Cakes by Joann

One of our wedding guests loves all things «cake,» and the best compliment I can give to Joann is that cake-​lover proclaimed, «That was one of THE best cakes I’ve ever had. So buttery and MOIST!» Another friend exclaimed, «That is the PRETTIEST cake I’ve ever seen!»
Prior to ordering my wedding cake, I spent LOTS of time at Joann’s place, thumbing through pix of wedding cakes (and others) she’s done over the years. I talked to her about the possibilities, and she was SO helpful with advice of what would work and what wouldn’t. She’s been in the cake biz for a LOT of years, and she knows the in’s and out’s of wedding cakes!
One thing I especially appreciated: Joann has been at the same location for quite awhile. It’s not in the trendiest part of town, so she doesn’t charge an arm and a leg to cover high overhead to have a chic storefront. I appreciated that I did NOT have to pay an outrageous premium for a cake in order to cover the cost of a fancy storefront in a shee-​shee foo-​foo, trendy mall.
Loved that she has cake tastings every week. She has oodles of different flavors, so I narrowed it down to a few, and she made those particular cake/​filling combos just for me. She aims to please!
Ended up choosing the most delectable lemon pound cake with a tart lemon filling (like lemon curd) for the actual wedding cake. She suggested a way to save money since she knew I didn’t have a lot to spend: get a sheet cake. So, not only did we get a three-​layer wedding cake, but we also got a large sheet cake of champagne white cake with rum cream filling to provide some variety. Delicious!
Joann knows all the questions to ask, and she’s never in a rush. She’s SO creative! I ended up ordering the fondant (something I’d NEVER heard of before) because I had a backyard reception in 85-​degree weather, and buttercream frosting would not have held up. Perfect! I provided yellow gumballs, Lemonheads, and jawbreakers to go around the base of each layer. After looking at all of her creatively designed cakes in pix, I asked her to put a different white-​on-​white fondant design on each layer, and I ordered a fondant bow to go on top. The BEST surprise? When I arrived at my reception and first saw the cake, I noticed that she had put little yellow dots on the white fondant bow! I hadn’t ordered the cake that way, but when I saw the «executive decision» she had made, I was SO PLEASED. The cake would’ve looked flat if the bow hadn’t had a little pizzazz to balance out the yellow candies at the base of each layer. The cake was PERFECT! She has a great eye for design.
I HIGHLY recommend Joann b/​c of her EXPERIENCE, her willingness to work with customers, her easy-​going manner, her WISE advice, and her creativity! The cake was delivered ON TIME, and the end product was MOIST and just plain yummalicious! So glad my guests could enjoy a tasty cake!

Last summer, I fell in love with the heavenly concoction that is vegan cake.
It was the best thing I have ever tasted in my life. I had to have more! I asked the hostess where she got the cake and she said Cakes by Joann.
So yesterday, I threw a birthday party and requested that I have a vegan cake made by Cakes by Joann, and it was absolutely amazing. In fact, it was so amazing, the cake was gone in 5 minutes. I’m definitely going here again!