Absolutely great experience! I ordered my daughters birthday cake online using their ordering form. I was able to get them such a delicious gluten free cake. The unicorn was adorable and they loved it! No one at the party even knew it was gluten free. Pick up was a breeze. I ordered a 10" round cake for $100. It easily could have fed 50 people. It felt like such a great deal! read more

Amaru Confections - I messed up the front with travel. Not the bakery but it was totally fine and still adorable. - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

I tried to let the owner know my disappointment as I didn't want to leave a negative Yelp review, but she couldn't be bothered to call me. Here's a fair and honest review. We purchased cupcakes and they were carefully, packaged., and very good. We ordered a $55 cake and it was handed to me like this. When I asked the young lady how I was supposed to refrigerate it she just shrugged--she seemed to have gotten that question a few times and didn't have an answer. It's my fault for not knowing these cakes are so tall. However, when we ordered the cake the same young lady was not very helpful. The raspberry frosting doesn't have any flavor, but I knew it was raspberry from the seeds. The vanilla cake was quite good. I might get cupcakes from here again but definitely not a cake. read more

Amaru Confections - These cakes need a different box. - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Amaru will be CLOSING FOR GOOD IN OCTOBER (see news article link inserted here to confirm). A purveyor of fondant decorated theme cakes that also produced gluten free goodies, they are going to be missed by many customers who liked to support a local baker. If you need to order something from them, I think they are taking orders through the latter part of September, so check with them to see. https://boisedev.com/news/2024/09/05/bittersweet-boise-bench-bakery-to-close-next-month/ read more

Small little bakery on the Boise bench. They have lots of cupcake options. Lots of different flavors and lots of different restrictions (such as gluten-free). The cupcakes are great and the buttercream frosting is excellent! Stop by and grab a cupcake. read more

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Amaru brought us the most beautiful and delicious strawberry champagne wedding cake, and the best GF cake in the city. Thanks for being awesome!! read more

Amaru Confections - Wedding cake - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

I will caveat this with my review has no reflection of the staff as I purchased Amaru's goods resale through another vendor. I will say that on multiple occasions, I found the quality, taste, and form of the 'cina-saint' cinnamon roll to be hands down the best I've encountered in my lifetime. I drove from Eagle to the North End to enjoy them. So much so, that I had to inquire multiple times baristas at the coffee shop to ascertain where they were sourced. It ruined all other cinnamon rolls for me. It ruined all other frosting for me. Now that I know what one can taste like, everything else just feels... disappointing. I dreamed about these stupid things! Will certainly be stopping by and likely trying a cake for my wife's birthday and will report back on our experiences there - but if nothing else, get the cinnamon roll! It is life changing! read more

Their cupcakes are delicious! I tried them ages ago when they were at the Boise Music Festival.

Always amazing and able to make exactly what I want! This was my cake for my woodland animal themed baby shower. Everyone loved it! Would highly recommend. I also ordered my wedding cake from them and it was perfect! read more

Amaru Confections - Baby shower cake - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

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I'm always skeptical when trying new bakeries that offer gluten-free options, but celiac disease has me left with no choice. This gluten-free cake absolutely rocked my socks without making me sick and it was more than filling for the number of people I ordered for. I did ask for the cartoon-style frogs, but the other cakes in the shop had incredible detail so I wouldn't take my cake as the level of decorating skill that they can do. In addition, the service was great and they were quick to respond and the payment process was easy. I would HIGHLY recommend ordering if you need gluten-free baked goods! read more

Amaru Confections - Gluten-free carrot cake and vanilla buttercream frosting - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Picked up some cupcakes for my wife's birthday. Great options. They had a bunch ready to go if you're in a hurry and didn't order ahead of time. read more

Amaru is AMAZING! We just returned home from our daughter's graduation from Boise State and the cake was such a huge part of it! Not only was it super cute with so much detail, it was delicious! Thank you so much for helping us make this weekend perfect for our daughter. read more

Amaru Confections - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Buyer beware!! After ordering a cake from this company, Amaru Confections, two weeks in advance I had to wait in their parking lot for over an hour and a half! Then when Ingot the cake, no apologies or anything! Needed the cake by a certain time and it was late because of them. The WORST part was that two of my employees found stick pins INSIDE THE CAKE! They won't return my phone calls. Had to throw away the cake due to the worrying that more would be in there! Spent A LOT of money on this nightmare! Please be careful OF you choose to buy cakes from this place! read more

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We were able to pick up a Lovely birthday cake at the last minute for our moms birthday dinner. Decorated nicely and was tasty we had the lemon huckleberry cake. The only thing that would have taken it over the top would have been a fresh huckleberry jam element inside (which we were hoping for/expecting) instead of a huckleberry flavored filling but still yummy read more

Amaru Confections - 6in lemon huckleberry cake - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

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The first time I came here was to try the rainbow cupcake, unfortunately I came too early and they hadn't set them out yet so I got a vanilla sprinkle and a raspberry vanilla. The second trip I was able to get the rainbow cupcake. The cupcakes are beautifully presented in a small plastic container that is almost hard to get rid of because it's a huge waste of plastic. But nonetheless I understand the necessity and purpose so the cupcakes are held securely. I don't have much to say about the first two. They were very pretty but nothing way too out of the ordinary. The rainbow cupcake however was absolutely breathtaking! The colors blended perfectly together creating a smooth rich texture I found very satisfying to look at. The inside was very pretty as well. Something you may want to be aware of is that these cakes are primarily focused on being the prettiest creations in the room and not necessarily the best tasting food. The cake tasted similar to Walmart cupcake. No biggie, Walmart cupcakes are still yummy, but Amaru is rather pricey, so you have to go in knowing this to avoid walking out disappointed with the product. read more

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This is the best place ever for cakes & cupcakes, especially gluten free & vegan. They are all delicious and made with good quality ingredients. I actually used them for my wedding cake and it turned out amazing! read more

Amaru Confections - a three tiered wedding cake - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

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Meh on the cupcakes. Not a lot of flavor for the price you pay. They looked good but we're pretty much tasteless - like the desserts in the buffet line in Las Vegas. Big hat, no cattle. read more

6 out of five stars. My body does not tolerate gluten and dairy very well. I have found their cupcakes and desserts are very safe for me to eat. Also I don't feel like I'm missing out. The owner is super sweet and I would recommend this to all of my food sensitive homies. read more

Amaru Confections - I have celiac disease dairy is iffy as well.I recommend this to all my gluten-free homies. I feel good eating here! - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Terrific place! I'm allergic to wheat and gluten but here I can enjoy the delicious muffins, cupcakes, and cookies to my hearts content! *** I do have a request of them though, to reduce the sugar in their products or use a sugar alternative like Boka/Bocha!!! *** read more

It's weirdly difficult to find a good cupcake in my area. Maybe I'm picky, but I find that a lot of the popular cupcakeries make a cake that's dry and granular, with a stiff crumb. I can't figure out what gives--if cupcakes are your specialty, why are they so bad?! Amaru is the lovely exception. We ordered a vanilla and a lemon base cake, and both were light and soft, with a small, densely moist crumb. They held together in a marvelously fluffy way. They also *tasted* great, which is just as important. As for frosting, it's a version of buttercream, though I suspect it uses at least some shortening, based on the luster and consistency. It's not at all the commercial frosting we've become generally resigned to, i.e. some bizarre, overly-sweet sugar paste that tastes of chemicals. The frosting flavors here are a bit understated, and I think they could be amped up a bit to match the cupcakes, but the sweetness level is just right. Note that the cakes are stored in a refrigerated case: the frosting should soften up and be a nicer consistency if you let it sit for a while. We ate at the shop, but would have been happier if we'd taken our desserts home. There's also a variety of macarons, cookies, cinnamon rolls, filled croissants, and some other goodies I didn't note specifically. The macarons were just ok--that said, next time I need a cake, I know exactly where I'm going. read more

Amaru Confections - Cupcakes & macarons - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

So bummed how this super easy/simple cake turned out & how thoughtless/poorly it was all put together. The fondant wasn't even smoothed out on the top, you could see exactly where the 1/2 polka dots were cut or left cut marks in (as you can see pictured), the placement of them also drove me crazy trying to take a "good picture" (again as you can see pictured), and the fondant balls at the bottom around the cake were all cracked. Such a waste of money in my opinion. read more

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I used Amaru for my daughter and neice's joint birthday party. Ordering was easy and staff was very knowledgeable. I originally wanted cupcakes in a rainbow design. When they had concerns about the number of cupcakes I had ordered (not enough for a very big rainbow) they we're helpful in switching to a cake. I gave them full creative control within a rainbow theme. The result was way better than expected!!! Everyone complemented the cake both for how it looked and how it tasted. read more

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Yet again, THEY BLEW THIS CAKE OUT OF THE WATER!!! Wow I am sooooo impressed you guys are truly talented!!!! I just don't have any words for how happy I am! They have never disappointed me... I have found my permanent cake shop! Thank you guys a million times over, can't wait to bring more ideas your way!!! Keep on killing it everyone! read more

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I bought these for a friend who was having a bad day and she told me, "they're gorgeous. I can't believe how incredibly uplifting it was to get these. They've made my whole week." She says they're just as delicious as they are aesthetically pleasing! read more

Amaru Confections - 7oz. German Chocolate Cupcake 7oz. Rainbow Unicorn Cupcake 7 oz. Strawberry Cupcake 7 oz. Red Velvet Cupcake - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

The quality of the food is fantastic! They make delicious GF/DF cupcakes and cakes. However, their customer service is poor. When you go into the store and talk with the younger gal at the counter you feel like you're interrupting her. She seems annoyed when you order as well. I love the bakery but DO NOT like the service. read more

Love their peanut butter cookie. They have gluten free cup cakes. Hand made greeting cards are here.

We used Amaru for my wife's 30th birthday party. I won't say how long ago that was. They discussed with me what I wanted and created a cake that was perfect for her. All be it a little too big for the amount of people we had but that was my fault. They made a Diet Coke bottle cap cake and not only did it look good it also tasted good! We've also had cupcakes from there another time and they were also fantastic. read more

First let me say that this review is only due to an ordering issue and how that was handled. Their cakes and cupcakes are amazing, and I'm sure that the ones we received today were top notch as well, but I feel compelled to share what I feel is unfair treatment given my order was not fulfilled properly. I emailed a custom cupcake order a few weeks in advance of needing them. The email contained orders for 2 different pick up dates. The first one was for vanilla bean cake and plain buttercream frosting with light birthday sprinkles (all written from the choices on their website). When I went to pick up these cupcakes (for my boys' school birthday party), I was presented with a variety pack of 12 cupcakes. I was confused because I ordered 12 of the exact same cake/frosting/sprinkles. And due to the fact that I was using these for the school party they had to be nut and cinnamon free which is why I ordered them plainly and all the same. I told the person that was working the pickup/register that those weren't what I ordered and she pulled out the "order sheet" which said "variety" on there. However, I never had or filled out an order sheet as I had an email that was responded to and confirmed indicating the vanilla ones. I called in to give them my credit card and she informed me that I probably said "variety" when I phoned with my credit card. But this isn't true as all I did was provide my credit card number and referred to the email order when I called in. When I told her this, she told me it's too hard to keep track of which emails go to which phone calls... I don't understand that comment. To finish this off, 4 of the 12 cupcakes contained cinnamon, so I asked her to remove those. Then she said that she had prepackaged cupcakes that I can buy to replace the 4. Buy?? Seriously? Given there are 12 kids in the class, I felt I had no choice but to replace the cinnamon ones and she continued to proceed to charge me for the replacement ones. I feel that this is very unfair given my order wasn't fulfilled properly based on what I ordered. So I guess long story short, just make sure you confirm your order with them properly to avoid what I just went thru. read more

Amaru Confections - Variety Pack... Not vanilla bean with buttercream - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

I would strongly discourage anyone from using Marie (owner)for their wedding or any important event. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. She did not return phone calls or emails regarding my concern that it took her 2 hrs. to put up the wedding cake because she was by herself and it only lasted 45 minutes, before the guests noticed it started falling. I had to go to her bakery twice before she would talk to me. She does not take any accountability for her actions. read more

Saw a Yelp review for Amaru Confections in Boise, specifically for their Cinn-A-Sant Cinnamon Rolls. We loaded the kids in the car and made tracks to Amaru located on Roosevelt St. Amaru is a small bakery with gorgeous cakes on display. They also have beautiful designer cupcakes of various flavors. We were in luck Saturday afternoon as they had three Cinn-A-Sant rolls left. What exactly is the Cinn-A-Sant? Think gooey cinnamon roll with nuts and frosting on top... yum! You can't eat it there as the location isn't set up for patrons which was fine with us, preferred to take it home and warm it up a bit before devouring it. Definitely worth the ride over - however, I would call before you go to make sure they have them available. After all, I may have beat you to it! read more

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This bakery is incredible. It's a true hidden gem of a bakery. They have vegan options and they are delicious........I called because I needed a vegan cupcake. They put one aside for me and it was a hit with the little girl that had an egg allergy at my daughter's birthday party. I also purchased a unicorn cupcake (non vegan) for my daughter. She loved it and it was beautiful. This place is awesome. I got a cupcake also and it was delicious and moist.....lemon raspberry. I'll be back you can count on it! read more

Amaru Confections - Yum yum - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

I am so happy and amazed by the cake that Amaru Confections did for my friends retirement! I called from out of town (California) to have a cake made in a relatively short amount of time. They were so easy to work with and made the whole process very simple. And the outcome? A BEAUTIFUL cake that was absolutely DELICIOUS! So impressed and pleased with everything about this whole experience. Thank you so much for making the PERFECT cake! read more

Amaru Confections - What an AMAZING job on this delicious cake!!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Since moving to Boise in November, I have been searching for the best bakery for cakes. After trying a few other local options, I stumbled upon Amaru Confections. Their strawberry cake is so moist and delicious and the frosting is to die for! We got this lovely flamingo cake to celebrate my 47th birthday and it was almost too pretty to eat! read more

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I can't believe I'm going to admit this, it's heartwrenching, but...both my girls and I had to throw out our 3 cupcakes today. Despite living 3 blocks away I'd never been inside this bakery because the dark windows feel so unwelcoming, but today I wanted to surprise the girls with a treat so I picked up 2 unicorn cupcakes and a white chocolate raspberry cupcake for myself. My guy had bought me a gluten free gingerbread cupcake here around Christmas and I thought it was awful, but I chalked it up to being gluten free. First, NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE wants to eat a cold cupcake that is dry and hard. And, no one wants to wait 40 mins to eat a cupcake, especially 2 9-year olds. I've been alive 41 years and eat too many sweets to admit, and have never, ever been served a cold cupcake. This is weird. Second, the cake was bone dry, and the icing was flavorless, yet far too sweet. Yes, they make BEAUTIFUL cakes and cupcakes, but they taste terrible. I'd prefer an ugly cupcake that tastes amazing! read more

All hat, no cowboy! While the cupcakes look absolutely amazing and are presented with perfection, the truth comes out in the taste. I ordered the carrot cake cup cake along with the german chocolate and chocolate frosting and chocolate cake. Being somewhat of a carrot cake oficianado this ranks at the bottom of taste ranking - meaning it had no taste. No walnuts, no cinnamon, no chunks of carrot - nothing that would discern it as a carrot cake. You expect quite a lot for a $4.00 cup cake and this fell short on all fronts. The same goes for the german chocolate cup cake - sorry but whoever runs this place needs to take a trip outside of Boise to realize how to give value to something you're charging $4.00+ for. read more

I received a couple of these cupcakes as a gift from a friend. I had the chocolate with buttercream and the salted caramel. I have to say, there is WAY too much frosting on these things. It grossed me out. so much sickly sweet butter just made it too too much. Cupcakes are one of my favorite desserts and I was so disappointed in these. If you love frosting, then you might like them better....I prefer a more even ratio of cake to frosting. Unfortunately, the cake itself was pretty dry and tasteless once I picked all the frosting off. Another thing- these arrived to me cold. They had just been picked up. Who wants to eat a cold cupcake? Especially with all that buttercream all over it. Cold butter on top of cold cake. I won't be having another. read more

Another amazing cake! Amaru has supplied us with the best birthday cakes in the past so I used them again for my step daughter's baby shower cake. They are always great about taking my ideas or photos and turning them into reality. Everyone loved the elephant cake at the baby shower and actually thought it was a stuffed animal at first! read more

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Amaru Confections...You Guys Are AMAZING!!! The Cake Taste Delicious and Looked Just as Good! I Received Soo Many Compliments On It! You Guys Will Always Be My Go-To's! read more

Amaru Confections - Dave's 50th Birthday Golf Cake! - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Simple Paw patrol cake for my sons 3rd bday , Came out exactly how we wanted . Thank you ! read more

Amaru Confections - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

Years ago they did my wedding cake. It was hideous! I recently saw them here on yelp and thought id share my exprrience. I paid 450.00 for this cake! And clearly worth every penny! Lmao! read more

Amaru Confections - The female owner called this style "jennys cake" - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho

I love this place! I've ordered cupcakes from them numerous times and they are always delicious. And, I just attended my first cake decorating class with them and couldn't be happier. Katie (our decorating instructor) was awesome and was very encouraging. You order your cake in advance and then you're served beer/wine or mimosas and you're taught how to decorate your cake. Everyone goes home with the same decoration but it was very detailed and still a great time! I love that they've reorganized and are open until 10pm on weekends. If you're around the bench you should do yourself a favor and stop in for a slice and a drink. read more

Amaru Confections - Custom Unicorn Cake for the cake decorating class. - Bakeries Near Me - Boise, Idaho