Gaviidae Common
Skyway Level, Saks Wing
651 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Cocoa & Fig prides itself on crafting elegant, eye-catching desserts that are a reflection of you and your good taste. Their distinct miniature dessert tables and clean cake designs are exceptionally beautiful and charmingly delicious. Everything is made from scratch with the highest quality ingredients like pure Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans, Valrhona chocolate and cocoa powders, and Minnesota dairy.

Owners Laurie Pyle and Joe Lin work with each couple to create a wedding dessert menu that is personal and special. From cupcakes and cake lollipops to layered dessert shooters and five-tier cakes, you can be confident that Cocoa & Fig will create the perfect centerpiece for a sweet ending to your celebration.

Jessica is an amazing mistress of cakes – from classical to sculptural, her cakes are unique and elegantly crafted. Jessica’s Cakes is a boutique cake shop that enjoys creating the traditional or classic look, but delights in unexpected design requests.

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Poughkeepsie, NY, Jessica originally thought she would be on a career path to executive chef. At the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel, after a serendipitous transfer from hot line to pastry shop (instead of the butcher shop), she fell in love with the sweet side of life and tossed all thoughts of a savory career out the window.

Jessica’s Cakes was launched in 2000 after more than a decade working as a pastry chef in several Ritz Carlton hotels around the country, as well as The Minikahda Club and New French Bakery locally. Classically trained from her years with The Ritz Carlton, she is experienced in creating elegant, traditional cakes and small desserts. Today her eclectic style also includes quirky tip-tilt designs, random themes of food and clothing, and out-of-the-ordinary flavor combinations. No event is too small, and she’ll travel if you ask.

2042 Marshall Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104 – 651.340.7138
Open daily 11a-6p
4747 Nicollet Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55419 – 612.208.0672
Open Tues-Sun 11a-6p. Closed Monday

Don’t miss out on their fabulous cupcakes and macaroons in their storefront. If you get a chance to have the salted caramel macaroons, take it! And now a little note from Krista:

I use local ingredients and enjoy working with each couple to come up with unique and personalized desserts that represent the couple.    I love creating innovative flavor combinations, but have an appreciation for the classics as well.  In addition to cupcakes and French macaroons, I also do dessert buffets with a variety of bite sized desserts options.

Krista & Ly from Sweets participated in our “meet the members” Q&A – their answers are below.

Why weddings? Why not? our pretty and delicious cupcakes, cakes and macarons are a perfect match for such a joyful event.

What should people know about what you do? We use local ingredients and bake fresh daily.

What new wedding tradition do you want to get more love? the DIY favor making

How does your style differentiate you? What sets you apart? Besides using local vendors and baking fresh daily, our elegant style is timeless and the cupcakes and macarons are DELICIOUS!

What do you wish you had known when you started working with weddings? To take the time and develop an intake form that covers ALL the particulars and then some.

Are your clients mostly from Minnesota? We’ve been operating for almost 1 year, and most have been local, but our national recognition is growing.

Cake or cupcakes? cupcakes!