Hanami Cake Design Reviews
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Brandon Sent on 10/30/2022Taste just as good as it looks!
Martha is an artist! She also is so incredibly invested in her clients and helping them get exactly what they want for their big day. Being from out of town, she was incredibly flexible in working with us to allow us to get a tasting experience and to design the cake of our dreams.
On the day of we got endless comments about how incredibly beautiful and detailed our cake was. And the best part was that she worked with our florist to coordinate so that the designs would match perfectly with our flowers. Then when it came to the cake itself, the taste was to die for. The cake was so perfectly cooked and the flavors were perfectly balanced to give us the perfect taste of Maine. We loved Martha’s work and would happily recommend her to any couple who wants a masterpiece of a delicious cake as a showcase at their wedding! -
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Khaled M. Sent on 05/30/2022The most delicious and amazing wedding cake!
For a truly wonderful and unique cake I highly recommend working with Martha at Hanami Cake Design. We were able to design a unique cake from the ground up including two great unique flavors. If you can imagine it, I am sure Hanami Cake Design can find a way to create the wedding cake of your dreams! -
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Nicole Sent on 08/13/2022
Martha is a master of her craft!
This review is super late but I had to make sure I did it. Martha is the most inventive, creative, and truly masterful baker I've ever had the pleasure of working with. She made the entire process as easy as could be and worked with our venue and florist on the final arrangements and decor for our cake. Her knowledge of flavor combinations - ones you never would think of... and I mean NEVER - and ability to match your tastes by answering a few simple questions is truly genius! Our tasting was so challenging because all of the samples she put together for us were so incredible that it was hard to make a decision. But then she told us we didn't have to necessarily! We ended up with a 3-tiered cake with 2 flavor combinations and fillings!! I could tell she truly loves what she does because she was genuinely excited about the cake she is going to bake for us. She is prompt, responsive, and willing to step outside of her wheelhouse and try things she hasn't done before - my wedding was on the same day as my husband's birthday so I asked, last minute if she would bake a birthday cake for my husband so that we could surprise him the night before. She was more than happy to accommodate and asked what kind of cake and theme he would like. My husband is a huge Marvel fan so I told her it would be awesome if she could make a cake with the Avengers and infinity stones. This is not something she had ever attempted before and she was honest about that (another attribute I appreciate about her) but she was willing to give it a go! The cake came out phenomenally and my husband was so thrilled when we surprised him. Now if I am going on about this additional cake, imagine how amazing our actual wedding cake was... It was perfect in every way!! Designed exactly as we'd discussed and the most delicious cake I've ever had!! Martha is not only a master of her craft but a genuinely wonderful person - just an absolute joy. So hire her. You will not be disappointed, you won't regret it, she's amazing!! -
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Abigail R. Sent on 12/14/2021Best cake!
Martha was so helpful throughout the entire planning process. She set up cupcakes for a no-contact pickup and held multiple planning calls to make sure she understood our vision. The cake was delicious and so beautiful, thank you Martha! -
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Rebecca M. Sent on 09/06/2021
Totally amazing!
Martha was absolutely incredible to work with. From the very beginning she was so enthusiastic, and supportive of all our thoughts and ideas. She answered any questions we had, and we felt completely secure with her throughout the whole process. Our wedding was very colorful, and she was so excited to create a cake for us that reflected that! When the cake was brought out, people were stopped in their tracks, completely awestruck. It was absolutely delicious as well, and we barely had any left over by the end of the night. Thank you Martha!!! -
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Tawny Sent on 10/18/2020Amazingly delicious!
Martha at Hanami Cake Design is delightful! Her work is absolutely delicious and everything went perfectly for our special day.Hanami Cake Design's reply:
Tawny! Thank you so much for your kind words and for being such a pleasure to work with! It was an utter joy planning out your wedding cupcakes and I'm so so happy to hear that you loved them!! CONGRATULATIONS and wishing you two the absolute best! Looking forward to baking for you again in the future! -
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Emma Sent on 07/12/2021Our Dream Cake
Amazing cake for our wedding! Stunningly beautiful and so delicious. Martha worked with us on bringing together all the elements of our wedding. She made a delicious cake with two different flavors. We had lemon cake with strawberry rhubarb and chocolate salted caramel. Our guests couldn't decide which they liked better. We also got the mini blueberry pies which were a huge hit. When describing what I wanted in a cake i never imagined how beautifully Martha would be able to make. She was wonderful! -
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Devon D. Sent on 09/28/2019Amazing cake and great service
Martha from Hanami Cake Design did an absolutely PERFECT job on our wedding cake. She was very approachable, and very open to all of our ideas. She gave great suggestions to help guide us on the final design and flavors of our cake, while always respecting any choice we made. The tasting was such a good day - you cannot go wrong with any flavor. We went with an almond cake, but definitely recommend the chocolate wine flavor as well (it's a chocolate lover's dream). The final cake looked exactly like the sketch she made, and her sugar flowers are extremely impressive! Everyone who tried it has said it is one of the best cakes they've had. I already told Martha to expect us in a year for our anniversary cake - and maybe we'll get something before then too!Hanami Cake Design's reply:
Congratulations again, Devon and Sean! Thank you so much for sharing that photo; it's PERFECT! :D
You two were so much fun to create for and I loved every step of the journey with you! Thank you so much for choosing me to be a part of your special day and I can't wait to bake for you again next year! :D -
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Emily S. Sent on 10/17/2019Wedding and Birthday Cake
I want to give a Special Thank you to Hanami Cake Design who made my Wedding Cake and my Mother's 60th birthday Cake both were splendid and so delicious. She is very talented and very easy to communicate. A big Thank youHanami Cake Design's reply:
Congratulations again, Emilie! I was so honored to be chosen and trusted by you--untasted and from afar!-- to make these two special cakes for you and I'm so happy to hear that you and your guests enjoyed them! Thank you again and I hope to bake for you again! -
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Gabrielle W. Sent on 08/29/2021Great to work with
Martha was so wonderful to work with ! My daughter and husband are vegan and she created the prettiest and most delicious cake for them . We also had four flavors of cupcake and all her baking is beyond delicious! Thank you Martha for your bubbly personality and amazing service . I can’t wait to have you bake for another event .
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Ingrid S. Sent on 10/16/2019Martha Elk of Hanami Cake Design is a cake genius!
If you are looking for a beautiful, unique, delicious SHOWSTOPPING wedding cake in Portland/midcoast Maine, look no further than Martha Elk of Hanami Cake Design. Martha was a joy to work with throughout the entire process, from our initial tasting to our wedding day. Martha made us not one, not two, but THREE gorgeous vegan cakes for our wedding weekend (which also encompassed multiple family birthdays - hence the two additional cakes), as well as gluten free, vegan cupcakes. Martha was the only cake vendor we found who met our top two criteria: (1) someone who could make us a vegan cake in an array of flavors without limitations (many vendors told us they could only make a plain vanilla or chocolate vegan cake), and (2) someone who was responsive, organized, and professional. We feel so lucky that in addition to meeting those requirements, Martha makes the most delicious vegan desserts we've ever tasted, and she is an absolute artist. Not to be biased, but I have never seen a more beautiful wedding cake than the one Martha created for us. She worked with us very closely to come up with a unique design that incorporated our wedding colors, multiple "on-trend" elements, and encompassed three flavors of vegan cake. She even found an elegant and creative way to incorporate our favorite hobby - rock climbing - by adding two mini gold leaf-covered rock climbers to the cake's prominent geode feature. Our guests absolutely loved it! Her cakes are a bit pricey, but worth every penny. Martha is a cake genius and I highly recommend hiring her for wedding cakes and any other special occasion!Hanami Cake Design's reply:
Thank you SO much, Ingrid! Oh my gosh, those photos are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing them! :D
You were also an absolute joy to work with and I loved all of the ideas and designs and flavors that you two wanted! It was so much fun to have such creative cakes and they were such a pleasure for me to create for you and your family!
Congrats again and I hope to get the chance to bake for you all again! -
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