In celebration of my 32nd birthday, my family got a cake from The Sweet Side. It was a triple decker with three colors of frosting on the exterior, a pink, pale yellow, and blue. The top of the cake had an edible piece with writing saying, Happy Birthday Tanis! Instructions for how to have the cake ready for consumption were noted on the box. It was a beauty of a cake that was tasty as well. The frosting on the exterior was a little firmer than the frosting between the cake layers. Both the exterior and the interior frosting were flavorful, just not in an overly bold way. Textually, it was a little crumbly/chalky which allowed it to melt in my mouth a bit. The cake reminded me a little of cookie dough in taste and held together well. Having leftover cake after our celebration on this past Monday (26 August 2024) it has continued to taste better each day. read more

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The Sweet Side has been our go to for birthday cakes for the past 3 years! Every cake we've had from here has been amazing. The cake softness, filling, and frosting are all delicious. The cake presentation is actually the best part! These cakes look fantastic and everyone at the party always comments about how beautiful the cakes look. Another plus of the Sweet Side is that when you need a cake in a hurry they have several styles of cake available that will meet your needs. The service is friendly and we've always got what we've ordered with no issues! Trust them for your next cake purchase. read more

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Everyone loved this cake! Super easy ordering process and straightforward friendly pick up. read more

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I bought a cake for my daughter's bday today - the classic bday vanilla cake with chocolate frosting and it was terrible. The chocolate didn't taste like chocolate and it was so sweet, and the cake was spongey vs cakey. It was very disappointing. I will never go back. read more

Ordered a birthday cake from here and it was delicious! I tried the chocolate peanut butter cake. The online ordering process was a breeze and pick up was easy. Will be going there for celebration treats in the future! read more

Got some cake tops via the too good to go app -- vanilla cake with buttercream frosting. The box is hefty!!! And all for just $6. Just noshing in my car and am incredibly pleased with my purchase. Will be back and would love to buy a cake from here in the future! read more

Artful and delicious, this cake was amazing for our event! We had a large retirement party for someone who no one believed would retire. The Sweet Side was so easy to work with to make our cake dreams come true, even with accommodating changes throughout the process. We would highly recommend them to anyone hosting an event to make it more special. Guests raved about our ocean/pigs fly themed cake! Thank you Sweet Side!! read more

Amazing personalized cookies for a baby shower I was hosting! Also, the cookie butter cookie was 10/10! Will definitely be going back!

I served red velvet on my wedding. My best friend served red velvet on her wedding for me. This wasn't the best red velvet as it was too sweet and too dry, but I still love red velvet. read more

I had to get a last minute cake - and they were so absolutely nice and helpful. Where on earth does a person go to get a last minute Halloween Cake? They go to the Sweet Side, that's where. My goodness, they even decorated it for me; and originally I thought the decoration was going to be lettering, it was this beautiful design on a sugar star. It looks phenomenal -- I could not have ordered a better custom cake from most places, and this is basically just what they had on hand. Amazing. Top to bottom a great experience and I'm so absolutely pleased I chose The Sweet Side. read more

This place is so cute and the staff is so nice! I ordered a shark cake for my SO's 30th birthday because you're never too old for a shark cake! It was GORGEOUS and I asked for a little bit of writing. I expected some grocery store nice handwriting one the top (which would have been great) but instead got a hand painted sugar saucer! It was seriously pretty. I called and I think it was the owner (don't quote me on that) who helped me but she was soooooo patient to my back and forth on not being sure on the flavor I chose. They prep and order things ahead of time and can't always change things but she was so pleasant with me. FLAVOR: It was really good! The frosting wasn't over sweet and the cake was a combination of moist, flaky and dense in great ratio. The flavors we went with were the chocolate cake and strawberry middle because everyone seemed to review that the strawberry was delicious. Id have to agree! Again, this place is great! If you want a gorgeous cake that tastes great too, check them out. read more

I would say it was the best slice of cake I have ever had! I'm so delighted that they now serve cake by the slice!!!!!!

The customer service is great and the cakes here are beautiful. Unfortunately, the cake is not tasty. It's very dry inside and has no flavor whatsoever. I definitely should have done a cake tasting before. read more

Beautiful fanciful cakes and they taste soooo good! We had the Carrot Cake inside a mermaid tail and it was one of the moistest carrot cakes ever. So worth it. Thanks! read more

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We were referred to The Sweet Side by our wedding planners. We spent $996 (including a $125 refundable deposit) on dessert for a small wedding with 30 guests. Leading up to the wedding Mindy was very difficult to communicate with and she repeatedly sent us emails asking for information that had been provided previously (e.g., day of contact, vendor access to venue, etc.). There was also a miscommunication a month before our wedding that resulted in a surprise $110 delivery charge, $55 rental fee, and $125 refundable deposit requirement. If you asked The Sweet Side team, they would say that our planners did not tell them that they needed delivery or rentals in advance of our initial invoice. If you asked our wedding planners, they would say that conversations were had months prior with The Sweet Side team and that delivery and rentals were supposed to be complimentary. For what it's worth, delivery and rentals were included in the initial invoice with a $0 line item. When we asked The Sweet Side to honor their initial invoice and waive the delivery/rental fees, they refused. Since I was not involved in those conversations I can't say whose version of the miscommunication is more correct, but after experiencing firsthand how difficult Mindy is to communicate with I tend to believe our wedding planners. Since it was only a month before our wedding we opted to pay the extra fees rather than try to find a new dessert vendor. Fortunately, the desserts the day of were a much better experience. The desserts were delivered on time and were a big hit. We ordered the predesigned magnolia cake, 8" round, with carrot cake and cream cheese on the inside and buttercream frosting on the outside ($181). It was DELICIOUS and just the right size for our small wedding. We also ordered the "sweet bites bar package" ($525) with French macarons, brownies, and cheesecake shooters. The package is advertised as intended for 50 guests but it was just the right size for our 30 guests. The macarons were especially delicious and several guests commented that they were the best macarons they had ever eaten. read more

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You want beautiful and delicious cakes? - say no more and check out The SweetSide bakery (www.thesweetsideseattle.com). A wonderful, local, small business TL;DR - I was super happy with my custom cake. Highly recommended for delicious, beautiful, and reasonably priced custom cakes. I haven't tried their other sweets, but based on the cake I'd bet you a box of macarons its all delicious. --- This review is for a custom cake I ordered for my wife. She's a major sushi lover and thought it would be great to surprise her with a custom sushi cake (a cake that looks like sushi, not made of sushi)! PROCESS: After looking at several greater Seattle area bakeries, I found the SweetSide to be one of the more reasonably priced options for a custom cake and decided to inquire further. The team was SUPER nice and responsive. They worked with me on what look, feel, style I wanted for the cake. They offered different pricing points and examples of what they could do. They then offered a bunch of choices of flavors for cake and filling. I was able to make my payment online and just like that I was done. I only had to wait for the pick-up date. CAKE APPEARANCE: I'll be posting pictures to this review, and they should speak for themselves. It was absolutely amazing! Matched my expectations exactly as we had communicated about. It was almost too good to eat! CAKE TASTE: I might be typing delicious about 24 times this review... it was delicious! I chose chocolate cake with nutella buttercream filling. It was SO good! The cake had great texture, the filling was not too sweet, and if you wanted that extra bit of sugary bite, the fondant actually tasted good! It was really sweet, but would balance well when eaten with the cake and filling. I repeat, the fondant was actually good! PRO TIP: as the team suggested to me, let the cake get to room temp before eating... its worth the wait. Extra notes: -my process was done all online (email/website) but they have a cute storefront, as well as a phone number to call. -the team seems very skillful and creative. If you have a vague idea for a custom cake, just talk to them, and you might be surprised with what you come up with together. -for any custom cake at any bakery, make sure you inquire well before you need to the cake. (a couple weeks prior at least to make sure they can accommodate) -the team seemed genuinely excited to work on the cake, and see my wife and my reaction when picking up the cake read more

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We had a fantastic experience getting a small, custom wedding cake from The Sweet Side! We knew we just wanted a cutting cake and we wanted it to be Seattle Kraken themed. I worked with the team via email to design one that was in our budget. They came up with 4 designs for us to pick from! The flavor was rich and incredible and we enjoyed it for many days after. For our tasting, it was during Covid so we got a little to go box with tons of small bite-size pieces of cakes and various frostings to mix and match. That was such a fun date night experimenting with flavors at home! Cannot recommend The Sweet Side enough :) read more

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It pains me to write this, but please read this to understand. The 1 star is not about their cakes (their cakes are GREAT and delicious!) But in particular ONE PERSON who has made a big enough service impact for me to NEVER RETURN (I didn't get her name, but she answered the phone and is the girl that came out to give me the cake - so in this review her name will be RUDE CHICK) Background: I had my baby shower cake designed by the amazing Tamela that I came to return for a second cake. Tamela was great and designed another beautiful custom cake for me. I prepaid for the cake and called in advance to ask if someone would be willing to step outside of the store to handoff the cake since I was on my own and would have my baby in the car and didn't want to leave her. Tamela was leaving for the day but said it was fine and that someone from the store could help. I called 20 minutes before I was going to arrive to let them know in advance I would be there. RUDE CHICK picked up and I asked if I could give her cash for extra candles since I couldn't come in to make an additional payment to the cake. As soon as I parked RIGHT OUTSIDE the store (with baby in the car) I called back to let them know that I was right outside. The RUDE CHICK explained "We can't take your cash you have to come in for the candles". I explained that I am with baby otherwise I would - so no need for the candles, I'll just pick up my prepaid cake. RUDE CHICK doesn't say anything but "Hold on" - and I'm left waiting for a few minutes while I'm just right outside sitting with baby. RUDE CHICK returns and says "I'm not Tamela, and we don't come out and do this. We are really busy and have a lot of orders to take care of." Unbelievable. I explained that I was already outside, that I called in advance and that I'm not going to leave my baby inside the car to get the cake. RUDE CHICK decided to put me on hold AGAIN. After putting me on hold for about 5 minutes.. she COMES OUTSIDE WITH THE RUDEST RESTING B!@%$ FACE, stares me down and just hands me the cake without saying a SINGLE WORD and walks away as I am talking to her to say "hey, you don't have to be so rude". So whoever that chick was - because of your attitude, AND your lack of customer service AND empathy for mothers.. I will never return for a cake. No matter how great the cakes taste and how amazing/talented/wonderful Tamela is. RUDE CHICK, whoever you are - you need an attitude and empathy check. There are many ways that you can communicate with customers that you might disagree with- but you chose the wrong new mom to mess with. - - - - *UPDATE* shortly after my review was posted- I received a response from her (included here in images). She seems to think it's okay to mom-shame me and forgot that I called in advance and asked if it was okay to have this brought out since I didn't want to leave my baby in the car. If the answer was no, I wouldn't have bothered to come and would have asked someone else to go pick it up. Simple as that. It's unfortunate that due to her lack of follow through and memory she thinks she can be even more rude and that it's okay to leave a baby at home alone. Who in their right mind would do that? Guess RUDE CHICK would. read more

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I would recommend the Sweet Side to all brides - we had a really good experience. I worked with Mindy for a 2-tiered wedding cake and some additional sweet bites for a dessert bar. She did a great job of answering all my initial questions and worked with me up until after contracting. We got a to-go tasting box and the hard part was narrowing down the two cakes and icings we wanted on the cake. We went with their famous carrot cake and cream cheese buttercream and the almond cake with swiss meringue buttercream. I also ordered their variety pack of bars to try, and they were really yummy too. The only downside of the tasting experience is that they don't offer tasters or anything less than an order of 3 dozen of an particular item off the Sweet Bites menu if you want to try it (i.e., the fruit crisp shooter we ordered for the wedding, we never got to try it beforehand). Being a foodie and a type A person, that was a bit of a bummer and a little risky but not a huge deal. I liked that you could rent beautiful white dessert displays from them - it was one less thing to worry about when planning a wedding and they looked great. My now husband and I were pretty set on a simple design and we sent them a picture of what we liked, and they delivered exactly that! The cake was simple yet still a statement and delicious. After being on a diet for months, I choose to have leftover cake as my choice for breakfast the day after the wedding. Yum! read more

The Sweet Side - Photo by Sarah Anne Photography. Floral by Flora Nova. - Desserts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I'll admit I am a bit extra when it comes to my girls. Does a 1 year old NEED a custom character birthday cake? No, a regular cake would be fine - not like she's gonna eat it anyway. Welp, there are lots of things that you don't NEED in life but I will dictate what I need and what I don't thank you very much. So back to my daughters extra ass first birthday party. I had the vision in my head of a bubble tea Tokidoki theme as soon as I saw the release of their new characters. Living in Southern California and planning a party in Seattle, I relied very heavy on social media to find the vendors to help me execute. I scoured Instagram for pretty cakes. I came across The SweetSide and off the bat I loved that they were a small business located in Wallingford. I emailed them asking for a quote and giving them a very vague idea of what I had in mind. They were super responsive and before long was exchanging sketches with me. I sent a few examples and tweaks and each time they graciously obliged and made the necessary changes as requested. The entire process was easy, too easy. To be honest the hardest part was deciding on what flavors I wanted the cake to be. I ordered a large 2 tier cake and struggled deciding, partially cuz all of the combinations sounded so freaking delicious. Once I finally made my decision I confirmed design, flavor and pick up date and time, I was able to pay over the phone. Fast forward to pick up day. Walking into the bakery it smelled exactly as you would hope, sweet cakes and sugary frosting! The cake was ready when they promised and holy freaking wow. It came out so adorable. Even better than I had hoped. The backgrounds and characters were so well done, colors were vibrant and just beautiful beautiful. My party wasn't until the following day so I was advised to refrigerate and then take it out a few hours prior to party time. Everything held up perfectly. It hurt my heart a little bit to cut into it and serve it. But that was quickly healed by the deliciousness of the cake. Usually these beautiful cakes are a bit dry and meh, but the cake was moist and had great flavor. Not too overwhelmingly sweet. A few things to note: - They are located right on 45th right near i5, so be cognizant about the limited parking. They do have some loading zones right near the front that you can take advantage of. - They have a cute assortment of candles - go for the gold sparklers! - Check out their adorable creations on IG for inspiration! read more

Due to failed correspondence and our phone number being written down wrong. As customers we were set up for failure in picking up our cake for our wedding. When using this company please make sure you are regularly calling them and getting updates about your order or you may be set up for failure. Though the cake is beautiful and would have been a welcome addition to our wedding. read more

I bought my birthday cake from there. I don't like taste of cake cuz i didn't feel cake taste much more but their customer service was good and they made my cake exact time. read more

Ordered a signature cake for our anniversary - pink champagne and strawberry. It was AMAZING. Sharp edges, even with buttercream, and strawberry pieces in the filling. Cake was perfectly moist. Absolutely the best choice for a cake order. And so reasonably priced! Hoping they stick around for a long time so this can become our go-to bakery for anniversaries. read more

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A custom cake was ordered for my birthday and it was a delicious treat. I requested a chocolate cake with strawberry filling/frosting. Great taste, moist (I hate that word), and a crowd pleaser. The 8" (or 10"?) served 20 ppl easily and there were some leftovers for the kids to take home. In addition, we included a dozen cheesecake shooters with strawberries. Overall, I was happy with the order and was a tiny disappointed on the final design. I will take responsibility for the final design because after I sent them a photo of what I wanted, they quoted the cake to be $155 ish, $80 included the actual embellishments I wanted such as real flowers, macaroons, etc. I asked them to put something together that was $40 worth instead and they gave me sugar molded flowers as a topper. I just couldn't imagine paying $80 for a few flowers and embellishes. I added the "hooray" sign myself that I got off of etsy. The other items shown in the picture were provided by my craft closet. The cheesecake poppers came in a plastic shot glass and a nice small plastic spoon. They were decent and cost around $48 for a dozen. Satisfied with the order and I may order again, tbd. Limited parking on the streets and the establishment is small, quaint, and really hot temperature wise (can someone crank the AC up?). read more

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Me including my whole family aren't really "cake people" but it was my little girls first year so of course we had to get her a pretty cake . I looked around trying to find something cute for her and after searching I came across The Sweet Side . I called them to see if they had anything available, they were very kind and helpful! I went in chose our cake and were on our way. We got plain vailla cake but The cake was moist and delicious! Their decorations is soooooo adorable! We would definitely go back for another birthday! read more

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I'll start my saying I am "extra" when it comes to my kids' birthdays. This cake definitely wasn't cheap, but it was definitely worth the price. My daughter turned three last week and insisted on a Bubble Guppies themed party. Since Bubble Guppies has been discontinued for literally ever that presented several challenges. I decided to Google search a "sea themed" gourmet cake and somehow stumbled upon The Sweet Side. I completed my whole order online, got a confirmation email and the cake was ready a week later at my pickup time. Super easy, zero effort on my part. The cake was gorgeous. The handmade details were incredible, the banner with writing on it was beautiful, and not one single person left her birthday party without taking a picture and asking me where I got the cake. I am beyond impressed before we even cut into it. We got a white cake with cream cheese filling. Delicious! It was about 90 degrees for the day and the cream cheese was getting a bit melty, which is totally my fault, but the cake still held together perfectly and tasted wonderful. I think total I spent $190 after tip and tax and I would have easily paid even more and will be back for another cake for subsequent birthdays. read more

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Sent in order all the way from Texas and mistakenly entered the wrong date. They quickly responded to my request for the change. Pickup took less than 2 minutes. Cake was a bit dense but frosting wasn't overwhelmingly sweet, just right. Decent sized cake/portions for the price. read more

The Sweet Side - Simple yet satisfying. - Desserts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

My mom was planning a party for my grandmother's 80th birthday and asked if I would help by taking care of the cake. No problem. However, she asked me about a week before the party, and I think in custom cake land, that's cutting it close. I went into the sweet side and inquired if that was enough time, and thankfully they were able to do it. I said my grandma's favorite color was forest green and wanted something simple, like an ombré to white. I think it was chocolate and something inside, but I honest don't remember (it was several months ago). The cake was ready when promised and looked just how I asked. I have food allergies so was unable to taste it, but it got great reviews from people that could eat cake. I added a topper and some flowers and my grandma loved it. The people I worked with were always polite and friendly. The pricing was competitive for a custom baked cake so I knew what to expect. (In my opinion custom cakes in general are a tad pricey- but that's neither here nor there). read more

The Sweet Side - Green ombré frosted cake (I made the topper and added flowers) - Desserts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Ordered a custom birthday cake for my boyfriend's birthday party. Brooke was so easy to work with. Once I gave her a general idea of what I wanted for the cake, she provided me with some other options like cake toppers and decorations, as well as pricing, and delivery fees. I provided a few inspiration images of semi naked cakes with sprinkles and cake drips. I also told her that my boyfriend loves funfetti cake and jimmy sprinkles. When the cake arrived, it was exactly what I had envisioned! It looked so fun and birthday ready. What I normally worry about when ordering custom cakes is that it'll look great, but not taste that way. This cake was light, full of flavor and sprinkles, and very tasty. Our guests and the birthday boy really enjoyed it. If I ever need another custom cake, I'm definitely contacting The Sweet Side. They provided me with really great service. When calling in to make my payment, they were very thorough about the details of the cake and wanted to make sure that they were clear on exactly what I wanted. Also, the email correspondence was excellent, and they have very reasonable pricing for custom cakes. If you're in need for a custom cake, I highly recommend contacting them! read more

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Visually the cake we ordered was cute. But it did not taste good at all!!!! We basically took pics and threw the cake away:( And we ordered a Nutella flavored filling, I'm not sure how you can mess up a Nutella!? read more

The Sweet Side - Looked good, but tasted really bad:/ - Desserts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I am not able to visit home for my mom's 75th birthday, but planned a surprise with her neighbors celebrate. I ordered this beautiful creation from The Sweet Side a few weeks in advance. Two days before pick up, our plans had to be postponed and The Sweet Side was gracious enough to delay the cake a week to accommodate changes to our surprise. My mom got to enjoy the cake with her friends tonight and I got to cheers from a far. Beautiful cake, wonderful company! Thank you, Sweet Side team! read more

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I was looking for a custom cake for my daughter's third birthday party and was thrilled to find The Sweet Side. Their website allows you to choose from dozens of different cake designs, without the hassle or cost of requesting a custom one, and then select a cake and filling flavor. I did the entire order process online. The cake turned out more beautiful than I expected and multiple guests asked me where I got the cake from because it was so delicious. I highly recommend the strawberry filling. read more

The Sweet Side - Custom cake. I added the ceramic bunny as a topper. - Desserts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I ordered a custom cake for a birthday, I mentioned I wanted the sky, stars, mountains and more all in one cake and they delivered exactly that! The cake looks absolutely beautiful, I couldn't have asked for a better looking cake. I was nervous with how expensive the cake was but by the look of it when I came to pick it up, I knew it was worth every penny. read more

The Sweet Side - Space & mountain themed cake - Desserts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Ok, I love the movie silence of the lambs and we always talk about how delicious the cake at the end of the movie looks. My husband worked with these wonderful people to have a replica of the cake made, along with the dog from the movie. (He added the chicken bone). In addition to making me laugh super hard, this cake is DELICIOUS. The attention to detail is amazing, the flavor is amazing, he said they were fun to work with, this place is awesome across the board! Go there and eat cake! read more

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We've ordered birthday cakes for the past few years from the Sweet Side. They're not only delicious, they're beautiful! Even family members who don't love sweets love these cakes. Follow their advice and leave the cake out for 5+ hours or overnight so the frosting is soft. Highly recommend! read more

This is my favorite dessert place in Seattle! Their cakes are so yummy and creative. Not too sweet but just perfect. Cream is not too heavy but tastes amazing. We ordered a two tier cake for my friend's baby shower and they did chocolate for 1 tier and and almond apricot for the other. Their almond apricot is out of this world. I keep visiting this place every now and then just for that. read more

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Such an amazing cake. It's kinda been a year so I ordered myself a strawberry champagne cake!! So good! I shared half but the other half in the freezer. Every time I go through the kitchen I slice a bite off!! I don't want to share. It is that good! It was beyond beautiful, so tasty, and no judges when I ordered my own cake. I just wanted a beautiful cake!! And I got it!! Loves and thanks!!! read more

Excellent cake. They quickly turned it around in time for a birthday. Frosting is a delight.

Celia and Brooke were amazing when we visited the store to order a gender reveal cake. They took their time to make sure we got what we needed. We got the pink champagne cake with strawberry filling. It was great and everyone enjoyed it. We needed it the following day and we got it. So satisfied with the service. We also visited trophy cupcakes as it was closer from where we lived. When we went to the store to order a cake they said we have to call the online number to make an order and we informed no one was answering they said the person who was suppose to take the order was not in and we had to call them tomorrow to place an order, which is ridiculous. Glad we visited this place and got what we needed. Thank you Celia and Brooke!!! read more

The Sweet Side - Pink Champagne with Strawberry filing - Desserts Near Me - Seattle, Washington

My husband and I ordered our wedding cake and macarons from The SweetSide and it was all INCREDIBLE. The cake was absolutely delicious and a work of art. Our guests are still raving about the cake and the macarons. We cannot recommend The SweetSide enough! read more