Cake Tasting Chicago

The best part of planning a wedding is definitely the cake tasting. There is nothing more amazing than being handed a large array of cake and being told to have at it. In Chicago there is an endless number of great bakeries to choose from. To narrow down the list, I chose to go with a few bakeries that have made me instantly happy in the past with their smaller creations. Here is a brief review of my top 3. It was so hard to decide between cakes that we opted to do cake centerpieces giving us the leeway to choose up to 10 different cakes. I know….crazy….crazy awesome. I want people’s eyes to widen and mouth to instantly drool when they step into the reception hall. It’s all a foodie wanna be can ask for.
Bittersweet
A french style bakery that creates beautiful fondant and buttercream works of art without sacrificing taste. The cake was moist, frosting not too sweet, and presentation to die for. We bought a cake to taste at home just to see if the moistness would hold up on a larger scale and did it ever.

Sweet Mandy B’s
Going after the traditional American oldies but goodies, this place has offerings like mud cups and smore pies. Most known for their tasty cupcakes, we figured that the larger cakes would be equally yummy. We definitely were not disappointed. The cakes have a lighter crumb than Bittersweet’s, but have a wholesomeness and richness to it. A different style of bakery but equally good. We came away with a whole tray of cupcakes on the house. Our favorites were red velvet, banana, and carrot cake.

Letizia’s

Offering a selection of Italian style cakes, this bakery really goes for great taste from basic pure ingredients. The cake they usually do for weddings is a traditional Italian wedding cake called the Mimosa. It is made of light sponge cake with layers of delicious whipped cream flavored with marsala wine and berries. A layer of crumbled sponge is dusted on the cake, giving it a rough gold sand like finish. We couldn’t resist buying one of these cakes too.