Jo’s
Custom cakes and catering for Middle Tennessee, from a kitchen in Smyrna.
Chef Jo has 43 years of experience. Weddings, birthdays, corporate parties, charcuterie installations, and the carved cakes people in Rutherford County keep sending her photos of.
Cakes that look like the thing
A semi truck. A pair of boots. Neyland Stadium. A llama. If you can describe it, Jo has probably carved it. And the wedding cakes are quiet, classic, and tall.
- Wedding cakesTiered, hand-piped, sugar flowers.
- Birthday and special occasionCarved and sculpted cakes, smash cakes, sheet cakes.
- CheesecakesWhole cheesecakes and cheesecake displays for receptions.
- Gourmet cupcakesAny of the cake flavors, by the dozen.
Pick a flavor. Or ask for one that isn't here.
“We are a custom cake shop. If you don't see a flavor you would like, just let us know and we can probably make it for you.”
Signature
- White Chocolate
- Triple Chocolate
- Bacon and Maple
- The DEVIL's Food chocolate cake with a hint of cinnamon and cayenne
Premium additional cost per serving
- Blue Ribbon Carrot Cake with white chocolate cream cheese icing
- Chocolate Amaretto
- White Chocolate and Champagne
- Pink Champagne
Icings
- In-house buttercream
- Vanilla bean buttercream
- Chocolate
- Mocha
- White chocolate buttercream
- Buttercream-flavored fondant
Some icings aren't outdoor friendly. Jo will tell you which, based on your venue and the month.
Fillings
- Chocolate buttercream
- Maple buttercream
- Peanut butter buttercream
- Strawberry buttercream
Catering, start to clean-up
Plated dinners, buffets, breakfast for the office, taco bars, mashed potato bars, grazing tables for seventy-five and up. Health department and insurance rules mean the team can't leave leftovers behind, so Jo packs take-home boxes instead.
- Meats
- Anniversary chicken, BBQ chicken, chicken Parmesan, melt-in-your-mouth chicken, rosemary garlic chicken, Tuscan chicken, herb roasted pork loin, Jo's pulled pork, beef tenderloin carving station
- Sides
- Broccoli and rice casserole, chef's blend vegetables, country-style green beans, French onion rice, garlic cheese mashed potatoes, Grandma's mac and cheese, sweet potato casserole, salads, rolls or cornbread
- Stations
- Pasta (spaghetti, ziti, lasagna), taco bar with three meats, mashed potato bar, grazing table for 75+, ice cream sundae bar
- Breakfast
- Continental and Big Country packages; biscuits, quiches, scones, muffins, coffee service
- Charcuterie installations
- From $21.95 per guest, $1,600 minimum
From the thank-you notes
Quoted as they appear on Jo's testimonials page.
“I could not let another day go by without thanking you for the phenomenal cake you created for McKenna and David's wedding.”
Alexis · A Wedding at Ellendale's, with a VERY Custom Cake
“You nailed it AGAIN this year! The racecar cake and smash cake looked AMAZING and tasted delicious!”
Amber · A Carved Birthday Cake
“The RECEPTION was over the top! We are still getting phone calls on how awesome the food was!”
Linda
“It is so darned better than I could conjure up in my addled brain! Sheer perfection, suited to this occasion and these young soon-to-be-wedded.”
GSV · An Impromptu Wedding (4 Days Notice)
“I just wanted to send you an email to let you know just how much everyone LOVED the Yoda cake.”
Sherri · The Yoda Cake
Smyrna, by appointment
117 Spring CircleSmyrna, TN 37167 (615) 459-9305 cakelady1@comcast.net
Serving the Middle Tennessee area. Call or send the quote form to get started.
