Cake Tastings
We do not have a set menu anymore because we individually customize our cake flavors based on your flavor choices. Let us know about flavors you love and we will create cake flavor pairings to match your favorite taste options. How many flavors can you choose? It’s up to you! Yes, every tier can be a different flavor choice.
Our buttercream icing is always delicious Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC). The most delicious cakes in the world are covered with Italian Meringue Buttercream.
Need a fondant covered cake? Yes, we also work with fondant covered wedding and specialty cakes. My fondant wedding cakes are covered with my own fondant sugar paste.
SPECIAL DIETARY REQUEST? CARLTON’S CAKES OFFERS WHEAT BASED, GLUTEN-FREE AND NUT-FREE CAKES.
The flavor choices are endless! Some of our popular flavor pairings are:
Vanilla Almond Cake*
Traditional wedding cake made with buttermilk, vanilla and pure almond extract.
(Consider adding raspberry preserves to this cake flavor. Raspberry and Almond pair beautifully.)
Royal Wedding Cake*
Lemon cake/ Lemon curd/ Elderflower Liqueur infusion/ Lemon Buttercream
(Optional- add raspberry, blueberry or blackberry filling)
This flavor combination is very popular!
Magnolia Bride*
Strawberry cake/ Strawberry filling/ Champagne infusion/ Champagne buttercream
This flavor combination is very popular!
Salted Caramel aka “Crowd Pleaser” *
Vanilla cake/ Salted Caramel/ Italian Vanilla Pastry filling/ Frangelico liqueur infusion/ Vanilla Buttercream
This flavor combination is very popular! Consider adding: Carlton’s Candied pecans, chocolate ganache, chocolate pieces or toffee pieces.
Carrot Cake Supreme
Luxury Carrot Cake/ Cream Cheese Icing/ Bourbon infusion
Men love this cake!! This carrot cake has pecans, pineapple, carrots, cinnamon and more. It’s incredible!
Berry Jubilee*
Vanilla cake/ 4 Berry filling/ Cream cheese buttercream/ Elderflower infusion
Heavenly Chocolate Cake*
Rich chocolate cake made with gourmet chocolate/ chocolate ganache filling/ chocolate buttercream.
If you love chocolate this is your cake! It’s very moist and made with dark chocolate; adding a layer of chocolate ganache between each cake layer makes for a divine chocolate experience. Consider adding: raspberry preserves, Carlton’s Sugared Pecans, Salted Caramel or Espresso buttercream (be still my heart).
Southern Red Velvet*
Luxury Red Velvet Cake/ Cream Cheese Icing/ Pecans (optional)
This cake is wildly popular with clients!
Almond Chambord
Almond cake/ raspberry filling/ Chambord infusion/ Almond Buttercream
Orange Grand Marnier
Light, orange cake infused with Grand Marnier liqueur, filled with fresh orange curd and finished with orange buttercream.
(Optional- add a thin filling of chocolate ganache and perhaps even chocolate buttercream. Orange and chocolate are incredible together!)
Pink Champagne*
Vanilla cake/ pink champagne infusion/ Italian Meringue Buttercream
(Optional- add a thin strawberry filling)
If you LOVE strawberry and champagne together please choose the Magnolia Bride flavor option.
Cinnamon Pumpkin Cake
Moist Pumpkin cake loaded with flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
Consider adding: Carlton’s Candied pecans, chocolate pieces or toffee pieces.
Peachy Bourbon
Peach Cake / Carlton’s Peach Preserves/ Bourbon infusion/ Toasted Pecans/ Peach Buttercream
Bailey’s Irish Cream
Chocolate or Vanilla Cake infused with Bailey’s Irish Cream/ Bailey’s infused buttercream
*denotes our most popular cake flavors
Chocolate Ganache
Made with couverture Valrhona or Callebaut chocolate and heavy cream, chocolate ganache is offered instead of buttercream per request under my fondant cakes for an additional $20/tier. Ganache stands up beautifully in Atlanta humidity and heat. Naked ganache cakes are an artistic statement and offer a delicious alternative to buttercream. Chocolate ganache is available in milk chocolate, white chocolate or dark chocolate options. I highly recommend that fondant wedding cakes have a layer of ganache underneath the fondant.
Buttercream
Our buttercream is always gourmet Italian Meringue Buttercream made fresh in house. This is a professional buttercream made with egg whites, heated sugar syrup, European butter and real vanilla beans. It’s silky and divine! We custom flavor this buttercream to match our cake flavors.
Schedule a Cake Tasting
Please complete the Contact Form on the Contact page. We will reach back out to you in 24 hours via email.
Carlton’s Cakes offers 1 hour cake tasting appointments for wedding clients. Please book your wedding with your venue before setting up a cake tasting.
Tasting appointments are for 2 people and we recommend that you choose at least 4 flavors for your tasting; tasting samples are $25 per flavor. Please let us know if there are any food allergies at the time of booking your tasting appointment.
Carlton’s Cakes typically offers one tasting day per month. Please book your appointment at least 6 months in advance of your wedding. Our calendar often books up 8-12 months in advance.
PLEASE let us know in advance if a friend or family member is coming with you to your tasting appointment. There is an additional charge of $15 per guest coming to the appointment.
Choosing flavors for your wedding cake is fun! You can opt for a different flavor for each tier. Have a cake flavor in mind that isn’t on our menu? Please reach out to us via email to request a special cake flavor. We love making people happy!
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