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    Will H. Sent on 10/18/2022
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    Literally amazing - could not recommend more

    We couldn't be happier with Lael Cakes for our wedding. The cake was the most delicious. My wife and I are both vegans, but none of our guests were, and all of them said this was one of the best cakes they ever had. The final design was gorgeous. You are making the best choice of your life.
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    Shalmali S. Sent on 06/10/2022
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    Most Delectable Wedding Cake Ever!

    I would like to thank Emily and her team for giving me and Ani our dream cake! It was absolutely stunning, delicious and so unique! This was the primary reason I chose Emily, because her cakes looked different, felt personal and she was also able to accommodate our flavor requests. Every single flavor was so delicious, and the mango one turned out to be my favorite. Funny because that's the one we didn't even have in our tasting! That's the amazing thing about trust though, once you trust someone with something so important - they're bound to deliver it to their fullest potential and that's exactly what Emily did!!
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    Maureen O. Sent on 11/07/2021
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    Beautiful and Delicious Gluten Free Wedding Cake

    Emily made me a beautiful and delicious gluten free cake for my wedding. I have Celiac Disease and I had absolutely no worries about Emily making my cake. Do not hesitate to book her! She is unbelievably talented!
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    Meg Sent on 10/14/2021
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    Best Wedding Cake!

    Emily was AMAZING to work with, and her cake was one of the highlights of our wedding! Many guests noted that it was the BEST wedding cake they’ve ever had. The flavors (Gingerbread / Maple and Carrot / Ginger) were so memorable and unique. I cannot recommend Emily enough - her cake really made our big day even more special!
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    Erin K. Sent on 10/04/2021
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    Delicious, beautiful cake and amazing service!

    Emily at Lael Bakery was amazingly helpful in making our dream cake a reality! It was gluten free and dairy free and all of our guests were blown away at the beauty and taste of the cake! Can't overmphasize enough how delicious the cake was! We had the cocoa-espresso and lemon-lavender flavors and they were both super delicious and great complements to each other.

    Emily was fantastic to work with! She was super responsive and talked through all of the details of the cake itself and the logistics with us in detail. We were able to taste four amazing flavors in advance and choose two for our final cake (we could have chosen just one, but wanted to give people a choice!). The delivery and logistics day off were super smooth and we couldn't have asked for anything more! We highly highly recommend Lael for anyone and especially for those with sensitivities.

    We included some photos - they aren't perfect, but we didn't get too many since people ate it so quickly :) It was truly stunning!
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    Sally P. Sent on 09/21/2021
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    Beautiful, delicious, diet-friendly

    Lael Cakes was a highlight of our wedding. Emily was so on point with her design from the notes we gave about design. She made an incredible take-home sample kit that was raved about for months until the big day. The guests were so impressed with her design and we felt so special to have something so beautiful, with flavors and fillings that invoked so much of our favorite things about cake. To be able to offer all of our guests a slice of delicious, beautifully-made, custom wedding cake, with consideration of all their dietary needs, was the biggest blessing we were so grateful to have. We are already planning our next order for a smaller occasion.
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    Ariana L. Sent on 04/28/2022
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    10/10 can’t wait to order another Lael masterpiece

    My twin has severe dietary allergies and it was important to me that she could celebrate with me on my wedding day (including having wedding cake which she never gets to partake in as a wedding guest). I was hesitant about only having a vegan/gluten free cake until The trial when Each flavor was so divine I could barely make up my mind. We went with the almond hibiscus with ganache and cannot praise the cake enough. The texture was perfect and the decor was simple and elegant- exactly what I wanted. I highly recommend this vendor whether you have dietary restrictions or not.
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    Daniel G. Sent on 10/26/2021
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    Amazing Brooklyn Bakery for Custom Cake Design

    Lael Cakes was absolutely a highlight of our wedding! Emily was amazing to work with and she went above and beyond in creating an artful, delicious final product that our guests unanimously raved about weeks after our reception. She was very gracious to provide take home samples of our cake to confirm our flavor choices, and she went meticulously reviewed the design/colors. Also, delivery to our venue was perfect. My wife and I were thrilled. In fact, we have a couple of slices frozen that we can't wait to have for our anniversary next year. Definitely keep Lael Cakes at the top of your list!
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    Aviv G. Sent on 02/05/2020
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    Wonderful experience, highly recommend!

    Our wedding cake was incredible! Seriously one of the best tasting cakes we've ever had, and our guests were stunned by the beautiful design. Lael worked hard with us to create our vision, was very communicative, and was flexible with last minute delivery changes.
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    Emily H. Sent on 02/08/2020
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    The perfect cake!

    I loved my wedding cake so much! Lael is amazing! The flavors were so fresh and absolutely delicious. I highly recommend Lael if you are looking for THE PERFECT CAKE!!!!!!!
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    Courtney B. Sent on 02/04/2020
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    Emily was a delight to work with!

    We loved our vegan, gluten free cake from Lael. It was so delicious and beautiful! I highly recommend ordering your cake from them. We ordered a strawberry basil cake adorned with fresh fruit and edible flowers. We were thrilled with the way it turned out.
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    Danielle A. Sent on 02/03/2020
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    GF DF SF – Wedding Cake of my dreams!!!

    After being turned down multiple times by other bakers who could not accommodate all my food allergies, I was so grateful to finally find Lael Cakes. I needed someone who could prepare a Wedding Cake that was gluten free, dairy free, and soy free. I started feeling super defeated during my initial search and was just hoping I would be able to have the traditional experience of cutting and eating my wedding cake with my husband at our wedding. The second I got in contact with Emily Lael, all my fears immediately went out the window. Emily is professional and patient and made me at ease with her years of experience with specialty cakes, especially ones made with ingredients to substitute flour / dairy.

    On top of how accommodating Emily is with her ability to make cakes for my specific allergy concerns, her cakes are beyond delicious. Her flavor offerings are sophisticated and balanced. She offers an array of options that left us with a lot of hard decisions since ALL of them tasted so amazing! She also took the time to have a one-on-one with me and my husband to discuss the aesthetic of our wedding. Emily is so in tune with making sure the design of her cake fits in with the overall look & feel of the occasion. This really proves her attention to detail and the true passion and care she has for her craft.

    After we decided on a flavor and design, everything else was pretty much history. Emily took care of the rest by reaching out to the venue's coordinators for delivery details. And before I knew it, my new husband and I were experiencing the cake cutting tradition I had only dreamed about months before. Emily made this moment a reality for me and my husband and we are so very grateful! I would recommend her to anyone – allergy concerns or not!
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    Sydney Sent on 07/15/2019
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    Gluten free, nut free cake

    Emily made us an amazing cake for 40 people! She assured us our cake could be made gluten free and nut free, and it was a beautiful cake!
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    Hillary Sent on 03/24/2020
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    Great experience!

    I was so happy I used Lael for my wedding. Emily’s cakes are delicious — light and airy with creative, natural flavors. Our two flavors — lemon with thyme and vanilla with peach and basil — were perfect for our summer wedding where natural green accents and herbs were central to our design. Emily was super responsive and we had the most lovely tasting at her studio. I definitely plan to use Emily for cakes in the future!
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    Liz Sent on 06/11/2019
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    Stunning, delicious, and allergen friendly!

    Would give 10 stars if we could! When thinking about a cake for our wedding, we had completely given up on finding something gluten free that would both look and taste good! We can firmly say that Emily’s cakes were the most delicious that we have ever had; her flavors were extraordinary and our guests were even more floored to hear that they were gluten free. The sugared flowers were even so gorgeous that I thought that they were real until we cut our cake. Apart from being delicious and gorgeous, Emily was so kind and listened to our ideas, turning them into a finished product that exceeded our own creative vision. Already thinking about future parties to throw so that we can commission another cake from her. Needless to say, we would recommend her to anyone and everyone (in fact, we already have)!
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    The Best Ever

    Emily was so lovely and helpful through the whole process, and she absolutely went above and beyond in every way.

    She made for our wedding day not one but two cakes - one of which was a near-exact replica of my grandparents’ wedding cake (which Emily was able to recreate from a weathered photograph taken 60 years ago) to celebrate their anniversary.

    Not only are her cakes absolutely beautiful, but they are so incredibly delicious that we haven’t stopped thinking about them 6 months later.

    The only decision you’ll have trouble making is which flavor to choose - they are all amazing!
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    Arnold G. Sent on 11/29/2018
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    Amazing Allergy-Friendly Cake

    Lael cakes was exactly what we needed for our wedding. The bride is lactose intolerant and all of the dairy-free cakes we've tried before were dry or didn't taste great. Emily was able to create an incredible tasting dairy-free cake and the flavors fit perfectly for our theme. She totally understood the aesthetic of our wedding and the cake matched perfectly as well. The whole process was fun and easy, it was something we didn't have to worry about leading up to the big day.
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    Mallory Sent on 09/17/2018
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    I've been vegan for 15 years, and always assumed a traditional wedding cake wouldn't be an option for me.... then, as vegan bakeries got better and better, I found myself a gluten-free partner, and assumed again that we wouldn't be able to have a traditional cake.

    Then we found Emily at Lael Cakes, and what can I say? Dreams do come true. (Yes, dreams. I LOVE CAKE!)

    In addition to the remarkable beauty of her cakes, they taste great. We got three fascinating and fantastic flavor combinations, and people were shocked how good everything was. Though we had a 100% vegan and gluten-free wedding, we had only a small number of veg*an and/or gluten-free guests, so we took a LOT of teasing leading up to the date that people would be smuggling in "real" food.

    They ate their words, and then went back for a second piece of cake.

    Seriously, Emily's cakes are SO GOOD, that they don't get those caveats: "Good for vegan," or "Way better than most gluten-free cakes," or anything like that. These cakes are just GOOD. Light, flavorful, not overly-sweet but still hitting the "cake" note (these are not health foods).

    I'll definitely use her services for special events moving forward, not just weddings. In fact, I might invent reasons to need to order a cake. They're just that good!

    Flavors:
    -Lemon cake with strawberry-basil buttercream
    -Olive oil cake with vanilla buttercream and fresh figs
    -Ginger-spice cake (think somewhere between gingerbread and carrot cake) with orange blossom buttercream
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    Sascha Sent on 02/07/2019
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    A brilliant cake and top notch experience

    How to even begin describing the incredible experience we had with Emily? She truly made us the most stunning wedding cake. The wedding cake of our dreams! People who were not even at our wedding are STILL talking about how insanely gorgeous our wedding cake was.
    Working with Emily to create our marvelous cake was also a dream. We came in with a vague idea of what we wanted, but, together, we shaped our vision into reality. Emily was patient, kind and encouraging of all our ideas. She also is extremely creative and resourceful. She advised us on what fruits would be in season and where she would order them from and presented us designs of her creative concepts after several discussions with us. She talked us through the implications of different flavor and texture combinations and advised on artistic directions that would flow with the vibe we wanted at our wedding. In the end, she created a luscious three tiered pavlova, resplendent with seasonal fruits and berries, that was not only gorgeous to look at (our guests were in awe!), but was also delicious! For an unforgettable wedding cake experience (in the absolute best way possible), there is no other choice: you must go with Lael!
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    Megan Sent on 11/30/2016
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    As long-time vegans, we never questioned having a fully vegan (and mostly gluten-free) wedding, but we never thought we would find such elegant and magazine-worthy desserts as Emily's. She was recommended to us by our caterer and I immediately fell in love with her aesthetic. We met her for a tasting and loved everything! It was tough to decide but she worked out a plan that included lots of flavor options, and featured a stunning tiered cake, mini cupcakes and mini pies. It is unreal how great her desserts taste, especially for being gluten-free. All of our guests raved, most of whom are not vegan or gluten-free. My only wish was that we had ordered more - the cupcakes and mini pies were such a huge hit that they will gone almost instantly!

    The entire process was super easy and organized too!
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    Danielle Sent on 10/10/2016
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    Emily created the most delicious and beautiful cake I have ever seen. I gave her some ideas of what I wanted, and the finished product exceeded what I had imagined. As a vegan, it was important to me to have a vegan cake. I never knew I would be able to have a vegan cake with magazine worthy design. I had so much fun at our first meeting and tasting the different flavors I was interested. It was really difficult to narrow down to one choice because they were all so incredible. She flexible and let me pick different flavors for each tier! She then sketched out the ideas I had right in front of me and a few weeks later game me a sketch via email. I really appreciated that she was able to give us all necessary documents electronically. My wedding cake was as beautiful as it was delicious. I'm actually looking forward to my one year anniversary so I can eat the top tier!
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    Tais Sent on 05/03/2016
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    My wedding cake was as beautiful and tasty as I could have wished for. Lael's "office" is gorgeous, she is very nice - not pushy at all, and her creations are eye catching and delicious. She was accommodating with my budget and dietary restrictions and the end result was perfect! I can't wait for my next event to order another cake!
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    Shelley Sent on 06/29/2015
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    We were thrilled to find Emily to create our wedding cake. We really wanted a cake that everybody could enjoy. To deliver such an incredible, delicious cake experience and promise vegan and gluten-free is truly impressive. From our first tasting and meeting with Emily to the delivery of the cake on the big day, everything was just perfect. We were confident that it would be wonderful and were delighted when so many of our guests spontaneously shared how much delicious it was and how much they enjoyed it. There was virtually none left at the end of the evening! We would highly recommend Lael Cakes. Thank you, Emily!
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    Emily just made a cake for me for my wedding at 501 Union in Brooklyn, NY, and it was absolutely stunning. I have strict dietary restrictions, but Emily was open and flexible in her creation. She was creative and fun in her design- I absolutely loved the way the cake turned out. At the tasting she gave us options so we really could make an informed decision. She also gave us sketches, something that other bakers did not do. I would highly recommend her cakes to anyone!
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    Absolutely delicious wedding cake! Emily is a true artist and fabulous baker. I have a ridiculous number of food allergies all of which she took in stride and with a smile on her face saying that she'd be able to accommodate them and she did more than accommodate - she created a stunning cake that tasted so amazing and that I didn't want to stop eating! The design of the cake was adorable and beautiful and was exactly what we wanted and we got so many compliments by guests about how wonderful the cake tasted. She is a true star in the wedding cake industry. Get her to make your cake if you can!
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