Okay so.... Imma be honest because cakes are expensive. If your idea of good cake is hostess... you may like the cakes here. But if you like good cake (like the ones from Central Market or Whole Foods) do yourself a favor and skip this one. The owner, who made sure to mention how in demand she is and filing up fast, sold her tasting delivery as "20 flavors." Now this concerned me. But my previous baker had a family emergency and I needed a cake vendor asap, I was willing to give it a shot.
She delivered mini cupcakes topped with frosting that you get on cheap pure sugar kids cupcakes. My heart sank. Cupcakes are not cake. They don't bake the same. And these were clearly frozen and defrosted. And she told me that they would last a few days and still be good.
She handed me a sheet of paper with the flavors listed and I brought them in. Well, I have never actually done this before but I did a real life spit take. I took a bite of the first one and spit it out so fast my fiance was shocked. Just to be fair, I nibbled on a chocolate one too. It was dry and gross as well. I gave up. But my fiance has a much high tolerance for bad sweets, and nibbled on several others. Most of the ones that had flavors like champagne and what not tasted the same as the other ones with other 'flavor' labels.
The pricing was high for that quality. The place I ended up booking (C. Marie's Sweets) is the same price and is very good with real ingredients and meringue buttercream. Keep looking.
The only reason I tried this place is because I accidentally hit "send my request to other vendors" or whatever that function is on Yelp and the vendor was super responsive. read more
