Branching Out Cakes

Jill not only made a cake for our wedding, she created a relationship that will have us calling her any time we need pastries!

Jill helped us add a personal touch to every step of the process.

My little sister designed our wedding invites, and Jill was able to transform that artwork into a delicious wedding confection.

Jill has an amazing red velvet recipe made with beet juice -- so no artificial flavoring here! But we also love fresh fruit. What to do? Jill gave us a modern, summery take on the Southern staple by layering red velvet that with cream cheese frosting stuffed with strawberries.

So many guests admitted that they grabbed 2nd and 3rd helpings it was so good. And we definitely took home a giant slice to eat in our hotel room that very night. :)

Jill even coordinated with Susan from Fantasy Florals to get flowers for the cake. I trusted those two women completely (I gave zero input and left it in their hands!) and ended up with big peonies that matched both the cake and our table...

Jill from Branching out cakes was recommended to us by our caterer. They said that Jill was the ONLY cake person that they would recommend. Now I know why. Jill provided us with the best cake we have aver tasted. It was a work of art!!

Jill and her co-workers are nothing short of amazing. My husband was the mastermind behind the cake and he and Jill were 100% on the same page, it was delightful to see how well they clicked. We went to a tasting at her home and couldn’t choose between 4 cake flavors, so we chose them all. Her frosting was light but sweet and the cakes were SO moist! This helps in part that Jill does small batch baking and never freezes her cakes, high quality!! Jill did an amazing job bringing our vision of a huge, white, sugar flowered Italian style wedding cake to life—it was very important to my husband that the cake be very tall, of correct proportions and “explode” with sugar flowers. We couldn’t believe it, everything we described was transfigured into our cake. It was so amazing that guests were taking pictures next to it! Jill even took the time to replicate the beautiful silk flower appliqué lace from my wedding gown!! We were so pleased with Jill’s service, the cake tasted just as delicious, moist, and decadent as it did during our tasting. Jill was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was so easy going and accommodating. I highly recommend her services. We received quotes for the style of cake we wanted form other bakers and they were astronomically high, Jill offers high quality service at a very reasonable price, and we were so appreciative to have had her as our cake artist!

Julie's cake was delicious!!!!! She had so many flavor combinations at the tasting it was hard to choose. The two we went with were a huge hit at our wedding and the cake was beautiful! While you are tasting and talking with her she creates a picture of exactly what you want and it turned out just like what I dreamed.

We went to Jill and had a tasting and each flavor was outstanding. Jill was so easy to work with and the cake ended up looking gorgeous and everyone raved about it.

Everyone raved about how delicious and beautiful the cake was. It's the most beautiful cake I've ever seen. I would highly recommend Beanching out cakes for any event.

Jill's an artist. Lots of people can make very beautiful cakes, often based on cakes they have created in the past. Jill is simply different - and better. My wife and I had a good idea for what style of cake we wanted (we couldn't find any pictures), and we explained that to Jill during our consultation. While she had us continue to look through a few albums, she sketched the exact cake we described, and in only a few minutes turned around the clipboard and said, "something like this?" Our jaws dropped. That was our cake. She gave us a few different options for look/feel, and it took very little time for her to identify EXACTLY what we wanted. Oh, and don't forget that her cakes are among the best we have ever tasted. It was a privilege to see how she uses white chocolate instead of fondant when possible - it was hard for everyone to believe! A class act, a pleasure to work with, and a creator of incredibly delicious art. Jill, thank you. Five stars doesn't begin to tell the story.

wonderful, beautiful and yummy cake....people are still talking about it!

Jill from Branching Out Cakes makes the most remarkable wedding cakes. Her cakes our beautiful as well as taste amazing. She listen to us when we told her want we wanted and she delivered a remarkable cake. Thank you Jill.

We loved working with Jill and her staff. We loved her design right away and I remember telling her "I didn't even know this is exactly what I wanted but it is." We were both a little surprised by how well she was able to take our simple ideas and a few pictures and create such a beautiful design.

When we arrived at the reception, we noticed a slightly different but beautiful cake. We had asked for color decoration & this cake was ivory. It also turned out to be fondant instead of buttercream frosting. After the wedding, we let Jill & her staff know about the differences in what we ordered & the cake we received. Jill was extremely apologetic and handled the issue like an absolute professional. We were really blown away by how much she & her staff believe in pleasing the customer and making sure they live up to their obviously high expectations. We can't wait until March when we get our 1 year anniversary cake & will continue to highly recommend Branching Out Cakes!

We loved working with Jill and her staff. We loved her design right away and I remember telling her "I didn't even know this is exactly what I wanted but it is." We were both a little surprised by how well she was able to take our simple ideas and a few pictures and create such a beautiful design.

When we arrived at the reception, we noticed a slightly different but beautiful cake. We had asked for color decoration & this cake was ivory. It also turned out to be fondant instead of buttercream frosting. After the wedding, we let Jill & her staff know about the differences in what we ordered & the cake we received. Jill was extremely apologetic and handled the issue like an absolute professional. We were really blown away by how much she & her staff believe in pleasing the customer and making sure they live up to their obviously high expectations. We can't wait until March when we get our 1 year anniversary cake & will continue to highly recommend Branching Out Cakes!

We loved working with Jill and her staff. We loved her design right away and I remember telling her "I didn't even know this is exactly what I wanted but it is." We were both a little surprised by how well she was able to take our simple ideas and a few pictures and create such a beautiful design.

When we arrived at the reception, we noticed a slightly different but beautiful cake. We had asked for color decoration & this cake was ivory. It also turned out to be fondant instead of buttercream frosting. After the wedding, we let Jill & her staff know about the differences in what we ordered & the cake we received. Jill was extremely apologetic and handled the issue like an absolute professional. We were really blown away by how much she & her staff believe in pleasing the customer and making sure they live up to their obviously high expectations. We can't wait until March when we get our 1 year anniversary cake & will continue to highly recommend Branching Out Cakes!

Jill did a fabulous job on my cake. She came up with a design we really liked when first met with her. All of her cake flavors and fillings are delicious. I had to pick up more cake before the wedding to decide on the flavors as there were so many to choose from. She was very helpful, responsive, and friendly. The cake was beautiful and just as we had talked about. It was delicious and we received many compliments on it. For all the extra detail she put on it, she was more affordable than the Sonoma bakeries I looked at and tasted better too!

Jill is the best! We just met with her and she is GREAT! The cake was delicious and we are very excited to use her for our wedidng!

Jill is truly amazing...our cake was beautiful, creative, and DELICIOUS! The cake was such a centerpiece of the wedding reception. It was playful, it incorporated elements of my wedding dress and our invitations, and it was just perfect. I love that on your one year anniversary they'll send you a 'gift' top tier of your wedding cake, so you don't have to freeze and keep your original top tier for a year. That's incredibly thoughtful and we can't wait to enjoy it when we celebrate our anniversary! Go with Branching Out -- you'll be so glad you did!

Alright, the cake was FABULOUS, I knew after the tasting that it would be very good, but she out did herself on the wedding day. Originally, we picked Jill Branch because we had such a lovely meeting with her and her prices were very reasonable. Luckily for us it only got better. The cake design of five round tiers resting on a square pedestal stand and embellished with flowers. She incorporated the flower from invite that I designed based on the cover of a turn of the century book; I'm not sure how she managed to copy it so faithfully in chocolate.

The cake was yummy. We had alternating tiers of chocolate and tiramisu cake with butter cream icing. Sometimes it hard finding a wedding cake that tastes good, but we were floored on the first bite. Many, many guest had seconds (and thirds). It was a lovely experience and I highly recommend Jill Branch.

I happen to love cake, and really wanted something good for my wedding. I hate when a cake looks good but doesn't taste good. Jill's cake does both. My friend and DOC recommended her to me, and I set up a tasting in May. At the tasting my fiance said it was the "best cake he had ever had" and he is a harsh critic. We booked her then, and I am so glad she did. She took my vision to another level, and everyone complimented us on her cakes.

Everyone wanted more than one piece of cake, since it was SO delicious. Jill Branch and her staff bent over backwards to make sure we were satisfied with everything.

Branching Out Cakes is one of my favorite vendors of all time! The cake was beautiful!!! We sent Jill a picture and she did a bit of improvisation. It was better than I could have imagined!! It was a highlight of the day. It was also very tasty. I cannot recommend this vendor more highly.

Jill Branch blew us away with the tasting. My FI was really into the cake, he is a dessert nut, so we have been to many different tastings from the very cheap to the outrageously expensive. Jill's personality and work put everyone else to shame. I have purchased cakes from cakework before and Jill has them beat. Prior to meeting Jill we were planning on going with another vendor whose work was wonderful and just the sort of statement we wanted but at three times the price for the same basic design that Jill was also able to give us. Additionally, Jill's cake was much more moist and the flavor selections of cake and filling were perfect for us. Before you try another vendor get in touch with Branchingout Cakes. I emailed them and received an immediate response.

As an update, the wedding was amazing and the cake stole the show. It was a work of art and when I asked people if they liked the cake they said yes, I had several pieces!!! I knew that was going to happen so I ordered extra. We had the chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and rasberries and a white cake with praline cream. Both were equally amazing and needless to say we did not save the top of the cake but instead had it the next day when people came over to our house.

I keep giving all my vendors 5.0 but they really deserve the praise. Jill Branch is no exception. My fiancee had trouble making the tasting appointment and Jill sent extra cake home just for him. That when we first knew we liked her. Once you try her cake you will be dissapointed with any other vendor. We had already decided to go with a different more expensive baker until our caterer said just go and try her cake. WELL!!!! she was right. We got the most moist cake I have ever had, I ordered extra because I know my guest. Many in fact had two piece which is totally unheard of for wedding cake. It was not only tasty but beautiful. And to top it all off it was 1/3 the cost of the baker we almost went with. Truely amazing!

They were recommended to me early on of our wedding planning process by a co-worker of mine who was very happy with their services. I decided to contact them because I read so many great reviews about their cakes. I left them a couple of messages (a couple of weeks apart). Unfortunately, they NEVER returned any of my phone calls or e-mail inquiries; not even to tell me that they are not available on our wedding date. I just think as business people it's crucial to get back to potential customers.

My rating was based on their unresponsiveness not on their cakes.

Really Yummy wedding cake. Jill was so great about helping me design my wedding cake. She also wasn't phased by me changing my mind a month before the wedding.

Branching Out Cakes completely blew us away with our cake. We really wanted the look of the cake to be a surprise, so the only direction we gave Jill Branch when we met with her was our wedding colors and that we didn't want fondant. Our guests are still talking about the results. Not only did Jill make our buttercream cake look GORGEOUS in the middle of summer, but she added sugared fruit and ribbon that were perfectly to my taste. And WOW was it delicious. Not to mention that they will be making us a new top tier for our one year anniversary--saving us freezer space and freezer burn! My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I highly, highly recommend Branching Out Cakes.

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Jill Branch of Branching Out was wonderful. She listened to what I wanted (a cupcake tower rather than a cake). SHe was knowledgeable and highly skilled in her field. She talked about how we could cut costs (i.e. use leftover cuttings from the florist to decorate around the cake). The tower was beautiful and the cupcakes were delicious! She even gave us a discount because we are both teachers.

One of the highlights of our wedding! We received so many compliments and Jill was amazing to work with in addition to making an incredibly tasty beautiful cake! They made more than enough for everyone and were very reasonable! They even made us our own flavor and the perfect design we were hoping for. PLUS they make you a fresh cake on your anniversary! I can't recommend them highly enough!

Jill was our favorite vendor. The cakes are perhaps more expensive then others ($5/pp), but she was so creative and accommodating that it was absolutely worth it. We had her make small cakes for the centerpieces of half of our tables, which turned out to be beautiful and delicious. Also, she made our yummy favors – golden gate bridge cookies.

Oh my word, the cake was gorgeous and tasted *wonderful*. She made it look exactly like the picture we showed her. Thank goodness we ordered enough for extra to take home. =) We also had her make a groomscake (DH is from the South). We didn�t give her a picture, but we said it should look like a football. It looked even better than I thought it would. The cake was moist and flavorful. The frosting and fillings were the perfect amount of richness and sweetness. (That is, not sickly sweet. I hate sickly sweet.) She is also very easy going, too, which I love. I highly recommend her.

Not only beautiful but great tasting too.