I'm updating my review. 10 years later I gave coccadots another try and was really impressed. The vanilla cake and frosting was great, a huge improvement! Staff was friendly and helpful, I will definitely be back! read more

Not being from Albany I searched on line for a Bakery in the area to make our son's Graduation cake for his dinner celebration after graduation at MVP. We sent in a design that we wanted. When we picked it up it was Beautiful just like we asked for Now for the taste test .. oh my gosh!! It was wonderful melted in your mouth the flavor was great, fresh very happy everyone loved it. Thank you for doing an awesome job for us .. If you live in the area or needing to find a great bakery in the area give them a call. Definitely recommend.... We were not disappointed at all... read more

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I've gotten two cakes for events we've hosted and they were absolutely amazing! They taste great and the service/ communication was fantastic. read more

This has been my go to bakery for birthday cakes for many years. The cake I ordered was beautiful and delicious but expensive - over $70 for a 6 inch round (without a custom top). It seems as with everything lately prices have gone up. Upon entering the shop, I was informed that cake orders are now done only online. This was a Thursday & the cake was needed for the Tuesday after Labor Day, so I had to pick it up on Saturday before noon per store policy. Despite sitting in my fridge for 3 days it still tasted delicious the day of! The cake looked amazing but the decorative bubbles were not edible :/ which I didn't realize until I went to bite into one of them & the outside filament flaked off . So a mixed bag review - cake was tasty but pricey; a little more attention to better customer service when the store was not busy at all would have been appreciated. read more

order the carrot cake birthday cake. The cake part was good, but it was loaded with way too much icing in the middle. It had almost 3 inches of of the cake. It was a little burnt very pricey cake to end up with something like this, I was embarrassed to . I wish I could've posted a picture of the cake. read more

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stopped in to pickup an already made cake. paid alot..60..it was stale. Marble with buttercream. Thought it would be fresher. she Said it was made last night or this morning. no way it could have been. read more

Very nice looking cakes and cupcakes I got the Lemon Cupcake with a chick on it and it was great! read more

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Ordered my 29 yr old daughters birthday cake online and found out from her that my wife gave me the wrong info, but the next day when they call to confirm your order that it was no problem, and paid for it and I was to come down Saturday at 11:30a to pick it up. Well Friday night I was up almost till sunrise Saturday because of an unrelated incident, and I slept till 12:45! I panicked and talked to them and since her birthday wasn't till Monday I had no problem waiting till Monday and they were able to hold it till then. Monday morning came and I picked up a beautifully made Marble cake with Strawberry filling and Whipped Cream icing. Everyone who had some remarked on how good it was, including myself and I'm not a big cake guy. Really delicious. It reminded me of when I was a kid for whatever reason, I can't tell you, it just did! Over all a great experience, and dealing with everyone there was such a breath of fresh air. Very easy to talk with their genuinely friendly staff. This was my second time using them for a cake many years ago, and I will continue to use them for my cake needs. I recommend them to everyone I know, and will definitely be back sooner than later! Thanks guys! read more

I contacted this bakery a few days before a birthday party with a custom request. It took them two days to call me back and say they couldn't do a custom order on such short notice and I'd better come into the store and pick up a cake from the fridge and they could customize the lettering. Okay, I was in a bit of a time crunch, so fine. I went in and purchased a cake for 6-8 people for $48. Custom lettering was done right away and very nicely. They even confirmed with me the exact wording, which I appreciated. What I did not appreciate was that they have a credit card fee that was not disclosed anywhere. The cake ended up closer to $50 due to this fee. Had I known there was a fee, I would have paid cash. Sigh. The cake was visually impressive and made for some nice photos. Everyone loved the buttercream frosting but the actual cake portion left something to be desired. A bit dry and artificial tasting. Several people ate the frosting without finishing the cake. The credit card fee also left a bad taste. Not sure I'd order a cake from here again. read more

Ordered GF, Vegan & traditional cupcakes for our grad party. All them were delicious! The owner was very helpful in providing the vegan ingredients for us to be sure they were "safe" for family members with significant allergies. After we got home from picking up our order we realized we were short part of it. I called immediately and the service was excellent! We went back over and they fulfilled the rest of our order and even added a couple more cupcakes. I know when it's busy mistakes or oversight may happen and it's no big deal when the business handles it so well! Again, all the cupcakes were beautiful and delicious! I added the grad 2025 cupcake toppers myself read more

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Wouldn't go back! They support Donald Trump!!! Donuts were good enough but I can't support someone that has the beliefs a person like Trump! That's a definite deal breaker! read more

Absolutely the best roasted almond and lemon curd cake I have ever eaten! The cake was so beautiful as well! There are so many flavors and fillings to choose from. They also have a large variety already freshly made in the case for takeout. They are beautifully designed and yummy. Lots of cupcakes and cake pops too! The white chocolate with raspberry cake pop was delicious! I highly recommend this bakery! read more

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absolutely horrible experience I purchased with coccadotts many of times. I ordered a cake yesterday and called this morning to pay my bill and the woman was nasty and said they wouldn't be making my cake because I did not respond by 3pm when just making the order immediately emailing me I didn't see the email until this morning . insane . ill go elsewhere with my business will never buy another cake from here. read more

It has taken me over a year to write this. This bakery has been my families go to since I was 16. For my 28th birthday I ordered a cake from coccadotts as we always do. Right off the bat: the piping on this cake looks like it was done by an amateur, which is fine...maybe, but like I said, I've been so loyal to these guys, I expect more. The cake was absolutely nothing like the picture I provided BUT, the issue was the staff being uncooperative to fix it for me while I was there at the bakery. That is what irritated me the most. I left unhappy with a cake I didn't like and went on my way because it kept getting WORSE with the sloppy attempts to make it right. But anyways when it was time to eat the cake, I had specifically asked for strawberry cake with no chunks of strawberries in it. Guess what I got? A cake with chunks of strawberries in it. It's almost like they tried to ruin the cake. At this point I emailed the manager, Mike I believe and told him everything. He said the best he could do since they are a small business is offer me a 6 pack of cupcakes on my next visit. Really sad to say goodbye to a bakery that has been so special to me for so long but my business clearly does not mean anything to them anyway. This cake honestly ruined my birthday and wasted $80 of mine. My advice is find a baker who is passionate and who cares. They are out there! read more

Coccadotts Cake Shop - Wrong flavor. Not what I wanted or asked for and SLOPPY. - Bakeries Near Me - Albany, New York

Okay, this place has my Heart. For my daughter's First Birthday I forgot to pick up the Birthday cake. Happens. It was mine and her Birthday together celebration because we are couple days apart and 30 something years apart ofcourse. The next day was a holiday Sunday. Their shop was closed. I didn't know what to do, no one was answering because the store was closed. I texted their Facebook page. They responded right away and the owner arranged for the manager to open the store for me and give me our cake. They have delicious over the top brilliant ideas cakes and they are very human and respect others. read more

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We ordered the petite platter and a cutting cake from Coccadotts for our wedding, and we couldn't be happier with both the experience and the final product! When we were deciding on our wedding desserts, we tried their wedding cake sample kit, and everything tasted so delicious that we knew we couldn't go wrong with any of their desserts. Coccadotts was super easy to work with and very responsive throughout the entire process. I had a few questions about how many dessert plates we'd need for the display, and they provided clear, helpful guidance that made planning simple. On the wedding day, our caterer was supposed to pick up the desserts, but when they didn't show up before closing, Coccadotts actually called me about 10 minutes before they closed to let me know. Thanks to that call, my wedding coordinator was able to step in and pick everything up. Even though it was past closing time, they kindly waited for her arrival, which I was so grateful for. The desserts looked absolutely beautiful and tied perfectly into our wedding colors, and our guests loved every single thing on the spread. Everything was delicious, beautifully presented, and very affordable for the quality. I would highly recommend Coccadotts to any couple looking for amazing wedding desserts and a wonderful, caring vendor experience! read more

Ordered a 6" cake for my birthday. I can't say I've been so hideously disappointed in a cake that cost 42$ dollars. For starters, it looks gorgeous. Then you find out those decorations are in fact plastic. Hopefully someone reads this before they make the same mistake my poor gran did, and crunch into a solid plastic bauble with a WIRE IN IT. The cake was moist but flavorless, and the frosting was stiff, flavorless. I didn't even finish my piece and we decided as a family it would be better off if my birthday cake was left outside for the raccoons. Unlike the bakery we did, however, remove all the choking hazards first. read more

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Disappointing experience with Coccadotts and trying to order a wedding cake. We ordered the wedding cake sample box and everything tasted great and ordering that was easy and straight forward. When my fiancés family picked up the order, Mike was pleasant and said to contact him directly when placing the wedding cake order. That's where the service stopped. I tried calling multiple times over several weeks, leaving messages for Mike, to discuss ordering my wedding cake. He called back once and I never heard back from him after that. I ended up placing an order with another local bakery who was much more responsive and friendly. Such a shame. read more

I was in a panic this morning when I was told by my daughter that she forgot to order my Grandaughter's 22nd birthday cake. We need the cake for tomorrow, and I immediately thought well maybe Cocodots could do this for me. I called them as soon as they opened. I spoke to the lady she put me on hold a few times and got it all figured out to get the exact cake that my wanted! I received a confirmation email stating that cake order was complete and I needed to make payment by 4 PM today. I tried calling them back this morning just to triple check that all the instructions were correct. Nobody answered the phone so I thought OK. I'll give them a few hours and I'll call back to make my payment for the cake. I called back about 2 o'clock and was told that the payment needed to be made by 1145 and that my cake was sold to somebody else again she put me on hold a few more times to there was something she could do was told there was nothing she could do because it wasn't paid by 11:45! But remember email stated that I had PM to pay. I will never use or recommend Cocodots to anyone in the future. Then the lady on the phone said that they had some vanilla cake pops that they could sell me and I said no l per our conversation this morning. I was very specific on what cake I wanted and colors she went on to say well we have a cake with black and I said again, ma'am, no disrespect, but I wanted a heart shaped cake with pink icing and now you wanna offer me cake pops, or a round white cake with black !!!' read more

Unfortunately, this cake ruined a very special day for a coworker and some clients who were there to celebrate a milestone birthday. I am thoroughly embarrassed and disgusted. Cake was purchased today and used a dessert today- kept in fridge before being served. I might personally bring the cake back- incase the pictures are evidence enough. read more

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We had the unicorn vanilla cake and mini cupcakes for my birthday and they were delightful! The vanilla cake was gorgeous and somehow tasted as good as it looks! The cupcakes were cute and the frosting was so rich and full of flavor. Everything was the perfect sweetness. Definitely recommend! read more

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My favorite cupcakes in all of New York State! There are always so many awesome flavors to choose from and they look amazing as well! So delicious! Yum! read more

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This place won Cupcake Wars? You've got to be kidding me. Musta been a payoff in there. Of course I'm kidding, but dude, I just can't believe they won CW. I've been to lots of different cupcakeries in big and little cities all over and Coccadotts just don't measure up...in size or in flavor. 2.75 per cupcake and they are small, really small. They look awesome, but they don't taste it. I found the frosting on my Mocha cupcake to be cold and hard, not at all fresh and creamy. Gross really. Another reviewer mentioned the frosting tasted more like lard than anything else and I'd totally agree. The mocha filling was just ok, nothing CW worthy or anything. If you've been to a Sprinkles cupcakery, then you know what a real cupcakery is. This place just doesn't cut it. Bunch of teenage girls working the counter, but I doubt they could tell you anything at all about the ingredients being used here. Good location with just a little bit of parking and I saw only 1 or 2 small tables inside. Plan on getting yours to go or just skip it, as I will be from now on. read more

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Recently ordered a custom cake from Coccadotts and was impressed with the results. The cake turned out exactly as requested, and it was also the most affordable among the several shops I had contacted in the Capital Region. Also impressed with the customer service, Coccadotts was one of the few shops who responded to my inquiry almost immediately and then stayed engaged throughout the whole ordering process. Dinged one star because the fondant overlay was a little wrinkled on the bottom of the cake and because the the pistachio buttercream filling, while delicious buttercream, was lacking the overall pistachio flavor. read more

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Today I picked up a custom cake from Coccadotts for my sons second birthday. We have not eaten it yet, but I've rated one star based on the disappointing appearance alone. I do not typically write negative reviews but my heart is broken knowing how much money I spent on this cake ($160) when I feel I could have sincerely done better myself. I don't think I'll be returning after this experience. Update: Upgraded to 3 stars for customer service. Rachael was kind enough to reach out and try to rectify by offering a full remake of the cake and delivery at no additional cost. She also has refunded the full amount I was charged for the cake, although it seems I was charged a full sheet price for the half sheet cake to begin with. Wanted to ensure folks knew that the Coccadotts team did their best to resolve my grievances. read more

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I absolutely love the desserts at Coccadotts! The cakes are always very fresh and soft, and the frosting and fillings are delicious (don't even get me started on the cookies, they're my favorite). The staff is also very kind and always treat me like family when I order from them. Cupcake Wars knew what they were doing when they gave Coccadotts the title. 10/10 recommend! read more

Ordering process is a nightmare. They will not take an order in the store(I tried) and make you place online and then they send you a quote but then you have to wait for an email and then have to then call them to make a payment. After placing my order I called to make payment and kept getting a busy signal and then finally someone answered and said someone else had to call me back to make a payment . I missed their call and they left a message demanding payment by end of the day or my order was going to be cancelled. I tried calling back twice and got busy signals again, then I finally got through to cancel my order. It's really too bad because they do tasty beautiful cakes but I can't deal with this while working . Very disappointing ! What local business doesn't take in store orders?! read more

We go here every year for our birthdays and Mike always does a wonderful job! My cake this year was especially beautiful for celebrating a birthday milestone! Mike is courteous and very professional. He is a pleasure to work with!! I will be back soon to order another cake ! Thanks Mike!! read more

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We chose to work with Coccadotts through our wedding venue of Stablegate. Rachel and her team did an amazing job. We chose the extra moist vanilla cake with strawberry filling and butter cream icing. It was the most perfect and delicious cake. So much flavor and perfect for summer wedding. I described what I wanted the cake to look like and she provided to a T. Her flower work is out of this world. I was extremely pleased with the service. My only critique is that I didn't like having to go through my venue to communicate my cake vision to Rachel. I think that that is something they should look at and maybe change in the future. It's kind of annoying to have a middleman when you just want to explain what the vision of the cake is. But otherwise, my cake was exactly what I envisioned and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone in the area looking for a good cake artist! read more

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Sincerely over rated. I went to a party where two cakes were served by this shop. They were so dry. They tasted like they had been stored for a while or maybe frozen and thawed out. Certainly not what was expected. They looked way better than they tasted. read more

I was very disappointed in this cake. I was expecting something of higher quality given the reputation and prices at this cake shop. I have ordered cakes here before and they are usually very good but it's been about 2 years. I have seen some amazing children's birthday cakes from other bakeries and it's apparent that this one is not keeping up. I will definitely be taking my business somewhere else next time. read more

Coccadotts Cake Shop - Baby shark cake - Bakeries Near Me - Albany, New York

Looks great and I felt like I want to try all of them. Though I choose to try three different flavored cupcakes and coconut was my favorite. Looks wise fancy Nd loved it. Felt a bit expensive though. On the whole taste made it worth. Go check it out ppl.. lol not advertising but if you like sweet treats then you may like it. Oops I forgot to mentions cakes were amazing to look, I'm thinking to get one at least to celebrate nothing.. read more

Coccadotts Cake Shop - Left coconut, right top coffee flavor, right bottom lemon flavor cupcakes - Bakeries Near Me - Albany, New York

Great product but.... I observed multiple staff wearing masks around their chin, or slipping below the nose. When I expressed my nervousness about this, was told the masks "just slipped". They corrected momentarily but by the time my purchase was complete, masks "slipped" to previous place. I prefer to give feedback gently,directly, and in person. I tried that, but it didn't seem to stick and this is important. It's a pain I know, but this needs to be our practice for awhile. Thanks. read more

Cutesy local bakeshop with locations in Latham, Clifton Park, Albany (home location), and even Myrtle Beach! Many have heard of their name on the Food Network's 'Cupcake Wars' or had a taste from friends and family's celebrations and gatherings. Next to a garage, it has built a little empire of frosting shots, hand decorated cookies, cuppycakes, cake shakes, cake pops, pies, buttercream and fondant cakes, and cake balls. There may be more I am missing! I've had both good and not so good experiences with the cakes and cupcakes here, as there have been times they were deliciously moist and satisfied my sweet tooth, and fairly equal times I've had dry cake and greasy tasting buttercream that makes it hard to wipe off using a napkin (use more napkins?) I find most of the cookies heavily frosted and if I were to go on a frosting crave, I'd rather have one of the cupcakes. I like how they have unique flavors for different seasons and holidays. Just don't get the grape, watermelon, or root beer ones because they are quite artificially flavored to my tastebuds unless you are truly a kid at heart. I like the apple cider donut, plain vanilla buttercream, strawberry champagne, peanut butter dark chocolate, and the OMG! cupcake the most. They carry many cupcakes and cakes made ready to go in store for all your spontaneous needs. Special orders are taken for those who want specific designs and such. Once a while I come to indulge in sweets but it will not be a frequent thing, as much as I'd like to be induced into a diabetic coma (or not so much). Look for special deals on their Facebook page as they do come in handy! read more

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We got six cupcakes my favorite was the gingerbread one! We also got a carrot cake which was the best carrot cake we have ever tasted!

Ordered my cake through my wedding venue, Birch Hill Estate and it was amazing! Their wedding cake sample box is extremely generous with 3 mini wedding cakes, 3 fillings, and 3 frostings. It was more than enough for my husband, myself and our parents to try! We went with a spice cake with apple filling and vanilla buttercream and everyone at our wedding loved it! Our cake was done EXACTLY how I wanted, and our special request of a tribute to my dog was perfect as well! The customer service was incredible, and of course when we went in to pick up our tasting box we had to grab some cupcakes and they were delicious! We will be ordering ALL of our cakes here from now on! read more

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My daughter highly recommended this bakery for our baby shower cake. A little while beforehand, she brought me a 4 pack of beautifully decorated and artistic cupcakes for my birthday to sweeten me up. She ordered a beautiful and ultimately scrumptious cake for the baby shower. Everyone was very impressed and loved the cake! I'll definitely be buying more goodies here. read more

Coccadotts Cake Shop - Baby shower cake - Bakeries Near Me - Albany, New York

Odd location attached to a garage. Small off street parking lot. The windows advertise the 3 times Cocoadotts competed on tv's Cupcake Wars. I came here because of their reputation, though the Yelp reviews aren't good, and now I understand why. The inside is small with mostly cases housing the pretty cupcakes. Only 2 small tables to sit down. It was crowded when I arrived and people were seated at both tables. It was awkward trying to stand in line and not bump into the people seated. I bought a Jameson (yeah, like the Irish Whiskey Jameson's) cupcake for $2.75. The cake was moist, but overpowered with cinnamon. The filling flavor was undetectable. The chocolate frosting was fudgy. As a Cupcake Wars winner, I expected more to be totally honest. The cupcake was pretty, but the flavor was disappointing. And just like many other Yelpers have stated, their cupcakes are really small...about 1/2 to 1/3 the size you'd get at most cupcakeries. I know I have other options for a sweet treat, so based on what I've said, I won't be back. read more

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This place has all the hype but terrible bakery items. I ordered custom cupcakes years ago and sent a picture of an item on my floor so they could put it on the cupcakes. They didn't bother to cut around the figure and included my brown rug background in the cupcake decoration. Small cupcakes, too. Fast forward to this year and my husband surprised me with a cake. Instead of ganache it had fudge frosting, the cake was dry and the filling was lard-like. Plus the decorations were hardly inspired, very run-of-the-mill. Please avoid these overpriced cloyingly sweet items. read more

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Back in May, I ordered a special cake for a nieces birthday. It was a raspberry filled raspberry swirl cake. We had enough for 6 people with some left over. The cake was delicious. We were so glad we could order this cake to go pick it up. It made our birthday party so special having that cake. Thanks so much. read more

Coccadotts Cake Shop - Raspberry filled raspberry swirl cake. - Bakeries Near Me - Albany, New York