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.

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.

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Cake-obsessed clients

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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.

Back to Baking Basics: The Cake It or Leave It Way
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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 Essentialsthe tools, ingredients & techniques that actually matter
Tips & Tricks — game-changing hacks you’ll actually use
Recipesthe hacks that save time and your sanity
Decorating Basicsgo-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.