Weddings & Events FAQ
DO YOU OFFER TASTINGS?
Many modern couples who already love our baked goodies have asked to skip the tasting process and just peruse our offerings online. So we took that idea a step further and now provide a way to actually order buzzworthy wedding and event desserts online, at your own leisure, and without any hassle.
With food costs skyrocketing and small wedding bakeries closing left and right, we also had to make the hard decision to remove tastings from our wedding process (which tbh, is a cost most bakeries build into their pricing) in order to keep our prices the same as we charge in our retail shop. We all know the way places will bump up the cost when they hear that a “wedding” is involved (that regular hotel suite turns into a “bridal” suite real fast) and we’ve held on to our vow to match our wedding & retail prices.
While we no longer offer tastings, if you are not familiar with our work or just want to try a variety of treats, we would love for you to visit our sun-filled, beautiful bakery at your convenience. We have lots of space, so feel free to bring your folks or BFFs and create your own tasting table any day of the week (without a pesky “sales” person hovering over you). We’re in the beautifully renovated Texa Tonka Shopping Center in Saint Louis Park (just a hop, skip and a jump from major highways) and the best way to taste our award-winning work is to purchase a selection of our handcrafted cupcakes (same cake, fillings & frosting we use for our wedding cakes and mini parfaits), donuts, cookies and pretzels. We also have award winning Folly Coffee, teas and a variety of canned beer, wine & cocktails… perfect for building your own private wedding tasting day out.
DEPOSITS & DEADLINES
Wedding & Event Deposits: We know how much can change in a few months, so we don't require deposits to reserve a spot in our calendar. Keeping this in mind, we still encourage you to book your event ASAP as we work on a first-come, first-serve basis and do have times that are fully booked.
I’d like to book my date, but don’t know what cake I want or how many guests yet: That’s OK! Our appointment calendar is separate from our cake & dessert ordering for this specific reason. We absolutely recommend booking your date and then coming back later to place your cake & dessert order. This will ensure you’re on our calendar and also give you enough time to get those RSVP’s back and plan out your sweet treats.
Deadlines & Cancellations: Once you have your wedding delivery and/or setup appointment reserved, you have until 2 weeks prior to the event to order your cake & desserts or make any changes. Up until this point there are no cancellation fees.
Once we're within the 2 week window there are no changes or refunds offered. This is to allow proper timing and planning to ensure that your wedding or event goes p-e-r-f-e-c-t-l-y.
Any cancellations or changes within that 2-week timeframe will incur a $50 fee.
Last Minute (within 2 weeks) Events: Sometimes you just can't wait to get married, but your parents won't allow you to run to the courthouse and celebrate at a food truck (trust us, we tried that route)... Or sometimes your boss drops a big "can you grab treats for the big party next week" project on your lap. We get it. Sometimes sh*t happens. While it’ll be too late to book us for a delivery or set-up, please don't hesitate to place a dessert order for pick-up if you are under our 2 week deadline.
Ultimate, final, no-more-orders happen 3-days out from your event. After this 3-day mark, we just don’t have the time to order in products, prep and staff accordingly. ANY order placed after the 3-day deadline will be canceled.
Cancellation/refund policy still applies to last minute events.
CAKE QUESTIONS
Can I get a sculpted or fondant cake? We're SO sorry, but we do not offer sculpted cakes. Our tiny space does not have room to store all the different equipment we might need, our workbench does not allow us to spread out, and like all of our cakes, our wedding cakes are made with our strict "No Fondant Allowed" policy. We have always loved working with (and eating) buttercream and believe it provides a more enjoyable cake experience start to finish.
Will you custom design a cake for me? This is one of the hardest “no’s” I have to say. As a chef I would love to say “yes!” I would love to be able to sit down individually with each couple and design the cake of your dreams… but as a business owner, I had to come to the realization that with 3 busy locations, a Nationwide shipping business and opening our newest frozen treats company FrioFrio, the reality is I wouldn’t be able to give quality time and design to customized cakes.
Over the past decade of designing wedding cakes, we’ve learned what we do best and what our wedding couples love the most. I’ve developed a menu of these styles and added in our most popular design elements you can choose to add on. No matter what direction you go in, we know these style and designs work together, so you’re going to end up with awesome and delicious cake!
Are there GF and vegan cake options? The best way to answer this question - and the same goes for dairy free or other dietary restrictions - is that we finally realized we can’t be all things to all people. 98% of our sales are derived from the rest of our menu, so that’s where our primary focus will always be. While we’re happy to to serve a few of these offerings (we have a few GFF & Vegan options in our cookies & mini parfait offerings), we never set out to be a vegan or gluten free bakery, and as a business, we needed to prioritize our company vision.
Another reason we have to be careful about our offerings is that we are not a certified allergen-free facility. Shared equipment, fryer oil, and even air vent handlers make cross-contamination a real possibility, so if you have any serious or life threatening dietary restrictions, we of course advise you to eat at your own risk. There are now some wonderful allergy-friendly bakeries in town such as Sift GF, Bittersweet GF, French Meadow and Vegan East, so we hope you’ll be able to support their amazing offerings.
Are there nuts in your cakes? All of our wedding cake flavors are nut free. We use an imitation almond extract in our buttercream (over the years we found this was the flavor profile people actually preferred vs a pure almond extract!). Please note that peanuts, tree nuts and coconut are used in all our facilities and cross contamination does happen.
Do you cut and serve the cake? Sadly we cannot stay and cut/serve your cake, but we understand how daunting it can be! We’ve got a great cake cutting guide that you can read through and print if you would like: www.angelfoodmn.com/cutting-serving-guides
Do you provide fresh flowers and greenery? We do not provide fresh flowers.
Can you add fresh flowers and greenery to the cake? Yes! We would love to arrange your fresh flowers/greenery on the cake. Please select “arrange fresh flowers” on your cake design and make sure any flowers/greenery we can use are on the cake table for the set-up appointment.
Do you sell cake toppers? We don’t sell cake toppers, but there are super cool ones out there on Etsy. We’ve actually seen a decline in cake topper popularity over the past few years and wouldn’t worry about it if you don’t have one (especially if you have fresh flowers!).
DESSERT QUESTIONS
What dessert options do you offer? You can check out our dessert offerings here.
Are there GF and vegan options? The best way to answer this question - and the same goes for dairy free, nut free, or other dietary restrictions - is that we finally realized we can’t be all things to all people. 98% of our sales are derived from the rest of our menu, so that’s where our primary focus will always be. While we’re happy to to serve a few of these offerings (we have a few GFF & Vegan options in our cookies & mini parfait offerings), we never set out to be a vegan or gluten free bakery, and as a business, we needed to prioritize our company vision.
Another reason we have to be careful about our offerings is that we are not a certified allergen-free facility. Shared equipment, fryer oil, and even air vent handlers make cross-contamination a real possibility, so if you have any serious or life threatening dietary restrictions, we of course advise you to eat at your own risk. There are now some wonderful allergy-friendly bakeries in town such as Sift GF, Bittersweet GF, French Meadow and Vegan East, so we hope you’ll be able to support their amazing offerings.
Can we choose multiple dessert types? How many flavors can we choose? The beauty of ordering online is that you can mix-and-match as many dessert types and flavors as you want. No matter what your assortment is, we typically suggest around 6-10 total “flavors” for the table. This could be 10 flavors of cupcakes or 3 flavors of parfaits & 4 flavors of donuts. The choice is yours, but we suggest the 6-10 “flavors” as it gives a great assortment, but much more than that can be overwhelming for your guests.
How many dozens do you recommend? Does everyone really eat dessert? The answer to this is always “it depends.” Do you have a lot of kids or grown-up kids with sweet tooths coming? How much food overall is being served? Will there be a lot of dancing? Cake and desserts? So many variables! What we can tell you is everyone we’ve ever worked with would prefer to have too much vs too little and all our desserts make for great midnight snacks or brunch munchies if anything is left over. You can obviously order as much as you want, but this is our breakdown that typically works out pretty well:
Cupcakes & Donuts = 1 per guest Cookies & Mini Parfaits = 1.5-2 per guest Soft Baked Pretzels = 1 per guest
What are your favorite flavors, I can’t choose?!? Who’s your favorite child? We too cannot answer this age-old question! If you think this is overwhelming, we used to offer HUNDREDS of flavors (we once catered our friends wedding with 42 flavors of cupcakes)! Over the years we have slowly trimmed down to the best-of-the-best and the flavors that people were always requesting. Our best suggestion is to pick what you think you’ll love and your guests will love it too. After that, here’s how we start to think through a menu:
4-6 Flavors = 1-2 chocolatey, 1 vanilla, 1-2 fruity & 1 wild card 7-10 Flavors = 2-3 chocolatey, 2 vanilla, 2 fruity & 3 wild card
Is there a discount for choosing fewer flavors? We DO offer a little discount if you order more of the same flavor! Since everything we do is hand-made, every little step takes a while (frosting, filling, icing, garnish, cake, dough, etc…) and the more you order of the same, the larger a batch we can prepare at one time.
Can we customize donuts and cupcakes with different sprinkles and frosting colors? Unfortunately at this time we can’t offer customized colors and designs.
PICK-UP, DELIVERY & DISPLAY STANDS
PICK-UP information can be found here.
DELIVERY information can be found here.
SETUP information can be found here.
How does returning stands work? Due to limited staff and our very early morning bakery hours, we cannot offer to return and pick-up the stands. We have a simple process for how to pack up and return the stands that has worked great for 10 years!
When we are finished setting up your dessert table, we will leave some bags, packing t-shirts and these return instructions under the dessert table (or in a designated place with your wedding team).
After your event, please have someone wrap each empty stand in one of the t-shirts. You do not need to clean the stands before packing, we’ll take care of the cleaning once returned.
Carefully pack the stands into the bags and you’re ready to return (tall cupcake trees do not need to be packed in a bag).
BE CAREFUL! Moving the full bags around is pretty easy, but most accidents happen when someone forgets and puts them down too hard on the ground.
Return the stands to our Wedding Kitchen (7779 Beech St NE, Fridley MN) by the following Tuesday. When searching on Google Maps, search for “Angel Food Wedding Kitchen” (PLEASE make sure that anyone returning stands for you knows the correct location and pretty pretty please don’t just tell them “Angel Food” or they might go to the wrong location).
STANDS MUST BE RETURNED TO OUR FRIDLEY LOCATION. DO NOT RETURN TO OUR SAINT LOUIS PARK RETAIL LOCATION.
*Please note, there is a $45 replacement fee per dessert stand that is not returned or is broken. There is also a $45 inconvenience fee for stands returned to the wrong location.
SERVING & MISC
Do you have a donut wall available to rent? We do not have a donut wall to rent, but there are plenty of great DIY tutorials out there or you can easily find a cute one on Etsy and sometimes even on Craigslist or Facebook Market.
Are flavor labels provided? We do provide flavor labels for all of our desserts. They will be printed and on little “pokies” (technical industry term). We will add them to the desserts if we are setting up or they will be taped to the boxes if you are picking up your treats.
Do you provide napkins, plates, silverware, etc? We do not provide anything other than your cake, desserts, flavor labels and stands.
PARTNER VENUES & CATERERS
We have some wonderful partner venues and caterers we adore working with (and it saves you those pesky cake cutting fees).
*Don’t see your venue on this list? No worries! We love working with venues of all types and we’ll happily go to the moon and back to get you some sweet treats (but don’t forget to tell your venue you think they should partner with us!).
SPECIAL REQUESTS
Everything we offer for wedding cakes, dessert tables, delivery & set-up is listed on our ordering page. If you are looking for something that is not listed, unfortunately, it’s something we’re unable to provide.
CONTACT & COMMUNICATION
The bulk of our Wedding Coordinator’s time each week is dedicated to ensuring that the upcoming weekend’s events and wedding desserts are perfectly executed so our clients can relax. Because making sure every single detail is right takes such a tremendous amount of time, our coordinator is only able to answer email inquiries on Tuesdays and Fridays each week from 9am to Noon.
Fortunately, with our new online ordering process, there’s rarely a need to even send an email; everything we offer for wedding cakes, dessert tables, delivery & set-up is already listed on our ordering page, and this comprehensive FAQ section answers so many other possible questions that 99% of our clients simply place their orders online.
With this in mind, here’s the communication you can expect from us:
When Booking Your Date: Instant confirmation via email.
Approx 4-6 Weeks Prior to Date: IF cake and/or desserts have not yet been ordered, we will email a reminder to place your order.
Approx 2 Weeks Ahead of Date: You will receive an email confirming all details of your order including cake, desserts, date, timing & pick-up/delivery/setup option.
We highly suggest reading through all the steps of ordering as well as this FAQ section. If by chance you still have any questions we haven’t already covered, click the link below. We answer all emails on Tuesdays and Fridays between 9am and Noon, and sincerely appreciate your patience while we meticulously work on this weekend’s events and weddings. 😊
