Sumi's Oven

DELICIOUS top tier cutting cake and cupcakes! I'm picky about desserts in general - I don't like them to be too sweet, cakes have to be just the right moistness, and I usually dislike frosting. However, Sumi completely wowed us at her tasting - mostly with the deliciousness of the cakes but also with her professionalism, her clear attention to detail, and the great prices too. I actually got to eat my cutting cake (strawberry bavarian) and cupcakes on the day of, and they were perfectly moist, not too sweet, amazing lemon buttercream and chocolate ganache that I wanted to eat by the spoonful. Also complimentary cupcake stand because of our wedding coordinator referral. Not too expensive either ($2-3 per cupcake). Highly recommended to anyone.

Cake always tastes good and Sumi is also awesome. Highly recommended for wedding cakes.

We went for a tasting when we met with our coordinator (After The Engagement) and we immediately loved it. It's like no cake we've had before. Everything was so delicious without having that over-sugary punch like most cakes tend to have. Our wedding cake was perfect. It was so beautiful and I still have guests talking about it. It's almost a month after my wedding and my cousin still won't stop talking about wanting another piece! It was a huge hit at my wedding. Thanks, Sumi!

Sumi made us a cupcake tower for our wedding last month. We were pretty indecisive in the beginning on what we wanted, but Sumi was very patient with us in deciding the right route to go. She designed a very modern top tier cake so we would still have something to cut, and the design of the cupcakes was perfect.

All of our guests raved about the look and the taste of our cake. And to top it off, Sumi's prices are very reasonable, can't get much...

We had many people tell us that our cake tasted great! I will admit that I did not actually get to eat any until the next day, but even then it was great.

I also ordered a birthday cake for my Mom and she absolutely loved it!

Sumi is amazing and so professional. My husband and I just planned a destination wedding in San Diego from Colorado. This was very small and we only had a total of 12 people but we wanted a special cake for our dinner. I worked with Sumi over the phone and over email only and was nervous about never tasting the cakes or meeting her; I had no reason to be. We were so happy with how the cake turned out and it tasted wonderful!

I loved the cake, it was delicious no matter what flavor you picked! We were very happy with our cake and would definitely recommend her!!!

Sumi is a great choice for a wedding cake baker! She did a lovely cake for me, I really didn't know what I wanted so I just let her do her thing and she did a great job. Unfortunately I did not get to taste the cake, neither at the tasting (which I had my mother do - I was an out-of-state bride) nor at the wedding, but I hear it was delicious! I am really sad I didn't get to taste it! But in any case Sumi was great, did a beautiful cake and did not make me feel embarrassed about being on such a tight budget. Thanks Sumi!

We (and ALL of our guests) were absolutely blown away by our cake. It exceeded all of our greatest expectations. Sumi is such a pleasure to work with. She is so kind, polite, and professional. She really knows what she is doing. By that I mean, she knows not only how to make a delicious and gorgeous cake but everything about it. She knows the optimum time to leave the cake out prior to serving to ensure the cake retains its beauty and taste. She knows what kind of coloring on the flowers (if they are being provided by another vendor). She REALLY cares about your wedding and is very passionate about what she does. I have changed my cake on her probably a thousand times and she showed no complaints and was happy to collaborate and really llisten to what you want instead of pushing what she wants which I find a lot of vendors will do. Her stenciling and floral arrangements were beautiful and the cake so fresh and delicious that even some of the guests loved eating the fondant! The cake was still delicious a month after our wedding. It was a pleasure working with Sumi and we are both looking forward to any excuse we can to order another fabulous cake from her.

In a word, Delicious! We wanted our wedding cake to be as pretty as a picture, but of course wanted it to taste great too, and the Strawberry Bavarian Cream cake Sumi made for us was absolutely both! We wanted to write a great review for Sumi not only because she did such an incredible job for us, but also because other people need to experience how amazing she is at her craft. Thank You Sumi!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE Sumi's Oven! I was having a hard time finding a place to order my wedding cake from since me and my (now) husband have some dietary restrictions (no eggs)... Sumi was extremely accommodating and a pleasure to work with... she listened to what we wanted in terms of both cake flavor (we don't like our cakes to be too sweet) and decor. We were absolutely blown away by the results!! the cake looked better than I had imagined and the taste/texture were amazing!! our guests couldn't not believe it was an egg-less cake!! We've already gone back to her for our anniversary cake (yes, we ate the top tier during the party as well... it was too delicious to just freeze for a whole year!).. highly recommend!!

Sumi is very sweet and professional. She did a wonderful job with our wedding cake and all of our guests raved on how delicious it was. (The flavors we ordered were the Strawberry Bavarian and Vanilla Marble with Raspberry.) I would definitely hire her again for any future events.

Sumi was by far the best baker around! We looked around everywhere and simply couldn't find exactly what we were looking for... until... we met Sumi! She was a pleasure to work with and her cake tasting knocked our socks off. Sumi had both the amazing cake taste as well as the look that we wanted. Since I thought flavor was most important, and my groom thought looks were important, Sumi was the perfect match for us!

Sumi was a pleasure to work with. We tried 4 different vendors before settling with Sumi. She had the moistest and tastiest cake. It was also nice working with the actual pastry chef, Sumi. We went an untraditional route and provided our guests a choice from 3 vastly different desserts, instead of a wedding cake. We presented her with ideas of what we envisioned our desserts to be and she was able to produce amazing creations. It was unreal. We had a triple chocolate pyramid w/ a crispy wafer layer, a lemon curd ricotta cheesecake w/ lavender crust and a white chocolate pistachio tart. All of them were to die for. We also hired Sumi to plate the desserts at our reception party. We thought it was nice touch to have the pastry chef present for our wedding, to make sure she got the recognition she deserved. We cannot think of any criticism. Her prices were very fair. She accommodated our desire for custom catered desserts. They tasted exceptional. We wish Sumi many, many years of continued success. Thanks!

I love Sumi! She's such a sweetheart and a real pleasure to work with! She was the first and only cake vendor we tried, and I don't regret not going to any other tastings because she fit everything we were looking for. She's friendly and easy to talk to, which made me feel very comfortable. Her cakes are absolutely amazing, in both taste and design! My husband and I do plan on using her services again and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for cakes or desserts for a special occasion.

Sumi was more than helpful. She seemed to really care about helping us achieve what we wanted and stay within our budget. The cake looked EXACTLY like I wanted and tasted soooooo amazing! The only problem was I didn't take her advice and ordered too much cake-whoops! Needless to say we were happy to have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner, especially after squeezing into that wedding dress! =)

Sumi made a wonderful cake for our wedding. She was very flexible and easy to work with from the start. The cake was on time and decorated as discussed. My only regret is that I didn't get a chance to eat more of the cake at my wedding!

The best review plain and simple: Cakes that taste as amazing as they look for a great price!

Fantastic Cake!!! My husband and I received so many compliments on our wedding cake during and after our wedding. I highly recommend the orange cake with passion fruit filling, it is to die for. Sumi was great to work with and very professional. I plan to order birthday and special occasion goodies from her in the very near future.

Sumi created a gorgeous cake, perfectly moist and delicious. She offered us two flavors: Raspberry Barvarian and Carrot, they were both delicious. Very affordable and much better than some of the other cakes out there. Sumi was easy to work with and always responsive.

Sumi did a fabulous job on our wedding cake! It was beautiful and tasted WONDERFUL! She is very creative and very nice. Her cake is also very affordable!

Sumi is as sweet as her cakes, responsive to all my questions and extremely professional. The cake was gorgeous and delicious!

Sumi is a true artist and very professional. The cake was loved by all the guest and tasted very delicious. Her taste testing was to die for and a hard decision choosing the flavors. Everyone asked me where I got the cake. Thanks Sumi for making my cake on such a short notice. Everything came out perfect.
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Julie and Todd

Sumi was amazing - went above, beyond, and out of her way for our cake tasting and also on the day of delivery. She was very friendly and patient throughout. My cake turned out just beautiful, and tasted fantastic!

Working with Sumi was truly a delight. Her cake testing was fun! She also was very personal in relating to us-- Sumi has an awesome personality! In looking through her portfolio of pictures, you could see that she is very creative and aims for perfection in each cake she makes. Thanks for making our cake, Sumi! It turned out beautiful AND it tasted great! =) ~marilou, San Diego

Sumi's oven was a little hidden gem of a company, she runs a very personable, professional company and still manages to deliver the most delicious cakes you have ever tasted!

We are very happy to have had Sumi create our wedding cake. It was designed exactly how we had imagined. It was classy and delicious. Other vendors wanted to charge extra for every design detail we were asking for, but not only did Sumi deliver a fabulous cake she also delivered it in a timely manner at a reasonable cost. Our guests did not believe the cake was real up until we cut right through later in the evening. This was because it was designed to delicately and beautifully. Not only does the cake taste good but Sumi is a talented artist. One of the many things I loved about our wedding was the cake really added to our wedding theme and created a lovely display at our venue. Thank you Sumi for all your hard work!

We LOVED our cake from Sumi! I have to admit we were a little nervous because I emailed her a picture of our dyed turquoise blue orchids we would be using for the wedding and she was going to recreate them out of gum paste. We really didnt know what it would end up looking like...and it was perfect! The orchids looked amazing! The cake was so moist and so good! We got so many compliments on the cake! I cant wait to order another for my birthday!

I provided pictures to Sumi and she made a wedding cake that was exactly what I wanted. And the groom's cake exceeded my expectations! During the reception, I noticed many guests stopping by the cake display to take pictures. I surprised my husband with a groom's cake in the shape of a humidore, complete with cigars inside. It looked fantastic. And the taste of cake was wonderful and perfect. We received many compliments on our cake, both for design and for flavor. Working with Sumi was easy and I would highly recommend her cakes for any occasion.

I ordered a red velvet grooms cake with a fondant-covered rice krispie treat submarine on top. My husband was really happy with it, and all the guests who liked red velvet had that option. The cake was moist and the cream cheese filling was yummy. The cake looked awesome, and I'm excited to get the pictures back. The price was about $4/slice and totally worth it considering the reaction it got, not to mention how delicious the cake was.
The only issue we had was that they changed the delivery person last minute, and with our reception on a military base, that was a no-no.

When we met Sumi, she was very professional and friendly. She was able to work around our schedule for the cake tasting and brought up good suggestions to help with costs. The sample cakes we tried were amazing, super moist and delicious. We were confident our cake would be delicious. We went with red velvet and German Chocolate. The cake looked beautiful and she was even able to make quick changes shortly before the wedding after I saw a picture of a different cake. The cake arrived on time the day of the wedding. The cake was yummy but I was a little disappointed in the cream cheese frosting for the red velvet cake because it was not as good as the sample we had a month ago. The german chocolate was still amazing that night I had to get seconds! Overall, we were happy to have purchased a cake from Sumi.

Quality of Service: I got red velvet and vanilla cupcakes and a raspberry cutting cake. The raspberry cake and the vanilla cupcakes were very yummy. The red velvet cupcakes were a little dry compared to the other. I liked how I was able to sign the contract online and pay through the phone so I would not have to drive all the way to her bakery.

Responsiveness: All our communications were through emails and phone calls. She was good at replying back to my emails promptly.

Professionalism: Sumi was very professional and easy to work with.

Value for Cost: I really liked that Sumi was able to add strawberries halves to the top of my cupcakes and it did not cost as much as the other bakers.

Flexibility: Sumi was flexible when we talked about the payment deadline, choosing my cutting cake details and flavor and when I had to add more cupcakes.

My fiance and I taste-tested 2 different wedding cake bakeries, and decided to go with Sumi as her cakes were delicious--and very reasonable priced to boot! There is a small charge to do the taste test (about $12), but that gets credited towards the value of your wedding cake order if you decide to order. We ordered a small 2-tier cake (consisted of a tier of chocolate-hazelnut cake, which was SO good, and a tier of marble cake with raspberry filling), and a lot of mini-cupcakes. For the mini-cupcakes, we ordered red velvet, lemon, and vanilla. We chose a whipped cream frosting for all the cakes, which was nice and fluffy and not as sweet as her meringue frosting. We also rented from Sumi a clear, acrylic stand for the cupcakes. Before the wedding, I had wanted to change the type of cupcake stand, and Sumi was very nice and accommodating in providing photos of the stands for me to choose. The cake and cupcakes turned out exactly as we wanted, and guests at our wedding loved the cakes. Sumi's kitchen/office is a bit out of the way for us (it's located in the Carmel Mountain area), but other than that, Sumi was great. We would recommend her for wedding cakes, and we hope to use her again for our next special occasion.

Sumi's Cakes are probably one of the best wedding cakes here in San Diego. Serving wedding cakes from different vendors every week, I have been exposed to many wedding cakes for the last few years. What I really enjoy about Sumi's cakes is the flavor. The sweetness is very well balanced and you can actually taste the cake and not just sugar as many vandors do. I do not like wedding cakes in general because they are too sweet, but Sumi does a great job with the texture keeping her cakes moist and flavorful.

Sumi creates beautiful cakes, and is a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend her services.

Beautiful and Delicious Cake Perfection!

We have not only had the pleasure of photographing the STUNNING cakes by Sumis Oven (The beautiful cake pictured here was shot by us!) but have also had the pleasure of tasting Sumis cakes on many occasions.And one word describes this best........ YUMMM !
We use Sumis oven to order our Holiday pies and personal cakes for family birthdays etc. and the taste is never disappointing!
Sumi is super creative in her cake designs as well.. each one is a work of art!
Sumis Oven does not disappoint! As wedding photographers we see, and taste many cakes, and honestly tell you just how amazing this...

Sumi provides very beautiful and delicious cakes. She is professional, easy to work with and always delivers on time. You can't go wrong with Sumi's Oven.

Sumi baked the cake for my own wedding, and I was so happy with how everything turned out. I'm normally not a huge cake fan, but I loved pretty much every single cake I tried at our tasting. It was difficult to narrow it down to the final choices! Everyone loved the four flavors we picked, and the cake was beautiful. It was exactly what I hoped it would look like, despite the horrible description I gave her!

Sumi's Oven is amazing. Sumi made us the BEST cheesecake ever. I would recommend anything she has on the menu.. NOT ONLY IS IT BEAUTIFUL BUT IT TASTES INCREDIBLE.


Julie Cervantes
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