A long overdue review of Lindsay and Live Love Bake which provided this stunning and delicious cake to compliment my partner's 50th Birthday Party's theme of "Woodsy yet Elegant" spread. I initially didn't contact her because her site said she was sold out for several weeks. However, in desperation, I wrote to her after many bakers in the area let me down with their non-responsiveness, leading me on with a first response, and then not replying to my questions. I literally was left within 10 days of needing a cake and was getting super worried. I was so delighted when she responded the next day saying she would see what she can do! I immediately sent her a list of 9 questions as well as a sketch of what I was hoping to see to match the feel of the event (see below). She responded and answered all my questions the next morning (she even apologized for the late response) I know other bakers probably are not used to seeing sketches, but I am a very selective designer myself and have ordered cakes for so many other occasions (never with a sketch), only to have been disappointed with their lack of understanding style, taste and presentation quality. A mid-century birthday is pretty big and I was determined to get something unique, delicious, masculine and gorgeous, and found it with Live Love Bake! To feed a small group of 22 people, I ordered a 9" single tier Yellow cake with a caramel drizzle and crushed sea salted butter toffee pecan filling, (pecans supplied by me), American buttercream frosting done smooth with gold pearls coming up from the bottom (also supplied by me due to the urgency). It was gorgeous, delicious, and just as I sketched! All I had to do was add the succulents to the top:) The next day after the party, a few friends contacted me asking for Lindsay's contact info. They loved the cake, which for Marin Foodies, is a huge compliment! I will continue to order all future special cakes from Live Love Bake and Lindsay's amazing understanding to detail as well as customer service! Lindsay-Thank you so much for your unbelievable responsiveness, amazing baking talent and fine artistry! read more

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I left a previous review, but I wasn't able to add photos with that one and I wanted to make sure and include some. Lindsay made the most adorable cookies for my 40th birthday. The theme was "A 'Tini Bit Older" Everyone loved them and they were exactly what I was hoping for. read more

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Lindsay made a showstopper of a cake for my son's fifth birthday, and we were so happy with her work! Communicating with Lindsay and getting a quote was a very simple process through her website. She achieved exactly what I was hoping for, and did a great job packing the cake for transport and tips on how to deal with the heat during my son's summer birthday party. My son was so happy with his special chocolate pirate cake, and even has a picture of it next to his bed. Lindsay set the bar very high for birthday cakes and I'll be back to hire her again! read more

Marin Cake Studio - Pirate ship cake for my lucky boy - Bakeries Near Me - San Rafael, California

I wanted a "Longhorn" cake for my son's groom's cake. I sent Lindsay a picture and she understood immediately what I wanted. I then pestered her with little changes I thought might look good and she immediately sent me mock ups of how the cake would look. I went with the original idea and it was perfect. The "burnt orange" of the Longhorn is VERY specific and I didn't even have to tell her. The cake was a huge hit, not only because it looked awesome but it tasted (red velvet) amazing. It was gone before you could go back for seconds! Thank you so much!!!! read more

Marin Cake Studio - The cake was much larger than it looks in this photo!!!! - Bakeries Near Me - San Rafael, California

Lindsay was so easy to work with, extremely responsive, and helped us design an incredible and delicious cake! It was the star of the party and our daughter was over the moon. I can't recommend highly enough! read more

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They created the perfect cake for my daughter-in-law's baby shower! I had a rough idea of what I wanted and they sent me several options, one of which was perfect. It turned out exactly as I wanted and tasted delicious! They even delivered it to the restaurant. Working with them was so easy! I would order a cake from them again with no hesitation and absolutely recommend them!! read more

Amazing cake, mini cupcakes, and service from Lindsay at Live Love Bake! Lindsay made my gender reveal dreams come true. From the execution of my design to answering my questions about flavors, colors, and frosting - everything was perfect! We had a 6inch cake and 24 mini cupcakes. The inside of our cake displayed the color blue in different shades and inside the mini cupcakes there was blue to indicate baby boy. Everything was beautiful and tasted amazing!!!! My pictures don't do justice but know I will definitely be using Live Love Bake again! read more

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I ordered a cake for my baby shower from Lindsay and she took my vague ideas and turned them into something magical! She nailed our woodland animal theme and made the most adorable hedgehog out of frosting. Communications and pickup instructions were a breeze. The cake itself (vanilla sprinkle with strawberries and cream frosting) was delicious and everyone at the party loved it!! read more

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As always Lindsay delivers. I had 2 birthdays and teacher appreciation to celebrate in 1 week. I phoned Lindsay and she made it happen. Thank you for making all my events special. Wether we are celebrating 8 or 40. read more

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Lindsay did an amazing job on the cakes for our wedding! We ordered a 6" cutting cake for ourselves and two sheet cakes for our guests (almond with almond cream and vanilla with raspberry). We loved our cutting cake and many of our guests told us that the sheet cakes were delicious! Lindsay was wonderful to work with during the planning process. She was always very responsive to our questions via email, and our in-person tasting appointment was a lot of fun. We tried five cake flavors and talked through our design preferences. It was clear that she totally understood our vision and she never pressured us to have a larger cake. On the wedding day, we loved the surprise of her adding flowers (provided by our florist) to our cutting cake. Thank you so much, Lindsay! read more

Marin Cake Studio - Our beautiful 6" cutting cake! (Photo by Annie Hall Photography) - Bakeries Near Me - San Rafael, California

I hired Lindsay to do a small wedding cake and cupcakes for our guests. She did an amazing job! We did a consultation where I got to taste her baking and she helped me figure out what I wanted and then she made my vision come alive! My guests commented that the cupcakes were great! I asked for rainbow and sprinkles but wanted to keep it classy, and she executed the project perfectly! read more

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I cannot say enough good things about Live Love Bake. I contacted them to help with my daughter first birthday. Lindsey was extremely responsive when it came to planning, pick up was a breeze and the pictures speak for themselves when it comes to the end result. read more

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I ordered a wedding cake with Lindsay and it was exactly what I wanted. Lindsay made the process easy; she is knowledgeable; her suggestions were great; she listens; delivery was on time! The cake was beautiful! All raved about the flavors. We had two different flavors under white frosting. The accompanying sheet cake was decorated with the date; a sweet touch. I will be using Live Love Bake again for my other children's weddings! Thank you, Lindsay. read more

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Solely based on inquiry; did not try the cakes. I'm disappointed that cake shops nowadays, in Marin county, for the price you are expected to pay for the custom work and home made art, that artificial colors are still used to dye the cakes. In the year of 2023? Why are we behind the times in the US? Additionally, I inquired further if the buttercream at least was free of dye and did not get a straight answer. This is why we decided not to go with this bakery and others we reviewed on in search of our son's birthday cake read more

WOW. Just wow. I cannot believe how perfect our cake came out for my father in-laws birthday. He absolutely LOVED it and it tasted amazing. Thank you so much! We will definitely be using live love bake for every special occasion read more

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What an amazing experience I had with Lindsay and LLB. The process was so easy. I went to the website and saw some examples of what I wanted, sent her an email and she called me the next day. We discussed it, I paid online and I picked up the mini Minnie Mouse cupcakes and Unicorn cake a few days later as planned. I was so impressed, they looked amazing. It was seamless and we received so many compliments on the cake and cupcakes. Everyone said they were so cute, beautiful and most importantly, they tasted great. Thank you so much! We will be calling you again. read more

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Some of the best baking I've ever had! Cakes Cupcakes Cookies You honestly need to do yourself a favor and give them a try! read more

Solid wedding cake. Came on time and was easy to work with them. They decorated it well. People ate about half the cake and the other half was left but it was a solid velvet cake in terms of taste and the frosting was good. Wasn't too rich or sugary maybe a bit on the denser side as it was stacked. It made for nice pictures. read more

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AMAZING!!! I'm a big fan of all types of cake, but the wedding cake that Lindsay created for our wedding was in a league of its own. Tasted amazing (we did vanilla and snickerdoodle) AND it looked stunning. We gave her some general ideas and a few photos for examples, and she took that and ran with it. The end result was even better than we imagined, and she topped it off with flowers that made it even more stunning. Thank you Lindsay!!! We'll definitely be ordering a mini version for our 1st anniversary :) read more

Marin Cake Studio - Vanilla/snickerdoodle cake that Lindsay made for our October wedding! - Bakeries Near Me - San Rafael, California

Lindsay at Live Love Bake is amazing and such a joy to work with! She made a cake for our 14 person wedding in September and it was SO good! Lindsay is extremely easy to work with, responds quickly via email, and most importantly, a super talented baker! Not only was the cake delicious, it was beautiful as well. We are so happy to have found her and would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for a cake for a special occasion. Thank you so much, Lindsay! read more

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I am a wedding coordinator in the Bay Area and have had a lot of cake in my time! The cake Lindsay created for a recent wedding I coordinated was absolutely delicious. Guests were coming up to me asking me about the unique flavor combinations and raving about how incredible it was! I highly recommend her for your next celebration! read more

I would highly recommend working with Lindsay! I had her make a small cake and cookies to celebrate my mom's retirement. We used pictures of my mom, and sketches of her store and logo. They turned out just how we imagined, and absolutely delicious! I'll definitely work with Lindsay again when we have custom cake needs. read more

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Wow!!! Lindsay is incredibly talented and has done the cakes for my sons birthdays for 3 years. She's very creative and the cakes look amazing - and are delicious as well. read more

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Live Love Bake was EVERYTHING we dreamed our wedding cake could be! From the amazing tasting experience to the finished product, Lindsay knocked it out of the park. Please note that we are local and many family members are in the area. I say that because everyone had a recommendation, and we did our research. Soooo, we finally landed on Live Love Bake, and I think the only thing we would have done different is get a bigger cake because it was gobbled up! But, we have our topper and a bottle of red waiting for our 1 year anniversary. Again, thank you so much for meeting and exceeding every expectation. read more

Marin Cake Studio - Our AMAZING wedding cake!! Photo courtesy of Kenan Chan Photography. - Bakeries Near Me - San Rafael, California

I got some cupcakes from Live Love Bake today and they were both gorgeous and delicious! And the packaging made them look extra special. Lindsay is just a gem to work with as well. Thank you, LLB! read more

I ordered cupcakes for a bridal shower and was thrilled with the variety of beautiful flower cupcakes. I asked for shades of pink to go with the decor and they were wonderfully colored. I don't usually like cupcakes, but these were moist and light almost like an angel food cake. Can't recommend more highly. read more

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Lindsay was awesome! We were looking for a wedding cake bakery near Tiburon and every bakery was either to busy to answer our questions or they were to expensive. Lindsay was able to work with our budget for our small wedding in Tiburon. She listened to our ideas, she showed us ideas and pictures of cakes she had done in the past. She brought cupcakes samples to the appoitment and we decided right there to go with her. After we placed our order, we made a few chnges on the cupcakes decor, she was nice and made the changes. We are so happy we found her as our wedding cake baker. Everybody love the cupcakes, there were none left for us!!! I would recommend "Live Love Bake" to anybody looking for any event bakery, specially wedding. Thank you Lindsay!!! read more

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Live Love Bake exceeded our expectations! Our wedding cake was not only super delicious, it was stunning. So beautiful we didn't want to cut it. We highly recommend if you looking for a delicious and beautiful cake for your next special occasion. read more

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I was planning a second wedding for an older couple. They wanted a simple yet elegant cake. Actually, a red velvet cake with not too much frosting but just enough to hold it together. That is what the bride requested and that is exactly what she got. The cake was so incredibly moist with just a hint of frosting in the middle. The cake itself was so lovely and elegant. Because it was a simple frosted cake, Lindsay decorated it with flowers from the wedding centerpieces it was unbelievable. The bride and groom were so thrilled it was exactly what they wanted. What was wonderful about working with Lindsay is that she listened to exactly what the bride and groom wanted and really paid attention to detail it was truly stunning. Wedding cakes, cookies, and occasion I wouldn't hesitate to use LLB again. Such a pleasure to work with. read more