Congratulations on your wedding! I’m so happy you’re considering celebrating with a Forsythia Forsythia Cake.

Wedding cake orders are closed for 2024. Currently scheduling for 2025. Thank you!

All Forsythia Forsythia cakes are handmade in Athens, New York by Hannah Mandel.

I work with couples to develop a vision for your dream cake, including custom flavors, dried and fresh locally grown flowers, fruit, greenery, and other decorative and stylistic elements. All flowers are free of pesticides and non-toxic.

Prior to your wedding, I offer optional Hudson Valley tastings to couples, in which you select four flavors of cake, frosting and fillings to sample.

Tastings can be held at your home, or at a location hosted by Forsythia Forsythia.

Tastings can be scheduled on weekends only.

In order to adequately prepare, I ask that tastings are booked at least 3 weeks in advance.

The cost of a tasting hosted by Forsythia Forsythia, or at your home in the Hudson Valley, Catskills and Capital Region area is $200.

I am unable to ship samples for tastings.

Tastings

Transportation and Packaging

All Forsythia Forsythia wedding cakes can be picked up in Athens, New York.

Alternatively, I am able to deliver cakes with the following associated fees:

Within 30 miles of Athens, NY: $75 (Flat rate)
Outside of 30 mile radius: $2 per additional mile

All cakes will be delivered securely attached to cake board or base.

Forsythia Forsythia cakes are made with Swiss meringue buttercream, which melts quickly in heat, and needs to be refrigerated until 30-45 minutes prior to serving. The cakes can sit out for up to two hours in air conditioned or temperature controlled spaces. Please ensure that your venue is able to provide a refrigerated space for cakes prior to delivery.

Forsythia Forsythia does not provide cake stands, coolers, or serving tools.

Tiered cake (traditional wedding cake shape) pricing is based on the size of the cake, flavors selected, florals and decorations. Cakes are generally priced between $10-$12 per serving, and can serve 30- 150. Additionally, I am open to working with you on custom shapes and styles, which are also priced per serving.

I also offer three layer, standard sized cakes, which are priced per cake, rather than per serving. Many couples select multiple individual standard sized cakes, to enjoy a variety of flavors.

Individual Cake Prices

6 inch (with wedding florals): (serves 12-14) $200

8 inch individual cake (with wedding florals) (serves 18-22): $250

9 x 13 sheet cake (with wedding florals) (serves 30-40) $300

13 x 18 sheet cake (with wedding florals) (serves 60-70) $600

50% of the total cost of your cake is due ten days before your delivery date, as a non-refundable deposit. The remainder is due the day of pickup. Payments for tastings are due one day prior to the tasting. Please note that cakes will not be released without payment in full.

Pricing

Vegan and Gluten Free Cakes

Many of my cake options can be made gluten free, and I have a dedicated vegan option on my wedding cake menu. Because of the high price of substitution ingredients that I do not typically have in stock, there is an additional $40 added to any individual vegan or gluten free cake.

Please note that at this time I am not accepting orders for cakes that are both vegan and gluten free, or sugar free.

2024 Wedding Menu

Cake Flavors

  • Black pepper carrot

  • Passion fruit

  • Spiced chocolate (Vegan available)

  • Zucchini chocolate chunk

  • Pistachio

  • Meyer lemon & seasonal berry

  • Almond Marble

  • Turmeric

  • Apple caraway (Vegan available)

  • Sweet corn

  • Sesame

Frostings

  • Spiced brown sugar

  • Brown butter tonka bean

  • Orange tahini (Vegan available)

  • Cardamom mocha

  • Basil

  • Meyer lemon turmeric

  • Spiced dark chocolate (Vegan available)

  • Torched coconut

  • Rosemary

  • Almond poppy

Fillings

  • Pickled mixed seasonal berry jam (Vegan)

  • Tahini caramel

  • Meyer lemon curd

  • Spiced apple compote

  • Salted lime curd

  • Rhubarb ginger jam (Vegan)

  • Roasted stonefruit (Seasonal)

  • Pistachio butter (Vegan)

  • Passion fruit curd

Gallery

D & A sweet corn cake / meyer lemon curd / rhubarb ginger jam / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream

D & A
sweet corn cake / meyer lemon curd / rhubarb ginger jam / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream

J & A gluten free almond marble cake / roasted apricot vanilla jam / toasted coconut swiss meringue buttercream

J & A
gluten free almond marble cake / roasted apricot vanilla jam / toasted coconut swiss meringue buttercream

J & A gluten free meyer lemon and black raspberry cake / meyer lemon curd / orange tahini swiss meringue buttercream

J & A
gluten free meyer lemon and black raspberry cake / meyer lemon curd / orange tahini swiss meringue buttercream

H & C passion fruit cake / persian lime curd / toasted coconut swiss merningue buttercream

H & C
passion fruit cake / persian lime curd / toasted coconut swiss merningue buttercream

H & C pistachio cake / meyer lemon curd / pickled berry jam / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream

H & C
pistachio cake / meyer lemon curd / pickled berry jam / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream

K & P almond marble cake / rhubarb ginger jam / brown sugar swiss meringue buttercream

K & P
almond marble cake / rhubarb ginger jam / brown sugar swiss meringue buttercream

A & R chai masala cake / pickled berry jam / persian lime curd / toasted coconut swiss meringue buttercream

A & R
chai masala cake / pickled berry jam / persian lime curd / toasted coconut swiss meringue buttercream

S & R trio of cakes cake one: gluten free spiced chocolate chunk cake / tahini caramel / spiced brown sugar swiss meringue buttercream cake two: sweet corn cake / rhubarb ginger jam / basil swiss meringue buttercream cake three: malted strawber

S & R
trio of cakes
cake one: gluten free spiced chocolate chunk cake / tahini caramel / spiced brown sugar swiss meringue buttercream
cake two: sweet corn cake / rhubarb ginger jam / basil swiss meringue buttercream
cake three: malted strawberry cake / persian lime curd / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream

M & A lemon turmeric cake / meyer lemon swiss meringue buttercream / meyer lemon curd / blueberry thyme jam

M & A
lemon turmeric cake / meyer lemon swiss meringue buttercream / meyer lemon curd / blueberry thyme jam

S & C Pistachio cake / meyer lemon curd / pickled berry jam / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream

S & C
Pistachio cake / meyer lemon curd / pickled berry jam / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream

O & N Pistachio cake / meyer lemon curd / roasted apricot and peach with tonka bean / meyer lemon swiss meringue buttercream

O & N
Pistachio cake / meyer lemon curd / roasted apricot and peach with tonka bean / meyer lemon swiss meringue buttercream

E & A gf pistachio cake, gf turmeric meyer lemon cake / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream / meyer lemon swiss meringue buttercream details / pickled berry jam / meyer lemon curd

E & A
gf pistachio cake, gf turmeric meyer lemon cake / brown butter tonka bean swiss meringue buttercream / meyer lemon swiss meringue buttercream details / pickled berry jam / meyer lemon curd

S & A Almond pistachio cake / pistachio butter / blueberry thyme jam / meyer lemon buttercream (Vegan and Gluten Free)

S & A
Almond pistachio cake / pistachio butter / blueberry thyme jam / meyer lemon buttercream (Vegan and Gluten Free)

K & D Apple cardamom cake / fennel tahini caramel / ginger fennel crumbs / turmeric peach jam, / turmeric ginger italian meringue buttercream (Vegan)

K & D
Apple cardamom cake / fennel tahini caramel / ginger fennel crumbs / turmeric peach jam, / turmeric ginger italian meringue buttercream (Vegan)

H & G Malted almond marble cake / pickled berry jam / tahini buttercream

H & G
Malted almond marble cake / pickled berry jam / tahini buttercream