For the best in the cake business in the Atlanta area, look no further than Lush Cakery! I…read moretypically 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.

We had a great time tasting cakes with our wedding planner, Jordan Flowers of Wedding Belles, and…read moreKathryn ("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.

Even if you're ITP, it's worth the drive! The owner is super sweet and gave us the best…read morerecommedations. Everything we tried was moist and delicious. Absolutely love that she had so many varieties. Definitely will be back.

From the owner: All of our Desserts are made from scratch all the way down to the frosting. Nothing out the box,…read morebut the butter.

Summary: Communication was fine. Cake wasn't…read more I ordered a cake for a birthday last month. Communication was fine. I had to wait to receive a call for decisions on orders(decoration/design/flavor). I'm personally more inclined to email for reasons that will get explained later. I choose to pick up my cake since I was in the relative area. We arranged to pick up the cake about halfway from our locations. Cake was really unsatisfactory. It was a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream. Based off of me and my family who tried the cake, the cake was dry, dense and particularly bland for a vanilla cake. The icing was quite bitter due to colorants used and it was definitely a BUTTERcream(the balance felt off and the icing left a greasy feeling in the mouth). The combination off the icing and cake wasn't great. We ended up throwing the rest away because no one was going to eat it. The decor was simple. But I did see some open spaces in the piping and the base coat. Honestly wasn't that fond of the end result. So the flavor that I had requested was orange rosemary(it's not available as a flavor on the updated site)I had received the wrong flavor but due to me not being able to reference it since it was through phone call, I could only check through the website(it was down at the time so I had no way to access the flavor list). I had to use the way back machine to access the old list to verify. I did tell them that I had gotten the wrong flavor and they apologized and offered a discount for the next item I ordered. I declined. In general, I was disappointed. In the end, I received a cake I could've baked myself(Which I did end up doing. The birthday girl didn't even like the cake!). Kind of defeated the purpose of buying one. To be transparent, I spent around $200+ for a 6in cake. I hope that this was just an unfortunate experience I had. Shame really.

From the owner: All of our products are made fresh and from scratch. We also strive to make a sustainable menu…read morebased on the season reducing waste.

The cake was delicious! Our guests raved about the cakes! Our wedding cake was a scraped,…read morechocolate cake with cookies and cream filling and it was so good! I am not normally a cake person, but you just wanted to keep going back for more! The grooms' cake was also a fantastic red velvet cake that received amazing reviews from our guests as well! Would definitely recommend Confection Perfection, as the taste and presentation were top notch for our wedding day!

My husband and I recently got our gender reveal cupcakes from Confection Perfection. We were doing…read morea private reveal just for the two of us and wanted a way to make it special. Since we didn't know the gender of our baby, they allowed us to give them the sealed envelope from our doctor that contained the result and were able to fill the cupcakes with the appropriate color of frosting without us finding out beforehand. The cupcakes were absolutely delicious. They were fresh and had great flavor, and it was such a sweet way for us to find out we're having a baby girl. :) We have already talked about ordering cupcakes from them from time to time in the future, no special occasion needed, just because we loved them. I should also mention, their communication was excellent, and everyone with whom we interacted was so warm and kind. I'm so glad we chose Confection Perfection for our special occasion and can't wait for an excuse to order again soon.

This was an amazing experience! Kendra came through in a pinch with a delicious birthday/graduation…read morecake. THANK YOU!!!

Happened to be in Vinings and passed by this cute little sweets shop. I decided to stop in and was…read moreso happy that I did. While it's hidden in the back of the Vinings Jubilee, nothing about this place should be kept a secret. I walked in and was immediately taken in by all the sweet treats on display and the super cute decor. Lots of pink and white and big fancy chandeliers all over which was a nice backdrop for all the cookies, cupcakes, cookie bars, and other goodies. The young lady greeted me once I entered and was ready to help me. She answered a couple of questions I had about what items they had but I ultimately settled on an m&m cookie ($2.75) and a red velvet cupcake ($4). They do have some other things like cups and napkins for parties, flavored popcorn, and even some cookies that were being sold at a cheaper price. You can also place orders for custom items such as cupcakes and cakes as well. My husband enjoyed the cookie and said it was very fresh and full of m&m candy. He appreciated that the cookie wasn't overly sweet and said he'd definitely like to try some other things. I devoured my cupcake in one sitting and loved it! The cupcake itself was classic red velvet and wasn't overpowering with the cocoa flavor. The icing was delicious and creamy and also was overly sweet. Just a really good combo and I'll definitely be back!

Oh my goodness, this wasn't just a cake and dessert, it was a full out experience. We were blown…read moreaway when we first saw the cake and how gorgeous everything was (and how it matched our theme). Everyone loved it and it was the star of the show. We didn't want to cut it, but once we did, people couldn't get enough of it. It was beautiful and tasted amazing . I've been to events where it's been 1 or the other, but this was both. It was great working with this company and the pricing for the custom cakes was also good for the quality that you get.

From the owner: Custom Cakes, Gourmet Treats and Delicious Desserts!read more