Tampa Bay Cake Company

I know!

out her!

e was whimsical, dainty, all white with small details of moss green and specks of 14kt gold leaf. One and a half hours before the ceremony began, the cake was delivered. It was nothing like what was ordered. It was unacceptable. Thanks to the quick actions of the wedding coordinator, Emily was requested to come back to the venue and do what was possible to salvage the situation. 48 hours after the event, so as to not have emotions on high level, I reached out to Emily to ask where the breakdown was/the lack of understanding of what the wedding cake was to look like. She offered her apology for not being able to please us and an anniversary cake. We asked for nothing. We just wanted to know why she didn’t provide the cake we purchased. Finally she offered up that she had designed the cake with a popular palette technique that others had never complained about. Yet, there are no other reviews that ever showed this Palette technique. There are no cakes on her website that resemble anything similar to what was delivered to us. Simply, Emily made the cake she wanted to make, not the cake we hired her to make. Photos and all email correspondence are available to show what was purchased, what showed up to the venue and what the end result was after attempting to fix the cake. Emily said she returned to make changes because she is a woman of integrity. If she was a woman of integrity and truly cared about making the cakes of the bride’s wishes, she would have never showed up with the cakes designed wrong and with colors not even closely resembling those of the example. Let me repeat, we asked for no type of compensation, just an explanation before Emily finally admitted to doing what she wanted instead of what WE wanted. There are a lot of quality bakers out there who can create the cake of your dreams. Don’t risk hiring someone that lets you down on your wedding day by bringing a cake you did not pick. This is the only vendor that did not hold up their end for the wedding. It was a magical day that could have been ruined if it weren’t for an ice cake to take the attention away from the extremely poor quality cakes that were delivered. This owner wants to be a successful small business owner. It starts by providing a quality product that was selected by your client, NOT YOU.

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educating herself to grow and apply the best artistry she can to her work. Most people DO NOT understand the cake industry. It's NOT easy. It takes tremendous patience, skill, and artistry. SOO much goes into every single cake, design, and bite! Emily is a talented artist who has dedicated her skill, time, and career to be the best wedding cake artist she possibly can be. She is highly recommended and I have always enjoyed her cakes! Thank you Emily for sharing your beauty and talent with us! We are all so lucky to share a piece of the pie!

ep it short, I requested a 5-tier white fondant cake with lace detailing on each tier. This is not what I received. I didn’t find this out until it was time to cut my cake on the wedding day. On our contract, it states, ‘detailed lace’ and the design is nowhere near lace – many people thus far have described it as “birds feet stamped all over a cake” which is quite embarrassing. On top of pay $1300 for this cake and not getting the design I wanted, I am not happy with the way Tampa Bay Cake Company handled this feedback. I was told “lace is open to interpretation” and I was given a 10% refund which truthfully, is nothing in the grand scheme of this cake. The cake tasted great, and the flavors were correct, but the design which is ultimately what people are looking at fell flat – it should’ve just been left blank at that point. It looks like an afterthought, and I wish Tampa Bay Cake Company would’ve just been upfront with me.

fetti gal. But the salted caramel was surprisingly light and decadent. With cake being my favorite dessert I knew I had to have the best of the best. That’s why we went with Emily. We are so happy that we had Emily create our cake and desserts for our special day. We had a tropical theme wedding and we had the idea of edible flamingo toppers and she really outdid herself!! The cake was only for bride and groom and we ate a third of it after the wedding LOL. It was just that good. So moist, delicious and FRESH!!!! She baked over 100 cupcakes for our guests and every single one looked and tasted like she took her time and really put love into her creations. She showed up on time at the venue and it was all set up just as perfectly as we’d hoped. Now that the wedding is over, we are looking forward to more events where we can have more of Emily’s cake and desserts!!

were included even though they couldn’t be there. This small detail meant a lot to my wife and I. The planning process all the way through the delivery the day of went very smoothly. And the cake tasting was amazing! It was so hard to pick just one flavor…but the salted caramel was to die for. We would definitely recommend Tampa Bay Cake Co. for your event and especially wedding!

ing! I will most definitely hire her again for any cake needs. We ordered amaretto, vanilla with strawberries and salted caramel.

delicious! We knew we were in good hands when it was difficult to decide on flavors for our cake tasting. Our cake was perfection down to each flower. We will certainly be using her in the future for our events. Thank you so much for making it a memorable cake and evening for us! We can't wait to eat our year anniversary cake!!