SweetCakes

SweetCakes Bakery was amazing! I signed up for a cake tasting without tasting any cake that very day! I liked that she was local in lakeland, which is where I lived! I also liked that my cake, wouldn’t need to be transported very far or very long since my venue was in Tampa. Shortly after the expo she reached out, and we began talking about my venue and my wishes for my cake before we even met for the consult. At the consult, I stated that I was concerned because my venue was completely outside with no access to AC except for the Bridal House, which at the time, I did not know that was where my cake would be delivered and housed before the wedding. (Our venue was all inclusive but, we didn’t have much information and when we toured our venue, the coordinator said the cake would be on a table in the direct sun light. For reference we got married on June 14, 2025 and it was very very hot!) I expressed concerns that I didn’t want it to melt and that I needed a baker that would be able to accommodate all the “things” I had just expressed as concerns. Andrea shared that she had never done that venue before, but, she was confident that she could make a cake that would “sweat” but not bleed. She even said, if we decide on flowers for the cake, “I’ll use rice paper to make them so they hold up in the heat.” She said she could freeze the cake the night before and drive it to the venue with the AC super low, and sit in the parking lot up until the cake cutting time so, that it didn’t have any chance of being mishandled or melting. That was the moment I was “sold.” I had never met a cake baker that was willing to do all of that just so the cake would be okay. Most bakers I had talked to hadn’t offered any of that extra special treatment and when I asked about the cake not melting they said they could recommend a “naked” cake, which I had already indicated that I didn’t want. Then, the time came to actually taste the cakes that Andrea makes. We chose vanilla cake with strawberry Milkshake filling (this one ended up being the winner for the actual cake) and an orange Rum Butter Cake. My mom, my then Fiancé and myself were stunned by the flavors! Then she started showing us some cakes she had done and mentioned that she was on the first season of Halloween Wars. After I heard that, I knew I had found "the" cake baker. Not just anyone makes it onto that show! I signed the check for the deposit and we went home.Fast forward to January 2025, when we had our design meeting. We shared with her that we didn’t know what our cake topper would be because we hadn’t seen the sketch of our cake until that day. She offered to buy it for us at no extra cost! She even described an “option 2” She said she had the idea in her head and didn’t have time to sketch it but that she wanted to use rice paper sails instead of flowers and she wanted to use led lights behind them to cascade up the cake and accentuate the cake topper that she would order and include with the cake. So, we signed off on option 2 and didn’t see the final product until our wedding day! Let me just say, I was so in Love with it the first moment I saw it! It was gorgeous! And so tasty we had none left to take home! (Besides the anniversary topper!) It’s been about a week and a half since our wedding day and I’m still getting texts from guests asking me who did the cake, and telling me how tasty it was. If you are on the fence about who to choose to make the cake for your special event, please choose Andrea at Sweetcakes Bakery! She is amazing and we will be going back to her for all of our special occasions moving forward! Thank you, Andrea Reed for making our day Sweet!

ng than we could have ever dreamed of - she understood our vision 100%. So many of our guests said it was the most delicious cake they’d ever had at a wedding! Highly recommend.