Nikis Custom Cakes of Lake Arrowhead

I desperately needed something chocolate but not something from the grocery store. I am not a fan of Jensens bakery but was feeling like I was out of options when I remembered this store.
I was a little disappointed there wasn’t a chocolate cupcake ready that day but I was encouraged by the person at the counter to try the red velvet flavor.
I went home, got a glass of milk, and took my first bite. Oh my. Great flavor and it no longer mattered that it wasn’t a pure chocolate dessert.
This is really a wedding planning store front but I think you will find something delightful from their small selection. I will be telling our mountain guests about this little gem.

We chose Nikki’s cakes to make our wedding cake because they were the only vendor on the mountain and the work seemed adequate.
Working with Nikki was, at times, slightly frustrating. It was apparent every time we met that she wasn’t organized. She missed phone appointments and would seem surprised when we showed up at her shop for scheduled appointments and would ask who we were.
My first vision for our cake had to be revised because I wasn’t confident in her ability to execute the concept because we were unable to have an example made. In the end we settled for one with a simpler design. I am glad we did.
On the wedding day the cake arrived at around 3pm and our ceremony was at 3:30. It caused me a great deal of stress not knowing when the cake would be coming when our ceremony time was so close. It also meant that I had no time left to decorate the cake table after she set up so it ended up being my least favorite table.
Unfortunately, in the end I would probably not recommend Nikki for a wedding. The end result was OK but it was stressful along the way and I felt like I settled a bit in order to get a good looking cake.

We had our wedding on 8÷22÷15. We ordered the cake we saw in her book and online — the one with all the leaves on it. It looked beautiful. However, what we got for our wedding was like some amateur was trying to copy the original and didn’t do a very good job but didn’t have time to make another. Pictures will be posted. Also the cake did not taste like the cake we tried during the cake tasting. Very disappointed.