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eded the picture I showed him during our consultation. Let me pass on some good advice I received from another bride, If your looking for an OUTSTANDING cake artist for your wedding, look no further.

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ours. Our cake had a touch of my dress pattern along with adding my favorite flower and butterflies. The cake not only looked gorgeous but tasted amazing. My guests loved it and each were able to take some home. Hire DANA!!!

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d the tasting so much that he wanted a grooms cake for the rehearsal dinner and that came out amazing too! He was even able to make our wedding cake gluten free. I highly recommend Dana, he did an amazing job and is also professional, efficient and all around just a nice person!!

cake options were moist and not too sweet like the others. We chose Mexican Chocolate with White Chocolate Mousse for 3 of our layers, with the last layer being vanilla cake & Bavarian cream with strawberries. They were both delicious on our wedding day! We would say that communication could have been better, as we discussed the design of the cake via email but it was hard to get a sense of what was doable with buttercream without paying additional costs. We also gave instructions for placement of a cat cake topper but when we came in store to hand over the cake topper, it almost seemed like the staff had no idea what we were talking about. On the wedding, the placement was correct though and they even made it seem like our cat was taking a bite out of the cake - very cute!

The process was simple and really considered what we were looking for. The flavor options was also another big plus! We plan to use Desserts by Dana for other life celebrations in the future.

e delicious and unique, and they were easy to work with. We chose cookies and cream cake with chocolate Chambord buttercream. We got so many compliments on the cake, and a lot of people said that it was the best wedding cake they’ve ever eaten. Dana was very professional and really understood our vision, and was easy to work with.

g we went to the bakery in Newark, DE and tried 4 different cakes and fillings. Each one was so delicious, we had to stop ourselves from eating every last bite of it. Picking our favorite cake and filling combo was tough but luckily we were still able to have more of the cake flavors we liked at our wedding because we had a single tier cake for us and cupcakes for our guests. The presentation of the cake at the reception was beautiful! We chose to have white frosting that had a swirly lace pattern that matched my wedding dress. The cupcakes stood on a tiered stand underneath of our cake which did give it the illusion of being bigger than it really was. It was very easy to coordinate having fresh cut flowers sent to the bakery the day prior to the wedding to be part of the final display. After the wedding was over we still managed to go home with about 3 dozen cupcakes and we couldn't be happier!

e beginning to meet directly with Dana himself. We told Dana early on that we didn’t want a huge cake for our wedding. We wanted a variety of different flavor cupcakes and cookies for our guests to enjoy with a small cake for us to cut. He customized everything around our wishes and gave great advice. He was easy to communicate with throughout the process and the cupcakes… they are a slice from heaven. The variety of flavors he offered was phenomenal. We highly recommend using Desserts by Dana!!

wedding cake.” The design was beautiful and made a presence. We would highly recommend Desserts by Dana and the lemon wedding cake!

ely be returning. Thank you so much!

f the cake even though it had been over a year since we had discussed it. So so happy with how it looked and more importantly how great it tasted!!

CREDIBLE too!! Thank you Dana for making a memorable and delicious cake!

y recommend Desserts by Dana for any of your bakery needs!

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arching for cake inspirations that sparked our interest. He was able to create something simplistic and beautiful. He also gave us a University of Delaware alumni discount after chatting and learning we had the same alma mater! Though my husband and I picked out a cake that we knew we would love with our huge sweet tooth (chocolate chip with tiramisu filling), our guests still rave about it today! Thank you for making our day perfect and SWEET!

ded. I reached out a month prior and was told we were all set.

the designer was so much fun! They were able to take pictures that I found on pinterest and create a design from multiple images that I liked. They had many different flavors available between cakes and fillings that the combinations were endless! We chose the pink champagne cake with buttercream filling and red velvet cake with caramel chocolate mousse. It was delicious and beautiful! Exactly what I wanted! I also rented a cake stand from them that I saw when I went in for the cake tasting and it just added that extra touch of elegance. I would highly recommend desserts by Dana!!

cake was great, but everything in between was a complete nightmare. Communication is not even subpar; it is non-existent! If you call, you wind up in a phone tree. If you leave a message, no one will call you back. If you email, you may or may not get a response. Ever. Emails were claimed to never have been received. I received a call 1 month before my wedding asking if we were sure we didn't need their services. I was taken about by this since everything was chosen and contract was executed about 6 months prior. They said they had no signed contract and were about cancel us out. NIGHTMARE! No one we interacted with seemed to carry themselves with any professionalism aside from Dana himself. Seems like staffing and management of the business are the biggest issues. Issues I certainly did not need to deal with. I would recommend Desserts by Dana if you want to walk in and walk out with a tasty treat. But nothing that involves a timeline and extended interaction.

a for trying to SAVE us money by explaining the size of the cake vs. the number of actual guests; however I had something stuck in my head and two teenage daughters accompanying me who had the same idea! The cake was as delicious as it was beautiful!!

e experience. Dana took a lot of time to go through all of our options and discuss what the perfect cake would look like for our day. The tasting experience was awesome. Most importantly our cake was really tasty on our big day! I have a big sweet tooth so I have high expectations for cake. The cake was moist and flavorful. The buttercream was sweet without being too heavy or sugary. When my groom and I cut into the cake for our first taste we couldn't help ourselves, we had to take a second taste because it was just that good!

us exactly what we wanted. We are both UD alum and he even used the UD Creamery ice cream. The cake was amazing. My husband was upset because he didn't get his flavor since the venue only cut his flavor and not mine (and secretly I got his and liked it much more). The one difficulty we had was cutting the cake since it hadn't been defrosted long enough, but it was delicious. I do wish there was more ice cream as he did an ice cream 'filling' between 2 layers of cake for each cake tier. We also asked that a new cake be made for our anniversary which he said he could do.

took a picture of it (round top, and square bottom). I was very direct on my not liking the round cupcake tower. I later was contacted by another employee through email. I had asked for confirmation a few times on if they still had the pictures and etc. It was hard to get responses back in a timely manner. At the wedding, I saw they used the round bottom which upset me but wasn't a huge deal. I then contacted the employee of Desserts by Dana just to make them aware of the mistake, and they didn't even apologize...No response. The service is really what upset me with this company. Also their lack of following the look of pictures and requests of paying customers. The actual taste of the cake and cupcakes were great.

nstead of round and 'hidden mickeys' They accommodated without a problem and delivered it to our venue, the only issue was that they put fondant on the foundation of the cake which made it difficult for the staff at the venue to handle since their fingers would sink in and made it hard for them to carry and get a grip as my cake was a bit heavy but everything else was spot-on.

ront door was locked (even though they knew we were coming) and there was a sign telling us to go in the back. So we climbed up the truck loading dock and walked in the kitchen where two women just stared at us, didn't welcome us or say hi. So we explained we had an appointment and the one girl walked us through an air conditioned room to an un-air conditioned room where the model cakes were melting and the colors were running. We were limited to tasting three cake flavors and four icing flavors. The woman we worked with acted annoyed and was pressing us to make our decision within minutes of arriving. We told her that the cakes tasted dry (one was so dry it crumbled under our fork) and she just stared at us like, "and?" We were so turned off by the whole experience I called another cake vendor from their parking lot to make another appointment. I don't know if the actual cake would have turned out better, but the customer service alone was reason enough for us not to use them.

y task. It was the easiest task for the entire wedding, but the most delicious! I wish you all the best in the future and you can be sure we will be ordering all our cakes from Desserts by Dana from now on.

Dana and his staff listened to our design ideas and WOW!!!! When we entered the reception hall and saw the cake for the first time, my husband and I were thrilled. It was just what we envisioned. As we followed the tradition of cutting and sharing the first piece, it delivered the perfectly textured burst of flavor with strawberry filling that was very pleasing to our palates. We still chime in when we look at pictures that include the cake sent by friends and relatives by saying @*@*, our cake was on point". That's one for the books. Thank you to all of Desserts by Dana's staff who worked on our dream wedding cake. Delaware Newlyweds

so amazing with what I brought to them to work with. And of course, it tasted phenomenal!! The orange creamsicle part of our cake was my personal favorite. They rock!!

l.. but the fruit tart and Eiffel Tower cookie. I do have to say those two were delicious! Thanks for providing such a wonderful ending to our wonderful reception! Carla

able to combine elements from 2 different cakes to lead to my final vision. I was so impressed with my cake. It looked so marvelous. It also tasted great. There was not much left for me to eat. I had damask symbols along the cake in gold on a ivory cake and on each round there was a gold rim. There were also bands of crystals around some of the cake rounds. It looked soo awesome. I was utterly impressed! They did a great job. Please choose them if you are getting married, or any event and need a cake.

and they made it perfect! It was a 3D version of my husband's pickup truck on the beach with our 3 dogs peeking out of the truck window. It was amazing, and my husband was so surprised! It was great, I can't wait to order another cake from them!

sooooo moist & delicious. I can't wait until our 1st anniversary so we can order another cake!