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4.4 (27 reviews)
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Re velvet and raspberry lemon (It doesn't come with the vase and filler) Tiffany blue
Mindy C.

Big "thank you" to Kathy for making my cakepops for my birthday on such a short notice! They came out to be perfect - EXACTLY the way I imagined/wanted! I looked up a lot of the custom cake places for my birthday cake 4 days before my birthday party. (I know, it's my fault for giving such a short notice, because it's wedding season, a lot of the places don't take appointments now.) Through yelp, I found Kathy's kakes - I read through a few reviews and looked through a few pictures, and decided to give Kathy a call. I wanted 2 dozens cake pops, both with swirls on top. 1 dozen tiffany blue color base with white swirl - raspberry lemon. 1 dozen white color base with tiffany blue swirl - red velvet. I put in the order, and picked all of them up on Saturday (2 days later). They looked absolutely amazing! I couldn't believe it! I'm very particular with things I want/like and I was so stunned when I opened the box and saw the beautiful cakepops. My party was on Sunday (1day after). The cakepops were moist and delicious. They were individually wrapped and boxed together. All my guests loved it, especially the red velvet ones! It was definitely one of the best party favors I had. Kathy was quick with responses, attentive and nice about the order information, and very great at what she does! The price was very reasonable with the quality of the product. I previously found another shop for 35 dollars a dozen(basic) but if you wanted swirls or toppings it goes up to 60 dollars a dozen. So when I found out the price for Kathy's Kakes (24 dollars per dozen), I was very happy. :) Thank you Kathy! Can't wait to order some more soon!

Cute box with cute cake pops!
Adele F.

I. LOVE. CAKE. POPS. Actually, Kathy's Kakes was my first experience with cake pops, and what a darn good experience it was! I bought the $12 for a dozen LivingSocial deal a while back, and I found the perfect opportunity to redeem it. I emailed Kathy on Monday for one dozen regular cake pops (half white chocolate, half red velvet) and requested them for Saturday. She confirmed my order and arranged the pick-up time for 11 AM at Sunset Stationers. Saturday morning, I picked up a cute box of 12 precious cake pops, each individually wrapped. The white chocolate cake pops were wonderfully sweet: rich, dense vanilla cake surrounded by a sweet white chocolate coating. (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/kathys-kakes-san-francisco-2?select=LToMGaRAlYr96t4W0zwSNw#wS_cRQ_fsNFIuxcdAe0rDw) From the looks of it, the cake pop is held together with butter--mmmmmm. But my favorite (of 2 haha) was the red velvet. I think it's a yellow cake dyed red, surrounded by the same white chocolate coating and topped with red sprinkles. (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/kathys-kakes-san-francisco-2?select=LToMGaRAlYr96t4W0zwSNw#-djSHyOvcytJFMgucuD23A) The cake is not as sweet, which better complements the sweet outer coating of the cake pop. The cake pops were delicious and well-presented, which made them a hit among the recipients. Thanks Kathy!

Vanilla Cake Pop
Amy D.

I purchased a Livingsocial for Kathy's Kakes, and emailed her to place my order. For a dozen cake pops, you can choose up to 2 flavors, but since I had a deal I could only choose from Red Velvet, Vanilla, and Chocolate. I opted to go with Vanilla and Chocolate since I am over the whole Red Velvet craze, and prefer to avoid food coloring in desserts. Kathy was responsive and emailed me back right away to set up a time and place to pick up the cake pops. They were ready when promised, and everyone oohed and aahed over the presentation of it. I only tried the Vanilla (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/kathys-kakes-san-francisco-2?select=ECWJEzQXfm02vjNRWhIFsA#ECWJEzQXfm02vjNRWhIFsA), but it was really, really sweet. I actually cut it up into little pieces and only ate maybe 1/4 of the pop, but my teeth almost started aching. However, someone else tried the chocolate flavor and really enjoyed that one, but did say it was very rich. I don't think cake pops are for me, but if you enjoy them, please give Kathy a try!

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I found Kathy in yelp and was extremely happy with my order. Kathy was able to provide 26 cake pops within the 48hr notice. They were delicious and will definitely order again. Tina

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