The Baking Institute

appointment a month or more ahead of time online, got an email confirmation, but the day of they said they didn't have us in their system for an appointment. They were very rude about it, but after I got upset that we drove 2 hours for it and I had the email confirmation to prove it, they let us have it any way. I had gone to some of my friends cake testings and they were fun and really made you feel special. Not this one. We wanted a more detailed design on ONE of the layers. It took at least 5 times explaining what we wanted WITH pictures to get it right. Adding fondant and a batman symbol to the one layer was an extra $276. After all that, it came out extremely amateur looking for the hassle and the extra cost - especially considering how nice some of the cakes on their site and in the reviews are.

lems. The day of the tasting when we explained everything they immediately started drawing out a sketch and we knew we would not be disappointed with the outcome. We were still very surprised and happy at how perfectly our cake turned out. Highly HIGHLY recommend.

only like buttercream, my tasting came and since all of my choices were changed I was unable to taste any buttercream frostings! The only other complaint I have is that my cake was done wrong on my wedding day! The special design we chose was amazing down the back (the avengers), however the front was traditional and supposed to have all crystals on it instead of silver dots because my wedding didn’t have any silver but the cake had the standard silver dots!

because Margo was not very patient or helpful in deciding what we wanted. When I showed her pictures of what I wanted she always had something to complain about and no recommendations. I stood my ground and got the cake that I wanted and it turned out to be elegant and beautiful. And the cake tasted amazing! My fiance and I both got exactly what we wanted in the end.

s very courteous, kind and provided many useful suggestions!! Our fondant cake design consisted of Chicago sports team colors and their logos. The exterior fondant design could have definitely looked sharper and the colors of the exterior could have been vibrant. Instead, colors were matte, dull and most definitely not vibrant. The colors I am referring to as matte and dull are: red, black, light blue/sky blue, medium blue, navy and orange. The lines of the Chicago Cubs design were not polished and not straight and looked as if they were done by freehand. It consisted of marble (vanilla/chocolate) cake, fresh raspberries and a Bavarian cream filling. It was delicious!!!

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es were amazing and the process was incredibly straightforward. We chose a white and chocolate layered cake with chocolate buttercream. It looked and tasted incredible! We ended up switching our cake design a few weeks before the wedding and they were more than accommodating. They are extremely kind and talented. We would highly recommend The Baking Institute!!

inished completely was my wedding cake - it was THAT good. We did the specialty cake, the Blueberry Grand Marnier, and it was by far worth the extra money. Many of our guests commented on how good the cake was. I can't wait until my 1 year anniversary so I can have some more! I highly recommend this place.

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he design we wanted. We decided on a mixed cake with 2 tiers a marble (which was delicious btw) and the top tier lemon. Well, they gave us 2 lemon and 1 marble which at first I was worried about but ended up being a blessing. So many guests loved the lemon with the white chocolate mousse! It was moist and just delicious. Such great flavor.

ied. All the flavors we chose were moist and yummy. We ended up choosing 3 different flavors, and asked our venue coordinator to please make sure we received 1 of each the night of the wedding! :) Again, come wedding day, all 3 flavors were delicious. The cake was beautiful and looked exactly as we imagined. We also had a sweets table at the wedding, but unfortunately, my hubby and I were too busy to even try anything, but everyone raved about it! We couldn't have been happier with The Baking Institute!

from our guests, including "That was some good cake... I've been talking about that cake all last night." They definitely brought our vision to life!

paid extra for crystals to be scattered along the cake and showed a picture to describe it. The lady helping us "drew" it out on her form. Instead of crystals, we received little colored dots and the tacky strip of crystals along the base. I tried contacting them to request a partial refund (not full because the cake tasted good) and they told me the cake was as I requested and drawn. I sent the picture the email address and they told me "Igor" would contact me; however, it has been 6 months and no word from Igor and sent a follow-up email a month later and still have not heard back. Their communication is poor and they should have requested the picture instead of drawing. If you are looking solely for taste, they are great, but if you would like your cake to be designed as requested, then choose a different vendor!

nue partners with them and sent us there for our cake! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect representation of exactly what I had pictured in my head! They made all of the details on the cake perfectly match the damascus print from our invitations. It was so nice to meet with them once, MONTHS before the wedding, and taste test, and order that day, and simply have to email once a week before the wedding, just to confirm the delivery time and address. It was one of the easiest parts of the whole process, yet one of the parts with the most amazing result! Thanks to everyone there for making our dream wedding cake a reality!

we wanted something different and unique. Both of us love almond and amaretto flavorings. We worked with the team and they paired us with a cake flavor of almond cake with vanilla Bavarian butter cream frosting. This cake was outstanding!!!!! It was incredibly fresh and moist!! DELICIOUS!! For the design of my cake, I was very specific in what I was looking for. My cake was 5 tier. When I went in for the consultation, I knew the colors I wanted and I had pictures of design ideas. Igor however blew me away by incorporating my ideas (which included sugar florals & swirls) and Igor had the idea to incorporate my wedding dress into the cake. I was so excited and thought this was an amazing idea! He knew exactly what I was looking for! At the wedding reception, my cake was one of the thing's that I was EXTREMELY EXCITED to see! We received so many compliments!! The service by The Baking Institute team was outstanding!! I was VERY happy and impressed with my entire wedding experience and I will be recommending The Baking Institute to all of my friends and family. I will definitely use this company for all of my future cakes! I give them a 10!

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on both the flavor (hazelnut mousse) and the look. Overall very happy with the Baking Institute.

d into us all night on how beautiful the cake was and how delicious it tasted!

elnut filling just for us (the bride and groom) to enjoy. They were very helpful and had lots of options. We would definitely recommend the Baking Institute to anyone looking for a delicious and beautiful wedding cake.

ike, and served with chantilly cream and mixed berries. Most bakeries immediately said no, because it was not a cake, so I started to lose hope that it would be possible. When I contacted The Baking Institute, Igor not only said that it would be possible, but asked if I had a recipe I would prefer for him to use, and quoted me a price that was significantly cheaper than the other bakery that had said they could make the dessert. The final result was delicious, and Igor worked with the Chef at our wedding venue to make sure that the presentation would be compatible with serving and that the meringues did not get soggy while the other courses were served. I would highly recommend the Baking Institute for any custom desserts--- we did briefly taste their cake during the tasting and I was underwhelmed. I’m not a huge fan of fondant, though, so that was probably part of it.

or they used matched perfectly with my dress and was perfectly detailed. Not only that but I've had so many of our wedding guests tell us they loved the taste of the cake as well. We had a few different flavors and they all loved it!

been to, the cake has been way too dry and just doesn’t really taste good. I questioned whether our cake would be that way too, even though it was moist at the tasting. Both the groom’s cake and the wedding cake were absolutely delicious and moist the days of the rehearsal dinner and wedding. The groom’s cake was a zombie cake and the Baking Institute did such an amazing job, people in the restaurant were stopping to take pictures of it. Our wedding cake was not only the best I’ve ever had, but it was gorgeous! To this day, I have been hearing that our cake was the best, visually and taste wise, from many of our guests, including my grandpa’s wife who makes cakes and is hard to please on that front! We have people who want the name and number of the company we used because they were so impressed. My in-laws put the rest of the leftover cake in the freezer for us because we left for our honeymoon the night of the wedding. When we got back 9 days later, I was shocked to find that the cake was as good as it was the day of the wedding. Can’t wait to see what it will be like in a year when we dive into the top layer! I would totally recommend the Baking Institute to anyone who is looking for the best cake!

le more detailed. It looked too simple. But that was my choice. the saleslady just wasn't very helpful with guidance. Amazing cake though. Almond with dark hazelnut chocolate mouse on one side and raspberries on the other. So good.

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ake. Many wonderful compliments from the guests.Only issue was not meeting with Igor because another couple came in 2 hours early and took our spot. NOT GOOD! They should of waited but they had us meet with the receptionist. Please honor appointments!

tures of what we liked, but they had many pictures of their past cakes that we ended up choosing one of those! The cake was chocolate with chocolate buttercream frosting with a vanilla buttercream outer layer and chocolate swirls and roses. Very pretty and so yummy! The cake was not dry at all like most wedding cakes I've had at past weddings. Would highly recommend them!

t perfectly with our decor. Even better, it tasted phenomenal. We are so glad we went with the strawberry Bavarian cream filling. Thank you for a wonderful cake; everyone really enjoyed it! You definitely have my recommendation to anyone looking for a cake designer.

p changing my mind after we left and found another cake on their website that would have no upcharge and looked really nice. It had 5 tiers and was white with silver on the edges. It was beautiful on the day of and tasted great! We had a bunch of leftovers, so my in-laws took them home and I just had a piece yesterday! It was a great cake and tasted good, which is all I was asking for! =]

rrived at the reception, what are you going to do at that point? Still, the service was good and the cake tasted great.

sts, as well as us, were surprised at how moist it was. It was perfect!

ion for our nephew Hudson, who was turning 1 year old on our wedding day, they offered to make a small cake for him with little pictures of baseballs, basketballs and balloons. They did this for free for us and it meant so much to us and the family. They are affordable and produce cakes that look high end. We would recommend them to any bride and groom.

The buttercream also had a very weird taste.

on a Saturday which we set up an appointment for two weeks in advanced. The man wanted us to make a decision right away so that he could get on to his next appointment so we had to go. Over all terrible experience!!!!

helpful in deciding what we wanted and when I showed him a picture he agreed with no hesitation and even made a recommendation to add some sparkle to the cake which made it simply elegant and beautiful. Not to mention the cake tasted amazing! My fiance and I both got exactly what we wanted and our guests were extremely satisfied. Thank you Igor, and everyone at the Baking Institute!

ight, I couldn't help but cry. It was stunning and absolutely everything I had asked for!

led a time to come in. We were able to view several cake designs and tasted our pre-selected cake options. The cake design we selected had roses on it and I wanted Calla Lillies which they were able to do at an extra cost. The cake was lovely and tasted great. I thought the calla lillies would be prettier but they were still very nice.

itself. Our wedding cake was stunning and it tasted amazing. The cake itself was fresh and the frosting was delicious. I was truly impressed with The Baking Institute, and would highly recommend them.

work with. They even called a week ahead of time to confirm (which was nice since I was responsible for contacting nearly every other vender). The cake not only looked gorgeous but was DELICIOUS. (We had half white cake, half chocolate, chocolate french custard filling and white butter cream on the outside.) We told our bridal party that it would be the best cake they've ever had and they informed us that it lived up to all of our hype. They've posted several pictures of it on facebook spreading the word :) We can't wait to order it again for our anniversary!!

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my cake!!!! I loved it so much. And the price you can't beat!!!!! Thank you baking institute!!!!!!!

cake in their price but we paid a small upgrade per person for the fillings we chose. We brought in a picture of what we wanted with a few changes and they were able to accommodate our special requests and it was exactly as we envisioned.

he small cost because they did a great job! They matched the photo exactly how I wanted it! The cake was very moist and tasted great! Very happy with The Baking Institute!

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for the groom without soy. It was delicious, moist, and light. We hope it tastes just as good for our first anniversary!

red decorations, but appeared pink - and it looked like someone ruined it before we even got into the reception. Hopefully no one noticed - but I did, and the bride is most important.

ere extremely easy to work with, professional, and very reassuring. It was no fuss no muss. I was no stressed at all. I trusted them with my cake. The cake tasting appointment took no more than 45 minutes for me – I tasted the cake, looked at previous designs, chose the elements that I liked from certain cakes, and Tally helped me put it all together into a small drawing. When I first saw the cake, it was actually a surprise for me because I haven’t looked at the drawing in a year. I was so amazed at how beautiful and big the cake was! I loved it! I definitely recommend them for weddings or any special events that require a cake. They will definitely be getting my business again!

w it out for them as well as sent in pictures of three cakes we wanted bits and pieces from. They were more than willing to combine our ideas. On the day of our wedding they delivered the cake, in and out, no problems, and very friendly. The cake was BEAUTIFUL! I had been so worried that without a sketch from them of how they intended to utilize my ideas that the cake wouldn't look right, but it was PERFECT and I was soooo happy! We did realize afterwards though that the top tier was wrong (it was supposed to be round instead of square) and we had originally asked for two flavors and only got one. But we hadn't looked over our contract completely because if we had, we would have noticed they only wrote down one flavor. We were not upset about these mistakes at all because the cake was MARVELOUS and tasted AMAZING! Everyone loved it!!! Especially my husband and me! When we did call in to point out that the top tier was wrong they offered us a free round cake on our one year wedding anniversary! Great customer service!

t of feedback from guests as to how incredibly delicious our wedding cake was and how much they enjoyed it. I have to say...it was amazing. The only downside is the lack of communication, as we had made a special request of a small gluten free cake. In the midst of everything, it was never confirmed and no follow-up from the Baking Institute to get payment and confirm if we would in fact like the cake, which was disappointing. However, the quality of the cake is truly the best!

ut they also have exotic flavors as well. Because we are Puerto Rican, we went with a coconut rum cake that was simply to die for! Because this vendor standard cake costs were included in our banquet hall's fees, upgrading the cake to the exotic flavors was additional, but not exorbitant. We met with a consultant to try different cakes. We picked three and ultimately decided on the coconut. Everyone complimented us on the cake not only for its esthetics, but for taste as well. Coconut might be considered a non-traditional wedding flavor but was a big hit among us Puerto Ricans. Hire the Baking Institute. You will not be disappointed!

a design as well. Our cake was excellent! I received so many compliments from all of our guests on how wonderful the cake tasted! I recommend using The Baking Institute for any cake needs!

ut they did resolve the matter afterward in a timely manner through our venue...

cake in three different flavor combinations for a very reasonable price.

n the cake. We brought pictures for them to use as a reference. I gave them a color swatch from my bridesmaids dresses that I wanted them to make sugar flowers to match. Everything was fine. Then on the wedding day I go to look at the cake and the flowers were the totally wrong color!! They were supposed to be a deep red and they were bright pink!! Obviously they don't know how to look at color swatches. The cake did not match anything else at the wedding. It stood out like a sore thumb!! The cake was the only thing that I was unhappy with on my wedding day. I contacted them after the wedding to tell them that I was unhappy and they still have not contacted me back to apologize or anything. I am very unhappy with The Baking Institute!

wedding (and afterwards) we got TONS of compliments on the cake. I only took some points off for value because basically any flavor cake besides chocolate or vanilla incurs an extra charge. They do a good job, but it's not cheap.