4.9
Verified reviews from real couples
Delicious Sweet Treats And Wedding Cakes
Serving the greater Kansas City Area
Travel area: Within 25 miles See details
The personnel were so helpful to us while were were deciding what to order for our celebration, Everything we ordered was fresh & delicious (mini cupcakes, cup cookies, fruit tarts and macarons). We would definitely use them again!
Alycia S.
5.0
McLains was amazing! From set up to execution to taste, it was truly perfect. Everyone is still raving about how great the cake tasted!
Whitney D.
5.0
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McLain’s Bakery is a bakery located in Kansas City, Missouri and serving the greater Kansas City area. We are a family-owned bakery and have been making cakes since 1945. That's eight decades of cake-making experience! We are a team of passionate bakers and are ready to take on new challenges to make your wedding cake vision come to life. McLain’s Bakery is a bakery, cakery, eatery, and coffee shop that strives to be a safe, comfortable community space to serve the local area with all of the sugar and baking experience they can possibly provide.
Services Offered:
McLain’s Bakery offers custom wedding cakes and other desserts, such as cookies, French macarons, cupcakes, fruit tarts, pastries, and more. Our cake flavors include vanilla, chocolate, almond, carrot, and red velvet, as well as seasonal flavors and can provide custom flavors upon request. McLain’s Bakery will help you with a consultation and a free private tasting prior to creating your perfect cake. Our services can also include:
- Custom design
- Delivery
- Setup
81+ years in business
Details
Cakes & Desserts
Cake Delivery & Setup
Cake Tastings
Cupcakes
Groom's Cakes
Other Desserts
Dietary Options
Dairy Free
Gluten Free
Awards and Affiliations
6-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2026.2025.2024.+3 more.
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McLain's Bakery is highly praised for beautiful, delicious wedding cakes and desserts. Staff are helpful, tastings (including to-go boxes) are fun and informative, and they handle delivery, setup, and contract changes smoothly. Affordable options and a free one-year anniversary top tier are popular perks.Review photos
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Whitney D
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5.0
McLains was amazing! From set up to execution to taste, it was truly perfect. Everyone is still raving about how great the cake tasted!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Whitney- love those pictures! We love hearing that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the cake. S...
ee you for your next special occasion!
Ashtyn T
3.0
The cake was beautiful and tasted good. We had issues arranging drop off, so we ended up having to pick it up the day before. It was not ready when we arrived at the pickup time an...
d we had to wait 30 minutes. Overall it was still a good cake and the employees were friendly and the design turned out exactly how we imagined.
Any questions?
Alycia S
5.0
The personnel were so helpful to us while were were deciding what to order for our celebration, Everything we ordered was fresh & delicious (mini cupcakes, cup cookies, fruit tarts...
and macarons). We would definitely use them again!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Alycia,
Thank you so much for the kind review! We're so glad you enjoyed the desserts....
We'll see you soon :)
Anna M
4.0
We ordered about 100 custom sugar cookies for our wedding, and they were absolutely beautiful! They were also very tasty. Our only complaint was we ordered the cookies to be indivi...
dually wrapped, but when we picked them up they were not so we had to go back to have that done. All of the staff were great to work with.
Response from McLain's Bakery
Anna, thank you for using us as part of your big day :) We loved creating these, and thank...
you for the opportunity to rectify that error. - McLain's Cakery
Maddie K
5.0
McLain's was great to work with and the cake was incredible!
Cole T
5.0
Mclain's Cakery made our wedding cake, and it was absolutely beautiful and delicious! They delivered it to our venue on time and made the whole process easy and stress-free. We hig...
hly recommend!
Emily M
5.0
Love this local bakery! We went with a vanilla cake and lemon buttercream filling. SO yummy. Also, we highly recommend the "to-go tasting box" when picking a flavor combo. It is re...
asonably priced, you can pick 4 different buttercreams and 4 different cake flavors, and you can take it home to do in the comfort of your own home.
Grace B
5.0
The cake looked amazing! Looked exactly like the picture I gave them! It tasted just as I remembered when I did tastings. So good and I know guests enjoyed the cupcakes as well!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Grace, thank you so much for sharing :) I'm so glad you loved everything and we hope to se...
e you soon for your next celebration!
Gretchen B
5.0
We did a single tier cake for cutting along with mixed cup cookies, mini cookies, and mini cupcakes. All were delicious and affordable! They even put together a box of desserts for...
my husband and I to take home with us. Communication was perfect as our guest count changed last minute and they updated our contract like it was no big deal. Delivery was easy and took weight off our shoulders day of. You know them, you love them, pick them for your wedding desserts!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Gretchen,
We're so glad we helped make your special day a little more sweet :) Thank you...
so much for the kind words.
Lily B
5.0
Our entire wedding was centered around a McLains cake we saw online. To have it there that day so perfectly done was amazing. We had a great experience cake testing. We went with a...
3 tier cake with 3 flavors in each layer. Best part? Delivered to us. AND we get a free coupon for our one year anniversary cake instead of trying to preserve it.
Response from McLain's Bakery
Thank you for sharing, Lily! I love that the cake was such a meaningful and joyous part of...
your day. We'll see you for your anniversary for sure, but hopefully sooner! Thanks again :)
Danielle W
5.0
McLain's baked the cakes for our wedding day and they were both incredibly delicious (All of our guests loved them)! We did our cake tasting at home and had a blast trying all of t...
he amazing flavors to find the perfect combination (We settled on chocolate with espresso buttercream and almond with vanilla buttercream. Throughout the planning process, the staff at McLain's was also very helpful. We can't recommend McLain's enough!
Laurie H
5.0
Cake was delicious, looked exactly as we asked. Communication and the free one year anniversary cake was spectacular. Delivered on time.
Stephanie M
5.0
Working with McLain's Bakery for our wedding was a wonderful experience. They were very helpful when setting up the tasting. After our wedding, we received lots of comments on how ...
amazing the desserts were!
Taylor A
5.0
We loved the cupcakes and one-tier cake McLain's made for our wedding! Their tasting box was also so delicious that we bought a second one before our wedding just because. We did a...
strawberry tiered cake with cream cheese frosting and it was SO GOOD. Then we had that flavor, chocolate, vanilla and red velvet for cupcake flavors. We paid for delivery from the Lawrence location and it was well worth it since our venue was between Lawrence and KC.
Rebecca A
5.0
We ordered a small cake for us to cut and about 60 cupcakes. It was super affordable and everything tasted amazing. We signed up for a tasting session ahead of time which I recomme...
nd!
Allie H
5.0
McLain’s was absolutely wonderful to work with for our wedding cake. During the tasting we were able to sample so many cakes/fillings/icing choices it was almost hard to choose! Th...
ey ended up providing a cake that looked exactly like the inspiration photo I had provided, and the cake was DELICIOUS. We had ordered a smaller cake, and we had multiple guests asking if more cake was coming out because it was delicious. Another thing we love about McLain’s is that they re-make the top tier of your wedding cake on your one year anniversary. We are so excited for our one year anniversary to retaste this delicious cake.
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Allie! Thank you for your kind words. We're so glad you loved your cake! We can't wait ...
to help you celebrate your first anniversary! Wishing you all the best, McLain's Cakery Team
Hadley P
5.0
McLain's is the best! We loved our tasting there and knew our cake for our wedding would be amazing. And it was! They helped our vision come to life perfectly, and it tasted delici...
ous. We had so many compliments on the cake, and we are so glad we chose McLain's for our special day!!!
Mackenzie C
5.0
McLain’s was the best!!! Our wedding cake was soo good and they were so easy to work with. :) the tasting was so fun too!
Alicia M
5.0
Ordered two cakes from McLain's Bakery a week before my wedding and they were baked and decorated to perfection! (Cake toppers bought separately.) We had a sheet cake for guests an...
d a smaller 8-inch one for me and my husband to cut. The sheet was vanilla with blueberry buttercream filling, and the 8" was almond with lemon buttercream filling. Both of them together were under $200 and they were DELICIOUS, highly recommend McLain's for any event!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Alicia! These pictures are so lovely!! We love seeing the full set ups! We are so glad ...
you were happy with the order!
Wishing you all the best, McLain's Cakery Team
Victoria I
5.0
Mclain's was amazing to work with! We did a cake tasting with them at the bakery and the staff was so helpful with that and helping us with our proposal. The cake was amazing the d...
ay of our wedding as well. We chose strawberry with cream cheese frosting and we had so many guests rave about how good the cake was!! I highly recommend using them for your wedding!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Victoria! We're so glad you were happy with your order!! The picture is so cute!! Wishi...
ng you all the best, McLain's Cakery Team
Abby O
5.0
We did a cake taste test from McLain's in order to pick our wedding cake flavor! It was so fun to try all types of flavors and pairings.
We were able to order our cake online whic...
h made it super easy! The wedding cake turned out beautiful and delicious (highly recommend the strawberry cake with the almond icing!)
We are looking forward to celebration our anniversary every year with a strawberry cake from McLain's!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Abby! We're so glad you were happy with your order! These pictures are so super cute!! ...
Wishing you all the best,
McLain's Cakery Team
Hillary B
5.0
McLain's was absolutely amazing! We used them for our wedding cake and also ordered cookies from them as one of our party favors for our guests. We did a small 1 tier cake for the ...
cake that we cut and then ordered sheet cake with the same flavors for our guests to keep costs a little lower. We had a special request to include a little pop out of our dog in the cake (see photo) and they achieved our vision perfectly! It was so adorable. Not only did it look good, it was absolutely delicious! We over-ordered cookies and have them in our freezer and they keep very well! Highly recommend them for weddings and any of your other cake and pastry needs!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Hillary!
We're so glad you loved your cakes and cookies! We loved getting to work with...
you!
Wishing you all the best!
McLain's Cakery Team
Sarah R
5.0
My husband and I would highly recommend McLain's Bakery for any wedding needs! We loved our experience with McLain's as we planned our wedding cake and desserts. We really enjoyed ...
the tasting to help us really inform what cake we wanted. The delivery, contract, and wedding day execution were seamless. Not to mention everything tasted incredible!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Sarah! We're so glad you had a great experience and can't wait to help you celebrate yo...
ur 1 year anniversary!
Grace S
5.0
Just amazing and soo good! As always. They even did a Travis Kelce themed grooms cake for my husband. He absolutely loved it!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We are so happy that you enjoyed your cakes and we look forward to helping you celebrate y...
our 1st anniversary! Congratulations!
Alyssa H
5.0
We had such a great experience with McLain's for our rehearsal dinner desserts as well as our wedding cake. We went to a tasting 4 months before the wedding and it was simple and s...
traight to the point. They let us know beforehand what options would be available and we picked a handful that we wanted to try in preparation to the tasting. They were available to answer any and all questions we had at the tasting as well as any questions we had leading up to the wedding weekend. The dessert and cake they made were absolutely incredible and all guests were thoroughly impressed! A great benefit that they provide is giving the bride and groom a new free top layer on their one year anniversary so they don't need to put their wedding cake in the freezer until next year. Just goes to show how they are a customer first bakery that knows how to supply for any event needed. We would highly recommend McLain's for your wedding or next event!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Alyssa, thanks so much for your kind words! This totally made our day. We loved getting to...
be a part of your special day and look forward to working with you for your special occasions in the years to come. Congratulations!
Hannah Q
5.0
McLain's was one of my favorite vendors to work with! We ordered a small one-tiered cake along with mini cupcakes for our guests and they were a hit!
We are so happy we chose McL...
ain's and we highly recommend it!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so happy that you had a good experience! Hopefully you had a few leftovers to enjoy ...
afterward! :)
Anne A
5.0
Only positive things to say- flavor were delightful and easy team to work with. Cake was devoured fast! We even asked for our dog to be part of the design and the baker beautifully...
crafted her out of fondant to look like she was peaking out the middle tier.
Bridget H
5.0
McLains bakery was better than we could have ever dreamed for our wedding. We ordered a small two-tiered cake and an assortment of mini desserts for our wedding reception. We had t...
o make an adjustment to our order the week of the wedding, and McLains was able to accommodate us even on short notice. McLains set up all of our desserts when they were delivered, which was FANTASTIC! Our guests loved all the cookies, mini cupcakes, and cheesecakes McLains made for us. Our cake was phenomenal as well (chocolate ganache and vanilla cake).
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so happy you loved your cake and desserts!! We loved getting to be a part of your bi...
g day. Wishing you all the best! Congratulations!!
Cheyenne N
5.0
They were super easy to work with and gave us exactly what we wanted. Our only downfall was we did not order enough! Our guests LOVED all the delicious desserts from McLain's and t...
hey were wanting more. I highly recommend getting the macarons!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so happy that had a great experience! Can't wait to help you celebrate your first ye...
ar anniversary!!! Congratulations!
Jordan R
5.0
McLain’s was a great choice for our wedding cake! The cake was delicious and the staff were very easy to work with. They created exactly what I wanted for my cake with what little ...
I gave them to go off of. Pricing compared to other cake companies wasn’t too bad either.
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Jordan! We're so glad we were able to create your dream cake!! Congratulations!
Ethan D
5.0
We had a wonderful time having McLain’s as our choice for wedding cake. The tasting experience had us hooked as each of their items were impeccable, which made for some tough choic...
es when picking out flavors. They were so accommodating to our ideas and designs and were happy to make each item exactly how we wanted. If you are looking for an affordable and still delicious option, look no further than McLain’s!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Connor! We're so happy you loved our cake options and we were able to help bring your v...
isions to life! Wishing you guys the best!
Emily B
5.0
McLain's knocked it out of the park with our cake and desserts. We gave them an inspiration picture asked them to make a couple of changes and they gave us exactly what we asked fo...
r. Our cake was delicious too and looked beautiful. Our mini desserts were also so good. My only regret is that I didn't get to eat more of my own wedding cake before the venue picked up my not empty plate with rest of my cake on it!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Emily! We are so happy that you had a great experience! You'll get to eat more cake at ...
your one year anniversary when you get your free cake from us, but hopefully we'll see you before then. ;-) Wishing you much happiness!
Amanda K
5.0
We decided to do a milk and cookies bar fairly early in our wedding planning process, but still wanted a small cake just for the two of us. I had hoped to find an option that was s...
imple, stunning, and gluten free. McLain’s delivered exactly what I was looking for. It can be hard to find a small wedding cake for a reasonable price, but we were able to get just what we were after with a two-layer 8” cake, which was the perfect size of our cake toppers!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so pleased that you had a good experience and found exactly what you were looking fo...
r! Congratulations!
Chloe R
5.0
We cannot say enough amazing things about McLain's Bakery! They have a great selection of flavors and fillings. We chose the almond cake with buttercream frosting and it was so fre...
sh and delicious!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Congratulations on your wedding! We are so happy that you enjoyed your cake and wish you m...
any years of happiness!
Tara H
5.0
McLain's was such a great vendor to work with. My mom and I went in to the store for the tasting, and it was so much fun getting to try all the different flavors and combinations. ...
It was nice being able to talk about them by ourselves and then work with the wedding consultant once we had decided! The cake was beautiful on the day of and everyone raved about how delicious it was! The sweetest thing is they also offer a free anniversary cake during the month of your one year anniversary!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Tara! We're so glad you had a great experience! Can't wait to help you celebrate 1 year...
! Wishing you and your partner happiness!
Paige V
5.0
McLain's was the best to work with for our wedding day! We did their "mini two-tier" which is the perfect option if you're looking to have a statement cake for you to cut and shar...
e just with your spouse. I gave them a picture of what we wanted and they followed it perfectly. It turned out amazingly pretty and delicious! Love them more now than I already did, can't recommend them enough!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so happy that you were happy with your experience! Comments like this make our day. ...
:) Congratulations! Wishing you lots of happiness!
Veronica B
5.0
If you haven't tried McLain's cake, you sure are missing out. McLain's created the most delicious cake for our wedding this past fall. It was so good I still dream about it. Not on...
ly was the cake amazing but the whole process was so easy. Communication was clear and they listened to my ideas and created the exact cake I had hoped for. So many guests came up to me and my parents and told us how delicious the cake was. Do yourself and your guests a favor, and have a McLain's cake at your wedding.
Response from McLain's Bakery
We are so happy that you enjoyed your experience and loved your cake! Congratulations on y...
our wedding - we wish you happiness in the years to come!
Katelyn F
5.0
I loved the tasting process for our wedding cake! You can order several different cupcakes and frostings to taste your desired cake option! We fell in love with the beautiful, simp...
le, design they offered and have been enjoying our cake the last few days after our wedding day!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so happy that you enjoyed your cake! Congratulations!
Corin H
5.0
The taste testing and decision making process was fun and enjoyable. The cake on the day of was delivered on time and had perfect texture, flavor and looked wonderful. Highly recom...
mend them for any local KC weddings.
Response from McLain's Bakery
We are so happy that you had a great experience! Wishing you happiness in your marriage!
Amber A
5.0
We absolutely loved our cake from McLain's! It was absolutely beautiful and so yummy! We worked closely with Kat from the Lawrence location and she perfectly captured our vision. W...
e can't thank them enough and are looking forward to our anniversary cake :)
Angela N
5.0
The best wedding cake I have ever tasted! They did a beautiful job!
Amanda G
5.0
Seriously, you cannot beat the cake at Mclain's! It's so delicious and fresh, and they offer a great selection of flavors. The tasting experience was so fun and made us feel really...
special. Mclain's was completely booked for custom cakes the weekend of our wedding, but we were able to order one of their simple designs online, and had our florist do the rest. It's great that they have this option to accommodate everyone. We cannot wait for our 1 year anniversary, when we plan on getting another cake from Mclain's!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We are happy to see that we were able to accommodate your needs for your wedding day and t...
hat you had a great experience! Congratulations!!!
Shannon M
5.0
McLain's baked goods are delicious and their wedding cake and cupcakes are no exception! We had a three tiered cake with three different flavors and six dozen cupcakes. We had zero...
leftovers. Our guests devoured all! McLain's is easy to work with, reliable, punctual, trustworthy and so flavorful. Thanks, McLain's!!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so happy that you had a good experience with McLain's! Reviews like this make our da...
y!!! Thank you for sharing :)
Erin S
5.0
McLain's was great to work with and the cake was delicious! We got several compliments on how good it was. Now we are looking forward to having our complimentary anniversary cake,...
which is such a nice touch!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so happy that you had a great experience and enjoyed your cake! I hope you get to en...
joy a few leftovers and we look forward to helping you celebrate your 1 year anniversary!
Emma C
5.0
Our guests are STILL talking about our wedding cake even a week later- it was divine! The bakery team was so easy to work with, I sent them inspiration pictures and they created my...
dream wedding cake that was so delicious. Several wedding guests mentioned eating more than one piece so that’s definitely a good sign! I will be purchasing cakes from McLains in the future and we love that it was a local business!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Yay - this is wonderful! I am so glad that you had such a good experience! We're happy to ...
have been a part of your special day!
Stuart P
5.0
Our wedding cakes were so good! We loved having our neighborhood bakery make our wedding cakes. We got so many compliments about how good they were. The tasting was informative and...
tasty.
Response from McLain's Bakery
We are so happy we were able to be a part of your special day! Thank you for your kind rev...
iew!
Ally G
5.0
Our wedding cake was amazing! We did cake & cupcakes, and all of our guests loved both flavors. We did chocolate cake with peanut butter buttercream, and vanilla with cream cheese ...
buttercream. Everything was delicious including the gluten free options! They show up on time and make the communication process super easy.
Response from McLain's Bakery
Ally, we're so happy that you enjoyed your cake and had a good experience! Congratulations...
!!!
Caidyn W
5.0
Mclain's was AMAZING! My husband and I actually got married in Minnesota, where I am from, but he grew up in KC and love's Mclain's. I talked with the team at Mclain's and they mad...
e it work for me to order the groom's cake from them (KC chiefs themed) and worked with me to get it up to MN. It looked and tasted incredible!! I cannot recommend them enough and am so thankful they were able to work with me. My husband was thrilled to have a piece of KC with him at the wedding!!
Response from McLain's Bakery
Hi Caidyn! We are so happy that you loved your cake! Congratulations on your wedding!
Alex F
5.0
We loved our McLain's cake, cupcakes, and truffles for our wedding! Everyone raved about the flavors and we had some guests say they went back for multiple cupcakes (good thing we ...
bought a little extra!) And if you've never tried their flourless dark chocolate truffles, I would HIGHLY recommend! We ran out of those so fast, I definitely should have gotten more.
Response from McLain's Bakery
Yay! Extra cake is always a good choice! We're so happy that you had a good experience an...
d that your guests enjoyed the desserts!
Alex K
5.0
Our cake was gorgeous and delicious. McLain's was very accommodating when it came to postponing our wedding for a year due to COVID. I will say the only difficulty we ran into with...
McLain's is the communication was a little iffy at the beginning. We set up our tasting and let them know we wanted to use them for our cake very easily, but I had a hard time reaching someone to make the deposit and confirm our date with them. I believe they were in the middle of cake department managers and it was around the holidays at the time, but I did eventually get the deposit placed. There were no further issues after that, and I reached someone right away to pay the rest of our balance a few months before our big day, so I still give them 5/5. Instead of saving the top tier, Mclain's will make us a small cake with our flavors foe our first anniversary, and I cannot wait to eat it!
Response from McLain's Bakery
We're so glad that you had a positive experience! We can't wait for you to enjoy your free...
anniversary cake! :)
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