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    Brown Shuga Bakery

    4.8 (22 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Ayana H.

    The guy working was very friendly and appreciative that I stopped to support the business. After a discussion about the most popular options, I made a decision to try the traditional butter cookie and the caramel cake. He was confident that this cake is the best in the land. The actual cake is good, but the frosting was very sugary. It's a very small space to walk in and order only.

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    Marianne D.

    Stopped at this bakery today right before closing. It's the first time we visited. Usually I bake German chocolate cupcakes for my husband's birthday, but this year I didn't get to it so we found Brown Shuga on our way home from dinner. We bought a slice of German chocolate cake, a slice of red velvet cake, and a coconut cupcake. Joe, one of the co-owners, gave my husband oatmeal cookies because it was his birthday today. How sweet! I tried everything we bought and it all was so moist and delicious. The frostings were amazing! The cakes and cupcakes were not overly sweet, so the flavors stood out. So glad we found this bakery!

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    I'm going to start by saying I found this bakery on the Too Good To Go app. I had never heard of them but who doesn't love baked goods?! I purchased my surprise bag and figured ok if it's not great then it's still a discounted bag. For those of you who don't know about this app- you buy a discounted bag of food that's leftover or would go to waste is the basic idea. It's to help slow food waste. So we never know what we will get, but it's usually worth more than the price. I use it as a way to try places I've never had before sometimes it's not worth it some places like this hidden gem, are very worth it!!!! This little bakery is in a strip mall not too far from me and I was so surprised how often I must have passed it without realizing! Let me tell you, I will never pass up this place again, they may be a small bakery but oh man, BIG FLAVOR!!! This may very well be my new fave sweet treat place. I wish I knew about them sooner, they are amazing. In my surprise bag I received a slice of yellow cake with pink frosting I think possibly strawberry, a slice of cake that was half chocolate and half vanilla with a delish caramel frosting or glaze I'm not sure but it was heavenly. Both cake slices were SOO tender and moist, dense without being too much, buttery and so flavorful. I also received a buttery cookie that I'm not sure flavor bc my children inhaled it in seconds. They said it was "the best cookie ever" and wanted to know when we can go back for more. We will DEFINITELY be back for more regular purchases, now that I know how amazing this bakery is. The gentleman who helped us was friendly and kind, and made our trip short but pleasant. I am now not surprised at all how they have a 5 star rating, they have earned every single star and I wish I could give them an extra gold star for the epic deliciousness they have introduced me to. I will be going back probably this week to try more of their items, they had a peach cobbler that looked to die for, knowing now how well they bake I'm sure it probably is!!! Keep up the amazing work, you are killing it!!!!

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    Thank you for your positive review. We hope to see you again soon.

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    4 months ago

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    Thank you for your positive review. We hope to serve you again soon.

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    Thank you for your kind review. We hope to see you again soon.

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    We appreciate your loyalty. Thank you

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    Thank you for supporting our small business. We appreciate you.

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    3 years ago

    Delicious food from friendly people. Sweet potato pie was delicious. Lemon pound cake and lemon cake were outstanding.

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    4 years ago

    Delicious !! Fresh !!! Flavorful !! Moist !! Tried the turtle cake and omg It was amazing the homemade Carmel ! No exaggeration !

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    3 years ago

    Great service. Made sure my order was perfect would absolutely highly recommend to check out with great deserts.

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