Creative Cakes

"Bakery creating custom special-occasion cakes in imaginative shapes & designs, including 3D options."

Creative Cakes is a New York City custom cake bakery located at 400 East 74th Street, operated by creator and owner Bill Schutz, who has been making three-dimensional and sculpted special-occasion cakes since 1985. Bill Schutz builds three-dimensional cakes in shapes ranging from Yankee Stadium to personalized Monopoly boards, with every cake made on a chocolate fudge base and finished with buttercream frosting; he also replicates wedding, bridal shower, and baby shower invitations for cake tops, and personalizes newspaper and magazine covers with detailed text and edible frosting photos. Bill began working at a cake shop in 1979, took over Creative Cakes in 1985, and the business has been written up in Time Out Magazine, Zagat Survey 2005, New York Magazine Best of New York, and was featured on the Food Network's Top Five Fancy Finales program. Based in New York City at 400 East 74th Street, with an optional delivery service available. Reviewers consistently praise Bill's collaborative process, attention to detail, and the taste of the cakes, noting that the chocolate fudge and buttercream combination stands apart from overly sweet fondant cakes; one customer described being a repeat client for 25 years.