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Wedding, Birthday and Special Occasion Cakes

Let Chef Paul's prepare your next birthday or special occasion cake. All cakes are made from scratch in our kitchens and decorated entirely to your specifications. Below is a list of options to create your special cake. If you do not see what you are looking for below please call us at (847)623-8750 (ask for Ginger) and we will do our best to accommodate your special requests.

In addition to Special Occasion Cakes, we offer decorated cookies, cupcakes, and a large selection of specialty cakes, cheesecakes, and pies.  Please click the types link for a complete listing.

Special Requests

We have created completely edible flower arrangements topped with butterflies, hats adorned with realistic edible roses, tugboats, teddy bears, women's torsos (in good taste), and even an 18" bass copied from a husband's fishing trip photo. We look forward to outlandish requests!

Decoration:

Handling:

All of our cakes are made from scratch with the freshest ingredients. They are fragile and require refrigeration until they are to be served. The only exception is our buttercream cakes. Since they are made with real butter they should be refrigerated until about 2 or 3 hours before your event and then left at room temperature for the butter to soften.

Wedding Cakes:

Cake Consultation and Tasting

We offer cake consultations by appointment only.  Please allow one week advance notice.  During the consultation you will browse through our cake photos, and discuss your personal wedding cake ideas.  You will receive 5 cake samples of your choice.  There is a $5.00 fee for the cake samples which is refundable if you order your wedding cake from us.  Consultations usually take about 45 minutes.

Wedding Cake Ordering

We suggest that you order your cake as soon as the wedding date is set.  2-4 months is the average planning time we require.  We can create wedding cakes with one week notice but design choices are extremely limited.  Tiered wedding cakes require a minimum guest count of 50 people.  We require a 30% deposit upon ordering, the final guest count one week prior to delivery, and final payment 2 days prior to delivery.  We accept cash, personal check (final payment must be made one week prior to delivery if paying by check), MasterCard, or Visa.

Wedding Cake Delivery

Your wedding cake will be delivered at your wedding location at the time you or your location specifies.  We insist on delivering all of our wedding cakes (no pickups available) and will deliver anywhere in Illinois or Wisconsin for a fee.  Delivery charges vary by location.  Deliveries are scheduled on a first come first serve basis so please secure your date and time early.

Cake Sizes

6 inch serves 4-6 $18.72 and up

10 inch serves 12-16 $26.21 and up

12 inch serves 25-30 $56.15 and up

14 inch serves 50-60 $74.65 and up

16 inch serves 60-80 $93.60 and up

1/4 sheet serves 8-10 $18.72 and up

1/2 sheet serves 30-40 $37.44 and up

Full sheet serves 60-70 $74.88 and up

11 inch Cheesecake serves 16 $35.70+

Cupcakes $1.10+ each /Mini cupcakes $.62+each depending on decoration.  We have disposable cupcake trees available for purchase with two weeks advance notice.

Photo sugar cookies- Small (13/4"x3") $1.10 /Large (21/4"x41/4")$1.75 /Large cookie in see through bag $3.00

Decorated Chocolate Chip Cookie Sizes

10 inch serves 8-10 $17.00

12 inch serves 12-16 $25.00

Cake Types for Decorated Occasion Cakes

Chocolate Cake-Moist Cake with a rich, dark chocolate color.

Yellow Cake-Moist and light vanilla cake.

White Cake-Snow white mild vanilla cake.

Chocolate or Yellow Pound Cake- This cake is made with butter, sugar, flour, and sour cream and is much denser than our chocolate or yellow cakes. (Additional charge applies.)

Pumpkin Cake-A moist, light cake with pumpkin in the mix. This cake tastes best when filled and frosted with cream cheese icing.

Pineapple Cake-A moist cake with pineapple in the mix. This cake has a texture similar to carrot cake and tastes best when filled and frosted with cream cheese icing.

Carrot Cake-The moistest carrot cake you'll ever find. This cake is flavored with cinnamon and loaded with fresh, sweet, ground carrots. This cake is denser than our other flavors and tastes best when filled and frosted with cream cheese icing. We do not put nuts or raisins in the mix but will on request. (Additional charge applies).

Cheesecake- Our cheesecake is made with lots of cream cheese, eggs, and heavy cream. It is much denser than gelatin based cheesecakes but is a dream to savor in any of the endless varieties of flavors we offer. (Additional charge applies).

ALL NEW!!!!!GIANT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Giant chocolate chip cookie decorated with buttercream icing as desired.  Please see the cake sizes page for pricing.

ALL NEW!!!!!CUPCAKES

Yummy cupcakes and mini cupcakes in any of the above cake flavors decorated with buttercream icing as desired.  Please see the cake sizes page for pricing.

ALL NEW!!!!!PHOTO COOKIES

Butter cookies frosted with our delicious buttercream frosting topped with your photo and/or message.  Great for birthdays, showers, client gifts (with company logo), and personalized place cards. Please see the cake sizes page for pricing.  

ALL NEW!!!!!CHEESECAKES, SPECIALTY CAKES, AND PIES

Cheesecake Flavors

Vanilla

Vanilla w/Fresh Strawberries

Vanilla w/Cherries

Chocolate Chip

Banana Chocolate Chip

Cherry Chocolate Chip

White Chocolate Raspberry

Coconut Cheesecake

Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake

Pumpkin Vanilla

Carrot Cake Cheesecake

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Neopolitan Cheesecake

Turtle Cheesecake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Banana Cheesecake

Mocha Cheesecake

Bailey’s Cheesecake

Eggnog Cheesecake

Lemon Chiffon Cheesecake

Dreamsicle Cheesecake

Key Lime Cheesecake

Layered Lemon Meringue Cheesecake

Specialty Cake Flavors.  Please call for pricing.

Pina Colada Cake

A tropical combination of moist pineapple cake layered with rich cream cheese icing and covered with shredded coconut.

Chocolate Mousse Cake

A beautiful centerpiece cake.  Three layers of homemade chocolate cake filled and frosted with LOTS of creamy chocolate mousse.  The cake is then garnished with whipped cream and covered white and dark chocolate dipped strawberries.  It’s then drizzled with white and dark chocolate for the ultimate chocolate treat.

 White Chocolate Mousse Cake

This cake is similar to the Chocolate Mousse cake except it is filled and frosted with White Chocolate Mousse.  It is also covered with chocolate dipped strawberries then drizzled with chocolate. 

German Chocolate Cake

An old fashioned favorite.  Our version is made from scratch with lots of nuts and coconut.  The cake is a three layer homemade chocolate cake filled with a fudgy buttercream and topped with a generous layer of German chocolate topping.

Black Forest Cake

Rich chocolate cake layered with cherries and frosted with real whipped cream and shaved chocolate.

Flourless Chocolate Cake w/Raspberry Sauce

A decadent chocolate cake with a velvety texture.  Topped with chocolate ganache and served with sweet raspberry sauce on the side.

Tiramisu Layer Cake

Chocolate ladyfingers dipped in espresso and liquor layered between traditional tiramisu filling.  Chocolate ladyfingers dress the sides of the cake and shaved chocolate is drizzled on top.

Triple Chocolate Cake

Our chocolateest chocolate cake!  Rich chocolate cake layered and frosted with chocolate raspberry buttercream then drizzled with melted dark chocolate.

Three Milk Cake (Pastel de Tres Leches)

Vanilla cake soaked with a three milk mixture filled with fresh strawberries and frosted with real whipped cream frosting.  Extra three milk mixture is included on the side to pour over the cake when serving.

Princess Ann’s Torte

Vanilla cake filled with custard and strawberries.  Frosted with whip cream frosting with lady fingers to decorate the sides and whip cream on top.  This can be made with chocolate cake instead if desired.

Red Velvet Cake

Traditional red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. 

Rainbow Cake

Great fun for a child's birthday!  A layer of vanilla flavored orange, green, and purple cake layered with buttercream in yellow and blue then frosted in red.  A rainbow in each slice.

Grandma’s Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Our all time best seller.  A delicious vanilla bundt cake with a stripe of cinnamon and brown sugar in the middle and a nutty cinnamon top.

Boston Cream Cake

Yellow cake layered with custard then topped with chocolate glaze.

Orange Toffee Almond Torte

6 layers of yellow cake filled and frosted with a wonderfully sweet toffee orange buttercream.

Strawberry Whip Cream Cake

White cake filled with fresh strawberry filling, frosted with whipped cream frosting, and topped with whole fresh strawberries.

Basket of Flowers Cake

A cake in chocolate, yellow, or marble with your choice of filling.  This cake is beautifully decorated with buttercream (chocolate or white) in a basketweave design and filled to the brim with buttercream roses in your desired color.  It looks like a basket of flowers and is a great centerpiece for your next shower or tea.

9 Inch Pie Flavors.  Please call for pricing.

Dutch Apple

Cherry Struesel

Blueberry Struesel

Pumpkin Spice

Pecan

Chocolate Pecan

Chocolate Silk

Lemon Cream

Key Lime

Mincemeat

Frozen Grasshopper

Frozen Margarita or Strawberry Margarita with Pretzel Crust

Fillings:

*Raspberry Mousse with Fresh Raspberries

*Banana Mousse with Sliced Bananas OR Strawberries

* Chocolate Mousse

Lemon Mousse

Lime Mousse

Bavarian Cream

*Bavarian Cream with Sliced Strawberries

*Bavarian Cream with Raspberries

*Bavarian Cream with Sliced Peaches

*Bailey's Mousse

Chocolate Buttercream

White Buttercream

Raspberry Buttercream

Strawberry Buttercream

Cream Cheese Icing

Raspberry Preserves

Strawberry Preserves

*additional charge applies to these items

Frosting:

White Buttercream-Made the old fashioned way with real butter, sugar, and milk. Very rich.

Chocolate Buttercream- Dark and fudgy. Made the same way as the white buttercream with cocoa added.

Whipped Cream-We frost our cakes with real dairy whipped cream. The flavor is extremely light and not too sweet. These cakes must be refrigerated and decoration possibilities are limited.

Chocolate Whipped Cream-Same as above but with a touch of cocoa mixed in.

Cream Cheese-A denser frosting made with whipped cream cheese and butter. Combines best with carrot, pumpkin, or pineapple cake.

Rolled Fondant- Rolled fondant is a confectionary dough made from sugar. The texture is similar to that of marzipan but the flavor is much milder. Fondant is rolled out and molded over buttercream or cream cheese frosting to the shape of the cake giving it a porcelain like appearance. Rolled fondant adds elegance to any cake. There is a considerable additional charge for rolled fondant which varies according to cake size and desired decoration.

Ordering

When to order to get your cake on time:

Need it for Tuesday-Order by Thursday

Need it for Wednesday-Order by Friday

Need it for Thursday-Order by Saturday

Need it for Friday-Order by Tuesday

Need it for Saturday-Order by Wednesday

Please call Ginger at (847)623-8750 to order your cake today. Or fax us your order at (847)623-4169.