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Ele Makes Cakes

4.9 (150 reviews)
ModerateCustom Cakes
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Nathalie R.

Ive gotten a few cakes from Elle over the years and she is amazing. The details in her work are just incredible. Her customer service is always on point and she is open to any ideas. Her cakes are flavorful and creative. I recommend her anytime I get a chance.

Wow...I don't know where to begin! My girlfriend recommended Ele. She was so great to work with. She answered my numerous questions and provided me with suggestions to find the perfect cake for my mother-in-law's 100th birthday celebration. We chose a chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and chocolate mousse. (Ele's recommendation). The cake was moist, flavorful and rich! The perfect touch of chocolate! We all enjoyed the cake. Thanks Ele! I definitely recommend Ele's cakes for your next special occasion.

a baby shower cake
Joanna C.

This is a long overdue review. Eleana is so freaking talented, not just the look of the cake but the taste as well, so flavorful, so moist + she has so many different fillings to choose from its hard to decide. Not only that, but her prices are so reasonable. She made my baby shower cake about a year ago. We got a two tier cake, i wanted a teddy bear with a mask on.. because covid lol and she exceeded my expectations. Top tier: vanilla cake with fresh strawberries and pastry cream Bottom tier: oreo cake with 2 layers of banana, 1 layer of fresh strawberries and nutella mousse. Both were a hit! Everyone loved the cake. This year shes making my sons first birthday cake and I am so excited to see how it turns out, i just know shes gonna kill it!

Winnie the Pooh cake

Ele far surpassed my expectations in making an incredible cake for my daughter's first birthday. She was able to take my design inspiration and deliver exactly what I was looking for and is incredibly detail oriented. Such a talented artist! The flavor was also excellent - delicious, fresh, and moist. She was wonderful to work with and helped make sure I could smoothly transport the cake home. Strongly recommend if you are looking for a custom cake to go to Eleana!

Anime- Itachi Uchiha cake - toppings Reese's pieces and strawberry filling
Jackiee L.

I got my son a cake for his 9th birthday it was the most fabulous cake I've ever seen.. it tasted amazing and almost everything was edible. Eleana provided great customer service as well as her staff members. She responded fairly quick.. she communicated well with me to make sure all the cake needs were met.. good vibes from staff and very easy to find the place. The whole experience was excellent. Thank you guys so much for this beautiful cake!!!

Look at the artwork! Amazing!
Krissy K.

This review is long overdue. I had wanted to get a cake for someone back in 2016, but I was late to put in the order. I made sure to put an request in early the second time. Elena and her team does take 5-6 business days to respond to every email so you have to be very patient. The communication was seamless though. I had sent Elena a few pictures and ideas on what I wanted the cake to be. She had me choose the cake flavor and fillings. I chose chocolate cake with ganache filling. There was a 50% deposit and the other 50% was due at pickup. This cake was for 10-15 people and was $175. It's not only important to have an amazing looking cake, but the taste is also very important. Elena did not disappoint! The cake was very moist, fluffy, and had the right amount of sweetness. Everyone loved the cake! Especially the birthday girl. She was wowed by how closely the cake represented her and she loved the ganache filling. *I would suggest booking as early as two months* *Have someone hold the cake in the car as the cake was not stable in the box* I highly recommend Elena for all your custom cake needs!

Donut birthday cake with sprinkles
Lucy W.

Amazing cakes!!! I have tried other bakers but no one compares to Eleana. Whenever I pick up a cake from her, I 100% know it's going to be amazing. No doubt, no complaints. Everyone is wowed whenever we try one of her cakes. Truly one of a kind and a master at her craft.

Julie L.

The Best Cake Ever! I have heard many great things of Ela and all are true. Not only are the cakes better than all the other places I have tried, the cake designs are very intricate and unique. Her cake is pricy but it's worth the delicious cake and design you are getting in return. Ela is very talented and professional on anything there is to know about cake. She was a contestant for Cake War on the Food Network a few years ago. So that is a good testament that you are working with only the best baker in the country. Just note that Ela is quite busy and typically responds to email within 5 days. I would have preferred to have a faster response time, but she's quite busy in the kitchen. I didn't mind at the end because she's just that good. With that said, if you do want to work with Ela, please give yourself at least 5 months in advance to ensure proper time is allocated for communication and also she books up quick. I highly recommend getting a cake consultation for a free cake tasting before you make a final decision. She will offer different cake (White cake, chocolate cake, carrot, strawberry, red velvet cake) and creams (Cream, pastry, cream cheese, red jam, strawberries, ganache, nutella, chocolate cream). I went to see her for my wedding cake. After trying out her cakes, I was immediately sold! The cake was super moist and the cream were not too sweet. All the cake were so good that it was so hard to decide. In the end, we ended up picking the red velvet cake with cream cheese and the white cake with cream. The day of the wedding, Ela delivered on time and the cake turned out exactly like how it appeared on the picture i provided. My wedding cake turned out perfect and it was darn declious. All my guests enjoyed the cake and it was definitely a hit! Thanks Ela for making my wedding memorable. You are the best at what you do and it was a pleasure working with you. I'll be back for more cake.

My son's obsession with garbage trucks, garbage cans and George!!!
Wendy H.

Since my first review, we've ordered several more cakes (wedding, baby shower, birthdays, red egg, etc) and she DOES NOT DISAPPOINT! Great tasting cakes that are absolutely stunning and are real crowd pleasers. She truly is an artist and you won't be anything less than completely thrilled with your order if you do business with her. Her cakes will add a memorable touch to any occasion.

My amazing wedding cake.
Jakeisha G.

Ele is an Angel! I found her on my favorite website, Yelp. I reached out for a tasting. Ele was very accommodating and was able to prepare a tasting for me within a couple days. When my friend and I arrived at her store, everything was already organized and laid out. The layout was similar to a deconstructed fashion. She had the cake, the fillings and the toppings all separate. My biggest issue with Ele was narrowing down my cake selections. There is something very special about the way she makes her cakes. They are so good and I don't even like cake like that. Ele gave me ample opportunities to change the flavors and design. Communication was a breeze. In between placing my order and my wedding, my bridesmaids ordered a cake for my bachelorette weekend. Also so amazing! I can't stand chocolate but I love her Oreo cake. Simply amazing. On my wedding day, the cake arrive right on time and was even more beautiful that I could have ever imagined. Ele will be creating all my cake forever!

Our "Hidden Mickey" on our wedding cake.
Mandy K.

My friends, family, and I have collectively ordered cakes from Ele for all occasions and she never disappoints. My husband and I knew from the get-go that Ele had to make our wedding cake. Both of us are huge disney fans (more so me than him) and wanted to incorporate a "hidden Mickey" on our cake. Ele was able to bring our vision to life and we were extremely happy with the results. I would highly recommend Ele if you want to "WOW" your guests at your events!

Served about 30 people and had some leftover. Yum! Different flavors for each layer.
Christina K.

Perfect cake for our sailing themed baby shower over a year ago. The cake looked amazing, but more importantly tasted GREAT! You get a varied list of amazing flavors to choose from and I think you can't go wrong. Even guests who weren't sweets people loved it and were surprised by how good it was. We had two different flavors for the top and bottom tier. Not many places I know of that let you customize as much as she does and can turn out such a detailed and polished product. Definitely worth a special occasion at least once in your life. Wow...talented artist-baker!

Main Cake & 2 Smash Cakes
Kevin W.

YELP 2000!!! Ele Makes AWESOME Cakes!!! I have had many of Ele's cakes at different parties throughout the years but this was my first time ordering my own. Her cake designs are one of the best you can find in SGV/LA. You can all the different cakes she makes on her IG. She also competed on Cupcake Wars many years ago. I initiated the ordering processes about 5 months ahead of the date I needed it. Everything was done through email. 2 tier cake was way more then enough for 70 people. We used one of her prior designs because it matched our theme perfectly. She gives you pricing for the cake, the custom displays, and the additional decorations so you know how much each piece for your cake costs. Most of her cakes are wrapped with fondant and her displays and decorations are made with fondant and other edible desserts. Flavors - They have many cake flavors and many frosting flavors. You can mix and match to your flavor profile. Bottom Tier - Red Velvet w/ Cream Cheese. I have had this combo of hers many time. The cake itself is great but I always find the cream cheese super sweet. She will not make it less sweet, I asked. Top Tier - Oreo Cake w/ Peanut Butter Mousse. This cake was probably one of my favorite cakes I have ever had. The combo was a little weird but it worked so perfectly and it was not overly sweet. So good, people kept asking for seconds. Even one of our guests ordered this exact combo for their party a few weeks later. Decorations were so amazing that you do not even want to take it apart. Top notch decorating and designs. It was beyond everything we expect and more. Cutting the cake is a little difficult. There are many many pegs keeping the cake together. You have to remember to pull them out as you cut. For first birthdays, she offers free smash cakes. They match up to your cakes design. They were so perfect and matched up perfectly. The cake is a vanilla pound cake. The kiddos loved it. Tip, either warm up the fondant so its super soft or peel it off, they could not break through the thick layer. Once you finalize your design and cake flavors, you pay half then and half on pick up. I will not list her pricing because each cake is different, but I feel like the price was perfect for what we ordered. You can message me if you want to know. Pick up for Saturday parties are Saturday mornings in DTLA. I could not have asked for a better cake for my twins first birthday. Everything was perfect and tasted amazing!!! Thank you for everything Eleana!!! We will defiantly be ordering from you again!!!

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Ask the Community - Ele Makes Cakes

Hello o have a quest my sons birthday is coming up and he is infatuated with dinosaurs I wanna see if u guys make dinosaurs cakes?

Can you make a heart shaped cake or heart shaped cheesecake?

Hi, how much would be for a two layer mermaid cake? It's for my daughter's 7th bday. Theme is barbie mermaid party.

Hi. I was wondering what the range price for two layer fondant cake would be.. and if only the top is the cake?

Can you do vegan and gluten free cakes? Looking for someone for my wedding in December.

What is your contact email? The cakes look amazing? Let me know asap!! Thanks! Keep up the awesome work!

elemakescakes@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name, date of the event, amount of people you would like the cake to feed and designs you had in mind. Please allow 5-6 days for all email responses. Thank you!

Is is too late notice to ask for a cake for a birthday for May 19? For 80-100people Día de Los muertos theme?

Hi there! We do ask for all orders to be placed 5-6 weeks in advance. You can emails us with any questions! Please allow 5-6 days for all email responses

If we just want a smash cake do we still have to do the 5-6 weeks notice?

Yes, we do ask for 5-6 weeks for all orders. Thank you!

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Wow! So "user friendly"!! We just threw our son his first official birthday party (with invitations…read morefor friends, etc). At first, I was just going to get a basic (honestly, probably grocery store) cake, but decided to go all-out. I was deciding between 3 shops in West LA. One sent an entire email of what they wouldn't do (like I was buying a cake from SugarFish!) So, ot really came down to Ivory's and one other shop and I chose Ivory's because they were responsive and their messages were positive. We had a Minecraft theme and they'd also done a Minecraft cake before so, it made the order super easy. She even made the letters blue -- his favorite color! I added the candles which a random guest pointed out should say "TNT" not "BOOM" so that's not on Ivory's Her husband personally delivered the cake to the Santa Monica Pier (let's face it -- a super annoying place to get to especially on a weekend) and was even early! They couldn't have made it easier and everyone (parents and kids) commented on how good the cake looked and tasted! And the cupcakes! We ordered special cupcakes but I forgot to take a pic. I think one of our guests might have. If I find one, I'll update the post

Finally got in to try this local place and we were blown away!! They made a gluten-free vanilla and…read moreberry cake for my husband's birthday. The shop was extremely easy to work with and was able to accommodate our requests (flavor, color, etc.). Their online ordering system made everything super easy, almost too easy, I thought our order didn't go through! The cake itself was DELICIOUS and so many people at the party said they couldn't tell it was gluten free. Truly so so great. We actually had some leftover and froze it so have been able to continue to enjoy even after the birthday It's definitely not the cheapest option, but they are definitely a worthwhile splurge for a special occasion.

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Wedding cake, so beautiful and delicious!
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