​My name is Melisa, and I am the owner, baker, designer, and all around one-woman-show of Sweet By Design Cakes. Sweet By Design is a wedding bakery operating by appointment only in Melissa, Texas and serving the entire Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex. 

I started taking cake decorating classes over a decade ago because I'm that type-A kind of gal who just HAD to make her daughter's first birthday cake. I jokingly blame Sweet By Design on her because I found my passion in making that first "real" cake. I gained a small clientele and decided to continue my education in the culinary world by enrolling in the Pastry Arts program at Collin College. That was over 15 years ago, and the mixer has been running ever since!

​Without the support and assistance from my husband, Sweet By Design would not be possible. He's an engineer and makes all my templates for carved cakes, helps me brainstorm, and offers the best color matching advice. We have two children, who I used to call my little BITs (bakers-in-training) when they were underfoot in the kitchen. Now they enjoy helping test new cake flavors between homeschooling lessons. Chemistry and Pre-Calculus this year, y'all! That baby girl who got me into this business was my first employee and helps with deliveries and Open Houses, while our son is my "Vice President of Dish Washing". He helps with packaging and went on his first delivery this summer as well. ​

​​Sweet By Design is a home bakery operating under, and meeting all the requirements of, the current Texas Cottage Food laws. Because this is a home bakery, I only take a limited number of orders each week. We are a small family business...and that's a good thing for my clients because I can dedicate my full attention to each order. It's also good for my family who may have mentioned that they like when dinner comes out of the oven too.  ;)​

​​Special occasion cakes are typically ordered to acknowledge and embrace the transition into a new season of life; marriage, babies, milestone events. They all deserve to be celebrated! My goal is to provide you with a personalized, centerpiece dessert worthy of your celebration. Additionally, my prayer for each of my clients is that not only will your event be blessed, but that the life events surrounding your occasion would be blessed as well. 

Thank you for considering Sweet By Design to be a part of your wedding vendor team. I truly wish you all the best, and I hope I can make your big day just a little sweeter. 

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​The cake that started it all...