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Meet your Cake Designer! Martha M. Elk; Cake Designer she | her | hers © Kelly Carey Photography Martha Elk has been baking for pure pleasure for over a decade. She uncovered her passion while living and working in Japan, where box made desserts--her only claim to fame in the kitchen up until that point--don’t really exist. Martha spent the next four years in Japan learning how to bake from scratch and her baking quickly became a source of creativity, exploration, and discovery in an area of her life previously unknown. She spent the next three years baking in Bar Harbor and Portland for a variety of bakeries, learning unique skills and techniques at each before finding her love of beautifully artistic cakes and European inspired pastries. She was also introduced to the value of using high quality, all natural, locally sourced ingredients and what a difference they make in the end product, as well as the satisfaction of knowing that she is helping to support local and small businesses. Martha was also able to witness first hand the challenges the food industry faces regarding food waste, sustainability, and its environmental impact; deeply influencing her decision to create Hanami Cake Design to be as sustainable as possible! Martha’s love of baking extends into her home as well, where self-study and experimentation results in her playing with different design techniques, always challenging herself to try out new and different styles of baking, and unique and intriguing flavor combinations. She has always enjoyed working with her hands, but the combination of creativity, science, and artistry that goes into her work brings together many of her life-long passions into one incredibly satisfying result. Baking in its essence creates something that is meant to be shared. And being able to create for people on some of the happiest days of their lives and knowing she is adding to that happiness—that brings her true joy. Back

Let us take care of the dessert for your Thanksgiving Dinner! Thanksgiving Sweets Let us take care of dessert and provide the perfect finishing touches to your holiday table! Bring as a gift for friends or family, or just for yourself as a treat to help survive the holiday madness! Click the button below to order Order Form

It's hard to self-isolate but that doesn't mean that you can't still reward yourself for helping to flatten the curve! Treat yourself or a loved one to a Quarantine Cake and make your self-isolation a little sweeter!

Celebrate the wonderful women in your life with luxurious sweets for an extra special Mother's Day gift! Mother's Day Sweets Celebrate the wonderful women in your life by treating them to some luxurious sweets for an extra special Mother's Day gift! To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. 1 Choose the date and time you want to pick up your order from the calendar below, then click "Submit and Next" 2 Select all the options you want this form: different varieties, optional add-ons, allergen-friendly, etc. then click "Submit and Next" 3 All of your selections will propagate into your Invoice! Put in your payment info to complete your order! Done! :)

This is how we get started! :D Congratulations and thank you so much for your interest in Hanami Cake Design for your wedding! We are so honored to be considered and can't wait to work with you! :D Please read our FAQs before filling out the Inquiry Form below. We require at least three months notice for wedding orders (though we have been known to work miracles! :D) Please fill out the form in as much detail as possible so we can best be of service! :) We will get back to you as soon as we can! Thank you again!

This is how we get started! :D Congratulations and thank you so much for your interest in Hanami Cake Design for your wedding! We are so honored to be considered and can't wait to work with you! :D Please read our FAQs before filling out the Form below. We require at least three months notice for wedding orders (though we have been known to work miracles! :D) Please fill out the form in as much detail as possible so we can best be of service! :) We will get back to you as soon as we can! Thank you again! Please note: I no longer have any availability for events during the following weeks: 8/20/23, 8/26/23, 9/16/23

It's all in the name! What is Hanami? Hanami is a Japanese word referring to the tradition of enjoying the cherry blossom season by picnicking together with their friends, family, or co-workers under a tree in full bloom! It is a tradition that honors and appreciates the transience of beauty, that finds the beauty in imperfections, and taking the time to enjoy life’s pleasures. We found it to be a beautiful and particularly poignant description for what we do here! Back

Hanami Cake Design was born out of the desire to ensure that everyone can eat cake when they want to! she|her|hers Martha M. Elk; Cake designer Martha Elk has been baking for pure pleasure for over a decade. She uncovered her passion while living and working in Japan, where box made desserts--her only claim to fame in the kitchen up until that point--don’t really exist. Martha spent the next four years in Japan learning how to bake from scratch and her baking quickly became a source of creativity, exploration, and discovery in an area of her life previously unknown. She spent the next three years baking in Bar Harbor and Portland for a... more What is Hanami? Hanami is a Japanese word referring to the tradition of enjoying the cherry blossom season by picnicking together with friends, family, or co-workers under a tree in full bloom! It is a tradition that honors and appreciates the transience of beauty, that finds the beauty in imperfections, and taking the time to enjoy life’s pleasures. We found it to be a beautiful and particularly poignant description for what we do here! Our Mission Hanami Cake Design was born out of the desire to ensure that everyone can eat cake whenever they want to! Whether they have dietary restrictions for health or ethical reasons, or are otherwise choosing to eat in a more thoughtful and conscientious way, we want to be able to offer our clients those options without them having to sacrifice flavor or texture. Being vegan (or gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, etc!) should never mean that you lose the opportunity to also choose unique custom flavors or luxurious and high end designs! We are dedicated to finding recipes for everyone to enjoy! ...more

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