Sweet Tartlette
About This Vendor
Custom cakes large and small, pastry, macarons.
Sweet Tartlette is the sweet dream of Sarah Steele, our owner and head pastry chef. Sarah started in the culinary industry in college and began taking cake decorating classes after attending Michigan State University and, after a whirlwind tour of the kitchens and pastry cases of some of Chicago’s finest restaurants and bakeries, she is excited to introduce downtown Traverse City to her love for all things sweet.
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Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Cakes & Desserts
Cake Accessories, Cake Stands, Cake Delivery & Setup, Cake Tastings, Groom's Cakes
Dietary Options
Dairy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
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Sweet Tartlette Reviews
4.9 out of 5.0
26 reviews
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The Sweet Tartlette prepared the desserts for our daughter’s wedding. Sarah and her staff were so helpful and the desserts were amazing. Sarah delivered the desserts to our venue and arranged our dessert table beautifully.
We highly recommend t...
he Sweet Tartlette for weddings. The desserts and service are amazing!
Sweet Tartlette was great - the cake was a hit! It was beautiful and simple - just what we wanted. My groom and I went to TC for the day and did a taste testing with them and there we selected our decorations. Because we got married on a Sunday...
, we had to pay extra for the cake to be delivered to our venue - we knew it would be in the best hand with their staff so opted for that (although we could've had someone pick it up in TC and drive it to our venue.)
Due to the pandemic, we had to reschedule our wedding multiple times. Throughout every step, Sarah stuck with us and adapted to our needs during a difficult and stressful time.
We ordered a small wedding cake and a large collection of custom c...
upcakes for our event, and they were amazing. Our guests could not stop praising them, which each creation even sweeter than the last. More than one person was found to be going for seconds, or thirds!
Response from the Vendor on 09/21/2021
It was a pleasure working with you and we appreciate your flexibility during the uncertain times we had. So glad to hear that the cupcakes were enjoyed by all. Congratulations to you both!
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Cake was gorgeous and delicious! They were willing to work with us for our dream cake. Plus it tasted even better than it looked!
Response from the Vendor on 09/16/2021
We are so glad you enjoyed your cake! You had so many great flavors for your cake and the design was lovely. Congratulations to both of you!
Sarah was a joy to work with! She did a fabulous job with our wedding cake, cookies, and cupcakes! She took our vision and created the most beautiful cake! Our guests loved the all of the desserts she created for our dessert table. We can’t re...
commend her enough!
Response from the Vendor on 08/28/2021
Thank you so much! It brings us joy to know that our product was thoroughly enjoyed. Congratulations to the both of you!
Our wedding had many fan favorites, including the view (at the Peninsula Room), the beer (from North Peak), and of course the beautiful bride (this review written by the groom). Even with those fan favorites, we think the number one commented o...
n item was the cupcakes from Sweet Tartlette. We got a variety of cupcakes to avoid our venue's plating fee and boy did we make the right choice. We had 75 guests and ordered around 110 cupcakes along with a two-tier cake for the bride and groom. We were of course worried that we had overbought, but at the end of the night we had nothing left. Nothing went in the garbage and a few guests took home extra cupcakes. The simple summary is best said by one of the bride's good friends: "I planned on being healthy, but now I'm on my fifth cupcake."
Response from the Vendor on 08/20/2021
We always say it is better to have more than less, and in this case we are glad you went with more as well! Sounds like you had some hungry and satisfied guests and we are honored you made us apart of your special day. Best wishes to you and yo...
ur bride!
We ordered our wedding cake from Sweet Tartelette. Our cake tasted great! They had a lot of good options to pick from. We would recommend Sweet Tartelette to anyone for their event.
Response from the Vendor on 08/17/2021
We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your cake! Thank you for choosing us for your special day.
Our wedding cake was to die for and our additional desserts were a huge hit. I had wedding guests who are gluten free still enjoy the cake because it was "too delicious to not have a piece." I have been eating leftover cake all week (our weddin...
g was six days ago) and it is still just as delicious. Thank you, Sarah!!
Beautiful and delicious cake. They were great to work with and made the experience fun and stress-free. They coordinated with our florist and also delivered the cake to our venue which was a huge plus.
We had a wonderful experience working with Sarah and her team. They were punctual, responsive and very helpful. The presentation was beautiful and desserts were amazing.
Response from the Vendor on 11/12/2020
We are so glad you had a great experience, even after all the last minute changes! It ended up being a beautiful wedding.
Best wishes,
Sarah
We absolutely loved our wedding cake made by the talented Sarah Steele – the owner and head pastry chef at Sweet Tartlette! Our first cake tasting with Sarah was so much fun! We tried three different types of cakes, fillings and frostings. I...
t was a hard decision, but we ended up getting a 3-tired lemon chiffon cake with vanilla custard and chopped strawberries for the filling and vanilla buttercream frosting. The cake design was just like the inspiration photos we sent her with the white fondant, white royal icing dots, gold leaf and placement of real flowers on our cake. The cake was delicious and all our guests thought so as well! Our overall experience and communication with Sarah was great and her pricing is also very reasonable! I would highly recommend hiring Sweet Tartlette if you are still looking for a wedding cake baker!
Response from the Vendor on 11/12/2020
Thank you so much! We are so happy you enjoyed your cake! You made it really easy for us!
Best wishes,
Sarah
We absolutely loved our wedding cake. Sarah was so awesome to work with and created exactly what we wanted. We chose a white almond sour cream cake with lemon curd + raspberry compote swirl filling and it blew all of our guests away. We also ha...
d a selection of macarons that everyone enjoyed. Highly recommend!!
Response from the Vendor on 11/04/2020
We are so glad you liked your cake! It's always fun to work with such creative people. Best wishes!
Absolutely thrilled with our cake and tartlettes that Sarah from Sweet Tartlette created for our September 18 wedding. We had the vanilla almond cake with lemon curd filling and Italian butter cream frosting, and a brown butter cake with salted...
caramel filling. We also served tiny key lime tarts and chocolate Raspberry tarts and they were a huge hit. Our tasting was awesome too! Very fun. Highly recommend this cute bakery in Northern Michigan!
Response from the Vendor on 11/04/2020
Yours was one of our favorite cakes of the year! Such beautiful flowers. We are so happy you enjoyed your pastry as well.
Best wishes!
Very disappointed! We loved the cake tasting and working with Sarah initially. However, on our wedding day - our cake arrived an hour late!!!! After I had to call and ask where she was - she responded with “I was responding to emails”. No apolo...
gy. Our cake was insanely cold and hard like it just came out of the freezer and it was so dry. On the bright side - the frosting was good! I would chose another bakery if I had to do it again.
Response from the Vendor on 11/04/2020
I am sorry you were so disappointed. We do our best to make sure your cake is delicious and at the proper temperature when served. To explain why the cake was cold, we keep it chilled until we leave on our delivery for safe transport. If we ...
had known you were planning on serving it right away we would have pulled it sooner or delivered it earlier so that it could warm up. We typically ask for an hour window for the delivery. Cake can also present as dry when it is cold.
I am sorry I was late (only 15-20 minutes by my calculation as we were given a time of 5:30 for delivery and I arrived at 5:45.) I did apologize to your coordinator at your venue when I got there. However, I understand that sometimes things get lost in the rush of wedding events. Best wishes.
I believe Sweet Tartlette is fairly new, and honestly, cupcakes were the last thing on my mind while planning a wedding on a budget in the middle of a pandemic. I am SO glad we decided to get them, they were delicious, cute and reasonable. They...
looked amazing on my dessert display. Thank you so much for working with us last minute, we really appreciate the beautiful work you put into this!
Response from the Vendor on 11/04/2020
We've all had to pivot a lot this year. I am so glad we were able to work with you to bring your vision to life.
Best wishes!
My husband and I are so happy we worked with Sarah to make our wedding cake this past spring. She took the time to discuss ideas and options when we were sampling at her shop last year. The cake we served at our small backyard ceremony could no...
t have tasted better and our family loved it too! We highly recommend Sweet Tartlette!
Response from the Vendor on 11/04/2020
We are so glad you liked your cake!
Best wishes!
Sarah is an amazing baker! We absolutely loved our wedding cake and fall themed sugar cookies. The devils food and brown butter cake with buttercream frosting was to die for. We had people sneaking both flavors because they couldn’t get enough...
! We can’t wait to return to her bakery on our anniversary to get more goodies to remember our day (no left overs!) would definitely recommend!
Response from the Vendor on 11/19/2019
Thank you so much! We are glad that you enjoyed our pastry so much. We wish you the best for your new beginnings.
Cheers,
The Sweet Tartlette Team
omg, I can't get over how adorable my husband's groom's cake turned out. Sarah went above and beyond and it tasted amazing too!! the wedding cake was beautiful, our toppers looked awesome on top, and the flavor was delicious (even if our only b...
ites were during our cake cutting). my biggest regret of the day was not being able to have a full slice of each cake. Our guests loved the flavors and the beauty of each cake! highly recommend working with Sarah to come up with the cakes of your dreams :)
Cake was beautiful and everything tasted great!
Our wedding cake tasted delicious! I had several people come up and comment how good it was. The mini brownies, vanilla macaroons, and fruit tarts also went flying off the plates! My guests enjoyed everything! I was also very impressed with the...
gold brushing the was done on the bottom layer; it looked very natural and artistic. My only regret is that I wish I would have ordered a larger cake and more desserts! Everyone tells you that no one really eats dessert at a wedding because they are too busy drinking, but the desserts were so good that they were ALL gone. SO I'd order just a little more than you think you need because there's nothing wrong with leftovers :)
Sarah is such an amazing artist. Her bakery had some of the best tasting cake we've ever had. Working with them was so easy and they always responded quickly. We were not present when our cake was dropped off and both of us were astounded when ...
we walked in and saw the cake. It was one of our favorite things at our reception. Not only did it look gorgeous but it tasted AMAZING, we even had leftover cake for breakfast the morning after our wedding.
Our cake was pretty but very dry; we didn't bother saving the top tier for our anniversary. On the other hand, the macarons were great, although one of the flavors was wrong (we think they gave us blueberry instead of lavender honey).
Our wedding cake from Sweet Tartlette was absolutely amazing! Sarah was wonderful to work with, and turned our vision into a reality! Not only did it taste delicious, it was also beautifully designed! If you're looking for sweet treats, Sweet T...
artlette is the place to go!
Yum! We loved our mini cupcakes from Sweet Tartelette! They were delicious and the perfect treat for our wedding guests. Sarah was so wonderful to work with and accommodated several last minutes edits to our order. We highly recommend them for ...
a tasty and affordable dessert.
The most amazing desserts (tarts and cookies) we’ve ever had. Our guests are STILL talking about them!
Response from the Vendor on 07/23/2019
Thank you so much!
Sarah at Sweet Tartlette did a fantastic job with our wedding cake! I was looking for a unique cake, a French croquembouche, that pretty much every other bakery in Traverse City and other areas turned down. We were able to go in for a tasting...
and Sarah was always great at communicating with us. Our cake turned out great and we had compliments all night how good it tasted! I am grateful that we found Sweet Tartlette to make our cake!
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