This week we met with Katie's Cakes and Catering. She is located in Havana, FL, which is about 30 minutes north of Tallahassee.
Consultation Experience
We had an 8pm appointment, which worked well for our schedule since she was so far outside of Tallahassee. When we arrived, Katie asked us what our visions for the wedding were, any ideas we had for the cakes, colors, etc. She then drew us two designs. One was a square cake which I went in there imagining and one was a topsy turvy cake which I absolutely love. She is the only person in town that I have found that does topsy turvy cakes.
The Cake
Katie prepared only three flavors for us to try. One was a chocolate (which I hate!), an Italian creme, and then their specialty which is a cream cheese cake. The Italian creme was delicious, but it was one of their premium flavors so it was more expensive. The cream cheese cake was very good, but I think it would have been even better with some kind of filling. I was pretty disappointed that we were only able to taste 3 flavors.
Costumer Service
Katie was really nice and knew what she was talking about. She was the first cake baker that had drawn up a design for us by what we had in mind. I was really impressed by that. She sat down and talked with us for about an hour. I also liked that she was willing to do an evening appointment with us. She quoted us a cake that serves 100 though, when we only have 75 guests.
Price Quote
3 tiered cake that serves 100. Bottom tier cream cheese cake with raspberry filling, middle tier with Italian creme, and top tier with cream cheese cake without filling. All with cream cheese frosting. Square cake with ribbon at the bottom of each tier with a piped monogram on the middle tier.
100 servings with basic flavors ($3 a slice): $300
Premium cake flavor (Italian creme): $24.00
Raspberry filling: $22.00
Cream cheese icing: $30.00
Tax: $28.23
Delivery to Willow Pond: $95.00
TOTAL: $499.23
Other Bakeries Visited
Visit #1: The Cake Shop
Visit #2: Myra Jean's Cake Shop
Consultation ExperienceWe had an 8pm appointment, which worked well for our schedule since she was so far outside of Tallahassee. When we arrived, Katie asked us what our visions for the wedding were, any ideas we had for the cakes, colors, etc. She then drew us two designs. One was a square cake which I went in there imagining and one was a topsy turvy cake which I absolutely love. She is the only person in town that I have found that does topsy turvy cakes.
The Cake
Katie prepared only three flavors for us to try. One was a chocolate (which I hate!), an Italian creme, and then their specialty which is a cream cheese cake. The Italian creme was delicious, but it was one of their premium flavors so it was more expensive. The cream cheese cake was very good, but I think it would have been even better with some kind of filling. I was pretty disappointed that we were only able to taste 3 flavors.
Costumer Service
Katie was really nice and knew what she was talking about. She was the first cake baker that had drawn up a design for us by what we had in mind. I was really impressed by that. She sat down and talked with us for about an hour. I also liked that she was willing to do an evening appointment with us. She quoted us a cake that serves 100 though, when we only have 75 guests.
Price Quote
3 tiered cake that serves 100. Bottom tier cream cheese cake with raspberry filling, middle tier with Italian creme, and top tier with cream cheese cake without filling. All with cream cheese frosting. Square cake with ribbon at the bottom of each tier with a piped monogram on the middle tier.
100 servings with basic flavors ($3 a slice): $300
Premium cake flavor (Italian creme): $24.00
Raspberry filling: $22.00
Cream cheese icing: $30.00
Tax: $28.23
Delivery to Willow Pond: $95.00
TOTAL: $499.23
Other Bakeries Visited
Visit #1: The Cake Shop
Visit #2: Myra Jean's Cake Shop
