wedding cake (pittsburgh)

[quotidianus]

standard silliness with fondant. looking for a bakery that has lovely tasting cake as well as being pretty and ornamental. i know i can go sampling but, really, i'd rather have three solid places from which to sample than run around to many places and get frustrated and disappointed.

i've been pointed toward: cakes by tammy, prantl's (though i haven't really been impressed with their baked goods), autumn's cakes, sweethouse, carlini's, oakmont, bethel, vanilla ... i have to say that a few of these seem more like pittsburgh institutions rather that really great bakeries.

any advice would be appreciated. we're having a rather small thing, so not overly concerned about the price. i just want a cake that tastes as beautiful as it looks (and vice-versa).

[quotidianus]

now here's the funny part ... after some intense discussion last night, my partner and i have decided to elope to austin. so now i'm going to look for a bakery there. however, we will be hosting a reception here and now i have three places to try out! and, since there are some major upcoming events in my world over the next two years, it will be great to find a bakery on which i can rely!

thanks so much!

[meatmaster]

Jean Marc hands down. Unquestionably the finest cakes in Pitttsburgh:

http://www.jeanmarcchatellier.com/wed...

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Jean Marc Chatelier
213 North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15209

[Jay F]

Oh, yeah. I've heard they're the best from a number of people.

[Burghfeeder]

I've only been to Jean Marc Chatelier a couple of times, but everything I've had is exceptional. This is my favorite bakery in the Pittsburgh area.

http://burghfeeding.blogspot.com/

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Jean Marc Chatelier
213 North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15209

[k squared]

Vanilla or Sugar (in Dormont). Iv'e also heard good things about Pastries a la cart in the South Hills.

[chrisn]

I'd skip Bethel and Prantl's - they both seem to have hit a "we're so well-known we don't have to try" level. I've had wonderful experiences at Oakmont, though. No knowledge of the others.

[Jay F]

Of the ones you've listed, I would ask for a tasting at Vanilla Pastry. I don't know if they do fondant or not.