Well we have been testing Heather's artistic abilities for many years now, & this one takes the cake! Pun intended... Believe it or not there's a chocolate cake in there with buttercream frosting, topped off by an incredible display of very detailed greenery and decorations and presence. If that was not enough inside of one of those presents wrapped is a battery pack with an on off switch, and a separate remote control, which allows you to do countless light displays. I try to come up with something different every year for her for different events... You all can be the judge. Merry Christmas , Heather, Mary, & Kaylee & Thank you for making the world a better place... read more

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Long story short, home bakery ruined our gender reveal... After many years and birthday cakes ordered here, my mom ordered a set of cupcakes for my gender reveal. She ordered them over the phone and gave specific instructions on colors, cake flavors, etc. She had ordered white/vanilla cupcakes so that when our family bit into the cupcakes the gender color would be revealed. The employee on the phone reiterated the order and we thought all was well. Well my dad went to pick them up and was asked to sign a paper (not sure that this is policy or not but this seemed suspicious as if they knew they messed up) and came home with a dozen chocolate cupcakes. Unfortunately I have a family member who cannot have chocolate, and that is why we did not order that flavor. Very disappointing for a bakery that has been around for years and a staple in downtown Rochester can't even get a simple cake flavor correct. Unfortunately our reveal was disappointing as not everyone could partake due to home bakery's error. I will make sure myself/family and friends will never order from here again. read more

This is such a fun bakery. Their window displays are always top tier on creativity, what's trending on socials, and more. I get so excited to go and visit their displays every winter at the lights. read more

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Really rude customer service. Cakes may be 10/10 but the rudeness and attitude is also 10/10. Pick up was Dec 6th 2925. 945am. Later review reveals that this person was the owner herself? Not even an attempt to fix her behavior. It basically shows you how complacent this place has become towards retail customers! Every business has a start and an end point. Sometimes it starts with the smallest interactions. read more

I ordered a cake from here for an upcoming birthday. Their extravagant cakes are ready within 24 hours! It looked and tasted great! People who don't love chocolate cake enjoyed it. And what you get for what you pay is so worth it. So happy we got the birthday cake from here! read more

The Home Bakery - Chocolate Lovers Overload Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

Amazing bakery! Amazing products! I went to see in person the Amon Ra St Brown cake....I was not disappointed! In my pre going there research...I saw that they have done multiple amazing cakes like this in the past! I got there about 1pm on a beautiful sunny Friday. There was a lot of buzz outside!The line to get in the store was not too long, so I stood and admired the display cake as I waited to sample their wares. Once in, the bakery items were quite enticing. From thinking I'll just get a couple of cookies to...1 of each cookie type they had (6!) And some AMAZING looking cinnamon rolls to enjoy the next morning, I walked out with quite a haul! Everything was fantastic! The cinnamon roll was not only gorgeous and perfect looking...it had to be the best I've ever eaten! Looking forward to going back again soon! read more

The Home Bakery - Go Lions!!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

If I could leave 0 stars I would. Mary R, the head wedding cake coordinator was extremely hard to get ahold of & when I finally did, the morning of our tasting (scheduled 3 weeks in advance) she called to reschedule due to a headache. After I politely told her that we were traveling 2 hours out of town and were already on the road, she got snide with me on the phone and told me we'd keep the appointment. We were also in town for our venue menu tasting (which she was aware of) and I told her that it may be a tight transition due to that tasting taking place first & it being a plated, multi course, experience. The front desk person who scheduled our tasting appointment told me that this wouldn't be a problem and they are flexible with this sort of thing. We called to let Mary R know that we were on the road heading to them for the cake tasting and were about 8 min behind schedule, and she told us that since she was feeling ill and we'd be slightly late she would leave the box of cake at the front desk and we could take it home to try the cakes. This was extremely disappointing. She may work around weddings all day everyday, but this is our first experience with the wedding process. It felt as if we weren't a priority and that it was "just another appointment" to her. Therefore we will be taking our business elsewhere, to a company that takes pride in their newly engaged couples experiences' and doesn't make them try their cakes out of a cardboard box in their own car. read more

Reading reviews, I discovered that I am not the only patron who has encountered the rudeness of the owner! She definitely has a Prima Dona attitude. Despite the glowing remarks about the cakes, the daily offerings of baked goods are fairly ordinary. It's a business I go out of my way to avoid. Maybe, the nostalgia of the Home Bakery 1965-1987 dominates but Rochester is a community that once had a soul & It somehow disappeared! read more

I have been going to Home Bakery for many years for custom cakes for family members. The cakes are always beautiful, exceeding expectations. The decorator is exceptional--and quite an artist!! Customer service is always helpful and goes the extra mile to assure everything is perfect. It is so great to know Home Bakery is there whenever I need something special. We are fortunate to have this business in our area! Thank you Home Bakery! Sharon Edwards read more

We used Home Bakery for our wedding this year. Mary and the entire process were amazing! From the initial phone call with Mary, to the cake tasting , to the easy delivery, to the last bite of our wedding cake eaten, it was all so enjoyable. We have recommended them to all our friends looking for a celebratory dessert! I'm currently ordering another cake from them now and I'm so excited to see and taste what they create for us! Mary is so attentive and makes the process easy and stress free. The Home Bakery is our go-to bakery!! read more

The Home Bakery - Double layer Yellow cake with buttercream filling & strawberry mousse filling. - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

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I wasn't sure where I was going to purchase a wedding cake until I recently walked into The Home Bakery to purchase some last minute cookies for a meeting up the road. I was introduced to Mary the wedding coordinator who not only answered all my questions, but led me upstairs to have a mock up of a wedding cake without even making an appointment needless to say, I will be back with my fiancé to finalize my wedding cake. Thank you Mary! read more

I have used Home bakery for many special events in my families life for many years and Mary always goes above and beyond with her ideas and service. Most recently for my mom 75th birthday this summer. Mary made this truly special with an amazing cake and this was the highlight of the celebration Her attention to detail, creativity and personal touch made everything delicious. I highly recommend this bakery for anyone is looking to make their events memorable. Yvonne read more

The Home Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

Mary @ Home Bakery is such a pleasure to work with. She makes she you love your cake before you leave & if you don't she will have the proper modifications made. Cake is so delicious & I loved how it turned out. I've been a repeat customer & will continue to be. read more

The Home Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

The Home Bakery is a staple in downtown Rochester. In an amazing historic building. The side of the building with the beautiful stone is awesome enough. Their window displays are epic and show off their craft. Holiday themes are especially fun and a beautiful sight! Step inside and you are greeted with cookies, pies, brownies, donuts, cannolis, kronuts, and other baked goods to name a few. My eyes are always bigger than my stomach coming in. It is tiny inside and a little awkward with people shuffling in and out. So pack your patience! Staff are friendly and helpful. Price wise, not too bad! The kronuts are priceless though, the best thing they have! It's creamy, flaky and delicious all at once. Cookies are a very good size for the price. They also do custom cakes. A few vegan and gluten free options. Kronuts are $4.50 each. Cannolis - $2.75 Cookies between $2-4 depends on the size and type. Big dog treats for $1.25. Oh and don't forget to get your doggie a treat! read more

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I ordered my anniversary cake here and it was DELICIOUS. The window displays are always stunning here. I always thought this place would be out of my price range, because of how beautiful the store is, but they met me right where I needed to be! We loved our cake and can't wait for another reason to order our next one. read more

The Home Bakery - Heart cake - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

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Be still my heart! Thinking about The Home Bakery fills me with this intense joy & I'm not sure how much of it is a nostalgic endorphin rush from all the sweets I've consumed from here in the past or just reminiscing on how many out-of-this-world insanely awesome window displays I've seen here. KEEP IN MIND! Every time you drive or walk past this store & have the immense privilege to glance upon their window display, it is made entirely out of confection! How do they do this?! I really want to know. It's just simply TOO incredible for the mind to rationalize. They rotate the window display about once a season I believe & are always so current as well. I remember when the final season of Game of Thrones was airing, they create a Game of Thrones window display & it was honestly the coolest thing ever! One Christmas, they also did an entire holiday Star Wars display, complete with a rotating R2-D2 spinning around inside of a gift box! Window display aside, I can also attest to their delicious desserts inside. I've come here for all sorts of occasions big & small - my personal favorites were coming here to get mini pies for Pi Day & a hilariously designed cake of theirs for NYE/New Year's this past January! :) I've also tried many of their donuts, cronuts, and other pastries & they are equally gorgeous to look at & delicious to taste! Perfect for grabbing a few to bring in to share with coworkers or you know...just for yourself. :) read more

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I am so in love with Home Bakery and ALWAYS order cakes from here for holidays!!!! I ordered the cutest Easter cake and the bunny is so adorable.... it made our day! 10/10 would recommend !!! Don't hesitate to go here! You'll love it! read more

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I ordered a wedding cake for my son's wedding. Mary was very helpful and accommodating! She made exactly what the bride wanted and the cake was delicious! They delivered it to the venue with plenty of time to set up. All in all an excellent experience and I would recommend to everyone!!! read more

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As a longtime customer of the bakery, I'm generally pleased with their baked goods. However, lately I've noticed an inconsistency in their chocolate chip cookies. I think it depends on who bakes them. On a good day, they are crunchy around the edge and chewy in the middle, buttery and salty. Delicious! On other days, like today, they are overloaded with chips, dry, and super crumbly - NOT delicious! To pay nearly $3 apiece for one cookie, one expects consistency in the bake, the recipe, and the baker. That's not a lot to ask. read more

Everything. The cronut, the lemon bars, every cake cookie anything we have ever ordered from here has been so great.

Mary from Home Bakery did the gorgeous wedding cake and groom's cake at my daughter's wedding this past weekend. The white-on-white classic wedding cake was absolutely meticulous! And nobody can beat the flavor of Home Bakery frosting. The grooms cake, a wine bottle in a crate made entirely of cake and frosting, was so accurate and life-like, that people wanted to touch it! All of our guests were taking pictures of the groom's cake and couldn't believe how perfectly it was rendered. So my advise it to run, not walk, to get your wedding cake/groom's cake from Home Bakery. All the staff is wonderful, but be sure to ask for Mary. There isn't anything she can't pull off with perfection! This was the best decision we made for our daughter's wedding. read more

The Home Bakery - Groom's cake made perfectly! - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

I had to order a wedding cake on short notice, someone I didn't know recommended The Home Bakery to me. I called and spoke to Mary. She was absolutely fantastic, she helped me to download a picture showing what the bride and groom wanted, what she could do, also the pricing was reasonable. I could not have done this without her assistance since i am out of state. Thank you to Mary and The Home Bakery. read more

Great customer service so far. Ordered wedding cake and groomsmen cake for our wedding next week. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Mary is awesome and amazing to work with!! read more

I cannot recommend this place enough! I called after a referral and Mary helped me out for a bridal shower cake for a family member. It was a large order and when I came in to talk about it she had different kinds of buttercream as well as the two cake flavors to try them out with. I'm not gonna lie they alllll tasted amazing! She helped with deciding on the proper size to accommodate the guest list as well as give ideas for the design and it came out perfect!!! Everyone asked where the cake was from! This is my go to cake place! Also side note I got the cronut on the way out and OMGGGG IM OBSESSED make sure you try them! read more

For us it all started 15 years ago when we came here for our wedding cake!!! Beautiful AND delicious, it is my absolute favorite place to get all of our specialty cakes from. Mary is exceptional!!! She takes care of all of our Cake needs every single year!! Thank you, MARY for always making my boys feel so special by helping design their CUSTOM design their birthday cakes. We The Home Bakery !!! read more

Excellent treats. Ordered the paczkis and thoroughly enjoyed them. Would highly recommend this shop.

How many times have I passed the Home Bakery and never stopped here? For some reason, I always expected it to be insanely expensive. We got my niece's baptism cake here because it was close and they knocked it out of the park. It was a classic vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream - the buttercream tasted like marshmallows. It was incredible! The cake was SO surprisingly afforble and decorated beautifully. The selection of fresh pastries and treats inside of the bakery on a random weekday morning was also mind-blowing. It all looked so tasty! The smell of this bakery (even from the street) is so delightful, I wish I could wear it as perfume. read more

The Home Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

The Home Bakery is amazing. First of all, their holiday window displays are amazing. I epicly stan them! Every year is outstanding. This year is Star Wars. In the past they have done Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, Minions, Small Foot. This alone draws me in during the holiday light season. Second their bake goods are beautiful to look at. The holiday kronut has made it to my insta page, it makes an insane picture. But the real star is how good and fresh their food tastes! The kronut is flaky and amazing. The vanilla pastry cream inside is a gooey hidden treasure. We also tried the peanut butter cup brownie. It was surprisingly light and not overly rich. It was melt in your mouth yummy, one of the best brownies I've had in a long time. Lastly, we purchased a slice of the holiday jelly roll. It was so light and refreshing. The frosting was perfect, not too buttery or greasy, it tasted fresh, and the cake was moist and spongy. The prices were great. I spent only about $10 to bring home dessert for the family. That is sometimes the price of one dessert at a restaurant, and this was fresh baked, and way better. You can always tell a good bakery from a mediocre one by the turn over of the product, the line of people in the store, and the freshness of the ingredients, and this place hits the target on all three. I'd like to come back and try their fun donuts. Everything looks absolutely delectable, it is hard to leave without a bag in your hand. read more

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Made a last minute custom order for my birthday cake, & they did a phenomenal job! It turned out exactly like the photos I gave them. I will definitely be a repeating customer! Thank you for making my special day even better :) read more

The Home Bakery - Custom 6inch white cake with buttercream frosting - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

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We were totally blown away by the MILLENNIUM FALCON WEDDING CAKE! We were looking for something truly special, and the team at the HOME BAKERY was just as excited as we were to create it. They kept in touch with us throughout the process to make sure everything was just right. The details are fantastic, and not only did it look AMAZING, but it tasted absolutely delicious too! read more

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I ordered an autumn themed birthday cake and some cupcakes last minute over the phone. The whole experience was great. The cake was absolutely beautiful and delicious, so were the cupcakes. read more

The Home Bakery - Birthday Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

Cronuts and King cake are second to none!!! Fresh pastries with solid service. We'll be back. read more

The Home Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

I love their chocolate chip cookies! It's one of my favorite treats. It's a big cookie with large chunks of chocolate and a sprinkle of salt on top. The only problem is if I don't get there early in the day, they are sold out. read more

Purchased a birthday cake, luckily for myself, and after cutting 2 slices the WHOLE cake fell apart! It was HEAVY with horribly sweet buttercream. Looked like it was pieced together with buttercream as the glue. A 6" cake cost $29 a hefty price for 2 unbeatable slices. When I took it back to show them, they blamed ME for not refrigerating it. Who likes to eat COLD cake? I have been patronizing them for 30 years and will now be using HOLIDAY MARKET IN ROYAL OAK. they make BEAUTIFUL and delicious cakes. Home Bakery QUALITY HAS TAKEN A DEEP DIVE RECENTLY! They didn't even offer a refund!! Don't waste your money there. read more

The Home Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Rochester, Michigan

Highly disappointed in the customer service I received at The Home Bakery. I placed an order for Christmas Eve and verified their hours online. Upon arrival, the bakery was closed. I emailed and called immediately and no one responded resulting in no dessert for my holiday party. Additionally, there wasn't a courtesy call given which I find odd, especially on a prepaid holiday order. Even the confirmation email did not have hours listed. The extremely rude manager called me 3 days later to tell me their cancellation policy. I reiterated that I did not cancel and their lack of communication and transparency on hours is the reason the order was not fulfilled. The email confirmation and online hours were not accurate and it was not posted anywhere on their building. The Home Bakery is not reliable, flexible or empathetic. Instead of trying to resolve the issue they offered for me to pick up 5 day old bakery items, cleary not caring about the quality as a first time customer. I recommend going elsewhere. I am all for supporting small businesses and there are way better options that care about their customers. My order was $116. Very minimal refund that could have avoided this poor experience. The Home Bakery ruined my holiday. read more

Over the holiday weekend, we were visiting our son at Oakland University. We finally had the opportunity to visit downtown Rochester, where we stumbled upon The Home Bakery. What a true delight this place is. We had a woman named Emily (spelling?) wait on us. We appreciated her patience and customer service. Since we had difficulty deciding what to purchase, she politely guided us to some of her favorites. (Forgive us if we do not get the exact names correctly): we had the lemon bar, cookie dough bar, and a sugar cookie dipped on one end and coated in peppermint stick candies and a peanut butter cookie. All were fantastic! We look forward to visiting here at Christmastime! read more

We were walking off a large lunch in downtown Rochester when we found ourselves in front of The Home Bakery. There were a number of people already inside and we decided to check it out. What we found was a small store packed with amazing sights and aromas. There were cakes of all sizes and variety of decoration including a Yule Log Cake; there were also pies and cookies; breads of every kind; there was even a turkey made out of cake! After looking around for a few minutes we made some inquiries about some of their cake designs for future reference. The staff were friendly and helpful and did not make us feel like we were tying up too much of their time. We have some ideas for surprising some friends for birthdays and now we have found a place that has the talent and skill to design and produce what we are looking for. This was a very lucky find. read more

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I would leave a 0 if I was able to. Was visiting some friends for the holidays and they weren't open the hours posted even called to confirm. Very horrible representation, especially during the holidays. Do better! read more

The Home Bakery is ah-mazing. Mary went above and beyond to make sure my mother could enjoy her FAVORITE maple danish on her 79th birthday. She gladly took the pastries (had to get some fritters and kronuts too) down to the near by flower shop to make sure it would be a super special delivery!! I'm sure the sweets will put a huge smile on her face! Thank you again Mary for your above and beyond customer service! Can't wait to come back to town to indulge in the BEST pastries! read more

I had a fantastic experience ordering a cake at the Home Bakery. I wanted a very specific Taylor Swift cake and they were able to create exactly what I wanted. The customer service was amazing...Grace was very helpful in making sure I was ordering the perfect cake for my occasion and the process was very quick and efficient. read more