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November 2nd, 2008 phone call on Wedding November 1st, 2008: Hi Karen, "We had your wedding
cake last night and it was delicious! Thank you for all your help. The kids were very happy!" Karen
E. Minnesota ______________________________________________________________________________________________
On Oct 28, 2008, at 10:24 PM, Kathy G. wrote:
Hi Karen, Wow! That was amazing!!
Thank you so much for skill and imagination. My husband absolutely loved it. It made the party and his 50th birthday! Kathy G. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
On Oct 27, 2008 on Wedding Cake Oct. 18, 2008 Dear Karen, Jennifer and Ryan's wedding cake
was stunning. Our guests kept bringing us over to the cake table to show it to us, -they loved it! We had the
key lime cake with lemon curd. It tasted so good! Thank you so much! Our very best to you, Julie and
Crosby B. Sanibel, FL _____________________________________________________________________________________________ On
Oct 21, 2008, at 9:34 PM, Jennifer T. wrote:
Karen, Our cake was absolutely beautiful!!! Thank
you so much...we are still savoring the top layer!!! We would definitely recommend you to anyone who asks. Thanks again! Jenny & Adam Wedding: October 18th, 2008 _____________________________________________________________________________________________
October 10th, 2008 Hi Karen!
It was wonderful finally getting to meet you on Sunday, the 5th.
We wanted to say THANK YOU for everything; the beautiful cake, the larger size, the flowers, the delivery. Wow! You
really pulled out all the stops and really impressed us. Everyone who saw the cake thought it was gorgeous. Our family loved
it, both looking at it and tasting it ;) They were more than happy to have seconds.
Since my husband is a professional
photographer, I thought I'd send you a few photos of the cake. If you'd ever like to have larger files to use for
your business, please just let me know. We loved our stay at LaPlaya and didn't have enough time to explore Naples. We
hope to return in the future and we'll be sure to order another cake from you.
Best Wishes and Much Thanks,
Airlia & Geoff Minneapolis, MN _____________________________________________________________________________________________
September 29, 2008 Hi Karen, Just wanted
to quickly thank you for providing me with such a beautiful cake for my jewelry show. The cake was a huge hit!
All of the guests were raving about how beautiful and whimsical the cake was, and how it went with my party theme. The
cake was also very delicious! It was the perfect dessert for my party.
Thank you so much! Gina Jewelry Party: Saturday, September 27th, 2008 __________________________________________________________________
September 24, 2008 Karen, Just a note to thank you
for your services this past weekend for the Loeser wedding. Your cake was absolutely beautiful, honestly. You do all that
work, deliver it, and then really do not see the "expressions" on people's faces when they first see the cake,
not to mention tasting it! I enjoyed chatting with you in the afternoon prior to the wedding and will most
definitely stop by Kakes by Karen to see your location and to exchange business material for future referrals. Talk to you soon, Kind regards, Kathie R. __________________________________________________________________
September 23, 2008
The cake was almost too beautiful to eat!!!!
The flavors, textures, colors, and taste were wonderful. Thank you so much!
Debra L. Wedding September 21st, 2008 __________________________________________________________________
September 19th, 2008
Karen,
The cake
was a huge hit! Thanks for making everything so perfect.
Ellen O. Birthday Party September
18th, 2008 __________________________________________________________________
September 14, 2008 Hi Karen, Our party was very
good and the cake was the center of attention. Klaus had very hard time to cut the cake and eat that piece of art. Thank you
again! Asli H. Birthday Party Sept. 14, 2008 __________________________________________________________________ September 8th, 2008 Hello Karen,
It was so so great to meet you! Thank you so much for sending me these pictures they
are amazing...... You did an amazing job I just wish you were here in NY.... I had one of the cupcakes and needless to
say I could have had 10 of them.... So so yummy. It was so wonderful again to have worked with you!
Best Michelle Wedding September 6th, 2008 __________________________________________________________________ September 7th, 2008 Dear Karen, Thank you for
the wonderful cake! Everyone loved how it looked and it tasted so good too! It was exactly what we wanted, and it made
our wedding day more special.
Best regards, Jan and Jim
Wedding
August 8th, 2008 __________________________________________________________________
September 4, 2008 Dear Karen, Forgot
to mention that we received "rave reviews" and comments about your cake. Gave out your name and number to
several people. It was more than delicious - melted in the mouth with flavor. We look forward to doing business
with you again. Thank you for being so kind and patient with us . We all loved working with you. Linda G. Wedding August 9th, 2008 __________________________________________________________________
September 2, 2008 Karen, just wanted to email you and let you
know the cakes were great! Loved them! Everyone was eating them up and especially liked the milk chocolate-coconut cake. Thank you so much!
Barbara V. Wedding August
30th, 2008 __________________________________________________________________
August 26, 2008 Thank you so much for the wonderful
cake! We were very happy with the outcome! Karen L.Cowan Wedding
August 16, 2008 __________________________________________________________________ August 5, 2008 Hello Karen, Steve and I just watched the video of you making the
wedding cake, what a wonderful idea. We are happy that you chose Brittney and Jeff's cake. As you can see in the pictures
I have enclosed it was beautiful. Thank you so much for everything that you have done. Thanks
again, Jana and Steve S. Wedding July19, 2008 __________________________________________________________________ August 2, 2008 The "Tiffany Box" cake was a "hit"... Thank you! Tricia Birthday cake - July 12, 2008 __________________________________________________________________
July 20, 2008 Thanks for the cupcakes
Karen! They tasted amazing and we had rave reviews on how cute they were and how good they tasted!
Thanks
for your patience with all of the order changes. We appreciate it very much!
Rachel __________________________________________________________________
July 20, 2008 Thank you so much for the beautiful cake! Everyone
really enjoyed
it!!! Drew and I couldn't believe how perfect it came out!!! Thank you
again!!!
Chanel Wedding July 12, 2008 __________________________________________________________________ July 14, 2008 Hi Karen! It was a pleasure to work with you as well.
The cake looked amazing, but most importantly it tasted great! We sent pieces home with everyone.
Thank you so much for your professionalism, but most of all thank you for your kindness and that bubbly personality
of yours! Take care Karen! And thank you again for an absolutely wonderful wedding cake! --Lee
and Robert __________________________________________________________________ July 14, 2008 Karen, We just got back from our honeymoon or I would have responded
sooner! Thank you so much for being so wonderful and creating our wedding cake....it was so GORGEOUS that I didn't
want to eat it...and then I got over it because I knew how awesome it would be and it was so amazingly good....it just melted
in my mouth! I loved everything about my cake and the cupcake as well (Nathanial really enjoyed it)! Everyone
kept saying how beautiful our cake was and how delicious it was..and I even told the catering manager at Bellasera to recommend
you for any other weddings. Thank you so much for making a crucial part of my wedding delightful and absolutely delicious!
I couldn't have dreamed of a more gorgeous cake or a more delightful and wonderful cake maker!!
Rest assured
that if we ever make it to Naples again for an anniversary, I will let you know in advance because I will be ordering a cake
from you!
Pauline __________________________________________________________________ July 2nd, 2008 Hi Karen,
We just got back today from our wedding on Captiva
Island. I couldn't wait to write you and tell you how wonderful our wedding cake was! You are so talented!
The ribbon perfectly matched the invitations we made -- I couldn't believe how perfect it was! The entire cake
was just so beautiful and even better than I imagined!! We can't thank you enough!
Thank you, thank you!
Best wishes!
Eric and Deborah Samaritoni __________________________________________________________________ July 2nd, 2008 The cake was a big hit with the guests! It was delicious. Thanks, Karen. I appreciate it. Jinx
__________________________________________________________________ June 26, 2008 Hi Karen, thank you for dropping by the delicious cake! I was here
I wish I would have gotten to meet you ;) Natalie S. __________________________________________________________________
June 12, 2008 Karen, Thank
you for a beautiful and delicious wedding cake. Rick and I could not have been happier with the cake. When he
showed it to me after picking it up, it brought tears to my eyes. The cake exceeded every expectation and your last
minute designs matched perfectly with the topper. Thank you for helping this out-of-town bride with long
distance arrangements. I truly appreciate your time and effort in making our day special. Thank you, Kim and Rick PS - we cannot stop eating the cake, it is delicious.... and we were able to fit
some in a Tupperware container to take home. __________________________________________________________________ June 10, 2008 Querida Karen:
Saludos de Naples FL. Una pequena
notita para saludarte y para ver como te sientes. Espero que todo este bien. Te quiero dar las gracias otra
vez por haber hecho espacio para mi celebracion y por haberme hecho el bizcocho. El bizcocho quedo precioso!!!!!!
Te botastes. Me encantaron las mariposas. Un monton de gente me pregunto que si el bizcocho era de verdad por que estaba perfecto. Tambien un millon de gracias por las sillitas. Melissa __________________________________________________________________ June 9th, 2008 Karen, The cake was beautiful and the bride and groom loved it. They were so excited
to see it. The brides maids came into the bride before the ceremony just delighted because the cake was so beautiful. Sue Totterdale __________________________________________________________________
May 26, 2008 Hi Karen,
We just wanted to let you
know how amazing and beautiful our cake was. We are still sorting out everything here and will be sending you a formal
thank you card as well but in the meantime, we wanted you to know how special you made our wedding day. You went
out of your way to make the most delicious and beautiful cake and still (suprisingly!) kept it within our budget.
We will recommend you forever more! Please feel free to use us as a refrence if you ever need to and if you ever
come back to NYC let us know we would love to take you out and actually get to meet you! Thank you again.
Love, Annette and Greg __________________________________________________________________ May 23, 2008
Karen, Jemale and I can not thank you enough for the
wonderful job you did with our wedding cake. We have gotten so many compliments on the design as well as comments on
how wonderful and moist it was compared to other wedding cakes. The cup cakes were also a big hit (I absolutely loved
the ‘pink’ velvet ones); people are still calling me and asking me for your contact information, and telling me
to be sure to have them at the 10 yr vow renewal!! Thanks for all your help you, it was such a pleasure to have you
as a part of my special day! Zipporah and Jemale__________________________________________________________________
May 20, 2008
Hi Karen!!!
How are
you? Hope everything is going good with you, family and the shop. I just came back from the the honeymoon and it
was a lot of fun. and just know was able to have some time to write you to thank you for the wonderfull job on the cake.
It look gorgerus!!! I could not belive my eyes when we saw it!!! It was everything and more than we expected!!!!
Thank you again and have a great day! Laura
__________________________________________________________________May 17, 2008 Dear Karen, Thank you for your beautiful wedding cake for Courtney Loughlin at Colliers Reserve.
It was
wonderful and so moist! Everyone raved about it and Courtney has kept a portion for her first anniversary.
Thank you again! We will call you again!!
Very Sincerely,
Mrs. Pat Loughlin __________________________________________________________________
April 25, 2008 Hi Karen!!
Thank
you soooo much for everything you have done to make our wedding absolutely perfect! The cupcakes were the biggest hit
of our wedding weekend- people were raving about how they were the most delicious thing they've ever had! I knew
they would :) The cupcake tree was so cute- you're so creative and it looked beautiful, I couldn't have
asked for anything more perfect! I'll attach a couple of pictures for you. My friend is getting
married next spring and I have already passed on your name and contact information to her. Her mom and sister were also
at my wedding, so they know just how great everything was. Thank you again for everything. I know we'll be
in touch again- I can't wait to be in Naples again to order something from you! Our best,
Brittani
& Robert F. ps- do you ever ship your creations? I would love to order for special occasions
here in Chicago. Thanks :) __________________________________________________________________
April 22, 2008 I am so so thankful to have found you to work on my
wedding cake. It was the only thing about the whole wedding that was what I expected and much much more. I just got back from
my honeymoon and I am could not wait to thank you. I will defiantly be sending you a personal letter with pictures but thank
you again for now, and I will never go to anyone else for another cake!!!!!!!!! Brittany __________________________________________________________________
April 10, 2008 Hello Karen,
The cake was FANTASTIC. Everyone
was in awe of the decoration and most said it was the BEST cake they have ever tasted.. Bravo!! Thank you. Thanks for the photos. Larry and Rita __________________________________________________________________
Karen, You are so wonderful and been so great to work with. I thank you so much for everything! You took care of a
major stress for me - You are the Best! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Christina
C. __________________________________________________________________ Karen, We just wanted to thank you so very much for making our beautiful wedding cake.
Not only did it taste amazing, but it looked more beautiful than we imagined! Thank You! God Bless! Nina & Brian C. __________________________________________________________________
April 8, 2008 Hi Karen,
You made our wedding reception cupcake
tower last year, and of course we loved them and still talk about them! I send pictures of them to all of our friends who
are getting married. And I was just perusing your website for the fun of it and wanted to let you know how beautiful it looks!
Especially the cupcakes. I hope you're having a good year! Kirstyn L. ___________________________________________________________________
March 30, 2008 Karen, Just wanted to
let you now that not only was the cake soooo delicious but so beautiful........
Thank you
so much ......It was a big hit at the shower. I am sure you will be getting calls to do more cakes.
Have
a great day! Tina
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March 8th, 2008 Dear Karen, Thank you so very much for
a beautiful cake. Everyone is still talking about the details of the decorations and the taste. Every layer of the cake was
moist and so tasteful you just wanted to continue eating! You can be sure I will be using you in the future as well as recommending
you to all of my friends and family. The cake was perfect for my daughter Gabriella’s Sweet 16! Antoinette __________________________________________________________________
February 14, 2008 Karen, Thank you so much for the beautiful
cake! Not only beautiful, but delicious too! Everyone complimented your cake and I told everyone about the last
cake you made as well. A few people took your business card and we took pictures of your cake. When I get the
pictures, I will send them to Isabella's Wedding Magazine, Naples Dog Magazine, Florida Feline Magazine and a follow up
to all the press. I can't thank you enough! Arlene __________________________________________________________________ January 8, 2008 Karen Thank you so much. Everyone loved the cake :-)
Talk to you later. Maria Castellanos __________________________________________________________________ December 23, 2007 Thank you so much for baking the cake for my party. It really
means a lot that you went out of your way to do that for me . I can't thank you enough! I know that it will be the highlight of the party. Thank you again and Happy
Holidays! Megan__________________________________________________________________
December 19, 2007 Hi Karen- I wanted to thank
you very very much for the awesome job you did with the cakes- they were definitely a hit- everyone loved them-
one table ate the cake right after dinner and tried to cover it up with a napkin with the flowers on top- it was so
funny- they said it was so good they couldn't stop eating it- everyone loved every detail including the cake
stands- it was a pleasure working with you and I will definitely be referring you to anyone and everyone-
Karen thank you again for creating 18 little masterpieces for my wedding- thank you
for playing a key part in my very special day Many Many Thanks! Denise
__________________________________________________________________ November
25th, 2007 Hello Karen !
One year ago today you helped make our wedding special
with your incomparable Topsy Turvy cake. Now, one topsy turvy year later, Joe and I are celebrating our first anniversary
today. We have just finished eating almost half of the remaining top layer of our delicious wedding cake and wanted
to tell you once again how wonderfully delicious your cake was (and is). Thank you again for helping to make our wedding unique.
ps - below is a photo of our daughter Michelle celebrating her first Halloween.
Betty and Joe Geller __________________________________________________________________ October 10, 2007 Hi Karen, Just wanted to send you a note
of thanks for the cake we took to the rehearsal dinner. Everyone at the dinner said how gorgeous it was. You did a beautiful
job with the cala lilies and the color matched our setting perfectly. Thank you very much for your effort and hard work on
it. Regards, Janice Koogle __________________________________________________________________
September 10, 2007 Hi Karen,
I just wanted to thank you
again from the bottom of our hearts! Your cake was so amazing and tasted just as great as it looked. You totally got my vision
and carried it out beautifully.
Thanks again, Stacie and Glen __________________________________________________________________
September 27, 2007 Hi Karen! Just
wanted to write you a quick note and let you know how amazing the cake was! It was even better than I could have imagined
and everyone commented on how good it was. Chris and I have been eating it every night since the wedding (I know we have to
save it for our one year anniversary, but we are saving 2 pieces!!). I will send you a picture as soon as I get one. Thanks again for everything!! Nicole __________________________________________________________________
Jan. 28, 2007
Dear Karen...
We loved the cake!! Everyone loved your work!!
Thank you so much! It far surpassed everything I thought it would be!!! Your "baby" (the cake) was beautiful!!
Thank You, Kristin and Jeremiah
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As for working with Karen for your cake, I think it would be a safe bet to say that you would be pleased
with her work. I initially heard of Karen through a Holiday Dessert Auction for charity. I bid on her cake and was fortunate
enough to take it home! It was huge- I had no idea what to do with it- needless to say- there was very little left when it
was all said and done. Her cake that I bid on, also won first place in that auction, and there were lots of others from very
well known places in the area. If she would work this hard on a cake for an auction, I am sure her wedding cakes would be
phenomenal. I most recently had her make a cake for my boyfriends surprise birthday party. It turned out adorable. And it
was so delicious. She did a great job, and I can speak first hand when I tell you that she takes pride in her work, as if
she is making it for herself. She really seems to put her all into every cake that she does. She is so easy to work with and
is so incredibly kind. I have told all of my friends about her and would be comfortable recommending her to anyone.
Ashley D. Florida __________________________________________________________________
Hi Karen,
Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful cake you made for my retirement party. I still can't get over how much it
looked like a real knee, draped and everything just like in the OR.
Thanks again,
Ron __________________________________________________________________ Jan. 27, 2007
Hello Karen!
The cake was wonderful!! He LOVED it. The look on his face
was like a 5 yr old. He was so shocked. He still can't believe it. He won't stop talking about how perfect it looked.
Everyone loved it. I had a few people over last night and they were so fascinated with your talent. Besides the looks, it
tasted great as well. You always over exceed my expectations. Thank you again for the wonderful cake. Take care and I will
talk to you soon.
Melissa __________________________________________________________________
Jan.
28, 2007
Dear Karen...
We loved the cake!! Everyone loved your work!! Thank you so much! It far surpassed
everything I thought it would be!!! Your "baby" (the cake) was beautiful!!
Thank You, Kristin and
Jeremiah __________________________________________________________________
Dear Karen,
I just
wanted to let you know how much we loved our wedding cake. I was a little nervous about what it would look like because I
did not have a specific picture to give to you, but I described what I wanted and it turned out perfect. And it was absolutely
delicious !! Thank you for your patience and your help in creating our perfect wedding cake !!
Sincerely, Chrystene
G.
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Dear Karen,
The cake you created for my surprise birthday party on January 13th at the Sundial was wonderful.
Both the hat cake and the tiered white cake were moist, good tasting, and beautifully decorated. Your beading, ribbon box,
purple trim on the red hat were all very well done. The purple and white orchids were so lifelike. But the gloves! I've
seen rolled fondant cakes from other specialty bakeries, magazines, on TV and even at Harrod's in London, England. I have
never seen anything as exquisitely done as the pair of gloves.
Everyone at the party marveled at your creation.
Thank you for the wonderful cake!
Yours Truly, Pam B. __________________________________________________________________
Karen,
Your cake was amazing!!!! I can't thank you enough, it was the perfect center piece of the party:)
Talk to you soon.
Susan F. __________________________________________________________________
Karen,
Thanks for the wonderful cake!!!!!!!!! It was so marvelous!
:) Jenn Z. Naples, Fl (PHONE CALL) __________________________________________________________________
Karen,
Thank you for the beautiful and delicious cake! A lot of our guests commented on how moist and delicious it was. We
were very happy with the design and loved our wedding cake!
Liset G. Naples, Fl __________________________________________________________________
Hi Karen,
Thank you so much for the beautiful cake it was wonderful and was disappearing quickly yesterday,
everyone commented on how nice it looked and it tasted delicious, I was so pleased and couldn't have asked for more.
Thank you for helping with our special day.
Kate Europe __________________________________________________________________
Dear Karen,
Thank you for your beautiful wedding cake for Courtney Loughlin at Colliers Reserve.
It was wonderful and so moist! Everyone raved about it and Courtney has kept a portion for her first anniversary.
Thank you again! We will call you again!!
Very Sincerely, Mrs. Pat L. Naples, Fl
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Karen,
Harris and I wanted
to send you an email and let you know how beautiful we thought the cakes were. They were delicious too. I received numerous
compliments on the wedding cake design. Please feel free to put our cakes on your website. We loved the cakes - they were
absolutely fabulous. I would not have done one thing differently.
Thank you, Jennifer and Harris Bouchillon May 2007
__________________________________________________________________ I just wanted to send you a quick e-mail. The cake was WONDERFUL!!!!. Everyone loved
how well it turned out. We almost didn't want to cut into it! But I am gald we did, it was delicious. I especially loved
the raspberry sauce. It turned out perfect. Our son really dug into it. He ate all the frosting from the head. It was so funny.
Thanks again for making such a great cake for our son. It really made the party.
Karen G. Naples,
Fl __________________________________________________________________
Dear Karen,
Thank you for
making our wedding celebration spectacular! You are so talented and I consider myself so lucky to have found you.
Sincerely, Evyan K. Orlando, Fl __________________________________________________________________
Karen,
We have so much thanks for you!
For your delicious and gorgeous cakes, for the way you
run your business, and especially for making our wedding cake perfect!
Thank you again! Ivona C. Boston,
MA __________________________________________________________________
Hi Karen,
Our wedding cake
was beautiful. The people who worked at the reception location said of all the cakes they have seen, it was the most incredible
cake ever. Thank you so much, it was amazing.
Thanks again, it was the best cake and delicious too. Annika
M. Bonita Springs, Fl __________________________________________________________________
Dear Karen,
Your cake was a hit. It was so beautiful I didn't want to cut it. We took pictures of it that came out great so
we'll have the memories. We'll definitely keep you in mind for our next celebration.
Carolyn B. Naples,
Fl __________________________________________________________________ EVERYONE loved the
cake. I gave out a couple of your cards. It was beautiful and absolutely delicious. I can't wait for the next one!
Kim Q.
Naples, FL __________________________________________________________________ We all enjoyed that fabulous cake so very much!! They all commented
on how beautiful and delicious it was and where on earth did I get it?? Of course, I loved telling them about you and your
website.
Wow, Karen! It was so moist and light and yummy!! The combination of rasberries, strawberries and butter
cream was scrumptous. The cake decoration matched her "gloves" perfectly!!!! You are extemely talented and I am
VERY glad I found you in your new location!!
Becky Naples, Fl __________________________________________________________________
Hello Karen!!
Thank you so much for the beautiful cake!! It exceeded my high
expectations. Everyone loved it, I took a lot to cut into it, but it was wonderful.
Carrie Naples, Fl
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Hi Karen! Thank you so much for the
pictures they look awesome! I wanted to thank you so much for helping us make my mom's birthday cake a total success!
Everyone loved the cake, and the best part is that for a change a cake tasted as great as it looked!! Everyone was amazed
at how beautiful, delicious and real the cake looked, and my mom actually went thru the trouble of lifting the flower part
off the cake so no one would mess it up or eat it, she wanted to freeze it!! Thanks soo much for making her birthday cake
so special I really really appreciate it...now I'm just looking forward to my birthday!!
Sincerely, Kelly Fort Myers, Fl __________________________________________________________________ Karen
I can't thank you enough! They don't want to eat it! They said, "It's too beautiful to
eat!" They just couldn't believe it. They were so surprised. I can't thank you enough. They thoroughly enjoyed
it. They are also keeping your card! And yes, they ended up cutting into it. They had friends up from Miami on Saturday for
lunch and they all enjoyed a DELICIOUS piece of that beautiful cake. They just loved it...everyone did.
You are
unbelievable. You pulled something off for me for two people I admire the most! We had no idea what to get them and your cake
was just perfect.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
They both said, "Where in the world did you
find this girl!?" I said, "I simply looked on the internet!"
Thanks Karen! Kim B. Kentucky,
US __________________________________________________________________
Dear Karen,
I just wanted
to say Thank You again. The cake was so beautiful! It was really perfect! Everyone was blown away!
Love, Linda
& Drew Miami, Fl. __________________________________________________________________
Karen,
Thank you so much! The cake was beautiful and tasty too!
Kelli & Bill, Fortville,
IN __________________________________________________________________ Dear Karen,
We wanted to say thank you for our beautiful wedding cake. Our guests raved bout the cake and said it was not only the prettiest
cake they've ever seen, but also the tastiest cake ever! Honestly, it was the best tasting cake we've ever had and
we ate every bite and are still craving more! We're already looking forward to ordering another one next year for our
anniversary! Thank you for helping to make our day so special with the perfect cake!
Sincerely, Kelley and
Matt Lake Huntington, NY
PS - The handmade icing flowers were a lovely surprise!
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