A decorated table with a white cake topped with flowers, a vase with white flowers, and various fruit and floral arrangements on a white cloth.

Melbourne-based cake studio.

Cakes that make your celebrations unforgettable.

Browse Our Creations
Browse Our Creations

Bespoke cakes, cannoli, and desserts made to delight. All gluten-free and handcrafted in Melbourne for celebrations big and small.

Featured by Vogue Ballroom and Vines of the Yarra Valley as one of their recommended Melbourne wedding cake designers.

Elegant floral arrangement with orchids and other flowers on a decorated table with candles, a decanter, and fruit, set against a soft background.

Gluten-Free
& Vegan options
available

Celebration Cakes

It’s not just cake.
It’s the centrepiece.

Fun, elevated, and designed to stand out, exactly how celebrations should be!

Explore Our Cakes
Explore Our Cakes
A festive display of cannoli with various fillings, some topped with chopped pistachios and dusted with powdered sugar, arranged in a pyramid shape on a cake stand with an orange ribbon on top.

Gluten-Free

Not your average dessert

Designed to steal the spotlight.

From towering cakes to cannoli, tiramisu and cheesecakes worth fighting over.

Weddings, birthdays, milestones, this is how you do dessert properly.

Explore Not Cake
Explore Not Cake

The proof is in the cake!

What our clients are saying:

  • It was beyond my expectations and was almost too pretty to eat!

    Rhi was so amazing to work with and did an absolutely incredible job for our engagement party cake! It was beyond my expectations and was almost too pretty to eat. The taste of the cake was also incredible, thank you so much Rhi!!

    Kate

  • The Mess made a stunning cake with bespoke floral decorations for our engagement party.

    I gave a general idea of the colour scheme and they designed a cake for us that was not only beautiful but also delicious. Our guests loved it! Highly recommend The Mess for any special occasion!

    Nicole

  • The Mess was beyond our wildest dreams for a wedding cake.

    As a gluten free and dairy free girlie with a vegan husband, The Mess was beyond our wildest dreams for a wedding cake. Rhi was so communicative and passionate about designing a cake that I loved and saw my vision and the final cake tasted incredible. You don’t often get a gluten free vegan cake to that quality, it was unreal. Overall great experience!!

    Jordyn

  • Best Gluten Free / Vegan Cakes!!

    Cakes by the Mess make the most delicious cakes that cater to a range of dietaries. We have now ordered 3 times and there are never any left overs. Highly recommend The Mess! Thank you Rhi!

    Mia

  • She nailed the brief and it looked even better than I imagined.

    It was a divine blessing to have my birthday cake made by Rhi! where she nailed the brief and it looked even better than I imagined. And yes, we made a mess of it by the end.

    Bec

  • It’s hard to make a cake taste as good as it looks, let alone a gluten free cake, for everyone except Rhi.

    The best in the business. Beautiful cakes and beautiful person. I LOVED my Bespoke mini cake which Rhi perfectly themed to my new job.

    Maddy

  • Cakes by the Mess is a 10/10!

    The raspberry and white chocolate cake made for our photoshoot was not only visually beautiful, but tasted absolutely divine. Everyone was obsessed!

    Rhi was amazing to work with - she was on top of everything, from sharing inspo to being flexible with pick-up times. I’ll definitely be coming back to Rhi for my next cake. Thank you so much! x

    Lauren

  • Such an amazing experience!

    Right from the beginning communication was incredible, we even had personal delivery to the venue. The cake was the most delicious gluten free cake I have ever had and we also had some vegan cupcakes which were a massive hit! Highly recommend!!

    Cat & Andy

  • One of the best bakers I’ve had the pleasure to work with.

    One of the best bakers I’ve had the pleasure to work with. Easy to contact, an absolute gem to design treats with, and great value for the final goods I received.

    Alana

  • If I could eat that cake everyday for the rest of my life I would!

    Rhi at The Mess made our wedding cake. She customised it to what we envisioned perfectly (fresh flowers, rustic and elegant). She is a true artist the cake tasted incredible and looked stunning! If I could eat that cake everyday for the rest of my life I would. I 100% would recommend The Mess to anyone looking for a wedding cake!

    Micky

  • I cannot recommend Rhi and her team more highly!

    If you want great food in our case cannolis, well priced, reliability and great service look no further than The Mess. We will certainly be recommending them to all our family and friends.

    Amanda

  • She absolutely nailed it, it was everything I wanted and more!

    I enquired with Rhi from the Mess to create our engagement party cake and I had the most positive experience! I had a loosely specific vision in mind and she absolutely nailed it, it was everything I wanted and more and we received so many compliments on the night. Not only did it look stunning it was also delicious and super reasonably priced.

    Kate W.

  • The cake was delicious and everything we hoped and dreamed it would be!

    Rhi was amazing to deal with and the cake was delicious and everything we hoped and dreamed it would be. The communication was seamless, highly recommend The Mess for a beautiful creation that caters to all allergy types.

    Morgan