This review is SO long overdue; I could have sworn I did one as soon as my event was over. Sorry…read moreabout that!
I found Sheryl through a combination of Google and Yelp when planning my daughter's first birthday at Underwood Farms. This party was more complex than my wedding to plan, but it all came together at the end. Doing this custom cake and cookie order was probably the easiest part of everything.
I sent a few inspo photos, as the theme was "Holy Cow, I'm One", and I wanted a very specific shade of baby pink with cow print. The two tier cake was perfect, Sheryl even tried to tell me that the cake size I was ordering sounded too big for my guest count, but of course, I insisted on a nice big cake. Which she definitely delivered. Sheryl actually delivered the cake herself, and was perfectly on time and helped set up the cake/cookies.
Leftovers were plenty which came in handy because the cake was amazing. Because the party was in June, and at a farm, basically; I was really praying the weather gods would have mercy, but they did not. It was SO hot, like 89 though in the shade. The cake held up amazingly, even being frosted with buttercream; it help it's shape and mold until we sang. Cutting the cake was super easy as well, because it was not dry. So moist, frosting was soft, and not too sweet. The "not too sweet" was key for all my asian friends/relatives; it's probably the biggest compliment a Chinese mom can ever give. "Cake was wonderful, not too sweet" sent me over the moon from our guests.
The pink iced cow sugar cookies were SO damn cute, I should have ordered more thinking 60 would be enough but people were taking 2-3 each. The cookies themselves were firm to hold the icing design, but soft, buttery, flavorful. I cannot say enough about the cake and cookies!
For context, because we live in LA County, though I REALLY wanted to order from Sheryl again for my daughter's second birthday last year, I made the mistake of using a different baker that was closer to home. Terrible. It was dry, unflavorful. I think we are spoiled by how good the cake and cookies were from Sheryl. I actually gave the product away on Buy Nothing because I could not bring myself to want any leftovers. For her third birthday this year though, I am BACK to the queen. I just placed our order for cake and cookies, and I cannot wait to enjoy Sheryl's creations again.
Things to call out because they were important to me, and surprisingly many bakers/bakeries do NOT offer (I spoke to about 15 places when I was initially planning):
-delivery for small fee, it is SO convenient to have the order delivered rather than fear of it toppling over in my car or dropping it during transportation and one less thing you have to worry about
-even with how elaborate and detailed her cakes are, she doesn't use fondant (I HATE fondant for a variety of reasons), and uses buttercream!
-prices are incredibly reasonable, for the product, flavor, quality, and professionalism from Sheryl, especially multi tier cakes.
Thank you again for making such special memories for my family and I; I really do believe that the food/dessert/cake offered at events are the most memorable, by far. And you have a client for life, even though we live a county away :)
