For the best in the cake business in the Atlanta area, look no further than Lush Cakery! I typically never, ever care for wedding cakes... They're usually nothing special. But cakes from this shop are crowd-favorites! Everyone at my wedding raved about the cake, even months later people still brought it up. I highly recommend this business. read more

Lush Cakery - Custom Cakes Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

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We had a great time tasting cakes with our wedding planner, Jordan Flowers of Wedding Belles, and Kathryn ("Kat") Steed, sole owner and cake maker at Lush Cakery in Marietta. Jordan recommended Lush Cakery to my fiancee and me (our planner does not accept kickbacks, but instead passes on any discounts she may get on to us) and that is enough praise for me. My fiancee, through her own research, noticed that Lush Cakery has had a hand in a lot of nice weddings in Atlanta. She absolutely loves the look of Lush's cakes (she describes them as beautiful, fun, and creative). I asked Kat how many weddings she did last year and she told me, if I recall correctly, 185 (all by herself!). She doesn't plan on doing that many per year going forward, but she definitely has the experience and is well known in the Atlanta wedding community. Kat moved into a cute space just off Marietta Square a couple years ago. There's a retail space, open four days a week, and a tasting room, available by appointment only. The shop can also be booked for small events like bridal and baby showers. Kat was waiting for us promptly at our appointment time. My fiancee and I were accompanied by our planner for the tasting. The tasting room was quaint and charming. It reminded my fiancee of an attractive sitting room, like something you would see on HGTV. We got to know Kat and she got to know us. She let us swipe through cake designs on her iPad while talking to us about our wedding, our tastes/visions for our cake, and how our cake would align with our wedding overall. For example, we talked about the season of our wedding, whether it's going to be indoor or outdoor, etc. These kinds of things can affect the ingredients and flavors of our wedding cake. There was a menu at the table with Lush's most popular wedding cake flavors. We tasted the following six flavors: * Salted caramel * Amaretto white chocolate red raspberry * Triple chocolate hazelnut * Grand Marnier strawberries and cream * Cinnamon * Cream cheese pound with lemon curd Kat had the first five flavors in the list above ready to go on a plate for each of us. The last one was requested by my fiancee who was interested in trying the lemon curd after seeing it on the menu. My eyes lit up as I bit into these cakes. What impressed me most about them was actually not their flavor, but their consistency. Every single slice was perfectly fluffy and moist. They were tender and delicate with good crumb. Flavor-wise, they were sweet, but not too sweet. My favorite flavors were the salted caramel and the strawberries and cream. My fiancee's favorite flavors were the amaretto white chocolate red raspberry and the triple chocolate hazelnut. My fiancee thought both the strawberry and cinnamon tasted delicious, but were a little too simple for her tastes. The cream cheese pound cake with lemon curd was outstanding, but we agreed that we liked the lighter, less dense textures of the other cakes for our wedding cake. Everything we tried tasted great, so what it really came down to here was personal preference. We want a classic, elegant looking cake so Kat suggested a traditional three-tier round cake. We'll have it decorated with flowers from our florist, Julie Coffin of Unique Floral Expressions, who is one of the rock stars of the Atlanta wedding industry and whom Kat has worked many weddings with. We chose our cake and icing flavors, along with a fun design extra, and were quoted under $700 for our cake (tax and delivery included). The cake will serve 100. We'll have more than 100 guests, but there will be other dessert options too. Kat's quote is about $200 higher than another quote we recently received, so Lush is on the higher side. However, the other quote did not include an extra design element and the Lush quote also includes a "complimentary" anniversary tier a year after our wedding. A $150 non-refundable deposit is required to secure a date. We received Kat's proposal via email quickly after our meeting. My fiancee had a question and it didn't take long for Kat to respond. All in all, this was a wonderful experience. Now we just have to make a decision! Throughout our wedding planning process so far, this has turned out to be the most difficult decision yet. read more

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Kat was so fun to work with in choosing our perfect cake flavor and design. The salted caramel was irresistible! Our wedding guests loved the moist, light cake flavor. Reasonably priced, good communicator and easy to work with - definitely recommend! read more

Lush Cakery - a three - tiered wedding cake with red and pink flowers - Custom Cakes Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Kat at Lush Cakery is AMAZING! She made my wedding cakes and the were perfect. I tried several different cake places in the area and nothing came close to Lush Cakery. Kat truly appreciates flavor and design. She was a delight to work with throughout the entire process, even after changing our original date. The tasting is personalized and you get large portions of very delicious cake. We tasted 5 flavors during our tasting but ended up choosing 2 flavors: lemon and salted caramel. Both were perfectly flavored and the cakes were fluffy with a moist crumb. During the tasting and in the monthly leading up to our wedding, Kat worked with us to perfect the design. We were not the traditional wedding cake design couple and she helped us design a cake that fit the geometric vibe of our wedding. She even helped me plan a surprise grooms cake for my fiancé that was a fun Waffle House theme (sort of a weird obsession in our family). For this flavor, we picked chocolate peanut butter. The final product at our wedding was both beautiful and the best cake I've ever eaten! The consistency in her cakes is incredible. They tasted exactly like the single slices from our original tasting despite being in massive cakes for 170 guests. And our guests raved about the cakes! I cannot recommend Kat and Lush Cakery enough! Look no further for perfectly delicious and elegant wedding cakes! It's so good that we will continue getting every specialty cake from her! You have clients for life, Kat! read more

Kat was absolutely incredible! We needed an elopement cake in a short period of time and she was very accommodating. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, we weren't able to test taste her cake. We decided on a flavor based on what we knew we liked and her most popular flavor. We got the vanilla cake with raspberry and white mouse. We got the cake a few days before the elopement and I was worried it wasn't going to be moist on the day of. Kat reassured me that it will be moist and boy was she right! It was amazing. It's one of the best cakes I've ever tasted. It was so good we bought another one the following week! She is so professional and her store is absolutely adorable! I can't rave enough about her cakes! read more

Lush Cakery - a white cake with pink flowers and greenery - Custom Cakes Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

My family loves dessert, and I had my heart set on a white chocolate raspberry wedding cake. My mom and I wanted to find the best white chocolate raspberry wedding cake in Atlanta - and it literally took us tasting at 7 different bakeries. But we found it with Lush Cakery! Lush Cakery cakes are so absolutely moist, flavorful and delicious. Our wedding cake had the perfect balance of flavors, and it was a total hit with our guests. My mom also had many questions for Kat throughout the process and Kat was wonderful to work with throughout it. read more

Lush Bakery (Kat) provide a beautiful and delicious Wedding cake at our daughters and Son0in-laws wedding last week (10/21) at the Wheeler House. The Cake was soft, moist and a flavor explosion in your mouth! Our guests had nothing but wonderful comments about this tasty desert! We have been snacking on it the rest of this week! LOL A job very well done, Exceeded our expectations! read more

Such a cute little spot on the Marietta Square. The cake is absolutely delicious. We had a slice of the salted caramel cake and it was the best slice of cake I've ever had! My niece loved the cake pop as well. Definitely a must go to on the square. Glad to see an old school friend doing what she loves! Best of luck Kat! If you're looking for a cake for any occasion check out her little shop! read more

Lush Cakery - Custom Cakes Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

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My fiance and I had our fair share of underwhelming wedding cakes so wanted to find a baker with high standards. After our first bite at the tasting, we knew we had to go with Lush Cakery. Her cakes were moist and creative, and not too sweet. We had a TON of people coming up to us during and after the wedding raving about the cake! One guest even told us he started passing the cake out to guests because it was so good he wanted to make sure everyone had some. We wouldn't recommend going with anyone other than Lush! read more

I never received a call back after I inquired about a cake for a friends special occasion. I guess Lush Cakery just too busy for the average folks ! read more

Kat created our cake for our wedding and it was wonderful! It tasted great and looked beautiful. I would highly recommend her!

We found Kat through our friend who had got married at the wheeler house and we LOVED the taste of her cake that we later asked for her number. She just opened a new location in downtown marietta that is super cute and very well decorated. We came here last week for a cake tasting and she has a cozy, elegant lounge area which I found super professional and provided us a bunch of examples of her designs (which are ALL amazing!). She gave us 4 samples of her most popular flavors and OH. MY. GODDDD they were SO good. Cake is fluffy and soft and icing is cream cheese based (drooooling thinking about it). She allows couples to choose 2 flavors for wedding cakes so we went with the salted caramel and red velvet! We are so excited to have Kat making our wedding cake and I seriously cannot wait to eat more! read more

Kat has been amazing to work with from day 1, and her cakes are beautiful and SO DELICIOUS! She was so easy to communicate with, facilitated an easy and enjoyable cake tasting, and makes the absolute best cake I've ever had! My husband and I are not even big cake lovers, but Kat's cakes will impress anyone and everyone! If you hire Kat, make sure to tell your caterer to save you a few pieces...we did not have a single piece left over! All of our guests have been raving about the cake and spilling the beans that they had two or three slices ;-). Make your life simple, and hire Kat! You will not be disappointed! read more

We hired Lush Cakery to cater dessert at a large event for our Emory Evening MBA program and I cannot say enough positive things about our experience working with Kat and her company. Not only was she able to ask the right questions to help both her (and us) understand what our needs were, she also gave us a variety of unique options to choose from based on the menu being served and the time of year (fall). The night of the event, I arrived to find that Lush Cakery had already completed all of their set up and were ready to go. The presentation was beautiful and their ability to get things set up in advance really helped take pressure off of the event planning team. I would strongly encourage anyone looking for a unique dessert option to try Lush Cakery. The cupcakes are amazing but they are complemented by the professionalism and quality of the team behind the Lush Cakery name. read more

We had a Lush cake at a family friends birthday party and were obsessed right away. Used Lush for our wedding and a year later people are still talking about the cake. Our go to place for any cake opportunities that come up. Kat is incredible, sweet and so professional. Can not recommend enough. read more

I attended an event where Lush Cakery had catered the dessert. The cupcakes were beautifully handcrafted, and indescribably delicious! My husband and I sampled four different flavors that night and we couldn't get over how scrumptious they were. We raved about the cupcakes for weeks to come, even joking that we should get married again so we can have Lush Cakery do our wedding cake. Seriously, the next time I know of a friend in need of cake or cupcakes, I will insist that they give Lush a call. read more

Lush Cakery did an AMAZING job on our wedding cake! We went with the salted caramel and it was so yummy!!! Hands down the best cake that I have ever had and many of our guest told me the same thing. I highly recommend Kat at Lush Cakery!! read more

Words can not express how much of a blessing Kat was to us. She was amazing to work with, so accommodating, so attentive, and professional. I was planning my Atlanta wedding from Miami and it was often very difficult to get vendors to understand what I wanted but Kat at Lush Cakery made this portion of wedding planning literally a piece of cake! I love her so much, she literally made my dreams come true. When I saw our wedding cake for the first time I nearly burst into tears, it was soooooo ridiculously beautiful and PERFECT! If you want your wedding to be the most amazing event that people will remember for years to come, go with Lush Cakery, I promise you, you will not be disappointed. read more