She makes beautiful and very tasty cake and other creations. I have been ordering birthday cakes…read morefor my mom for the past several years and have never been disappointed. They are always beautiful and ready when you ask. She takes pride in her work! We are at 95 years old and counting!

We have been ordering cakes from Pink Belle for several years, and they are undoubtedly the best…read more European-style so less sugar, great flavor, and icing that even people that dont like icing, LOVE! The owner is really responsive, very creative, and has made themed cakes for us from anything for 10 people to 50, each of them turning out beautifully, and tasting amazing. We have not had a single birthday party where several people have asked where the cake/cupcakes came from..... and we order bigger cakes now so everyone can take a little home. They are THAT good. They keep ready-made cakes for last minute needs as well, in all sizes. And some lovely cupcakes in different flavors - strawberry, honeydew, vanilla, lemon, red velvet - you name it. The texture is different, so if you are looking for traditional airy box-style cake mix flavor, then go elsewhere. These cakes are a little heavier in texture, but less sweet, and definitely worth the price! Eunice is a wonderful baker. And a piano teacher! Friendly, kind, very knowledgeable and open to all kinds of ideas for themes. You won't be disappointed. We LOVE Pink Belle.

I LOVE Pearl's Bake Shoppe. I've been eyeing their cupcakes for a while before finally deciding to…read moretry them, but I'm so glad that I did! I've come back more than a few times to try different cupcakes from this bakery, and it has not disappointed! They always have a line when I stop by of people picking up bakery orders or stopping by to grab sweet treats. They have all kinds of pastries and bakery items: cakes, cake pops, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, pies, macarons, pop tarts and even packaged drinks. I've gotten a few different cupcakes from them. My favorites have been the peaches and cream, top hat cupcake, pistachio raspberry and strawberry vanilla. Their tiramisu cupcake, margarita cupcake and the key lime cupcakes all actually tasted so much like the namesakes! Their cupcakes are mostly perfectly balanced sweetness: I haven't had anything that was too sweet. Their cakes look so beautifully decorated, but I haven't tried any. They look so good though! Everything in there are so aesthetically pleasing, and if the cupcakes are anything to go by, I'd say flavor wise, the other items would meet expectations! Definitely one of my favorite places in Richmond to get myself a treat and wouldn't hesitate to recommend!

I visited Richmond, VA in June 2025 for a friend's wedding…read more My friend from my town wanted me to bring her back some cupcakes from Pearl's Bake Shoppe so I stopped by on a Saturday morning. I got her 4 different cupcakes of different varieties and she loved it. I bought myself some macarons and they were delicious. Service was efficient and friendly. This bakery appears to be a local favourite. **** GOAL of 250 reviews in 2026 - 95/250 total reviews in 2026 - 936 total Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 20 May 2026

Reconnected with Geescakes' proprietor (the "G", who I knew from before Geescakes) on a road trip…read moreMrs. Dan & I took that routed us through Richmond on the way to another destination. Because we are friends, I wanted to support G's business, and bought a bunch of her artisanal individualized cheesecakes. G's an amazing woman, and I'd have been happy just to provide the support to her business. However, friendship alone doesn't necessarily result in repeat business... The thing is, though, it's not the friendship, but the exceptional quality of the product itself ensured that the next time I am anywhere even remotely near Richmond, I will get more, because those bad boys were perfectly presented...and DEEEEEE-DANG-LISH-US! We got an assortment of flavors - traditional, red velvet, cookies & cream, lemon, key lime, and some others - and to the last, they were all a perfect, 2-3 bite dessert worthy of any palate, and visually deserving of placement in even the most luxurious dining room, both as travel-ready, individually wrapped items when removed for plating. They were a hit with us, and the people we were going to visit, and the hosts of a party we brought them to during that visit. Everyone asked us to bring more next time, as well. The pics from the Geescakes website accurately represent the high level of attention to detail & presentation we experienced with the Geescakes we purchased. Unfortunately for you, review reader, we can only post their look, not their taste - for that, you'll have to get some from Genovia directly via the site, But get them, you should. Because: DEEEEEE-DANG-LISH-US!

Best cheesecakes in town. They are incredibly delicious. I placed a sizeable assorted order for a…read morerehearsal dinner, and they were prepared and delivered to us. There isn't a storefront.

Dropped in on their opening day at the new location. It was a soft opening and the line was 6 or 8…read morepeople. Many of the usual offerings from the original location were already sold out early in the morning (alas, out of chocolate dipped doughnuts!) but the brownies and the glazed doughnuts were as heavenly as ever! I could see the crew finishing up a lot of additional baked goods in the back, so I am sure customers who followed me that day were happy as well. Will be coming in frequently, as this is much more convenient to my home.

My family has always been very pleased with all the baked goods we've brought home. They have most…read moreof the baked goods you might expect from a bakery. I only wish they'd also serve Napoleans, but ya can't have everything I guess. :) Seems like a great mom and pop shop. Friendly service. Delicious. Reasonable prices.

I've gone here several times and the treats are always fantastic. I highly recommend the s'mores…read morebrownies and are cookies, those are my personal favorites. You can tell they are completely homemade and made with lots of love and care. It's a lovely business ran at home.

So impressed with the quality and service. The cookie cake and chocolate strawberries looked so…read morebeautiful. Kimberly was such an effective communicator and did a wonderful job making my friends birthday special. Highly recommend!

The flavors homemade love that goes into the cake(s) are to taste more, you will not stop at on…read moreslice. Excellent service

Last week I attended the Cookies and Cocktails event which is a guided tasting event sponsored by…read more"The Sweetest Thing" held at Harry's. Most times when we think of cocktail pairing events, we think of appetizers, cheese or some type of finger foods. Well, 'The Sweetest Thing' took cocktail pairing to a different level to pair cocktails with their specialty cookies. You purchase the sample cocktails and the batch of cookies are included with the ticket price of the event. For this event, the featured cookies were a chocolate bourbon & pecan, raspberry lemonade (my fav) and blueberry pancake. The one thing I liked about the cookies is they were not overly sweet and the flavors were showcased. The chocolate bourbon bacon cookie was paired with a drink called the 'Upper East Side'. I definitely got maple and vanilla from the cookie but I didn't really taste the bacon, however I still enjoyed the cookie. The drink consisted of bourbon, lemon, walnut and aromatic bitters, and malbec. I actually enjoyed this drink; it seemed to somewhat remind me of an old fashioned with a twist. The raspberry lemonade was a sugar cookie with dried raspberry pieces and it tasted like you were eating a handful of fresh raspberries. This cookie was paired with a vodka-based drink with a cranberry reduction, rosemary, lime and an orange liqueur (sorry can't recall the name). Even though I loved the cookie, I was not a fan of the drink as it was a little too tart for my liking. Lastly, we have the blueberry pancake cookie and I felt like I was eating just that and when paired with the 'breakfast shot' it made the cookie complete as you got that pancake syrup taste....yum. The cookie was a sugar cookie with maple and blueberry dried pieces. The breakfast shot consisted of I believe Jamison, butterscotch schnapps and orange juice thus the syrup I needed for my pancake. I must say all the cookies were moist and just melted in your mouth. I would highly recommend checking out the next Cookies and Cocktails event. The cookie flavors change with each event. On another note, the hostess was awesome, very personable and open to feedback.

I requested a custom celebration pack for my daughter's graduation celebration. Sweetest Thing did…read moreUCLA colors on amazing cupcakes and white chocolate + blue covered pretzels. The cookies were also delicious. A nice touch was adding the UCLA Logos to the pack. Service was prompt and personable. Pick-up was flawless. In a weekend where rain dampened so many celebrations, this experience was a bright ray of sunshine. Definitely worth it -- everyone should try it!

Hispania Bakery is a new vendor tent at the South of the James River farmer's market, run by a very…read moresweet lady who you can tell has put a lot of care into each of her products. Always willing to try something new, my boyfriend and I were delighted at the sight of her "Spicy Chocolate" cookie sandwiches. Just our luck, she also had samples of them to try before committing! We were not disappointed. In between two decadent dark chocolate cookies was an even more incredible chocolate ganache, both with the perfect amount of spice! I'm not sure if it was cayenne, or maybe another Hispanic spice that helped bring out that "spice" flavor, but it was very balanced and it brought out the flavors from the chocolate even more. We also decided to try her guava cheesecake. The package came with four mini cheesecakes which were each topped with her homemade guava topping. These were good, but I wasn't as excited about them as I was about the cookie sandwiches. They were also very filling! Just one tiny cheesecake (see photo) made me so full that I didn't want to eat for the rest of the day! Which is a very strange and rare phenomenon, if you ask me! Full tummy aside, Hispania Bakery will definitely be on my list of regulars at the South of the James!

YUM! If you want a…read moreunique twist to Mexican desserts this is your place. I've had the pepperjack/guava empanada, guava cheesecake, diablo cookies, dulce de leche cup, and both her orange and coffee flan. All are excellent and out of this world delicious- I just wish she was there every week. The owner is amazingly sweet and works full time and bakes these tasty treats in her spare time. Not sure how she does it but I'm thankful she does.