings. In addition, we planned the wedding from out of town, and Sue was able to accommodate our tastings to include one tasting for us (bride & groom) during a short trip into town and later schedule a separate tasting for our parents.
Sue was prompt to respond to any calls and answered all the questions that we had throughout the entire wedding cake selection process. On the day of the wedding, the cake arrived on time and it looked great. The taste was out of this world. The flavors were natural with no artificial tastes. Truly, the fresh raspberries brought everything together. We had many guests come up to us after the wedding to compliment the cake and ask who was the mastermind behind it.
Our caterer did not leave us the anniversary cake (the top tier of the wedding cake) and as soon as Sue heard about this, she immediately offered to give us a small replacement so that we can enjoy cake for our first year anniversary. We are very thankful that Sue was able to be part of our big day and we highly recommend her for all your cake needs!
Thank you Sue!
We were beyond thrilled with Jan’s work on our wedding cake. She was an absolutely delight to work with during the planning and tasting process and is clearly an expert in her fie...
ld. We are still receiving so many compliments on both the design and taste of the cake, weeks after the wedding…. we also had her do a sabering at our Reception which I would highly recommend!
Sue's cakes are absolutely amazing. My biggest regret is that I didn't get off the dance floor long enough to get a slice during the actual wedding! The tasting was so much fun and...
Sue really listened to what we wanted and her design was gorgeous. Communication was sparse at some points but I understand she is busy and running a business.
Sue was absolutely amazing. The cake she made was delicious, moist and flavorful. It was also decorated beautifully, exactly the way we wanted it including the extras we asked for....
I found Sue online, after trying a few other vendors and being disappointed in their gluten free offerings (both myself and my mom are gluten free). My husband and I went to a tast...
ing in Sue's kitchen, and were so impressed with her gluten free flavors that we booked on the spot. Sue delivered the cake herself on the day of the wedding and applied some extra fresh flowers to it. It was beautiful and everyone loved it!!
Best Wedding Cake Ever! Sue's cakes are not only incredibly delicious but also so artistically creative. She made a 2 sided cake for our daughter's wedding. One side was very tradi...
tional and made to look like her wedding dress. The other side had Chicago landmarks (Sears Tower, The Bean) with a 3D Farris wheel of Navy Pier coming out of the cake! She made 15 to 20 orange lily sugar flowers to place on and around the cake. Then she made an ice cream cake for the grooms cake! I definitely recommend her Red Velvet and Spice cake. We also had Chocolate and Lemon that were amazing. We can't say enough about her and her incredible cake!
I found this Eiffel tower cake and she made it just the way I wanted. Sue is very personable. I met her first time and knew I wanted her to make my cake.
My mouth literally dropped when I saw our wedding cake! I was blown away! Sue Larson did such an incredible job, and the cake tasted amazing! I cannot count the number of people th...
at told us it was the best wedding cake they ever tasted. She is an unbelievably talented artist. She constructed a statue of Gustav Klimt's "the Kiss" out of gum paste. We were blown away. Thank you Sue! We are so grateful!
Amazing cake! Sue made us the most beautiful cake for our wedding. It was not only beautiful but was delicious. I highly recommend her.
I would recommend Sue to any bride! She is very easy to get in contact with and easy to work with. After we had the tasting, I sent her pictures of my wedding dress and she sent me...
a couple of sketches to choose the design. When I finally saw the cake on my wedding day I could not believe how well she designed the cake to match the lace on my dress perfectly. And of course the cake tasted amazing, I received so many compliments from my guests. If you want a classy wedding cake, I would definitely recommend le Gateau!
The cake for our wedding was a hit. It disappeared super fast and everyone loved it.
I decided to book Sue to make our cake after our tasting. I was heavily considering another vendor, but when I tasted her cakes and found how reasonable her pricing was, I was sold...
. She is truly an artist and made the most amazing sugar flowers for our cake, which we saved and plan on displaying they are so beautiful and intricate. Our cake had three different flavors and fillings all for the same fixed price so I felt like there were no hidden fee’s with Sue without the sacrifice of quality. She also was more than accommodating to add in a surprise fondant grooms cake as a surprise for my husband within the last month. Sometimes she can be slow responding through email, so I would suggest calling. She really puts her soul into each cake she makes, I feel very lucky she made mine! Our guests raved at the cake and how delicious it was. Thank you Le Gateau for making my cake as beautiful on the inside as the outside.
I'm not usually the biggest cake fan, but after Le Gateau/Sue Larson made our wedding cake, my life was forever changed! It was one of the greatest deserts I've ever tried in my li...
fe, and I now order her cakes for every birthday! I can't get enough! The service is impeccable and the quality is top notch. Could not say enough nice things about Le Gateau and Sue Larson!
We went for a tasting at sues kitchen. Amazing, and so easy to work with. Showed her some ideas, and told her some things we were into, she then created 6 sketches at various price...
ranges. Took feedback so well and when we got married, we were rushed to the reception hall ahead oh guests to see the masterpiece. Our cake stole the show and was absolutely perfect for us. And it was delicious! Highly recommend sue larson
Sue is amazing! Our cake could not have been more beautiful or tasted any better. Sue was so easy to work with. We picked 3 flavors for the cake and gave her a picture of what we w...
anted. The cake looked and tasted better than I ever could have imagined.
Susan is amazing. She used details of my wedding dress in the design of the cake which was all buttercream frosting except for the ribbon of fondant. She has amazing books to look ...
through and her cakes actually taste just as amazing as they look. She provides the top tier of your cake in a box for you to store and she has several cake stands to choose from which are beautiful.
Sue Larson at Le Gateau did a wedding cake and grooms cake for me. Both were spectacular in every way - far exceeding my expectations! Our wedding was at the Columbus Museum of Art...
, and the room featured a giant glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly, and we wanted matching blown glass pieces on our cake - edible and made of sugar. Our wedding planner recommended Sue - the sugar glass guru - and we are so glad she did! The cake was BEAUTIFUL - a real piece of art! The sugar glass sculptures on the piece were identical to the Chihuly, and nobody could believe they were edible! I was so impressed by the work she did for the Pittsburgh Steelers that I had her do a groomscake representing my husband's favorite sports teams as well. I don't eat much cake, but I do know that fondant tastes nasty... but not Sue's! Her fondant is made of white chocolate and is to die for! We did a chocolate ganashe and fresh raspberry filling on the wedding cake and everyone at the wedding said it was the best cake they had ever tasted. I cannot recommend Le Gateau enough!
Sue Larson of le Gateau made the wedding cake for my 09-14-13 wedding. While we sampled about a half-dozen different bakers either on our own or through bridal shows, we went with...
Sue. Her cakes were absolutely delicious and her decorating skills stunning. She is also the only person in town who made pulled sugar ribbons and flowers. We went with a flower on our cake that looked like it was made of hand-made glass from a hot-shop.
She was also willing to make a non-traditional, non-tiered wedding cake from a picture I had from a 1952 Louisville Courier Journal article my grandmother had saved for my mother when my mother was 3 years old. My mother never had the cake made and it was something I had seen all of my life. It was the only thing I knew I wanted for my wedding day if I ever married. After being told by other bakers it couldn't be done to the scale I wanted and after much discussion with Sue, Sue made it happen. It was exactly what I wanted in scale. I left the decorating mostly up to her other than asking for the sugar flower in colors used in my wedding party. She decorated the sides in an art-deco pattern from my engagement/wedding ring and she decorated the top to look like the lace on my wedding dress.
Besides being extremely happy with my cake visually, the two cake flavors she made were wonderful. All of my guests talked about how good they were. She made both an orange pound cake with a chocolate ganache filling and a lemon pound cake with fresh raspberry filling. For anyone reading this thinking of a heavy pound cake, these weren't. They were the lightest (not dense and dry) pound cakes I've ever had and were sumptuously rich. The leftovers even tasted good a week afterwards.
While this is not the least expensive cake in town (nor is it the most expensive), I think you would be hard-pressed to find a better cake. There may be many who can decorate a cake but Sue is a superb baker in addition to being an exceptional designer.
The best wedding cake ever!!! If you do not pick Le Gateau for you wedding cake vendor you are not doing yourself or your guests any justice. Our cake was absolutely beautiful an...
d most importantly tasted amazing. Before making your final decision make sure you go and meet with Sue Larson for a consultation and a cake tasting.
We were on the hunt for the best tasting and most beautiful wedding cakes in Columbus, and we found just what we were looking for at Le Gateau! The cakes are absolutely the best ca...
kes I have ever tasted and the designs are completely customized for each bride, not a standard design like some bakeries use. Also she uses fresh strawberries or raspberries in her cakes rather than jam. We are planning to order from Le Gateau anytime we need a cake in the future, no point going anywhere else!
Sue is a very accomplished artist. For this reason I believe her prices are very high.
Delicious wedding cake was important to us. We wanted unique flavors and needed a lactose free option for the groom. Every sample we tried from Le Gateau was so yummy it was hard t...
o choose our favorites. Sue created a BEAUTIFUL, one-of-a-kind design incorporating all our favorite features. We also hired her to make macaroons for our hotel room bags. They were better than the ones we ate in Paris! Sue is a true master of her craft and will ensure your cake is perfect!
I always knew that I wanted the cake at my wedding to be special and memorable, and Sue went above and beyond all of my expectations. She created a true work of art that incorpora...
ted our theme perfectly -- and it tasted great, too!
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7978 State Rt 605 S, Westerville, OH | We have delivered to New York, Florida, Va., S. Carolina
