Custom Cakes & Cupcakes for Tampa Celebrations

A celebratory cake decorated with a leopard print pattern, red roses, gold and black berries, and gold "40" candles, alongside a woman in black leather shorts and a leopard print top holding a gold purse, celebrating a 40th birthday.

Welcome to the home of bold flavors, extra sparkle, and frosting with main-character energy.

Where Cakes Are Anything But Basic.

Because life’s too short for plain vanilla vibes.

Let's create your cake

Explore Our Pricing & Flavors

Design your dream cake —choose flavor, size & style — we’ll quote it in 24-48 hrs.

My husband and I each had a class with Cake It or Leave It. This was my fifth class. It was awesome!!! Very informative, detailed and well-worth the trip from Texas to Tampa, Florida. Mrs. Hargrove has great communication skills and surely loves teaching her craft to others. She is definitely blessed and has shared much needed wisdom in cake decorating with us.

Leslie Middleton

Birthday cakes • Baby showers • Graduations • Corporate events

A white birthday cake decorated with gold and white ornaments, including spheres, feathers, and metallic leaves, with a gold 'happy birthday' inscription on the front, set on a gold base against a black background.

MEET THE VISIONARY BEHIND THE

SHOW-STOPPING CAKES.

Nice to meet you!

I’m Tanisha — your new cake connection who just happens to make edible art for a living. What started as me “playing with frosting” turned into a full-blown love affair with bold designs, luxe flavors, and making people feel something when they see (and taste) my cakes.

I’m all about turning your wildest ideas into show-stopping, buttercream-covered reality.

Around here, we don’t do basic — we do unforgettable, one bite at a time.

The Backstory

Cake-obsessed clients

@RudiRamnanan

Truly a incredible experience. We were looking for a new custom cake maker as ours left the state and we couldn’t be more happy. The cake was so beautiful and the taste was out of this world. 10/10 experience and would highly recommend.
@jbosque31

Seriously the most beautiful and delicious cake I've ever ordered! Thank you for making my sisters bday cake one to remember. Everyone at the party loved loved it!! #MyforeverCakeBaker #cakeitorleaveittampa
@familyharris

Let me tell you about that cake! We took it inside the restaurant! You should have heard all the "look at that cake, that cake is beautiful, oh my goodness did you see that cake" comments we heard while holding it. Thank you so much for thinking of us, for blessing us! I think we found our baker to hire for all Harris family related events
@Jeniferruiz

Thank you so much!! Such beautiful art! Cake It or Leave It your work is amazing!! My daughter was so excited and happy! 21st birthday cake for turned out better than expected! Extremely responsive, quick turn around, professional, added EXTRA touches! hands down could not be happier.
@so_amazin_g

This cake is absolutely delicious!! Every time I walk past it I slice off a piece LOL lord help me LOL!! Thank you @Cakeitorleaveittampa you exceeded our expectations!! Birthday girl loved everything about this cake.
@Tonyascott

My cake for my birthday was not just beautiful, but was very delicious. Everyone at the party loved the cake and couldn't stop talking about how delicious the cake was. I definitely recommend Cake it or Leave it for your cake needs. Thank you very much Cake it or Leave it.
@iiam_dakaida

Thank you so much for your amazing work and patience ! I literally don't even wanna cut into it. You made my day already😊Have a blessed day!
@Justice Jackson

Good afternoon! My family and I enjoyed your cake so much i’m back a month later needing another one. I was hoping you had availability for another custom cake order.
@eboni johnson

Giiiiiirrrrllll this cake was it!! Everyone loved it! They loved the work you did on it. They said it looked Al. 😂😂😂
@Glenda Murphy

Good morning thank you again for the cake it was sooooo pretty everyone was like wow that is a beautiful cake. And when we cut it and tasted it is was delicious. No dryness detected it was sooooo good! We will definitely be ordering again.
@prettyluh.suehayley

Thank you so much for the cake it was beautiful, better than I could’ve asked for!
@La’Toya Bullock

Thank you Tanisha for making our great niece 1st birthday so special! The cake -drum roll pls-chef's kiss! You have our business!
@PastorHarris

THOSE CUPCAKES.....O.M.G.SH
Tanisha! Listennnnn, now you knowwwwwww my family and I love us some cake it or leave it, but I think those cupcakes were the best we've had thus far from Cake it or leave it and that's saying a lot!

Bring your buttercream vision to life.

Unleash Your Inner Baker: Master the Basics with Tanisha Hargrove

Dive into the art of baking with Tanisha Hargrove, the creative force behind Cake It or Leave It Tampa. Her e-guide, “Back to Baking Basics,” will take you from ordinary to extraordinary, one whisk at a time.

Quick View

Back to Baking Basics: The Cake It or Leave It Way

$19.95

Bold bakes start here.

Introducing Back to Baking Basics: The Cake It or Leave It Way — a modern e-guide for the bakers who crave more than just a recipe.

What started as a late-night kitchen hobby turned into a thriving business… and now, a guide that shares the real buttercream secrets behind it all.

Inside, you’ll find everything from must-have baking tools, how to master the essentials, and mouthwatering recipes.

You’ll learn how to:
• Baking Essentials — the tools, ingredients & techniques that actually matter
• Tips & Tricks — game-changing hacks you’ll actually use
• Recipes —the hacks that save time and your sanity
• Decorating Basics — go-to flavors that never flop

This guide isn’t sugar-coated — it’s real, relatable, and full of flavor.

🔥 For the bakers who dream big and frost bigger — welcome to your next chapter.
Because here, we don’t half-bake, we Cake It or Leave It.

Where Cakes Are Anything But Basic.

Design your dream cake —choose flavor, size & style — we’ll quote it in 24-48 hrs.

MEET THE VISIONARY BEHIND THE

SHOW-STOPPING CAKES.

@RudiRamnanan

@jbosque31

@familyharris

@Jeniferruiz

@so_amazin_g

@Tonyascott

@iiam_dakaida

@Justice Jackson

@eboni johnson

@Glenda Murphy

@prettyluh.suehayley

@La’Toya Bullock

@PastorHarris

Unleash Your Inner Baker: Master the Basics with Tanisha Hargrove