Yes. Cake tastings are available by appointment for qualifying wedding cake orders.

Tasting eligibility is based on the size and scope of the wedding cake order and will be determined after we have discussed your event details and general cake needs.

The tasting fee is $50 and is payable by cash or check. You may choose three cake flavors and four filling flavors to sample, and up to six people may attend.

Additional guests or flavor selections may be accommodated for an additional charge.

Tastings are not offered for small cutting cakes, stand-alone display cakes, or smaller wedding cake orders.

Why do you charge for a tasting?

Because Fancy That Cake creates everything specifically for each client, the cakes and fillings served at your tasting must be prepared especially for your appointment.

The $50 tasting fee helps cover the ingredients and time required for baking, preparing fillings, setting up, meeting with you, and cleaning up afterward.

Sometimes! Cake cutting and serving is an optional service offered at our discretion and is subject to our availability on your wedding date.

When this service is booked, you get both me and my husband, your two professional cake hackers. We will carefully disassemble, cut, and serve your wedding cake, and we will bring the platters, cake-cutting utensils, and other equipment needed to do the job.

Please note that we do not provide dessert plates, forks, napkins, or to-go containers. These items must be supplied by the couple, venue, or caterer.

The fee for cake cutting and serving is $100. If a meal is being served during the time we are there, we greatly appreciate being included in the guest meal count, especially my husband.

This is one of the questions I’m asked most often, but as my slogan says, “As Unique as You Are,” so is the answer!

Fancy That Cake is a truly custom cake business, which means every cake is individually priced. Most cakes currently begin at $5.00 per serving, but the final price will depend on the size, shape, design, and amount of decorating required.

There is no standard price difference between fondant and buttercream. I use whichever medium, or combination of techniques, will best create the look you want.

Ultimately, each cake is priced according to the amount of time, detail, and artistry I expect will be needed to create your custom edible work of art.

For a free price quote, please call me at 573-200-6428 or email cakes@fancythatcake.com. Please include the approximate number of servings you need, your event date, and any ideas or inspiration you have for the design.

Yes. The minimum starting price for any custom cake order is $225.

The minimum starting price for 3D, carved, or sculpted cakes is $450.

These starting prices cover the cake design and decorating work only. Additional materials, sales tax, and delivery fees are not included and will be added when applicable.

Every cake is priced individually based on its size, shape, design, and level of complexity. More detailed or time-intensive designs may be priced above the starting minimum.

Please feel free to contact me with your ideas. I am always happy to provide a free custom quote.

Yes. A non-refundable booking retainer equal to 50% of the quoted total is required to officially place your order on my calendar and reserve your event date.

Receiving a quote, discussing a design, or expressing your intention to order does not reserve the date. Your order is not considered booked or confirmed until the booking retainer has been received.

Because Fancy That Cake is a small custom cake business with limited availability, reserving your date may require me to decline other orders. For that reason, the booking retainer is non-refundable and compensates me for holding that date specifically for your order.

The remaining balance must be paid according to the payment schedule provided with your order.

Minor adjustments may sometimes be possible, but booking a cake reserves time and space on my limited schedule based on the size, design, serving count, and total price of the order originally accepted.

For that reason, an order may not be substantially reduced in size, design, number of servings, or total price after it has been booked. A requested reduction does not automatically lower the agreed order price or remaining balance, especially when I have declined other business to reserve the time needed for the original order.

All changes must be approved by Fancy That Cake and may be subject to design limitations, change fees, or the original minimum-order requirement. Payments already made will not be refunded or credited because an order is reduced.

If your plans change significantly, please contact me as soon as possible. I will review the circumstances and determine what adjustments, if any, can reasonably be made. Any reduction in the size, scope, or price of the order is offered solely at the discretion of Fancy That Cake and is not guaranteed.

You may cancel your order at any time. However, the 50% booking retainer is non-refundable if you cancel, postpone, or request a change to your event date.

A request to change the event date will be considered a cancellation of the original booking. A new date may be accepted only if I am available, and an additional booking retainer may be required to reserve it.

Payments made beyond the initial booking retainer are non-refundable when an order is cancelled within six months of the event date.

If an order is cancelled more than six months before the event date, payments made beyond the non-refundable booking retainer will be eligible for a refund, less any costs already incurred for completed work, preparation time, materials, or custom items purchased specifically for the order.

Approved refunds will be issued within 14 business days.

Each order reserves limited space on my calendar, and I may have declined other business in order to accept your cake. Depending on when the cancellation occurs, I may also have spent considerable time planning the design, purchasing materials, preparing decorations, or beginning work on the order.

No refunds will be issued for work already completed, materials already purchased, custom items ordered specifically for your cake, or time already spent preparing your order.

Exceptions may be considered in unusual circumstances. However, any refund, credit, booking-retainer transfer, or date change is offered solely at the discretion of Fancy That Cake and is not guaranteed.

Yes! My husband and I deliver wedding cakes, and delivery may also be available for other cakes that are especially large, fragile, valuable, or difficult for the customer to transport safely.

Standard delivery to locations in Jackson or Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is $30.

Delivery outside those areas is quoted individually based on the distance traveled, travel time, road conditions, difficulty of the route, cake size, and the amount of setup required at the venue.

Transporting a custom cake is very different from delivering an ordinary package. The cake remains our responsibility until it has been safely delivered and set up, so delivery fees reflect the time, care, and risk involved.

Delivery is subject to availability and is considered on a case-by-case basis. Please provide the complete venue address when requesting your quote so an accurate delivery fee can be calculated.

As a general rule, we do not deliver to private residences, but you are welcome to ask if you have a special circumstance.

Fancy That Cake is located in Jackson, Missouri, and we regularly serve Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, the southern St. Louis region, and portions of Western Kentucky.

We have delivered cakes throughout the region, including Sikeston, Portageville, Kennett, Fredericktown, Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis, Carbondale, Cairo, Cobden, and Herrin.

Our longest delivery so far was to the Lodge of the Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Missouri, approximately four and a half hours away. The bride wanted a Fancy That Cake creation, and we were happy to make the trip.

We are willing to travel farther for the right order. Long-distance delivery is considered individually and will depend on our availability, the cake design, travel conditions, setup requirements, and the appropriate delivery fee.

First things first… if you don’t have a deep-freeze or know someone who has a deep-freeze who is willing to store your top tier for you, then don’t plan on freezing it for a year.  It will keep in a standard kitchen freezer for a month or so, but no longer, due to increased temperature fluctuations.

Freezing your top tier:

• Remove silk or fresh flowers or any other non-edible decorations (sugar flowers/decorations can remain on the cake)
• Place cake unwrapped in freezer for at least 24 hours (up to 3 days)
• Wrap frozen cake in plastic wrap and then freezer foil (if you wish, you can then place the wrapped cake in a box)
• Place the wrapped cake back in the freezer until you are ready to eat it.

Thawing your frozen cake:

• Remove your frozen cake from the freezer and unwrap it immediately.
• Place the unwrapped cake on a cooling rack for a few hours
• EAT IT!

Email me and let me know if it tasted good a year later 🙂