Sweet Lydia’s

We were so lucky to have been referred to Lydia to help us create our dream wedding cake! We initially met with Lydia to do our cake tasting and she was extremely accommodating. She has so many delicious small desserts and her cake is INCREDIBLE! We did a 4 layer cake, tons of mini desserts and a grooms cake (Makers Mark Whiskey Barrel) and all of our wedding guests raved about all of them!!! Not only were the desserts AMAZING but the display and presentation was absolutely stunning. We are absolutely using Sweet Lydia’s for any of our upcoming parties!

Lydia did our wedding cake plus mini-​desserts (flourless chocolate cake & fruit tarts!!). It was ALL AMAZING. Everyone raved about our cake (pistachio and mascarpone. O.M.G).
We did a two-​layer cake plus sheet cake and it was VERY affordable and the sheet cake looked just as beautiful on plates as the regular one.
I can’t wait for the one-​year anniversary :)

Lydia provided an amazing dessert bar for our wedding — the set up was beautiful and the desserts delicious. We knew we would pick her as soon as we tried her delicious desserts — especially the cakes, cupcakes, and the AMAZING macaroons. We picked a variety of different desserts — from flourless cake bites, to macaroons, to cake, to cheesecake bites. All were absolutely delicious, our guests loved them all (Again, especially those macaroons) and they cleaned out the entire dessert bar, except for our top tier of cake (which people had saved for us). Lydia was also easy to communicate with, flexible, and very sweet. She loves her work and she excels at it! BOOK HER for your wedding or any special event.

Lydia did our dessert bar for our wedding a few years ago and just made our baby’s gender reveal cake this weekend. Not only are her desserts and cakes absolutely gorgeous, they taste even better! I can’t tell you how many of my wedding guests raved about the macaroons and cake.
Lydia is so incredible to work with and I can’t wait until my baby shower to order more goodies :)

It doesn’t get much better than when you have both a beautiful and delicious wedding cake!
We met with Lydia because our original cake person decided to sell her business a week after taking our deposit. I asked our coordinator, Molly from Trés Chic Affairs, who she would most recommend to make our cake, and she led us to Lydia.
The tasting was the best setup of the three cake tastings we did. Other places made us pay $ 20 to either do 5 samples at the cake store or to get 3 mini cakes that we really only ate a few bites of each. Lydia does a free tasting with 20 – 25 small wedges of her different cake options (including the accompanying frosting) as well as 6+ mini desserts in case we wanted to have a dessert bar for our wedding as well. There was SO much cake and Lydia was great at describing each flavor as we went and packaged up every last bite that we didn’t eat so that we could go back to try more of the flavors at home.
I probably changed my cake design four times, and by the last time I told Lydia to use her creativity and do any design she liked on the cake. It turned out so pretty! I also asked her to customize both flavors that we went with, so neither of our flavors were any of her standard options, but those also turned out to be delicious! We had her do chocolate with peanut butter filling and some mystery crunchy stuff that everyone has asked about, as well as vanilla with raspberry buttercream filling. Yum! I can’t wait to find reasons to use Lydia again in the future! She is so sweet just like her business name and can make a really amazing cake.

Lydia, of Sweet Lydia’s, was wonderful to work with and our dessert table came out fabulously! My husband and I did not want a big cake that many people would not even eat, so we decided to just have a small cake for show and set up a dessert bar for bite size treats for our guests. We also didn’t want to spend too much. So I took to reading magazines, reviews, and getting recommendations from other vendors. My mom’s name is also Lydia, so when I came across her business it seemed meant to be!
We had a tasting at her shop in Ocean Beach and everything we tried was just outstanding. We settled on our options for our dessert bar (after lots of great tastes) and set to discussing the décor options. I decided to wait till we got a little closer and Lydia sent me images of a few ideas she had for the table. I basically let her choose everything and set up as she wanted just with my color scheme in mind. The whole décor set up was amazing. She was right on with the style and look I wanted and had it set up to perfection. From the cake to the desserts to the décor, it was all done perfectly. Thank you Lydia!
Our wedding was October 25, 2014.

I happened across Sweet Lydia’s Instagram page after seeing a BEAUTIFUL display she created for a wedding! Boy am I glad I found her because her cakes are gorgeous and even better, they taste AMAZING!!! I could eat her banana cake with sweet cream cheese frosting every day for the rest of my life!
I met with Lydia to order our wedding cake and she was just as sweet as her cakes! She provided a complimentary tasting of over 10 flavors — all incredible! I explained to her that I planned to make all the cupcakes for our wedding, but needed her assistance in our naked cutting cake and some gum paste flowers for the cupcakes. Even as a professional business person, she didn’t try to discourage me from making my own cupcakes, but instead told me if I become too overwhelmed to give her a call and she would be more than happy to come to the rescue! Most would have laughed and said I was crazy! Thank you for believing in me Lydia!
When we cut into our cake on our wedding day, it was the same delicious moist banana flavor we remembered at the tasting! At the end of the wedding I thought about freezing the leftovers and saving for our one year anniversary but then it occurred to me, Sweet Lydia’s is right down the street from us, we can pop in and enjoy anytime we would like! On that note, we devoured the remaining wedding cake, every last crumb!!! PERFECTION!
Oh, I almost forgot, she also did an AMAZING cake for my glamorous bridal shower! Next up — BABY SHOWER CAKE!!! Eeeeee I cannot wait for that day!

Lydia did my daughters destination wedding cake so I was a little nervous because we did all of our communication over the internet & phone. The cake was perfect. It was beautiful & tasted amazing!

Sweet Lydia’s was recommended to me by my wedding coordinator Molly from Tres Chic Affairs and we were blown away with Lydia’s level of service and delicious cakes and treats. Lydia was super friendly, professional and easy to work with. We loved our tasting at her bakery– we tried EVERYTHING and she gave us all the leftovers. We ended up choosing a banana bread cake with milk chocolate ganache SO GOOD. Lydia worked with us to get some other small dessert bars and mini cakes so the guests could try a variety and rented us beautiful stands so the dessert bar matched the romantic décor of our wedding. I highly recommend Lydia for any sweet needs, she is wonderful!!!

I must warn you– the banana cupcakes are addicting. Sweetened cream cheese, moist banana cake and topped with bits of white chocolate. Yes, the banana cupcakes are AMAZING.
I had the opportunity to taste a cupcake during a wedding that I attended. These ladies spent their time decorating the table and paid attention to every detail. There were sweet and kind at drop off and really listened to the brides vision. The sweets table was taken care of and just as immaculate as the event design. I definitely will keep them in mind for future parties.

Lydia did an amazing job of a dessert bar at my sister’s two day wedding. Day one she blew us away with an ice cream sandwich bar that absolutely everyone loved. Day two her cupcake towers were so sweet! The company is top notch and so easy to work with. I would definitely recommend them for all your dessert needs!

I met Lydia through my wedding planner Molly from Tres Chic Affairs and it was one of the best decision I could have ever made for my wedding. Lydia is one of the sweetest person that I know, she is professional, friendly and easy going. The tasting was amazing! So amazing that I kept placing cake orders before my wedding :)
It was great to have so many delicious sweets for my wedding. We had banana cupcakes, red velvet cupcakes, chocolate peanut butter cupcakes, peanut butter cheesecake, vanilla bean cheesecake, honey pecan bars, a naked coconut cake, and an Oregon Ducks décor cake vanilla bean with passion fruit, and French macaroons. She is my go to person when I need a top notch cake. Thank you so much Lydia for being part of my special day.
xo
Yami

Sweet Lydia’s is more than a brand. Lydia is one of the sweetest ladies I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. I highly recommend the Citrus Olive Oil Cake and Banana Cake. They are unbelievably delicious! A genius with her art Lydia is both creative and flexible. I requested an off menu item without hesitance she was able to deliver. By far the best bakery for custom desserts in Diego!

Lydia prepared 24 cookie jars with the best chocolate chip cookies you have ever tasted. Then my sales reps took them to their VIP clients for a Christmas gift. We never get cards or many thank you’s when we do gifts but this time everyone of the clients called or wrote us a note of thanks. We focus on perfect presentations and achieving our set goals and Lydia fits the mold

Lydia did our cake and dessert bar for our wedding. Everything was beautiful and delicious! Lydia makes the best cookies I have seriously ever tasted, and her cakes were wonderful. Lydia is very professional and talented, and is truly the best choice for desserts!

Lydia did my wedding cake and dessert table for my wedding last weekend and it was AMAZING!!! My wedding cake was delicious and BEAUTIFUL!!! It was so perfect and it literally took my breath away when I saw it. Lydia did a custom desert table and it was a huge hit! The guests absolutely loved everything!!!

There was a deal with Supernatural Sandwiches at the San Diego Public Market, so we got a snicker doodle as our dessert. It was very yummy. I’m sure her other baked goods are delicious too!