About this vendor
Known for exceptional artistry and quality, The Butter End has become one of California’s most sought after custom cake shops. Using only cage-free eggs, organic milk, hormone-free butter and the finest pure extracts and chocolates, your guests won’t find typical wedding cake on their plates.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Dietary Options
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Vegan
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We used The Butter End for our wedding cake since our venue BABC recommended them. After trying two other bakeries, The Butter End was the best tasting one and I loved how you got ...
to sit down with the baker and work with her on the specific design you wanted, it felt so much more personal.
We booked The Butter End for our wedding and we (along with all of our guests) loved the cake. Kim and her staff were so delightful and easy to work with from start to finish. We a...
lso scheduled a cake tasting in which I got to try TEN different flavors of cake, all of which were absolutely delicious. I even got to bring some back home for my mom and fiance to try out. We ended up choosing two flavors, banana bread and almond, both of which were a hit with our wedding guests. Kim and her team also perfectly captured the decorations for our cake - we wanted pressed flowers that aligned with the theme and vision for the rest of our wedding and it turned out to really beautiful. We will have to come back to celebrate our anniversary and order cake in our wedding flavors because we loved it that much.
Kimberly, Jess, and the entire Butter End team were so wonderful to work with and they exceeded all expectations! Our cake was as gorgeous as it was delicious and we received so ma...
ny compliments! The Cherry Almond Chocolate cake was such a hit!
Forget the bride, a stunning cake from The Butter End was the real showstopper! They exceeded all expectations with the design and most importantly it was delicious! The most di...
fficult part about the process was only being able to pick two flavors.
My initial cake vendor fell through after our wedding date was changed, and we decided to go with the Butter End. I'm so glad we did! Our cake was simple without much decoration, w...
hich was exactly what we wanted. We got vanilla buttercream cake, as well as pumpkin spice and both were delicious. So many of our guests complimented the cake!
Working with The Butter End was so seamless and they had the most delicious flavors. Our guests were blown away with the banana chocolate chip and carrot cake! They also took the t...
ime to listen to what we were looking for from a design perspective and our cake turned out to be one of a kind and perfect for our big day. I highly recommend!
My gosh where to start booked a tasting at there lovely studio in gardenia . The experience from the start was amazing . We had a nice quiet tasting session . Several choices to ch...
oose from there’s sooo many . Very professional and accommodating. We went with the carrot cake and the chocolate chip banana which was soo good .
The day of our wedding our cakes looked beautiful I couldn’t have been any happier . We had planned with them to make some extra sheets for the amount of guest we had so something that may be considered if you had over 150 guest .
I highly recommend this business hire with confidence you won’t be disappointed
My wedding cake was really bad. I chose Butter End based partially on the rave reviews. They completely changed the style and omitted key elements and colors we agreed upon. Instea...
d, I received blobby buttercream flowers with squiggly green lines.
I almost turned the cake around at the reception.
I reached out to Butter End and I received a "Sorry we missed the mark in your eyes". No... the cake I received resembled nothing like what I had asked for. I have no idea how they messed so badly and I'm equally confused by the glowing reviews. I wasn't going to post a negative review but their response was dismissive and took no responsibility.
If I could go back in time, choosing Butter End is the only thing I would change on my wedding day. I know it's just cake but it was so ugly and nothing like what I had asked for.
The Butter End made a beautiful cake for our wedding and it was absolutely delicious. They were easy to communicate with. We had a tasting with them that was really fun. They have ...
a huge range of very modern and beautiful designs for every budget. We had zero issues with delivery and design and couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
The Butter End Cakery was the best choice I could have made for our wedding cake vendor. The staff was polite and responsive, our tasting went amazingly well, and on the actual day...
of the wedding our guests couldn’t stop raving about the cake! I would highly highly recommend them.
From the moment we sat down with Kimberly we had a great connection. She was incredibly friendly and open and excited to work with us. She even captured the attention of our 10 y...
r old, sharing her drawing utensils and including her in every step of the process. The cakes all tasted AMAZING so it was really hard to pick what we wanted to go with from a flavor perspective. Ultimately we settled on Chocolate Almond Cherry along with the Almond for the cake and then we supplemented with mini-cupcakes in a bunch of flavors.
Everyone RAVED about the cake and the cupcakes. The father of the groom even declared it was the best cake he ever had, and he is not prone to hyperbole, not to mention incredibly hard to please.
One big reason we went with this bakery, is the incredible hand-made custom designs that are available. Kimberly made us the most beautiful sugar flowers creating an elegant and wedding cake. Once we chose to go with Butter End Cakery, our expectations were sky high. In the end, they surpassed them in every way.
The Butter End made the cake for my wedding which took place on Sunday, July 30. I had a certain vision as well as colors for my wedding. Kimberly exceeded my expectations with t...
he perfect flower "watercolor" cake with a second layer in gold and a third in white. It was especially beautiful decorated with fresh flowers (see photos) as well as delicious. I highly recommend the Butter End for your special event.
I wanted a naked cake for our wedding - not to be trendy, but because I actually don't like frosting. But I wanted the cake to still be fun and unique. I met with numerous cake pla...
ces that told me this was not possible. Upon meeting with The Butter End (thanks to a recommendation), they listened to what I wanted and said it could be done with ease! They also gave me some ideas of things that I could do to have my perfect wedding cake and they were spot on! I ended up with a topsy-turvy naked wedding cake that was not only stunning, but was everything that I wanted - it was classic yet cheeky. They also worked effortlessly with my florist in putting the final details on my cake. Honestly, after meeting with them, I breathed a sigh of relief and when I saw the masterpiece at our wedding, I couldn't have been happier! Thank you to The Butter End team!
The Butter End provided the perfect cakes! Kimberly worked with us to create a beautiful wedding cake (traditional, 4 tiers, with floral embellishment with hummingbirds on top) as...
well as a fantastic, whimsical, sculpted groom's cake. We often joked we would get married "when hell froze over," so the groom's cake was a shivering devil, dripping with icicles! It turned out even better than we had anticipated. From the tasting process to delivery, everything was quick and easy. We were able to select 3 flavors for our cakes, all amazingly delicious! Our guests are still raving about how tasty our cakes were and how unique the groom's cake was.
Delicious, beautiful cake. We couldn't be happier with our wedding cake and with the process leading up to the big day.
My one tiny critique is that at our tasting, Kimberly sketch...
ed us a design that we fell head-over-heels in love with before asking our budget, and the design was way more than we could afford. But she handled it fabulously - as soon as we told her what we could spend, she worked with us to come up with alternate designs as well as ways to alter the initial design to get it closer to our price range.
We had a wonderful experience working with The Butter End and strongly recommend them; they're a splurge, but it's worth it!
The Butter End Cakery was great to work with for our wedding. The cake tasting was fun and the cake so moist. Since we booked with them our tasting was free. The owner was very fri...
endly and seemed to get our cake vision and even sketched it out that day. They responded very quick to emails and were very friendly. Our cakes arrived beautifully and tasted great! We chose carrot cake, cherry almond chocolate and the banana chocolate chip. The only thing is the cakes didn't look exactly how we had originally discussed and even the one she drew out for us, but they were still gorgeous so I can't really complain. One of the smaller cakes was supposed to be a gold sequin type look and instead is was white pearls. Other than that everything was perfect. I would use them again and they truly have the best tasting cake ever.
I am writing this raving review in favor of thanking Kimberly and her staff @ the Butter End for an amazing experience. I had my wedding this summer, and Kimberly designed my gorge...
ous cake: we hashed it out over an afternoon with my mother and wedding coordinator and she listened to every detail and executed it perfectly.
1st: She will listen to you. Whatever request is important to you will be taken into account. She will incorporate a beautiful design and evoke correctly the style of your wedding
2nd: Amazing, amazing taste! I cannot tell you how wonderful the cake tasting experience was. The flavors were all great and soft and moist and you can request to have less sugar on some of the frostings. It will be hard to decide for you,either way. The carrot cake is truly amazing.
3rd: Beautiful design. I could not have asked for a more perfect cake. My guests were flabbergasted by the cake's elegance.
Tips: As a newlywed, It helps to have in mind the the feelings you want your cake to make you feel (i.e. Grand, glamorous, modern, classic) Mine was Gatsby, so we had feathers and rhinestones but it was done so beautifully and not tacky at all. I felt like Leonardo/Gatsby would be proud...
I look forward to working with these people in the future. Highly recommend*
Our wedding cake from The Butter End was absolutely breathtaking, and so yummy! It was just perfect for our summer wedding at the Malibu West Beach Club. We had went to several bak...
eries prior to inquiring with them, and none were even close in comparison to the quality and taste we experienced at the Butter End. Not only do their cakes taste fantastic, but their details, art, and designs are filled with talent. We worked with Kimberly and Sara on designing our perfect cake, and were absolutely amazed with the look and taste of it on our wedding day. Thank you for making our day so special, and we will definitely be coming back for future events!
Kimberly and her team did a great job on my wedding cake and custom sugar cookies. The cake tasted great and the cookies looked and tasted beautiful. Sarah in the office was quick ...
to respond to calls and emails as well. The tasting process went smoothly also. Definitely recommend the coconut passionfruit cake and the cherry chocolate almond cake. I did two layers of each in my four tier cake.
We ordered our wedding cake from The Buttered End.
Sara was very quick to respond to our inquiries, before we even went to the tasting.
The tasting itself blew us away. We h...
ad never tasted such moist wedding cake before! The fact that they use high quality organic ingredients made it even better. We went to a few more tastings after The Buttered End, but we couldn't find cake that was as moist and delicious.
After our wedding, we received so many compliments from our guests that our wedding cake was the best they've ever had.
The Butter End designed and created our cake for our Aug 2013 wedding at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. When we selected the SLS we actually didn't immediately realize that the h...
otel had a working relationship with The Butter End and were very pleasantly surprised. The only thing we knew about them was what we read on their site (no fondant, yay!) prior to meeting Kimberly and her staff for the cake tasting. Even though we didn't have expectations, if we did, they would have been blown away.
Kimberly gave us a huge selection of cakes to choose from (every person that showed up got their own tasting portions, and each slice was different in aroma and taste (rich, light, decadent, fruity). We knew we had to have the Signature Cake, however! Our other choice (we were allowed two) was Coconut Passion Fruit. They even boxed up our leftovers which we were able to further share with our friends and family.
At that point, the actual design of the cake however was still an unknown. Kimberly has many examples and photos of their work on display but it wasn't until she showed us her experimental designs in architectural cakes that we knew what we wanted. She had commented that so far, she'd had clients that were impressed with her design but that no one had been willing to make the leap to make it their traditional wedding cake. Well, we'll just let these photos speak for themselves:
Base design: http://tinyurl.com/krpp5…
Ours, executed: http://tinyurl.com/kttk7…
Simply put, it was amazing and made for outstanding photos. The cake they made for us fit in perfectly with the venue and our vision/mood for the wedding and was as delicious as it was when we had our tasting. Some of our guests commented to us that they had no idea that it was our cake and it could have been an art or furniture installation of some sort -- we regard this as high praise! We highly recommend Kimberly and her team to design and create your cake for your event.
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1910 W Rosecrans Ave, Gardena, CA
The Butter End Cakery