Posts by Melissa Grant3

We picked up a cake from sweet secret (that little shop in a small town in the Midwest).
It’s going to have three different flavors—jaffa, raspberry-white chocolate, and hazelnut-chocolate.

The price is $3.25per slice with whipped cream or $4.00per slice of sponge cake. Honestly, their cakes are incredible—no margarine used, and all the creams are steamed, which makes them absolutely divine. Now, I wouldn't call myself a total cake snob, but I really have zero complaints about this bakery.

The lady running the place was super easy to talk to and we worked out all the details without any issues. She even offered to drop the cake off at the venue around noon if the restaurant didn't have enough fridge space—but our place does, so they'll just deliver it Saturday afternoon on their own stand, which means we won't deal with any extra fees. Plus, you don't even pay until the next day. If anyone's on the fence, my vote goes to sweet secret 😍

So, I caught that massive sale over at Monsoon in downtown Chicago—it’s like 70% off right now. There are actually plenty of larger sizes left, too, which is rare—they usually cap things out at size 14. Dresses are going for as low as $133.

The only thing I’ve actually tried from there is the chocolate orange cake—and honestly, it was killer. I haven't gotten around to testing out any of their wedding cakes yet, but seeing all the rave reviews, I'm thinking it's probably worth a look...

I definitely need to swing by each one in person to check them out—but I guess I've still got plenty of time before I have to deal with that.🙂

Wait, is this Monica from Ann Arbor the same one from the small town out in the Midwest? I feel like all I ever hear about her is how amazing she is—though, to be fair, I haven't actually tried any of her baked goods yet. And honestly, if I had the choice, I’d much rather have cupcakes instead of cake... assuming she even does those, I guess.