Showed up and asked the hostess for a table, and was told to grab a seat and someone would be right with us. We waited 30 minutes without a single person talking to us, despite the table next to us getting (slow) service. It would be one thing if we had just wandered up and grabbed a table, but in this case we were doing what the hostess asked us to do and still got ignored. Not sure how they're expecting to stay in business, but that was ridiculous. read more

Taste...5 stars, but cake balls like queso are difficult to screw up...even the bad ones are yummy Value....3 stars..they sell the same ones at the Arboretum and dt Whole Foods for $1 less per cake ball (compared to the Domain location)...that is $12/dozen people and more convenient. Big fan of the Starbucks birthday cake and salted caramel (seasonal) veritals also! read more

Yes, yes, yes - I love this place! I used to live in Austin and this didn't exist until we moved away, but we make sure to stop by and pick up a dozen every time we're back in Austin. These are everything I ever wanted cake balls to be and nothing like how they usually are (overly sweet, gloppy with frosting, just unnecessarily gluttonous without much flavor complexity). I have tried almost every flavor and by far my favorite is German Chocolate. What I really appreciate about this flavor is the nuance of how strongly they were able to bring the coconut through. It really holds its own against the chocolate aspect. And of course I love the pecan flavor component! Other favorite flavors include Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, and Lemon Drop. (The Lemon Drop is very refreshing like the lemon cookies with powdered sugar grocery stores used to sell. This doesn't taste furniture polish-y at all.) Birthday Cake, Salted Caramel, Red Velvet, Nutella, Tiramisu, and S'mores are all good if not generally sweet and a bit lacking in nuanced flavors like the above mentioned ones. Mexican Chocolate is good and the heat really comes through. The only one I didn't care for is Oreo, which is odd because I'm usually a fan of that kind of flavor. There was something off putting about the taste of this one. I will update with my thoughts regarding Italian Creme and Chocolate Mint after I've tried those. read more

PROS: Really good food, good portions CONS: Pricy normally Good happy hour value! I don't know whether I'd pay for the normal full price though. Anyway, I enjoyed the lychee lee and the edamame hummus! Since we were full, we couldn't try their infamous cake balls. They looked very cute behind the glass display! read more

OMG CAKE BALLS. I only tasted two, salted caramel and strawberries and cream, and they were both yummy. And beautiful -- the cake balls were the very picture of perfection, and the packaging... this beautiful copper tin, embossed with the company name, in a little shopping bag in just the right size... I'm a sucker for good packaging. My only reservation is pricing, which is to say I spent more than I expected to. But then, after the cake balls were gone, there was still this gorgeous copper tin in which to stow away my life's treasures, or to make a 2013 time capsule, or to keep a pet turtle. So forget what I said about it being pricey. The copper tin was worth extra. read more

I don't like cake. It's dry. It's boring. It's not worth the calories. ...until Austin Cake Ball came along and changed my opinion of cake. There is nothing tastier than a red velvet ball in your mouth. I crave it. I need it. It is that good. I plan to give balls as gifts for every upcoming birthday, as everyone should have access to these tasty balls. And really, is there anything as fun as the word "balls"? So not only are they tasty, they are also really fun to say. Get yourself some balls, you deserve them. I've tried red velvet, chocolate orange, mojito, salty caramel and chocolate (thank you LSGS party!) and they are all very very delicious. Red velvet wins my taste test though, hands down! read more

Grading this is pretty hard. On the one hand, when fresh, these things are little mouthfulls of really good sex. Moist, exploding with flavor, simply amazing. Five stars. On the other hand you have the price: $30 for a dozen chocolate truffle-sized balls. Whoa! One star. I mean, for $30 you can get a pretty spectacular full size cake. I'm sure that it takes a lot of labor to ice these scoops of scrumptiosness, and I reckon they are using some pretty choice ingredients, but still...that's a steep hill to climb. In the end I go with three stars because they are so so tasty. If you have the means, check 'em out. read more

Decided to try Cake Ball for our Holiday client gifts, and we weren't disappointed! From the helpful staff to the tasty finished product, everything was awesome. Will definetly do more business with them in the future. read more

Austin Cake Ball - Decided to try Cake Ball for our Holiday client gifts, and we were definitely not disappointed! Super awesome staff, too! - Desserts Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I am addicted to cake balls from Austin Cake Ball! What can I say other than you have to try one as soon as possible! I crave the Vanilla Bean and Red Velvet which are my favorites and I recently tried a Salted Carmel which was sinful. I have a very sweet tooth and being able to bite into a piece of cake that is covered in chocolate is beyond any cupcake experience I ever had. I can't wait to get another dozen or two soon, YUM! These make really great gifts for someone special. They look like a fancy box of chocolates of the past, but taste like heaven! read more

AUSTIN CAKE BALLS THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU :) After a local cake ball business failed to come through for me, I went to Austin Cake Balls for my gift and I am So Happy i did! The online ordering and discount offers were easy to find and the pictures are extremely helpful and accurate. So the delivery was across Mopac pretty close by but since I placed the order right during the lunch rush I did not expect a quick delivery, yet they were there almost immediately! Beautiful and Delicious!! Awesome service that I highly recommend! GREAT IDEA FOR A GIFT!!! :) P.S. If you keep the pretty tin box, its a discount for all future purchases! read more

Service was really nice, I only got 1 cake ball (red velvet) and it was probably the best cake ball I've ever tried. I'm not really a dessert person, either, but it was good because it wasn't overly sweet, super moist on the inside and tasted great. I also ordered a macchiato and the girl behind the counter asked if I wanted it "Starbucks style," and I found the resulting drink to be even better. Thumbs up from me! read more

Customer service is unbelievable! Christi is amazing and this place is a must try. Oh and the cake balls taste great

I gave these balls a try after walking into the shop on Burnet Road and being pleasantly surprised by the looks and decoration possibilities of the cake balls. I had a baby shower planned in the near future, so decided to order the baby shower cake balls. The ordering part was quite easy, the website looks clean and is easy to navigate through. I needed 9 cake balls but they only had boxes of 6 and 12. I decided to call them to see if I could get a 6 piece box and 3 extra ones. The lady on the phone told me this was not possible. This takes 1 star off of my review. I don't see why it is not possible to order 3 separate cake balls decorated in the same style as the ones in the box, when I order all of them at the same time. The balls really were a big hit at the baby shower. The decorations are gorgeous. However, I can't say I was overwhelmed by the balls. For the price I paid for them, I expected something more. So the fact that these balls are so pricey, takes another star off. Overall I like cake balls, but because of the inflexibility and price I will not be going back. read more

I love cupcakes. I go out of my way to hit up cupcake bakeries to try. So I had to stop into Cake Balls because you can't get better then a cake you can eat with your finger and no mess. Let me say, divine! Only bought 6 which I immediately regretted when I got home. Went to the Domain today and bought my tin box to purchased another 6 (1.50 off price if you reuse their tin box). Yes, I should have bought a dozen but you know New Years diet so 6 will do for this weekend. read more

Austin Cake Ball - Purchased 6 or 12 balls, it will come in this tin box. Bring it back next time you want to purchased more and get $1.50 off. - Desserts Near Me - Austin, Texas

Drive by this place all the time, finally thought we would give it a try. Service was very nice and friendly. We ordered 3 cake balls, Oreo, red velvet and birthday cake. Total was about $9. Honestly have to say my wife and I were not impressed with any of them. Red velvet was for sure the better of the 3. Least favorite being the Birthday cake, it was not very good. We were disappointed. You're better off paying $3 for a full sized cupcake than one of these money balls. read more

I stopped into the Burnet Road location to grab a few treats for my staff, and had no idea what to get. The clerk in the store shared what flavors were popular, and helped me with the selections. She was spot on with her discriptions, and everyone thought I was amazing! The cake balls we got where, German Chocolate, Lemon and Margarita. They were all fantastic, but our favorite was the Margarita. read more

Really excited to try this place out. Unfortunately, we were let down. Didn't have many options to choose from & the ones we got were really dried. I can say i definitely won't be back. read more

I love these little cake balls. Great presentation in the fun they come in. I wish the price point was a little lower (only reason for removing a star) because then I'd be more out to buy them more frequently and take to dinner parties to share. But I'm addicted to them. Hard to eat just one in a sitting. read more

Excellent service. Excellent cake balls! Super delicious. First time here and I had the nutella cake ball and oreo cake ball, very flavorful, moist, perfect size! read more

Austin Cake Ball - Delicious - Desserts Near Me - Austin, Texas

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First of all the concept of cake ball is brilliant! LOve LOOVE love these Cake Balls. The place was easy to find but was still tucked away in a very unassuming location. BUT never judge a book by it's cover. I got a few: Vanilla, Chocolate, Lemon, Peanut Butter, Carrot, German, Red Velvet. Okay I lied I got more than a few. All very tasty. I think my overall fave was the peanut butter. They were all super moist, compact, and uber cute! I also loved the fact that they held up in the fridge and I didn't have to feel inclined to eat every single one in a hurry. I can't wait to go back and try their holiday flavors. :) This is a refreshing take on sweets since I myself am all cupcaked out. read more

They really don't want your business! So they have an online coupon, but this place is on my way to/from work and I like to pick out my flavors so I stop by (not my first visit). I see a coupon online for $6 (Birthday! Special!) and I go into the store, ready to buy $50 or more of cake balls and the only way I can use the discount is to go sit in my car and order on my phone. Really? So I go sit in my car.... and drive to Upper Crust just down the street where I spent $60. And next time, won't even stop at the Cake Ball place. The cake balls are good, but so pricey and really crummy customer service. "Like, so what" was the attitude. I guess they are sooo busy they don't need your business! And I know they will never get mine again! read more

My husband and I ordered 4 doz cake balls (lemon drop, German chocolate, dreamsicle, and oreo) on 10/6 for our wedding that was on 10/14. They were picked up the morning before the wedding! They looked great & though I did not get to try any, unfortunately, my guests gobbled them up! So, I'm assuming they also taste just as delicious! I will certainly order again in the future. read more

We just had our staff Thanksgiving meal with Austin Cake Balls for dessert. I love that you had Thanksgiving themed cake balls. I overheard some of my staff comment that the cake balls were the best part of the meal. Thank you for making my meal a success! read more

I googled birthday cake delivery places in Austin, because I live 4 hours away and wanted to send a friend some goodies on her birthday. I found Austin Cake Ball and read up on how the delivery works and started my online order. It was SO incredibly easy and the cake balls were so cute! I was able to include a note and add gift wrap (a cute bow) to it. I ordered it the same day as it needed to get to her and was delivered in exactly the two hour time frame as promised. Thank yall for making this less than 5 minute transaction a great experience and she loved them! read more

I tried Austin Cake Ball when I recently had a book release/signing party. I picked four or five flavors to serve, although they offer a dozen or more. Their confections are really beautiful and look like something from a photo shoot. Cake balls are served in fluted paper cups, like boxed chocolates. They offer decent discounts for quantity orders and also a discount for ordering online. That's why I picked them over Holy Cacao, although I do think HC's wares may be a bit tastier. Austin Cake Ball is in a hard-to-find location; obviously they do not depend on walk-in traffic. But they're worth the search. If you're having a baby shower, you should definitely check out their baby-themed cake balls. And six or twelve cake balls can be packaged in a beautiful, copper-colored tin. Their presentation is perhaps their strongest point at ACB. read more

I had to try this place as I keep driving by while at work. It's a cute entrance and the cakeballs look awesome. I'm kinda sick of cake balls being $3 around town but that is the going rate. I have to remind myself that Betty Crocker put out a cake ball kit that cost $3 for 12 balls! I just need to do that! I tried the oreo cake ball and felt that my mom had made them better. It was pretty good overall, I can say I tried it! read more

We had cake balls at our wedding last month instead of wedding cake. It was one of the best wedding decisions we made. The guests could not stop raving about the cake balls! We got four flavors and they were all delicious. The Austin Cake Ball staff were very helpful and responsive. We went in for two different tastings, but never felt pressured into anything. The staff delivered the cake balls the day of and arranged them for us. The display looked great and the service was wonderful. If you're looking for something different for a wedding or event, go with the cake balls. read more

Well done but I honestly think the Starbucks cake balls are better. The Starbucks versions have more flavor. These are a little more bland. Still a good option if you like baked goods but I wouldn't go out of my way for these. read more

We stopped in today for dessert. My husband and I got three cake balls all together. The strawberry cream, a tiramisu and a Italian creme. They were all equally as good., however I was appauled at the price! We paid close to $9 for only three VERY SMALL cake balls! I was so ticked off. Not to mention we passed up three of our usual cupcake spots to try this place. Never again. I will be making my own cake balls from now on. read more

After visiting a number of top bakeries in Austin, Texas, in search of the perfect wedding cake, I stumbled upon some reviews for Austin Cake Balls. As I was planning my wedding from afar, I made arrangements to stop by there on a planning visit. The location is far from ideal, but that was not important to me. What was? The taste. And from the first bite, we knew we'd be serving Austin Cake Balls at our wedding. They were amazingly delicious! As other reviews have noted, they cake balls are much denser than cupcake or traditional cake. But, they pack an amazing flavor and were so much better than any of the bakery cakes we tried. Every flavor we tried was more delicious than the next--Salted Caramel. Red Velvet. Carrot. Mexican Cocoa. Lemon. Vanilla Bean. YUM! We served a variety of flavors at our wedding, but all were decorated in white icing to match the rest of the treats and decor on our dessert buffet. They were such a hit with the guests, several of whom stopped at the Whole Foods (5th & Lamar) to buy more cake balls to bring home! I should also note that the folks at Austin Cake balls made the perfect groom's cake for me. A dozen chocolate/chocolate cake balls that were decorated to look like Pittsburgh Steelers' helmets for my football-loving husband. We put these atop a chocolate cake, and they were perfect. Overall, the folks at Austin Cake Balls understood our vision for the event, and after one visit and a few e-mails, made it all a reality. Thanks for the deliciousness. Instead of saving the top layer of our wedding cake to enjoy on our one year anniversary, I figure we'll just order a dozen cake balls from Austin Cake Balls! read more

We stopped by while in the domain. I could not believe the price! We indulged and bought 6 for $18! I was in shock,they were tasty though. I will most likely not o back unless I get a big coupon or gift card. I made my own and they were just as good, I made 60+ for $15 . read more

Wasn't thrilled about these cake balls. They are a bit over prized and the flavors are just fine. (The chocolate mint might be worth it). I would much rather walk over to the steeping room right down the street and get a cookie or a scone, they are just that great! read more

Austin Cake Ball was a wonderful experience for me! The lady behind the counter was very helpful and she helped me get the right amount of cake balls for the best amount that fit my budget! They have these cool tins that are refillable with discounted prices! I am for sure coming back for more!! read more

I just had one from a coworker that received it in the mail and I am Googling to try to get another... DARN, why can't you be HERE in SoFla?! Unlike some cake pops that are too sweet and all icing the cake pop was moist and tasty. I think you have to have like 2-3 not one! I had the chocolate one. read more

Great location in the Domain right by Macy's. They now have appetizers and serve BOOZE........................and cake balls ( I just love saying cake balls). read more

3 years ago I managed to loose about 40 lbs by eating right and exercising. The salted caramel cake balls would make it worth gaining it all back. Impossible to have just one. YUM!!! Guess I will just need to go out and run more... read more

Stacey came to the rescue as the idea of sending a dear friend treats for her 50th was at the last minute. I phoned Stacey from the San Francisco Bay area on a Monday and by Tuesday 3pm, she baked, designed and delivered 3 dozen scrumptious cake balls that read "50 is the new 30" along with her signature decorative style. She was extremely helpful and went the extra mile by turning on a dime to get it all done in time. I will definitely use her again and thank you YELP for being "everywhere" when I need you! read more

I have heard so many great things about Austin Cake Ball, but when I had some, I was quite disappointed. They were so nicely decorated, but when I took a bit of the carrot cake ball, it was dry and tasteless. So I tried a chocolate one and it too was dry. Maybe I need to try the red velvet since it's most people's favorite, but now I'm not sure I want to pay $2 for a dry and tasteless cake ball. read more

Such a fun place to have a girls night, happy hour or to celebrate a birthday!! The grilled cheese and tomato soup was delicious! The drinks are fun and festive to match the environment. And of course the cake balls were amazing! Can't wait to go back!!! read more

this place is hard to find! it's in the corner of the anderson square shopping center and isn't truly a retail storefront just yet, but you can pick up cake balls here, and that's what matters! (they also deliver). i went in and sampled the salted caramel flavor. it was delicious, but not as salty as i'd like. i bought a half dozen to go: orange chocolate, mojito, vanilla bean, red velvet, lemon, tiramasu. my favorite overall was the lemon and orange chocolate, although i'll say the mojito was definitely interesting and delicious! my friend makes cake balls at home, so I feel i'm a good judge, and the only thing that keeps me from giving 5 stars is that i wish they were even more moist. however the design and flavor options are definitely gourmet and divine. this place puts holy cacao to shame. i'd definitely come back and hope to see the store front open soon! read more