Scafuri Bakery

t's not uncommon for bride and groom to not really have time to eat cake at the wedding, but we did have it for breakfast the next day, and it was absolutely incredible (we ordered a lemon ricotta cake with fresh strawberry and balsamic caramel filling with italian buttercream frosting, drool-worthy). Working with Scafuri was so easy. They were able to coordinate with our wedding planner, caterer, and florist (for decorations) seamlessly and were very polite and professional. They even provide a 1 year anniversary cake so we don't have to eat frozen burned cake! We highly recommend for Chicago couples that want a classic Italian bakery!

will give you a LOT of individual time and attention. I called to set up a tasting and--you won't believe it-- the tasting was FREE. Every other place I called charged at least $25 and offered only 4-5 options. Scafuri brought out tiny samples--but of 15 or so cake and frosting options. When I wanted a specific buttercream and they didn't have it on the tasting plate, they quickly mixed it in the back and brought it out. Having the cakes and the frostings separate meant that I could "mix and match" and taste a lot of different combinations. There were literally dozens of options--and most of them are not ones offered at other bakeries (cannoli flavor, anyone?) In the end, I chose a 3-tiered cake to feed 80 people: the bottom layer was coconut with a coconut custard and a passionfruit jam filling; the second was chocolate with a chocolate ganache and a Bailey's buttercream filling; the top was a vanilla cake with a balsamic strawberries and cream cheese filling. It was frosted with vanilla buttercream in a naked cake style. It was perfect. My guests raved about it--I loved it, too! AND it was at least $300 cheaper than any other bakery quoted me. I HIGHLY recommend Scafuri Bakery.

cake with lemon curd and blueberry jam filling, and we asked for a design of hand-painted flowers. We gave Kelly a few pictures of what we were thinking of but otherwise gave her free reign, and it turned out better than I could have imagined. My only regret is that I didn't order MORE desserts - they disappeared extremely quickly!

e developed a cake that had different combinations of flavors in the several layers of the cake. She also came up with a beautiful design for the cake that fit right in with the theme of our wedding. The gum paste flowers on the cake were a great touch! In addition to appearance the cake was delicious as well and we received tons of complements on it. Kelly was also very responsive throughout the process and was open to changes when we wanted to make them. We would definitely recommend working with Scafuri Bakery!

nd frostings that allowed for a variety of combinations to choose from. The awesome benefit of working with Scafuri Bakery is that we were able to choose multiple cake flavors for our guests at no additional cost. We chose a vanilla cake with raspberry jam, red velvet cake with a cream cheese filling and, our favorite, a chocolate cake with peanut butter buttercream (so good!). We even had guests sending us pictures later in the evening and the next day of them enjoying some of the leftover cake from the reception, raving about how delicious it was! On top of the cake flavors being mouth-watering, working with Kelly was what ultimately solidified our decision to order our wedding cake from Scafuri Bakery. She was kind and patient and truly worked to design a cake that met exactly what we envisioned. She even altered her cream cheese filling recipe slightly to make it more sweet than sour, just like my mother’s recipe. The cake looked absolutely beautiful with a coral ombre design and we couldn’t have been more pleased with everything Kelly did for us. To top it all off, the price was reasonable and Kelly handled everything the day of the wedding to ensure the cake arrived on time and in perfect condition. You won’t be disappointed if you order your wedding cake from Scafuri Bakery!

hop as well as design styles. We decided on a 4 tier buttercream vanilla cake with strawberry and balsamic caramel filling and I spent the next 8 months waiting to eat that cake because the tasting was so delicious! I wasn't entirely sure about the design I wanted on the cake and Kelly was really great and responsive via email with different ideas. When we walked into our reception and I saw the cake, I was completely blown away. It was more beautiful than I could've imagined and I was happy our guests enjoyed it as much as we did during our tasting. Scafuri's pricing is very fair when it comes to wedding cakes, which was the initial draw for us, but I would absolutely work with them again if I need a cake for another occasion.

wned, personal, friendly bakery. We spent our consultation session with Kelly and she was so accommodating and she spent so much time with us on every detail. We had a whole personalized package of cake and pastries and we received a ton of compliments! I couldn't say enough great things about this bakery!

ry jam filling and a carrot cake with cream cheese filling and both were amazing. We even get a complimentary 1-year anniversary cake so that we don’t need to eat something that was frozen for a year. We definitely recommend Scafuri Bakery for your upcoming wedding!

icious but beautiful works of art! I can't wait to find another reason to work with them and visit the bakery :)

ruits. We also had bags filled with lemon knot, pignoli, and butter cookies sandwiched with chocolate. Yum, yum, yum. The Italian buttercream frosting is delicious as it is not sickeningly sweet. I usually hate buttercream frostings but was so happy when we fell in love with the work of this bakery. Long live Scafuri, a wonderful part of our neighborhood.

idea and they totally nailed it!! It was so beautiful and definitely my dream wedding cake. And it tasted delicious too! My husband likes vanilla cake so they also made vanilla sheet cakes. They surprised us by cutting and decorating a small heart shaped vanilla piece that we used at our cake table. It was a beautiful touch to our wedding.