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"Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it."
From Scratch By James is your source for delicious custom cakes in Las Vegas. James is one of the best up-and-coming cake designers in the Valley, bringing his family's down-home Southern cooking to his amazing cakes, pies, and cheesecakes, giving his imagination free play. His concept is layers of flavor, adding in just the right amount of ingredients to give you a unique flavor profile in each bite. You'll be trying to figure out the variety of flavors in each of his sweet treats. The southern influence shows in some of our specialties, like our Sweet Potato Tart with Cinnamon Whipped Cream and other fruit tarts.
At From Scratch by James, we understand deeply how important dessert is for everyone. James was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a child, and he knows the pain of being denied the treats everyone else could have.
As an adult, he wants to give everyone the chance to indulge their sweet tooth, regardless of health or religious requirements, and supporting choices made on personal conviction.
For sugar-free options, we use a variety of natural sweetener options, like monkfruit, which has little impact on your blood sugar. We also are happy to support gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan requests.
Not every dessert can be made for each option, so please give us a call to discuss your needs and preferences. We'll find a way to make your dessert dreams come true.
Originally from Alabama, From Scratch by James brings Southern Hospitality to all his dessert creations. Many cakes include a healthy shot of alcohol, bringing extra flavor while baking out the booze. He also brings a healthy dose of rebelliousness.
His grandmother, his inspiration for becoming a baker, originally didn't want any boys in her kitchen. James proved her wrong by replicating her mile-high buttermilk biscuits.
That rebelliousness shines through in the creations of his Las Vegas bakery as well, bringing unusual ingredients together, like our Lavender Dream, a sweet potato pie with a lavender twist.
We also offer unique dessert formats, like hiding a cake inside a cheesecake, or beefing up pineapple upside-down cake into a pound cake and adding elements of a pina colada.
Of course, James can play it straight as well - to a point. He'll keep the traditional format of a triple chocolate cake, but layer in additional elements to enhance that chocolate flavor, like espresso.
Not one to be boxed in, From Scratch by James offers a variety of desserts through our Las Vegas bakery. Our line of tempting cakes, cheesecakes, and pies make us your go-to for tasty treats.
Layering flavors is our passion. Like a song builds with each instrument, we build flavor from the drum line on up. We start with the heart of the recipe, the largest, heaviest flavor element as the drums. In a chocolate cake, that will be the chocolate!
Then we add in a slightly lighter flavor element - maybe caramel, peanut butter, or coconut filling for the
bass. Next up, guitar - those notes that make the difference between songs. In some chocolate cakes, we use spices for heat, others bourbon for a mellow flavor. And the singer, the frosting, of course.
Sometimes there's a cowbell, something you don't notice right away, but that brings the whole thing together, like espresso or butterscotch.
From Scratch by James prides itself on fresh, handmade custom desserts. Each item is made from scratch just for you, and delivered with white glove service anywhere in the Las Vegas Valley. We're happy to deliver cakes, pies, and cheesecakes to
We deliver to hotel rooms on the Strip and Downtown as well.
Whether your special event is a bridal shower, birthday, anniversary, office party, or just a way to show you care, From Scratch by James uses real ingredients and lots of love to create a delicious dessert to make memorable events even sweeter.
Celebrate your special occasions with a fantastic dessert from From Scratch by James!