Anna Cakes

responsive. As soon as I met her I knew she was the person who could make my cake vision come to life. Plus Not only are her cakes amazingly beautiful but they are so good ! We even struggled picking what flavor we wanted. People are still commenting on how good our wedding cake was and I am trying to find a excuse to get another cake.

y was on time, etc. During our meeting and tasting process she was quite busy in between cake tastings, you could tell she was quite a popular "possible" baker for any event. She presented us with numerous cake samples, fillings and buttercream flavors. My husband and I had our hearts set out on a specific flavor and she delivered an amazing tasting selection that included what we liked. She is incredibly honest, worked with our budget, and helped us to figure out how big (or small) of a cake we needed for our reception, so as to not over do it. Send her lots of cake design ideas before hand or the day of and she can definitely work with you on whipping something up that is exactly your taste. She will be honest on what adds more to your total , which is a good tip to know if you are on a limited budget like we were. If you can opt for the top tier for only the bride and groom, for either 1 yr anniversary or to just eat while on honeymoon which is what my husband and I did since we took a road trip to a few different cities along the east coast . Feed each other in the hotel, in the car, or as a late night snack !!!!! We had enough cake for everyone and then some! The fondant didn't taste like your typical generic fondant, it was absolutely tasty !!! That's coming from a non-fondant loving person! She allowed you to bring the cakes and filling you had left over from the tasting to take home , we brought ours to my parents to receive their input and we had approvals on the spot! I would recommend her to anyone else that would be looking for a baker for their special event any time !

our budget. 5 out of 5

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endation for Anna. The difference in service and quality was unbelievable. Here are the advantages to working with Anna: 1. The list of cake, filling and frosting flavors are limited. That ensures that everything Anna makes is top-notch quality, tastes homemade and is super fresh both for the tasting and the final product. The other vendor’s product tasted and seemed mass produced and was not fresh. 2. Anna can help guide the most uninformed client (like us) as far as popular flavor combos, cake design and appropriate delivery time & method. Our entire event was held at one location and the cake was served in the same room we had the ceremony. Anna’s crew snuck the cake in at the beginning of the reception which was a great surprise for everyone as most people did not even see her delivery person. 3. Anna offered her expertise during our tasting and unlike the other vendor she never made us feel like we were bothering her or that we were “dumb” just because we don’t know cake jargon. The other baker was late to our appointment at HER SHOP, did not apologize and never actually made eye contact with us - they were obviously not interested in our business or money. Anna on the other hand made us feel like family members and really shared in our excitement. 4. The cake was INCREDIBLE looking & tasting! I am not sure where she got the flowers (our venue must have put some aside for her) but without ever having a post-tasting discussion the cake was exactly what we wanted, and even better. We will definitely be recommending Anna in the future and would not hesitate to order another cake from her in the future! Thanks again, Anna!!!

t!) which we enjoyed later that evening. We wanted to have cupcakes for the guests and a small tier for us to cut and save. Anna was very accommodating and sketched this out for us. We were offered a discount for paying in full the day we did our tasting and took advantage of this! I had purchased grey lace cupcake liners from Etsy and dropped them off in person to Anna the week of the wedding and they were absolutely stunning on our cupcakes at the wedding. Overall, we were extremely pleased with the quality, value, and deliciousness of the product that was provided :) We will definitely be recommending Anna Cakes to our friends!

sterpiece that will be a major highlight of the event. This cake certainly satisfied that objectiv for us. Thank you, Anna. Fantastic cake!!!!1

or setup or anything-- and when I saw it halfway through our reception it was better than I imagined! It was super tasty as well, and I'm excited to eat our top layer for our anniversary!

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p until her tasting, we were feeling a little defeated. None of the other bakeries had very moist, dense, tasty cake. Well Anna Cakes definitely did. Her cake is the furthest thing from dry and bland and she has awesome flavors, icing and filings. Also her design abilities are on point, our cake looked AND tasted great on our wedding day. Also her responsiveness was great for us, just via email more than via phone. If you want a cake closer to Starbucks' cake pops and not a dry supermarket cake, go with Anna Cakes. My husband is already saying that we will be ordering our gender reveal cake from her in the future :) Thanks Anna.

ed right before our eyes. She is an incredible artist and an amazing person. She makes you feel right at home, and listens to your ideas, but adds her own expertise to create the most fantastic version of what you thought you wanted! Our wedding cake was perfect in every way. It was honestly my favorite part of the wedding. Thank you Anna! Love, Rebecca and Jason Denay xo

in Orlando a long time before it was time to book my own wedding. It was a no-brainer! The only hard part was deciding between all of the flavors, because they truly were all great. We had a strange request of covering the outside with color blocked nonpareils and couldn’t get the vision out of my mind. Who knew they didn’t sell the colors I needed! I didn’t find out until afterwards but she hand-dyed those teeny tiny sugar dots to get it absolutely perfect. Needless to say it wasn’t as cut and dry as either of us was expecting, but it’s exactly why I hired a pro. Thank you Anna for bringing my dream to life!

or "assumption" on her part. Do yourself and your bride a favor - save the money and go somewhere else. None of your guests will really care about the cake anyway and you'll be much happier spending the money on your honeymoon or something else that matters - like the DJ or venue. Anna Cakes is totally overpriced, overdone, and not worth your effort or time.

y like we talked about. She is so talented!

taste and even snuck a few extra slices! The cake was really fresh and the icing was light and not overly sweet.

etter than when we tried it during our consultation. Our guests couldn't stop talking about the fun yet elegant design and better yet, how yummy it was. Only downfall was, everyone wanted more! We will continue to recommend Anna Cakes to others and definitely will continue to use Anna Cakes for our future celebrations. Always thankful, Chase & Michelle Turner.

ve to worry about the usual "gross wedding cake" dilemma. Even the fondant was delicious. My (now) husband isn't big on cake but is super excited to eat our top tier! It tastes that good :) Thank you for everything Anna!

g coconut. Not sure how that happened, but otherwise the cake was beautiful and yummy. She is a little hard to get in touch with, I imagine because she is very busy! It was kind of pricey, and although I would still recommend her, it doesn't hurt to shop around and look at/taste others before making a decision.

the wedding for leftover cake that we obviously didn't have but that goes to show how great the cake was. Book her!!! She's amazing and you won't regret it!

ion, the cupcakes tasted amazing. I highly recommend her services in the Central Orlando area.

Anna Cakes was one of the best part of wedding planning. We had so much fun tasting and mixing different flavors and Anna immediately sketched our idea and got exactly want we wanted for our wedding day. We had so much compliments from our wedding guests about how delicious and moist our cupcakes and cake at our wedding. Anna Cakes is definitely one of the best in Central Florida and we are so thankful we booked her as part of our wedding team!

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f writing her a message. She was So Sweet, kind, flexible, understanding, and wonderful to work with. I will never forget our first cake tasting. Anna did such a wonderful job on our wedding cake. It was so BEAUTIFUL and tasted great! After that, our family requested her cake for all of our family events. She made the process of completing the design of our cake fun, and stress free. Anna also made my son's spiritual blessing cake, which was a very meaningful day for our family, and we were so glad to have her make his first birthday cake as well, which was better than I could have hoped and so special for my family and I. Just this last year, Anna has created a beautiful baby shower cake, graduation cake and most recently my twin and my 30th birthday cake-which was beyond any cake I had seen online or in magazines. It was gorgeous and Anna went over and beyond to make us happy. When I make photo books for my family, including extended family, after a celebration; I always include a picture of the cake. It's incredible how awesome and talented Anna is. I recommend her to anyone looking for a special cake. Not only are the designs show stoppingly beautiful but the quality and taste are equally as impressive. We love Anna Cakes!

fine, I have done that myself, but it's way better to have it fresh. Her standard of quality is top notch. I don't even know where to begin with the cake. I left it all up to Anna because I had no idea what I really wanted to do. She had so many ideas and ultimately felt the right thing to do was a buttercream ruffle cake. It went perfectly with everything at our wedding. I'm so glad I left it up to her. The flavor was out of this world. And SO moist. We got the very popular coconut cake with vanilla buttercream. I can't wait till the year is up so we can dive into the top. Anna herself is really personable. She's got a great sense of humor while keeping it highly professional. There are a lot of logistics getting a huge cake presented, but she made it seem like simple magic. It was absolutely stunning. And delicious. And fun to go back and forth with Anna because she made everything seem so light and kept it really easy for me.

e up, she would cancel our appointment. Exact quote from Anna Hightower: "If someone was to book a wedding for $2,000 out of town, or a corporate order comes in, or a traveling situation arises, obviously a free tasting does not take priority." This also applied to our appointment that was scheduled FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING. So that means that five days before my sister's wedding, there was a possibility we would not have a cake. Ridiculous. In addition, Anna was very unprofessional throughout the entire cake-planning process. She continues to bash her clients on social media, including facebook and instagram (again, I am not the only person to notice this according to her other reviews..) She also then tried to mum our honest and truthful reviews online by sending us a contract to refrain from writing reviews, infringing upon our rights to write truthful reviews!! We are still fighting for the deposit back that she is holding onto, and according to the official complaints on the Better Business Bureau, I am not the only person whose money she is holding onto. In my opinion, no service, no money. It's that simple. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAKE VENDOR.

't have already prepared, and she wipped it up on the spot! I gave her a photo I had found on pinterest and told her that is what I wanted, and she worked with my florist to create that photo exactly. She is a true artist! She worked to create what we wanted and still fit within our budget. The cake was DELICIOUS. In addition to our top tier, we came home with some leftovers that I wrapped up well and stored. We just got back from our honeymoon two weeks after the wedding, and tried the cake...IT IS STILL MOIST AND DELICIOUS. Anna is great!

hour late to the tasting (did not plan for Orlando traffic) so Anna and I just texted back and forth about a cake design. Within a few minutes, she texted me several design mock-ups and all of them were on point. When we showed up, she greeted us with a huge smile on her face (did I mentioned I was an hour late!) and we tasted the MOST DELICIOUS cake you could imagine. I ended up going with 3 different types of cake: coconut, devil's chocolate and marble cake with cookies n' cream & buttercreme frosting. The cake was the main focus of our decor as it sat behind me and my groom. It was a beautiful cake, and even better, it tasted so good. If you're looking for a friendly vendor that makes delicious and beautifully designed cakes, hire Anna! You won't be disappointed.

would definitely recommend her to everyone.

mbos. So delicious & fresh! I can't wait to eat the top layer! The remaining cake was delivered to our hotel room at the end of the night, and we ate some that night & the next morning! Anna is always quick to reply, and she'll sketch a drawing of the cake you are wanting her to create. Highly recommend!!

ss because Anna brings out all the amazing cake samples and fillings and gives you time to taste without sitting over and watching you. But, even if she was there while you sampled it wouldn't even be weird because everything tasted incredible. When our cake was delivered it was absolutely stunning... and when we finally got to taste it, it was even better than I remembered! I ate the cake at our reception, when we got back to our hotel and for breakfast the next morning... NO SHAME! It was SO GOOD. Im having to keep our top tier in my parents freezer because as soon as it get to our house it will be eaten. How can you have self control with a cake that good?! Thank you Anna for delivering the most beautiful wedding cake! I highly recommend using Anna Cakes and I will continue to do so for future events!

everything. The day of, that time comes and goes, my planner can't get a hold of her, and when she finally did, Anna said she thought the wedding was cancelled. We have no idea where she could have possibly gotten that idea from. Then she blamed me, the bride, saying she sent me several unanswered emails. This is simply not true, but giving the benefit of the doubt for a wrong email address, she could have called, or contacted my planner who was her main contact the whole time. We are still trying to get our refund. It's really a shame, because we liked her when we did our cake tasting and we loved the design of our cake. But if you want to guarantee your cake shows up, I wouldn't risk it. My planner has also said she'll never use her again.

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people were telling each other how amazing the cake was! I had one guest who table hopped to find cake not eaten by those who were on the dance floor!! We picked a "safe bet" with Chocolate and Barvian cream for a tier and something a little more daring, Coconut with peach filling and they were both equally a hit! Guest raved about the unique coconut flavor! We had very little cake left over and what was left, my husband and I polished off within 3 days of the wedding. That is saying a lot because I don't usually enjoy cake, but I enjoyed it for Breakfast, I enjoyed it for lunch, and I enjoyed it any chance I could sneak a bite! Our take home "anniversary" tier was lemon with raspberry filling-simply delicious! Sadly, a guest had too much fun at the wedding and while taking it back to our room, he indulged in it himself. It looked much like a 1 year old's "smash cake" after that. I will definitely be ordering another freshly baked cake on our anniversary and probably any other time I am in need of a cake from here on out! So the taste was off the charts, but the decoration was just as incredible. Anna sketched out the cake and helped us compile 100 of my pinterest ideas into the perfect cake! She knew exactly what would look good and even mentioned that the Navy color would stain my mouth for the night but had a plan to still incorporate it! I have no idea how she made it so magical but I can't speak enough praise about her! Also, she is someone who is very honest with herself- She only bakes the cakes right before the event (unlike others who bake it ahead of time & freeze it) which means she will only allow herself to take on a certain number of cakes to give each it's fair share of time and attention!

! When I returned to work on Mon I had an email from Anna that was sent the day before my wedding asking if we still wanted the cupcakes on our wedding day. She should have called us for such an important question, not sent the bride an email the day before her wedding! I also had an email on Mon, asking me if I was going to be able to return her cake stand by Tuesday. We were never told that we were responsible for her cake stand, so imagine my surprise to see this email. I called my planner who stated that Anna was suppose to pick it up from the venue, so it was still there. We live almost 2 hours from the venue and an hour from Anna's shop--there was absolutely no way that I could drive to the venue to pick the stand up and then to her shop to drop it off--especially by Tues! Sat, my husband went and picked the stand up. On the way back he called Anna several times to see if she could meet him somewhere by I-4, since he had just drove 2 hours out of his way and could not remember where her shop was, she never answered . At 10 PM she finally text him back and said she had a wedding on Sun and would need the cake stand by 12 or she would be charging us $250. She never once told us we would be responsible for returning the cake stand and we never signed or recieved any sort of contract. You would think she might be a little more accomodating for such a miscommunication on her part, but she was un-willing to work with us...AT ALL! Now for the icing on the cake! That day I seen a post on FB from Anna Cakes about my husband and I. It stated that she was tired of customers not returning her cake stands and had quotes that were specific to us. VERY VERY unprofessional! I seen another bride's comment thinking it was about her, so this had obviously happened before! I commented and wrote exactly what I'm writing here and soon after the entire post was deleted and I was blocked...good call!

orried about anything going wrong. She delivered on time and the cake was exactly what we imagined!

ecause I can't imagine going a full year without tasting it again. Anna is VERY down-to-earth and REAL. Her cake tasting was quite memorable for us. We ended up being with her way beyond what was scheduled because we meshed with her completely. She's super talented at what she does and her cakes are flawless. The work she does on these cakes is unfathomable... they are seriously works of art. The problem with some cake places is that they can look beautiful and then taste... "eh." This is NOT the case with Anna. The cake tasted just as amazing as it looked. The cake was moist and the buttercream frosting she makes is ammaaazzzing. The filling choices are wonderful too. We loved them so much we had four different types at our wedding :) hehe Anna, You are splendid. Thank you for helping my cake dream become a reality! xoxo, Autumn

e amounts). The cake Anna created for us was not only the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, but it was also the most delicious cake I'VE EVER HAD! Not to mention how amazing Anna was to work with from the beginning! Being an out-of-state bride I was nervous to contract someone based on reviews alone, but I'm glad I did. Anna was an amazing professional, very personable, and is very talented. I can't wait to dig into our anniversary cake! Thank you, Anna, a million times over!

also requested a flavor that she suggested and then was told on my wedding day that she couldn't do it. I emailed her my flavor choice in November and received no response back....until I sent a email to confirm my cake delivery and flavors 2 days before the wedding. After my wedding was over I was looking at emails on my phone and she sent a email at 7:30 pm stating that she would do my flavor. I am not sure why it was sent so late. I didn't have my phone or a computer in my wedding dress. That being said the cake quality was good. I just think that she has to much business to be able to give the level of service needed.

, but it turned out beautiful. We went for a three tier with multiple flavors of cake sponge with multiple flavors of jam. Though we didn’t get to eat too much of it, we received many compliments from our guests. Overall, a great price for a great cake!

azing job! I would highly recommend her!!

ferent flavors and she even customized it to my husband by making the vanilla icing on some cupcakes look like camouflage! She was the absolute best!

professional myself for over 20 years here in Central Florida I was lucky enough to have an insight on the best vendors in town. I already knew Anna and was excited to add her to our team of vendors for our Vow Renewal. We refer "Anna Cakes" to all of our brides and have the privilege of working with her on a regular basis. We knew it would be no surprise that she would offer us the same amazing service that she has for so many of our brides! We love you Anna and Thank you for helping make our vow renewal so amazing! To all the couples out their looking at "Anna Cakes".....Book with confidence you will not be disappointed!

at several local bakeries, but no one even came close to Anna Cakes. Look no further for your cake!

vy my husband built with his father. And she was half the price of Publix (our local grocery store)

was AMAZING and our cake was even better! Do yourself a favor and book her because she is the absolute best, you will not have a worry in the world!

find what we liked the best! Very talented!

hat we were not provided the service we should have. paid upon contract so when it came time to finalize things she already had been paid. 3 week from the wedding i tried to contact her and it was nearly 10 for a response. we had yet to discuss specifics of the order. i was in limbo. she does not/will not speak to u via phone. does everything by email, which would be fine if the response was fairly quick. wished all was outlined from the start. needed to provide cupcake holders last min. because the only do white. had no idea these were custom. the presentation was beautiful yet has no purple accents like i requested. flavor and texture of cake was o.k.. nothing spectactular. i will say it again though.... great artist if thats all you are looking for.

service was a little rude.

erent favors for different tiers and fillings as well. We also ordered red velvet cupcakes as the grooms "cake" and they were a huge hit too. If you haven't done so already, make your tasting appointment now! You won't be disappointed!!

ditional dessert station, but the cupcakes were absolutely the star. Anna is an awesome baker and a wonderful person to deal with. The hardest part was picking out which flavor I wanted to have, so thankfully I was able to have several...I would recommend her peanut butter chocolate, coconut, or amaretto, but you also can't go wrong with one other fresh fruit fillings. Thanks Anna you are incredible at what you do and you made my reception one of a kind. Thanks a ton!!! -Katie and Garrett

do and our tasting appointment was the ONLY time we could go there prior to the wedding. They were not very accommodating. Also, I sent two pictures of cakes that they were supposed to design our cake based off of and a very detailed explanation of what it should look like. My cake was pretty, but it did not come out how I thought it was going to. She added these crazy fondant/gum paste flowers to the cake and then fought with my florist over whether or not my cake was supposed to have a flowers on the top- in front of me. One last thing- Anna Cakes' Facebook page is not company page, it's Anna's personal FB page. Do not be surprised if you see her talking smack about potential or current clients on her wall. Overall, the cake tasted good, but the service was just ok.

l the day before the wedding and they were not able to find it, so she emailed me to bring some extra. I was getting dressed for my rehearsal and certainly not about to go shopping at that point. The layers of the cake flavors were reversed and we were supposed to be feeding each other coconut cake and pineapple filling (pina colada) and when we cut in, it was the chocolate and raspberry. If you're looking for a beautiful and delicious cake- go with Anna- just be prepared that the service may not be great.

, and the cake tasted AMAZING too!

can not use another vendor to provide any type of cake for your event after you book with Anna. We had plans to use another vendor for mini cupcakes to use as our place settings and were told a week out from the wedding that we weren't allowed to use them. We had asked Anna prior to going with another vendor about mini cupcakes, and all she said was that she didn't make mini cupcakes...so you would think you're in the clear...but you're not.

so very yummy.

e was still not complete. The did not allow my guests into the ballroom until she was done so this threw my reception off by 1/2 hour. May not seem like alot of time, but when you are trying to serve a sit down dinner and recption in 4 hours, it cuts into the party time. I am not sure why she was late and never heard anything from her. Again the cake was good, the service was not.

e our vision of how we wanted our cake to look come true. The cake was beautiful and tasted great! All of our guests wanted to go back for seconds and try another flavor as their first one was so good! I highly recommend you go for a taste tasting with Anna's Cakes. You won't be disappointed :) PS. Try the Red Velvet cake with Amaretto Filling!

er after that to give her swatches of my color and to discuss a custom cake topper I was ordering. Even after all this back and forth, she completely forgot about me and my order. She never delivered my cake, and told my wedding coordinator that she did not have a contract with me. NO APOLOGY!! She was the only flaw to my perfect day. She did nothing to rectify the situation at all the day of my wedding. Immediately following the wedding my husband contacted her and asked for a refund. It was only after we sent her all of our proof that we had a contract that she apologized and promised a full refund. It is has been over a week, and still no refund. Looks like we need to remind her of us again. She makes delicious cakes, that I cannot argue, but if you actually want a cake at your wedding I would go elsewhere. She is overpriced considering the fact that the cake never shows! I also spent over $300 on special cake spotlights, custom cake topper, and cake table linens all in the expectation of a grand cake. That doesn't even compare to the disappointment of my 3 year old niece who kept asking about the cake I had been promising for months. Anna's irresponsibility is unforgivable. People have suggested that I take her to small claims court, but all the money in the world would not make up for the fact that I had no wedding cake! Plus I paid her in November, and could have used that money elsewhere. I full refund now still doesn't seem like enough!

tion and compentitive price! She took aspects of my dress (the lace and brooch) incorporated it into the cake turning it into a real work of art! Also, we had the option of making each cake tier different wich our guests loved since they had cake/filling choices. We were very happy with her services and would recommend her to everyone/anyone!

design" the cake she asked if we wanted to take home and keep the topper at the end of the night, we said yes but she does offer another option where she will make an anniversary cake for you.. we moved to another city before the wedding and I forgot to see if we could change that up. We wound up eating some of our topper the night after the wedding when we returned to the hotel our family was staying at. They loved getting to have another slice!

t 4 mos before because she had another client waiting. Nonetheless, my mother, coordinator, and I were happy with the samples we'd seen and felt we had reached a price that was reasonable. We had nothing in writing but she said she would email a paypal invoice. Since mine was a destination wedding and my groom was unable to attend, she assured me she would be happy to meet with my groom and I to finalize the design. I communicated with her a few times 90 to 60 days before to finalize payment, request design ideas, and to make arrangements for a cake stand but was totally unprepared for what I would experience after the second consult 2-weeks before the wedding. To make a long story short, she completely disregarded the original agreement and began to design a new more expensive cake unbeknownst to us (We had nothing writing)...and proceeded to charge us more! She simply kept telling us that the design changes the price...without explaining what the original agreement included and what we had actually paid for already. When we asked for a contract or a copy of the original agreement. She told us to just take a copy with a cellphone because she didn't have a copy machine and that's how she would get it to us via text msg! Unfortunately, we didn't because have a suitable phone. The nightmare continued up until the morning my destination wedding weekend began (you will soon see how hectic that time can be). She sent me a 1000+ word email 48 hrs before the wedding. The morning I was rushing around preparing for the rehearsal dinner, rehearsal, hotel, bachelorette party, and picking up friends and relatives from the airport, I also had to contend with last minute demands and refusals from a vendor I had settled with originally months before. Our goal had been to finalize the cake and addt'l cost two weeks before. We even made a trip to her home to drop of trimming (I didn't need) and finalize things 5 days before to no avail. I was completely flawed. I felt powerless. Although our FREE top layer was delicious, the cake that was served to our guests was awful and was wasted. Nothing like what we had at the tasting. She told me she had 5 other cakes to make that weekend, I wonder if it had been old or frozen…The cake design, although lovely, was nothing like what we asked for despite paying $150 extra. She created an artificial cake, per our request, with REAL fondant and icing…needless to say I will not have it forever as agreed. Since it was not set/dry on the day and no cake boxes were provided the layers shifted during transport, fondant was ruined, and the REAL icing melted. Essentially, I have nothing to show for the almost $700 I paid. My husband and I sent an email citing our disappointment and requesting a partial refund 2 days after returning from our honeymoon. She sent us a brief email and tried to blame the poor quality of her cake on the other vendors saying she would get back to us when she had time. It's been a month and we haven't heard anything yet. Again, Anna's cakes are beautiful but her customer service and business savvy are lacking. If you want a beautiful cake Anna can deliver but get everything finalized in your consult. Also request a written contract with your agreement.