Fine Art Cakes
Our Fine Art cakes are typically finished with either rolled fondant, modeling chocolate, or textured chocolate ganache. Our rolled fondant and modeling chocolate finishes are famously thin and delicious, and have a layer of silky Swiss meringue buttercream directly underneath. We can also work with buttercream alone as the exterior covering on your cake, depending on weather and cake display location.
All of the flowers you see in the galleries below are SUGAR FLOWERS, hand made by us, one petal at a time. We are proud to keep this extraordinary art form alive.
Two-tiered Fine Art cakes serve 40-60, depending on tier dimensions
Three-tiered Fine Art cakes serve 65-100, depending on tier dimensions
Four-tiered Fine Art cakes serve 110-200, depending on tier dimensions
Five-tiered Fine Art cakes serve 210-300, depending on tier dimensions
For events with more than 100-150 guests, we often provide an undecorated kitchen cake for any additional servings required. Alternatively, you could simply choose to have a larger cake on display (i.e. four, five, or even six tiers), depending on your guest count and the preferences of your catering team.
Our minimum order for Fine Art cakes is $2,000. Pricing typically ranges from $22 to $40 per serving. Final pricing is dependent on the number of servings required for your guest count, and the intricacy of the cake design. Delivery fees are calculated based on distance to your venue, and do not count towards the minimum. (Delivery is available for certain cakes only. Please inquire for details.)
Fine Art Cakes: Ordering Process
Step 1: Evaluate Options & Confirm Availability
Review the details on our Wedding FAQ page, as well as our Pricing page, and you’ll have a comprehensive grasp of which of our offerings would be the best fit for your tastes and budget.
Submit an inquiry, and we’ll check our calendar to make sure we can accommodate a wedding cake order for your date.
Step 2: Cake Tasting
Pre-order and collect your Cake Tasting, and enjoy a generous selection of our best selling cake flavors in the comfort of your home. Our extremely popular Cake Tasting Boxes are released once per month, and are available for pickup from our lower Queen Anne studio.
Step 3: Discuss Design & Logistics
Consult with our chef via email or phone to go over all the details for your cake design, as well as the logistics of delivery or pickup. We’ll send you a quote — containing the specifications of your order, as well as our terms & conditions — to review and approve.
Step 4: Book Your Date
To secure your event date on our calendar, we require a non-refundable date reservation fee of 50% of the total estimate for your order.
You may opt to book your date before or after your tasting. (We’ll gladly advise you on this, if you wish — as the level of risk is determined by whether your event is taking place during peak season or not, and the current status of our bookings for that date.) The purpose of this step is to secure us as your vendor. Be advised that we cannot guarantee our availability for your event unless we have received this fee.
Step 5: Submit Final RSVPs & Balance Payment
Send us your final RSVP total no later than 3 weeks out. We’ll adjust the order accordingly and confirm your final balance due. Settle your balance no later than 14 days prior to your wedding.
If there are any design details outstanding from Step 3 (i.e. color palette, flower types) that have since been finalized with your florist or planner, we’ll wrap these up with you no later than 3 weeks out.
Step 6: Cake Pickup or Delivery
If your order will be delivered by us, relax while we liaise with your event planner and personally set up your cake on the day. If your order will be picked up from us by a friend or family member of yours, relax while we thoughtfully package your cake and provide thorough instructions for transporting and handling it.
Need help deciding?
If you’re in the throes of wedding planning and can’t decide whether you’d like a Fine Art cake, a Classic & Simple cake, or a Micro-Wedding cake from our online store, that’s OK! Drop us a line and we’ll make recommendations after getting to know you a little better.