Alliance Bakery

We ordered and paid for our wedding cake with an extra fee for delivering to our venue. The day of our wedding and we received no cake or follow up. I contacted them and they told us there was a mix up and the message was never delivered to their cake team. I provided information for a refund and didn't receive any follow up until a week later when I had to email to remind them. They had excuses as to why there was an error on their part, but no customer recovery. Very disappointing and would not recommend them for a special event as reading another review this is not the first time something like this has happened.

Alliance Bakery made us the most delicious vanilla buttercream wedding cake and Chocolate sheet cake to supplement. Everyone was raving about how delicious it was! The only negative part was that because everyone ate the cake we barely had leftovers!! A great problem to have!! Thank you so much for an amazing cake!

My husband and I did a lot of research and some tastings while on our search for a bakery to create our wedding cake, and we are so thrilled that we worked with Alliance Bakery for our big day!! Not only were we able to purchase some samples of our desired flavors, but the team at Alliance was so helpful and responsive to all of our questions along the way. They were kind and professional, and on top of it all, consulted with us to custom design our absolute dream cake!! Our vision was not your traditional wedding cake, and we were even told by other bakeries that we needed to stick to the flavors listed on their site. Alliance didn’t shy away from our vision and leaned fully into it and for that, we are so grateful, because our dream wedding cake became a reality and was an absolute dream come true. Thank you, Stacy, and to the pastry chef and whole Alliance Bakery team!!

Alliance had a very easy setup for selecting the cakes and fillings and picking up the cake-tasting kit was a breeze. The cake options were reasonably priced and they even accommodated our need for an additional tasting kit. Our wedding cake was beautiful and tasted great. We selected the almond cake with raspberry buttercream and cream cheese filling. My husband had initially wanted strawberry and I wanted funfetti so we were both completely surprised when we fell in love with their almond cake. Even one of my hard to please relatives agreed the cake was delicious and basically perfect. We only wish there had been communication on when the cake should be taken out of the fridge before serving in order to reach room temperature. Our cake wasn’t exactly cold, but it wasn’t room temperature either and likely would’ve made for an even better taste and texture dalthough it was still very delicious and aromatic. One of our guests said it was the best smelling cake she'd ever had. Alliance also provided equally delicious gluten-free desserts that were somewhat similar flavor profiles as our cake vanilla cupcakes with the raspberry buttercream frosting. We highly recommend Alliance for your cake and other pastry needs, just be sure to ask about refrigeration times.

Our September 2023 wedding was made even sweeter with a phenomenal cake from Alliance Bakery. We decided on an almond cake with raspberry buttercream after enjoying their at-home tasting kit – which, by the way, was such a fun and easy date night! The cake was an absolute hit. Baked to perfection, each layer was moist and flavorful, and the raspberry buttercream was the perfect complement – not too sweet, but incredibly delicious. It was everything we hoped for and more. The delivery process was seamless, and we didn't have to worry about a thing. Everything arrived on time and in perfect condition, making one less stress for us on our big day. A special thanks to Stacy, our coordinator at Alliance Bakery. She was incredibly helpful, guiding us through the selection process and ensuring we chose the right size and style for our wedding. Her expertise and friendly advice were invaluable. If you're looking for a wedding cake that tastes as good as it looks, Alliance Bakery is the place to go. Their attention to detail, quality baking, and excellent customer service made our wedding cake experience unforgettable!

We got our wedding cake from Alliance in June and we still have guests complimenting the cake!!!

We tasted cakes from multiple bakeries in our research and Alliance was hands down the best cake. We booked them after our first bite and I’m so happy we did. Alliance delivered the most beautiful cake that was the exact design we envisioned for our wedding on 10/15/22. We had 3 flavors: almond cake with lemon curd, chocolate with chocolate ganache and raspberry preserves, and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Allowing our guests to choose their flavor made for a memorable experience. Highly recommend Alliance- super easy to work with and a delicious, beautiful cake!

My husband and I chose Alliance bakery for our wedding cake this summer and loved our experience with them. We only wanted a small cake for cutting, and they accommodate all of our requests! The design was absolutely beautiful, the tasting process was easy and fun, and they delivered the cake to our venue with no issue, even with the smaller order. We also loved the flavors they offered - it was hard to only pick one! The cake was incredibly fluffy and flavorful and the filling creamy and delicious. I can’t wait for an excuse to order a cake from them again.

Our venue had a partnership with Alliance to do the wedding cakes held at the venue and it did not disappoint! The cake was delicious and even though I got our selections in a little bit later than they recommended, they were very accommodating and easy to work with! We also put together a sweets table with their mini desserts and got rave reviews from everyone!

Cake looked and tasted fantastic. We went with vanilla cake and strawberry preserve filling. The price was slightly above others but we were very happy with the result. We added a topper from Etsy and just a few flowers from florist. Overall cost was about $9 / slice.

Alliance executed the perfect cake that exactly fit our idea and sketch—plus, it was delicious! We appreciated how amenable they were to making our idea a reality, especially the intricate parts of our design. Alliance has been a favorite of our families for years, and it was lovely to have them as a part of our wedding as well.

The first picture says it all. Literally looks like a toddler put it together. Used them for my twins birthday and they managed to screw that up.

We hired Alliance for the dessert table at our wedding and it was such a hit with our guests. The desserts were delicious and abundant and everyone asked us where we ordered them from. We also ordered a macaron tower from them and it was beautiful and the macarons were super fresh!

We used Alliance Bakery for our wedding and can’t recommend them enough! We worked with Celina at our tasting to not only to sample the flavors but also create the design and size of our cake for 150 people, which turned out beautifully and so delicious (we went with 3 layers of chocolate, vanilla and chocolate iced with buttercream in each of our 3 tiers). She tied the look of the cake to our wedding decor so well! Then, Peter helped us coordinate the day-of delivery and also worked with our florist to top the cake. 10/10 would eat here again and recommend them for big events! :) - Nadia & Jordan

Alliance bakery made our cake for our wedding and it was delicious! We had a small intimate wedding and our venue provided dessert so we ordered a "cutting cake" so that we could still cut the cake for photos and take it home later to enjoy. We had a vanilla cake with white chocolate mousse and it was amazing! They were easy to communicate with and fast to respond to any emails! Would defiantly use this bakery again!

Our cake turned out amazing! We have used Alliance in the past for graduation cakes and knew that from experience they were the ones we wanted to create our wedding cake! The cake tasting was amazing and very organized in addition to being very transparent about pricing. We definitely wanted a more simple cake design on the outside (so our florist could add real flowers) but the flavors were anything but ordinary! Guests loved it and the only regret my husband and I have is that we didn't get a slice of each cake at the actual wedding reception!

We are so happy with our experience working with Alliance. The bakery is close to our family's heart, we had the vanilla cake with raspberry preserves at our engagement party and many other family occasions throughout the years. We wanted to work with Alliance to keep this tradition! Instead of one large cake, we went with a "cake bar" of different options, with one medium sized cake for cutting. Our guests were thrilled to try lots of different options, and the choices Alliance has are great quality and really interesting. The bakery was also very flexible when we decided to add another small dessert to our order (cookie bites served family-style at each table). Everything they bake is delicious, and they were easy to work with and flexible for our COVID-19 reschedules. Thank you to the Alliance team!

My husband and I ordered a custom cake and a variety of desserts for our wedding. I'm way overdue with this review, but they deserve all 5 stars! They were incredible with accommodating me with a tasting menu for deciding my cake and assisting in amount and choices for a dessert table. They were highly responsive and accommodating to my dairy-free needs. I had so many compliments on our cake and desserts on our wedding night. We ordered vegan white chocolate mousse cups, chocolate covered strawberries and french macaroons. They were gone in about 20 seconds because they were so delicious. I would highly recommend using Alliance Bakery for any cake/pastry needs. Thank you for making our wedding day delicious!

We loved our wedding cake and glad we chose to go through Alliance Bakery! It turned out perfectly; it was absolutely delicious and beautiful! They even made vegan versions for our vegan guests. Celina was very accommodating and helpful during this process. Thank you all so much!

We used Alliance to create a sweets table for our wedding through selecting a variety of mini bars - each were so good. The bakery coordinated a tasting for us (to go, because of COVID), then from our selection they were so quickly and effortlessly able to assemble our order for pickup the day of our wedding. Everyone we interacted with was professional, kind, and eager to assist...and now we are obsessed with the raspberry oatmeal bars and coconut macaroons so we will definitely be back!

They made a gorgeous cake for us that was exactly what we asked for. And the best part was it tasted amazing!

I hired Alliance Bakery to make our wedding cake for our October 2018 wedding. My now husband and I live in Phoenix, so we communicated with them through email. A few days prior to our wedding one of their employees emailed us stating that they had never received our check for our cake. I doubled checked my account and the check had cleared. I contacted them via phone and they said they never received it and they would need it ASAP in order to guarantee our cake. Shocked, I contacted my bank and they said the check was mailed weeks ago and cleared through our bill pay account. The employee at Alliance said that we would have to write another check. Stressed of course to find this out only a few days before we come to Chicago to get married. It turns out after they checked their books that they indeed did receive our check and had already cashed it. For all the stress and inconvenience we were promised a replica of our wedding cake top tier and a box of macaroons for our first anniversary. I was happy that the problem was resolved or at least I thought it was. When we accepted their offer, they told us that we would have to come and pick up the cake for our first wedding anniversary. Well, we live in Phoenix, and I don't know how that possible and Alliance Bakery was well informed that was the case. Then an employee of Alliance Bakery informed us that they would take care of it and would send us our cake for our anniversary. I sent a reminder email to check up to ensure that we would have our cake for our first wedding anniversary and now the owner, Peter is saying that they could give us a gift card because they don't have the capabilities to ship a cake overnight. As a business owner there is ZERO excuse that they are not fulfilling their mistakes to begin with. Peter sent an email saying it cost $100 to ship overnight, etc. I don't care how much it cost, as Alliance Bakery was in the wrong and now they are going back on their word. So now, my husband and I won't be celebrating our first anniversary as I had envisioned. The entire experience with them had been not only a major disappointment, but a major F U we received from Chef Peter.

Easy to work with and gave good recommendations for what we wanted to do. The cake and macaroons were fabulous!!

We hired Alliance Bakery for our cake and mini desserts for our wedding in June. Our 4 tier wedding cake had different flavors and fillings for each tier. We had a combination of hazlenut, vanilla, and almond cake with raspberry or strawberry preserves, and white chocolate mouse. We had red velvet cupcakes, strawberry and raspberry macarons for mini desserts. My husband and I did notice after the fact that the design was a little off from what we decided upon. We had requested ribbon around the cake board and gold flaking. However, there was ribbon around each tier, and no gold flaking. Our florist provided floral to cascade throughout the cake. Luckily, I actually think what they gave us looks better than what we had agreed upon in the contract, so for this I am still leaving a 5 star review despite the lack of communication.

I have been a loyal customer for many years due to their heavenly vanilla macarons and for birthdays we always get their cakes so I knew they were the perfect choice for our wedding cake. We brought a picture in for the type of design we wanted and they executed it flawlessly. The cake was so delicious and we loved picking all the flavors. The tasting was so much fun! We also had their macarons as the guest favors (vanilla and salted caramel) and the guests are raving about all of it still! Sydney was great to work with and I promise you these desserts and cakes will change your life!

Our cake from Alliance was amazing. Sydney was our contact at the bakery and she was great. We showed them a picture of a gold cake with fondant on the bottom tier and they recreated it almost exactly the same as the picture. Not only did it taste as amazing as it did at our tasting, but it looked great too.

I was tasked with picking up a wedding cake from Alliance for a friend's wedding in Michigan. I was told by the bride that the staff at Alliance would put the cake in my the trunk of my car when I arrived and it would be no hassle at all. I arrived at the bakery at 7:15 am and the bakery COULD NOT FIND THE CAKE. How do you lose a wedding cake?! I waited around for hours while other employees were called and when they finally found the cake, it was not assembled, so we had to wait for them to put it together, etc. How the heck does that happen?! I finally left he bakery at nearly 10am, but still had to make a 5 hour drive with cake in tow. It was not a good morning. You had one job, Alliance. I definitely know that for my wedding, I will not be using this bakery.

My husband and I got married last month and hired Alliance Bakery to cater our wedding cake and desserts and we were sooo happy we did!! My husband heard of them from a coworker and actually purchased a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, my favorite, for my birthday last year. It was so stinking good we had to use them for our wedding desserts! We did an assortment of cupcakes and cookies and everything turned absolutely beautifully and so delicious! They were super easy to work with and very responsive while communicating through email. We will definitely be using them again in the future. I would HIGHLY recommend them for any baked-goods need!

Walking into our wedding, I didn't think the cake was going to be that big of a deal, but in the spirit of having fun while wedding planning, my wife and I brought my mom and aunt on a cake tasting at Alliance. And all I can say is HOLY CRAP! First of all, every single cake/icing combination we tried was incredibly delicious; not too sweet and absolutely unique. Second of all, it became so difficult to choose that instead of having one wedding cake, we did a tasting cake and mini cupcakes. Those cupcakes were a HIT. And I don't think I've ever eaten a cake as good as this tasting cake. It was simple, beautiful, and delicious. And coordinating drop off at our reception location was a breeze. Alliance's wedding coordinators were a dream to work with. Thirdly, as an LGBTQ couple, finding wedding vendors can be incredibly stressful and the Supreme Court decision about the baker and religious freedom came down while my wife and I were planning our wedding. I reached out to Alliance making sure we were welcome. I received a message of complete support. It made me feel truly welcome on a tough day. If you are looking for a unique, beautiful, and scrumptious cake, Alliance is your bakery.

Alliance bakery made the cake for our recent fall wedding, and we were really disappointed. The cake they delivered to us was not what we discussed in our previous meeting. We were told that we would have to pay extra money to have the design upgraded (we wanted cascade sugar flowers, with peach, blush pink flowers) which we agreed to, but the cake they gave us is the exact opposite of what we wanted. The cake tasted good, like what we tried during the cake tasting, but we couldn't bear to look at the cake during the reception. I wish we looked at other bakeries if we only knew that they wouldnt be able to provide us the cake that we wanted.

I know Kate Spade says "eat cake for breakfast". That said, my husband and I are currently eating our leftover wedding cake for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Seriously, Alliance Bakery makes the most delicious wedding cake you will ever eat. They were so easy to work with, and produced a beautiful, classic, mouthwateringly good product.

From beginning to end, alliance bakery made the cake part of the wedding an easy and enjoyable process!! Of course the tasting was fun! Per suggestions from the experts, we ended up going with two different filling flavors. One flavor was the actual cake that we cut and the second was a sheet cake in back. Having a sheet cake was a less expensive option to feed all of our guests. We just celebrated our first anniversary with a slice of our top tier, and it was still delicious! I love this bakery!

Alliance has a variety of flavors and options, and their staff members are so very helpful and accommodating. The cake was DELICIOUS and everybody at our wedding raved about it! I highly recommend Alliance if you are looking for a great cake baker!

Alliance made a beautiful wedding cake for our special day! It was absolutely gorgeous. A dream! The tasting in the planning process was super yummy. Our absolute favorite flavor both in the tasting and in the actual cake was the chocolate with the chocolate fudge filling! Alliance was great to work with and I would definitely recommend them for your wedding cake! Separately, they make AMAZING cupcakes as well!

My husband and I used Alliance for our wedding cake. We frequent Alliance very often since we live in the neighborhood, and we have known for a long time that we wanted Alliance to make our wedding cake. I came into the wedding cake with a rough idea of what I wanted. Sarah helped me to create a custom cake that turned out beautiful. Each tier of the cake was different and extraordinary. On the bottom tier of the cake, they created a gold Chicago skyline. It turned out incredible, and better yet, the cake tasted amazing! We are so happy we went with Alliance to create our custom wedding cake!

Alliance Bakery was amazing! Not only do you get to do a cute tasting in a cute room they are so easy to work with! Our cake was stunning and our dessert table was a hit. They worked closely with our catering company to ensure that everything turned out perfectly! We did a lemon cake with strawberry preserves-yum! Along with an assortment of desserts. I definitely recommend working with Alliance for your wedding or your next event!

We used Alliance Baker for our Chicago Yacht wedding. We ordered a custom 4 tier cake with 4 different flavors. It was so delicious. Hannah was wonderful to work with. We were very happy.

Alliance Bakery absolutely nailed it. The cake was amazing. (Guests still mention it a month later!) They were incredibly professional, great with communication, and really did a beautiful job all around. We were very impressed and wish we could have eaten more! We are so glad we chose to go with them, and we highly recommend them for weddings, events, or even a to grab a quick treat at their cafe – because we had to try that, too. Right?!

Alliance Bakery was wonderful to work with for our June 2018 wedding! The tasting was so much fun, and our cake was absolutely beautiful and delicious. They even helped me surprise my husband with a Texas Tower groom's cake that exceeded everyone's dreams. 5 stars!

We were very happy with our choice of bakeries, despite not actually having a piece of our own cake during the reception (our fault entirely). Their flavors were wonderful-- we chose an almond cake with chocolate and sea salt caramel buttercream filling, as well as a chocolate cake with raspberry filling, and used the traditional American buttercream frosting. Our cake was simple but beautiful, and tasted amazing. The only reason for 4 stars was due to a slight communication glitch when our initial contact left and didn't let us know we would be working with someone else. Everything else was great!

Alliance supplied the cake for our wedding. It was such a fun and easy process to design the cake. We had so much fun at the tasting with Nora. She helped us to design a cake that met our needs perfectly and wasn't too expensive. I am also happy to report our guests ate the entire cake! I would recommend them to anyone needing a cake for a special occasion.

The cakes are delicious!! They did our wedding on December, wonderful to work with and very professional! Try the red velvet and hazelnut!

We had a great experience working with Alliance Bakery on our wedding cake and macaroons. The tasting was laid-back and fun, and not stuffy like the other place we went to. The person we worked with was very approachable and funny but also professional, and together we put together a menu that perfectly fit what we we looking for. Most importantly, the quality of the cake and macaroons was second to none. We highly recommend Alliance Bakery for delicious food with a creative and sophisticated approach.

I got the recommendation for this bakery from a co-worker who had her wedding cake from here. I was blown away at the tasting on how good the sample were. Our wedding cake was a lemon cake with strawberry buttercream filling and the combination was so delicious! I surprised my husband with a grooms cake and I gave them a picture of the cake I wanted and the actually cake came out so much better than the picture. The grooms cake was a carrot cake with cream cheese filling (our second favorite combination.) Highly recommended!

Our wedding cake was unforgettable! I didn't have a great idea of the design I wanted, but I sent Alliance a couple pictures and thoughts... The end result was better than I could have dreamed. If you are slightly uncertain about your cake design and want expert guidance, this is the bakery for you. A couple other things I loved about working with them: 1) They have a huge variety of cake flavors. You can be as creative as you want. We ended up choosing half red velvet cake with cream cheese filling and half lemon cake with coconut filling. 2) The cake tasting with Katy is held in an adorable front room next to the bakery. It was relaxing and fun, like having an afternoon tea with friends. 3) There were no hiccups or problems working with them. They are true professionals. 4) The cake was delicious. I got an unexpected number of compliments on it. I will definitely find an event in which I can work with them again. They made my cake truly special.

Our wedding cake was absolutely beautiful and super tasty too! Very easy to work with Alliance team and they really helped us to make sure the cake not only looked the way we pictured it but also stayed in our budget :)

Our wedding cake came out beautiful and delicious; we couldn't be happier with it! At our tasting, we got to try a ton of different flavors/combos, so we felt like we could make the best decision for our guests. Working with Nora was also great; she was responsive, helpful, and worked closely with us to make sure we were within budget. Great experience all around!

Our wedding cake was SO, SO pretty and delicious. Our guests were raving about it - a few people even told us that it was the best cake they'd ever had!!! We're beyond glad we went with Alliance.

The cake was both delicious and beautiful. The bakers work with what you want as well as your budget. We were able to order the cake that we wanted within our price range with only two and a half weeks to go tho the wedding! Amazing service and a great product. Highly recommend!

If you want a beautiful wedding cake from a bakery known not just for their decor, but for actual delicious baked goods, this is the place! First of all, the cake itself was totally delicious. But secondly, it was designed exactly how I wanted it. I sent over pictures , explained what I wanted. And when the big day came, it was everything I had hoped for. Also the cake was very fairly priced. Some places I checked out had sky high fees, simply because it was a "wedding" cake. I felt the pricing at Alliance was very fair, and worth every penny!

We loved working with Alliance bakery !! We almost had a concern because they changed who we needed to speak to three times but each person was completely updated on everything and emailed us right away with everything they needed. Unfortunately we only met with them at the tasting and didn't get to see them after that, the cake was delivered perfectly and looked amazing! It also tasted delicious. I would recommend them to anyone who needs a perfectly done wedding cake.

Alliance Bakery did a fantastic job on our wedding cake this past June! We received many compliments on the taste and look. We went with a smaller size three tier cake with a couple tiers of berry and chocolate cake and a tier of red velvet with buttercream frosting. We had them do a watercolor technique on each layer. It made it look like a yellow paint had been painted on, which was perfect for our modern art museum reception. The tasting was a lot of fun and now they have a renovated tasting room. They even offered to provide a complimentary top tier on our anniversary so that we don't have to keep a frozen tier in the freezer for a year! They were very easy to work with! I would highly recommend them for any of your wedding cake/ desserts! Their bakery also has a lot of delicious treats that are great for breakfast or whenever you want a tasty bite to eat.

Alliance Bakery provided the most beautiful and delicious cake for our wedding at the Thompson Chicago Hotel. The cake was so gorgeous, I hated to cut it. The buttercream was so light, and the rasberry filling so fresh. We got compliments all night on the food from the hotel, the sweet table & the cake. I can hardy wait till my one year anniversary so I can get the cake all over again.

We got our wedding cake through Alliance Bakery. We're based overseas so we didn't have the ability to do a tasting or see designs in person. This was not a problem for Jennifer, our contact at the bakery. She helped assist us in what the cake could look like and what options are available. We put our trust in their reputation within Chicagoland and that trust was definitely well placed. The cake was amazing and looked (and, most importantly, tasted) perfect at our wedding. Definitely look into getting the red velvet option, everyone in our party loved it!

I recently got married and had a wonderful experience working with Alliance Bakery! They hosted a tasting that was fun and informative. The staff was not pushy, but rather gave us many choices in a helpful way. They communicated with me throughout the planning process. I gave them two photos and asked them to combine those photos into one cake. I didn't know exactly what the cake would look like until I arrived at my reception and it was PERFECT! The taste was also incredible. I received many compliments on the cake and I personally ate leftovers for days after my wedding. I want to thank Alliance Bakery for making me the exact cake I wanted and I recommend Alliance Bakery to any bride and groom!