Three local bakeries in Portland, Oregon that make custom vegan wedding cakes were reviewed. The bakeries are: Piece of Cake Bakery, Saint Cupcake and Joseph’s Dessert Company.
Piece of Cake Bakery offers vegan wedding cakes in a variety of flavors such as: Irish oatmeal, carrot cake, cranberry orange ginger, chantilly, chocolate mocha, triple fudge, german chocolate, black forest and chocolate peanut butter.
They can make any shape of cake that is desired such as: round, square, hexagon and they can also do a range of tiers starting at two tiers and up.
The cost per serving is $3.95 for the same flavor cake and for assorted flavors of cake, cheesecake is $4.95 per serving; cake design will increase the price, consultation of needs will determine the exact cost.
The delivery charge is $40.00, this varies depending upon distance; there is a one-time non-refundable post deposit of $40.00 and direct stacking is a one-time fee of $40.00.
Piece of Cake Bakery does offer a value-packed package and 30% can be saved on a party of 150 or more people. Call or e-mail the bakery for details on this package.
In the early stages of wedding planning, Piece of Cake Bakery suggests a call or e-mail to them to set up an appointment. You can taste up to eight different kinds of cake and have coffee or tea while you discuss your wedding cakes needs.
Location and contact details of Piece of Cake Bakery are: 8306 S.E. 17th
Portland Oregon 97202
(503)234-9445 [email protected] [email protected]
www.pieceofcakebakery.net
Saint Cupcake specializes in cupcakes, including vegan cupcakes and offers a unique spin on the tradition wedding cake. Their vegan cupcake flavors include: vanilla and chocolate varieties, red velvet, cookies and “cream”, german chocolate and carrot.
They carry a variety of cupcake wedding tiers and can even add a six inch round cake to top off the tier stand, the six inch round cake for cutting is $45.00. There is also a choice of cupcake size, the dot-sized(2-3 bites) are $1.25 each and the regular sized are $2.25 each.
Special decoration can be accommodated with the following surcharge information:
Specific icing color request: 50 cents each cupcake(minimum order of 6)
Specific sprinkle color request: 25 cents each cupcake
Words/writing: $1.00 each cupcake
Cute drawings/design on a cupcake: starting at $1.50
Saint Cupcake also offers delivery and set-up service,the details of this can be discussed at the wedding cake consultation. Saint Cupcake does state that they are great for emergencies and may be able to help out with last minute orders. The do suggest if you are having a wedding this year to call soon as their calendar is filling up quickly.
Two locations and contact details for Saint Cupcake are: Saint Cupcake NW
407 NW 17th Avenue@ Flanders
Portland, Oregon 97209
Saint Cupcake Belmont
3300 SE Belmont@ 33rd
Portland, Oregon 97214
Jennifer M. @ (503)997-3674
Jessica @ (503)916-9835 www.saintcupcake.com
Joseph’s Dessert Company states, “We have a lot of heart here.” “People here like what they do and it is reflected in the product.” Joseph’s Dessert Company offers a wide variety of cake flavors such as: double chocolate, triple lemon, white raspberry plus much more and vegan wedding cakes are available.
The price ranges from $3.00-$4.00 per serving. Joseph’s Dessert Company suggests that an appointment be scheduled to discuss the wedding cake needs and also at this appointment the client should bring any photos or color swatches that would help in the design and style of the wedding cake. They also have many photographs of their own creations as well as a DVD slideshow. The client will also get to sample a few of the three inch cakes.
