Tracy did an AMAZING job on my daughter's graduation cake! She created a beautiful cake - exactly…read morelike the picture I texted her:) and it tasted incredible. The buttercream icing was light and delicious - yes it was made with REAL butter- and Tracy used puréed strawberries in the cake batter that delivered a sweet, moist strawberry cake that was the best I've ever had. As an avid cake baker I can taste the difference - this was a scratch-made cake! I recently moved out of state and was unable to make the cake for our special day but Tracy knocked it out of the park and also hand-made each bumble bee (for our GA Tech grad:) on this adorable cake. It was a total hit - everyone loved it and she definitely exceeded my expectations! Tracy also called and texted me and was so flexible in making any changes as well as pick up arrangements. Tracy, thank you for making our daughter's college graduation party extra special

Simply the best! I was walking by and decided to come inside, I'm so glad I did. I sampled the…read morepecan chewy and apple crumble cupcake, and they were head tilting good!!!

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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.

We were exploring them as a potential wedding vendor, but the experience was disappointing…read more Communication was extremely poor -- it felt like pulling teeth just to get basic information, and their replies typically only provided about half of what we needed. The website is also surprisingly lacking in basic functionality. Although they offer tastings, there's very little information on how to actually order tasting boxes, making the whole process feel unnecessarily difficult. After reading a 1-star review that mentioned having to send over 50 emails to coordinate, I initially laughed. Now I realize 50 emails was probably optimistic -- you'd likely need far more just to get straightforward answers. Response to Anna: We would have understood if you had life issues but that was never communicated. Honestly, we are very low maintenance and would have used your website but it is very lacking and could use improvements. Per your website " **Tastings are $35 and include 8 of my most popular cake flavor combinations. These are not custom boxes and I don't offer custom boxes**". Great, how do I order? Are they just available to pick up anytime? You said first week of June they are available - great that is 7 days - so which days? or can i get the box any of the 7 days in that week. That is the issue each communication you get a piece of the answer and you are required to send additional emails to get more information. Overall we would love to support a small business but the process was so challenging we couldn't.

AMAZING. Have her…read moremake your next cake!! She's super sweet the consult was quick, efficient, and trustworthy. I had gotten several other quotes before this one and it was so easy to explain what I wanted to Anna! The others was a lot of back and forth. My baby sister was having her engagement party (wedding not for two years on account of they just bought a house so we wanted to go big). Her fiancé loves coffee and she loves rich chocolate (we are a family of five girls, the cake is a huge part). So I wanted to get a mixture of the two flavors for the cake. Everyone else had given me a run around and I was considering just changing the flavors but Anna said yes. No problem at all. Espresso cream filling with dark chocolate cake. Then the design I explained I wanted a woodsy design and this was difficult with lots of people she immediately sent me an inspiration shot and it was spot on! Just so easy and so nice!! She always responded quickly throughout the time in between if I had any questions. Just made everything so easy. She offered delivery but she lives pretty close by so I picked it up and she helped me secure it in my car gave me some tips and it went smoothly! I just can't fully explain how easy the the consultation was. I didn't have to give up any of the things I wanted , and the execution was breathtaking!! The cake was not only GORGEOUS!!! But the cake was perfectly moist, the espresso cream in the middle was the big hit, and the buttercream frosting was amazing!! Light and not too sweet! Omg everyone was talking about this cake long after the party! So beautiful. She even went out of her way and staged flowers for me even though I definitley misread our conversation where she said she doesn't provide flowers. Again, she's great!! If you want it she'll figure out a way (within reason). Just amazingly. Go place your next custome cake order with her. Seriously everyone was talking about it. Even the non-cake people had seconds!

Always great. Always grabbing something new and having a great drink. A nice spot to sit down and…read moreenjoy your drink for a few minutes.

Wish I came with more of an appetite but enjoyed a couple of bites of the chocolate mousse cake…read morenonetheless. Really nice space. Great place to hang out or get some work done. Parking was plenty. We came after 8pm so some items were sold out but they have a lot of dessert options on the menu. No lemon flavored desserts, which was a bummer. They have some savory foods also (not just sweets). Bathrooms had just been cleaned and I almost busted my a$$ on the wet floor - there was no signage.

Bakes by Parisa is a small business bringing delightful cakes in creative flavors your way. Parisa…read moreis an artist and the cakes look too good to eat! The flavors are amazing and why shouldn't they be... she sources all the ingredients from the best possible vendors. Overall: worth trying if you want something off the beaten path.

I have never had an entremet before but WOW. These were exceptional. Perfect in texture, light and…read moreheavenly and the perfect amount of sweetnees. I love dessert but rarely like things very sweet. I usually opt for asian desserts. These tasted as good as they looked. Let me tell you, these were ART. I almost felt bad for eating such pretty things. But after eating one, I wanted more! I will definitely be ordering more in the future and cannot recommend Parisa enough. She was friendly, kind and accommadating and is incredibly talented!

You have to call well before you need it! Custom design per your request. My wife said, "Best…read morecake ever!" Eight inch cake is four layers so it is a lot of cake. The flowers were absolutely beautiful.

Delicious and beautiful cake for my daughter's birthday. Everyone at the party commented on how…read moreamazing the cake was. Will definitely use again.

Have always gotten my daughter's bday cakes from this place. They are super well done and probably…read morethe best cake we get. They are always super detailed and beautiful. They also have great pastries and sandwiches (get one if you are around they are the best). I can't praise this place enough. The lady who works the counter is awesome and is so helpful, she will bring the cake to the car and make sure it is secure before you leave to insure it stays nice on your way home. Plus she gives you directions to keep it well cooked and at right temp to cut. If you want the best come here.

They did an incredible job on my daughter's cake for her 30th birthday. The design was beautiful…read moreand the cake was delicious!! I will be using them again for a baby shower next week!!