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Cake tastings and a big check

So I had yesterday off, so I took the day to visit 3 cake vendors. There are 5 on the Biltmore list, but I eliminated Edda (not a fan) and Todo Dulces (not enough reviews).Ana Paz - I actually went to A.P. on Tuesday night after work during her consultation hours.  I highly recommend this to anyone who is considering Ana Paz. The office is in Doral across the street from International Mall. The hours are open (no appointments), so I did have to wait about 15 minutes before I had my consultation.  Meeting went well, I showed her a picture of what I wanted and she quoted me an upgrade price, which was good. The plus for Ana Paz is, she makes gluten free cakes and said she would make me a small 6" GF cake at no extra charge. For someone who won't be able to eat her own wedding cake, this is a plus.   FI Tasting Review - We were given 2 flavors, the chocolate & Vanilla (w/ hint of rum). Liked the chocolate better than vanilla, but both were good.   My reservation about Ana Paz is that they do production cakes, so they tend to be hit or miss. I've heard that they can sometimes be dry and taste a little old like the cake was made a week earlier. My planner has also had similiar experiences with them, either great or not good.We Take The Cake - Next I travelled to Ft Lauderdale to meet with We Take The Cake.  They had a few cakes out and the work was so amazing.  They had a Nemo cake that looked just like the characters.  Pricing for the cake was about $50 more than Ana Paz, so not much. Unfortunately, no GF option.  But even with that, they were now my 1st choice.  I've only heard great things about them and because they have less volume, I feel they have better quality control.   FI Tasting Review - Didn't like the Golden Butter (but he is not a vanilla fan), thought chocolate was good, but a little dry, as with the red velvet. But he did like them more than Ana Paz.Elegant Temptations - Finally, I met with Rosie. Now I am a huge fan of Rosie's work. She is so creative and I've never seen a cake of hers that I didn't like. Her upgrade price was expectedly more, but not significant. She also made some suggestions on how I could make the design my own. She was the only one of the 3 that I would relinquish creative control to and therefore that's who I am going with.   FI Tasting Review - She gave me 9 samples to try.  Ray didn't try the Banana & Vanilla w/pineapple and didn't like any with cappaccino filling. He loved the chocolate with godiva liquor filling and suprisingly, the vanilla rum, which will be the 2 flavors we are going with.  His favorites though were the red velvet and vanilla w/guava, however there is an added fee for those, so it's chocolate & vanilla for us.

Re: Cake tastings and a big check

  • edited December 2011
    Ok you are scaring me now lol. I went with Ana Paz for my wedding cake because the hotel said I had to choose from We take the cake or Ana Paz. I thought both were really good but my FI thought we take cake was too little dry as well. I Hope Ana Paz comes through for me and doesn't let me down.
  • edited December 2011
    I love Elegant Temptations cakes, that's who I plan to use. My mom lovessssss We take the Cake!!! Glad to see you found a great cake!
  • AlispidaliAlispidali member
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    edited December 2011
    I love cake tastings!! Too much fun! I know the bakery I went with will do dairy free cakes, i don't know about GF, but I'm assuming they do and everything tastes so good. If you want information, let me know.
  • edited December 2011
    glad you found a place to make a GF cake!
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  • edited December 2011
    I"m going tasting on Sat. I skipped Ana but I'm going to meet with Edda and Divine Delicacies. Hope that goes well! Fingers Crossed. Congrats on the check!!
  • edited December 2011
    Unfortunately, ET doesn't do gluten free cakes, Ana Paz was the only one who does. But in the end, the look of the cake is more important to me than me having a slice. The Biltmore has already told me that they will prepare something for me. V2009, I wouldn't be scared about Ana Paz, just be aware that they make ALOT of cakes every week, so be specific about what you want. If you haven't done so already, I would meet with Ana Paz personally, rather than go to the Gables location. As for tastings, everyone has different tastes.  My friend loves Edda's cakes and doesn't like Ana Paz, while I was the opposite (when I could eat it). You are never going to please everyone, so in the end, please yourself and your fiance.
  • edited December 2011
    I loved your post, I want cake now!
  • edited December 2011
    congrats, huge and yummy check!!!!
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  • rrive008rrive008 member
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    edited December 2011
    congrats on the check =)
  • edited December 2011
    Hey! Sorry I did a quick read.... but I just wanted to say I saw the pics on FB and HOLY MOLY! They looked so tasty! I bet your FI had fun with all that cake!!!
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  • edited December 2011
    Congrats!!! I love cake tasting.
  • atizonatizon member
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    edited December 2011
    yyeeaahhh for cake tasting. Great check bb!! So whats next on the list?

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  • edited December 2011
    Thanks for the reviews! This was really helpful. I've def heard the same thing about Ana but I'm still going to go.
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  • PinkShoesGalPinkShoesGal member
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    edited December 2011
    Yay for a fun check!
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