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| - TLDR Version: Delicious Cake, Craig is a bit Confusing, Cake decorations were wrong after two confirmations, but still pretty.
We booked Craig's Cakes for our August wedding. They were easy to book and surprisingly available for how good their cakes are.
Tastings should be booked by phone, as per usual. The amount of cake they provide for the tasting is a little intimidating, such big portions! I kind of want to do it once a month, the cake is SO good. After I had a chance to taste the food, the owner and official Craig came to talk over the details. This is where things get Really confusing. He talks very fast and makes indecipherable notes that I had to call back to clarify after. Also, I could do without his personal injury stories and opinions on labor laws, I'm just here for the cake!
They have a ton of options, including half-fake cakes if you want the three tiered look without the cost. They do not do fondant work, but instead do beautifully smooth buttercream or a whipped cream with white chocolate shavings that is Excellent. A wide variety of cake flavors, though I wish they would start doing a red velvet, for that you'll have to go to Rolling Pin Bakery on Fish Hatchery.
The one downside was that after confirming the decorations and cake fillings the week before and then the day before, our cake ended up wrong. All of the fillings and flavors we asked for were there, but some were in the wrong order, I'm not sure why that bothers me (probably because I am a huge freak), but it does. The biggest problem is that we asked for an icing Monogram on our second tier and a specific swirl type. When we arrived, there was no monogram and the wrong swirl. It was still really delicious and beautiful, but not what we had talked about. Sad times.
The costs may seem high compared to places like the afforementined Rolling Pin, but that is because there is twice the cake and icing per slice, so each slice should be cut thinner and you'll have more room for decorations.
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