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About This Vendor
Life is Sweet! Celebrate Tastefully!
Operating out of Escondido, CA, Cute Cakes specializes in the creation of custom wedding cakes and delightful desserts designed especially for wedding occasions. Baking with only the finest ingredients and styling with boundless imagination, this team is ready to create a sweet centerpiece for every celebration. The talented bakers at Cute Cakes are passionate about baking and enjoy providing excellent customer service to every client. They aim to create tantalizing baked goods that can also act as a visual centerpiece for each client's wedding aesthetic. Every cake is expertly crafted to reflect the happy couple’s personal tastes and ideas. The team of creative bakers is happy to work with couples to design a custom wedding cake for their special day. Other than cakes, Cute Cakes offer the following treats cookies, cupcakes, cake pops, pastries, and croquembouche. With their careful considerations towards certain food allergies, they can accommodate nut-free, gluten-free, and vegan desserts. These professionals also offer consultations, tastings, delivery, and setup with each package.
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Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Cakes & Desserts
Cake Accessories, Cake Serving Sets, Cake Stands, Cake Toppers, Cake Delivery & Setup, Cake Tastings, Groom's Cakes
Dietary Options
Gluten Free, Vegan
Awards and Affiliations
Cute Cakes Reviews
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We found cute cakes bakery through Wedgewood weddings Carlsbad Windmill and I am so happy with their beautiful work! We had our wedding delayed during Covid and they worked alongside us for over a year planning. Their desserts and cake flavors ...
are amazing, we will be coming here for other special events!
We ordered a tasting and I wish I had taken a picture. we paid 40$ for a gluten free tasting. we got four small slices and when I say slices I'm talking the size of about. 4inches long by 1 inch thick. it was tiny! I figured oh well.... lets ho...
pe its good! OMG it was awful! Super dry and stale! Warning, if you are looking for a gluten free cake DO NOT waste your time and money. They had full size cakes on display for purchase for 40$! We each got one bite of the four pieces. When I told them how I felt that it was stale they responded with "gluten free cakes are tricky". I have made excellent GF cakes.... ugh!
Let's just say, best cakes ever. To top it off my cake was beautiful and just what we asked for. They are so easy to work with and if you get the chance their bakery Cafe is fantastic .
Cute Cakes is the best! Not only are their cakes gorgeous but they are also delicious! They are so good, we couldn't just choose one flavor for our wedding cake but three! All of our guests absolutely loved it! I would highly recommend!
If you are looking for a place to order your wedding cake from- look no further! Cute Cakes has the most wonderful selection of flavors. Our tasting was so fun and there were so many combinations to try!
We ended up with a four tiered cake:
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- vanilla with strawberry/raspberry jam
- chocolate with white chocolate mocha custard and chocolate ganache
- almond cake with latte macchiato mousse x2
Try the almond cake!! It was our very favorite and definitely not something we were expecting to love. We even got it as our top tier so that we could freeze it for our first anniversary!
Our cake was breathtaking. We got white buttercream frosting and they made it exactly like the picture we showed them. They were so communicative and easy to work with and delivered the cake at the exact time on the dot for our wedding. Our wedding guests were in love with the cake! I had a few guests even tell me they got three pieces just so they could try all the flavors!
Thank you Cute Cakes for being such an important part of our day!
People would not stop raving about how good our cake was! Not only was it exactly what we asked for, but the cake also tasted so, so good! Would absolutely recommend Cute Cakes!
Made everything perfectly and so
Easy to arrange! Thank you for making our day so great!
The cake turned out beautiful and tasted even better then the tasting! We got 3 different flavors and they were all wonderful!
This bakery was great! The cake was beautiful and the flavors were fantastic. The only thing I would say was that it was much smaller than we envisioned, however there was still plenty of cake to feed the whole wedding! I would definitely recom...
mend this vendor for your cake needs.
5 STARS FOR OUR WEDDING CAKE! To Sara, Cat, and team: Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU. Cute Cakes made our wedding cake dreams come true and captured our color palette to perfection. They were not only incredibly professional, responsive, and c...
reative - they sketched our dream cake from inspiration photos and accommodated our cake topper from Etsy! We enjoyed their cake tasting service and willingness to work with our needs.
We cannot thank Cute Cakes enough: they worked with us, they were flexible, they were understanding, and they KNOW what they are doing. We look forward to visiting in the future :)
One word, YUM!
I don't usually eat wedding cake and I hardly ate at all on my wedding day but we have photographic evidence of me getting a second bite ready before I even finished my first.
We decided to do a small tiered cake, two sheet cak...
es and a dessert bar for the wedding and all I wish was that we had ordered more! Our guests LOVED everything we offered almost as much as we did. The display was beautiful and we will be stopping into their café in Escondido every chance we get!
The cake was delicious.
Cute cakes was easy to work with.
I would hire them again for another event.
We had an incredible experience with Cute Cakes. They made everything, included an unexpected date change due to covid, easy and stress free. The quality of service from day one has been amazing, and we absolutely recommend them as a cake/desse...
rt vendor. Thanks Cute Cakes team!
The worst bakery for catering ever! I interacted with Kari and Sara. This is exactly what happened:
4.11: went to Cute Cakes and spoke w Kari for catering order and asked her to send us two quotes (cupcake option vs cake option)
4.13: Kari fin...
ally responded with only one quote, only after my fiancé emailed Jill (the owner) asking for the quote status
4.20: Kari called me after many emails back and forth and sent me a revised quote with more dessert bar options
4.21: After talking to my fiancé, I asked Kari for another quote w less dessert bar options. Kari sent me another quote with less dessert bar amount ; I also asked for the cake quote/ sheet cake quote without the cupcake options. Then she sent me a new quote but it had inaccurate info (incorrect discount and incorrect sheet cake serving) so I asked her to send me a new quote
4.22: Sara (manager at Cute Cake) called me saying she sent me a new quote. I asked her to send me a new quote with two layer cake option and less sheet cake option. She said I maxed out on the number of quote requests so she can't send me another quote anymore. She said that since we are trying to be budget conscious, she doesn't think I should explore other options and she can't constantly give out quotes because she doesn't think we are being serious. She said she would need to charge the consultant fee if we ask for any new quote going forward.
So I agreed to just settle with the last quoted option for the time being. Then she asked me to provide her the CC to charge me $390 (50% of the total order). I found out that I was charged $403.65 instead because of the 3.5% transaction fee that was not communicated to me. I called Sara back to ask her refund me $403.65 and she said she can't do any refund and I should just call it a wash and let it go. She said she just assumed I didn't mind the transaction fee because I was ok giving her my CC number but she also didn't communicate to me about the transaction fee so I wasn't full aware.
Then I wrote an email to the owner, and Sara calls me back saying "I will just refund you the whole amount but you need to find another bakery because we are not meshing well." She flat out rejected my business. While I understand that Kari had to send me several new quotes, I do not appreciate that my request for the new quote was being denied because Sara thought I was not being serious enough.. Noone mentioned about the consultation fee nor maximum number of quote revisions allowed. Part of the reason for this quote change was because Kari did not put the accurate information that we discussed in person and over the phone. Also the fact that Sara didn't inform me fully about the 3.5% transaction fee and being unwilling to reverse it make me feel very undervalued as a client and not appreciated. The fact that Sara was willing to refund the full amount only after I emailed her boss, and also that she basically told me she does not want my business anymore is absolutely horrifying and unacceptable. My experience with Cute Cake Catering has been very disappointing and ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. I find this type of practice to lack professionalism and customer etiquette and basic customer service.
I do not feel appreciated, valued or respected by Cute Cakes Catering team who did not want to send me anymore revised quote, was unwilling to send the full refund until I brought it up to their owner and called me back saying THEY DONT WANT ANY BUSINESS FROM ME. Never going back there!
Response from the Vendor on 04/23/2021
Dear Sally,
After being in the wedding cake business for over 12 years now and helping 1000's of couples celebrate their special day, my team and I have developed a pretty good sense on whether we're a good fit for a couple or not. Thankfully, ...
in most cases we are! We successfully work with and deliver wedding cakes to between 900 and 1400 couples each year. As the cake professionals in the industry, we know what questions to ask to steer our couples towards the cakes or desserts that will make them smile on their wedding day.
Weddings can be expensive, so one of the first questions we ask is "What is your budget?" Once we know that, we can confidently guide our couples to the products and designs that fit within that. We feel that it would be irresponsible of us as professionals to present our couples with options outside of their budgets. You and your fiancé have been very budget-focused since your initial visit to the bakery and we have been very careful to respect that budget and provide options for you that would work. Your multiple requests for new and revised estimates, as your review so clearly enumerates, is ultimately the main reason why we chose to not provide wedding cake services for you... you were not understanding or respectful of my consultants time, but most importantly, you didn't trust that we were providing you with a solution that would fit your budget and vision.
My consultants are extremely professional and caring, and they handle with grace and efficiency about 95% of our clients without any interference from me. I was only made aware of your engagement and interest in our bakery when your fiancé called me on my personal cell phone to request a deeper discount from your already provided quote. My business cards do not have my cell number on them because it's best for our clients to work directly with my sales team... they get much faster and more efficient service. Your fiancé, who happens to be the manager at the bank we do business with, obtained my personal cell phone number from my confidential banking record... a severe breech of banker/client privilege. When he phoned, I congratulated him and let him know that unfortunately we don't discount our product to match or even compete with other bakeries, and that their consultant would do a wonderful job providing them service within their budget. After that call, you sent an email directly to me asking again for a deeper discount, and what I find even more egregious is that he passed that number on to you. Yesterday I was not at work, but I received a call from you on my cell, a text from you, and an email from you about your estimate. I have been kept informed about the multiple changes and concerns regarding your order, and yesterday as a team we made the difficult decision that we would not feel comfortable moving forward with your order. While my general manager certainly has the authority to make a decision like this, it's never an easy thing to refuse service. The refund you were provided yesterday was at my direction because I felt that it was in the best interest for you and our fiancé, and for my team of consultants and decorators.
You ask why I am in business? I'm in it because I love helping people celebrate important things in their lives. How have I managed to stay in business? By knowing when to say no.
I wish you and your fiancé a very happy future together and I'm sure you'll find the perfect cake company to help you celebrate your important day.
Perfect and delicious wedding cake provided by Cute Cakes! The tasting and ordering process was easy and fun. Each and every person we talked to through to process was kind and helpful! They even have some cake-stands you can rent and an option...
to add miniature deserts. Our cake was brought from their bakery in Escondido to our venue in De Luz (about 45-60 min with windy roads) with no problem! I provided a picture of what we'd like the cake to look like and it was replicated beautifully. You have the option to let a Cute Cakes employee place your flowers, or your florist you may do as well. Great experience- we'll definitely visit and/or use Cute Cakes again!
For our microwedding we decided to serve cupcakes to our guests and just have a small cake for us to cut. All of the cakes were absolutely delicious and looked wonderful as well! We will definitely be looking to book them next year when we have...
our larger celebration!
Better late than never, our wedding was March of 2019.
If you are on the fence on doing a tasting, do yourself a favor and do it. It’s a SWEET little must have experience, especially at Cute Cakes. Looking for something that's not on their ori...
ginal list, ask. We requested as part of our tasting, a funfetti cake. Glad they accommodated us because that's what we went with. Funfetti with Vanilla Custard, with the top tier being a Red Velvet Cake. I am no fan of Red Velvet, my husband is, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. During our tasting we met with McKenna who started drawing and helped us envision our cake. I had a couple ideas with the tiers and she was able to suggest what would look best. We knew after we left we were going to move forward with Cute Cakes. From then until the wedding there was only one part of the cake that needed to be settled in regards to some fondant flowers. Communication and responses were quick so I never had to go back in for this. I knew I was in good hands. Day of the wedding our cake turned out how we asked and just as equally amazing was how good the cake was! My sister is picky and commented that it was “The BEST CAKE EVER”. The night was long and I wish I could have enjoyed more of the cake. Thankfully, they are a cafe, as well that we can visit where we not only can get cupcakes in those flavors but were able to order a mini recreation cake for our 1 year. It was executed beautifully and tasted as amazing as all our guests told us.
Our cake was very small and relatively simple, but the people at Cute Cakes treated us just as they would had we ordered a 6-tier cake for 500 people. The cake looked just like the picture we brought to them, and tasted great! Our guests were v...
ery happy with it.
We also ordered small baked bites (brownies, lemon bars, cookies, etc.) which were all fabulous! They were a great addition to the small cake.
Overall we had a great experience with Cute Cakes, from the adorable cake tasting to our cake on our big day. I'd highly recommend!
Our wedding cake was perfection - we had 3 different flavors, and our guests cannot stop raving about how great they all were :) Thanks, Cute Cakes!
Our wedding cutting cake was absolutely beautiful! The scroll work and detail was perfect. Super classy! Very tasty as well. Our coordinator recommended Cute Cakes and so happy we took her advice.
The cake was amazing!
We had a small wedding and reception on the beach in Carlsbad and needed a creative idea for a wedding cake that wouldn't melt or have issues with beach sand. Cute Cakes provided us with cakes-in-a-cup which they delivered to us right on the b...
each. Normally, these would be cakes in a jar but no glass is allowed on the beach. So these were served in plastic cups and were a huge hit! Plus, they were absolutely delicious. We had the chocolate, vanilla and red velvet options for our guests and none were left over!
I simply could not be happier and more grateful for Cute Cakes and especially, Jill. We had one weekend in San Diego to finish our destination wedding details, which included our cake tasting. Our initial vendor was a no call, no show and I was...
devastated. After a quick Google search, my husband confirmed we could pick up a tasting box so at least we can attempt to get our cake figured out. Upon arrival, we met Jill, not knowing she was the owner. Maybe she saw a panicked bride-to-be, but she was the sweetest towards us and insisted we sit down for a proper tasting. I was thrilled and couldn't believe their generosity and hospitality. All of the flavors we selected were beyond delicious. The cake was unbelievable -- moist, rich in flavor... making our decision for a two tier cake a tough one! And, they had an Oreo filling that had my husband's name all over it! Ultimately, everything worked out the way it should and Cute Cakes and Jill were the answer to our wedding cake dreams. We actually ended up increasing the size of our cakes knowing everyone would want one or maybe two slices! Not a slice was left on our big day!
Since the wedding, we've picked up cakes while in San Diego to celebrate with friends and family for birthdays, too! We can't get enough.
Tier 1 Flavor: Vanilla w/ Strawberry-Raspberry/Vanilla Custard/Strawberry-Raspberry
Design: White Buttercream- Spackled frost
Tier 2 Flavor: Marble w/ Chocolate Mousse/Oreo Buttercream/Chocolate Mousse
Design: White Buttercream- Spackled frost
The tasting best cake EVER! Our Wedding Cake Layer was Lavender with buttercream frosting to die for! We chose not to save it... but eat it. We ate the whole thing that day!
The other layers, fillings and frosting were fabulous. We live up nor...
th so we stopped by 2 weeks ago to get a Lavender piece by the slice. Omgosh WOW Yummmm!
No where else can they beat the selection of cake flavors, variety and quality of Cute Cakes! I'm going to stop by every time I'm in Escondido!
My husband and I ordered our cake from Cute Cakes because of the wide range of flavor options and the reviews we read about them. The positive reviews are totally spot; our cake turned out absolutely perfect! We chose a 2 tier cake with lemon a...
nd passion fruit filling on the top tier and red velvet and cream cheese on the bottom tier. Both tiers were so delicious and moist, we finished the entire thing at the wedding!
Awesome! Exactly what we were looking for :)
OhMyGosh.. What an amazing cake vendor. Absolutely fabulous with customer service. They were so patient... they even helped my fiance learn how to "face time" message me while he was at the store trying to pick out color selections of frostin...
g, while I was on a cruise ship for my dad's birthday. The color book of choices they had helped us decide, even with the unusual way of a couple selecting their cake design.
The cake was fantastic in flavor and design. We picked out our yummy fillings, cake flavors and custom design. The actual cake flavors were delicious and I'm the type of person that throws the cake away and "only eats the frosting". So you know both were excellent! I definitely will be coming back for all our other cake and frosting treats and celebrations!
Our wedding cake was perfect! It looked exactly as we imagined and tasted even better. Our guests complimented us on how delicious it was. The company was easy to work with and everything was flawless.
Once my husband and I decided we were going to get married in San Diego, I instantly knew I wanted to have cute cakes do our wedding cake. I grew up in Escondido so my mom would bring come their cupcakes as a special occasion treat!
Our cake d...
id not disappoint, we had a 4 tier cake semi-naked cake with a different flavor for each layer. It was all so incredible, I couldn't pick a favorite! Highly recommend!!
We absolutely LOVED our cake! We had a lot of conversations with Allie about our wedding cake design and we had the most beautiful and delicious cake! Our venue included the cake and we had our choice of 2 bakeries and cute cakes won just based...
off of their customer service. We tasted so many delicious options it was very hard to decide. They made our cake based off pictures and did such a great job! we cannot recommend enough!!
Cute Cakes did a good job on our wedding cake - it looked exactly how we wanted it to, but they made a mistake on the cake flavors. The cake was still delicious - don't get me wrong - but it wasn't what we had ordered. It was minor and none of ...
my guest knew, but it is worth noting. I would order from them again in the future - they have truly delicious cake!
Cute Cakes did an AMAZING job with the cake and dessert bar for our wedding. We were torn, because we really wanted to go the route of a dessert bar so that guests had more than one cake flavor for a dessert option. Plus we had an outdoor wed...
ding in a somewhat non-traditional venue, so we were staying away from anything overly conventional or cookie-cutter. Still, it was hard to get away from the sense of wanting to have the cake-cutting moment. To make mattersa more complicated, I am allergic to gluten, and it can be really tough to find tasty GF desserts of any kind. In the end, Cute Cakes had the answers for everything! I was able to go to their venue with a few girlfriends for a tasting so I could sample the GF options, and had some dessert connoisseurs to taste what I couldn’t. We ended up having a small GF cake to cut, cupcakes and macaroons in a dessert tower for the other GF guests, and then an amazing array of other mini desserts for all of our other guests to enjoy. We did everything but the groom’s cake (my husband loves DD munchkins) and our chocolate fountain through Cute Cakes and they were able to deliver right to our venue making everything easy and seamless, not to mention delicious! Even non-dessert eaters (typically) were commenting on how great everything looked and tasted!
"That was the best wedding cake I have ever had in my life!!" -- according to all of our wedding guests! I knew from the first bite at our tasting that they were the best out there. We went for the marble + chocolate mousse, the almond + latt...
e macchiato, and the vanilla + raspberry. The almond + latte macchiato was probably the best cake I have ever had. The service was also stellar. I cannot recommend Cute Cakes enough!!!!
The cake was beautiful AND delicious! Also great customer service.
Cute Cakes did our wedding cake and it was beautiful! We came in with a design in mind and they came through! All of the flowers were sugar flowers sculpted by them. On top of that, it was delicious. We also got a vegan sheet cake one the side,...
but so many people liked it we ran out of that one first!
Cute Cakes did an amazing job on our wedding cake. It was so delicious and tasted just like a wedding cake should. All of our guest wanted more!
Thank you Cute Cakes!
Not only was our cake beautiful and exactly what I wanted, it tasted AMAZING. People are STILL talking about our cake! We got four layers. The bottom was a pound cake with raspberry filling. Then we had a strawberry cake with whipped cream and ...
chopped strawberry filling (my favorite). Then there was a lemon cake with strawberry & raspberry filling (groom's favorite). Finally, the top was a marble with a chocolate ganache (bridesmaid favorite). We loved them all. We've moved, but I told my husband I want to come back to California and get a cake from here to celebrate every year!
Cute Cakes was a great cake vendor! We went to 2 tastings for our wedding and cute cakes blew us way with their delicious flavors and moistness of their cakes. When you walk into the bakery and go into the wedding area, it feels so special and ...
professional. They have a special area just for you to taste and discuss your cake preferences.I had no idea how I wanted our cake decorated, so I I just said "vintage feelings but elegant" and they nailed it! We were unfortunately given the wrong cake stand on our wedding day BUT they still deserve 5 stars because they handled the scenario extremely professionally and we were left feeling very happy with them. Its important to have a vendor that can handle mistakes like professionals and Cute Cakes surely did!
I spent a couple months reading and sifting through several different review sites for our cake, until I finally narrowed it down to a few tastings. Cute Cakes was an easy sell for us.
This tasting was one of our absolute favorite parts of wed...
ding planning. We sat, chatted and ate cake together. Needless to say, we loved the cake--taste was of primary importance to us. Cute Cakes made the process fun, but also fostered an intimate experience so that this could be such a great part of our wedding planning process. I want to highlight that.
We booked with strawberry and vanilla cake with the strawberry/raspberry jam (YUM) for 5 cakes, unstacked and spackled. The process after deciding and tasting was very straightforward. We picked, we signed, we paid. A few weeks before the wedding, they provided us with simple, clear instructions on everything. They were punctual, the cakes were gorgeous, and people are still telling us about how much they liked the cake. Even the venue staff had their share!
My husband and I were thrilled when we saw the cakes. I can't say it enough--they were beautiful and DELICIOUS. The process really was a delight from beginning to end, and for that we're so grateful. Thanks so much, Cute Cakes!!
We absolutely loved our cake! Red velvet was so delicious. We also did a dessert bar for guests who did not like cake and everything we got was amazing. When we did our cake tasting we discussed what we wanted our cake to look like and it was s...
o beautiful!
I showed them a picture of what I wanted and it could not have turned out more perfect! They were friendly and easy to work with. I highly recommend!
Fantastic service and the cake was beautiful!
We always get 0ur cakes here for our daughters parties and they always turn out fantastic! Well we got a cake for our wedding and it turned out just beautiful! Everyone loved it and the taste was heavenly and the cost was definitely doable when...
you're on a budget. love this place and would definitely recommend to engaged couples, or anyone looking for a cute cake ( no pun intended) :)
Yum Yum Yum!! Cute Cakes did the best job on our cake and cupcake bar! We got so many compliments about how good everything was. I looove desserts and especially cake and I could not get enough of everything they made for us. SO SO good!!
Our Cute Cake experience was great. My husband and I went to their store for a tasting months before our wedding and we were very pleased with the experience. The day of our wedding we did have a little hiccup of them forgetting our cupcake and...
cake stands. They did come back shortly after leaving. They then set up the stands and decorated our cake with our cake topper and flowers. We ordered a little over 100 cupcakes and we were told from the beginning we would have to set them up but I feel with the amount of money that we pay that cupcake set up should be included. We were pleased with the cake and cupcake quality and all of our guests loved them!
The cake was perfect! Taste-wise, look-wise, price-wise, everything was perfect. Cute Cakes instantly got our business when we scheduled a tasting and they had a little table reserved with our name and the flavors we wanted to try. The server w...
as super sweet and explained everything; they coordinated their delivery to a second location at a later time with my wedding planner and even added some hops on top for us! They were great!
Cute Cakes is the BEST!!! Jill and her amazing staff are so talented and create the most heavenly delicious cakes & desserts! As an event planner, I have had the pleasure and honor to work with them on many weddings and events over the years!...
Cute Cakes provides pure excellence in every arena! Everyone just loves their beautiful creations! They actually did my personal wedding cake!!! Thank you Cute Cakes! Look forward to working together soon! Appreciate everything you do and your passion for your clients!
We loved our custom wedding cake that Cute Cakes made for us. It was so delicious and looked fantastic!
Cute Cakes made my wedding cake and it was delicious. I personally don’t like cake or sweets really but I did have a piece of our wedding cake and it was unbelievable. We had about 115 people at our wedding and all I heard was how amazing the c...
ake was. We had no left overs because people were going back for second. Definitely recommend them.
Amazing company!!! LOVED working with them. When everything else for our wedding seemed like chaos we were always confident our cake would at least be beautiful. They listened to every detail. We are from AZ so we were nervous working with out ...
of state vendors, but they immediately put us at ease. The cake was stunning. My husband and I had completely different ideas of what the cake should look like including the size. They sat down with us and helped us put together a gorgeous cake that both of us loved. We can't say enough great things about them. Not only was it beautiful but SO delicious. All of our guest tried all 3 flavors it was so good - which is good since we had 25 guests and a cake that fed 78 people. Each layer was super moist and delicious. Our guest raved about the cake. Thank you Cute Cakes!!! We hope to make it back to California to your shop to purchase a cake for our first anniversary.
I honestly hated my cake. It looked nothing like how I wanted it to. Worst part of my wedding.
Response from the Vendor on 10/25/2018
Hi Selena! We are so sad to hear this. I just reviewed your contract and our delivery photos and I'm truly surprised that you did not like it. We thought the coloring and fondant rosettes were so pretty and exactly like the photo you provided. ...
Marble with Chocolate Mousse is one of our most popular flavors, so hopefully your guests loved their dessert. I hope the rest of your wedding was exactly as you imagined and that your marriage has been wonderful so far.
Heard a lot of great things about Cute Cakes and was not disappointed. They had great options for cakes and desserts and were very helpful in aiding in our selections. The set up was perfect, we had so many compliments on the display and the ta...
ste of our selected dessert items. I would highly recommend them for your dessert needs!
Absolutely amazing!!! I got a cake, cookies, and chocolate covered strawberries, all were delicious. The cake tasting process was a lot of fun, and design team gave exactly what I wanted!
Cute Cakes went over and above to help us realize our vision. The cake’s beauty was only surpassed by it’s amazing flavors and texture. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Everything was awesome from the testing day to the wedding day. We had Cute Cakes make us cookies for wedding favors and the guests ate all of them, plus all the cake!
We will definitely be going back on our one year anniversary! (We couldn't q...
uite wait one year to eat the cake topper, we only made it one day!).
My husband and I ordered the twisted love cake, which is a mix of red velvet and vanilla cake. IT WAS THE BEST CAKE WE HAVE EVER HAD! Our wedding photographer, (whose had 100's of wedding cakes), said it was the best wedding cake she has ever h...
ad. We are so happy with our choice and all of our guests loved it as well!
Thank you Cute Cakes!
We had our wedding 9/28/18. We ordered a three tiered cake and then sheet cakes that were two different flavors. Marble and then the Double chocolate. It was great! Everyone loved how moist and flavorful the cakes were. We also ordered other de...
licious treats for our dessert table- Lemon bars, fruit tarts, carrot cake cupcakes, etc. They all were eaten SO fast. People were really bummed when there were none left. Great company and beautiful treats!
Cute Cakes was wonderful! We went in for our tasting and they sat us down at a private table with a plate of just about everything! We ended up showing them pictures of what we wanted and it turned out EXACTLY how we imagined and of course tast...
ed great! They were easy to work with and always a simple call away for any questions or adjustments.
I had the pleasure of using Cute Cakes and working with Genesis for our wedding on August 25, 2018. Cute Cakes made a beautiful (and yummy!) company for our wedding! My husband and I went to multiple cake tastings, and specifically chose Cute...
Cakes due to their professionalism, family atmosphere, warm welcome, and high level of attention to details. Genesis always stayed in constant communication, made our cake tasting extra special (they even made us a personal welcome sign for our tasting!), and were so friendly and happy for us! Cute Cakes made a beautiful wedding cake that had 4 tiers with diamond ribbon on each tier, and silver writing that said “And They Lived Happily Ever After” in the death by chocolate and sweet southern pound cake flavors. Cute Cakes had superb follow-up skills, and always shared our excitement and happiness. Genesis spent ample time with us to address all of our questions and requests, and was so patient and compassionate. Cute Cakes communicated all details, addressed everything as promised and on time, and was also friendly, positive, and beyond professional. Genesis and Cute Cakes gained our trust from the beginning. They also had the best tasting cake! Genesis took initiative to ensure everything was perfect from a bride’s perspective and all of the details with our wedding cake. Both my husband and I highly recommend Cute Cakes for your wedding cake! All of our guests absolutely loved both the taste of our wedding cake and commented on how beautiful and unique our wedding cake was (it really sparkled!). Many thanks to Genesis and Cute Cakes for all of their help, assistance, compassion, high attention to detail, and making such a beautiful and tasteful wedding cake on the most important day of our lives so special!
Working with Cute Cakes from start to finish was great. My husband and I met at the bakery for a cake tasting and knew right away that we wanted to work with them.
The initial consultation was fantastic, the representative was very knowledgea...
ble, and the cake was delicious!
We chose a design and the cake that was delivered to our venue was exactly what we wanted. All of our guests are still talking about the cake!
Cute Cakes did such an amazing job on our wedding cake! It was everything me asked for and was just perfect! Their customer service was great as well. Thank you so much for the awesome cake!! :)
Our wedding cake was absolutely perfect! We got SO many compliments. Our pre wedding cake tasting was so much fun, and Cute Cakes took care of everything flawlessly. Our cake was marble with chocolate mousse, and strawberry with white mousse fi...
lling. Not only was is super tasty, but gorgeous as well. I have used Cute Cakes for years as my birthday cake supplier, and now I can finally recommend them for weddings :) Thank you so much!
Cute Cakes made it so easy to choose them when we were looking for cake vendors. Their cakes are to die for, and they have so many options for cakes! We had a 3 layer cake with a different flavor for each layer. We honestly did a different flav...
or for each because it was too hard to choose one flavor; all of their flavors were amazing! We also got a dessert table and they had so many options for the desserts. I highly recommend them for your wedding!
If you want an amazing quality cake, hire them!! They listened to all of our input and delivered beyond our expectations. They are true professionals!!
the cake was so great!! we did the tasting for our wedding cake last fall and chose them on the spot. we got married this April and we are so happy with the cake as well as the service received. they made our decision easy and kept in touch fr...
equently to make sure our order did not have any changes or updates. our guests loved the cake so much and everyone raved about how good it was. we got marble cake with the buttercream coffee frosting. the day after the wedding our family members came over to our home and helped us finish what had been left over on the wedding night. highly recommend them!
Not only did we get the Wedding cake from Cute Cakes, we also ordered cupcakes for the Bridal Shower. The initial selection process included tastings and photos of their fabulous creations! A must for any occasion!
Our cake was perfect! We married on a Sunday in October, the delivered it to the venue with plenty of time to spare. The entire process was so pleasant and the staff there was amazing in guiding our ideas into a beautiful cake design.
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y chocolate flavor is amazing!
Response from the Vendor on 11/02/2017
We are so happy you enjoyed your experience with Cute Cakes! We take pride in having a great Team to work with our clients and help with each and every cake question! I'm so glad we were able to help you find the perfect design for your wedding...
cake!
This was a destination wedding for us. We used to live in San Diego but moved to Connecticut due to the military. Having no idea who to look to for a wedding cake, I did some research online and came across Cute Cakes (Downtown). From the first...
time I called them, they were very professional. I wanted a semi-naked cake and I was told that can be difficult to make so to make sure that the Bakery I picked could make them. Cute Cakes said it wasn't a problem and even sent me pictures of wedding cakes they had done that were semi-naked. When I flew home for my bridal shower, I made arrangements to do my tasting. The set up in their store was amazing. It made me feel special! Since my fiancé couldn't attend, I took my maid of honor instead. The different cakes we tried were amazing. We were given the option to taste 6 different kinds of cakes and ended up picking 4 since I had 3 layers and a sheet cake. The day of the wedding, the cake was delivered to our hotel just a block away and I paid them extra to put some flowers (from my florist) onto the cake just like a picture I had given to Cute Cakes. The cake tasted amazing at the wedding too! I made sure to sit down and enjoy 2 different kinds with my new husband. Overall, Cute Cakes in Downtown did a wonderful job and I would go back to them again.
Response from the Vendor on 11/02/2017
Thank you! Many of our clients do plan from a distance and we are able to handle almost all of the planning and order processing through email and by phone. The tasting is by far the most fun part of cake planning though, so I'm happy you were ...
able to experience that! Congratulations to you and your husband again!
Cute cakes made whoopee pies and individual blueberry pies for a rehearsal dinner New England clambake for 120 people and then made the 4-tiered wedding cake and 24 dozen other desserts for our son's wedding. Every dessert was a HUGE success. P...
eople raved about the flavors and designs. Thank you Cute Cakes, for making our wedding weekend even sweeter!
I used the gaslamp location for my wedding on 6/10/17. I am extremely allergic to milk and anything dairy, so I was very nervous and unsure if I could get a wedding cake that would accomodate that. However, Cute Cakes did an amazing job! They w...
ere so helpful with everything from organizing the cake tasting (with the vegan/dairy free cake too), to having the top tier separate from the rest of the cake due to my allergy. It was SO good and so were all the other flavors we chose for the rest of the cake as well. Our guests loved the cake and loved the different flavors we had on each tier. Plus they made it look pretty too! They did an amazing job and I definitely recommend them! Thank you Cute Cakes!
We utilized Cute Cakes, as our cake was included as part of our overall cost from our location (Paradise Point), and CuteCakes was one of their preferred vendors. As soon as we went for our first tasting, I knew we had found a winner.
We work...
ed with Emily through our entire process, and she and her team could not have been nicer!
We adjusted some of their favorites/standard flavors. We ended up getting a 6 tier, 3 flavor cake, which all of our guests loved. We also opted to get a few vegan and gluten free cupcakes on the side. Not only did they knock out our guest cake, but they also made an adorable, awesome and tasty grooms cake in the shape of a packers cheesehead.
I would highly recommend using Cute Cakes!
Our cake was amazing!! We loved the cupcakes as well!!! Thank you for being a big part of our day!!! Hire them!
We had such a great experience with Cute Cakes for our wedding last summer. They had us into their store for a tasting which was in an adorable room and everything was set up and presented beautifully. Everything tasted amazing and at the end w...
e made on our selections for a small two-tiered wedding cake and a few dozen mini cupcakes. When they told us the total we were very pleasantly surprised that it was much less than we expected – probably due to the fact that the cake was a simple design, but we still thought they would overcharge simply because it was a wedding cake. On the day everything turned out wonderfully with the cake and cupcakes looking and tasting better than we could have imagined. Definitely recommend them for weddings and other events!
Terrible experience. Will tell you they can do something they can't. Tasting was great. However the day the cake arrived to my wedding, it was slanted on one side,
Looked NOTHING like the photo I sent them. It was mind boggling. We received att...
itude when we discussed our issues with the cake after the wedding. Specially Sara is someone I wouldn't recommend working with.
Great work! My caterers provided our wedding with desserts as part of our package, however for additional desserts we went to Cute Cakes for help. They allowed us to do a cake tasting trial to start which was such a fun experience. The ordering...
process was easy, and they delivered the products to our venue in a timely manner. We ordered Chocolate covered strawberries with multi chocolate flavors and drizzles to add a little pop to our dessert table. The strawberries were delicious and a perfect touch for a wedding dessert table. The guests loved them! Would def recommend!!
Cute Cakes created a masterpiece for my wedding without costing me a fortune. The cake tasted amazing and the buttercream exterior looked cleaner than many fondant cakes we looked at.
Absolutely delicious cake! I am so glad I hired them to bake a cake for my wedding. Not only do they taste delicious but they are exceptionally creative with their designs. Topher was very professional and had a nice One on one cake tasting whi...
ch addressed all my questions. I had no worries knowing that my wedding cake was in good hands. I would recommend this place in a heartbeat. I already cannot wait for my when your anniversary so I can order our anniversary cake. Irecommend this place in a heartbeat recommend this place in a heartbeat
We hired Cute Cakes for our wedding last month and we are so glad we did! The cake they made was absolutely beautiful and tasted delicious! We highly recommend Cute Cakes!
Best. Damn. Cake. .... and I don't eat cake! I tried 6 flavors and all were so hard! My initial impression of the cake tasting was really impressive! They set up a sweet table personalized for me and my husband and the whole process and executi...
on was lovely!
Cute Cakes did a fabulous job on our wedding cake & cupcakes!! The guests raved about the flavors and the dessert table was decorated exactly how we envisioned it. The owner Jill, was so accommodating during our tasting and the staff was incred...
ibly friendly. I can not imagine a better looking dessert table or a tastier cake!! We can not wait to eat our leftovers on our anniversary! Thank you cute cakes!!
We worked with the downtown location. Absolutely loved our entire experience with this vendor. Our tasting was fun and delicious! Creating our cake design was very easy and it turned out perfect! It was a beautiful cake (and soooo good)!
We al...
so loved working with them so much that we worked with them for a surprise groom's cake. WOW! It was the shape of my husband's Mach 1 mustang and even had our dog in the window. I have never seen such an impressive cake! So happy to have worked with them through both cakes and the whole process. Very professional and helpful. Highly recommend for any occasion!
Our cake was above and beyond our expectations. The flavors were amazing and the actual look of the cake was breath taking. The details of the gum paste flowers were outstanding!
We loved our wedding cake from Cute Cakes. Sara is a pleasure to work with. She replies promptly and is very helpful. We didn't have any issues during the process or with delivery. The cake looked exactly like the picture I sent. Our guests l...
oved the flavor (strawberry with vanilla custard and got great compliments. We would definitely recommend them!
We ordered our wedding cupcakes through Cute Cakes and they were a hit! From consultation to the day of, the process was smooth and the cupcakes were delicious! This will definitely not be our last time using Cute Cakes <3
We loved our nautical buttercream wedding cake! We had a destination wedding to San Diego, where I grew up, and I was nervous about working with vendors out of state. Cute Cakes was very knowledgeable about what designs would and wouldn't work ...
with the type of materials we wanted incorporated. They were very personable and made our decision easy. The cake was moist and the two flavors we picked were delicious. I would highly recommend using Cute Cakes as your wedding cake vendor.
Yummy cake , great employees, and gorgeous cakes! I was so happy with everything. Our wedding cake was exactly what I wanted.
All the flavors were delicious, the only problem we had was choosing a cake flavor. So many options and amazing designs 💕
Everything about Cute Cakes was fantastic. During the tasting they gave us actual wedding cake slices that were fresh and delicious (other vendors had given us dried cupcakes to try). While there, we were also fortunate enough to run into the o...
wner who gave us very good design advice as well.
The day of our wedding everything was fabulous. The cake was delivered on time, looked absolutely gorgeous, and tasted delicious - and very fresh (a hard combination to come by, especially since we got married the day after Thanksgiving). I would absolutely recommend Cute Cakes, they did an amazing job - it was definitely worth the price.
From the cake tasting to the finished product, Cute Cakes was a pleasure to deal with! All of their employees are very friendly and they are able to turn your vision into a reality. We tried 6 different cake flavors at our tasting, and ended up...
ordering 5 out of the 6 for our wedding cake and cupcakes because they were all so delicious! We couldn't have been more happy with the process!
My fiancé (at the time) and I had done one other tasting before this one and we were BLOWN away with these people! Their whole staff was super friendly and as soon as we pulled up, they immediately got us a complementary coffee and waters. They...
have an adorable tasting room in Escondido too! They had a sign waiting for us that said congratulations and welcoming us too, they just made it very special!! They brought out the cakes already put together with the icing and fillings so we could really experience what it would taste like rather than just having little cupcakes and trying the stuff that way! Every cake was sooooo good though, we could barely narrow it down to three! We ended up going with raspberry strawberry filling with vanilla funfetti cake(they through in the sprinkles special for us to make it look like funfetti), the marbel cake and red velvet cake and we had them in different layers. They also allowed us to try the small desserts and all of them ended up being extremely reasonably priced! We ended up getting a 3 tiered cake and 8 dozen small desserts for 200 dollars less than we were quoted for just a 3 tiered cake at the place we were at before!!! It was such an amazing experience and our cake looked exactly what we asked for and it was beautiful and delicious! In my experience, wedding cakes were never very tasty but every layer of ours and our small desserts were decadent!! You have to go to this place, its amazing and the staff's coordination was on point!!!!
We booked Cute Cakes for our wedding at the Hilton Garden Inn – Carlsbad Paradise Package. We selected three types of cake for our three tiered cake. All three were great! Especially the carrot cake. We ended up eating all of the cake at the...
wedding, so we’ll be heading back for our 1 year anniversary to grab another slice.
From the cake tasting until our wedding day, Cute Cakes far exceeded our expectations! Our cake was exactly how we envisioned it and of course, delicious! The red velvet was definitely our favorite! Thank you so much Cute Cakes!
The cake was not only delicious but beautiful! Allie was a great help and very attentive to e-mails. The red velvet was so delicious! Everyone loved it
This review is long overdue. Cute Cakes works with the Twin Oaks House & Gardens and we had the pleasure of working with both vendors for our dream wedding on 06/13/15. We went for a tasting and planning meeting two months before our June wed...
ding and it was such an enjoyable experience! They had reserved a table for us with a cute welcome sign. We had a few ideas, but Sara was patient and guided us through the process. Our cake turned out better than I imagined. I was in awe when I saw the finished product the day of the wedding! Many of our guests said the cake tasted amazing! Thank you Cute Cakes for helping us to have a fabulous wedding!
We absolutely loved our wedding cake that Cute Cakes made for us! It was so beautiful and extremely delicious!! My husband and I had a fun experience during the cake tasting, and they nailed every detail we wanted. I HIGHLY recommend them!
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Rhea and Steven - Enicinitas, CA
Our cake was exactly what I had hoped for! Everyone at Cute Cakes made us feel so special during our tasting. They were super helpful and made picking out our cake a wonderful experience!
Cute cakes did our wedding cake and cupcakes, and I would highly recommend them. The cake tasting was a lot of fun, and they work with you to make sure everything is exactly as you want (I think we tried like 25 difference combos). We ended u...
p having 4 types of cupcakes--carrot cake with cream cheese frosting (my favorite!), lemon with lemon custard, vanilla with vanilla custard dipped in chocolate ganache, and vanilla with raspberry mouse and dark chocolate shavings. Each cupcake was decorated differently, and they were very specific and detailed during the tasting so that everything turned out perfect for the wedding. The cupcakes at the wedding were beautiful, and so delicious. Our guests still comment about how delicious the cupcakes were and how they loved being able to choose from 4 different flavors.
Working with Cute Cakes was so great and stress free! They made out wedding cake, which turned out delicious and just how we had hoped! To save cost, we ordered a smaller (2-tier) "wedding cake" and then enough of their sheet cake to feed a cou...
ple hundred people. They were the only place that I found that layers the sheet cake exactly like the wedding cake, so when the slices are cut and served, no one knows it came from a sheet! I thought that was awesome. They are very timely in responding to emails which is very appreciated for trying to plan a wedding, and they offered delivery for a fair price. Of course the most important factor with cakes is taste, and Cute Cakes nailed it. We went to a tasting that was very fun and helped make the decision to order the apple-walnut cake with cream cheese frosting...SO many people complimented us on the cake at the wedding! So moist, delicious, and perfect for out outdoor/rustic wedding. Thank you Cute Cakes!
I got married in July cute cakes did a great job making my cake exactly what I wanted. I requested white chocolate covered strawberries on my cake and they were attached with toothpicks and fell out of the cake before I even arrived at the rece...
ption. But the cake was so yummy! I would definitely give them my service again.
Our wedding cake was absolutely beautiful and really delicious! I don't live in San Diego, so I worked with Allie over the phone. I told her about certain things that I liked from pictures that I saw of their cakes online, and they drew up a cu...
stomized design. We also got to pick different delicious flavor for each layer of our tiered cake. Allie was flexible and easy to work with. The cake turned out beautifully, and was very moist and delicious. I thought we got an outstanding cake for the money with Cute Cakes. Photo of our cake: https://www.truephotographyweddings.com/event/lisa-andy#49
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