nashville City Guide

Dessert Designs

Restaurants

Tall, multi-tiered chocolate wedding cake adorned with white floral decorations.

Pre-packaged cake with caramel icing on display, ingredients listed on label.

A smiling woman presenting a decorated cake.

A two-tiered white cake adorned with fresh berries and topped with a figurine of a dog wearing a sports jersey.

Address

850 Hillwood Blvd #1, Nashville, TN 37209

Website

https://www.dessertdesignsbyleland.com/

Phone Number

(615) 354-9555

Opening Hours

Tue-Fri 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

From her home in 1971, Leland Riggan began selling her first cakes, breads, and other desserts to locals through word of mouth only. Joined shortly after by her late husband Steve, who brought business savvy plus an artistic touch to design and cake decoration, it didn’t take long for the mom-and-pop startup to become a staple in Nashville confectionery, a sweet success that continues to this day. The couple incorporated their business in 1991 and nearly half a century later, the bakery remains a true mom-and-pop establishment, still run by family and friends. From outstanding wedding cakes to birthday cakes to the incomparable caramel and hallelujah bundts sold daily at the storefront, Dessert Designs has carried on a noble and delicious tradition of creating some of the best desserts in Tennessee.

SB Tip

Swing by Sperry’s Mercantile for a slice of Dessert Designs caramel cake or shortbread cookies. Or, you can pick up a full bundt cake in-store any day – including a mini cake for 1-2 people.