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.

A last minute need had me searching where to get super pretty cupcakes over the weekend...and I…read morefound a gem. Got the dozen assorted of chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla and it was a hit with the office. The cupcakes were apparently delicious, and I know the service was amazing. 'Sure I can have a dozen cupcakes for you to pick up over the weekend, I'll meet you to hand deliver since we are moving the shop'. Sheer perfection, highly recommend!

Great service and foods. I highly recommend for anyone looking for tasty treats. All of my family…read moreenjoyed

The food was really tasty and the service was fast and friendly. We got breakfast sandwich…read moresandwiches and coffee and both of the choices were made were delicious. There's two areas for seating and they have a lot of choices for donuts and pastries. If you are looking for that as well. The interior of the restaurant is very cozy and clean.

The origin story is super charming and posted at the entrance of the store. An entrepreneurial…read morefamily who had cupcake franchises but opened this place to focus on an old biscuit recipe. Located in the heart of downtown Kennesaw it's more than biscuits. It's coffee, desserts and lunch is served all day. Unfortunately, you can't get fresh biscuits all day. Since there were no biscuits, I opted for the red velvet cake and a peppermint matcha. The cake was cold - it's in the counter chill area and the matcha wasn't hot. But the flavors were delicious so they won me over with that. I need to swing back to actually try some biscuits because they have a variety of sandwiches. Service was delightful and I could see the neighborhood folk and passerby traffic really enjoy this place. Plenty tables inside and an outdoor patio on Main Street. Free parking on the street or retail lots in the rear.

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.

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.

Terri is the absolute best!!!! Her cakes are beautiful and taste great. Her service is impeccable…read moreand her prices are very fair. I'm so lucky to have found her. She's done two very important cakes for us so far (my daughter's fifteenth birthday cake and my husband's fortieth birthday cake). The latter was a rush order which she mercifully squeezed into her busy schedule. She will forever after be my go to bakery...and she delivers!

Sweet T's Bakery made a beautiful, delicious cake for my dear friend's birthday! Teri, the owner,…read morewas responsive, competent and a joy to work with! The cake design was exactly as discussed (even better than expected) and done on time. Everyone who attended the party wanted to know where I got it! I only wish I had some business cards from Sweet T's Bakery to hand out! Really well done Teri!!!

Chaos Custom Cakes is the best! The owner, Maggie is super accommodating and ALWAYS goes above and…read morebeyond to bring our dream cakes to life! Not only do her cakes look great, they taste even better! Website form is super easy to fill out and Maggie always follows up in a timely manner and is very transparent about the whole process.

Very professional and gorgeous work! Literally an artist! Highly recommend to anyone looking for…read moresomeone to trust with a wedding cake or birthday cake! 10/10.

I would highly recommend Flawless cakes for any of your custom cake needs. I requested a custom…read morecake to be made for a party and was not disappointed! The owner is super helpful if you need any creative direction or have any questions. Will order from them again!

From the owner: We specialize in custom cakes for your special event. Let us be a part of your wedding, baby…read moreshower, graduation,anniversary ,birthday, etc.

Beautiful cake and tasted even better than it looked. My…read moredaughter and her guests were quite pleased. Thank you Baking Grounds!

First time I went here because I had a gift card. Turned out that it was not accepted. And the…read moreownership had changed so previous gift cards were not honored. New owner should have probably moved over the gift cards, however. Anyway, ordered a coffee to go. It was the worst coffee I ever had.