Sweet Satisfaction
Dig into our gallery of the region’s most gorgeous wedding cakes.
By Victoria Bradley
Ornaments are out (skip the statues and frills), and fondant is in (that creamy confection used to coat cakes to look extra smooth). But the best bakers can achieve the expensive look of this extremely even finish with delicious (and cheap!) butter cream. We search high and low, meet the city’s real live cake bosses, and find the sweetest cakes to cut on your wedding day.
REAL WEDDING
Jessica Leuthold & Joshua Young
Photography by Kimberly Reed Photography
This Bethel Bakery creation is an egg-white cake with butter cream icing. A layer of mango filling and a layer of raspberry filling satisfied Jessica and Joshua’s favorite flavors, respectively. Black ribbon adds color contrast and lots of little jewels make this bling-y dessert “bedazzled,” says the bride. Michael Jacobs from Blooms Florist added the flowers, including calla lilies and roses.
The couple, who wed and celebrated at Duquesne University, made a pact to only dab a tiny bit of icing on each other’s noses, which their wedding planner, Katherine Shaw of Trends To Traditions, says is “for good luck.”
Tall Order: Square stacked scroll cake, yellow batter with raspberry filling and white butter cream frosting, $3 per slice. Prantl’s Bakery, 5525 Walnut St., Shadyside. 412.621.2092.
Garden Grace: Square smooth-iced, separated borderless cake, white batter with white butter cream filling and frosting, $3 per slice. Prantl’s Bakery, 412.621.2092.
Fall Fantasy: Autumn “Loop” cake, white batter with raspberry filling and butter cream frosting, $2.50 per slice. Potomac Bakery, 1419 Potomac Ave., Dormont. 412.531.5066. 689 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon. 412.531.5067.
Rustic Torte: Square stacked burnt almond torte, yellow batter with custard filling and butter cream frosting with toasted almonds, $3 per slice. Prantl’s Bakery, 412.621.2092.
Sweet Swirl: Angled layer cake with gilded overlay, white marble batter with caramel filling and vanilla butter cream frosting, price upon request. Cakes by Cheryl, 145 Lakeview Dr, McMurray. 724.941.5704.
Tied with a Bow: “Present” cake, white batter with mango
filling and French butter cream frosting, price upon request.
Bethel Bakery, 5200 Brightwood Road, Bethel Park. 412.835.6658.
Geometric Love: “Hexagon” cake, almond batter with cherry nut filling and frosting with pressed flower sugar paste, $3.50 per slice. Moio’s Italian Pastry Shop, 4209 William Penn Hwy., Monroeville. 412.372.6700.
Hey, Cupcake: Cupcake cake, variety of flavors, starting at $25 per dozen.
Coco’s Cupcake Cafe, 5811 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. 412.361.2625.
Tie Me Up: “Bustier Cake,” vanilla bean batter with creme brulee filling and fondant frosting, $400. Lisa Young for Coco’s Cupcake Cafe, 412.361.2625.
High Contrast: “Timeless” cake, chocolate and almond batter with raspberry filling and French butter cream frosting, price upon request. Bethel Bakery, 412.835.6658.
Spice it Up: “Amanda Cake,” apple spice batter with vanilla butter cream filling and fondant frosting, $6 per slice. Lisa Young for Coco’s Cupcake Cafe, 412.361.2625.
Something Blue: “Tiffany” cake, white batter with lemon filling and butter cream frosting, $2.50 per slice. Potomac Bakery, 412.531.5066.
Spring Fever: “Grass” cake, white almond batter with fresh strawberry butter cream filling and frosting, $3.75 per slice. Moio’s Italian Pastry Shop, 412.372.6700.
Topsy Turvy: “Rebecca” cake, marble batter with chocolate mouse filling and French butter cream frosting, price upon request. Bethel Bakery, 412.835.6658.
Picture Perfect: “Photo” cake, devil’s food cake with raspberry butter cream filling, impressed with edible photos, $3.50 per slice. Moio’s Italian Pastry Shop, 412.372.6700.
Cross My Heart: “Interlocking Hearts” cake, white batter with double fudge filling and butter cream frosting, $2.50 per slice. Potomac Bakery, 412.531.5066.
Grand stand: Six-cake foundation with Lucite pillars, white almond batter with German chocolate filling and white almond butter cream frosting, price upon request.
Cakes by Cheryl, 724.941.5704.
The Quad: Lucite tier cakes with cornelli lace design, yellow marble and white almond batters with strawberry filling and almond butter cream frosting, price upon request.
Cakes by Cheryl, 724.941.5704.