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    The Bent Fork Bakery

    4.2 (218 reviews)
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    Tracy T.

    Amazing fresh moist cake. Will be purchasing all my cakes from here from now on. CX might not be the softest, but at least they are competent and efficient!! That's more than other places can say these days. Highly recommend.

    Emily K.

    I love Bent Fork! All the sweets are delicious and the custom orders always turn out so well. They are organized and make me feel secure that my order will be correct. It is a small space which I think adds to the excitement and fun of picking out treats for a special occasion.

    Chocolate cake
    Rosie M.

    Delicious!!!!! Employees can be curt, but can you imagine having to be a ray of sunshine every moment (with the influx they have) when you're THE BEST? The cakes were stupid good. I drove an hour - stupid good.

    Jeannette T.

    Such a cute bakery! The M & M cookie was delicious and the cicada cakes were so on theme! The cicada cake was the perfect portion for one person and it was super cute given what is happening in the area right now. Highly recommend!

    S'mores Cake.
    Ken B.

    Amazing bakery. This place rocks. It all started with their ho ho's that took a baker's vision and paired with old school after school treats for boomers and made them into today's disconcerting palate experience. Nice way to start. Then we added a cake for our son's birthday and let me tell ya, it blew us away. If you're looking for something truly special for an event, the B- Fork took, ahem, " took the cake."! Frosting was creamy and delicious, super sweet. Moist chocolate cake dazzled on the tongue and complimented the frosting sweetness perfectly. Oh, did I mention that it was a s'more cake with dusted graham cracker outside and marshmallow frosting and garnished with well, amazing ness.

    Jennie M.

    You can't go wrong if you have a sweet tooth that needs to be satisfied! The brownie is so decadent! It's not overly sweet. It's nice and gooey. The other I forgot the name. It's kind of like a dream bar. Everything balances so well!

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    2 years ago

    Go to bakery for birthday cakes and always a good selection of carry out cakes, cookies, pies, etc. as well.

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    Everything I've eaten from here is tasty, but the homemade ho ho's are a truly amazing dessert and I wish I had gone home with 20.

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    Their pastries and cakes are delicious. Service is great. Small place so it's a little tight.

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    2 years ago

    Very rude staff. Sub par baked goods. Was happy to find another, better and cleaner bakery elsewhere.

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    We love this place. It's our suburbs version of Sweet Mandy B's. The toffee cookies are delicious. And the prices are very reasonable.

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    Ask the Community - The Bent Fork Bakery

    Do you have coffee and seating area?

    It's a tight space but full of fun

    Do you have cakes that can be bought in person or do they have to be pre ordered ahead of time?

    Just drop in

    Do you make vegan scones and brownies other than for Madams ZUZU's?

    Elaine, call us anytime to order the vegan scones, vegan gf brownies, vegan pumpkin bread, vgf banana oat cake etc!… Read more

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    We used to order a lot of birthday cakes from this Deerfields Bakery.  They always did an excellent…read morejob.  Our daughter's favorite customized cake was an 8" to 10" chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling, and chocolate whipped cream frosting, which was huge, rich, and delicious.  Ever since she was little, it also became a tradition to pick up a big smiley face cookie for her whenever we picked up a cake. Recently, we had ordered a small cake from the Deerfields Bakery in Buffalo Grove, and really loved it.   A few days ago, while I was in the Deerfield area, I decided to stop by the Deerfield location for the first time in at least five or six years. This bakery has gone through a nice renovation. It is clean, bright, modern, and pleasant, just like the one in Buffalo Grove, except that it is a lot smaller.  Since it was after 4:00 pm when I went, within an hour of closing, some of the shelves were already empty, which is understandable and probably a good sign for the business. Out of nostalgia, I purchased a big smiley face cookie for $3.95.   The girl who helped me was very polite and friendly even though I was just purchasing one cookie.  That made the visit even more pleasant.  However, I would likely get some other baked goods instead next time, as this cookie and its icing were quite hard, and just tasted like a lot of sugar. I am deducting one star mostly because of the parking situation.  There are only four parking spaces by the building, once these spaces are occupied, customers have to walk to the parking lot in the back that's diagonal from the bakery, and cross a busy driveway shared with a bank.  This can be especially inconvenient when carrying a cake. Since the Buffalo Grove location is much larger and has its own parking lot that makes parking easy, I will most likely continue going to the Buffalo Grove location unless I happen to be in the Deerfield area.

    I've been going to Deerfield Bakery for over 20 years, which is why this is disappointing to write…read more The donut quality has clearly gone downhill. The signature chocolate donut barely tastes like chocolate anymore, and whatever chocolate is there feels cheaper and thinner than it used to be. The birthday cake donut? Honestly tasted like an Entenmann's donut--fine, but nothing special and definitely not bakery-worthy. The prices are still decent, but I'd gladly pay a little more if it meant bringing back the old recipes and higher-quality ingredients. This place built its reputation on standout baked goods, and right now the donuts just aren't living up to that legacy.

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