Cake toppers break with cookie-cutter past . ... “The wedding-cake topper market is definitely a big market for us,” said Michelle Emerson, who started Melting Pot with husband Dan Dodson.

Providing all of these, and meeting even more baking needs, has been the goal of Diane Simmons since she opened Cake Connection, 1948 Lansing Ave., 15 years ago. Simmons has loved baking her whole ...