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Hi everyone,
My son lives in Hilo and he and his fiancee are getting married in March. I'm in process of finding a baker to create their wedding cake. I lived in Puna for nearly 6 years but moved to mainland 2 years ago for family reasons and feel a bit out of touch. The wedding cake baker that made my daughter's cake in 2007 seems to be out of business (she was out of a bread bakery on Kino'ole).
I wanted to get your input and suggestions. I contacted Short 'n Sweet Bakery to get a form emailed to get an estimate but would like a variety.
Any feedback is appreciated!
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Along with ShortnSweet in down town Hilo there are:
EClaires on Wainuenue 961-3848
Moonstruck on Furneaux 933-6868
Puff City on Kilauea 961-6964
Just a little out of the old downtown are:
Lankys (back open) on Kilauea 935-6361
and the newly opened Hilo Bake Co. may be doing cake (They just opened..) on Kawilli 935-1000
trib article on this bakery:
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/sections...lavor.html
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Thanks Carey - Hilo Bake Co. is the "buzz" my son was mentioning with regard to the "maple bacon donut" - He works in the Mail and Printing Dept. at Kamehameha Schools and a teacher brought in a dozen of these. He said they were "a little bit of heaven" hahaha!
Thanks for the tips - I'll contact those on the list you provided! I can't wait to return home to Big Island.
p.s. I'm also open to private local folk who make cakes if anyones knows of someone. THANKS
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Try Teena in HPP--her number is 966-5435 or Michele at Palms Cliff House 963-6076.
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Teena is amazing, gives great prices and is an absolute angel to work with. She did our three tier wedding cake two years ago without only a few weeks notice. It was the best cake I have ever tasted, and looked straight out of a magazine. All the other cake maker companies would have charged over $2000 for that cake. She gave us an unbelievable deal at 1/4 of that cost. We even paid her extra because she was such a gem.
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Short and Sweet is not. Personal bad experience there...$$$$
They have a great selection and pretty stuff...I will not shop there again, sadly.
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I'll vouch for Teena ("Try Teena in HPP--her number is 966-5435") - she's made our cakes (and other amazing beautiful and incredibly delicious food) for years. Seriously, give her a shout, she's great at this stuff.
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Anna, just stoped omtp Hilo Bake Company this morning.
They have done birthday cakes (had one this weekend, yummy, though not maple-bacon), but the shop has not done wedding cakes...yet.... they do have some tiers to look at.... the baker has done them, but not at the new shop...
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Thanks so much for all of the info, as well as, good and bad experiences. I'm making my way through the list. I haven't called Teena yet - thanks - I certainly will!
