No wifi but amazing Madagascar Vanilla Dome desert! Cute place with decent priced coffee. read more

Alaska Cake Studio - Yummy desert & coffee. - Bakeries Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Terrible customer service! I called to let them know I would be picking up my cake later than I picked just to let them know and she responded "I think it's still back there" after I had already pre paid for it! Then we go to pick it up and she said "she doesn't have anything to cut it with" while working at a CHEESECAKE STORE with plenty of things to cut just in our view. I wouldn't recommend! read more

The cakes and other pastries here are unbelievably delicious. My mother, who never likes anything, loved the gluten free cookies!!!! I always stop here when I'm in Anchorage!! read more

Purchased $40 in cookie sandwiches for a training in the mall I was doing. These were awful! Dry and crumbly like they had been sitting there for a week or so. Disappointed. read more

The best cake I've had here. It's kinda strange they're in a mall but I don't care cause the cake was freaking delicious. The pineapple ginger coffee cake was so good I am tempted to buy another one except I bought the last one. read more

Beautiful presentation! I wanted to eat/try everything in the display case. I ordered the key lime pie, which was so unique looking as it was not in cake slice form, but rather a little pyramid. The key lime pyramid was not as tart as a traditional key lime pie, nor had the sharp green color, but was tasty, however didn't completely satisfy my key lime craving. There were also cookie sandwiches, bread pudding, basically anything you could want to try. Lots of cute knick knacks too, and very friendly staff. read more

Just picked up my order, for a caramel cake. Looks really nice. Taste pretty good. Thankful that they were able to make it, called around to different places here and no one knew how to make a caramel cake. We were looking for a place that would try and make it like they do in the south. This place came pretty close. read more

Alaska Cake Studio - Caramel cake. Looks really nice. Taste pretty good. - Bakeries Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

We all love this place! The cakes are amazingly beautiful and delicious. Everything here is invitingly yummy. All the pastries, chocolates, divine mousses and of course their specialty cakes. A quaint little place that's definitely worth a visit. They even have great coffee to match their wonderful desserts. I'm sure you'll love it as much as we do, whether you're a sweet tooth or not. read more

The oatmeal cream pies are worth the stop! I've gotten everyone at my work place addicted to them. They are a must try!

Loved the Bourbon Walnut Tart! Very nice flaky crust :) perfect. Amazing art by Joanne Noyles and it's for sale ! read more

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Terrible, Terrible, Terrible: These people have watched "Cake Boss" on TV too many times. Dry, uninteresting cake for $44! (8" cake). Costco, Safeway and Fred Meyer all make better cake at 1/3 the price. What a sad disappointment for my special event- and they are soooooooi particular too: order 4 days in advance, our "cake artists" are only here when they're here- gag me pu-lease. Pretentious crap on a plate. I've had my first and last cake at this disaster. read more

Good to know that Washington DC/Chicago/et al does not hold a monopoly on the overpriced bakery craze. Two of us dropped over $30 at this establishment--what a disappointment. $5 for a slice of "strawberry champagne cake" that was indistinguishable from a prepackaged item that could be found in a vending machine; $6.50 for a flavorless, mushy-textured "chocolate blackberry" confection that was tossed midway through consumption. Honestly, the only halfway tasty confection was the $7.50 (!) brownie sundae bombe. A cute logo and fancy in-store products (love the Harney & Co tea) are nice and all, but the baked goods--the main attraction, no?--were truly disappointments. Save your cash. read more

Wow I should have ordered something else! I bought brownie chocolate cheesecake and it was terrible taste. I will not come back again.

All I can say is this was a horrible cake...first I paid 125.00 for a 9" cake. I told them I needed the cake for a baby shower and that the mother hates buttercream. So we decided red velvet with cream cheese filling. I sent an email showing the colors that we will be using bright orange and hot pink. When I picked the cake up it was done in purple. The mother hates purple. I will say that they took the purple off and replaced with orange so that was ok... we cut the cake the inside was ok..but the outside icing was buttercream..the one thing she hates the most. Everyone couldn't eat the cake because the icing was to sweet and one bite you would taste the cream cheese icing and then buttercream icing. Very disappointed and will not ever buy a cake from them again. I was way over charged for a velvet cake that was buttercream 9" cake. Horrible cake for 125.00. Cake wasn't worth 20.00 read more

I buy a lot of cakes and deserts for work. I have been all over Anchorage, Great Harvest, Europa, Rustic Bake, Costco, Fred Meyer, you get the idea. Alaska Cake Studio is the best place I bakery I have found to get cakes for different birthdays and occasions to take with you to work. I also like Great Harvest, and Rustic Bake for their cookies and breads. But for cakes Alaska Cake Studio is by far my favorite. read more

Cake studio was cute and fun, but the cupcakes were dry at night time (9pm). I think they would taste better if you stopped by in the afternoon. read more

Wow, the wife and I haven't visit this place in over a year, we used to love to stop in here on our road trips from Seward. I say wow because the place sure took a turn for the worse. Please let me explain. We just finish having an excellent Japenese dinner a few blocks away, afterwards we stopped in a few shops, did some gaulking at local goods and decided to duck in out of the cold for a cup of coffee and a nice hand made desert. Needless to say we were both disappointed. I order a cheese cake that was tuff and dry. The same could be said about my wife's cake and the coffee was cold. That part still has me baffled, how do you make a fresh cup coffee using a espresso machine and it be cold. It looked like it might have even been instant coffee, the dark yet watery look. The young fella behind the counter spent most of his time holding up the counter than he did worrying if any of the customers were happy. My wife had to go back outside to read the special on the door because he didn't know what it was. The Bill came to over $14 for two deserts and one cup of coffee, I would pay twice that if it was good. We looked around the place just before leavening and thought out load to ourselves, how do they pay their bills. It wouldn't be from our patronage any more. read more

The frosting on the strawberry champagne cupcake is gross, taste like shortening not a classic butter cream. Not impressed, when someone spends 3.50 on a small cupcake it should make you want more. read more

Cute shop and locally made aprons for purchase if you're ready to go down the baking path. I picked up a few truffles, croissants, and a walnut bourbon tart. Things are on the higher end here, price-wise, so I'm not sure how many times I'll go back for a $3 truffle. To be fair, this is a 'cake' place, but I was a little disappointed at the slim pickings for less sweet stuff, like croissants. read more

Greatest dessert i have EVER had. Desserts come and go but order the Yukon Gold before its too late. If you love chocolate you wont be disappointed. Great service and wonderful atmosphere. read more

You want home made cake? And not just any home made cake, that homemade cake your grandma made and then sent you home to your parents on a sugar high? Then you're gonna love this place! To be honest, the options are very limited since they make everything fresh and have their "seasons" but you will never go wrong with a what you choose. Everything cake related is simply perfect. I gave this place 4 stars and not 5 stars simply because I love to have a nice expreso with my cakes..... And it didn't deliver (sad face) But other than that, go check them out! read more

I'm only giving a 3 star just because I've only tried one product so far and I don't live in this state so it may be difficult to try other items. I purchased a whole carrot cake. The icing was delicious, and there were large walnut chunks on the bottom layer. I don't care a whole lot for nuts in my cake but theirs was pretty good. I wish there were more cake to it than nuts. It's still pretty good. I saw a lot of yummy desserts and cool gourmet spices and sea salts I wouldn't mind having. I'd certainly go back, it had a nice atmosphere. Pricey but good quality cakes and desserts. read more

This is a great place to stop by have a cup of quality coffee at a decent price and a fancy little dessert with friends. I went here last weekend with my best friend and we fell love with the aesthetic of the place but not the prices of the sweets. Even though a 16oz latte is only $3.50 for a small dessert it cost $6.50. I got the Pistachio Wonder and my friend got the Key Lime thing both of them tasted amazing and were very pretty to look at, I don't like the idea of paying so much for a small sweet like that. read more

Okay....The only thing I have really had here that I did not like was the cake. Weird huh the tart things are oh so very good and the coffee is decent but the cake just isn't good. The cakes I've had are dry and some of the flavors are a bit off and they taste as if they have been prebaked and frozen. Just kinda weird to call yourself a cake studio when the cake is the least appetizing thing you sell. read more

Overpriced, dry cupcakes. BAD customer service. I spent weeks communicating with the office manager regarding my order for my daughter's birthday. On the day of the party I went to pick up my order which was not ready at the agreed upon time. Then the cupcakes came out looking like a toddler decorated them. $76 for 6 cupcakes? Really? I emailed the office manager after the party. I had to email 3 more times to get a response which consisted of a mere apology. BAD FOR BUSINESS!!!! read more

Fancy desserts at somewhat fancy prices, but the quality is great. I base this on having purchased only one chocolaty little cake ($6.50), but I know my chocolate and I know my cake, and this was good stuff. Guy behind the counter answered my questions knowledgeably and remembered to ask me if I wanted a fork since I was taking it to go. Cute little place. Worth stopping in to check it out. read more

Yum! Had the rose blossom muffin my first visit and chocolate banana cream coffee cake today - so delicious. Both were perfect little breakfast treats! And their iced almond milk latte hits the spot. The service was phenomenal both mornings I've stopped in. Will definitely be back to try the tiramisu! read more

Mediocre baked goods, high prices, rude customer service, and punitive penny-pinching eco unfriendly obnoxious tap water policy... My wife and I went here for breakfast during vacation in Anchorage. What an awful customer service experience! We ordered two baked items and paid $6. The woman working the counter dropped one of our items onto a plate, but it slid off and onto the counter where people put their cash, etc. Yuck, but we're not germophobes, so we just ignored it and carried on. We took our breakfast to one of the 6 or 7 tables to eat. They have seating for ~15 people. We wanted some water with our food, so my wife got up to ask for a cup of tap water. "No." That was the answer. The sink was right besides the cashier, but she wouldn't serve tap water! I've never seen this before in the US. My wife suggested we return our breakfast and leave, but I sensed that the clerk would have no idea how to process a credit card refund. So the baked goods are a bit dry. Incredulous to the initial rejection, my wife went back again to ask for water. She was rejected again. Despite the sink sitting right there, we were told that they would not give us water. After eating a few more bites, my wife returned and asked if she could pay 5 cents for a cup to be served tap water. I've seen a 5 cent charge at a few places in my time, though never at an upscale bakery/cafe type of place. But hey, how could we be rejected from tap water after offering something for it. The clerk said no, and pointed out that they sell bottled water for $2.75. You would think in an eco-conscious place like Alaska they would be more sensitive than to ONLY offer bottled water, which is so eco-unfriendly. We're not tree huggers, but the evidence is overwhelming: http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0218-05.htm She finally relented, and said that she'd give us a cup of tap water for 75 cents. Seriously! 75 cents to cover the cost of a cup and (essentially) free tap water? For customers who bought food? At this point, I figured we were on candid camera or something. We refused out of principle to pay 75 cents for their precious tap water. We sat to finish our mediocre croissant and scone. When a couple entered the store, we suggested that there were better places to get breakfast where they respected their customers. We were pleased when that couple immediately left! Serves Cake Studio right! Penny wise, pound foolish! Immediately thereafter, the the cashier stormed over to us with a cup of free tap water, slammed it on the table, and said "don't mess with my business!" We finished our food and left. As we did, a man confronted us at the door. We hadn't seen him at all yet, but he demanded to know how we felt having made this woman cry. I asked if he was another customer or an employee, since we hadn't seen him before. He explained that he was the manager. We then engaged in a heated discussion over their policy. He was incredibly smug and arrogant. Well, we certainly didn't intend to make the woman cry. Clearly, she is not the decision maker behind the policy. I do wonder why our interaction made her cry, though. If I were here, I'd be frustrated having to enforce a foolish policy. I wouldn't get upset that some customers spoke up to other customers about it. Oh, in our frustrating conversation with the manager, he explained that charging for tap water is reasonable because the bakery is neither a coffee shop nor a bakery nor a restaurant nor a cafe. I'm not sure what he thinks it IS, but evidently the 6 or 7 dining tables plus food for sale somehow makes it fit none of those descriptors. Oh, and he went into a long diatribe that the place is also different from Starbucks, pretty much because it doesn't say "Starbucks" on the store front. (Seriously, he pointed this out to us.) He was incredibly rude and condescending. Well, I feel a little bit bad for people who have to work at a place with ownership that is clearly very unreasonable. I'm sure it can't be a very pleasant experience. As my wife, said, "There are plenty of places nearby that have a nice selection of coffee, breakfast and dessert ... head down the street to Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge for a delicious afternoon treat or try Side Street Espresso for breakfast. This place doesn't deserve your business!" read more

Just stopped in after taking a walk around downtown. Had a peanut butter sandwich (peanut butter cookies with chocolate buttercream in the middle) and a hot apple cider. Everything was great and the two girls behind the counter were very helpful! read more

I visited several times on my recent trip to Anchorage, and enjoyed their espressos (primarily) but also admired their cakes and house-made chocolate bon-bon goodies. The only one I personally tried was a maple-bacon treat, which was delicious. I didn't experience any of their cakes, but that was more an issue of timing rather than interest. I see some people complaining in reviews about the prices- I wouldn't classify this as 'cheap', but the prices were reasonable for what was offered, and the taste and quality were excellent (based upon my sampling and my wife's mini-cheesecake which she enjoyed). We're used to paying up for quality in my hometown of SF, and based on those prices, I was not the least bit offended. This was a great change-up from Starbucks, etc, and I will visit again on my future trips to Anchorage. read more

All the goodies they make are fabulous and amazing ‼‼ The staff always delightful... if they could just get coffee down they would be 5 star! read more

I had a slice of carrot cake, which was delicious. I also had a coconut bon bon which, likewise, was superb. I can't wait to try more things at Alaska Cake Studio. read more

Picked up some truffles while traveling for a special someone who enjoys chocolate. They're good truffles. Seems like a fine enough shop, but the counter person wasn't welcoming. Proficient unfriendly service which is out of place in friendly, bubbly Alaska. read more

Chocolates n great choc scones and nice helpful staff

Been here a few times now with my husband and my mom. The cupcakes are decent- a little dry, but generally good solid flavor. Cake is good- the Mimosa cake we had on an occasion was excellent. But the Almond Joy dessert- oh my! Divine for someone who loves almond and coconut flavor. That dessert got them four stars. I'll keep coming back to try. As any place, everything depends on your taste, and since they are always rotating, it keeps it interesting. Sometimes a big win, sometimes just kinda 'eh'. I have found it worth it for the wins. read more

I stopped in today and picked up a Bananas Foster cake and a Raspberry hazelnut passion. I was so excited to try them, they were so beautifully decorated and everything in the shop looked amazing. I didn't even care that I just spent $13 on two desserts, they had my inner fat kid drooling. Upon closer look, the Bananas Foster was 'decorated' with honey puffed wheat cereal (Smacks) and the inside was essentially an absurdly bright yellow banana pudding and taste more like a banana taffy taffy than a bananas foster. The Raspberry hazelnut passion was gorgeous, and the first bite made me cringe. It was so bitter, I had to wash the taste out with a glass of water. I thought maybe it might be the chocolate that it was coated in, so I tasted the filling, and was confused with the flavor. Granted it wasn't bitter, but I didn't taste raspberry or hazelnut as much as I hoped. I was sadly disappointed with my experience. I hope I came in on a bad day and their desserts are a treat for everyone else. I can't say I'd be going back anytime soon. read more

We had toffee bonbons and raspberry dark chocolate bonbons and bacon cheesecake. All were 5 stars..first bacon desert I've had that wasn't overwhelming, perfect. They also had tons of other cute things and food. read more

I have had more cakes here than I care to admit and they have always been amazingly delicious!

Great downtown option for more than just sweets. I worked downtown for two years before I realized this place has coffee, soup and honestly the best quiche I've ever had in addition to a large selection of cakes and sweets. read more

Alaska Cake Studio - Bakeries Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Wow, I came in to ask if they make cakes since I didn't know anything about them. The main person working there was walking with a work of art green cake in his hand and thought he would be funny and say "No, we don't make cakes here." I wasn't sure if he meant that they receive them from elsewhere. He undermined my intelligence by constantly thinking he was being funny by repeating "No, we don't make cakes." Finally, he started laughing at me as if I was silly and incompetent. He didn't smile or enact good customer service skills. His attitude was as if the world owed him a living. Now this lack of regard for people's emotions does not reflect his excellent cake making ability. I was going to buy a cake for my daughter's birthday. Isn't it funny how bad customer service could make me want to choose otherwise? Ironically, the girl working there was much nicer and made up for who I believe is the owner or main cake maker's lack of awareness. read more