Branching Out Cakes

Thanks to Jill, cake testing was the best part of wedding planning. We showed Jill our wedding stationary and colors and she sketched a beautiful cake that fit our theme while we sampled her cackes. Every flavor was delicious and it was such a hard choice the we picked two.
For our 1 year anniversary, she gave us another cake for free. It was as delicious as we remembered and was much better than having to eat a piece of year-​old frozen cake.
Not only did she do our wedding cake, but she also made us a fun cake for the rehersal dinner. Branching Out Cakes is delicous and we will definitely be enjoying them for events in the future.

Oh, Jill! We cannot thank you enough! The cake was truly a masterpiece. It was a true focal point of our wedding and it tasted amazing. Only bummer was I did not truly get to enjoy it as much as I would have liked. You will have customers for life for all of our occasions. There is a reason why you have 5 stars for all of your reviews. Simply the best in the business!

I can’t even express how amazing my experience was ordering my wedding cake from Jill! First of all, she is a very sweet lady and a very pleasant person to meet with. And second, her cakes are tasty and moist! Another thing that I really like about branching out cakes is that they don’t give you bird portions when you go cake tasting. They give you a good amount of cake to actually taste. I went with 4 of my bridesmaids to the cake tasting appointment and we were all really able to taste the cakes. Not only that, but when I asked Jill if my fiancé could come to taste some of her cake flavors, she set aside a time when we could come and do so. Unfortunately, on the day that we set for my fiancé to taste the cake, Jill had a delivery. She was so sweet to give us a «to-​go» box with cakes in it. My fiancé was very pleased. On our wedding day, our cake was PERFECT. The design was exactly how I pictured it and it was FLAWLESS. Every detail was crisp and clean. Not only that, but our guests were raving about how tasty our cake was! I’m so glad my husband and I saved the top tier because we couldn’t get enough of our wedding cake!
Another important thing to note is that Jill makes affordable cakes that are high quality and tasty. She also includes the cake stand rental with your order. She and her assistant are a pleasure to work with! I will surely order cakes from them in the future!

Her cakes are amazing! When we started wedding planning, we were so excited about going to different bakeries and stuffing our faces with cake! But once we went to branching out cakes, we didn’t go anywhere else. It was our first cake tasting and our last cake tasting. Her cakes are just that amazing. People were so impressed with how moist and delicious the cake was. They are still talking about it and raving about how good it was. She did not disappoint! She even used a picture of my wedding dress to be the inspiration for the lace design that I wanted on cake! Simply the best!

After 4 tastings, my husband and I chose Jill for these reasons.
1. The cakes are moist.
2. She takes her time at appointments and explains to you the differences. For example, fondant is like the frosting on a doughnut, similar in texture to a tootsie roll. I learned the reasons why some people might prefer marzipan or buttercream, which is the tastiest (but you can’t mold it).
3. She lets you borrow any cake stand (glass, white /​porcelain, rustic & wood, etc.) that best matches your theme.
4. She or an assistant delivers the cake and not some random delivery person.
5. She can create /​design any cake you want. ANY CAKE!
My husband and I found a cake that has waves or petals sticking out. When we got the end product, Jill made a cake in the shape of a rose with petals sticking out. It was so beautiful. When we ate the top layer one month later, it was still moist and delicious!

Jill was an absolute pleasure to work with and baked the most beautiful, delicious cake! From the minute we stepped into her home for our tasting we instantly felt relaxed and in capable hands. She was so flexible in talking about cake design and uses a white chocolate shell in place of fondant! She was able to pull off a design that other bakers said was impossible without using fondant! We ordered a large cake with three flavors — dark chocolate, tiramisu and lemon raspberry. All three were delicious and a huge hit! Jill’s pricing is so reasonable and she is a lovely person to work with!

Frankly, I don’t know how these people conduct business, very unprofessional and the cake was not all that it was said to be either

Jill helped create our wedding cake for our wedding last weekend. It was perfect– an almond cake with lemon mousse and buttercream frosting. Honestly the best wedding cake my fiancé and I have ever eaten. We received so many compliments over it too– from how beautiful it looked, to how wonderfully delicious it tasted. The cake was light and fluffy– the perfect texture, and the cream and filling not too sweet, just as we requested.
When my fiancé and I first started to look for our wedding cake, we knew we wanted a simple but elegant design, but the flavor was the most important. We had already tried a few places before we tried Jill’s cakes– and knew she was the one the moment we tasted it. Unlike many other cake bakers, her cakes are light, airy, and soft. Also, since most wedding cakes were too sweet for our taste, we requested her to make ours even a bit less sweet than usual. The result came out perfectly.
Jill was a pleasure to work with, from working out the details and contract, to making sure that the delivery was made on time, she made everything very easy and convenient. We worked with our florist to add fresh roses to the cake, and the result was stunning.
Thank you again Jill for all of your hard work and making our wedding cake so perfect!

Branching out made our wedding cake and cupcakes two years ago and we still run into guests who remind us how much they loved the cupcakes. We had some leftover (I think people just filled up on food), so our family continued to enjoy them for a couple days after the wedding!
The entire experience was easy from start to finish. Went in, tasted awesome cakes, picked the cake-​cutting cake, and a couple different flavors of cupcakes for our guests (one of which was lemon… they were insane), told Jill and her partner we wanted succulents and spring colors and that’s exactly what we got. We were so happy with it!
My husband and I are actually ordering a small cake to eat on our anniversary next week and can’t wait to get our hands on some more of this wonderful cake!

We had my wedding in 2010 and still get comments on the food. BOC did our cake and it was beautiful. Ate the whole cake on our wedding day and evening.

We went to five tastings (yes, you read that right) trying to find the right cake vendor for our wedding. Some were too sweet, others didn’t have much to offer in the way of creative decoration– Jill did everything perfectly for the right price! She is a true artist. We asked if she could create a cake for our San Francisco-​themed wedding in Fort Mason and boy, did she deliver! Not only was it a beautiful design (lace-​inspired design from my dress and our initials on bottom tier, Golden Gate Bridge on middle tier, SF city scape on top tier), the cake itself was extremely tasty! I got so many compliments throughout the night– we actually ran out of cake (which I’ve heard is pretty rare). Jill is the best in Bay!

Jill has made cakes gor us for 3 different occasions. All were stunning and delicious.

Jill Branch is talented, sweet, kind, organized – and dedicated to providing the very best, most delicious and BEAUTIFUL cake you will ever have!
Her business is just wonderful and seamless to work with. We hired her for our wedding in September of 2013, and we could not have been more pleased. She worked with us to design a beautiful look for our cake that was based on my wedding dress (she offered to come over and take photos of it), and the end result was just perfect. Picking flavors was IMPOSSIBLE as everything she bakes tastes delicious. And I’m not even a «cake person» usually! My husband and I finished the entire (giant) sample plate at our tasting :)
Prices are EXTREMELY affordable; I was really surprised and impressed by that.
And a very very nice touch – she bakes you a complimentary One Year Anniversary Cake the following year.
I just love Branching Out Cakes. HIRE JILL! :)

Loved the cake! Jill is very passionate about her work and she is very creative with her designs. We showed her the wedding dress and our invitation, and she created this masterpiece! The cake was delicious and it was beautiful on display in the sunroom. I highly recommend working with her.

Jill is a must for any local wedding! Their entire staff is SO hard working. Her cakes are hands down the best wedding cakes I’ve ever had — so moist and so many options for fillings and cake flavors. I was across the country, so Jill did the tasting with my parents, and they just adore her now and endeavor to use her for all large events. The details on why Jill /​Branching Cakes are the best — 1) taste is phenomenal, 2) setup — they know what they’re doing, bring the stand, and handle orchestrating everything wit the cake. One less stress for a stressed-​out bride, 3) design — Jill asked for a closeup of my floral design and the lace of my dress so she could match the cake to it, and she did! It was so beautiful, it made me tear up. 4) they are just wonderful people to work for. They love what they do, put their hearts into it, and are truly caring. They deserved a lot more patience than I gave them while I was stressed and planning, but they responded so kindly and thoughtfully every time nonetheless. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I have two words for you… HIRE JILL! She’s one of my preferred vendors at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon and I’ve never seen a less than perfect cake come from her. Not to mention she has the tastiest cakes I’ve ever had the pleasure to eat and I don’t even really like cake that much. I recently hired Jill to make my daughter’s 3 year old princess birthday cake last weekend and SHE NAILED IT! All of my guests jaws dropped to the floor when the cake arrived to her party in all of it’s glory. Once again, Jill comes through with stunning reviews. She’s amazing and I’m one of her biggest fans!

I thought I didn’t like cake — until I had Branching out cakes! Jill is extremely kind and comforting and makes you feel at ease through the entire process. The cakes was gorgeous. Presentation was amazing but the taste of the cake is hands down the best around. We sampled several bakers who all had a tough job considering we aren’t the biggest fans of cake — but Jill’s honestly leaves you speechless! If you’re planning your wedding — save yourself the time — just go to branching out with your vision and let them take care of the rest.

My husband and I just married in October in the Presidio. We chose to work with Jill after finding her via Ann Walker Catering (our caterers). This was a fantastic choice and wish we could eat our wedding cake everyday… seriously. Our communication with her has always easy and constant. When deciding on the design, she was a wonderful collaborator and of course the cake ended up to be gorgeous, elegant and modern. Her prices are reasonable and her work is impeccable. Rather than save the top tier for our year anniversary, we instead nibbled on it the entire following week:) We chose vanilla cake, with a lemon curd layer and a lemon marscapone layer with buttercream frosting. It was yummy and light enough that allowed for seconds and thirds (so I hear). Please note, the other flavors from the tasting were delicious too. Thank you Jill for being part of our very special and perfect day.

I do not have enough good things to say about Jill and her business, Branching Out Cakes. Jill made our wedding cake this past June, which was delicious AND absolutely gorgeous. It was apparent how much love and hard work went into making our cake, and I don’t doubt that all her other projects are approached with the same level of enthusiasm and passion. Jill was friendly, accommodating, creative and helpful when choosing our flavors and other cake details. She made the process fun and inviting, and I’m so glad we chose her. I highly recommend Jill and her team of bakers, as their passion for their craft and quality product come second to none.

Jill’s cakes are DELICIOUS! Not too sweet just the way I like it.
My now hubby and I decided to taste with Jill because she makes sugar free cakes. You couldn’t even tell that it there was no sugar added!
Her prices are VERY affordable compared to other bakers we met with. She quoted us a price and we could do anything we wanted with the cake (flavors, decoration, layers, fondant) without extra cost. Ended up with a 5 tier cake and a grooms cake, 3 different flavors (tiramisu, vanilla bean cake with mango mouse filling and sugar free chocolate cake with fresh strawberries and cream).
The cakes looked exactly how I envisioned. (Posted photo)
She also hand writes notes and sends them through snail mail, cute touch.