The Cookie Cruiser serves homemade cookies with Minnesota Dairy Lab ice cream from a charming bicycle cart. Photo: Cookie Cruiser
Follow tradition or create a new one with decadent wedding desserts from local bakeries.
The rising popularity of dessert buffets and late night snacks at wedding receptions has many couples seeking out sweets beyond (or in addition to) a classic, multitiered wedding cake. We found several local bakers and confectioners serving up everything from ice cream sandwiches and cotton candy to donuts and cannolis on the big day.
There’s something so joyful and nostalgic about cotton candy, and Sweet Clouds Cotton Candy, a Lakeville-based food truck, offers spun sugar in many forms: freshly spun in-person, prepackaged and even as cakes or push-pops. Depending on the wedding venue, Sweet Clouds can be served from a food truck or a 4-foot table top. Sweet Clouds Cotton Candy, Lakeville; sweetscloudsllc.toast.site
Cream of the Cakes designs beautiful, custom wedding cakes and cupcakes, but the cannoli and whoopie pies are sleeper hits on many wedding dessert buffets. The bakery also has a selection of gluten-friendly and vegan offerings if you happen to be accommodating guests with food allergies. Cream of the Cakes, Lakeville; creamofthecakes.com
You’ve got your signature drink nailed down, but do you have a signature ice cream sandwich? The Lakeville-based Cookie Cruiser serves ice cream sandwiches and popsicles from an adorable bicycle cart. Homemade cookies sandwich ice cream from the Minnesota Dairy Lab. Pick from standard menu items—like the Classic Chip (chocolate chip cookies and vanilla bean ice cream) or Orangesicle (brown butter sugar cookie with vanilla ice cream and orange zest)—or come up with a signature combination that incorporates your favorite flavors. Cookie Cruiser, Lakeville; cookie-cruiser.com
Before they bought Edelweiss Bakery in Prior Lake, Joe and Laurie Lin’s first foray into the world of pastries was Cocoa & Fig. The bakery is known for scrumptious mini dessert bars, unforgettable cupcakes and elegant wedding cakes. Cocoa & Fig, Shakopee; cocoaandfig.com
This vintage-inspired cake from Holy Sins Royal Bakehouse was hand-piped by baker Hilda Vera-Terhark. Photo: Holy Sins Royal Bakehouse
If you’ve fallen in love with the vintage cake trend, you’ll want to check out Holy Sins Royal Bakehouse. Baker Hilda Vera-Terhark has a gift for freehand piping intricate patterns and beautiful florals, creating tiered cakes that look like works of art. Holy Sins Royal Bakehouse, Lakeville; holysinsroyalbakehouse.com
If breakfast is the most important meal of the day for the bride and groom, they won’t want to snooze on the opportunity to serve custom donuts at their reception. Luna Donut offers custom decorated raised and cake donuts, as well as ladyfingers, fritters and rolls, available for special order for large events. Luna Donut, Apple Valley; 952.255.8206
Kyiv Cakes Bakery signature layered honey cakes, which include traditional honey, lemon and raspberry options, are inspired by owner Iryna Motta’s childhood in Ukraine. Motta opened the bakery in June 2024 to bring authentic flavors from Ukraine to Lakeville. For weddings, the bakery provides custom cakes, as well as smaller dessert options like cupcakes, cookies and traditional pastries. Kyiv Cakes Bakery, Lakeville; kyivcakes.com
