I was fortunate enough to have Aamina at Brilliant Cakes make my cake for 2 events - my Mayun and my wedding reception. Both times the cakes blew me (and our guests) away!
For the mayun, we really wanted a cake that was shaped like a dhol. We contacted her just about a week before the event and she was able to work us in. The cake was so artistically done, and came out exactly how we wanted. So many people asked us where the cake was from - it really was quite the centerpiece. Not only was it beautiful, but it tasted wonderful. The texture was perfect!
For my wedding cake, we had been considering some other vendors for cakes, but hadn't really been satisfied with the taste of their samples. My mom suggested we meet with Aamina. She was willing to meet with us just weeks before the wedding (thank goodness!!!) and had samples available for us. I really wanted something different, and she suggested mango/strawberry mousse cake. Because I lived out of town, I wouldn't be able to try the cake myself before the wedding. But the way she talked about it, I trusted her completely. I could tell that she wouldn't make a cake for a client until it met her standards for flavor, texture, appearance, etc. I appreciated that and would trust her to make anything, even unseen and un-tasted! She also makes sure she uses the highest quality ingredients. For example, she wouldn't use flowers from florists due to pesticides sprayed on the flowers. This isn't something I thought of, nor something any cake vendor I talked to mentioned. But after she said that, I totally agreed and appreciated her diligence to maintaining the highest quality and safety.
We ended up having a dummy cake for practical purposes, and so she made our top tier cake rose pistachio flavored just for us, so we could try this unique flavor out.
Aamina was also very easy to communicate with. Responsive, straightforward, and delivered the cake with no problem. I was really impressed with how it turned out - even better than I could have imagined. I had a white cake with white butterflies on it, and it fit with the décor perfectly. The butterflies stood out despite the white on white. I think she added something to give them a slight shine. In fact, I went back and looked at the inspiration picture we sent her, when writing this review and realized our cake looked even better (the butterflies were prettier)! Her prices are also reasonable.
I got to have some cake the day after our wedding - and it was soo delicious. I'm not usually a cake person, but I had 3 slices of this cake! I still think about it sometimes... :) read more