Prantl's Bakery

Once my husband (fiance back then) had proposed, I knew we had to have Prantl's famous burnt almond torte as our wedding cake. It has never disappointed. I worked with Breanna who was very helpful with picking out our design and amount of cake needed! After our wedding, we still have guests saying how much they loved our cake and even told us they ate at least two slices! You don't see that anymore. My husband and I highly recommend Prantl's for any and all occasion.

We ordered our wedding cake through Prantl’s and would recommend them to use for your wedding needs! They were so easy to work with, the cake was delicious, and we received many compliments on how pretty the cake looked. They replicated exactly what I wanted and provided very high quality professionalism. We would definitely use them again!

Our daughter was married in April 2023. We had many out-of-town guests and my daughter wanted to showcase some special things about Pittsburgh. And so we had Prantl’s burnt almond torte for our rehearsal dinner and welcome party. Huffington Post once referred to Prantl’s burnt almond torte as “the greatest cake America has ever made.” We had sheet cakes. Prantl’s was great to work with and delivered the cakes to our venue. Of course, the cakes were delicious! The groom had never tasted the cake and he loved it just as much as the bride! The leftovers froze very nicely. A nice thing about this cake is that to commemorate anniversaries, you can easily purchase one if you live in the Pittsburgh area. If you live out of the area, Prantl’s delivers the burnt almond torte nationwide. Thank you, Prantl’s!

Prantl’s was fantastic for our wedding cake. Not only was the cake delicious, as all of our guests told us all night, but the staff was incredibly accommodating to design changes and preferences we wanted to make. An absolute pleasure to work with and surprisingly affordable as well!

Great cake and great artists/decorators

We had a few cake tastings and decided to go with Prantl's because we loved the burnt almond torte. We ended up doing two cake flavors so our guests could have a variety, burnt almond torte and chocolate with raspberry. Everyone loved them both! The only thing I would say is, the design of the cake was not exactly what my vision was but, in the end, the taste was great and that is what matters most!

I still have guests telling me how great the cake was! We had a full tasting and decided on white almond cake with raspberry filling and buttercream. It was SO good. They were great to work with as well. I called two weeks before the wedding to verify everything, and they adjusted the amount of cake for the number of guests we were having. Highly recommend!

Prantls was extremely easy to work with and reliable. From the cake tasting to the delivery of the cake, everything was exactly how we wanted it and it was delicious!!

They delivered everything that we asked for even with a change in staff on their side. They are easily in a fair category for value. The cupcakes were a huge hit, and the cake looked fantastic. They had the best red velvet cake I have ever tried.

Prantl’s Bakery provided the most delicious wedding cake! They were so easy to work with and experienced with making quality cakes that catered to our’s and our guests’ needs. We did a custom design and could not have been happier with the results. Our cake was gone before we knew it!! We can’t recommend them enough!

My husband had one request for our wedding and it was an almond torte cake from Prantl's--and they certainly delivered! They helped us order the right amount of cake for the number of guests (and even adjusted this at the end when we actually had less people!) They delivered our cake to the venue and everything was absolutely seamless--not to mention delicious! They helped us find a cake design that matched our style--classic/modern. Definitely recommend!

We had a wonderful experience with Prantl's! Everything was delicious, and they were so easy to work with through the entire process. We had a general idea of what we wanted, and they worked with us and our pictures to make it perfect.

Prantl’s has always been one of my favorite bakeries in the Pittsburgh area! Everything they make is absolutely delicious!! So it was a no brainer for us to chose them to bake our wedding cake. We decided to go with their white chocolate Raspberry cake and added a cream filling in with the raspberry. It was to die for!!! Not only did it taste good but they nailed the design I asked for. The white buttercream was ruffled and our florist added greenery/roses. It looked almost to good to eat! Better yet our cake topper was a little larger then normal and Prantl’s worked with us to add support to make sure we could use it. That meant everything to us as the cake topper was a gift from our parents. Overall SOOO happy we chose them as our wedding baker!! Highly recommend!!

Our cake was beautiful & delicious. Planning was easy and fun. Cake was made fresh on wedding day & delivered. Highly recommend!

Prantl's was great to work with! The cake looked and tasted amazing. We got tons of compliments!!

We had the best tasting experience at Prantl's with so many options and decisions to make. We were torn between the burnt almond torte and a Birchwood style cake, and ended up compromising by doing a 3 tier (two real and one fake) Birchwood cake with 3 types of cupcakes, one being the burnt almond torte. We were disappointed on our wedding day to discover that the burnt almond torte cupcakes were not on our display, and instead we had plain white cupcakes. While the white cupcakes were extremely delicious (the butter cream frosting was definitely my favorite) and our guests didn't notice, we were bummed to have paid for custom cupcakes that we did not receive. Prantl's was able to make it up to us after the wedding with a small burnt almond torte cake, so in the end, can't complain too much.

Prantl’s made the wedding cake of our dreams. It was perfect, from each little detail I requested for the decoration to the flavors and textures of the cake. Our guests all raved about it and wished they had more of it days later. During the consultation and in the days leading up to our wedding, Prantl’s ensured that they understood our vision for the cake and gave us a personalized and professional experience.

There's a reason why Prantl's almond torte cake is iconic in Pittsburgh! It is AMAZING. They were so easy to work with and made exactly what I had asked for -- a 3 tiered cake covered with almonds on the side! To my disappointment, we had almost no cake left over because our guests loved it so much!

We had a beautiful almond torte sheet cake at our wedding and it was our first time trying this famous creation. We loved it as did all of our guests! We even had a tiny bit leftover to eat the rest of the week. I wish we had enough for the whole year. Get this cake!

Just delicious. A few tiny hitches in communication, because of staff changes during my planning process, but not a huge deal in the end. It happens! One of my fav things is that they offer you a discounted replica of your top tier on your 1 year anniversary! This is so much more appealing to me than having year old freezer burn cake ha ha ha. Tasting was super fun, too. Thanks, Prantl's!

Best wedding cake ever! Everyone loved the burnt almond torte decoration on the cake!

We had a so-so wedding cake consultation with Prantl's back in January 2019, but we basically decided to go with them because we wanted their famous burnt almond torte. The person in charge when we had the consultation was unfortunately not good at their job (and was let go at some point). This led to a lot of confusion because, although I had an email from this person saying our wedding date was reserved, they did not have our cake design on file. Prantl's did, however, reach out to us about this (six weeks before the wedding...) and committed to providing the cake. The cake itself gets five stars - it looked great and was delicious. I am giving them three stars, though, because I found them extremely difficult to work with, except for maybe the month leading up to the wedding. I am also now annoyed that I was told they do not do the complimentary piece of cake for the anniversary, because according to one of the reviews here (also from summer of 2019), they do...

What can I say...Prantl's is sooo good! Everyone loved our cake choices and thought our two-tiered cake was beautiful. We had to have their amazing almond torte for one of our cakes and we're glad we did! I sent pictures of some ideas for our tiered cake along with some flower samples of my bouquet and it was spot on for what I envisioned! They are even kind enough to give us a fresh cake for our one year anniversary! I highly recommend Prantl's!

We made a great decision when we chose Prantl’s as our wedding cake baker. They were so flexible, and did everything they could to meet our needs. The team there was incredibly patient with us, as we did change our mind on some design details several times. Our cake was delicious, and they had a lot of unique additions that we could have added. We highly recommend the chocolate fudge filling with chocolate crunchies! The pricing was reasonable, and we gave them just a few details and examples for our cake design, and it turned out to be everything we imagined. I would highly recommend them!

Yummy and professional!

It's hard to beat the legendary burnt almond torte - it does not disappoint! Our cake turned out beautiful and we got tons of compliments for both appearance and taste. If the torte isn't your thing, I'd also highly recommend the red velvet with cream cheese filling. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that we did experience some communication issues during the process. The previous coordinator left at some point after our tasting/booking in February, and we didn't hear a word until my reminder went off for the final payment in September and we starting reaching out. Amelia (the new coordinator) did end up being very responsive and did a good job finalizing everything, and again our cake looked and tasted fabulous. It just would have been nice if the bakery had let us know about the transition, as I'm sure it took her some time to get situated and reach out to everyone.

They certainly lived up to their reputation for the best burnt almond torte!

Worked with us in our budget...our cake was Beautiful and Scrumptious...

We got our cake from the Greensburg location and Jeff was so incredibly helpful and easy to work with! He and our florist were able to create a beautiful cake that tasted even better than it looked- which was hard to beat! Our cake tasting was delicious and fun, and he didn't pressure us into making a decision that day (even though I knew right away Prantl's was the place for us!). Jeff was on time the day of our wedding to set-up our cake and it turned out to be exactly what I had hoped for! So thankful for Jeff and his talent!

The cake turned out beautiful and tasted amazing, the little piece we did get! we got the white chocolate raspberry! the delivery was prompt and ahead of schedule! I definitely recommend!

BEST CAKE EVER! We of course selected the burnt almond torte and everyone loved it! Unlike most weddings, pretty much everyone ate the cake! At the end of the night I found a few bridesmaids eating multiple pieces from uneaten plates -- needless to say it was amazing!

As soon as we got engaged we knew we had to have a Prantls Burnt Almond Torte as our cake. To my delight, they have many design and decoration options so that we were able to have a cake that looked as good as it tasted. Sometimes their communication about delivery times and confirming final numbers was a bit slow, but I trusted that they knew what they were doing and indeed everything worked out perfectly. Lots of compliments, especially from the husband!

This was an extremely stressful experience! We have loved Prantl’s in the past. We had a cake tasting back in February for our wedding in August. We picked our flavors and everything was set in stone. Or so we thought. The cake coordinator that we were working with left and clearly there was miscommunication about what we had order. We were never notified that our coordinator left. We found out two weeks before our wedding when we got our final invoice and it looked as though someone just guessed our cake. Literally nothing was right except the number of layers! It was extremely stressful. Not to mention our wedding was in Nashville and my father in law went to pick our cake up and they only handed him one box ( we had multiple). He was insistent that he was told there were more and finally they went and asked someone else and found the rest of our order. Thank god he was insistent. I gave it a so so because the cake was freaking beautiful and you know obviously delicious.

Best. Cake. Ever.

My brother's wedding was the first time I ever had Almond Torte and knew if I ever got married I'd have Prantl's do my wedding Cake. We had 250 guests and I wasn't interested in doing the traditional cake, so we had a 6" round cake for the cake cutting and then did 4 assorted flavors of the mini cakes (Almond torte, chocolate sour cream, PB and Choc, and Red Velvet) and they were GONE in a flash. Prantl's was very easy to work with, gave us suggestions on how to stay within the budget, and most of all the deliciousness never disappoints.

OBSESSED WITH THEIR BURNT ALMOND TORTE CAKE. We bought a small cake just for the two of us and it was beautifully done and tasted AMAZING! Highly recommended

There was no other option but Prantl’s. My wedding theme was simply Pittsburgh and there is no other bakery besides Prantl’s and their Burnt Almond Torte. It was perfect and everything I wanted.

Our day was 12/29/17 and the cake was a hit. Prantls also was great to my husband who is a veteran. Exceptional bakery. For me prantls is a Pittsburgh standard

Prantl's Legacy speaks for itself! The staff was wonderful, and they were very flexible when it came to trying to accommodate our difficult schedule. We visited Prantl's twice because of the seasonal flavors (Cupcakes) that they would be offering closer to our wedding. Our Cake, Burnt Almond Tort, was amazing. Our guests were amazed by the assortment of cupcakes that we were able to offer them as treats! The presentation that Prant's provides was so great that our Venue actually has our Cake and Cupcakes as one of their photos on the Knot! Great Job, and we look forward to visiting the Bakery again in the near future!

We ordered an almond torte cake & mini "seasonal" (pumpkin and chocolate) tortes for our 11/o4 wedding. Our cake tasting was a fine experience, but we were really sold on the flavor of the cakes. Nowhere else compared! Our contact, Lauren, was very nice and very responsive. She had the answers to all my questions and even gave us more free samples to test when the fall flavors came out. All of my guests loved the desserts!

We used Prantl’s for a small cutting cake and for our wedding pies. The pies were a hit at our reception, and everything tasted SO GOOD! Prantl’s was incredibly easy to work with, from the tasting to delivery. Thank you for making our wedding so delicious!

The tasting was a blast, the finished product was perfect, and our guests were raving about it. So much fun! While we went with a fairly simple, modern design, with the Burnt Almond Torte- and the execution was flawless. The cake was fresh and even better than we had remembered. A popular choice- but for a good reason. Great value as well!

We had a choice of three cake bakers through our venue, Phipps. Prantl's had the best tasting cakes, and were the most flexible with design. In fact, we drew a picture of what we wanted (complete with our monogram in icing) and they did it without even blinking! I mailed them our color swatches (ie paint swatches), and they nailed it. We are not local, so the majority of our communication was over email. They were sometimes slow to respond, so just keep that in mind if you're anxious to get information! The one hitch was that we ordered one layer to be covered in edible glitter, and the cake showed up without it. I wrote to Lauren, and within a day she had refunded the additional charge, and asked for a photo so that their team could review why they had missed it. I really appreciate the extra step to correct the error, we've not had that with our other vendors! You really can't go wrong with a Prantl's cake, they are delicious!!

Everyone in Pittsburgh knows Prantl's, because their cakes are beautiful and taste heavenly. I got a two tiered cake for my wedding along with a half sheet of the burnt almond torte. The decoration for my two tiered display cake was a gorgeous design of pink flowers that Lauren was able to work with me on to give me the exact concept I wanted while managing the price. My only complaint would be, on the day we picked the cake up, they didn't seem to be able to locate both of my cakes and made me very nervous. But they pulled through!

We decided to go with Prantl's for our rehearsal dinner dessert. We went the morning of - and picked up a variety of bite size cakes. It was so affordable, and our guests loved that they could try different types of cake! It was all SO delicious.

Our taste testing was simple and laid back. Go early in the morning to beat a lot of the rush. They do not provide cake stands (the only reason why I am giving them a 4/5) It was just an extra step we had to do on top of everything else. Cake was DELICIOUS. Each layer was a different flavor. Kept in good commutation through email with the business. Sometimes I wouldn't get a reply for a few days, but everyone has a busy season. Very happy with our wedding cake. So many compliments.

A month ago, my husband and I had our dream wedding with the most delicious cake ever. While our whole event was spectacular, I was particularly looking forward to the cake. Our guests even called dibs for second slices when they heard we had hired Prantl's Bakery for the Burnt Almond Torte. I rate Prantl's Bakery 5/5 for the quality and ease of working with them. Planning: I scheduled a tasting via the online scheduler, super easy. About 3 weeks before my event, I worked with the Shady Side team on any revisions and instructions for delivery. And 2 weeks prior I finalized payment online, again, super easy. My 3-tier cake arrived on time, and looked beautiful, exactly what I wanted. For all of our future special occasions, I plan on relying on Prantl's excellence to keep things sweet.

PRANTL'S IS THE BEST! As a true Pittsburgher, I grew up on Prantl's and knew there was no other option for my wedding cake. I got a 3-tier round classic wedding cake with white buttercream frosting inside and out. The design was gorgeous and it tasted even better. We also got 2 sheet cakes on the side to be able to accommodate for our 220 guests. The staff was great to work with, and they imitated the picture we wanted perfectly.

Thank you for providing us with a uniquely crafted choice for our wedding cake. We had the burnt almond torte and we couldn't have been happier! It far exceeded our expectations and our guests loved it!

The cake was not only as beautiful as we could have every dreamed, it was delicious!! People are still coming up to me 2 weeks later to tell me how much they enjoyed it.

No surprise, another stellar review for Prantl's. We did the Burnt Almond Torte for our wedding cake and our guests (few of whom had ever had it before) were convinced that it was the best cake they'd ever eaten. We also got a variety of cookies and pastries, and they were all gone by the end of the night. Prantl's is the best!

The staff at Prantl's Bakery in Shadyside did an amazing job on our cake! From tasting to finished product, they were extremely helpful and easy to work with, requiring very little from us besides deciding what we wanted. The cake itself was beautiful and elegant, and the raspberry filling was delicious! Our guests loved it so much that many took home extra servings at the end of the night! From product to service to pricing, I would recommend Prantl's to anyone for a special occasion.

The cake was delicious and looked exactly the way I have envisioned it.

I love me some burnt almond torte, but today I was just not that impressed with Prantl's. Though we made our wedding cake consult appointment online as requested, it apparently didn't get processed and it left us anything but impressed. I get it, the system screwed up and you're scrambling to get a cake consult together, but that's just it - it wasn't just the consultant or the cake, it was the whole experience. It was just... unprofessional? Maybe that's the word I'm looking for... The stools they propped up beside the counter were falling apart... literally. Tighten up the screws... the cake was a sample of burnt almond torte, raspberry torte, and chocolate cake with chocolate crunchies. The chocolate was too sweet. The raspberry was decent, and the burnt almond torte didn't taste that great. It wasn't the Prantl's we knew... it was just meh. The girl was scrambling to save the appointment. We presented our numbers and basic ideas... no real discussion or feeling like they wanted our business. It felt more like, "Yeah you know our name and reputation ... So you'll order with us regardless." Ah ha! Well my friend, the joke is on you. We'll take our business elsewhere. The burnt almond torte may be great, but if you're looking for a wedding cake, there are better bakeries.

Prantl's burnt almond torte has always been a family favorite, so when it came time for wedding cake I wanted nothing else! The cake was fresh and delicious, not frozen and dry like so many other wedding cakes I've had. I will say you want to use the Shadyside/Walnut Street store, its the flagship store and they really know what they are doing there. I didn't feel comfortable in their Market Square store, very small and busy.