5 out of 5 stars and 16 reviews
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(16)RDU, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Wake County, Chatham County
About this vendor
S. Richardson Cakes is a wedding bakery based in Durham, NC. Lead baker Stephanie works hard to create a personalized creation for every client, tailoring to their tastes and desired style. She loves getting to know her clients, working with them to add a sweet touch to their special celebration.
As a one-woman business, she takes care of all the planning, baking, decorating, and delivery, ensuring that every step of the process is catered to. She places great importance on the design process, creating every cake with a personalized touch. From classic tiered beauties to more avant-garde desserts, she is here to cater to you.
Couples interested in S. Richardson Cakes are welcome to organize a tasting session to learn more about the styles and flavors available to them. Additionally, Stephanie can deliver and set up your cake at your venue, adding to the convenience of her tailored service. This baker is also happy to cater to dietary restrictions upon request.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Cakes & Desserts
- Cake Delivery & Setup
- Cake Tastings
- Cupcakes
- Groom's Cakes
- Other Desserts
Dietary Options
- Gluten Free
- Vegan
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.
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Stephanie made a beautiful and delicious dessert array for our wedding. Her cutting cake was both beautiful and delicious, and the small desserts were equally tasty and complimente...
d the cake very well. Our guests devoured everything on the dessert table. We had no leftovers, which is a wonderful testament to Stephanie's baking talents. Something we love about Stephanie's cakes and desserts is that she finds the perfect balance between presentation (which matched our vision and venue so well) and taste. I'm not usually a cake person, but I love Stephanie's because the cake itself is moist, the frosting is just the right amount (not too much or too little), and the filling is notably delicious but not overpoweringly sweet. With cakes, I've noticed the flavor is usually either in the cake, the filling, or the frosting. In Stephanie's cakes, the flavor is equally balanced in the cake itself, the filling, and the frosting. We had a Mexican hot chocolate cake with buttercream frosting and there was definitely a bit of spice to the cake and filling that really set Stephanie's cake apart from others. Both tiramisu and tres leches can be hard to get right, but Stephanie did a wonderful job with both for the dessert bar. My Mexican uncle even complimented the tres leches, which is high praise!
We needed a cake that could cater to a nut allergy, and she absolutely delivered! We used S Richardson for our groom’s cake, and it looked great, tasted even better, and most impor...
tantly was safe for our family. Customer service was also excellent.
For our wedding cake, we decided on the summer berry flavor, and it was an absolute hit! We had the pleasure of doing a tasting last year, and while every flavor was delicious, the...
summer berry stood out as the clear favorite.
What made this choice even more special was that the cake was vegan, allowing me to enjoy my own wedding cake without any worry—such a win! The cake was not only beautiful but also incredibly delicious!
Thank you for creating a cake that was as delightful to eat as it was to look at. It truly added a special touch to our wedding day!
Stephanie did an amazing job on my son’s Grooms Cake. She designed a custom Cookies n Crème 3 Tier Naked cake for us
It was beautiful and it tasted amazing!
Everyone loved it! I wi...
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Dec 3, 2022
We heard from our wedding coordinator that Stephanie’s cakes were to die for. We wanted to do something different than your standard vanilla cake with buttercream for our wedding c...
ake; we wanted something special that would be both delicious and memorable. What we loved was that Stephanie has so many different flavors to choose from. She made a custom tasting box for us that included our top three choices (Mexican Hot Chocolate, Cinnamon Roll, and Orange-Cardamom). They were all delicious, but the orange cardamom was the clear winner. The brown sugar buttercream was the perfect touch to the orange spiced cake which was delicate and moist. We felt it would be perfect for our early September wedding and would be a unique touch to top off the night. Stephanie worked with us to create a three-tier rustic design which we LOVED. Our guest have been raving about how much they loved it, that night we can’t count how many people came up to us and commented on how much they loved the cake. Even now a few months later, people still mention it to us when they talk about our wedding.
Stephanie’s cakes truly are a memorable experience and we can’t recommend her more!! She was great to work with and really took the time to come up with a design that fit the look of our wedding, and her cakes are out of this world delicious!!
We got a buttercream geode cake, and we couldn't be happier! Very talented!
Stephanie and her desserts were an amazing addition to our wedding day. We really enjoyed every minute of working with Stephanie. She made trying her cakes very easy with monthly o...
ptions for tasting and was easy to coordinate with when finalizing our wedding plans. We opted to do a dessert package that included the cake and several other desserts for guests to try. I have been told many times by guests that the desserts were one of their favorite things at our wedding.
Cool Receptions DJ was great to work with. They were in touch with us throughout the process, making sure they had everything they need from us and were responsive to all our quest...
ions as well. They worked well with our day of planner to make sure everything ran smoothly throughout the ceremony, cocktail hour and the reception. They provide all their own equipment and microphones, and moved from area to the next with ease. We had three different set ups during our wedding and I wasn’t stressed at all that all of them were covered. Everyone had a great time on the dance floor and they really made sure to get to know us and the music we liked, making the whole night feel very personal.
Stephanie's cakes are AMAZING! We had a small two tier cake of cinnamon roll and red velvet and then cupcakes of carrot cake, lemon raspberry, and chocolate caramel. There was not ...
a single piece/cupcake left at the end of the night. My husband's only regret is that he didn't eat more! Stephanie was great to work with and she took my vision for the cake and it turned out perfectly.
We chose the Mexican Hot Chocolate flavor our wedding cake for our morning wedding, while some guests were nervous about it, it became a huge hit once it was served. All the cakes...
we tried from Stephanie are flavorful and moist. I would definitely recommend Stephanie to anyone having getting married or have any event!
Stephanie made the wedding cake and groom's cake at my wedding, and every single flavor was delicious! Not only that, but they were also decorated perfectly! She even was able to p...
ut my dog on the groom's cake just from seeing a picture, which she recreated perfectly. Everyone enjoyed the cake immensely!
Stephanie made the most delicious cake for my daughter’s wedding. It was beautiful and exactly as she had envisioned! In addition to the cake we had an amazing mini dessert bar fo...
r our guests. The minis were wonderful and a big hit with everyone! Stephanie even made a gluten free option for us, and it was so appreciated!! We highly recommend S. Richardson Cakes!!!
Stephanie created a beautiful cake for our wedding. Most importantly, it tasted amazing. We did three different flavors and all were delicious. The cake was one of the most talked-...
about parts of our whole wedding!
Beautiful and delicious cake! Stephanie took my vision of a Van Gogh-themed wedding cake and made it a reality. It looked stunning and tasted even better. Highly recommend!
I’ve hired S. Richardson Cakes for my wedding and it was not only beautiful but delicious. I was able to personalize the design and pick the flavors that were my favorite! It was ...
easy to work with this cake designer and it was stress free on the day of my wedding to know that an experienced individual was making everything picture perfect! I’ve since used this baker for other cakes such as birthdays and I was not disappointed!
Delicious and beautiful wedding cake! We’ve also bought birthday and special occasion cakes too. In all instances, Stephanie elevated my basic concept to a much more refined and be...
autiful presentation. You will love her work!
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RDU, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Wake County, Chatham County
S. Richardson Cakes