Brittany and Kaylee are the best cupcake baristas - so helpful and kind, always happy to go back for sweet treat from them! highly recommend, thanks guys! read more

Very tasty, moist, filling cakes. Loved the slice of carrot cake. Service is great...kind, friendly, patient and generous being our first time giving us a slice of chocolate cake for free. Counter service, fast and clean. A bit pricey but worth it Will be back when in the area just for the carrot cake! read more

I love this bakery!!! They are alway generous when I use a certain discount app to pick up food after hours. Everything they give is delicious. Recently we got the tropical coconut cake and it was magical. Moist pineapple cake with coconut cream. Best coconut cake I've had. The staff are friendly too and parking is okay but in a busy plaza. read more

SusieCakes - Tropical Coconut Cake - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Their selection is terrific! The Bakery goods are excellent! Their store is immaculate! Great service! read more

Excellent customer service, second visit here. Love the cupcakes, have not had the coconut cake yet. Thank you :) read more

SusieCakes - Wonderful selection for a birthday! - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Best cupcakes in town! Really soft and fluffy. Amazing customer service. they literally have the best cake I've ever had. I always get my birthday cakes here. Their cupcakes are also awesome. This location has the nicest people working there. read more

Solid cake spot if you need an affordable cake. I do, however, not agree with cupcake pricing. With $5 a cupcake you can only get 10 cupcakes but for $5 more you got yourself a whole cake. Great tasting cake nonetheless read more

I'd give them 5 stars if their prices weren't so high. Five dollars for a cupcake? It works best to pre-order, and some items like the mini cupcakes (which are very mini but great) seem only to be available by preorder. Our family orders from SusieCakes for special occasions. Every time, people exclaim about how good it is, and every time I think "Dang, that sure cost a lot". But I am not a good enough baker to try to make my own, and I would be embarrassed to serve my family products made by most of SusieCakes' competitors. read more

I'm old enough to remember making cakes and cookies from scratch with my mother as a child. We would use fresh eggs, real butter, sugar, vanilla extract, semi-sweet chocolate chips etc. Nothing artificial, nothing created in a laboratory. Everything was so delicious back then. Fast forward to today, where every baked item available at every major retailer pretty much always has cheap, artificial ingredients and preservatives and tastes yucky. Thank heaven for Susie cakes! Everything is made fresh daily, using the same ingredients my mom used to use back in the day. Toll House cookies taste exactly like the ones my mom used to make from the back of the bag of nestlé chips. 100% exactly, if not slightly better because they make them slightly crispy at the edges and so delicious. I've also tried many of their layer cakes because thankfully they sell most of them by the slice. I really like every cake I've tried, but my favorites are the marble cake and the chocolate cake and the banana chocolate chip. I'm not a huge fan of red velvet, but I've tried Susie's and it's the best I've ever had hands down. To be honest, I'm not a huge cupcake fan, but I've also tried a number of their cupcakes and they are also the best I've ever had anywhere. This place also makes custom cakes for special occasions, weddings etc. I've tried pretty much every independent bakery in Southern California and this is definitely my favorite, try it! read more

I love SusieCakes! Yes their cakes are REALLY sweet, but it's good once in a while for like a birthday or a kids birthday. I love their carrot cake. It's super dense and has a ton of toppings in the cake, gotta eat your veggies! If you sign up for their app, you can get a free cupcake. Which I did and got the flourless chocolate one. Ate it over 2 days and it was delicious. read more

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Worst cupcakes ever and they were expensive for one cupcake. Didn't taste fresh whatsoever. You think at those prices they would make sure they were freshly baked. Disappointed. Won't be returning unfortunately. read more

What magic is this? I just had SusieCakes for the very first time and ordered a mini vanilla cupcake. I made my husband walk upstairs to try the bite I saved him because I was shocked. (Let's pause to recognize my sacrifice of 1/4 of a mini cupcake). The baker's of these are touched by the hands of God. Who knew a vanilla cupcake could blow my mind. So perfectly buttery and sweet and I really wish I had like 10 more. read more

Customer service was fine. The cupcakes were on the dry side and super sweet. Expensive for cupcakes that are "meh". They did have a sample of a cake that was delicious, though. I might try their cakes, but would not buy cupcakes again. read more

Big thank you to Susie's cakes for making our wedding cake exactly what we were hoping for! read more

SusieCakes - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Delicious! Very sweet though as others have said. I loved the chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting (I'm not even a big chocolate person) and also the strawberry lemonade flavor was incredible! I am so glad this is nearby. My only critique would be that I wish they had more gluten free options. I was told on the phone they only have one gluten free cupcake which is chocolate and they said tastes more like a brownie? I think they can do better than that. My suggestion is that they should offer a vanilla gluten free cupcake that tastes like the real deal. I'm Sure they could do it! read more

Absolutely love this place! The celebration and chocolate cake are my favorite! I def recommend getting a slice of cake over getting a cupcake, in my opinion it's just better! Service is quick and always friendly! read more

Oh my goodness, this place is NO JOKE. I've heard of SusieCakes for a long time, so hubs and I finally went in. I didn't realize you could by slices of cake (duh, me, right?). I thought it was just whole cakes, cupcakes (I'm not into) or cookies/bars. We tried the Coconut Pineapple Cake (1 slice, which was pretty huge!) as well as the Lemon Cake. Both were to die for! The flavors burst in your mouth and the frosting was perfectly done. My husband doesn't like it too sugary, but these were just right. The Lemon cake was so zesty (I love this) and the frosting complimented it perfectly. I love the demerara (I think it was) sugar that was sprinkled all over the top - it had this little crunch that was surprising and so delish! Then we grabbed the 7-Layer Bar since it was the last day they'd have it for a while. OH MY ... amazing. We'll go here much more often now that I know how wonderful their sweets are. Maybe even buy a whole cake! lol read more

SusieCakes - 7 Layer Bar - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Small selection of small desserts.... Mostly larger cakes. Also, price for cookies are high.

Been going to Susie Cakes for decades since discovering them in San Francisco. Best place for a good old fashioned chocolate cake, and carrot cake!!!!! I try to avoid visiting their locations due to the high calories but they've made it so simple that DoorDash even delivers -needless to say, I've got a good muffin top because their cakes are so worth the calories! This particular location is clean, has easy parking and excellent service. Highly recommend! read more

Wow!! I always buy cakes at SusieCakes but this is the best SusieCakes location! Great staff! Great service. We ordered online and picked up a birthday cake. It was my daughter's bday the next day and the staff gave my 4-year-old cupcakes. My daughter was so happy eating one in the car. My family will definitely come back! read more

Susiecakes always comes through. The kids love it and the ability to choose cupcakes makes it easy to satisfy everyone's needs. Delicious cupcakes I might add. read more

Great service, Abi and Kaylee were the sweetest and they surprised us with a 9in cake instead of a 6in. read more

SusieCakes - Classic Marble Cake 9 Inch - Classic Marble Cake - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Susie's cakes never disappoints! Every flavor they have is delicious and perfect for any occasion. I went to pick up a cake for my brothers proposal and the girls that were there helped me pick out the perfect cake and the come up with something witty to write on it! I will definitely be coming back for all occasions and for those days when I just want a delicious cupcake. read more

SusieCakes - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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I'm sorry but I can't help myself!! I love Susie's Cakes and literally cannot go by there without stopping in for a sweet treat! And now they have flourless Peanut Butter Cookies so zi can eat them all I want! I bought a Chocolate Cake for a special celebration and it was delicious! And because it satisfies my sweet tooth with just a very small sliver of a piece, I don't feel guilty about having some. You can taste the high quality ingredients they use in all their bakery goods. And they have gluten free items that you can't taste the difference between regular and gluten free! Now that's genius! read more

Amazing cakes but but have to say the sweetness can be overwhelming to the point if it too sweet:) This new orange berry was delicious though. read more

This is my go to place to delicious cakes and treats for special events! Always so easy to order and the flavors are decadent, nothing tastes artificial! It's amazing that they also offer delivery, icing on the cake. We got a special cake to announce our pregnancy and absolutely will be using Susie Cakes for our upcoming baby shower too! read more

SusieCakes - Delicious and Cute! - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

This is a vanilla cupcake my mom bought yesterday. It has a dark long strand of straight hair baked into the cupcake, and I bit into it. I was absolutely shocked and overall disgusted that a hair was baked into the cupcake. This goes to show the cleanliness of the bakery and that their workers do not follow the food safety rules of wearing a hair net. I won't be returning to this location, and I am so disappointed. read more

SusieCakes - Vanilla cupcake - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Ah!!! Had the best service by Chloe!! Right when we entered, she was outgoing and customer service oriented! So friendly! Helped us with our questions! Very positive! Love their cakes and cookies! Beyond great !!! read more

Came here to buy my son two cupcakes for first day of school. Paid and went home not thinking of anything. I opened the box and one of the cupcake, (of course the chocolate one) was placed in icing downside. Looks like she dropped it and didn't care to give me a new one. Check your cupcakes and cakes in the box before you leave if it's for an event or good presentation. Unfortunately the cupcake itself was dry. Likely old cupcakes. I emailed Susie's cake and have heard anything. read more

SusieCakes - Employee intentionally gave me a cupcake that flipped over when boxing it. - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Great service here!! Everytime I come here I end up trying a lot of sweets here. Staffs here are amazing and always make me feel welcome and had me trying out one over there. I'll be back for more! Lol I'm a hungry bear. read more

Flourless cookie When the store opened several years ago, we purchased a slice of cake. It was so dry that we didn't come back again until a few weeks ago. I figured if they survived the pandemic, the quality must've improved. We bought a Nutty Sandwich (flourless) and it was terrible. Very dry and too salty. The filling was ok but very scant. To add insult to injury, ONE cookie was $7.95! read more

My first try of Susie Cakes was at a Yelp event a couple years back. Not anywhere near where I live so that was my first and last experience (which was a tasty experience) at the shop. I heard through a friend that is employed at Susie Cakes there is now one in Carlsbad! Wait, what?! This was perfect timing! We were having a birthday celebration for our daughter and decided to go with Susie Cakes. We selected the 9 inch, Summer Berry cake. Our daughters friend brought a 6 inch Marble cake, and some coconut cupcakes. Also purchased was the Happy Birthday cake topper, numbered candles and for my grandson's friends birthday we bought a, Happy Birthday cupcake and a pink cupcake for her sister. I had to buy something sweet for my grandson, had to...he requested the large chocolate chip cookie. Large chocolate chip cookie - this cookie had the right crispiness on the outer part and slight softness in the inside. Summer Berry Cake - love the whipped frosting that went so well with the yumminess inside of the cake. The berries and the vanilla pudding was a nice taste of summer. It wasn't overpowered with sweetness. Very refreshing cake. I wish they sold that by the slice. Marble Cake - very delicious with the chocolate chunk bites, surprise within the cake! Everyone loved that surprise. Coconut Cupcakes - Devine! You have to be a coconut fan to enjoy this cupcake. Moist and sprinkled with shredded coconut. The frosting I could eat alone too! Cute indoors, simple, clean, and clean lines. There is a work window where you could view the bakers at work. There are some cake accessories for purchase as well. Great customer service. I would definitely use Susie Cakes again! read more

SusieCakes - Susie Cakes Summer Berry Cake (9 inch) topped with cake topper and candles purchased from Susie Cakes. Flowers not from Susie Cakes. - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Abigail was so friendly and personable. We absolutely loved everything we got and the flourless peanut butter nutty was phenomenal!! One of the best things I've ever tasted! SusieCakes is always our go to for delicious desserts!! Thank you! read more

We had a very last minute request for gender reveal cupcakes. The staff was incredibly kind & expedited the request and had the cupcakes ready within 15min! And even better, they were delicious! Thank you all again. read more

Love Susie'sCakes, Saw them on Toogoodtogo, drove 40 minutes to get my order, just for them to be closed- despite showing up within my pick-up order time. Waste of time and money, don't recommend it. Edit: Susiecakes actually reached out and we were able to discuss and remidy what had happened. Very gracious and appreciative of their good customer service. read more

Paid $10 for one slice of the chocolate layered cake. It was stale, old and dry. Better tasting and moist Betty Crocker box cakes you can make easily at home. First time here was a disappointment. Won't be back. read more

My father-in-law's cake was a rich delight! His favorite, chocolate (8 layers? Not sure!), white frosting, and a beautiful message with lotsa candles on top! read more

SusieCakes - Cake - Desserts Near Me - Carlsbad, California

I love Susie Cakes! I always get a great cake at a reasonable price. Everyone always loves them. I would recommend this bakery

Super yummy this is a must stop for any celebration of life ! There's a flavor for everyone's unique palates

Updating this review as SusieCakes reached out to me and wanted to make things right. Very understanding and generous.