Founded by Elaine Li in Brooklyn in 2011, Sweet & Shiny creates refined, art-forward custom cakes and desserts from its licensed home bakery in Columbus. Li’s background in both baking and glassblowing informs the studio’s precise, imaginative approach, turning clients’ personal stories into edible works of art. The bakery is especially known for custom celebration and wedding cakes shaped through close collaboration.
BCakeNYFounded by chef and cake artist Miriam Milord, BCakeNY is a Brooklyn bespoke cake studio creating custom cakes and treats that turn celebrations into edible works of art. Milord’s designs draw on Brooklyn’s art, people, and cultures, while the studio also hosts tailored cake-decorating classes and parties. The team brings two decades of cake artistry to its signature designs, including custom image cookies and sculpted celebration cakes.BROOKLYN, NY
City Sweets & ConfectionsFounded by Deborah Lauren in 2000, City Sweets & Confections is a New York couture cake studio creating custom wedding cakes where edible craftsmanship meets cake artistry. The Manhattan studio designs one-of-a-kind cakes tailored to each celebration, with European fondant and buttercream made with sweet butter and Madagascar vanilla helping balance sculptural finishes with flavor.NEW YORK, NY
DessertWorks CakeryEstablished in 2000, DessertWorks Cakery is a Sharonville, Ohio bakery creating custom wedding cakes and special-occasion cakes for the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area. Owner and pastry chef Sandra Wilkerson-Lehn has personally designed wedding cakes for more than 29 years, working one-on-one with couples in a boutique, small-batch operation that books no more than four wedding cakes per weekend. Cakes are made to order with scratch-made icings and fresh ingredients, with dessert tables available for celebrations beyond the wedding day.CINCINNATI, OH