Cake Alchemy

Lauri really helped make my wife’s 30^th birthday special. She designed a great, unique cake that was exactly like what I’d envisioned. Great detail and the cake itself was tasty as well. My wife was beside herself when she saw it!

First let me get it out since the feeling is dying to get out. WOW! FANTASTIC! AWESOME!
Now the details.
First, the search. I found Lauri via Unilocal and Google. Great reviews, lots of glowing words and satisfied customers.
Next, the proposal. We had already contacted 2 other cake designers. We had a picture of what we wanted. Lauri’s proposal not only matched our requirements perfectly but came in within our budget. The other 2 were almost double with smaller cakes than what we were looking for. Lauri was super easy to work with.
Finally, the «proof in the buttercream»
WOW! FANTASTIC! AWESOME!
Looked great, tasted great, Was definitely a highlight of the party. All our guests loved the cake.
To close: Lauri will be my go to person for all my cake needs in the future!

Stop! These cakes are INSANE! If you want pretty, Lauri can give you blossoms and ruffles that are beyond beautiful. I think she has Mother Nature beat when it comes to flowers. And if you want wildly creative genius just check her instagram pictures of the cakes she invents every week! We went with pretty and floral for a wedding and the cake nearly stole the show! It made such a visual impact that nobody really expected it to taste like heaven, but did it ever! Guests wanted MORE and the best man could have sold his piece! I saw guests taking pictures of their slices. If you are fortunate enough to have a cake made by Cake Alchemy, you are one lucky duck!

Seriously LAURI is super talented and what she can do is Ridiculous!!! She’s made several cakes for me and anywhere from standup superheroes to bottles of whiskey. I describe to her what is in my head and she just gets it and can make exactly what I’m picturing. The cakes themselves are delicious and you can be any flavor. Lauri and her team is a gem and they are so sweet. I can’t say enough good thing about their work and customer service. AMAZING!

I wanted a super special cake for my husband’s 50^th birthday party at Soho House NYC. We are huge Springsteen fans, so Lauri created a replica of Bruce’s famous guitar. It was fabulous, phenomenal looking but absolutely delicious as well. The dulce de leche and cream cheese filling was divine! I cannot say enough about the whole experience with Cake Alchemy, I highly recommend Lauri! Thank you so much, it was perfect! Loved it!

Lauri was my favorite vendor while planning my wedding which was June 27, 2014. Her prices a very reasonable compared to her competitors in the NYC area. The most important feature is she is extremely customer focused and totally caters to the bride’s need. She made sure I got everything i asked for and my cake was totally complicated because im a libra and so indecisive I had multiple flavors and the cake was so delicious. I can’t wait for my anniversary for our cake. You should definitely go with Lauri she is the best!!!

This one is long overdue… I have personally worked with Lauri for a few years… Out of many people that I have dealt with in her line of work I will say she is the best. She treats you like people… I was her personal courier for about 3 – 4 years before straightening out. The amazing masterpieces she creates are works of art.
I’ll never forget the amazing tres leches birthday cake she made for my wife that looked like a sunflower in a pot. Tasted wonderful as well as being a masterpiece.
Like I always tell Lauri when I speak to her it was amazing working for her, she always took care of me and til this day I miss her so much…
She is awesome…

I never wrote a review but this is long over due. We spent over $ 2000 (yes you heard it right) for a 3 tier cake and a half of sheet cake. My husband and I finalized the cake to have 2 alternating flavors of butter cream and chocolate for our 350+ guests. We were happy with her drawing of the cake with the flowers to match back to my wedding flowers. On the day of the wedding our first taste of our wedding cake was a complete DISAPPOINTMENT. Each tier of the cake was mixed together with both butter cream and chocolate. Long story short… the cake was hardly touched by my guests. It tasted awful. Don’t get me wrong the look of all her cakes are amazing but she totally screwed up on the flavors of my wedding cake.

Everything about this experience was SO GREAT! Lauri was such a pleasure to work with! I can’t say enough how I got EXACTLY what I wanted and then some. I ordered a cake of a few pillows in jewel tones, and I mentioned I wanted some patterns on the pillows. I also mentioned that I was concerned about the cost and Lauri was so cool and flexible about it. The cake itself completely exceeded my expectations! The colors were so rich, and the cake was incredibly detailed. You could tell a lot of work went into its creation. And beyond that it tasted amazing! Many of my guests said it was the best cake they had ever seen or eaten!
I can’t understand how there aren’t tons of other reviews here, but Cake Alchemy is truly outstanding. It’s not the cheapest cake you’ll ever buy, but if you appreciate an artful and creative approach to cakes, it’s totally worth the splurge :)

My (now) husband and I recently eloped, doing away with most wedding traditions, but I wasn’t willing to go without a cake. I asked Lauri for a small wedding cake and gave just a few vague ideas about color and design. She was wonderful to work with, and came up with a creative and elegant design that was exactly spot on for what we were looking for. And the execution was absolutely perfect, especially the way she matched colors, created textures, and crafted floral elements from sugar. And on top of that, the cake was delicious! (Chocolate chip cake with vanilla buttercream was delicious, but devil’s food cake with raspberry compote and cream cheese frosting was really excellent)

First things first, I joined Unilocal just to write this review.
I happen to live right by Carlos’ Bakery & was considering having them make my sister’s cake for her bridal shower. However, CB requires you to customize a cake for a minimum of 50 people. I had envisioned a smaller, beautifully-​detailed Chanel-​inspired quilted black and white cake for my fashionista sister and was looking for a bakery to fulfill these specific details. And of course, the cake had to be scrumptious.
I couldn’t be more thrilled to find Lauri & her talented team from Cake Alchemy! One could tell right off the bat that this baker knows exactly what she’s doing. She brought us in to taste the flavors for the cake/​filling, and everything just went so smoothly. It was difficult to choose among all the delicious flavors– and that was probably the only hump we had to get through. Lauri gave great suggestions to add to the cake, and the cake ended up being even MORE gorgeous than I could’ve ever envisioned. I wish I could post a picture up for all to see. it was too good to be true. In fact, it sort of pained all of us to have to eventually cut into it to eat it haha! My sister ended up loving the cake so much, she saved the little Chanel bag that was modeled to be the cake topper.
I recommended this bakery to all the ladies who attended the party, and I will definitely be coming back to order my groom’s cake for my own wedding.

I searched high and low in NYC for the best cake maker when planning a surprise 40^th birthday party for my boyfriend. I discovered Cake Alchemy and am so glad I did. From the 1^st email to the tasting to the delivery day, everything was a breeze. Lauri offered up some great creative ideas and the actual cake ended up matching what I envisioned both style and taste wise. I’d suggest Cake Alchemy to all my friends.

i consider myself a buttercream expert. I love love love cupcakes, cake, anything with buttercream, and i’ve gone around nyc sampling, in search of the best. this place is truly my personal favorite. the best i’ve ever had ANYWHERE. we’ve seen the cakes on the tv shows, and after getting engaged, i was at a bridal sampler show, and Lauri was there. I tried all of the samples — all of them amazing, but especially the dulce de leche. i was in heaven. we ordered a grooms cake for the rehearsal, and choose a buffalo theme. the bills and wings. the cake looked so real — Lauri even used a design showcasing the newest helment for this season. the wings looked so real, i couldn’t believe they were sugar/​cake. and the best part, it tasted amazing. I took home the left over cake after our dinner, and savored it for days. can’t wait for another cake!!!

Lauri is amazing and she’s very creative. She created a tasty Incredible Hulk and Storm masterpiece for my wedding day. Everyone enjoyed the cake and design. Cake Alchemy is a great choice!

I am now officially on hiatus from wedding-​related television, but there was a time, oh not-​too-​long-​ago when I was a marathon wedding show-​viewer. And in that time not too long ago I watched Amazing Wedding Cakes all the freaking time. And I fell in LOVE with Lauri and her no-​frills, no-​bs attitude (and the cakes did look pretty awesome, too).
But alas, my reception hall had an in-​house baker to make our wedding cake (and much as I would love to say that I’m so loaded, I can afford to say «screw you» to free cake, I have not yet hit it big). AHA! A loophole — the reception hall would make our wedding cake, but what of the Groom’s Cake I would surprise my husband with? Therein lay my chance …
My cousin and I made the voyage downtown to Cake Alchemy. The building is pretty unassuming from the outside, but once you step into the room where all the magic happens, you’re greeted by oh-​so-​beautiful cakes. We sampled five different types of cakes, fillings and icings. Cousin and I fell IN LOVE with the red velvet cake with passion fruit curd and cream cheese combo (more on that later), but since husband likes chocolate and peanut butter, that is what we went with. For the briefest of moments, I contemplated putting bacon in there and Lauri was so freaking pysched about that. Ultimately, we decided that not all wedding guests would share the same penchant for the chocolate-​peanut butter-​bacon combo that we did.
On the day of the wedding, I squeeled in glee when I finally saw the cake: Lauri covered it in wood paneling fondant and created a sugar picture frame into which she put four of my husband’s favorite baseball cards (all edible). People were astounded. My husband panicked thinking I had put his REAL cards into a cake. The true test was yet upon us. They cut a piece for my husband. JACKPOT!!! It was amazing. The peanut butter had been stirred into the batter, making the resulting cake moist, creamy, rich and decadent.
If you read my review of Lulu’s Cake Botique, you’ll hear my account of what I now affectionately call «The Birthday Cake Fiasco» … I cannot thank Lauri and Kelsey enough for making my 30^th birthday cake with TWO DAYS notice exactly as I wanted it — the combination of red velvet, passion fruit, and cream cheese frosting was nothing short of magical.
If you don’t have a need for cake … find one. If there’s no occasion to celebrate … make up one. But for God’s sake, run to Cake Alchemy and try their cake!

Cake Alchemy produces such lovely looking cakes. They do simpler wedding cakes, but I say their talent comes from modeling objects, animals, etc. in sugar! Besides looking good, they’re also really tasty and moist.