Layers Cake Design Studio

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We shopped around at all the local places for someone to create our wedding cake. We were looking for someone who could create a custom cake that looked great, tasted delicious and could be delivered to The Queen Mary in Long Beach day of the wedding. We sampled the cake at Layers and were hooked. Janelle said she could create some sketches for the cake we wanted, we could approve them and then she would create the cake based on the sketches. The cake was perfect. People are still raving about it and the wedding was 3 years ago!

After searching for months for a wedding cake, this was the place my wife and I finally decided on and it was a very easy decision. The owner, Janelle, created an amazing chocolate and red-​velvet tiered cake with intricate gold writing on the sides. The price was very reasonable and the delivery went smooth despite the fact that it was during one of the hottest days of the year; in fact the whole transaction was flawless. Also, Layers uses fresh, high-​quality ingredients and the cakes are made from scratch – no boxes of processed ingredients or cartons of pre-​mixed or frozen cakes like at so many other bakeries. Just give her a call and stop by for a sample and compare with that other place you were considering. There’s no comparison. Apparently Janelle has designed cakes for various celebrities in the area, so you know she has something very good going. As for the shop itself, it’s cozy but very clean and there are plenty of display cakes to ooh and ahh over. 5 stars.

I cannot rave about Janelle enough. As a former graphic artist, her eye for detail and her design skills are unsurpassed in cake decorating. I brought her about 1000 different pages ripped from wedding magazines and she took them and molded them into a cake that was amazingly beautiful and beyond unique. I was so blown away by the style of my cake. My guests thought it was «fake» because it looked that.dang.good.
The flavors are to die for. We had lemon crème, chocolate chocolate chip (my fave) and plain old white with raspberry filling (which despite being quite typical, Janelle made fantastic). Her cakes are moist and her frosting is delicate and not oily. It truly is the best wedding cake I’ve ever had.
And Janelle is a dream to work with… calm, courteous, generous. All the things a frazzled bride needs.