I took out a Genoise cake with raspberry filling. Cake was nice and soft. Raspberry filling was flavorful. Finish of the cake wasn't very smooth. But the cake was really good. I had to walk around a bit to find the place. It was a small board on a glass window. read more

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I am a baker but Mary is a phenomenal baker! Everything she makes is over the top delicious

Amazing lemon tarts. Cookie was good too. Nice ppl yummy treats can't wait to taste more!

Mary was wonderful to work with on our wedding cake and desserts! Everything was beautiful and delicious!

Honey Bee Bakery created desserts for my wedding on Sept. 30th, 2023, and they were as beautiful as they were delicious! Our wedding planner even commented that they were the most beautiful desserts she's seen at a wedding so far. Mary was just wonderful and kind to work with, too. If you're looking for delicious, homemade, and rustic single-serve desserts for your event, I highly recommend Honey Bee! read more

We chose Mary W./Honey Bee Bakery as the vendor to make our wedding cake. We went with a buttercream genoise layered cake with honey filling. The cake was absolutely delightful and our guests all raved about how great it tasted! If you are looking for a high quality cake in the Madison area, please check out Honey Bee Bakery! read more

Honey Bee Bakery - buttercream genoise layered cake with honey filling - Bakeries Near Me

Looking for our perfect wedding cake was very stressful since a lot of the places we sampled tasted okay...but not great. One day I came across a comment in a wedding group about Honey Bee Bakery in Madison, and thought we'd give it a shot. We contacted Mary, and she packed us up a wonderful little tasting box (free of charge) that included different styles of frosting and fillings. My husband and I couldn't decide between caramel and raspberry (they were both SO good), and Mary said we could combine them to have BOTH. Best. Decision. Ever. Our cake was my favorite part of the day (besides my husband, hehe). We ordered a two tier raspberry and caramel genoise cake with a rippled design, and Mary EXCEEDED our expectations in taste, quality, and design. She even took care of ordering some greenery and flowers in our colors to use as simple decoration. At the end of the night, we had some cake leftover (our 'fault' since we didn't advertise our cake cutting and had it away from the rest of the food), and ended up eating it for a week after the wedding. Guess what - it still tasted GREAT!! I can't wait to eat our top tier in 9 months...seriously, everyone - this cake was SO good. 10/10 stars read more

My honey was turning 60 yesterday so I decided to track down his favorite slice of cake... Tres Leches cake, which we have eaten a few times at Alchemy. The cake is unique, fairly light and not overly sweet. It is a Mexican favorite. I called and left a message for Mary. She returned my call promptly and was very helpful. On birthday afternoon, Mary delivered the cake right to my door. The attendees of the birthday soiree and of course, the birthday boy, loved the cake. I ended up with more cake than I needed but I was able to drum up volunteers who were happy to take a few slices off my hands. Unfortunately two of my friends have lactose related issues and were unable to enjoy this milky delight. This is one special cake baked by one special lady. Why bake when Mary can do it for you. Enjoy! read more

If you have been to the east side farmer's market and guiltily bought one of Mary White's baked goods then you won't need another reason to stop by bea's bonnet. To say that I love those baked goods is an understatement. I am a furtive groupie hoping that this masterful baker will one day acknowledge me. This is someone who does everything as it should be, using organic flour, local and seasonal fruit, and lots of butter and cream. I marvel at the wheat flour she uses in her blueberry muffins, the caramel layer on the hazelnut bars, and the fresh fruit spreads on the tartlets. I am a little bit of a foodie, and to me if you use top quality ingredients then the simpler recipes are best. In the baking world, this is as good as it gets. Now that Mary is selling her baked goods at this small outpost a block from my house, it is guaranteed to become a habit, and who knows? Maybe I will get an autograph or at least one of her signature cakes! read more

The honey cake is soo good. It's moist, sweet and buttery, and you get a bright hit from the apricot glaze on top. A lot of their other pastries looked just as good. I also tried the peach hand pie, as recommended by a woman working there, but I wasn't so crazy about it. The dough didn't have much flavor and the peaches tasted pretty predictable. Despite the peach pie, I'm giving it 5 stars because the honey cake was so good and I can't wait to try more of their creations. read more

I needed a cake for my small wedding in Madison but was unable to attend tastings as I live outside of Wisconsin. I took a chance and ordered the signature cake from Honey Bee Bakery based on all of the wonderful reviews. The cake Mary made was amazing - not at all an exaggeration to say it was the best my husband and I ever had. The frosting was creamy and not overly sweet, the cake was moist, and the raspberry filling was fresh and flavorful. Mary also deviated the cake beautifully. We couldn't be happier with our choice. Thanks, Mary! read more

Honey Bee Bakery - Beautiful and delicious wedding cake - Bakeries Near Me

Could not be more impressed with this bakery. I was planning my mother's 75th birthday party from Boston and took a chance on Honey Bee based on reviews. I highly recommend this bakery for ANY special occasion!! Mary worked with me on the perfect size and flavor of cake - it was maybe the best I've ever had - better than my own wedding cake! Additionally she was willing to give me an extra container of "touch up" frosting in case I needed it after doing a stencil after I brought the cake home. She also met me at her shop on a holiday even though they were closed. We also ordered cream puffs on a whim and they were absolutely divine. Five stars across the board! Bravo! read more

Honey Bee Bakery - best cake ever! - Bakeries Near Me

Stopped in on a whim and purchased a Pear and Ginger pound cake. It was fantastic to look at, smell and finally taste. I can't speak for the taste of anything else in the shop but everything looked wonderful. Definitely something to try - check out their web address. The shop is a bit small but does have some seating. Parking is a bit of a challenge at times. read more

I had a slice of Honey Bee Bakery cake at the Community Pharmacy's 44th birthday celebration. It was so delicious I felt compelled to write a review, even though I've never been to the physical shop. It was a white cake with a buttercream frosting and raspberry filling. Not too sweet, super rich. The cake was light and moist. Wow, just wow. read more

This may not be saying much, but they put the WI State Fair's cream puffs to shame. I just saw one of the latter on PBS and my mind went straight to the Honey Bee Bakery's version. It's flavorful, not too sweet, somehow rich and light at the same time. Magnifique. read more

Don't go out of your way. After numerous visits, this 'outpost' has been out to lunch (aka: not open), out of bread, and has left me feeling 'on the outs'. I was there on opening day (no warm welcome here).. stopped by time and time again to find it closed, or with no bread.. then they shut down for weeks, or was it months?, recently. I even stopped by 2 more times since they were to reopen, to find them.. Closed. Out of about 10-20 stops, I did get a GREAT semolina baguette once.. so good, I kept going back, hoping for more. If it's your daily bread you seek, the neighborhood is aplenty with options.. places that are acknowledging, keep & POST regular business hours, and are better appointed. As for me and the Bea.. I'm out. read more

We're addicted to Honey Bee Bakery's delicious treats at the East Side Farmers' Market: fruit tartlets with pretty scalloped edges and a dollop of whipped cream, buttery cakes studded with fruit (apples, blueberries, pears), decadent cream puffs, shortbread, and my favorite, the honey cake with apricot glaze. The desserts are not overly sweet, and use organic, local, and seasonal ingredients. The plain baguette is also delicious -- great crust, texture and flavor. Being smitten with her farmers' market goods, we asked Mary (the owner) to bake the cakes for our wedding in September 2014. She made a fabulous main cake -- a genoise layer cake with chocolate ganache and raspberry filling, frosted with buttercream -- and a larger version of her honey cake (actually, she went above and beyond and gave us two additional medium-sized honey cakes although we had only ordered one, just to make sure there was enough, which was lucky as it was very popular!). She decorated the main cake with beautifully arranged fresh flowers, leaves and berries. Most importantly, the cakes tasted amazing: fresh, not too sweet, full of flavor, perfect texture. A lot of people told us that it was not only the best wedding cake they had ever had, but also the best cake, period. We agreed! People ate seconds and thirds of cake. In addition to being an expert baker, Mary is also a really nice person to do business with. She was friendly, creative, charged us a fair price, and delivered everything just right and on time. So if you're looking for a totally reliable wedding vendor who also happens to be a cake genius, we recommend her highly! read more

My husband and I were recently married in Madison and searched through several different bakeries online for a fresh wedding cake with strawberry or raspberry flavors. We came across Honey Bee Bakery and were immediately intrigued by their signature wedding cake. When we contacted Mary about tasting the cake, we were excited to learn that we could pick up samples at the local Farmer's Market. We were able to pick up a second sample when we asked about tasting a cake with a slight variation to those we originally tried. In the end, we ordered the genoise layer cake with raspberry and honey caramel layers and buttercream frosting. Both my husband and I agree that Honey Bee Bakery has the most amazing raspberry jam layer in their cakes, and made one of the most delicious cakes we've ever eaten! We also had many compliments from our guests and we loved the simple flower decorations Mary added to the cake. Thank you Mary and Honey Bee Bakery! read more

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Teeny little place across from Sugar Shack records, easy to miss because it's so tiny (the baking is done off site, I believe). They sell breads (the majority are whole grain) and pastries. Some examples of the pastries: sandwich cake, chocolate mousse tarts, mini pumpkin pies, apple kringle, muffins, apple tarts, and more. They also have a small selection of retail products from other vendors like salsa, honey, pasta sauce, and locally raised meats. For hot foods, the selection changes, but the day I went they had focaccia pizza, a hot sandwich, soup, and coffee or hot chocolate. I bought a loaf of semolina bread and a whole grain muffin blueberry muffin. Yeah, muffins aren't that exciting but this muffin was quite good, hearty but not overly "grainy" so that it wasn't a treat. Companion had the apple kringle and said it was the best kringle he ever had. It is really more like a combo of apple pie and kringle because there were big chunks of apple in it. Will return. read more

If I could award 6 stars, I would. I ordered a genoise cake with lemon and raspberry fillings for delivery to my sister's workplace. Honey Bee made the process a "piece of cake." The consensus was that the cake was outrageously good, and the fillings were intensely flavored and not too sweet. And the frosting was delicious, a true buttercream. The cake and the whole experience were wonderful. Thank you Honey Bee! read more

I bought a loaf of the Honey Bee Bakery potato bread at the east side farmer's market one evening and it was love as soon as I grabbed the loaf. It was so warm and the softest loaf of bread I have ever felt, like I was holding a baby. Perfect yeasty smell. Very hearty and we ate the loaf with plenty of butter or cheese over the next day. I haven't had the pleasure of having the potato loaf since but I dream about it. I hope you one day have the chance to try the potato loaf too. read more