Gabriel's Desserts
Suite 135
Marietta, GA 30064
(map) Phone: 770-427-9007
Reviews for Gabriel's Desserts
GUEST
This is the second time I have used Gabriel's Desserts in Marietta for wedding cakes. The first time was 8 years ago at my oldest daughter's wedding. We loved that Johnnie Gabriel was open to trying anything we suggested and pulled it off to perfection. The cake was so yummy that we knew we had to use her for my youngest daughter's wedding. Delicious and a delight to work with! My only regret was that there was not enought left for me to take home!
GUEST
Pam was wonderful to work with at Gabriel's Desserts. Choosing a cake flavor was harder than I had ever imagined and Pam walked me through all of my options and was very patient with me. Of course, the cake was delicious!
GUEST
We did a cupcake wedding cake for our wedding. Gabriel's made us about 225 cupcakes in several different flavors. All were delicious!! They were totally flexible in accomdating our flavor preferences and gave us so many samples! They created several cupcakes from us that they do not typically offer - all you have to do is ask and they will try (and let you taste) whatever combination you want. We did chocolate mint, peanut butter banana, and pumpkin spice :)
That said, they didn't quite decorate the cupcakes as I had specified (e.g., added chocolate drizzle and sprinkles when I wanted totally plain icing). They also told me prior to pick-up that the cupcakes were fine without refridgeration, but told my sister (who picked them up) that they absolutely had to be refridgerated. Not sure about the communication mishap there, but all went well, they were delicious, and generally looked great (some inconsistency with amount of icing/size of cupcake, but nothing too extreme). I would use them again, and, in fact, have already ordered more cupcakes for an upcoming party.
GUEST
Our Cake was amazing. We couldn't afford custom gum paste flowers, but she worked with my idea and found other flowers that would look pretty similar to the white orchid look we were going for.
My only comment was that perhaps the cake was just a tad too sweet for us. We were trying to see if it was possible to lessen the sugar by just a bit, and I feel like they reacted a bit offended. Told us they would never do that kind of thing because the recipe's were set in stone. My husband is a tad hypoglycemic so he couldn't eat much.
After all that's said and done though, we'd definitely go back. The cake tasted great and it looked absolutely lovely during our reception.
p.s. Make sure to drop by their store and have a sandwich.. they're all really tasty!
GUEST
One wedding I went to had the world's best cake, so I did a tasting myself. We loved a lot of the cakes but decided on an almond pound cake with buttercream frosting. Very classic, but extremely delicious!
GUEST
Both our wedding cake and the "bride's cake" (gluten-free chocolate cake for me) were fabulous. Most guests had both! The cakes looked beautiful and tasted just as great.
GUEST
We got both the wedding and grooms cake from Gabriel's and they were amazing!! Cannot say enough good things about this bakery! We still buy birthday cakes from there even now. Delicious!
The only negative comment about them I have is that during our initial consultation, our consultant made the mistake of addressing me almost solely as the person who would make the decision regarding the wedding cake. This peeved off both my now husband and myself as he is the one who really cared about having a quality wedding cake. It almost cost them our business, he was son annoyed at being treated that way. However, I'm glad we stuck with them - the cakes were fabulous!
GUEST
Pam at Gabriel's Desserts was incredible to work with! She took all the time we needed and sat down with us to design two cakes that my husband and I absolutely loved. I'm not an artistic person at all, but Pam helped me look through all kinds of pictures, pick what I liked about them, and combine them all together into a design that I loved. The same thing for our Groom's cake. We got to pick different shapes and flavors in the layers, too! This was because I had a hard time picking from the delicious options! We used chocolate, which was amazing, as well as strawberry and lemon curd. I was pleased with all of them. The best part, besides the amazing service and stunning results, was that we were able to sample three different cakes and take them home to share with friends and family to get their opinions as well. I was incredibly pleased with Gabriel's Desserts and would highly recommend them!
GUEST
My wedding cake and groom's cake were Awesome! The cakes looked exactly as we had designed. I wanted a swirl design on the side of the cake that matched my wedding invitation and the finished product was perfect! The cakes looked and tasted great! The groom's cake was such a hit that there were only a few crumbs left at the end of the night. Johnnie was also fun to work with.
GUEST
I loved working with Johnnie, but I sometimes felt the others in the shop were not always on the same page. The cake was delicious, but the presentation was poor. I had a simple 4 tiered cake, with ribbons on each tier with swiss dots. The ribbons were completed in fondant and were not straight and did not connect.
The groom's cake was also done by Gabriel's. It was a cupcake tower and I asked that the cupcakes be swirled and I even provided a picture, this was not done. By no means did this ruin my wedding day, but it really frustrated me that I paid over $800 and what I requested was not done.
GUEST
Gabriel's was amazing. Great talent, very easy to work with and best of all- delicious! I highly recommend Johnnie- and the strawberry cake.
GUEST
This wasn't a custom made cake but I must say it sure felt like it was. The cake was delicious and very elegant. I would highly recommend Gabriel's to anyone looking for a delicious cake!
GUEST
My wedding cake was completely gone as soon at it was cut - that's how tasty it was. The staff at Gabriel's made my cake exactly as I wanted it, and I had different flavors for each layer. I described exactly how I wanted it designed, and it turned out better than I ever imagined. Gabriel's not only made my wedding cake gorgeous, but also delicious (and that is the whole point of a cake). Without a doubt, I would recommend Gabriel's for anyone looking for a beautiful and tasty wedding cake.
GUEST
Johnny is wonderful and her cakes are even better. We had four different type of cupcakes at our wedding! We simply couldn't decide on which delicious flavor to go with. So alas, we went with cupcakes. They were wonderful and our guests simply loved them. Use Johnny. She is the best!
GUEST
Johnny Gabriel is an icon in the Marietta, GA, community. Her desserts are surpassed by none in the area - that I know of. We did a red velvet cake with white icing for my occasion. It was decorated with fresh flowers. I have never tasted anything so good. My guests raved about the cake for weeks. I made one mistake. I should have listened to Johnny about how much cake I needed for the number of people. I insisted that the size she suggested was not enough. I was terrified of not having enough. So I went with the larger size - - and had tons of cake left over!
Our cake was so moist and delicious, and it was also beautiful! We even did favors through Gabriel's and were extremely pleased. I could really go for one of those cookies right now...
GUEST
You cannot go wrong with Gabriel's! My husband has enjoyed their strawberry cake for years, and could not wait to share it with all of our friends and family on our wedding night. Johnny, the owner, spent over an hour with us one after noon brainstorming our perfect cake. She has a wealth of knowledge and shared it freely. When we selected three options to sample, we were given three 7" cakes to bring home and share with the decision makers. Every morsel was delicious, but strawberry won--hands down. The cake was gorgeous, and the shop was willing to work with any material we wanted to incorporate. We dropped off ribbon and a topper the day before the wedding, and it was perfect when we arrived at the reception. Presentation was beautiful, and taste cannot be beat!
GUEST
What a beautifyl cake I had!
Johnnie sat down with me one-on-one and we planned the cake of my dreams, including hand-rolled flowers cascading down the side of my cake (that way my first anniversary included the top of our wedding cake with flowers intact!), my husband and my initials monogrammed on the front, and details from the lace on my wedding dress covering the remainder of the cake. She was wonderful at thinking this up with me!
In addition--you're going to LOVE this!--Johnnie had us pick out three cake flavors that we wanted to test. We came back two or three days later to pick up our 'samples'--and they turned out to be three huge samples at that! Each individual sample cake was the size of the top layer of our wedding cake! None of my friends have had such luck...they've all been stuck trying to taste miniature squares of cake that leave you less than satisfied. At my house, however, the challenge was not picking out an amazing flavor (they were ALL amazing), but trying not to eat three cakes before the wedding!
Gabriel's was wonderful...I couldn't have asked for more!
GUEST
Johnnie (the owner) was AMAZING! A huge help! My wedding cake was made to look exactly like my dress, and it turned out absolutely breathtaking...she also made the most unique Groom's cake! I STILL get compliments on it to this day. It was a three tiered chocolate cake covered in all kinds of Little Debbie's snacks!!! Gabriels is not only talented beyond belief- they are so kind and they work with you on every single detail to make it perfect for you! I would recommend them to ANYONE AND EVERYONE!
About Gabriel's Desserts
Since 1989, Johnnie Gabriel has been in the business of baking. It could be said that Johnnie’s talent for cooking and baking is genetic, with one of America’s favorite cooks, Paula Deen, as her cousin. But Johnnie’s baking career did not begin as a conscious choice.
She along with husband, Ed, began baking on nights and weekends to supplement their income during the tough times, a recession and college tuition bills can bring. Johnnie had watched her mother and grandmother bake desserts and cook meals for their family, and reasoned that she too could make enough cakes to make a difference.
In 1996, seven years after their baking venture began, Johnnie and Ed made the decision for Johnnie to leave her day job and open “Gabriel’s Desserts”. They started with 2 bakers, along with the talented team of Johnnie and Ed. Growth each year led Gabriel's to hire professionally trained pastry cooks, cake decorators, bakers, a pastry chef and customer service personnel to meet demands for a made-to-order quality ingredient, freshly baked from scratch, homemade cake just like your grandmother used to have time to bake.
Since 2003, Gabriels has tripled their space and expanded their list of desserts and savory foods, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner six days a week. Today, a customer can dine in or take home gabriel's freshly prepared food all from quality ingredients! It's a family tradition!
Melding an American family tradition of homemade desserts and professionally trained staff has brought forth wedding and special occasion cakes, originally designed for each customer, and desserts for all occasions filling the bake list each week. Holiday bake lists overflow with home style, made from scratch cakes and pies that Johnnie and Ed used to bake at home. Cakes are shipped weekly to various parts of the USA and daily during the Holiday Seasons.
Chosen best of Atlanta 7 times by Atlanta magazine, Gabriels has been called “The Little Shop of Wonders.” You can also find some of our dessert recipes in cousin Paula Deen's Desserts cookbook, "Cooking With Paula" magazine and on The Food Network's web site found links to Paula's various television shows. Also, you can enjoy some of Paula's recipes when you dine in or pick up at Gabriels.
From Johnnie and Ed and the talented staff at Gabriel’s Desserts, ‘Thank You’ for your continued business and loyalty – you have made Gabriel’s a local favorite!
FAQ for Gabriel's Desserts
Layers:
Yellow, White, Pound (Vanilla, Almond or Lemon flavoring can be used for these.), Double Fudge, Fresh Strawberry, Red Velvet, White Chocolate, Italian Cream, Carrot, Hummingbird.
Fillings:
Vanilla Butter Cream, Almond Butter Cream, Lemon Butter Cream, Cream Cheese Mix, White Chocolate Butter Cream, Old Fashioned Cooked Fudge, Cooked Caramel, Fresh Strawberry, Fresh Blackberry, Peach, Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon Curd, Lime Curd, Orange Curd, Toasted Almonds In Butter Cream.
Frostings:
Vanilla Butter Cream, Almond Butter Cream, Lemon Butter Cream, Cream Cheese Mix(Cream Cheese & Butter Cream Combo), Italian Butter Cream.
Fondant:
Almond, Vanilla & Lemon.
Information about Wedding Appointments
Our process of designing and supplying a wedding and/or groom's cake begins with an appointment of 1- 1/2hours. Saturday's are quickly booked. You many bring pictures from magazines or photographs. We have numerous photos of our own from which to choose or to begin an original design or your own. We rarely do the exact same cake twice, but often pick, choose and incorporate features from our previous cakes, your wedding dress and the characteristics of your wedding.
At this time we also discuss your favorite cake flavors. You pick three sample cakes to pick up at a later date, doing your tasting at home with family and/or friends. We provide three 7" round 2 layer filled and frosted cakes of your choosing at no charge.
They are picked up at later date, as they need to be freshly baked to truly represent our wedding cakes. Should you require additional samples, the charge is $8.50 per sample. Most brides/families can make a decision from the 3 that we initially provide. We can ussually provide you with an estimate of cost at your initial appointment.
A cake of more intricate design or numerous gumpaste flowers may require consulting with our Pastry Chef and decorators, but will be provided within a few days..Should you decide to employ us, we ask for a 1/3 deposit to hold the date, with the balance payable 10-14 days prior to the wedding. At that time, we will check the number of confirmed guests against the number we are baking for and revise or change if necessary or possible.
Wedding Cake Pricing And Delivery
Our cakes are priced per serving with an average price of $4.25 per serving with the exception of fondant which begins at $6.50 per person. This includes an elegantly decorated, freshly made from "scratch" layers and freshly made fillings and frostings. Any butter cream (except white chocolate, toasted almond and the Italian butter cream) is included in this price. If you wish to use columns, this includes 1 set. Any additional are priced at $12.50 per set. All gum paste (sugar) flowers, fondant, and gum paste bows are priced separately. Monograms (3 initials) on cake are $35.00.
Our delivery fees are based on distance and setup time on sight. They range from $35.00 to $125.00. We travel as far north as Rome and Athens and as far south as Griffin, GA. Our experience tells us that 65-75% of your guests eat wedding cake unless you are serving a seated dinner. In this case, you will want to offer each person a piece of cake and should plan on buying a piece for the total number of guests.
For those desiring a groom's cake...we suggest you plan to serve 1/2 of your guests if you are planning a chocolate cake. A groom's cake can acceptably be served at the rehearsal dinner if the facility will allow you to bring in a dessert. A basic and very nicely done groom's cake will begin at $2.50 per person. 3-d figures and specialty cakes are priced after design is determined.
For additional information or to set up an appointment for a consultation:
Please call us at 770-427-9007 or email pam@gabrielsdesserts.com
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