I ordered a cake for my daughter's 30th birthday. I wanted something pretty, but also yummy. They delivered in every possible way. Being able to order online and have it delivered was super convenient. And the cake - the CAKE! This was actually the best cake I've ever had in my entire life. It was beautiful to look at. I'd ordered a cake that isn't fully iced (the churro cake) so was a wee bit worried about it being dry. Not the case at all. I keep trying to describe it, but all of the adjectives just fall short. It was exactly the right taste and texture. Super moist, but not mushy. Smelled and looked amazing. 10/10 will be ordering for all of the special things!! read more

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This place is great. Went in for a slice of their Nanaimo bar cake (pro tip: follow their account on Instagram to know when new items surface). It was AMAZING. I definitely recommend stopping by for a snack if you are having a sweet craving. read more

Sweet Relief Pastries - Nanaimo Bar Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

The owner of this store is so sweet and nice! They have cake slices available if you're trying to limit your cake intake, but the selection is variable and limited to what they have for the day. However, they have a good amount of ready-made cakes too. They also have a selection of other baked goods, like cookies and macarons, which looked amazing. We got an Earl Grey cakelette with blueberry lemon icing. I thought the Earl Grey and lemon flavors were quite subtle, however, but the cake itself was delicious. They aren't too sweet and you can tell that the ingredients are really high quality, particularly the vanilla. I hate the weird, oily aftertaste you get with storebought buttercream icing, so I was pleasantly surprised by this icing, which is all flavor and no aftertaste. For me though--and I fully acknowledge that I am a weirdo--I don't really like icing and it was super thick here, because it was a three-layer cake. Which is great if you love icing (as most people do), but I wanted a bit more cake. It was still delicious though and definitely worth a try if you, like my best friend, believe that cakes should be mostly icing with a bit of cake thrown in. read more

Let's talk sweets... This is a hot topic for me. My specialty. Sweet Relief has been my go-to for special occasion desserts. Their cakes are indulgent and you guessed it--sweet. Not sickly sweet but the perfect amount of sweet. They also prepare little cakettes that are perfect for sharing without a crazy amount of leftovers. This time around I ordered a single slice of their Nanaimo Bar Cake (I've been dying to try this ever since it was listed in Avenue's Top 25 Things to Eat in Calgary) and their small assorted treat box. Let's talk about it... RATING: 9.5/10 - Nanaimo Bar Cake It's brilliant that Sweet Relief does cake by the slice. Sometimes you just can't justify a full cake by yourself (imagine that?). Take two sweet treats, like layered cake and a Nanaimo bar, that are superb on their own and mix them together--a mash-up made in heaven. I never doubted the logic here but it was even more scrumptious than I imagined. My favourite part is the middle layer--the crusty coconut layer, just like the bottom of a Nanaimo bar (the icing on the cake--sorry, bad pun). It's heavy, it's rich, and oh so good! Did I eat this all in one sitting? Hell yeah....I couldn't resist and these are healthy portions. I'd been dreaming about it for days. RATING: 8/10 - Snack Pack I also ordered their small variety snack pack of baked goods. I've only experienced their cakes so I was pumped to try some of their other goodies. While everything was tasty, the rich, moist brownie stood out. I love chocolate. This treasure trove also includes a macaron (tasty blue morsel), sugar cookie (a melt-in-your-mouth bunny). I'm happily anticipating the salted caramel candy bar, sandwich cookie and chocolate covered oreo. Every single treat was crafted and packaged with care. I'm super impressed with the value and quality of everything I bought. Whether you're looking for a special occasion cake or decide you deserve a treat and who doesn't during these long, dark days of isolation? Check out Sweet Relief to fulfill all your cravings. read more

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They have nice slices of cake, different kinds. It's one of my favorite cake shops. However, 2 weeks ago I went in for a cake slice and decided to buy the pretzel chocolate cake slice. The cake was old and off. Not sure how long they had it frozen. read more

Small selection on pastries, not sure why that's in their name. Lots of sugar, but for the high price the taste wasn't there at all. Average. read more

The Oreo cookie cupcake was pretty good but the vanilla sprinkles cupcake was less than good. I've made better tasting ones at home. I'm hoping to go again before we leave to try other flavors. I tried the Calgary O cookies which were just "ok." The sprinkle cookie was soft but the frosting inside was bland. read more

Sweet Relief Pastries - The Oreo cupcake - Bakeries Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Sweet Relief has two locations, this one and a booth at Granary Road and I've visited both on numerous occasions. Although I can bake I do like to order cakes for family birthdays and celebrations, especially if I'm doing all the other cooking for a big group of people. Deidre the owner and master chef is the sweetest person ever, she's as sweet as her cakes are. All the goodies are delicious but it's the cakes that I keep coming back for, you can customize flavours and add-ons so they meet whatever preference you (or the birthday person) have and they make a real statement at dinner. read more

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So I was told by my sister that she wanted a fancy cake. Most bakeries needed weeks of notice. Called sweet relief up and they were willing to take the time to hear her demands. With the expectation that I was going to get a no, I was surprised they said no problem! So one week later I went in and it was ready. But they went above and beyond and added details to make it special. They have a variety of cookies, cupcakes, ice cream, everything! Thank you for making this so special for my sister and those cookies were amazing! read more

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I had been wanting to try the Nanaimo Bar since I saw it in Avenue Magazine as something you gotta try in Calgary and was very disappointed. I wanted to just get the slice for Valentines day as I really did not want to pay $65 for a cake (never in my life...). But, they did not have slices so thought I would treat my family to the cake and all of us could not even finish our slice. I have a huge sweet tooth and generally the sweeter the better for me, but this was so sweet it made my stomach hurt. I have never left a piece of cake unfinished until last night. All 4 members of my family could not eat theirs either. Very sad to have spent that kind of money on what I would not call a cake, pure icing! read more

I LOVE sweet Relief. Since opening of the store I've been a loyal follower of her sumptuous, delicious desserts. I get all my birthday cakes for this little shop; that serves up heaven on a plate. The staff are friendly, and I'm sure many delicious years are to follow!! read more

Sweet Relief Pastries - Rainbow kitty cake - Bakeries Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Just wanted to write a review on this great new bakery in Calgary! We had seen a news article and wanted to give them a try and thought my mom's birthday would be a great chance. We ordered on-line, and while there was a very slight hiccup with the ordering system Deidre went above and beyond to make sure that we had our cake and it looked and tasted amazing. Everyone at the party wanted to know where we picked it up from and said they would be visiting the shop as well. In addition to the cakes there is a selection of other treats (remembered seeing cupcakes and macaroons as well as some others) that we will be back to try! I would recommend Sweet Relief Pastries to anyone in the mood for something amazing. read more

This bakery's location is really close to my work, and it caught my eye shortly before my daughter's 2nd birthday. I wouldn't have thought to order her cake, but being pregnant and lazy, it occurred to me that picking up a finished cake the day of her party would be well worth the money. Deidre was quick to respond to my email, and was even able to accommodate my request for a gluten free cake. She was easy going about design ideas, and didn't charge me any extra to do a design that wasn't a standard from her website. The cake (chocolate with peanut butter icing for the filling) was so yummy, served our big group with leftovers to spare, and everyone kept asking me if I should be eating it because they couldn't believe it was gluten free. The shop is beautiful and Deidre was a sweetheart - I'll be back :) read more

Sweet Relief Pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Such a cute little bakery just behind Hotel Arts. The staff was super friendly, and the baked goods were extremely fresh and tasty. I loved the Calgary Oh's - they were soft and chewy. Their chocolate covered Oreos were an elegant looking treat as well. The sugar cookies are soft and tasty too. Every Saturday they have a special deal as well. Can't wait to go back! read more

Was walking around in the neighborhood when we came across this adorable pastry shop! The cupcakes and macaroons here are not like any other ones I've seen before. They are so beautifully decorated and they taste like heaven! Joel, the store owner is so nice and his wife, Deidre is a world-class trained pastry chef. I'm definitely coming back here! read more

Sweet Relief Pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I met Deidre At the Bridal Fantasy show and hired her to bake my wedding cake in August 2015. Despite Sweet Relief being a newer business in the industry, I was impressed with her experience (apprenticed through the Banff Springs hotel) and the flavour of her samples. I met with, and ordered samples, from 3 companies in Calgary on the same day. I brought all the samples home to my family and tasted them all. Unanimously, my finance and our kids all chose Deidre's cakes. The best part, was that her quote was also at the best price! My husband selected a rich chocolate cake with chocolate mousse, and I supplied a picture of what I wanted it to look like... The end product? The cake looked fantastic, meringue mushroom decorated, and tasted even better! I had several relatives confess that they are double helpings and how pleased they were with a wedding cake that was also incredibly delicious. I ordered enough thinking I would save the top tier, but alas... There was none left! A great success. Deidre was professional, prompt, and all was delivered to perfection on time. I would highly recommend Sweet Relief for your special event cake or pastries! read more

Sweet Relief Pastries - My adorable woodland forest cake :) - Bakeries Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

My husband and I stopped into Sweet Relief while on a vacation in Canada. We tried a little bit of everything and found the pastries delectable. The owners Deirdre and Joel are delightful. Wonderful to see a unique small business thriving in this day and age of "chain restaurants". Highly recommended. read more

So I have been going to this bakery for months! I even tried to convince the company I work for to use them for all food needs..they said that would be too much sugar aha. But they have great flavours and great service. I use their cupcakes to bribe my family into things. But today I called because I order a cake for tomorrow, turns out tomorrow at work I'll be busy every from 9-7 so I call to see if maybe they did them today..they didn't but she assured me that she was able to get them ready for me by 4pm! This helps me so much with getting the cake and the gift and everything done today. They are great! Best cakes, best pastries, and even better service. read more

Amazing cupcakes, lemon bars, and cookies. Really nice owner and the flavors are so good! Milk chocolate & white chocolate covered oreos are great too. Well worth our visit there! read more

Loved my birthday cake, the owners are so friendly and helpful!! Plus, the sweets are delicious!! read more

Sweet Relief Pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This is what I picked up today but I've also had them do up a cakelette It was vanilla with strawberry icing and it was rich and sweet and dense and wonderful. Maybe a bit too buttery in the buttercream but I still would order it again in a second based on the quality of the ingredients. The dolce brownie is perfect and the Calgary O with confetti is my son and husbands fav. I'll take the double chocolate cupcake all day. Can't go wrong with this bakery and the cakelette is a steal! read more

Sweet Relief Pastries - Bakeries Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I ordered the red velvet cake for my daughter's birthday. We ordered on line. We came in from out of town. Everything was PERFECT!! The cake was ready at pick up time. The cake was beautiful and tasted awesome - not too sweet. Great quality cake. Trust their estimate on the number of people per cake size. We had leftovers. read more

Such a beautiful cake and they were very nice and friendly to deal with. The only consistent complaint was the icing was way too thick, making it really sweet. There were 13 of us and nobody ate the outside portion of their piece, sadly quite a waste. I would definitely order them again but request less icing, the ratio just wasn't right for us personally. read more

I love Instagram. I love how they have "videos/pictures you may like" under the search button so I'm always exploring. Under my search it consists of weightlifting, reality tv stuff and lots of FOOD. I was browsing one day when I saw a photo of cupcakes and of course liked it, I liked it even more when I discovered the new bakery is located in Calgary, I liked it even more more when I saw they were having cupcake happy hour on a Saturday so...$2 for full size cupcakes WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA?!!!! I knew I had to visit. After pannenkoek's, I told Amanda about this new bakery in town and we had to go because $2 cupcakes?! She agreed. Sweet Relief Pastries is located on 13th Avenue SW, right down the street from Hedkandi Salon. When we walked in, its super slick, bright and clean looking, obviously new. They have a display of goodies up front and a beautiful display of cakes and stands to the right. There is a small seating area where you can enjoy your cupcakes and a wall of rainbow sprinkles. During my visit, there were 6 different flavor of cupcakes: salted caramel, nutella, vanilla, coconut, raspberry and chocolate. They were also chocolate covered oreos which were quite pretty, some sugar cookies, Calgary O's (their take on an oreo) and some macarons. They were also decorating cakes in the back which was super cool to see. The lady up front was patient and sweet. We decided to go with a salted caramel cupcake each and share a raspberry one. Amanda also got three macarons for a little sweet snack to go. We were the only visitors at the time, so we took a seat and enjoyed the cupcakes. I noticed the raspberry cupcake was a little heavier than the salted caramel so I was afraid that the cake would be way too dense and dry but when we split the raspberry cupcake MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!! The cake had a mild but noticeable lemon flavor, it was dense-ish but moist at the same time and the raspberry icing was SO GOOD - totally real, no artificial flavors, even bits of raspberry pieces were visible. We loved this one. We were quite full but couldn't resist digging into the salted caramel. It was topped with a couple of pretzel and the chocolate cake was super moist, totally melt in your mouth. The icing was the perfect ratio of salty and sweet. Just absolutely delicious. As I finish typing this review, I'm not sure if I regret writing this review because I wanted ALL THE CUPCAKES to myself but I realize I should not be greedy. So... YOU'RE WELCOME!!! Jenn tip: Take the bottom of the cupcake and put it on top of the icing so the icing is sandwiched between two layers of cake for a perfect cake to icing ratio...GENUIS I know. Sweet Relief, I can't wait to see your business succeed! Crave Cupcakes, Buttercream and allllll those cupcake bakeries better watch out!!! I will definitely be back for my cupcake fix over and over again. read more

We visited the booth at Granary Road market on Friday and purchased a piece of the Nutella cake to go. While $6.50 may seem like a lot of money for a piece of cake, it's not in this case. We had 4 servings from the generous piece and it was simply delicious and decadent. This cake was dessert at it's finest. Rich moist chocolate cake (4 layers) with buttercream Nutella and real hazelnuts in between. There were elements of soft gooey parts and then some crunch from the hazelnut ganache. I was afraid it was going to be too sweet as a Nutella cake can be, but that was not the case here. Sweet Relief nailed it. I plan to work my way through ALL their cakes if this is any indication of what is to come. read more

Love sweet relief! I work just around the corner and always stop in! From cakes to cookies she's got you covered!

Had their cup cakes and chocolate covered Oreos today and they both were amazing! The owners are extremely friendly and inviting, I look forward too visiting them frequently. read more

Our new favorite cupcake place. Actually dessert place. This place rocks. Great service and amazing desserts. Honestly guys, if you want cupcakes or cookies, this is where it's at. Can't wait to come back here. read more

I normally don't care to write reviews, but this place is more than well deserved. A co worker of mine recommended this place the other day and I had went without expecting much, but I ended up going back multiple times since - selection variety aren't too big but everything I had tried were really really good - some of the best I've had in town Macarons especially are one of the best I've had and I've tried a lot of macaron places in calgary, toronto, LA and Korea. Cheesecake minis were also very very good - not overly sweet, waxy, creamy, just the way I "imagine" a cheesecake to be when i crave them I haven't felt much like cupcakes lately, so I cant say, but they have a variety of tempting flavors read more

I hands down love this bakery! The friendliest in the city by a long shot, all the staff are so lovely. The selection and unique flavours are to die for. The macarons are the most consistently delicious and fresh in the city. The actual cake in the cupcakes is amazing and I could eat it without the frosting! When they did some special ones for Canada Day last year that included flavours like Nanaimo bar, butter tart, and maple, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I've been here numerous times since the first location opened and I have no bad things to say about this place. read more

What a gem! The pastries and cookies are delicious, while their cakes are gorgeous and skillfully crafted. I tried their jelly-filled sugar cookies and will definitely come back for their macarons. The husband/wife owners, Deirdre and Joel, are just the sweetest and I hear they're opening up a second location soon! It's wonderful seeing a locally-owned business thrive. read more

Love this place! Everything is delicious. And no lie, Calgary Os are the best thing ever! Like seriously so yummy, especially the red velvet ones. Macarons are awesome too and always different flavors. Plus the staff is super friendly too! Highly recommend!! read more

Great variety of sweet treats and amazing customer service provided by the business owners.