Meg founded Nutmeg in January of 2015 with a passion to combine tasty desserts with modern design. Her background is in Fine Art - studying painting locally at Arcadia University and abroad at The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. She enjoys the process of creation - deciding on composition, the perfect color palette and a variety of scale, texture and flavor.
Jonathan joined the Nutmeg family in January of 2020 with the desire to develop his artistic and design skills. With a background in French pastry and Viennoisserie, Jonathan brings the technical skills and precision to complement Meg's artistry and visionary aesthetic. A true perfectionist at heart, he enjoys mastering challenging and complex recipes that result in an effortlessly beautiful and delicate final product.
Jonathan joined the Nutmeg family in January of 2020 with the desire to develop his artistic and design skills. With a background in French pastry and Viennoisserie, Jonathan brings the technical skills and precision to complement Meg's artistry and visionary aesthetic. A true perfectionist at heart, he enjoys mastering challenging and complex recipes that result in an effortlessly beautiful and delicate final product.
Services
In the meantime, gather ideas of which styles you're attracted to - are you more of a naked cake or marbled fondant kind of couple? Fresh, sugar or no flowers? How do you feel about metallics? There are so many options when it comes to cake design, so forming some strong preferences will help steer us in the right direction.
We are not a retail store and do not have product available for purchase that has not been pre-ordered. If you'd like to stop by to discuss a potential order, please first contact us via email to schedule a date and time for a visit. This is an industrial kitchen complex - not a storefront (you'll notice additional dessert businesses located onsite).
Pick up can be scheduled below at our Manayunk facility. If you do not see a date available for booking, we are not accepting orders for that date. 5-7 days minimum notice is required for all orders, although we are currently booking out weeks / months in advance. We suggest planning early and well in advance.
First, take a peek at our online shop. You may find the perfect pre-designed item available for purchase. During our peak seasons (May-October), we are often booked several weeks or months in advance. We recommend reaching out as soon as you start to plan your event so we can check our availability for you.
Our signature vanilla bean cake + chunks of chopped dark chocolate. For the purist, we suggest pairing this crowd favorite with vanilla bean meringue buttercream. Our Vanilla Bean cake, sprinkled throughout with everyone's favorite rainbow party sprinkles. Classically paired with our Vanilla meringue buttercream + more sprinkles, of course.
Reviews (9)
Ebee & Drew Bromley Carpenter
Jan 16, 2022
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We signed up for a tasting to celebrate our Nov 2020 engagement and wound up falling in love with Nutmeg Cake Design’s flavors. Her consultation with us made everything so easy. We loved that we could mix and match the cake and icing options and design elements to create something that felt true to us in desert form. We ordered an earl grey cake with honey butter cream for our cutting cake along with mini cupcakes in chocolate cake with raspberry buttercream and champagne cake with passion fruit butter cream.
In a planning year that had a lot of twists and turns (guest count, covid considerations
In a planning year that had a lot of twists and turns (guest count, covid considerations
Carrie Marvill
Jan 12, 2022
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Nicole Brand
Sep 15, 2021
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I had such a great experience working with Meg of Nutmeg Cake Design for my wedding. I was living in Manayunk at the time I was looking for a baker and loved the idea of using someone local. As a dessert lover and chocoholic I was drawn to all of the delicious flavors she offers. The tasting did not disappoint. Each flavor is true to its name and I was happy to eat all of the samples. When it came to the design of the cake I wanted Meg to draw inspiration from the floral details of my dress. She was so excited and enthusiastic about the creative opportunity and that we really wanted the cake to
Harriet Jeon
Jul 31, 2021
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I have a huge sweet tooth and really wanted the cake to be great. So, I gathered some friends and ordered the tasting (on one of Nutmegs tasting days) from four different cake vendors to do a side-by-side comparison.
The Nutmeg pistachio and early gray cake was a clear winner. So by taste alone, Nutmeg won. Some time before the wedding, Meg reached out to confirm our order and to discuss the design of the cake. I sent her a few photos of cakes from her Instagram page I liked, and she sent me a sketch of the the cake as part of the proposal. Even from the sketch, the cake was GORGEOUS. The execution
The Nutmeg pistachio and early gray cake was a clear winner. So by taste alone, Nutmeg won. Some time before the wedding, Meg reached out to confirm our order and to discuss the design of the cake. I sent her a few photos of cakes from her Instagram page I liked, and she sent me a sketch of the the cake as part of the proposal. Even from the sketch, the cake was GORGEOUS. The execution
Kendall Keller
Jul 03, 2021
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Meg created the most beautiful cake for our wedding. She was so helpful and responsive throughout the entire process. Everyone was raving about how amazing the cake looked and tasted! We also had an awesome time with the at home cake tasting box and it was so hard to choose from all of the wonderful flavors. We can't wait to order from her again for future special occasions!
Yours Truly Esha
Jun 18, 2021
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Ryan Beck
Jun 17, 2021
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Nutmeg Cake Design was extremely pleasurable to work with! We used them for our wedding, and I will absolutely be using them in the future for future events. Not only was it extremely well coordinated, the design was impeccable! It was so easy to communicate with them to get what we wanted. She makes it so easy.
The cake on the wedding day was absolutely phenomenal. The appearance was beautiful, and the taste was out of this world. All of our guests thought it was beautiful, and thought it tasted great as well!
Even the tasting was so well done (in the height of covid, we got a to-go box that
The cake on the wedding day was absolutely phenomenal. The appearance was beautiful, and the taste was out of this world. All of our guests thought it was beautiful, and thought it tasted great as well!
Even the tasting was so well done (in the height of covid, we got a to-go box that
Jillian Vanderzell
May 14, 2021
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I would give more stars if I could!! It’s so rare to find someone who takes this level of pride in the quality of their product. I had custom sugar cookies made for my sister’s baby shower and they were not only super adorable but also insanely delicious!! They were packaged beautifully and Meg took so much care to ensure they would arrive in perfect condition. It was my first time ordering from Nutmeg and I’m so happy I did. I will certainly bring my business back!! Thank you!!
Lauren Hartman
Dec 02, 2018
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Do yourself a favor and get your wedding / occasion cake from Nutmeg! I ordered a cake and cookie favors for my sister's bridal shower and everyone was blown away! The cake was delicious - even non-cake eaters couldn't get enough! And the cookies were so adorable and yummy! Everyone sent pictures of themselves enjoying the cookies later that day!
Beyond being an extremely talented baker, Meg is an artist - making each cake / cookie design a work of art! Meg is extremely talented and easy to work with!
Beyond being an extremely talented baker, Meg is an artist - making each cake / cookie design a work of art! Meg is extremely talented and easy to work with!
