Wedding + Custom
Desserts
— Finger desserts —
Homemade classics made here in Apex, North Carolina, with the freshest ingredients possible. Some of our most popular items are listed below.
SPECIALTY DESSERTS
Baklava: Filo dough layers stuffed with a mix of crushed walnuts, cinnamon, and sugar, glazed with our homemade sweet syrup.
Bird's Nest: Crispy layers of filo dough filled with your choice of nuts (caramel cashew or honey pistachio), baked to a golden perfection, and drizzled with our homemade sweet syrup.
Lady Fingers: A crushed layer of nuts rolled into filo dough fingers, drizzled with our homemade sweet syrup.
Kullaj: A sophisticated turnover consisting of a filo dough stuffed with your choice of french vanilla or amaretto sweet cheese. Painted with our homemade sweet syrup and topped with crushed pistachios. Seasonal flavors available.
Swar Et Sit (Ladies' Bracelet): A delicate bracelet of flaky dough surrounding finely ground pistachios.
CLASSIC DESSERTS
“I was at the North Hills Farmers Market this weekend and sampled the most delicious strawberry cake I’ve ever had. Truly. I went home with one, and shared with family and friends. I don’t ever write reviews, but this was just too good not to share. I will be a repeat customer for sure!”
— Wedding & custom cakes —
Cakes designed to match your event. Asali Events & Desserts will work with you to create the perfect cake for your special event.
Custom themed, and tiered cakes begin at $5/serving, $75 minimum
Wedding cakes begin at $5.50/serving, $100 minimum
Custom sculpted/3D cakes begin at $7/serving, $150 minimum
Sample flavors are listed below, but we welcome all special requests.
Flavors
Wedding White Butter
Golden Yellow Butter
Decadent Chocolate
Marble Swirl
Chocolate Chip
Lemony Lemon
Sweet Strawberry
Toasty Almond
Red Velvet
Butter Pecan
Carrot
Spice
Coconut
Icings
Vanilla Buttercream
Chocolate Buttercream
Almond Buttercream
Cream Cheese
Ganache
Rolled Fondant
Whipped Icing
Fillings
Buttercream (various flavors)
Traditional Cream cheese
Mocha Cream Cheese
Mocha Chip Cream Cheese
Fruit Puree (various flavors)
Bavarian Cream
Chocolate Chip Bavarian Cream
Chocolate Ganache
Chocolate Raspberry Ganache
Mousse (various flavors)
Lemon Curd
“The cake was as delicious as it looked and all our guests raved about it. Behind the scenes, Hanadi’s quick response time, friendliness, creativity and customer service are unmatched and I look forward to placing my next order with Asali.”
— CLASSIC cakes —
Hosting a small or medium-sized event? These classic round cakes are 4" tall, featuring 3 layers and two fillings, making them ideal for dinner parties or luncheons. Require a minimum 48 hour notice.
6" classic cake (10-12 servings): $35
8" classic cake (16-20 servings): $45
9" classic cake (20-24 servings): $55
10" classic cake (36-40 servings): $70
OUR FLAVORS
Strawberry: Strawberry cake made with actual strawberries and layered with our classic cream cheese frosting (available option with fresh strawberries tucked in the cream cheese frosting) +$10
Toasted coconut: Coconut cake layers with our smooth and creamy coconut swiss buttercream coated with toasted coconut flakes
Chocolate Raspberry Ganache: Chocolate cake layered with chocolate swiss buttercream and a layer of fresh raspberry puree covered in more swiss buttercream with a dark ganache drizzle
Dulce De Leche: Caramel flavored cake layers with vanilla swiss buttercream and dulce de leche (caramel made from condensed milk) filling all covered in more swiss buttercream and topped with a layer of more dulce de leche
Bavarian Chocolate Chip: Chocolate Chip cake layered with creamy bavarian cream covered in a our dark chocolate chunk swiss buttercream and a dark chocolate ganache drizzle
Lemon Cake: Tangy lemon cake layered with smooth cream cheese icing and a layer of fresh lemon curd covered in more cream cheese icing and topped with more lemon curd
Almond Cake: White Almond cake layers with almond swiss buttercream and our classic spackle design in choice of colors and a splash of our edible gold dust
“Asali made my wedding cake. It was the moistest red velvet cake ever. Even now, 8 years after the fact, we talk about how that was the best cake we’ve ever had.”