Best banana pudding I've had in a long time. Tremendous. Definitely worth the drive and a great find.

I get late night cravings and sometimes I order from here. The dessert is descent, BUT 70% of the flavor is vegetable oil. And 30% is chocolate or whatever the flavor profile is. There is WAY WAY too much vegetable oil used in the recipe to sustain the moisture cake level. It is not balanced, more so greasy dessert. I don't like being negative but this review is input so the business can grow and thrive. Yes I would recommend this place, IF they were to adjust their cake recipe with less vegetable oil used to sacrifice flavor over shelf life moisture. read more

Avl Cake Lady - Banana pudding, cookies & cream cupcake, and lemon velvet cake. - Cupcakes Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Great cookies, customized for a baby shower. Really cute cookies. She was able to turn around and complete order timely.

I was planning a 90th birthday party in Asheville from my home in California, and needed to order a cake. Chose AVL Cake Lady based on the Yelp reviews and her location, and I am so happy I did! The chocolate half sheet cake with white buttercream frosting was scrumptious - the cake was moist, fluffy, and well flavored; the frosting was smooth, creamy, and just the perfect amount of sweetness. I asked for simple decorations, just pink buttercream roses, and she delivered. The birthday girl was delighted, and everyone ate their slices and came back for more. I found the price to be reasonable for the size and quality of the cake. Definitely recommend! read more

Avl Cake Lady - Chocolate half sheet cake with white buttercream and pink roses by AVL Cake Lady - Cupcakes Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

The service and communication provided was amazing. I ordered a cake for a birthday party and it was beautiful! I sent in some inspiration pictures and they matched what I was looking for with ease. The taste was talked about by everyone. It was sweet and delicious. I'd definitely order again from AVL Cake Lady. read more

Avl Cake Lady - Birthday Cake - Cupcakes Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

I have ordered through DoorDash twice now and let me tell you something, the cupcakes never miss. The red velvet Oreo one? It has a whole Oreo inside and whew it is something else. Every single flavor is moist and delicious and not too strong, I'm super picky when it comes to icing and it being super dense and she nails it. Whipped, light and fluffy, and never over sweetened, not one bad thing to say about this place. Her prices are great too, considering inflation I would say it's a steal read more

Everything is always fabulous - taste and presentation both!! My go-to for ordered and delivered sweet tooth cravings - can't recommend or sing their praises enough! read more

This is a one woman show y'all, kind, caring, and most importantly very delicious. Just stopped by here for the first time and tried some macaroons and I swear they are literally the best I've ever had. If you're looking for a sweet treat, this is the place. read more

Order nearly one of everything just to try. Carrot cake was delish, pound cake was moist, banana pudding was out of this world and the cupcakes were cute and sweet. I can see myself ordering from here frequently! read more

Order a variety cupcakes for our Black History Month event at the office - AMAZING! Everyone loved all of the different flavors. Super moist, delicious icing and the variety was awesome! HIGHLY Recommend! read more

We needed some cupcakes for my mom's birthday celebration. It was east to find as we weren't from the area. The Oreo cupcake I had was yummy with an actual Oreo center. Majority of our party loved their cupcake. A couple were dry but it could've been because we were there right before closing. If we ever in the area again, I'd like to try other offerings. read more

Avl Cake Lady - Birthday Cake cupcake - Cupcakes Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Friendly service. Moist, richly succulent carrot cake. I'm a fan! Careful, it's easy to pass by - look for the signage in the window, over to the right of the Asian Market. read more

Avl Cake Lady - Storefront - Cupcakes Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Wowser Carrot cake with middle layer of Cheesecake! We entertained a large family gathering while renting in Asheville. AVL team worked with me by message until I figured out how to order the cake online. It was ready when promised and a BIG hit of the evening! Would definitely order from them again when traveling to Asheville. read more

The service is phenomenal, I had a great experience inside the bakery. It has a homey feel inside and nice pleasantries. There was even a customer/friend hyping up the bakery when I was there! I bought 4 cupcakes, and I can't say I liked any of them. Vanilla, Chocolate, Red Velvet, and Oreo. The cake was good, for all the cupcakes except the red velvet which had a chalky taste. The frosting, which is my favorite part of cake was the worst part. It had this refrigerator taste to them, as if they'd sat for a long time. I only finished the Vanilla confetti after wiping off the frosting. read more

I found this place on a deal website and couldn't turn down an awesome opportunity for cupcakes! We almost passed by them, they're next to the Asian market, you have to look for the windows not overhead signage. They had some really unique flavors and we got six different ones. First, I'll say the cake mix was the same throughout. Very soft, almost like angel food cake but sturdier. The buttercream for each were whipped up beautifully to make them very light. Nothing about these cupcakes were dense and heavy. They are average size cupcakes from a regular muffin pan so you aren't waiting a 650 calorie cupcake or struggling to finish it. The banana with peanut butter frosting sounded amazing! But it wasn't very flavor forward. I did not taste the banana and the peanut butter tasted like the peanut butter extract. It would have been better to whip up some peanut butter with cream cheese and powdered sugar to have the natural peanut butter flavor. The red velvet wasn't great either. Not terrible but just not very flavorful. The cookies and cream was very subtle in flavor. Good, but I could use more cookie. The birthday cake was pretty good. The raspberry was very good, I liked the flavors there. The strawberry milkshake was the best one. Flavorful and not too much of the extract to over power. I think they need some refinement. All in all I'd try it again. read more

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We bought a yummy cherry cheesecake & a turtle cheesecake the cherry cheesecake was so yummy! My daughter & her husband ate the turtle cheesecake and they said it was yummy as well. The crust on both was made of shortbread cookies. What a wonderful surprise! The lady who waited on us was a jewel as well. She was very kind & friendly. read more

Website needs to be updated to reflect prices. When I called to order a cake the owner told me that they did not have any cakes for the price they had listed online and their prices changed long ago. She also was very rude and immediately told me "this isn't the place for you" when I mentioned her online price. read more

Extremely happy with this cookie cake! I have had several bakeries in the past make these for my partners birthday and this year was the best one in a long time! Upon entering her shop I saw she also have tiered cake options that looked delicious as well as cupcakes and brownies. 10/10 would recommend! read more

Avl Cake Lady - a birthday cake in a box - Cupcakes Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Don't listen to any bad reviews here and go get some of the best desserts you will ever have. The banana pudding is the best I've ever had, and the cherry cheesecake was delicious. The red velvet cake shareable was to die for. Nothing I got went uneaten. These were before my diagnoses but I just got diagnosed with a health condition and am now sensitive to dairy, and so today I got the vegan banana pudding and the vegan oatmeal creme pie : both BOMB. It's so relieving to find good alternatives. LOVE this place. read more

This place is amazing the cupcakes are awesome their cakes are even better friendly service friendly people awesome definitely a Major find

We were disappointed that the cake only vaguely resembled what we requested. We were contacted the morning of pick up inquiring about the design we wanted (we had placed an in-person order weeks prior with a picture of what we wanted and were told our cake would be made per the picture). If we were only going to get an abstract interpretation of our wishes, that should've been communicated upfront. For the money we paid (almost $200.00), our expectations were unfortunately not met. read more

Absolutely horrible. Do not order from this place!! Bought a 60$ cake for my birthday, only to find out it was frozen. Had to stab in to it, was impossible to cut. Took one bite and spit it out. It was genuinely the worst cake I've ever had. Ordered a coconut cake, yet it was all vanilla with only coconut shavings. I would have rather eaten an ingles cake. Contacted the owner about it, and was told I could only get a 20% discount on the next cake I order. Rude, terrible, disappointed is how I feel about the owner and her bakery. Won't stay in business long that's for sure. read more

This carrot cake will change your life for the best! The cream cheese icing is smooth and the cake is dense and tasty, not a dry spot in sight! I also tried the bananas foster..... no words, it literally melts in your mouth read more

I am a regular and love the cupcakes!!! The owner is very friendly and accommodating, and always is friendly and helpful. I would strongly recommend this place to anyone visiting Asheville. read more

The AVL Cake Lady is nothing short of amazing! We were coming from out of town, and I was trying to find a place on short notice that could make succulent-looking cupcakes for my daughter's birthday. Boy, did AVL Cake Lady deliver! Everyone was talking about how beautiful the cupcakes were. Not only were they beautiful, but they were also very tasty. I cannot recommend more! read more

The banana pudding cake was amazing!! It was beautiful decorated, 5 layers with real banana pudding filling in between the layers. We will be back for our next celebration! read more

I wouldn't even give this a full star, but I had to select something. I called and left message, and emailed requesting an cake on short notice (due to another place cancellation due to health emergency), and they told me they emailed me back (never called) and explained that they could only do a simple drip cake on such short notice (4 days). I responded over email ok, what would be the price for that (I was will to decorate it myself). I never got her email response with invoice so I called and she was so rude ..."I send the invoice, what else do you need?", in the most rude snappy tone. I explained I didn't understand what she meant, and she just repeated herself. I again explained I didn't understand and had not gotten anything, could she just let me know the price please. It was $110 for just an 8in undecorated cake. I said, oh, no, thanks but, no. She simply replied, "well, I was just doing you a favor, not us". JUST RUDE!!!!!! read more