A Special Touch-Cakes by Carolynn

The cakes and cupcakes were so delicious! So happy to have had chosen them for the big day!

wedding cake was absolutely perfect!! thank you! :) pro tip: I also recommend them for birthday cakes and cupcakes. the most delicious cake I've ever had is from here.

We were so happy with our wedding cake! Jill created exactly what we envisioned and it was absolutely beautiful! Not only was it perfect in color and design, it was delicious and we can't wait for our anniversary to eat it again!

The wedding cake was beautiful and exactly what we ordered. The flavors choices are unbelievable and the cake was so moist and good. Set up was on time and perfect. I highly recommend for your wedding cake. The cake was so good!!

The cake was delicious. It was delivered on time without any problems. She was very nice.

The cake was delicious. I was a bit disappointed to find that there was a huge bulge coming out of the second tier of the cake when I arrived at the reception. Fortunately, it did not cause the cake to fall.

OH MY!! LOOK NO FURTHER....What a delicious and beautiful cake! We met with Carolynn's staff in Dec as we live out of state. We tasted it and said yes. Super easy to work with. We gave them a photo of the cake and asked them to reproduce it in buttercream since we hate fondant. The cake was unreal, the frosting was impeccably smooth and looked like fondant. No cake left for me to take home because all the guest ate it, many guests ate multiple pieces because it was so delicious!

We used Cakes by Carolyn for our wedding and are so glad we did. We had a beach-themed four tiered cake with all different flavors and fillings. We found a picture online of what we wanted, and they were able to re-create it perfectly. All of our guests raved about how delicious the cake was and how beautiful it was. We will be back every year on our anniversary to purchase a cake!

Our wedding cake was beautiful and sooooooo delicious. I am only sad that we were too busy to eat more of it!!

Seriously the MOST delicious cake I’ve ever had!!! And so beautiful. It was perfect for our special day. The frosting was to die for! My husband and I will be coming back each year for our anniversary :)

My cake was simply amazing! I showed a picture of what I wanted and it came out even better! Although I didn’t get to enjoy my cake because it got thrown out from the Venue, everyone else loved it and that’s all that mattered!

Cake exactly as we wanted. Great job.

Omg our wedding cake was absolutely perfect! It looked soook good and taste amazing! our guest loved it & just as much as we did, definitely would recommend :)

Cakes by Carolynn did an amazing job on our wedding cake!!! We chose white amaretto with raspberry and buttercream filling. Everyone was commenting about it the rest of the night! When we went for our tasting they were very friendly and made suggestions based on what we were looking for. They customized our cake with a pearlized airbrush finish which gave it a beautiful and elegant look against the lighting in our ballroom. We would highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn!

My cake turned out gorgeous!!! Plus it was so delicious... coconut on top and chocolate below... The cake was moist and the icing tasty!

Highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn! The whole experience was so easy and incredible. First, the tasting was the best part of our wedding planning process. Bonnie sat with us and talked us through the various flavors and cake types. Before the wedding, Bonnie and her staff were easy to work with and accommodated our headcount changes with ease. And then on the day of the wedding - the cake looked amazing! It was simple, but so beautiful. And tasted incredible!

The cake they made for my wedding was spectacular and delicious.

We could not have been happier with the way everything turned out with our cake! I am not a cake person whatsoever so I really hadn’t put too much thought into flavors, design, etc. We had been given a few recommendations from others regarding different bakeries, but wasn’t in love with designs or more importantly the customer service we experienced with some bakeries we contacted. At Cakes By Carolynn someone sat down with us for over an hour and discussed flavors, designs, layers, and things you wouldn’t even think to ask in regards to a wedding cake! They actually designed our cake from the ground up and were more than accomodating when we took a couple extra months to decide on our filling flavor. The cake turned out EVEN BETTER than I expected and people are still raving about how delicious it was. In fact, some friends of ours who recently got engaged just booked them after our wedding. Thank you thank you thank you to Cake by Carolynn for adding that “special touch” to our day!

Our cake was BEYOND what we imagined- both in taste & design. Cakes by Carolynn is the Best- wedding cakes, any cake (period).

I will start this off by saying my now husband and I are not sweets people. We probably wouldn’t have had one if it wasn’t part of our package with our venue. We were able to pick from 3 local bakers and I’m so glad we chose A Special Touch! When we did our tasting Carolyn was so great! You could really tell this was a family business. Carolyn was able to help us make the right choice in cakes and my favorite part was everything was fondant free! We decided on the raspberry swirl with amereto- a best seller. When we came back to drop off the cake decor the ladies working were so great and helpful on how to place everything perfectly. All our guests were raving about the cake. I’ve never been to a wedding were all the cake was eaten but it surely happened at ours! Thankfully the venue saved our top! I can not be thank this talented team enough!

We went in for our 🍰 tasting Saturday. We met with Bonnie who was very helpful kind and patient. We had a great experience and ordered our 3 wedding cake.

We were recommended by our venue to Cakes by Carolyn and definitely not disappointed. We chose vanilla with strawberry filling, and their raspberry amaretto swirl and it was so delicious! We had the cake ombre and to match our wedding colors. The cake turned out perfectly and was exactly what we wanted! We got so many compliments on the cake! Amazing!

The cake tasting was fun. The cake tasted good. Easy to work with and delivered to the venue with out issue. Price was definitely reasonable. The cake was very pretty, but they used the wrong color. It was supposed to be lavender (my colors were lavender and blue), and they used blue instead. I still don't know how that happened. I was very clear from the beginning the color was lavender. Had they used the right color I would have given them 5 stars.

BEST WEDDING CAKE I'VE EVER HAD! Our guests were so impressed with the high quality of this cake! Besides the fact that it tasted fabulous it looked stunning as well. Simple and easy process booking and after one taste we knew this was the perfect cake for us!

Everyone commented on how beautiful and delicious our wedding cake was! Thank you so much!!

Amazing to work with and beautiful cake!

They were amazing! They delivered not one, but 2 flawless cakes to my reception. One being a total surprise for my groom.

Our guests raved about our wedding cake! It was beautiful - exactly how I wanted it to be and it tasted amazing! Cakes by Carolynn was recommended by a friend and I'm so glad we went with them - their service and cake was the best!

I would highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn for any event. They were very helpful and professional. And the cake was excellent.

Jill and Cakes by Carolynn totally exceeded my expectations for our wedding cake! We selected the raspberry amaretto cake with raspberry filling and our guests were begging to take extra pieces home. Thank you for being a part of our wedding! I highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn to all future brides.

We. cannot say enough great things about cakes by carolynn, the whole experience was great from the 1st tasting to the delivery time to the taste and quality of the cake excellent I highly recommend them!!!

Bonnie was a pleasure to work with!! The Wedding cake was amazing, and the fruit filled cupcakes to die for! I would definitely choose Cakes by Carolynn if planning a Wedding...you will not be disappointed you did!

Cakes by Carolynn was wonderful to work with! Everything turned out just as we had imagined! We had a destination wedding so we discussed everything by phone and we did not do any tasting. Our cake was gorgeous and tasted fabulous! We were very happy with everything!

Beautifully made. Bonnie was so easy to work with and so helpful. After a few changes, our wedding cake was pure perfection. From the navy ribbon, to the white chocolate seashells, and the 3 different layers it was picture perfect. We had marble, raspberry amaretto swirl and butter rum. Delicious, Delicious, DELICIOUS!!!!

We used Cakes by Carolyn because it was included in our reception venue package. However I would have used them anyway as they did my sister's cake 5 years ago! Yummy cakes! I did a white amaretto cake with pineapple filling and yum yum yum! It was delicious! I was grateful for the included tasting/consultation because I had no clue what I wanted to do with my cake. The staff was very helpful designing my cake. No problems getting the cake to the reception. I would highly recommend them!

Ordered my daughters shower and wedding cakes from Cakes By Carolynn. Not only were they absolutely delicious they were beautiful and just as ordered. Thank you so much for the wonderful cakes.

I had an amazing experience with Cakes By Carolynn! Bonnie is a absolute pleasure to work with. We emailed for a few weeks discussing the style of cake I was looking for and ways to cut costs since I had a strict budget. I sent various pictures and styles and she completely understood my vision. I had a consultation with Bonnie and she made us feel right at home. She was professional, gave us her expert opinion, and I could tell she truly cared. I did a great deal of research on Tampa Bay Area Bakeries and spoke to A LOT of bakers. I decided to reach out to a St Pete baker because her work really stood out to me. I was not interested in inedible fondant that I kept seeing at other bakeries and her buttercream work was absolutely gorgeous. She was hands down the most genuine and responsive baker out of a dozen I spoke with! As much as we loved all of the fun flavors she had to offer, we chose a classic white cake with fudge filling with buttercream icing. The cakes at this bakery are moist, the fillings are decadent, and the buttercream icing is clean and smooth! The delicate dots on the buttercream iced cakes are the perfect mix of feminine and classic! I cannot wait for my wedding and to see my vision come to life! Cakes by Carolynn, Thank you for an amazing wedding experience!

Such an honor to work with Bonnie. Very sweet and helpful! They made such a beautiful cake for our wedding. It tasted delicious and all of our guests loved it! We came from another state and were worried not being able to taste them beforehand. But, I put my trust in them and they did a phenomenal job! I recommend them highly!

I ordered a cake with cupcakes on the side for the large amount of children I had attending my wedding. Well the cupcakes never showed up to the reception and therefore we did not have enough cake for the guests. My parents never received a piece of cake nor did my husband and myself. The cake also did not look like the picture that I had brought in. I would not recommend this vendor.

I recently got married at the Grand Plaza Beachfront Resort on St. Pete Beach, FL and Bonnie Schaefer, at Cakes by Carolynn, was the cake company we had the privilege of working with for our wedding. Bonnie was nothing short of outstanding -- she was very professional and prompt to reply during the planning phase. We decided to have two cakes--a pretty standard, 3-tier wedding cake and also a custom groom's cake. For the groom's cake, I provided a picture that my husband's grandfather had drawn of two state outlines -- Vermont and Louisiana, since that's where my husband and I are from. Bonnie called me to determine all of the colors we would use on the cake and it came out perfectly! We also got some chocolate covered strawberries with the groom's cake which went fast! The groom's cake was a surprise to my husband and he absolutely loved it! The cakes were both the perfect size and they tasted amazing. Doing cake tasting before ordering was definitely worth it! We chose the butter rum flavor for the wedding cake and the white amaretto for the groom's cake, both with the barvarian cream filling which was simple and light, but to die for! Cakes by Carolynn also has a fabulous relationship with the Grand Plaza which was extremely convenient for the flow of everything on the wedding day -- the cakes were both dropped off to our reception ballroom before it began, looking flawless, which made much less communication confusion! Cakes by Carolynn is definitely worth their price tag. Thank you to Bonnie for making our special day so beautiful and delicious!

The Cake was so good. One of my guests said they had 9 pieces. haha. I had it decorated with Shells that we provided and they did a great job. The Bavarian Cream filling was SO Good. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

So I just wanted to take a (long overdue) second and say THANK YOU. You guys made the most beautiful and best tasting wedding cake I could have asked for. It was so tasty and we had so many compliments, and NO LEFTOVERS! The flamingo toppers that you placed looked fantastic, and it was just really awesome. Second, holy moly, the Grateful Dead dancing bear grooms cake was AWESOME and was an absolute hit! It was perfect, and although maybe an odd request, my fiance absolutely was surprised and loved it. It was perfectly done and sitting beside the wedding cake I feel like it really captured both my fiance and my personalities (kind of weird cake analogy there, I know). Great price and definitely will recommend.

I had to plan my wedding in Florida from California. The staff was excellent at contacting me to help me put together my dream cupcake tier. I was taking a chance because I couldn't go to a cake tasting. I will have you know, the cakes are seriously the best cupcakes I have ever tried! On our tier, we had red velvet, carrot cake, raspberry swirl, and the topper was a white cake with coconut filling. All of them were incredible! They also created a grooms cake for me that looked like a drum since my husband plays drums. It looked so amazing! They are truly artists and incredible bakers with incredible service. They will not disappoint!

We worked with the company from Texas as we planned our destination wedding in Florida. Everyone was incredibly easy to work with and they were responsive, responsible, and flexible. They talked to my niece for most of the planning, let my friend in Tampa do our taste testing, then finalized plans with my then fiance and me over the phone, never demonstrating the slightest bit of frustration or impatience with us. We sent a picture of a tea cup and they were able to create the design on a cake for us. They also coordinated with our restaurant for dinner after the wedding, dropped off our cake, and had it waiting beautifully arranged on a table for us when we arrived. I'm not sure how much Carolyn's did versus the restaurant in the set up, but that is the beauty of it all. We didn't have to worry about a thing! Our cake was beautiful, delicious, and very reasonably priced. Thank you Cakes by Carolyn!

I am so happy that I decided to go with Cakes by Carolynn for my wedding cake in Clearwater Beach. Bonnie was a pleasure to work with, and the cake and service was excellent. My husband and I decided to go with the red velvet with cream cheese filling, and it was AMAZING. My unique design of the cake also turned out beautiful and stayed within our budget. I was a bit worried because I was having a destination wedding, but Bonnie and her staff was very responsive and reIiable during the entire process. I definitely recommend using Cakes by Carolynn for your wedding or any event if you want excellent value and quality.

my husband and loved our cake it was absolutely gorgeous and it tasted just as good as looked. We were most looking forward to eating the cake after we had our ceremony! When we went in for our tasting, we didn't really know what to expect since we were out of state, by my golly it was amazing! She helped us with all of our questions and our specialty designed cake. --we couldn't wait the year to eat our cake we loved it so much that we at the rest when we got home!!

I just wanted to send you a huge Thank You for the outstanding wedding cake for my daughters wedding on June 12, 2015 at the Sirata Beach Resort. Everyone was very impressed by how beautiful the cake was with the blue bom orchids. Everyone loved, loved how yummy it was. I heard comments that it was the best tasting wedding cake ever!!! Thank you again for providing one five star wedding cake!!!

Our wedding cake by Cakes by Carolynn was not only gorgeous, but delicious as well! We asked for a custom cake that combined a couple of their frequently used designs and it came out exactly as we asked. We enjoyed the cake tasting and had a hard time picking just 2 flavors. We highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn for future brides and grooms.

I could have not asked for a more amazing wedding cake!!! My wedding cake was 3-tiered that fed approx. 75, and it was their popular flavor combo of amaretto raspberry swirl cake with raspberry filling. It was beyond delicious, and a unique flavor that everyone enjoyed. The design of my cake was perfect for my venue, which was The Florida Aquarium. I had an ombre base color from white to blue, and coral design. The staff, especially Bonnie, was very helpful when I was making my decisions on the flavor and design, answering my many phone calls and emails. Also, I am a destination bride living in Chicago, and they made the process very easy for me without meeting them face-to-face after booking their services. I am so happy with their services, and definitely recommend them to anyone who doesn't want a traditional/boring wedding cake.

We had a lemon/raspberry cake from Cakes by Carolynn. The value was excellent. The cake was beautiful with an ocean theme with white chocolate sea shells. Would recommend this place to everyone! The first time I've seen every guest finish all their cake, was too god to even leave one crumb on the plate!

From the first day I drove past this shop on my way to a Rays baseball game, I KNEW they were going to do my wedding cake (and this was before I'd even met my husband). I just had a remarkable feeling when I drove by that the place would be amazing, and years later when I went in for a tasting I got confirmation. The cakes are sinfully delicious from cake to frosting to filling, AND they are elegantly designed to the bride's choice. It is difficult to find a place where the cake actually tastes as good as it looks, and I am really picky about my desserts being a self-taught baker. There is nothing I appreciate more than a homemade cake from scratch that tastes as amazing as it looks. My husband and I were so happy with our choice that we ate the top layer instead of freezing it, just so that we would have an excuse to buy a fresh one on our anniversary! Please do not be fooled by the outside (or even inside) look of the shop. Just go in for a tasting and I promise you will not be disappointed :)

Our cake was wonderful! It was a three tiered textured cake with a few simple flowers on the side. I brought in a picture and they brought that picture to life. We were even able to mix and match our cake flavors because my husband is more of a raspberry swirl with Bavarian cream filling kind of a guy, while I am more of a plain white on white sort of a girl. Great value, delivered on time, looked outstanding, very happy!

I used Cakes By Carolynn for my son's groom's cakes. We had a large number at the rehearsal dinner so I ordered two different cakes. They were delicious. The company was easy to deal with - even from 2 states away. They made exactly what I asked for at a reasonable price. The cakes were delivered and set up beautifully. I would definitely use them again.

Our cake was fantastic and a great focal point. It was EXACTLY what we had imagined it would turn out to be, and we ordered a large sheet cake to be pre-cut for our guests which turned out perfect.

Cakes by Carolynn was so great to work with! We planned our wedding from Maryland so we did everything through email and over the phone. They completely understood our vision for the wedding and grooms cake! Both cakes were delicious and the staff was so nice! I would definitely recommend Cakes by Carolynn to anyone looking for a beautiful and yummy wedding/special occasion cake!