Plehn’s Bakery · St. Matthews

The little things
make the
occasion.

Strings of icing. A buttercream flower. Your idea, talked through with the bakery.

Call to plan a cake Look closely at our work

Three-tier cake with orange and teal string work — String work, three tiers — on the decorating bench.

Flowers, folds
and a finishing touch.

Examples from the decorators. Choose a photograph to see it full size.

White cake with purple buttercream water lilies — Water lilies

Three-tier cake with ombré ruffles — Ombré ruffles

The complete example gallery

Two kinds of order.

Something from the case

Order items normally bought from the cases through ChowNow. The only customization online is adding a message to a cake.

Order from the case

Something of your own

Decorated and custom cakes are ordered by phone or in person. Order early; weekends may be limited to pre-decorated cakes to which a message can be added.

Find your ordering path

Under the decoration.

Yellow, Devilsfood, Lemon, Almond and more. Flavor, filling and icing are different choices; our full list keeps them clear.

Explore flavors, fillings & icings

Purple buttercream water lilies on a white cake — Water lilies in buttercream

A wedding cake is a conversation.

Complimentary consultations by phone appointment, Tuesday–Saturday, 9am–3pm. Some days before Easter, Derby, Thanksgiving and Christmas are excluded.

There is no fixed price per slice: size, flavors, filling, icing and design shape the discussion.

Plan a wedding consultation

Ivory wedding cake on gold stand — At the reception

The same St. Matthews address.

On Shelbyville Road since 1924; in the Bowling family since 1945. Four generations, one shop.

The family history

St. Matthews, Louisville

3940 Shelbyville Road.

One shop. Say Plehn’s like “planes,” or “plain.”

Get directions

Weekly shop hours
Tuesday–Friday	7am–5pm
Saturday	6:30am–5pm
Sunday & Monday	Closed

Hours, holidays & both phone numbers