Media & Awards
Love From Our Clients
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![Company launch sculpted hoodie cake]()
"😍😍😍 best cake ever."
—Khyla L.
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![Soul Train themed 60th birthday cake]()
"Everything was fantastic."
—Antoinette D.
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![1st birthday onederful cookie set]()
"thank you so much for the cookies, they were delicious! [...] I forgot to mention that Lori loves the cookies lol."
—Natasha L.
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![Nordic themed 50th birthday cake]()
“Thank you for the absolutely wonderful cake! It was so delicious and incredibly beautiful. It garnered rave comments from all the guests.[...]. Thanks again!”
—Anna S.
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![3-tiered wedding cake with purple wafer paper flower]()
"The cake was so delicious!! Another lady is getting married this April and she asked me for your info. Thank you again so much."
—Marisol DLE
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![2nd birthday bear and balloon cupcake set]()
"Our only feedback is that your cupcakes, and your customer service, were fabulous. We can't say enough good things about you! [...] We definitely look forward to working with you gain. :)"
—JoAnna P.
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![WWII USO themed lambeth method wedding cake]()
“We could not have been happier. The cake tasted amazing. We chose a different flavor for each level of cake. [...] It was delicious. Nevia has great customer service. She is the only cake designer we will ever use again!”
—Angel and Michael L.
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![16th birthday video gamer cookie set]()
"[...] but everyone loved [the cookies]. Thank you. so much for making his day special."
—Nicole S.
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![Graduation cake with journalist theme and tennis]()
"Thank you for the follow-up and thank you card for Jewel and the card with the instructions. [...] The design was beautiful and people asked where I got the cake from."
—Erica E. G.
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![40th Birthday Cake with the Jamaican flag across a lion's face]()
"Thank you so much for helping make my husband's birthday special. The cake was delicious 😋.
—Antoinette F.
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Welcome to Platinum Cake Designs
THE DIFFERENCE
Hey y'all! Thanks for visiting Platinum Cake Designs (PCD). We're a custom cake business operating in a private cake studio in Decatur, Georgia and serves the Atlanta metro area. We specialize in uniquely designed, custom, decorated cakes, and we also offer custom cookies and cupcakes.
At PCD, there are 4 characteristics that set our cake business apart: delicious taste, imaginative designs, experienced professionals, and an eco-conscious cake studio. We'd love to be a part of your special event and make your memories sweeter.
OUR CAKE STUDIO
“Life is too short to eat food that doesn’t taste good.”
TASTE
We have done extensive recipe testing to ensure we create not only a beautiful dessert but also a delicious dessert. We bake all our desserts from scratch and made-to-order. Additionally, we use high quality, locally-sourced and/or organic ingredients whenever possible.
We are skilled professionals with over 30 years of experience baking and decorating. We are a proud member of the National Association of Wedding Professionals, Atlanta Chapter.
We appreciate our client's input so we respect their suggestions, ideas, and time. We communicate with our clients to ensure clear understanding. We strive to deliver a dessert that is beyond our clients' expectations.
“In business ‘professionalism’ is not a tactic but a moral value.”
PROFESSIONAL
“Every great design begins with an even better story.”
DESIGN
During the consultation, we listen to our clients to collaborate and design a customized dessert that captures their unique style. We love it when our clients want us to transform an object into cake through sculpting or they want to add a dynamic or interactive element to their cake.
ECO-CONSCIOUS
“You can start changing the world for the better daily - no matter how small the action.”
At PCD, we care about the environment. We are part of a composting collaboration to address any food waste. In addition, we use compostable bags for all our cookies, and we recycle. We are considerate of our carbon footprint, so we incorporate eco-conscious materials whenever possible.
OWNER. CAKE ARTIST. CHOCOLATE LOVER.
Pastry Chef Nevia Giles is the owner and cake artist of Platinum Cake Designs in Decatur. She has always had a passion for baking and cake decorating (and a sweet tooth). This passion led her to open her cake studio in 2015.
At a young age, her mother encouraged Chef Nevia and her siblings to be imaginative in and out of the kitchen through sewing, drawing, woodworking, and gardening. Chef Nevia continued to bake for her friends while pursuing her Business degree at Boston University.
The catalyst for starting PCD came when Chef Nevia was given the opportunity to make her sister's wedding cake. The cake was a hit and most importantly her sister loved it. Fast forward a few years, Chef Nevia decided to leave the utility and consulting industries after 13 years, and turn her long-term hobby into a career. She enrolled in the Pastry and Baking program at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. When she started her internship at Cake Power with Cake Artist Kate Sullivan, she had her eyes opened to all the possibilities in cake and artistry. After graduating, she came back to Atlanta and started Platinum Cake Designs.
Since starting PCD, Chef Nevia’s been on a rollercoaster ride which has lead her to compete on the Food Network’s The Big Bake. She demonstrated a variety of decorating techniques as a guest on the show Creative Living with Lynn Lilly. She authored a tutorial for American Cake Decorating Magazine featuring a playful flamingo. And she has been featured in articleS in DICED and VoyageATL. She's also taught cake and cookie decorating classes and looks forward to creating more classes in the near future. Chef Nevia was a guest speaker at Mosaic Minds Academy, a youth arts school, for a Career Day event where she enjoyed connecting with young people. And she's excited about the journey that lays ahead.
Pricing
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Grace
Minimalist, elegant, statement character (flower, bow, etc), buttercream or fondant, smooth finish, delicate texture (stenciling), marbled or simple color palette round silhouette. Pricing starts at $10/serving with a $225 minimum order.
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Premier
Multiple embellishments (flower, bow, etc), complex texture, fondant, round, square or mixed silhouette, multiple colors. Pricing starts at $13/serving with a $225 minimum order.
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Opulent
Complex, elegant, statement character (flower, bow, etc), buttercream or fondant, smooth texture, unusual silhouette. Pricing starts at $15/serving with a $225 minimum order.
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Luxury
2D and 3D Sculpted cakes, gravity-defying cakes and/or cakes with dynamic elements. Pricing starts at $12/serving with a minimum of 30 servings.
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Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookies start at $5.00/cookie with a minimum of 24 cookies and up to 2 designs.
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Cupcakes
Cupcakes start at $5.00/cupcake with a minimum of 24 cupcakes and up to 2 designs.
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Smash Cakes
2-layer, 5" round cake finished in buttercream in a pared-down, coordinating design. The purchase of a 6" or larger cake or 24 cupcakes is required.
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Additional Services
Acrylic cake toppers start at $45.
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Delivery
Delivery is $50 in the Metro Atlanta area + $5 every 5 miles from our cake studio. An additional charge of $50 is assessed for deliveries after hours, Sundays, Mondays, and holidays.
Flavor Pairings
We offer a variety of flavors in terms of cake, filling, and frosting that pay homage to our Southern roots and Caribbean heritage. Below are the popular pairings we offer for our cake tastings.
Nevia’s Praline*
delicious vanilla cake paired with a striping layer of Nevia’s salted caramel, hazelnut crunch, and Nevia’s salted caramel buttercream filling
*contains NUTS.
White Out
delicious vanilla cake paired with vanilla buttercream filling
Chocolate All Day
rich chocolate cake paired with a dark chocolate ganache striping layer and a dark chocolate ganache buttercream filling
Maroon One
decadent dark red velvet cake paired with white chocolate buttercream filling
Sunny Days
lemon cake paired with a lemon curd striping layer and vanilla buttercream filling
Caribbean Kiss
delicious vanilla cake paired with a striping layer of passion fruit curd and lemon buttercream filling
Strawberry Love
strawberry cake paired with strawberry jam striping layer and strawberry buttercream filling
Mike’s Favorite
alternating layers of rich chocolate and delicious vanilla cake paired with a striping layer of dark chocolate ganache and cookies 'n' cream buttercream filling
Pink Blossom
strawberry cake paired with raspberry jam striping layer and vanilla buttercream filling
Sweets, Events & Classes
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Upcoming Events & Decorating Classes
Check out our latest Events and Decorating Classes.
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Private Classes: Group or One-On-One Sessions
Want to host a private decorating class or decorating party? Looking for a one-on-one session? Fill out our Private Decorating Class Inquiry Form.
Our Process
We enjoy collaborating with our clients to express their unique style for their event to create a deliciously, stunning custom dessert. Here's how we'll work together:
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The first step is to fill out our PCD Inquiry Form. This is a comprehensive form that will give us more information about you, your event, and your dessert, and the complexity of the design.
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Next, we’ll e-mail to schedule a 15-minute phone consultation. Make sure to check your spam folder just in case. The consultation gives us an opportunity to get to know you, answer any questions you may have, review the Form, and provide a quote.
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If you decide to schedule an in-person consultation, then we will dive deeper into the design, sample 9 delicious flavor pairings (see our Flavors Section), and discuss any unanswered questions. Cake Tastings are perfect for 2, but we can accommodate up to 4 guests. There is a $50 non-refundable cake tasting fee (+tax) that we will invoice when we schedule the tasting. In-person cake tasting & consultation or virtual cake tastings (+overnight shipping and tax apply) are available.
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Ready to book? We will email you an invoice and an agreement. (Note: If the total balance is less than $400, we will include our Terms & Conditions with the invoice.) A non-refundable retainer, 50% of the total balance, will need to be paid, and the agreement will need to be signed and returned to secure your event date. We accept all major credit cards, ACH, and Cash App.
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Because we want your cake to reflect your unique style and taste, we do not copy other cake artists’ designs. We provide our clients with sketches once the retainer balance is paid if the total balance is over $360 and the event date is more than 21 days away. Then we can tweak the design you select, and we will email you the final design. For those desserts that don’t meet this criteria, we will discuss the primary design elements during the consultation. Check out our work in our Gallery.
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The remaining balance is due three weeks prior to your event date. Then the magic begins: decorate, bake, and deliver. We deliver all cakes over 2 tiers to ensure they make it to your event safely.
“A party without cake is just a meeting.”
PCD Inquiry Form
FAQs
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While we are not open to the public, we would love to meet you either in person or over the phone. To setup a short phone consultation or cake tasting, please fill out our PCD Inquiry Form.
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We are open Tuesdays - Fridays 10am to 7pm, Saturdays 10am to 5pm, and some holidays.
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Prices will vary depending on the dessert, design, flavor, and event location. Please see the Pricing section for more details.
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Yes, we deliver and setup all cakes more than one tier to ensure your cake arrives to the venue in perfect condition. There is a delivery fee of $50 within 20 miles of our cake studio. Beyond that perimeter we charge $5/every 5 miles. An additional charge of $50 is assessed for Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and after normal business hours.
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We ask that you book at least 21 days in advance of your event. We may not be able to accommodate orders with less than 21 days notice. Please fill out our PCD Inquiry Form to setup a phone consultation.
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Yes, there is a non-refundable retainer, which is 50% of the total balance. The deposit reserves the date for your event. The remaining balance will need to be paid 21 days prior to your event. If you are booking within 21 days of your event, then you will need to pay the entire balance.
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Thank you for thinking of PCD for your celebration. We'd love to work with you on this dessert. You can find more information in Our Process section.
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We do offer nut-free desserts, as well as, a limited menu of gluten-friendly desserts. Please see the Flavors section.
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The first step is to fill out our PCD Inquiry Form to setup a short phone consultation. Phone consultations are usually 15-20 minutes. The Form is comprehensive and will give us a better idea of your event and style. During the consultation, we will review the Form, provide you with a quote, and address any questions you may have.
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Yes, we’ll bring the cake to you. First, you'll need to fill out our PCD Inquiry Form to setup a brief phone consultation. We charge a $50 non-refundable cake tasting fee (+tax), and you can taste all 9 flavor pairings. The tasting is perfect for 1-2, but we can accommodate a maximum of 4 guests. Cake tasting boxes can be shipped (+overnight shipping and tax). Please check our Flavors section.
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You can find this information in our Terms & Conditions section.
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A sculpted cake is a cake where we need to carve and transform it from a rectangle or circle into another shape like a purse or rocket.
A gravity defying cake is a cake that seemingly is sculpted and is standing, leaning, or hovering on it's own like the toy dinosaur or ice cream cone cakes.
A cake with dynamic elements means there is movement and/or electronic parts (ie-sound, lights, etc) within the cake like moving hands on the watch cake or smoke from a tail pipe in the car cake.
One cake could have one or all the characteristics above.
Did we miss something? Feel free to email us or give us a call. We’ll get back to you within 48 hours.