About this vendor
Established in 2002, Vanille Patisserie is a seasoned wedding bakery situated in Chicago, IL. Whether you desire an elegant wedding cake or a box of French-styled macarons, these professionals will be delighted to bake for your special occasion. With nationwide shipping, they can help you create a sweet and seamless celebration.
Vanille Patisserie is led by talented chef and enthusiastic owner Sophie Evanoff. Thanks to Sophie and their team’s dedication, the bakery is recognized for its delicious, handcrafted desserts. These pastry chefs strive to create quality creations for every wedding by understanding a couple’s tastes, style, and budget.
Before you pick the cake of your dreams, the team at Vanille Patisserie will be pleased to schedule a private tasting. This tasting is ideal for those who adore an array of flavors and frostings. If you’re hosting a wedding breakfast or brunch, you can also explore a range of teas they offer, from coconut frenzy to Moroccan mint.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Cakes & Desserts
- Cake Delivery & Setup
- Cake Tastings
- Cupcakes
- Groom's Cakes
- Other Desserts
Dietary Options
- Gluten Free
- Vegan
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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Great experience! Loved the takeaway tasting option, and the design of the cake was exactly what we requested.
Vanille was so incredibly easy to work with for our wedding cupcakes! They were flexible with the design, coloring, and quantity, and they were delicious. Would highly recommend!
Our wedding cake from Vanille was absolutely beautiful and beyond delicious! We received so many compliments from our guests, and the raspberry layer was definitely a crowd favorit...
e. From start to finish, the team was communicative, extremely kind, very fairly priced in the world of wedding vendors and so easy to work with. They brought our vision to life perfectly, and the cake looked just as stunning as it tasted.
We couldn’t have asked for a better experience and are so grateful to Vanille for being part of our special day. Highly recommend them to any couple looking for a cake that will truly wow your guests!
We used Vanille for our wedding cake and they were amazing! Many of our guests said it was the best wedding cake they have had. We enjoyed the unique flavors. We did lemon cake wit...
h pistachio and marscapone and a vanilla cake with coffee, toasted almonds and apricot jams and it was heavenly! We also love how the frosting was not overly sweet at all, most other cakes are too sweet and your stomach does not appreciate that. Very easy to work with and reasonably priced! We highly recommend this bakery.
Vanille was lovely to work with for our wedding cake! We were interested in a small cake on a quick timeline and the staff at Vanille made the process so easy. Their flavor options...
were elevated and our cake turned out delicious! I think it is so amazing that they include a tier of your cake for your one year anniversary!
The perfect bakery for our wedding day! Working with Vanille was the best - our cake tasting was so fun! It was such a special day for us and felt like we were in France! Our cake...
was absolutely delicious, and our guests raved about it!
In search of a GF option to offer at your wedding? Look no further, the macarons from Vanille Patisserie are it!
We sought out to support women-owned and Black-owned business for our wedding and Vanille Patisserie did not disappoint. Everything went seamlessly during the planning process and ...
the cake was both beautiful and delicious!
My husband and I went for our tasting, and the help from Vanille Patisserie was so appreciated as we weren’t entirely sure what we wanted our cake to look like. Together, we went t...
hrough what we liked from photos we had looked at, and they worked with us on our cake, which turned out amazing! It also tasted incredible (cookie dough for the win)!
Our cake was not only beautiful, but incredibly delicious. The choices of flavors with Vanille was superb and our guests raved about how good each of our choices were -we didn't ha...
ve a crumb left over! Delivery was seamless and the tasting process was enjoyable and hassle free. Would highly recommend them for any special occasion.
Vanille does not disappoint. Firstly, the cake I ordered for my sister was moist and delicious, secondly their decoration skills are superior, and thirdly, they accepted my order c...
lose to the date and were able to deliver without delay with superb communication.
If you have a vision, then trust that they have a visionary team that will deliver it. They will be making my daughter’s cake next.
We were so impressed with Vanille! They did an amazing job with our wedding cake and was beyond what I could have ever imagined!
This is the only store I get cakes from now. We did not want a tiered wedding cake, but Nicole was very helpful in helping us figure out the right number of cakes for our guests. W...
e got 4 cakes (in addition to desserts from another restaurant) and every single cake was eaten. Our friends and family could not stop talking about how yummy they were. Thank you!
Cannot recommend Vanille enough. My partner and I often stop by when we're in Chicago for macaroons or for a sweet treat while we're downtown. So we knew that they would be a great...
fit for our wedding.
We just did a small cutting cake and a dessert table of different macaroon flavors and they were a HUGE hit. Everyone had at least two macaroons in their hands while on the dance floor lol. Highly recommend.
Beautiful cake with great flavor options. Vanille was flexible in our decoration requests. Got quite a few compliments that ours was the best wedding cake they ever tried.
Vanille made our cake through our vendor agreement with LLM Catering at City View Loft that we signed in 2019. The cake tasting at the Lincoln Park location was a lot of fun. We pi...
cked out 2 flavors and one of the designs they already had, but we made a change to the bottom tier. The sketch the provided after was great and helpful and day of looked exactly like we thought. We ended up not celebrating until 2022, but we had no issues. Thank you!
We had Vanille put together a tasting cake for our wedding. We went with a design we had seen on their website and paid for a tasting. Nicole helped us put together a unique mixtur...
e of fillings to meet my tastes along with my (now) husband's. The cake was exactly as we had pictured and tasted great!!
Vanille was the contracted wedding cake vendor for our venue, but we are so grateful for that. From the initial tasting, to the customization to the big day, Vanille took great car...
e of us. The cake is delicious, moist and flavored well. They were able to use add simple designs using buttercream frosting rather than fondant per our preference. We went with their white buttermilk cake with vanilla mousseline for 2 tiers and red velvet cake with cream cheese filling for the other tiers. Our guests wanted more cake after which is always a good indicator!
Vanille did an incredible job with our wedding cake this January. I gave them a bunch of different Pinterest photos and asked if they could pull different aspects from each of the...
m to make my dream cake. I was a little unsure but they completely delivered! The cake ended up being one of my favorite things about our special day. On top of the cake being exactly what I wanted, it was also delicious. Multiple people told me that it was the best wedding cake they'd ever had.
Our wedding cake from Vanille was amazing. They worked with us to design our cake to fit with our wedding theme. The cake looked great and tasted even better. We received so many c...
ompliments on the cake – a rarity at weddings. But what else, would you expect from Vanille, Chicago's best bakery!
My husband and I worked with Vanille for our wedding cake. Wow! The entire experience, from tasting to day of, was great! The final product was stunning and delicious. Everyone...
at Vanille is friendly and professional.
We had obtained our cake through Amazing Edibles and was thrilled that Vanille was the baker! We had a combed one-tier cake with lemon curd and raspberry jam and boy was it a slice...
of heaven. So good! We also had mini cupcakes for our guests and the carrot cake was the crowd favorite! I plan to eventually stop by their shop and try other items.
We loved working with Sophie and the artists at Vanille on our wedding cake! The consultation was great; Sophie was super receptive to our ideas for a Star Wars-themed cake and she...
and the team came up with something out of this world. The cake served at our wedding was even more delicious than the samples we tried at the consultation! Thank you, Vanille! Already can't wait to come back for our one year anniversary!
Beautiful cake and very delicious!
We are so lucky we got to work with Vanille on our wedding cake! They embraced our theme wholeheartedly and designed a cake for us that was absolutely perfect. Not only that, but t...
he cake was absolutely delicious. I received so many compliments from guests on both the look and the taste. I myself am not generally a cake person, but I went out of my way to eat multiple slices on our wedding day because it was so, so tasty. They were a joy to work with, and were flexible when our event date changed due to the pandemic. I am sure that next time we need a cake for any occasion we will be returning to Vanille!
Vanille was so easy to work with for our wedding cake! Any changes that came up (venue, guest count and date changes due to pandemic), Vanille was so accommodating, we knew we made...
the right choice. Then came the wedding day and the cake was beautiful and so so good, people are still talking about the cookie dough filling! Cake tasting was my fav part of wedding planning, so I tried A LOT of Chicago and suburb bakeries, but Vanille was hands down the best we tried!
Vanille was a perfect partner for our wedding. 1.) They created a gorgeous (and delicious!) cake that incorporated all of our preferences. 2.) We used them for our table assignme...
nts - gifting each attendee with a 2-pack box of macarons. We provided Vanille with the named labels, and Vanille was able to pack, label, and deliver over 100 table assignments. The macarons were absolutely a hit!
WOW! Our wedding cake was the BEST! Seriously, Sophie and her team made the most delicious, moist, and flavorful wedding cake. Our guests were wanting more...as were we! Highly hig...
hly HIGHLY recommend! You will not be disappointed!
We worked with Vanille for our wedding cake and desserts on 9/5/2020. Everything was perfect from beginning to end. The tasting with Sophie was wonderful and she offers such great ...
flavors. Many weddings we've been to in the past have cakes that can be so bland or dry, but with Vanille you have so many flavors and options to pick from. Everyone raved about our cake & desserts! (The mini cheesecake is to die for!) Sophie is a true professional, she helped answer all of our questions and was able to make so many adjustments to work with us once COVID hit and threw so many roadblocks our way. Do yourself a favor and book Vanille for your wedding! We're beyond happy that we did and are customers for life now!
We had to cancel our wedding. So why am I giving Vanille a review? Every special event cake (5) I have had from them has been great. Just the best I’ve had in the city. Also, w...
hen we had to downsize and then cancel our wedding they handled it with the grace and style of their baking. We ended up with a refund. Amazing. You can be sure they will get a LOT of business from us in the future- I still want that passion fruit curd....
Not only was our five-layer wedding cake beautiful, it was absolutely delicious. Also, the petit fours and macarons were so vibrant and indulgent. There weren’t any desserts or cak...
e left at the end of the night, which my husband and I were not even upset about, because it showed how much people enjoyed them! Two things I adore about Vanille is that they let you have two flavors of cake when doing a tier cake, and they also offer one year anniversary cake so you don’t have to save the top tier. This way it is fresher and just as much of a keepsake/moment to reminisce. Multiple guests told us it was the best wedding cake they have ever had. Thanks, Vanille!
Leslie & Sophie were so wonderful to work with! Our cake tasting appointment was casual, comfortable and intimate! Every flavor we tried we loved and the craftsmanship was outstan...
ding! they were extremely flexible with us in letting us pick multiple flavors and worked with us on design! Our cake turned out delicious and beautiful!
Our wedding cake was absolutely amazing! We ended up doing three different flavors of cake and it was a dream come true! All of our wedding guests raved about the cake! Sophie and ...
the whole team were easy to work with and they did an amazing job! I'm from Germany and so were some of our guests (which are used to delicious pastries and cake) and they raved about our wedding cake. I would highly recommend them!
Beautiful and delicious.
The Vanille team was an absolute dream to work with -- friendly, timely, and so talented! I am still getting people asking me about the cake for our wedding. We did a three-tier ca...
ke with two flavors and several petit fours so our guests would have a great variety of flavors to select from. Beautiful presentation, delicious work (and they use real buttercream -- no fondant!). I personally recommend the amber bars -- wow!
We got a small cake from Vanille for our wedding and it was delicious! We aren't huge cake people and we frequent Vanille for macaroons (because theirs are amazing) and decided to ...
get a small one for our wedding. So glad we got it from Vanille! I gave them a picture of what I wanted and they made exactly that! Since we didn't spend a lot of money we were not able to do a tasting but we knew that the cake would be delicious. We also put about 10 macaroons on top of the cake which we were so glad we did because they are delicious. If you are looking for a wedding cake, big or small, Vanille is the place to go! Pricing was about in line with most bakeries in Chicago.
Beautiful, wonderful, delicious! I could not be more pleased with our cake or the staff at Vanille.
Our wedding cake from Vanille was so beautiful and delicious. A few of our guests said it was the best tasting wedding cake they'd ever had! We had a lot of fun at our tasting with...
Leslie, who was lovely to work with. We also did macarons from Vanille as favors for our brunch reception, and our guests loved them. Thank you Leslie and Vanille!
This is a true delight in Lincoln Park! We ordered our wedding cake from here, and I also worked with Sophie to order a secret surprise groom's cake (unbeknownst to my groom) for ...
the rehearsal dinner. We are still waiting on professional photos of the wedding cake, which was gorgeous and delicious, but I am including pictures of the groom's cake. The instructions I gave were vague & unique: A record, with "Go Cubs Go" track. They clearly took the time to research my request, and they re-created the actual original record with a nod to the local radio station, and included the city skyline around the base (after I asked for suggestions). I was completely floored at their additional research and attention to detail, and my husband was surprised and delighted, and recognized the original record right away!
The wedding cake was beautiful and classic, and exactly as I had envisioned! Sophie could not have been more wonderful to work with. She replied to my emails right away, at odd hours and on weekends, and worked with my coordinator beautifully. The cake tasting was a delight, and their tasting room is stunningly beautiful -- what a fun experience! My only regret from the wedding was that I didn't get to try the pumpkin cake again on the day, since those went like hotcakes! I loved working with Vanille and Sophie, and I look forward to return visits to try their other delights soon!
Our cake from Vanille was included with our catering package from our wedding venue, but I'm so glad we didn't have to search for our own bakery and try a million cakes. I've been ...
to Vanille before, so I knew I would be happy with their work. We worked directly with Sophie from the day we had our cake tasting. We showed her a picture of what we wanted for our cake, and the day of our wedding, the cake looked exactly like the picture! If I could have just eaten cake all day on my wedding, I absolutely would have because it was that good. I will be highly recommending Vanille to all my friends from here on out.
We had the most delicious wedding cake thank you to Vanille! We had such a great time trying the cakes and were blown away by the outcome. The salted caramel is to die for. Thank y...
ou so much Vanille!
Vanille did our wedding cake, sweets table and grooms cake. Everything was absolutely amazing. Ashley & Leslie were both beyond helpful and assisted us in putting together the pe...
rfect selection of cake, petit fours & macarons for our guests, as well as an amazing custom grooms cake. It's been over 2 months since our wedding and everyone can't stop talking about how amazing the sweets table was. The sweets table was such a hit that we didn't even get photos of all of the options- even with 1000 pieces!
Truly a delight to work with. Hands down my favorite bakery in Chicago and will continue to go to them for any and all celebrations!
We used Vanille Patisserie for our wedding at South Branch Chicago on August 15, 2015. It was a pleasure to work with Chandra, who was very responsive to emails, and of course made...
us a wonderful cake for our wedding. Our cake tasting at the Lincoln Park location was fantastic, and allowed us to communicate exactly what we were looking for to Chandra. The final product, while small and simple in design, was nonetheless wonderfully elegant, classic, and of course tasted amazing, as well. In addition to all this, the price point was very easy to fit in our budget - which is always important when organizing a wedding. We were thoroughly impressed with Vanille Patisserie, and would highly recommend them for any future events.
We worked with Chandra at Vanille Patisserie for our wedding cake and groom's cake. From the beginning, we were in love. The bakery is adorable inside, and our tasting was professi...
onal and well-organized. Their cake is truly amazing - moist, flavorful, and the perfect amount of sweet. They were by far the best place we tried, and we did tastings at 5 different places!
We ended up with three different cake flavors for a 4-tier cake (my favorite - passionfruit curd and coconut cream with vanilla pound cake), as well as a grooms cake. Chandra did a wonderful job decorating both, and we got numerous compliments from guests about how much they loved the cake! And to boot - Chandra through in a dozen cupcakes for free for the kids we had at the wedding. The only thing we were disappointed with is that we didn't have leftovers to take home! Good thing they provide a 1-year anniversary cake, because I will be drooling in anticipation of that for the next year.
Service was great and product was outstanding - can't ask for more! Definitely check out Vanille Patisserie if you're getting married anywhere in Chicago!
We ordered our wedding cake, petit fours, and macarons from Vanille for our wedding, and everything was AMAZING! At the tasting, the cake was so delicious that my sister cried. Fro...
m day one, Chandra was a dream to work with, and everything turned out beautiful. Highly recommended.
I had ordered individual cakes for each of my guests, and had an assorted variety. The cakes were very pretty and people enjoyed their taste. Each cake was approximately $6-8 and...
since we had a small wedding it was cheaper/same cost as one big cake. Did all ordering through email; got fast replies. There were some minor calculation errors on the bill, and an order of 5 pieces were inadvertantly left off, but we caught it in time and they fixed it. Could have been a problem if you didn't review the itemized bill carefully, but it probably happens with any company. Good cakes. No complaints.
They were even better than the tasting, and the little individual boxes with ribbons were perfect for our guests.
I've never had a wedding cake that was memorable, and frankly, we didn't have enough money in our budget for one. So we got creative. My husband actually proposed to me in Paris, a...
nd right afterwards, we went to Angelina for hot chocolate and macarons.
While we couldn't go to Paris for the wedding, we could bring a little bit of Paris to us. We chose to serve macarons to our guests for dessert. Vanille Patisserie made over 300 macarons for us in a variety of flavors. Not only were they beautiful to look at (love those colors), they were so tasty! And they're portable, so you can eat them on your way to the dance floor.
Would absolutely recommend Vanille for their macarons, even if you're just grabbing a few to snack on.
there isn't one bad thing i can think of for keli and vanille. she was so easy to work with. she was clearly so passionate for her work you felt like you were the only person she...
had to worry about and deal with. i ordered a groom's cake and my wedding cake from her and both were better than i imagined. i have pictures of both cakes if anyone is interested. the groom's cake was his guitar and our cake was a 3 tier red velvet grey cake. so hard to picture but the pictures themselves still make me gasp. not only were these cakes beautiful to look at they could have easily been the best cake i've ever eaten. almost every day i think about how i can get a slice of cake. it was so moist and even the fondant tasted like real frosting. she made us our own top layer so we could serve the whole cake and we later ate it in our suite with champagne. since we didn't finish it, i would have assumed it would have been dry by the next morning. when my husband and i woke up the next day, we finished that cake like troopers and it was just as good as if she just got done finishing it. i loved vanille and i HIGHLY recommend them. i had a fairly big wedding, so my price point may not apply to everyone - please don't let that scare you off!!
Keli made the cake for my wedding. She was great to work with. The cake was beautiful and delicious! She even packed up a bag for us with a mini cake for the wedding night and a...
coupon for our 1st anniversary cake.
Vanille also made my French Macaroon favors. They were pretty and everybody seemed to love them!
Contact
2108 N. Clark st., Chicago, IL
Vanille Patisserie