One of the things I was most looking forward to when we got engaged was the cake tastings. I try to…read moreeat gluten free as much as possible as it triggers my migraines. Candice was incredibly communicative during the process and worked with us to create a cake flavor that was representative of one of our favorite vacation drinks (Lime in Da Coconut). She absolutely knocked that flavor out of the park! Since she doesn't do the Banana Pudding Cake as a sample, we ordered it for a mini celebration to try before making our final decisions. She was able to make the entire thing gluten free (she makes it all from scratch) and it was delicious! As I've been to several weddings where there were gluten incidents, I decided that we would have all of our cakes be gluten free to keep everyone safe (we have several friends with Celiacs). We did a cutting cake in the Lime in Da Coconut flavor and mini cupcakes in that flavor as well as Red Velvet. The mini cupcakes are perfect for grabbing and popping in your mouth while dancing! All of our guests loved them and we had some left over to take back with us to enjoy. I will definitely be ordering from her again!

Since we were there on vacation my wife rates all cupcakes on a Sweet Coast scale! Thanks for…read moremaking me a hero on her birthday

One of the best spots. Tons of food and bakery options, and all very substantial servings. Staff…read morewas friendly and atmosphere was inviting.

This is the new go to spot for sweet treats and baked goods. I went here in the morning of August…read more7th to actually see if they still served their Italian ice unfortunately that's no longer there, but since I was already there, I decided to go ahead and get some pastries and bake goods for the family back at the house. Every single item was excellent. The aesthetic is so cool too with the Italian references all over made me think of my grandma and great grandma. I will definitely be back!

I stumbled onto this bakery during my visit to OBX and it did not disappoint. For one, the owner…read morewas incredibly kind and gracious. Then I tried the cinnamon roll and it blew me away. This one was but far the best I've had in quite some time. I also picked up a few different cookies. Haven't tried them all but the chocolate chip cookie was awesome. If you are in the area, please check this place out. Support local!

We ordered a carrot cake for a birthday celebration and it was Delish! Picked up on a day the…read morebakery wasn't open but nicely allowed us to pick up. Pleasant service for ordering and pick-up.

We visited this place earlier in the morning, and the hype was real. The line took probably 40…read moreminutes. The prices were insanely reasonable for a bakery and one at the beach. Under five dollars for a massive cinnamon roll is great value. Fair prices all around. We tried a bunch of different things, cinnamon rolls, sandwiches, fritters, cosmic brownie, and others. Friendly people and nice location.

After my experience at multiple Donut shops across the U.S I would rate Northern Lights Bakery one…read moreof the lesser experiences. To get straight to the point, the donuts are dense and not worth the wait/price. The worker was manning the cashier and putting donuts in boxes although she did have gloves, the gloves didn't seem to be getting changed. Not sure if some people down south have taste but the line to this place was long. There were flies everywhere. Although the staff were nice, they are understaffed and not clean. This place is another beach vacation money grab to travelers. Update: Found a baked in hair in one of the glazed donuts. Never Again DO NOT waste your $.

So, picture this: a cute little dessert joint. You want the bad news or the good news first? Let's…read morerip the Band-Aid off--bad news. The staff. Our server had the energy of someone being forced to babysit a pack of feral raccoons. Every question felt like I was asking her to donate a kidney. But hey, I kept it classy, smiled, and even wished her a good day because... manners. Now the good news--and it's really good. The ice cream. Y'all, I'm not even an ice cream person. I came for the cupcakes, but I ended up having a full-blown love affair with their strawberry scoop. Best strawberry ice cream to ever grace my taste buds. Flavor was flavoring. The cupcakes? Moist (sorry, I know we all hate that word, but facts are facts), with fun flavors alongside the classics. Basically, the desserts carried the team harder than LeBron in the playoffs.

Super cute place for dessert lovers! They have cupcakes, frozen yogurt with any toppings you want…read moreand ice cream. They had plenty of flavors to choose from. I'm a huge lemon fan so I got a lemon cupcake but I could have ordered another the carrot cake. My hubby got a chocolate ice cream cone. I tried it and it was some of the best ice cream I ever had. Nice and creamy & delicious! I will definitely be going back next time I'm in town!

Unfortunately, we must leave a negative review. Claire's Cakes canceled on us 5 days before our…read morewedding. We hired Claire's Cakes in September 2025 to make our wedding desserts (6 dozen cupcakes and 3 cheesecakes). Everything seemed to be running smoothly until a few weeks before our wedding when her communication with us began to slow. We had arranged to pay extra to meet her on the Friday (11/28) before our Saturday (11/29) wedding to pick up our desserts. We confirmed this pick up date multiple times. On Friday, 11/21 (at 8:25 pm), she emails us: "I'm able to deliver on Wednesday 11/26/25 at whatever time is most convenient for you. As we get closer to the date, I'll provide an updated delivery window. I am currently out of town for the remainder of the weekend on business and will be back on Monday." So, despite multiple confirmations that the order was to be picked up on Friday, she now has the wrong pick up date. On Saturday, 11/22, we responded: "Enjoy your weekend (even if it is on business)! We had talked about delivery on Friday, November 28th (not Wednesday, 11/26). Let us know if that Friday still works -- we are at your disposal on that Friday (11/28) to meet to pick up the cupcakes/cheesecakes at whatever time is most convenient to you!" On Monday, 11/24 (at noon) -- the Monday before our Saturday wedding -- she writes us: "I wanted to reach out regarding your event. I've just been informed that a family member I am caring for has a scheduled surgery, and I will be unavailable for at least three days following Thanksgiving. Due to this family emergency, I am unable to work or dedicate the necessary time to create these items. Unfortunately, with the short notice and circumstances, I will not be able to accommodate your desserts for Friday." We find it a little odd that, between late Friday night and by noon on Monday (the day she returned from a business trip), a family member she is taking care of would suddenly have surgery scheduled for the day before Thanksgiving (or even the week of Thanksgiving). Given that she tried to change the pick up date to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, was out of town on business until Monday, and then, at noon Monday, used a family member to avoid providing deserts the Friday after Thanksgiving (which was the agreed-upon date), it seems the most logical thing is this .... When she made the commitment to make the desserts, she did not realize it was Thanksgiving week and that she would be making our desserts on Thanksgiving for the Friday delivery. And, when she realized the promised Friday was the day after Thanksgiving, she used an excuse that garnered the most sympathy/understanding (family member surgery). We hate to sound uncaring about her situation or that a family member needed surgery, but it just seems like a made up excuse. If it is not, our prayers to her family member. If she had at least given us some advance notice that she was taking care of a family member or had circumstances that may interfere with her ability to make the desserts for our wedding, we could have made a contingency plan. For example, our caterer could have made the deserts with a little more notice. As it is, we had to scramble -- my daughter made 3 dozen cupcakes the night before the wedding and we ordered plain Harris Teeter sheet cakes for the rest. Perhaps the professional thing for Ms. Claire to have done was to call someone she knows who could have fulfilled the order or at least made the effort to find someone to cover for her. OR... if she had said she would need to change the delivery to Wednesday because of the situation, maybe we would have been okay with that (presumably the desserts would have still been okay on Saturday?), but she did not -- she just canceled.

Amazing key lime cake! Claire is very easy to work with, she is flexible and accommodating- kind &…read morefriendly. You can tell she is artistic is her craft and truly loves baking! The cake had an amazing lime taste and buttercream frosting was fantastic! We will be ordering more cakes from Claire! Loved that She walks the cake to your car- no better service than that!

Seriously sooo good! Best cupcakes we have ever had. Got 6 different kinds and they were all…read moreperfect! Shop has such a cool vibe

This place is literally so cute. It's always clean and lots of options to choose from. Whoever is…read moreat the counter is always nice. And we usually LOVE whatever treats we get. Today I got the caramel macchiato cupcake and even though it wasn't necessarily dry, the cake part of the cupcake crumbled to pieces while I was eating it. My daughter said she didn't like the berries and cream tart, but that could be because she didn't like that particular type of dessert. She was experimenting. We will be coming back because it's usually a great experience.

Every big celebration calls for a Twisted Sister cake!…read more We celebrated our Hokie's graduation with a Raspberry lemon cake and it was a hit with all of our guests. They took all of our ideas and created a masterpiece! and it tasted amazing too. They were very quick to follow up and were patient with our emails. Ordering was painless and the pick up was perfect. It was packed great and made the trip to blacksburg with now problems at all. We will definitely be back to enjoy more cakes and cupcakes for all of our special occasions ( and just a sweet treat for any day too!)

I have been a fan of this place since they were just a cart that you can find in random parking…read morelots around Hampton Roads. I'm very impressed by the things that we were able to find and all their specialty flavors are just as delicious as day one. Staff has always been very knowledgeable and accommodating. I would check it out next time you're in the neighborhood.

I live in San Francisco and wanted to send my cousin who lives in Suffolk VA a birthday treat…read more Sandra at Sugar Mama's helped me by recommending cupcakes and DoorDash, and within the hour my cousin had her yummy gift. So easy and fun!

The wife and I had a strong ice cream craving during our recent trip to Suffolk, Va…read more Thankfully Sugar Mama's was a quick car ride away. I had a delicious scoop of cookies n' cream and the wife had a 2 scoop cup of butter pecan and chocolate. Both were excellent and certainly satisfied our cravings.

Outstanding cupcakes filled with flavor. The biggest assortment of creative flavors that are just…read moreamazing. Their "mini" cupcakes are excellent for parties, business meetings, gifts and holidays.

It's been difficult to find quality bakery items in general since leaving Long Island and New York…read moreCity where I never realized how spoiled I was having top notch bakeries just around the block but these cupcakes were absolutely delicious offering both classic and creative mini style cupcakes so you can try a variety. I'll be doing my best not to indulge again too soon!