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- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
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2013 'Best of Weddings'
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4.7
out of 5.056 reviews
I really wanted to like Short Street Cakes, especially because I was considering them for my wedding cake. My experience was confusing and disappointing. I called one week and they...
explained the process to me and were very kind and chipper and gave me a direct number to call and place an order. When I called the number a week later, the number was a personal line. So I called the store number and they told me that it wasn’t possible that I was given a different number and sounded quite annoyed with me. They don’t allow tastings for weddings unless you have 75 guests or more… so I ended up having to buy 2 whole cakes to try 2 flavors and it felt like a total waste of money and was highly disappointed. The frosting was far too sweet and gritty on both flavors - after 1-2 bites I felt sick… and I LOVE frosting and sweets. Additionally, after 1-2 days the raspberry filling in one of the cakes had gone sour and started to mold. Really bad experience and was really let down by the customer service and the product itself. :(
Short Street cakes provided several sheet cakes and cupcakes for our wedding. Guests came up to me and told me how good the cake was, unprompted. The vegan and gluten sensitive gue...
sts cleaned out the cupcakes with smiles on their faces. We will definitely be ordering from them again for any large event needs!
I had mini cupcakes from Short Street Cakes at my wedding and they were a hit with guests! From the initial tasting to having them available at our wedding, they were great. I'd hi...
ghly recommend them!
Short Street made the most amazing vegan cake for our wedding. Nobody knew it was vegan. It was rich, delicious and one of the most wonderful cakes that we've ever had. This was th...
e common consensus (and we had some discerning guests). They even made some gluten-free cupcakes for a few of our guests. Highly recommend!
Short Street Cakes was amazing from start to finish!! We had the best tasting experience when trying to find our perfect cake, so amazing in fact that we walked away with 3 flavors...
instead of just one!! Then they allowed us to easily make changes to the order that fit with where the design of the wedding had led us. And finally, the execution of the final cake and cupcakes were as stunning as they were delicious! Our cake was the best cake I have ever tasted!!
We used Short Street for our wedding cake and I can’t say enough good things! We went for a tasting which was so fun. It’s a husband and wife team and they are great to work with. ...
We loved their cakes so much we used up going with 3 different flavors. It’s all natural, so no gross fondant. Our tiered cake turned out beautiful and the peaches and cream flavor was perfect for our July Asheville wedding!
We worked with Short Street Cakes for our wedding in March. They were so easy to work with, and the cupcakes were incredibly delicious! They provided so many options that all of ou...
r guests loved, and the perfect cutting cake for us to enjoy. If you are looking for cake/cupcakes for your wedding, you will be so happy with Short Street Cakes!
The cakes here are absolutely delicious! We got multiple cakes from Short Street for our wedding so guest could try a variety of flavors and they were all a hit. Amme is also great...
to work with and made sure everything was exactly what we wanted for our big day. Great local shop with fun flavors!
We were pleased with our cake. We had a gluten-free cake and our guests who weren't gluten-free loved it.
Short Street made our rehearsal dinner cake (and cupcakes). Easy to work with. Lots of options and great flavors, including Gluten-Free!!! Reasonable prices! Highly recommend!
Kat was really helpful when it came to deciding on a design and the tasting went great. Our cake was delicious and beautifully decorated. We couldn't have asked for a better experi...
ence!
I want to preface this review with that what we did recieve for our wedding was delicious.
We visited back in May of 2018 to taste everything and quickly decided on a two layer pi...
e cake, 2 types of hand pies,mini cupcakes and gluten free/vegan large cupcakes totallinf 78 cupcakes for our Oct. 6, 2018 wedding. On the day of the wedding they were running very late, late enough in fact that they delivered during the ceremony so I, the bride, was not able to check to see what was delivered. Come the reception I see that we only had our cake (which was also gluten free as I am allergic to wheat) and only the hand pies. However, only about half of the hand pies were out. When I asked our day of planner she told me that the remaining pies had been dropped off unfrosted with just bags of frosting and that none of the cupcakes had been delievered. With missing the cupcakes it prohibited approx 10+ of my guests from enjoying dessert.
I reached out to the bakery a few days after the wedding with a very nice email because you never know what could have occurred. I got back a very short, uncaring email which did not explain what had happened. Just a short Sorry and saying that they would put a check in the mail for the missing cupcakes.
I wrote back explaining that I am in the wedding business (photographer) and I understand that things happen but that I felt as though I should at least be told what had happened. It turns out that they had delivered our cupcakes to another wedding and went on to say that they just didn't have time to go pick them up and bring them to my wedding.
Again, what we did receive was great but I'm so extremely disappointed that 1. what was delivered was not completed 2. they did not feel the need to contact me to alert me as to what had happened or tell my day of planner when they were delievered. 3. By the curt manner in which the emails were delievered.
The people of Short Street Cakes were phenomenal! We were so impressed with their punctuality as well as their work. I had forgotten to save flowers for the top of the cake and the...
y had provided them already. The 4 types of cupcakes were a huge hit with all of our guests. I highly recommend going to Short Street for all of your cake and cupcake needs!
The cake was beautiful and both the cake and cupcakes were delicious. Andrea worked with me to achieve the white ribbon look I dreamed of with the chocolate peanut butter flavor I ...
craved. My husband and our guests were in love with the carrot cake and lemon cupcakes as well! We would highly recommend them to anyone in the area and will be sure to stop by again.
Really loved everything the bakery did for our wedding day. We had a very long list of items: mini cupcakes and regular cupcakes in 3 different flavors. And the Wedding Cake with a...
very specific design. We got everything we wanted and the display was absolutely stunning. Be careful if your wedding is outdoors as ours started to droop on one side (it was very hot!). Delicious cake!
DELICIOUS! If you want a wedding cake that not only looks incredible but also TASTES INCREDIBLE, short street is for you. They use ALL NATURAL ingredients, and you can truly taste ...
the difference. We thought we knew what flavor we wanted, but after sampling the flavors we decided to go with more than one because they were all delicious. Our guests even said it was the best wedding cake they had ever had. We highly recommend Short Street Cakes- they will make your wedding cake vision come true!
Holy moly, this is some good cake!!! We used them for a cupcake bar with a small cutting cake for our wedding, and everyone was raving about the flavors we chose. The cake was beau...
tiful, and we had some leftover after we came back from my honeymoon and it was still moist and delicious even after a whole week passed! Andrea was super accommodating even after I changed my mind for the millionth time. We loved that they offered vegan and gluten-free options, and they only use natural ingredients. I can't recommend them highly enough! P.S. Get the Strawberry Short Street - our favorite!!
Our cake and cupcakes were beautiful and exactly what we wanted! We went with the Vanilla Citradelic and Chocolate Peanut Butter flavors and would highly recommend both. It was a t...
ough decision because at our tasting we got to taste several flavors and they were all exceptional.
We really enjoyed how much Short Street knew about weddings in Asheville and we picked their brains a little bit during the planning process. They made us feel confident that our cake would be perfect and not something we would have to worry about at all.
So happy with our decision to use Short Street Cakes for our wedding and can’t wait to eat our anniversary cake in a year!
Our weddings cakes were beautiful and delicious. Adam, who designed the groom’s cake, was amazing, putting in extra time for design and always very responsive. Our experience start...
ed our shaky, due to their old manager. Our tasting was cancelled last minute after double-checking the scheduling and traveling fro Texas, our order never seemed to be filed properly, and we had to call multiple times to inquire about its status. As a result, we had a backup in place. In the end, we heard that old manager was dismissed and the store owner personally managed our wedding dessert order from that point on.
On our wedding day, Short Street Cakes provided our two-tier cake as well as 4 different flavors of cupcakes for our guests to choose from. Everything was DELICIOUS and super fresh...
! We enjoyed working with them throughout the whole process from the initial tasting to seeing our beautiful cake on the big day! We can’t recommend them enough!
Unfortunately our experience wasn't the best. The cake and cupcakes were delicious but were delivered to the wrong location on the property where the wedding was taking place. Fo...
rtunately, after several telephone calls, the cake was found and the property owner ran to get it while the ceremony was going on so the guests were none the wiser.
Working with Short Street Cakes was super easy. We couldn't make it for a tasting, so chose based on description only, but got compliments about the cake all evening long. It was ...
a beautifully designed and we were very happy with the experience overall.
Fabulous cakes, we had a small bride and groom cake and then cupcakes for our wedding. Grand presentation and fair prices I believe. The cake bakers were easy to work with and use...
d our cake topper and flowers from our florist to decorate the b&g cake. The cake flavors are delicious!
DELICIOUS and reliable. Let me start off by saying that my husband doesn't really like cake. We planned on having just a small cake for us to cut and mostly a dessert display. A...
fter going to a few other places to try their cake, we were still in that mindset. However, when my husband tasted Short Street Cakes, he asked if we could have a cake buffet at our wedding. IT IS THAT GOOD! So that's what we did. They were helpful and accommodating and even managed a seamless transition when switching owners. Our cakes were decorated beautifully and tasted amazing. In fact, we actually had a LINE of guests waiting to try the various cakes on our buffet; a first for the venue and my wedding planner. Thank you so much Short Street Cakes for making our wedding so sweet!
Absolutely beautiful and delicious. We went with Pina Colada. Would highly recommend.
We used Short Street for a cake and pie bar for our September wedding and we couldn't have had a better experience! We went there initially for the tasting, which was awesome by th...
e way. They gave us enough to taste for 4 plus people including coffee, and all their flavors were very unique and so delicious! They sat down with us and went over all our options in detail and did everything they could to help us stay within our budget. The staff there were all really friendly. Communication throughout the whole process was quick and easy. For the big day, they came in and set everything up for us with no problems at all. Everything came out exactly how we wanted it to and it was all so yummy! We had plenty left over to enjoy for the next several days! If you're looking for something unique and flavorful for your event, you have got to consider Short Street Cakes! Or if you're just strolling through Asheville, I would highly recommend stopping by their shop!
Short Street Cakes was great to work with, even through the transition to new ownership, I never once worried about the status of my wedding order. Our cake and cupcakes were delic...
ious, delivered on time, and looked fantastic!
We had a small wedding, so we only needed a small cake, which we saved for our anniversary, and cupcakes. We ordered almond-raspberry. It was so delicious and moist and absolutel...
y beautiful. I love that they don't use fondant, or overly decorate the cakes. I highly recommend Short Street Cakes!
We chose to use Short Street Cakes to do cupcakes for our wedding, and during a frenzied visit to Asheville (we aren't local), we put down a deposit based solely on the taste of th...
e cupcakes. This was a mistake. While the cupcakes were tasty, everything else about this vendor was a mess. They were rude when we came in to do the tasting, they were not upfront about how many cupcakes we were getting for the cost, they originally made our contract out for the wrong wedding date, Jess didn't answer emails frequently, and then when we asked for mini cupcakes they gave us full size ones. The cupcakes are good and were very pretty, but not worth what we paid for them, especially considering how badly they messed up our order (we wanted 250 mini cupcakes with 30 of them being vegan and got 100 normal sized cupcakes with 30 of them being vegan. Also, they changed the flavors, which I don't mind but I wish they had told us, the chalkboards we made for the display ended up being totally incorrect).
Absolutely amazing cake! Would definitely recommend for others!
Only use Short Street Cakes if you are comfortable stuffing your face in your wedding dress! Seriously, delicious cake! We were so busy at the wedding I didn't get to eat enough of...
it. Our wedding guests still mention how delicious their cakes are. A bonus is that all the bakers there are super friendly and chill, they seemed really familiar with the expectations of our venue which made everything go that much smoother when they came in to set the cake up on our wedding day.
Short Street Cakes were very helpful and professional in the beginning of our wedding planning process!! We even got to meet with the owners and staff and have a cake tasting at th...
eir shop (being from out of town, we truly appreciated this)! We chose our cake flavor, paid our down payment on a cake that would feed 80-100 wedding guests that same day and provided them with a photo of the cake design we would like! 8 months go by of more wedding planning, and we have about a week to go before our wedding! At this point, we are being contacted for last minute details by every vendor we have signed contracts with! However we hear nothing from Short Street! I then send out an email to Jess and Jodi that we would like to finish paying off our balance owed! She told me to call and we could do a over the phone payment! After paying off the balance, I was asked if I would like to leave a tip! Naturally I said no I would rather do this at the wedding because, correct me if I'm wrong, but tips are based on services! Why would I provide a tip before I even see or taste our cake?! Two days later, I receive an email from the shop asking "Which flavors did you decide on for the tiered cake?" --- this was discussed and a contract was signed on our first meeting to their shop when we paid our down payment-- I thought this was strange that they hadn't even contacted us to find out what flavor we wanted (that is if they truly didn't know)! I politely answer that we had agreed upon the raspberry almond! The next day I get an email saying "Could you resend me the photo of the cake for us to use for inspiration?" So here they are... A few days before our wedding and they don't know the flavor we picked or the cake design???? Apparently they had misplaced all this information but when I called to pay off my balance, they certainly remembered how much I owed!! And to beat it all they hadnt even contacted me asking the questions- I understand losing information.. Mistakes happen.. However I'm not sure what would have happened if I didn't contact them first! And then for this shop to ask for a tip when they didn't even KNOW what kind of cake they were to be making??! Very disappointing and unprofessional! The only good thing I can say about my experience with short street bakery is that their cakes are delicious. I would love to give them credit and promote them, but unfortunately their performance at my wedding and mistakes outweighs the taste of the cake! I would not recommend them to my friends! Our cake didn't even look like the picture we had given the staff to go by! Sadly, I must say that I regret the decision of signing a contract with his bakery! The deliciousness of the cake just cannot beat the stress, frustration and dissappointment my husband and I dealt with from this vendor!!!!!
We didn't want to spend a lot on wedding cake, but wanted natural ingredients and great flavors. We tried a lot of flavors and settled on purchasing 8 normal sized cakes for our we...
dding. The flavors were excellent! We loved the mexican chocolate so much during our tasting that we used that cake to cut into! Excellent flavors!
I go to Short Street Cakes frequently because they are right in my neighborhood and I love supporting them anytime I have a sweet tooth. But as a wedding photographer, I have taste...
d lots of wedding cake that looks beautiful but tastes stale so I was nervous just as anyone would be. When I booked with them, they assured me that my cake would be made fresh and like I said I have already eaten their product several times and I know its delicious. But on the day of the wedding- the cake was such a hit! It was fresh, moist and delicious! We have also have dietary restrictions, so we requested non-dairy (vegan) cakes and wow! they tasted just as good as any cake I've ever had. They have really perfected their craft- they are an artisan bakery and they will take great care of you.
Don't waste any more time... hire Short Street! You won't regret it!
We didn't go for a typical wedding cake. We had a small cutting cake but decided on small pies, rice crispy treats and chocolate chip cookies. They were so good! There was nothing ...
left!
We ordered 5 different cakes and they were each so delicious. We did not have a chance to do any taste testing, but based on their reviews we figured they would be delicious… and t...
hey were!
In fact, the only bite I had was when we did the cake cutting! Everyone loved the cakes and nearly every bit was devoured by our guests.
Their prices are reasonable and you have the option of ordering from their menu and having them deliver and you do your own set up. They charge a delivery fee, but we did save a little money doing our own set up. They do have good rates if you want to do a tasting and have them set up at location… which I probably would have done if we were doing a big tiered cake. We simple had 5 single cakes so I knew we could set them up ourself.
We wanted to do cupcakes for our wedding! We had a small cake to cut, but then cupcakes (3 flavors) for the guests! Short Street Cakes really did a wonderful job and people raved a...
bout the cupcakes! The icing is amazing and we were so happy with how everything tasted and looked! It made our special day even better!!
Walking into the shop, you experience the professionalism of a successful business; however, you enjoy the small, local feel and personal attention from customer-oriented employees...
doing what they love.
Originating from Atlanta GA, it was critical that we identify the best local vendor at our destination wedding location in Asheville. We sought a business with staff who were open to creative ideas, able to communicate effectively long-distance, and of course, have the sweetest creations for our special day. From our original scheduling for a tasting in Asheville- which by the way was done last minute weekend of by the Bride - we were instantly taken care of and had a plan of action executed by a friendly, creative baker and cake artist, Jessica. Before meeting her, we had discussed via email and phone the wide variety of flavors. Listening to our opinions and ideas, she helped us decide the perfect flavors and arrangement for the Wedding. One of the reasons we chose Short Street (and ultimately hired!) was their "homemade" approach and use of "tried/true" recipes for their cake creations. We knew we DID NOT WANT the "factory/manufactured" bridal magazine confections with unedible fondant or towering layers.
Jessica and her colleagues were open to our needs for specific dietary restrictions (our guests included vegan, vegetarian palates) as well as a NEW fun ways to design the ever-popular "cupcake wedding cake" instead of a traditional wedding cake.
For our wedding we had a 6" cake designed for cutting (Aunt Tissy's Italian Cream Cake), surrounded by mini-cupcakes of the same Italian Cream Cake, and Vegan Chocolate with Peanut Butter Icing. This was arranged in the shape of a galaxy similar to an image we had framed sitting on the table. It was INCREDIBLE! Using icing, sprinkles, and other cake decorating artistry, Jessica made our "galaxy" come to life. It was almost too pretty to eat - but we and our guests devoured all of it!
Customer Service, Food Quality, Design, and Professionalism were ALL 5 stars!!! We would recommend using Short Street if you want UNIQUE, FUN, and SUPER-CREATIVE as a part of your wedding celebration.
I dealt with Jodi and Jessica and both were very quick to respond and extremely helpful. We had a taste testing and immediately were hooked on having them do our cake and cupcakes....
We did a small 6 inch for our wedding cake and then several flavors for mini cupcakes to be served to our guests. They even laid them out in a design of our last name initial by request and it turned out perfect! Highly recommend them, their cakes are beyond delicious!
We got three flavors of cake for our wedding. We ordered enough for 110 servings, and had 75 guests. We had 4 pieces of cake left over. They were able to create the cake that I wan...
ted, which was plain and earthy. Everything went smoothly and they were very friendly.
My expectations were highly met! I loved everything about my cake, it was delicious and beautiful. We also did mini cupcakes that were assorted flavors and were a huge hit! I will ...
certainly go to the shop for a cupcake or two when i am in the area!
Short Street Cakes made us cupcakes for all of our guests and a small cate to cut. We have eaten a lot of cupcakes in our day, and Short Street definitely has the best tasting tra...
ditional cupcakes around (they aren't really innovative or fancy...but the most amazing, fresh version of your Mom's cupcakes). To note: we had fresh apple cake, sweet potato spice, choc. w choc. ganache, & coconut cream. Do be warned: they charge $1 extra /cupcake because it's a wedding.
Short Street cakes made us a salted carmel wedding cake that was truly delicious! It look beautiful and the staff really took their time on our cake. All of our guests enjoyed it a...
nd now I hate having to wait an entire year to eat the leftovers in our freezer on our anniversary.
Our wedding cake tasted amazing! It was a littler smaller than we had expected. We weren't able to to keep the top because we had to serve the entire cake. My only issue with Sho...
rt Street was they completely forgot the groom's cake and instead of refunding back the money, they sent a replacement cake (not at all what the groom had asked for) and a $25 refund. All in all, they make beautiful, tasty cakes but I would rather a full refund for the missing cake then to send something no one wanted and refund.
We got cupcakes for our wedding reception after having them multiple times! Love the strawberry short street and mardi gras queen cakes!
We got a half gluten-free and half regular cake from them for our wedding. We did strawberry cake with lemon icing. It may have been the best cake I have ever tasted and was simply...
beautiful!! Everyone loved it! I would highly recommend them to anyone!!!
My fiancé and I put the cake low on our list of priorities for our wedding. So when we had a month to go we knew it was time to order it. A friend of ours recommended Short Stree...
t Cakes and we stopped into the store about an hour before they closed on a Monday afternoon. We were greeted by a wonderful woman (Anna Cox) who surprised us by saying that she was the wedding cake coordinator (kismet!). She pulled some cupcakes and slices of cake from the counter and gave us an impromptu cake testing. We chose the Lavender White cake, ordered it, and exchanged contact information. A week later the deposit was paid and the contract signed. They delivered the cake to The Grove Park Inn, sprinkled some flowers on it and it looked AWESOME. Everyone ate the cake as desert in our meal and we received copious compliments on it. On our one month anniversary we had a slice of the cake (it had been kept in our refrigerator following the wedding) and it was still tasty. To be honest I don't usually like eating cake, but I absolutely LOVED our wedding cake!
I love short street cakes. They are funky, funny, warm, and most importantly, kick-ass bakers! Their cake was amazing with fresh, homemade ingredients and the ability to accomodate...
a wide variety of tastes and dietary restrictions. When we met with them for a tasting, they were very enthusiastic and offered a cake buffet in lieu of traditional sheet cakes (in addition to a cutting cake). This was a great idea and our guests loved it! They loved having choice, and the presentation was wonderful. We left loose flowers and a cake topper for Short Street to decorate with and the result was a simple, elegant, "natural" result. If you want a modern, fondant-covered, elaborately decorated cake, this is not the place for you. But if you want fresh homemade lemon curd and fresh strawberry buttercream frosting, then THIS is the place for you!
Oh Short Street!!! The love story started in their adorable shop and kept going!! This had to be the easier, most fun decision making part of the entire wedding. They made us a cak...
e buffet that was so beautiful and so delicious. Our guests were so excited and loved all the different flavors!!
So happy we went with such a great bunch of ladies to make our day special!!
We chose cakes on TASTE, not decoration. Their suggestion of a cake buffet - six flavors from Blueberry Lemon to Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache - was a HIT - different sizes and c...
olors, so fun and absolutely the best cake we could have had. I plant to go back for other occasions!
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225 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC
Short Street Cakes