“We wanted to say a big thanks to you for making our day so incredibly special! The cake looked amazing and tasted just as good! You and your team are so talented and we are so grateful that you were a part of our big day!”
“Rachel, thank you so much for your wishes and just as much thanks for the incredible cake and pastries! The cake was just as delicious as the tasting, if not more, and everyone told me they loved the dessert bar! All the best for you and your team.”
“Thank you so much Rachel! Everything was so beautiful and delicious! You were the perfect person to have! So glad to have you!! ”
“Thank you for the incredible cakes!! We’ve had some breakfast cake both mornings since the wedding now - we loved them!!”
“Thank you so much! The cake was beautiful and the desserts were a major hit! We had people talking about them all weekend. Thank you again for such an amazing job! ”
“RACHEL!!!!! Thank you so much for the most amazing wedding cake we could have imagined. The entire experience working with you, the tasting, and the final product — from design, to texture and taste— beyond!!!! Thank you thank you!!!”
“Just wanted to reach out and thank you so much for the incredible rehearsal dinner groom’s cake, the stunning wedding cake and all of the wedding desserts. Everything looked and tasted absolutely amazing. Every single guest raved about all of your desserts. You are truly so talented and such a breeze to work with. Thank you for making my day extra special!”
“Rachel is a true artist! She was so amazing to work with for our April 2024 wedding in Charlottesville. The tasting and design meeting was both so much fun and also very informative as Rachel really knows her craft. She executed the exact vision I had for a cake and made it even better than I had imagined. Our wedding guests were lining up for more cake and everyone was raving about how delicious it was. Do yourself a favor if you are in the Charlottesville/Crozet area and hire Rachel!”
Now that the dust has settled after our wedding and honeymoon, I wanted to ensure I sent you over my sincerest thanks for the absolutely stunning and delicious cakes and desserts served on our big day. The wedding cake....YOU.GUYS.CRUSHED.IT. Absolutely, positively stunning. You took my vision and proceeded to exceed my expectations. It was perfection. The groom's cake - not only was Patrick super surprised (which is a feat) everyone LOVED IT. Jack & Mo on the top of the cake were killing people with the cuteness of it all. Patrick has proceeded to show any and everyone he knows pictures of his groom's cake - he will get a kick out of that for years to come. The dessert bar - insane. Those floral brownies were so beautiful, and everything was downright scrumptious. I really can't imagine having anyone else involved in creating our perfect wedding cake, and we are so thankful and grateful to have had the opportunity to work with you all. Thank you for making this entire process such a great experience. Thank you so much again!!
We used Cakes by Rachel for our wedding and it was wonderful. The cake tasting experience was so much fun and they did a phenomenal job of helping us identify options for making a truly unique (and delicious) cake. Since our wedding was in December we ended up going with a gingerbread cake that was so much better than I would have expected. We highly recommend them!
The best cake I’ve ever had!
Rachel made my wedding cake, and it was amaaazing! I’m counting down the days to my first anniversary so I can eat the last tier of chocolate!
We asked for a groom's cake inspired by the Blue Ridge mountains and my son's love for the forest & outdoors. We could not be happier with how it turned out. We got the almond cake with strawberry filling and maple buttercream frosting and the flavors together were amazing and all my son's favorite flavors. Very professional and highly recommended for your special occasion. People are still talking about the cake!
Rachel is the best. So many of our guests have told us it was the best cake they’ve ever had, not just at a wedding but in general. The cake tasting/design appointment was one of our favorite parts of wedding planning. Rachel is so talented, creative, and (importantly) thoughtful about budget. Would absolutely recommend!
The Cakes by Rachel team could not have made the process easier for us and our December wedding. Everyone we interacted with was professional, knowledgeable, and passionate.
We knew we wanted a small 2-tier cake with amazing flavors and texture, but we also wanted to provide a dessert table for our guests as well. Rachel & team created a fantastic sampler box with cakes & buttercreams for us to put together on our own, along with a few things we knew we'd want on the bar. Everything was delicious, fresh, and not overly sweet! When it came to cake design, when it's hard to put into words what you want, and Rachel is able to capture it perfectly, what more can you say?? We got so many compliments on all our tasty treats we couldn't have been happier.
In addition, the option to utilize display items from the bakery was an added bonus, as it meant everything would be plated in an aesthetically pleasing way. We're so excited that the bakery is local, and we will certainly be back for our anniversary cake(s)!--
Rachel and her team were wonderful to work with as we planned the wedding cake and dessert offerings for my daughter’s wedding. There were so many delicious flavor options to choose from! Her team was talented, dependable, responsive, patient, considerate, kind, organized, and very helpful as we worked through many scenarios. Grace, in particular, promptly responded to each inquiry and gave wonderful advice. Once we made our selections, we were treated to an afternoon tasting that was so much fun and delicious! One of the highlights of wedding planning! Rachel grasped my daughter’s vision of design for the cake also by incorporating the lace detail of her dress. The cake was as beautiful as it was delicious. Everything was superb including the dessert bar offerings of chocolate bourbon pecan bars, key lime cheesecakes, and gluten free brownies! Rachel and Grace also provided beautiful cake and dessert stands for everything. This was a wonderful service that we appreciated very much. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Rachel and her talented team and I highly recommend them!
Delicious and Gorgeous Cakes!
Working with Rachel was such a fun and delicious experience! We started off by signing with her, per our planner’s recommendation -- she swore she had the tastiest cakes around, and that’s what mattered most to us! As it turns out, her cakes are also GORGEOUS. What a huge bonus!
After that, we moved on to the part we were looking forward to the most: the tastings. We placed an order for a variety of mini cakes in to-go cups (this was during a bad part of the pandemic, so it couldn’t be in person). Each cup could either be from a preset menu, or our own custom creation from a huge selection of layers, fillings, frostings, and even liqueur flavors…I’m sure I’m forgetting even more options. While they were all delicious, the signature “Lindsay” flavor stole the show with its white chiffon layers, creme and strawberry compote filling, and white chocolate frosting. The tiramisu-style preset option (I forget the name) was a close second. Once we picked the flavors, it was time to start on the design. We came in with no clue how we wanted it to look, other than “simple,” “white,” “organic texture,” and “totally surrounded by flowers installed by our florist.”
Rachel totally nailed it, and delivered something above and beyond what we were expecting! You can even see my husband saying “WOW that’s SO good” after we fed each other our first bites our Lindsay wedding cake. To our surprise, my mom worked behind-the-scenes with Rachel on a custom groom’s cake filled with the tiramisu flavor and styled to look like a frat cooler I made him in undergrad (IYKYK). It looked JUST like the real thing…we were astounded! Thanks Rachel for your amazing contribution to our wedding. Our only regret is not eating it even more!!
