I consider myself a cake lover for sure and have had my fair share of purchasing delicious cakes and have had amazing cake designers. Baking is definitely an art and an art I do not have myself, but I'm beyond willing to purchase and pay the price for what I want. This place is a disaster, but will go straight to what matters. We purchased a three tier cake two of the tiers on the bottom being dummies and only a 9in on top was real. We paid $242 for a 9in cake with two dummies. Again if I would have got what I wanted I really wouldn't care. Let's start with the quality of the cake. OMG! first of all who ever baked the cake isn't a baker. The middle was moist but about 1in of the cake towards the outside was hard as a rock. We literally had to dig to get the good part of the cake. The chocolate was so lite didn't even taste like a good chocolate cake. I asked for chocolate mousse and that was the weakest mousse ever had no volume nor fluff. So safe to say the cake itself was bad. We would have been better going to fresh market or sams. Now the Embellishments and decor was so out dated and it had no pop nor anything extravagant look. Mind you I paid $242 because I wanted a show stopper cake for my sons 1st bday. I was extremely disappointed with not only the quality of cake but beyond disappointed with the art work. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE. Nice people but it takes more then being nice to run a successful bakery. They also added a smash cake for pictures when my son went to obviously smash it the cake was rock hard with frost bite. My mouth just dropped. Now the owner did give me a discount in the morning because the cake wasn't done and ready at the time agreed on. Honestly I could have looked past all that. What I can't look past is the quality, lack of decor and professionalism. We will not be purchasing our wedding cake nor husbands retirement cake from here this follow year. read more

Absolutely best owner, baker, and sweets EVER!!! You cannot go wrong with anything you get from here.

I trusted Chari with a cake for my Air Force retirement and was not disappointed! Really easy to work with, Chari places the focus on the customer's needs. Beautiful design and delicious cake. And she is accommodates for Gluten Free needs as well!! My wife had a bite of her gluten free cupcake - my wife wanted to slap her mama! Thank you for being part of the magic on this date! I will come back. I highly recommend How Sweet It Is for your baking needs on any special day, or just because! read more

How Sweet It Is Cake Studio - Air Force Logo Cake - Custom Cakes Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

Loved our 4th of July Daughter's 1st Birth Right Cakes. First off coming back to the country I thought it would be hard to find a baker here. I was so pleased with the professionalism and humor. Also due to holiday I didn't think we could have a cake close to her birthday but boom she had her cake and a personal delivery. The cupcakes in store were so fluffy and full of flavor but our cakes moist and packed with flavor we had the "Panetela Borracha" cake as her main cake... We will definitely use How Sweet until we leave Fort Benning read more

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We ordered a full sheet cake for a military promotion ceremony weeks in advance. Instructions were specific and we were assured everything could be done as requested. A picture of what was to be made was given to baker. 1. Cake was not ready at our pre-arranged pick up time. Half the letters were missing 2. icing was supposed to be maroon to represent a specific military color - icing was red 3. lettering was tiny, off center, and crooked 4. we were assured the emblem could be reproduced in an edible format and what we received was a printer paper cut out put on top of icing very disappointing - there was no pride or effort put into this cake. If I had the luxury of time that day, I would have left this cake at the bakers and picked up something from Sams read more

Great & affordable cake shop. We ordered a strawberry cake & it was delicious! Would go there again in the future.

By far my favorite bakery EVER. Cupcakes are normal sized, and super moist! The icing to cake ratio is always perfect and the other pastries are just as delicious! My personal favorite cupcake flavors are the Panetela Borrecha (Brandy), Vanilla, Strawberry, Peach Bellini, and the Cookies and Cream ones!!! Chari is so amazing!!! Her cakes are SO worth the wait. I'm a permanent and frequent customer :) read more

I'm half way across the country from my mother and wanted to do something I hadn't done before. I was able to have a bouquet of beautiful cupcakes delivered to her, with a personal note! My mother said the cupcakes looked and tasted amazing! I definitely recommend this bakery for all of your special events. They were in the middle of a gigantic order and still made time for my small order. If this bakery is worth my money, they're definitely worth yours! read more

I ordered a baseball themed birthday cake from "How Sweet It Is Cake Studio" this past Saturday. I was a little bit nervous because the cake was for my son's 9th birthday and I had never used this bakery before. I was so very pleased with the order! The cake was decorated beautifully - there were actually two cakes...one cake was the back of a uniform with my son's name and age listed - and the other shaped like a baseball. The cakes were not only wonderfully decorated, they also tasted amazing! They were a real hit! The staff was also super friendly and professional and even followed-up with me. I will be a return customer for sure! read more

So delicious! I got a gourmet chocolate cupcake with strawberry filling and almond frosting!!! Omg. It was gorgeous and yummy!!! My husband got a basic chocolate cupcake with almond frosting and a chewy chocolate chip cookie. We were both blown away! Thank you so much, Chari, for opening up such a great bakery in town! read more

It is with an abundance of gratitude that my husband and I extend our warmest "thank you" to Chari for committing to work with us on very short notice as well as agreeing to travel 88 miles each way to deliver a fabulous milestone 80th Birthday "Masterpiece" cake to the venue of my mother-in-law's celebration of life. After the original pastry chef my husband was working with abruptly went MIA and stop returning calls towards the final stages of the cake design, created a tremendous amount of undue stress - to further complicate matters my husband and I reside out of state. Upon aggressive research, we were fortunate to locate Chari's "How Sweet it is Cake Studio" via TripAdvisor. Chari had a perfect five-star review rating from all of her customers, which is impressive in of itself as I actually write reviews for this forum. After my husband and I spoke with Chari to explain the horrible position we were placed in by the previous bakery along with what my husband artistically envisioned for his mother's 80th birthday celebration cake; as well as her ability to deliver - considering the distance; Chari immediately put all of our concerns to rest by actively listening. Upon carefully listening to the artistic details and providing tremendous insights, Chari quickly sent cake renderings and we all were in constant communications until the vision was captured with the final rendering. Please note that Chari was able honor all request that were made, in which the previous bakery stated would not be able to accommodate some request. Chari was such a pleasure to work with and truly is the consummate professional who takes tremendous pride in her craft. It was also very comforting to know that one of Chari's largest client was the Fort Benning Military base, which in of itself speaks volumes about Chari's character. Chari kept the lines of communication open with us and always made herself available, even during after-hours. It did not take long before Chari earned our trust and our business as follow-up/through and active communications were key for my husband and I in light of our previous disastrous bakery experience. Before we knew it, the contract was signed and we trusted God/Chari and her process as we never turned back. The day of the event, during Chari's commute to the venue a jackknife occurred with a truck which delayed Chari's arrival. Thank God Chari's car was not directly involved in the accident and she was unharmed. Upon Chari's arrival and meeting her for the first time, it felt as if we already knew her. Chari possessed such a sweet friendly presence, while being the perfectionist that we absolutely loved! After Chari put the final touches on the masterpiece, it was simply stunning in its appearance as Chari nailed the hand-crafted Singer sewing machine with fondant fabric, buttons and needles. The second object of significance on the cake was a Georgia Peach along with slices which amazingly resembled a real peach- with the cliché "Sweet as a Georgia...". The third object of significance was a traditional nurse's pillbox hat and many items associated with a nurse as my mother in law is a retired nurse. Chari even created a clever and memorable Rx for life signed by Dr. Fabulous 80 (note 80 and Fabulous was the theme). My husband actually read the Rx as apart of the cake ceremony and the guest, all 120 of them absolutely adored the cake/quote and enjoyed eating it even more! The cake was absolutely delicious - butter rum flavored yellow cake with in season fresh cut up peaches as a filling and a light butter cream icing. I am salivating as I describe the cake. The cake exceeded all expectations as did Chari's level of professionalism, sweet personality and dedication to her craft along with her compassion for people. We thank God for divinely placing Chari of "How Sweet it is Cake Studio" into our mist as she without a doubt blessed our family & friends with an unforgettable cake/human experience to last a lifetime. Thank you again Chari! read more

I ordered a cake for my husband party and it came out amazing. I ordered the strawberry lemonade cake and it did not disappoint my husband and all of my guest loved it the cake was extremely moist and flavorful. I will definitely order again. read more

She did an outstanding job on my sons birthday cakes! I told her what I wanted and gave her the room to be creative and she did not disappoint! Not only was the presentation on point but they were professional and the cakes were so good! They were the talk of the party! I recommend How Sweet it is Cake Shoppe to anyone! read more

I contacted this cake studio with only few days notice for a tiered cherry cake. She still took on my order and had an adorable cake made in time for my sisters birthday. I live in another state, so it was great to be able to work with a cake studio near my sister. Payment was super easy as well. Will definitely use them for future cakes for my family. My family said the cake was delicious! read more

How Sweet It Is made our wedding cake for our wedding in May, and it was as beautiful as it was delicious! We wanted a 3 tier cake with several different flavors, and she accommodated whatever we wanted! It was honestly one of the best cakes I've ever tasted, which was great for our wedding! Our cake tasting before we ordered was also a great experience as well, though. She is very thoughtful and honestly her stuff is just delicious. Get your wedding cakes at How Sweet It Is!!!!! read more