Pastries By Vreeke

We LOVED our cake I was so excited! Everyone said it was delicious too. The look, simple, classic, beautiful and most of all delicious! Absolutely perfect! Thank you so much for making my special day possible.

And when we are ready to start a family I want one of your cakes for my baby shower! Haha

Lori did an amazing job capturing my vision for our wedding. The subtle parts of Disney incorporated into the cake added "magic" to the wedding and the cake. We had so many compliments on how good the cake was and how beautiful it looked. Thank you Lori for making our wedding a Disney dream come true. It truly was a fairytale.

OMG the most amazing and delicious cakes come from Pastries by Vreeke! We settled on alternating tiers with the Strawberry Shortcake and the Chocolate Marble Swirl. Jennifer helped us design a beautiful five tiered cake for our 150 wedding guests. We ended up having fewer guests, but you know what? All the cake was gone at the end! The sign of some really good cake. Many guests commented on how lovely the cake was inside and out. We couldn't have asked for better service start to finish. Thank you again!

We write this in Praiano, Italy while on our honeymoon along the Amalfi Coast. Amazing!!. We can't thank Lori enough for making the most beautiful cake we have ever seen- it received SO many compliments and tasted absolutely wonderful! It was definitely one of the major highlights of our big day!
Ciao!
Emily & Chris

It takes a lot to get me to write a negative review for a business, and I don't do it unless I am really disappointed. We hired Pastries by Vreeke to do our wedding cake based on the positive Yelp reviews and the baker was recommended to us by our venue, Calamigos Ranch. My fiance and I were also really impressed by the portfolio photos on the bakery website as well as in the studio. Our wedding cake design was very simple in compassion to what Lori Vreeke has created for her other clients. The cake was designed by my fiance, a Graphic Designer, and it was meant to be one of the design highlights of our wedding. Lori asked us for a few things which we thought would ensure a perfect wedding cake. 1. A template of our cake design drawn to scale. 2. Some ribbon in the colors we wanted the fondant to be. Well, we provided a scale drawing of the pattern we wanted on our cake, and we provided the ribbon in the colors we wanted the cake to be. What we got was hideous. We were so shocked.

We wanted a purple cake. We got a brown cake, and it wasn't even a nice shade of brown. Lori told us that she could make the fondant any color we wanted which is why we sent her the ribbon. The cake did not match the ribbon. It wasn't even remotely close in color. The cake was also damaged. The fondant was bubbled in places and there were stains of blue icing here and there. I know that no cake is "perfect," but come on, this one was fugly. Lori also tried to say that the cake looked fine when she dropped it off and she sent us her pictures to prove it, but she conveniently didn't send us pictures of the most damaged side, and you can clearly see the damage in the pictures she did send us. She also tried to suggest that whatever damage we saw was not caused by her. Rather it was caused by the staff at Calamigos Ranch. Way to throw the venue that has been recommending your business to their clients, under the bus...

Overall, it looked like a rushed job. It also looked like Lori passed the work on to someone less talented than she claims to be. We feel like she didn't work on our cake, personally. You can judge for yourself, based on our pictures. This cake cost my mother over $1,750 and it was maybe worth half of it. The one positive thing I can say about this cake was that it tasted wonderful. Everyone raved about the filling. The ingredients were fresh and the quality was excellent, but a wedding cake should look as good as it tastes. So, I cannot recommend Pastries by Vreeke as a wedding cake vendor. I don't know why my cake came out the way it did. Maybe Lori was having an off day. Maybe she gave the cake to one of her less-talented employees. Maybe she had a more expensive, more interesting cake to work on that day. It doesn't really matter.

You can see a picture of my hideous wedding cake over at...

I can't even begin to tell you how amazing our CAKES were! Lori did a fabulous job helping me figure out what I wanted for my pine cone themed wedding and made us the most beautiful, tasty cake imaginable. She also made a fabulous grooms cake shaped like a Broncos garden gnome that no one could believe was actually cake because it was so cool looking. Above and beyond my wildest dreams!! Thank you thank you!

We went to numerous bakeries before we had our appointment with Lori. When we met with Lori, we knew she was "the one". We didn't have any idea how we wanted our cake. Based on a couple questions Lori had asked us, Lori mocked up a design and we LOVED it. To top it off, we loved how her cake tasted. Our wedding cake was simple, yet unique and that's exactly what we wanted. We can't wait to use Lori for our future family events.

Guests adored the cake, and how unique it was! The cake itself was moist and so yummy, and the outside really captured the fun/playful mood we were trying to convey. The Sixlet candies that were in between the tiers were such a great unexpected touch, I had several people come up to me and rave about it! Thank you Lori for taking my vision and making it a reality! It couldn't have been better.

Also, the firetruck cake was PERFECT. The details were spot-on, and all the guys from Station 16 loved seeing it and took about a thousand pictures that will be displayed at the station. Matt was so surprised by it and he absolutely adored it.

Lori is incredible and the cake was amazing. It was an exact replica of Casa del Sol at Hearst Castle. I could not believe the details!!! Everyone loved it as did Michael and I. It was perfect and wonderful and I really hated to have to cut through it! Thanks so much for all your hard work in putting that cake together for us :)

Thank you so much Pastries By Vreeke for such a beautiful cake!!!! I love it!!!
My husband and I were so happy with such beautiful decorations and delicious
taste that she added it to our big day!!!

Pastries By Vreeke created such a beautiful cake. It was everything and more than I expected! You went above and beyond. So many of our guests were saying that it was one of the most beautiful cakes they had ever seen and they loved all the specials details it had! It was absolutely delicious. The cookies and cream flavor was such a hit! Randy and I enjoyed it for awhile after too!!

Our cake turned out even better than we were expecting! Our guests couldn't stop talking about it and it totally pulled together our travel theme. The details you added with the top tier, cake base, the travel stickers and luggage tag were so personal and impressive! In addition, it was great to work with you and the cake tasted amazing! Thanks again for helping make our wedding day so incredible!
Melanie & Matt

Thank you Lori for creating a most amazingly beautiful and delicious cake. There were many "delicious" compliments and it was so "cool" to see our original design come to fruition! One of the nicest parts of planning Rachel and Joel's wedding was meeting and working with some really wonderful, nice, and talented people. You were one of those great individuals! I wish you the best in the future and who knows, we still have a son to get married!

We wanted a very unique cake for our wedding and Lori did a great job of getting us just that. We had a topsy turvy three tier cake. It was done in Laker colors (Purple, Gold, and White). It was exactly what we wanted and it tasted delicious. I think the grooms cake was my favorite though. I asked her to make a Dodger's baseball man, made of cheesecake. It turned out so perfectly and it tasted just as perfect. I think I ate more of that then my wedding cake. It was worth every penny.

Best wedding cake I've ever had. I still dream about my cake from Lori. My husband and I have our top tier in the freezer and it's taking all the restraint I have not to break in a little early and take a bite.

"Lori took her time with me, designing our cake to fit my vision. Finding which flavor to pick was nearly impossible, because they're all good!
The cake looked amazing and was a true point of interest. Everyone complimented the cake! I would recommend Pastries by Vreeke to anyone!"

"Lori was wonderful to work with from the very beginning. Her cake flavors were all so great that we had a very hard time deciding the flavors we wanted:). We went with the strawberry shortcake and the Baileys fudge cake. They were both delicious! We had multiple guests tell us that the cake was so good that they stole other guests pieces on top of eating there own! As for the cake design, it turned out to be incredibly beautiful! Lori took the effort to sit down with us and discuss to the design to make sure we were truly happy with how it turned out. We sent her a copy of our invitation so that it would match the design. She did an amazing job making the cake match our wedding theme! We couldn't be happier with how the cake turned out. Thank you so much Lori. You are amazing!"

Lori from Cakes by Vreeke was amazing! At our cake tasting she made 4 mini cakes to try, they were all delicious! We decided on the chocolate Baileys cake and the strawberry shortcake. On the day of the wedding, the cake was just as delicious as the first day we tried them. We actually had people tell us that they ate all of the other people's cake at their table! Lori was very responsive to all of our questions and coordinated with our florist for the flowers on our cake. The design turned out to be beautiful. Lori created the design from our wedding invitation on the cake. It looked perfect! Overall, we couldn't have been happier with our cake! Book Lori from Cakes by Vreeke now!

Our cake was definitely one of the highlights for our wedding. Everyone loved the design and the creativity. It made everything more fun. The flavors were absolutely delicious!!! Thanks Lori for making our special day even more unique.

I hired Lori over a year before my wedding. We kept in touch over the year and came up with 2 amazing cakes. I was so set on giving my husband a grooms cake that really meant a lot at heart. A 1963 impala. The concept and price was set. I gave her a model die cast of the exact car, one week before my wedding I was told it could not be done in a convertible befause it would take hours to do all the details, and it would more than double my price. I agreed to the hard top, but was very sad, for the entire year I was looking forward seeing it completed. Once the cake arrived to the venue it was still done incorrectly, it was a 4 door not a two door. Things happen and overall it turned out great but I just wish I could have known sooner, I would have paid the double price if it wasn't a week before my wedding. My cake came out fabulous but was missing details as well.

Seriously, amazing and wonderful, just as expected. We had an incredible wedding and feel truly fortunate to have had Lori on our team. The cake was delicious, everyone was dying over both flavors! Also, the gluten-free gals were in heaven, one of them said it as the best gf cake she has ever had! Everything was just perfect. Now, we're just trying to hunt down what happened to the top layer! We think it may have been cut up with the rest? No biggy. Trevor saved us a slice of each and it was superb.

Angel and I wanted to thank Pasttries By Vreeke for the awesome job you did on our wedding cake. All the little details from the ribbon to the flowers matching my dress, it was stunning...I was more than happy with the cake, it over exceeded my expectations and even for Angel who was somewhat hesitant to add the flowers he just loved the balance of the extravagant detail I wanted with the classic simple lines he wanted. It was the perfect blend of US represented in the cake. Our guests keep telling us how good the chocolate raspberry cake was they love the combination plus the moisture of the cake.
It was perfect!! thank you Lori. ......... Vanessa and Angel

Angel and I wanted to thank you for the awesome job you did on our wedding cake. All the little details from the ribbon to the flowers matching my dress, it was stunning...I was more than happy with the cake it over exceeded my expectations and even for Angel who was somewhat hesitant to add the flowers he just loved the balance of the extravagant detail I wanted with the classic simple lines he wanted. It was the perfect blend of US represented in the cake.

Our guest keep telling us how good the chocolate raspberry cake was they love the combination plus the moisture of the cake. It was perfect!! thank you Lori.

Our wedding cake was so beautiful and tasty! I loved how she incorporated the tablecloths into it! It was even better than I imagined. I'm so happy we went with Pastries By Vreeke to do our cake! It was amazing and everyone was awed (especially my mom!).

"The cake was amazing... and delicious! We loved the almond and pistachio and can't decide which one was better! Thank you for making our day so memorable!"
Kalpana

The cake was amazing... and delicious! We loved the almond and pistachio and can't decide which one was better! Thank you Lori for making our day so memorable!"

Thank you SO much for such a beautiful cake, Lori!!!
It was so perfect for our wedding, and more than what we imagined!
Absolutely amazing. We can't thank you enough, Lori.
We were very lucky to have you for our wedding.
Can't wait for our next event. We are definitely going to look for you!
Julie+Kenny, March 2011

I seriously cannot thank Lori enough for doing such a beautiful job on the cake. I almost cried the first time I saw it because it was so beautiful and every time I look at pictures of it I tear up again. It was so perfect, even better than I could have possibly imagened. Thank you, thank you for doing such an amazingg job!

Pastries By Vreeke made the most beautiful, most delicious cake for our wedding! We absolutely loved how it looked and the kickball cake topper was fantastic!! Thank you!

Lori did an AMAZING job on both the wedding and grooms cake. The wedding cake was exactly what I envisioned and the groom's cake was a huge hit, both with the guests and with Mark! He was so surprised to see that Lori created a coconut with his favorite coconut water inside. It was absolutely perfect and Mark was able to get his coconut water right out of the middle of the cake with a straw. To top it off, it was a carrot cake, his favorite. Thank you Lori for your creativity.

"Lori my cake was everything and more than what I expected!! You out did yourself!!! It was almost to pretty to eat!!! And all my guests loved every layer. Ron n I are excited for our 1 yr to come around to eat that banana. Cuz I didn't not get to have any, other than what was smashed in my face!!" Ron & Tiana

Lori did an outstanding job. The cake looked beautiful and the tasted so good, one of the best carrot cakes ever. I heard from many of our guests that it was the best wedding cake they had ever had. Thanks again for contributing to our day. We will be sure to recommend you to everyone we know. Also the birthday cake was just as great.
Thanks
Eric and Kara

Lori is amazing!! We loved the cake and we had so many people (in the industry) say that was the coolest wedding cake they have seen!
Great job, we were very pleased and we have the top layer (round suitcase) in our freezer!
Thank you for your beautiful work and gorgeous detail - it was a hit!
And it tasted great...I ate the lemon/raspberry...yum!
If we ever need a special cake again, we will be calling you!
Respectfully yours,
Nancy

Everything about Lori and her cakes is absolutely amazing! We had a difficult time deciding on a flavor because they were all so good! Lori took inspiration from our invitations to design our cake...I have to say, it was more than I ever imagined. All the guests kept commenting on how beautiful the cake was. I really appreciate how much attention Lori showed me when I was explaining the look I wanted. It was very clear she listen to every little detail. I also was not able to taste the cake, however we did save our Anniversary tier. We actually ended up eating it the next day with my parents since none of us had a chance to taste it that night. Amazing 100 times over!

Everything about Lori and her cakes is absolutely amazing! We had a difficult time deciding on a flavor because they were all so good! Lori took inspiration from our invitations to design our cake...I have to say, it was more than I ever imagined. All the guests kept commenting on how beautiful the cake was. I really appreciate how much attention Lori showed me when I was explaining the look I wanted. It was very clear she listen to every little detail. I also was not able to taste the cake, however we did save our Anniversary tier. We actually ended up eating it the next day with my parents since none of us had a chance to taste it that night. Amazing 100 times over!

"Our wedding cake and grooms cake were absolute masterpieces. The details on each cake were amazing and we can't begin to tell you how many compliments we've heard all week about how great the cakes tasted. Lori, we will definitely be working with you again and again. Thank you for all your hard work."

Lori was easy to talk to, we felt like we knew her already. She was fun to plan with and
listened to all of our ideas, creating a 5 tier chocolate frosted cake with a textured look,
as the perfect back drop for flowers. She created two tiny lady bugs on the top tier to hide among the
flowers.

We got to have three flavors of cake; she even made decaf mocha chip just for us. The mocha chip was amazing, which says a lot coming from two picky chocoholics. Even a few friends who say they "hate cake" came up to us at the wedding to say how much they loved the mocha chip, not too sweet but just right.

So much fun to work with!

Our cake was amazing it tasted good too! Vreeke was lovely to work with! Laid back and easy to talk to you. We were really happy with the cake and honestly my only regret is not having enough time on our wedding day to taste every layer. I would highly recommend Pastries

My husband and I both fell in love with Lori. she is very creative and flexible. We went in to her bakery and told her one idea we wanted and the next week we changed our minds to a non traditional design something more fitting to our hawiian themed wedding. When we told her she was very excited to do something more creative then our 1st idea. We both loved how are cake turned out so colorful, and the cake was also very delicious. Our guests to this day ask about are beautiful cake. Thanks so much Lori for making our wedding more special with your work of art. also want to thank you for our baby shower cake. Again you created such an amazing cake.

We wanted a simple but elegant cake and Lori definitely delivered! She listened to what we wanted and provided a sketch with the details we discussed before we left the initial consultation. She also packaged us up samples of the cakes we wanted to try and let us take them home so that we could taste them in the comfort of our own home. The strawberry shortcake and the red velvet were our favorite and ended up being the flavors we chose for our cake. Her prices are pretty reasonable, considering it's LA, and definitely worth it! The cake looked beautiful and tasted amazing. She was great to work with and anyone who is getting married in the area should definitely check her out!

Lori Vreeke was my lifesaver. We had to change who was making our cake at the last minute and we were referred to Pastries By Vreeke. Lori's great ideas and enthusiasm to make my modern cake made my mom and I super excited to see the finished product. I absolutely loved the clear blocks separating our tiers it was like nothing I had ever seen before at any other weddings. My husband and I have heard nothing but raves from people who have seen pictures of it. We can't thank you enough Lori, you're the best!" -Chelsea

The Cake was WONDERFUL!! I brought in a design and Vreeke worked with it, and it turned out exactly how I envisioned! Not only was it beautiful, but it tasted amazing! Vreeke was by far my favorite vendor from our wedding. She was so kind and one of those people who was a joy to get to know. I would recommend the Pastries By Vreeke to anyone!!

We previewed cakes on the Pastries by Vreeke website before we met with Lori Vreeke, so we already had a good idea of how pretty and creative her cakes are. When we met with her, we were not sure what we wanted, and she was happy to talk about the different options. She looked through my photos of different styles, and showed us books of her photos, and that was very helpful to clarify the look we wanted. She gave us very large slices of different flavors to try, so we felt confident that the cake would taste as good as it looked. I wanted a fondant covered cake for the smooth look, and I was very happy that Lori's fondant was delicious. (I had already tasted fondant at two other bakeries, and they were both icky.) When I saw the cake at the reception, I was blown away at how beautiful it was. Lori worked with our florist (Debbie Fields, Floral Fields) to create the most gorgeous lush cascade of flowers down the side of the satin-smooth cake. We had two flavors, strawberry shortcake with strawberry buttercream, and chocolate-bourbon-coffee with chocolate ganache. So beautiful, so yummy. The guest were amazed at how beautiful the cake was, and how delicious. The cake is such a huge visual element at the reception, and the photos are just beautiful. Lori did a fantastic job, and we recommend her highly.

My husband and I loved working with Lori on our wedding cake. She was extreamly profesional and creative. I would recomend her work to any bride. We also used this bakery for the grooms cake the night before the big day. It was a beautiful cake and it made our day just that much better. Advise: Don't wait till the last second to book, she gets very busy.

I had visited several wedding places including layers, simple cupcakes, and vienna.. I wasn't impressed until I found Lori after searching online.. She was wonderful to work with. I came in with a limited budget and a photograph of a cake that I had found in a magazine. She was able to work with me within my budget and created a cake that looked far better than it did in the photo.
I was living in Rochester, New York at the time and she was able to communicate with me via email throughout my planning process. When I came to California to visit, she had all different samples ready and I appreciated that she let us take the time to make a decision (hard to choose - flavor wise). The only con i have was - i wasnt able to taste the cake itself, just the fillings. I had to trust her with the cake and it ended up being delicious. We didnt have any left overs (except for the top part of the cake that was saved for my husband and I).

you can view the picture on here. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1SshT9KLeKMAx7Sb89eP-A?authkey=Gv1sRgCL-FlKXalujcJA&feat=directlink

Thanks Lori!!

Laural

Everything was exactly the way I wanted it!!! Lori worked with us and gave us many different ideas. I didn't have to worry about anything. The cake is exceptional!!!!! We can't wait to have some for our 1st anniversary.

Our cake was absolutely stunning. They did a fabulous job and I would reccomend them to anyone.

It is very nice!Amazing!We all like it very much.The people there are very kindly and helpful!And the skills are very preofessinal.
Cheers!

I had visited several wedding places including layers, simple cupcakes, and vienna.. I wasn't impressed until I found Lori after searching online.. She was wonderful to work with. I came in with a limited budget and a photograph of a cake that I had found in a magazine. She was able to work with me within my budget and created a cake that looked far better than it did in the photo.
I was living in Rochester, New York at the time and she was able to communicate with me via email throughout my planning process. When I came to California to visit, she had all different samples ready and I appreciated that she let us take the time to make a decision (hard to choose - flavor wise). The only con i have was - i wasnt able to taste the cake itself, just the fillings. I had to trust her with the cake and it ended up being delicious. We didnt have any left overs (except for the top part of the cake that was saved for my husband and I).

Thanks Lori!!

Laural

Our cake was absolutely stunning. They did a fabulous job and I would reccomend them to anyone.

We previewed cakes on the Pastries by Vreeke website before we met with Lori Vreeke, so we already had a good idea of how pretty and creative her cakes are. When we met with her, we were not sure what we wanted, and she was happy to talk about the different options. She looked through my photos of different styles, and showed us books of her photos, and that was very helpful to clarify the look we wanted. She gave us very large slices of different flavors to try, so we felt confident that the cake would taste as good as it looked. I wanted a fondant covered cake for the smooth look, and I was very happy that Lori's fondant was delicious. (I had already tasted fondant at two other bakeries, and they were both icky.) When I saw the cake at the reception, I was blown away at how beautiful it was. Lori worked with our florist (Debbie Fields, Floral Fields) to create the most gorgeous lush cascade of flowers down the side of the satin-smooth cake. We had two flavors, strawberry shortcake with strawberry buttercream, and chocolate-bourbon-coffee with chocolate ganache. So beautiful, so yummy. The guest were amazed at how beautiful the cake was, and how delicious. The cake is such a huge visual element at the reception, and the photos are just beautiful. Lori did a fantastic job, and we recommend her highly.

Everything was exactly the way I wanted it!!! Lori worked with us and gave us many different ideas. I didn't have to worry about anything. The cake is exceptional!!!!! We can't wait to have some for our 1st anniversary.

My husband and I loved working with Lori on our wedding cake. She was extreamly profesional and creative. I would recomend her work to any bride. We also used this bakery for the grooms cake the night before the big day. It was a beautiful cake and it made our day just that much better. Advise: Don't wait till the last second to book, she gets very busy.

If you're looking for your cake to be a work of art, look no further. Pastries by Vreeke custom makes each cake. No request is too much.
Lori Vreeke is a joy to work with. She's professional, accommodating, and her cakes are delicious.

Lori makes beautiful cakes. They are truly works of art. You can't see a seam on the cake - they are flawless. If you are a perfectionist like I am, Lori is your girl!

Can't say enough about the beauty of Lori's cakes. When she is at an event i will be at, I am so excited that I get to take photos of such a gorgeous cake.

I work with Lori from Pastries by Vreeke on a regular basis! Her cakes are breathtaking and delicious!! She is professional and creative!

Lori Vreeke is a true artist! To say her cakes and pastries are pieces of art in themselves is an understatement! I have worked with her an seen many of her amazing cakes. Alas, I have developed a gluten and diary intolerance and can no longer enjoy her tasty treats, but I remember loving them because they were not gooey and cloyingly sweet, but delicate and homemade tasting.But above all, her artwork wows!

Incredible Amazing designer Cakes and so delicious

Lori is great, and very creative, she's a bundle of energy and likes to laugh! She's sharp as a whip and always very detailed oriented. I highly recommend her cakes and her company!

One of the most creative and most original cakes I have ever seen. Highly recommended!

Pastries by Vreeke are a work of art!
Not only are they amazing beautiful- they taste even better than they look!

Love Lori....personally and professionaly. Her cakes are gorgeous! A must have at your event.

Unbelievable Cakes, amazing design and craftsmanship in the cake building artistry...the flavors are great and most of all, Lori is a fantastic person to work with. This is a true calling for Lori Vreeke and you will know it from the moment you meet her, see and taste her cakes. She can build whatever you want, whatever you dream...trust us when we tell you that an amazing piece of edible art will arrive at your event and your guests will not stop talking about how amazing the cake looks! Go for it, give Pastries by Vreeke a call!

Lori and her staff are truly amazing. As a professional in the indusrty I can honestly say that they are one of the best anywhere. Their cakes are true works of art !

Lori is one of those fair, responsible, dependable people that you can count on for your wedding day. She is passionate about what she does and it shows in every aspect of how she runs her bakery. She is fun to work with and provides a thorough and genuinely helpful cake ordering experience. She takes pride in her confections and does flawless work.

Pastries by Vreeke creates absolutely stunning cakes. They're all custom designed and delicious. If you want your cake to be a work of art - no need to look further. Lori is professional and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended.