1. Do you have walk in hours?
No, Monica’s Sugar Studio is a custom order only bakery so meetings, pickups and tastings are arranged by appointment.
2. How do I place an order?
Call Monica at 240-367-4228, submit an inquiry form on our website’s contact page, or e-mail Monica at monica@monicassugarstudio.com or monicassugarstudio@gmail.com. Please give as much information that you can about your order and always leave a phone number! Sometimes e-mails aren’t reliable.
3. How far in advance do I need to order for a small event?
Custom cake orders should be placed a minimum two weeks in advance and are based on availability. Small orders such as a dozen cupcakes, cookies or dessert order may be taken closer to your date, but are also based on time availability. Some of our most loyal customers have learned to place their orders sometimes weeks in advance.
4. How far in advance do I need to book a wedding order?
Weddings are often booked 6 -18 months in advance, but it never hurts to ask about availability for a closely planned wedding. We can sometimes take on last minute wedding orders, especially if on another day than Saturday.
5. Do you freeze your products?
NOOOO, never! Everything is baked to order as close to your date as possible and just for you. Many items such as our cakes and cupcakes are always refrigerated due to the nature of our ingredients, and must be brought to room temperature for a minimum 2 hrs to allow the buttercream to soften. We will always advise you as to room temperature time needed.
6. How much does it cost to book a wedding?
Monica’s Sugar Studio only requires a non-refundable $100 deposit! Far lower than most cake companies. That deposit comes off your order’s total and the balance is due 2 weeks before your wedding.
7. Do you offer cake or cupcake tastings?
Yes but only for weddings of 50 or more and they are custom baked just for you so we do charge a $45 fee. That allows you 3 flavor combinations of your choice for up to 4 people and your tasting fee does not come off your order. Since your tasting will be made from scratch and just for you, it can actually take a few hours to make.
8. Do you offer anything that others may not offer to wedding couples?
Yes! If you order a multiple tiered wedding cake that serves 100 or more or at least 10 dozen cupcakes, we offer a complimentary 6” cutting cake or anniversary cake boxed separately to go with them! It just has to be one of your cake or cupcake flavors included in your order and simple decoration is included.
9. Do you offer ways to save money while serving a large wedding crowd?
Yes! If you are ordering a multiple tiered wedding cake, you are welcome to order a smaller one than you need to serve your guests and compensate for the rest of the servings with what we call “kitchen layers”.
These are just single tiered undecorated cakes that we give to the caterers to pre-cut and serve along with the wedding cake. Most of our wedding cakes have three layers of cake and two layers of filling per tier, and that is how we also make our kitchen layers so all of the slices will look the same. Single tiered cakes start at a much lower pricing point than multiple tiered cakes.
10. Do you offer any display rentals?
Yes, we have some unique cupcake towers, some cake stands and other display items such as platters, pedestaled stands and such. Feel free to ask for photos and pricing.