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The Company
Forget-Me-Not Cakes (why Forget-Me-Not?) was created and is owned and operated by
baker and cake artist Sally Ann McGrath, a resident of the San Francisco North Bay Area.
Working out of a small commercial kitchen in San Rafael, Sally Ann produces uniquely
delicious and beautiful cakes for weddings and celebrations of all kinds, baking every cake
from scratch with locally sourced, organic eggs and dairy produce, real fruit, and the finest
flour.
The Baker
Sally Ann, formerly a high school teacher of languages in her native England, moved with
her husband Nick and their (then) young children, Sam and Hannah, to the United States in
1989, and settled in the Bay Area in 1994.
Sally Ann has a life-long passion for all things culinary, and began her baking career as a
tiny child, "helping" her mother Kay, herself a renowned home baker. Throughout her life,
Sally Ann has delighted in creating handbaked, mouthwatering and beautiful sweet treats
for family and friends, and over the years has honed her baking and decorating skills to a
top professional level. She revels in the process of interpreting her clients' visions in
edible form, and loves to help them create a memorable celebration.
The Cakes
Sally Ann believes firmly that, however beautiful, a cake is only as good as it tastes, and
maintains that only fresh, real, natural ingredients can produce that delicious "like Grandma
used to make" taste for which her cakes are known. She bakes every cake and makes every
cream, conserve and frosting from scratch in small batches, using no mixes or artificial
flavorings, never willing to sacrifice flavor and texture for convenience.
The Art
One of Sally Ann's special skills is the handcrafting of exquisite sugar flowers, so realistic
they are often mistaken for the real thing -- except that a sugar flower never wilts, and can
be kept as a permanent memento, long after the cake has been devoured. She also enjoys
working with fondant and chocolate, molding or sculpting unique motifs to represent her
clients' particular pastimes and passions. Whatever the message, Sally Ann will find a way
to say it in cake!
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