The Great Dane Baking Company

The cake was delicious and so happy they made our wedding cake.

n I wasn't decisive. I had my reception at Recreation Golf Course 18 in Long Beach and they work directly together, so I didn't have to coordinate anything! So easy!

d highly recommend!

so delicious and so hard to choose from. The day we married was an outdoor venue. It was on a hot August afternoon. When I saw our cake I was so very happy with how it turned out. It was exactly what I wanted. We had so many compliments of the flavors that we chose as well. At one point I was getting worried that it was so hot outside that the cake started to lean and I thought for sure it was melting and would tip over before we cut the cake. Thank goodness it didn't! All in all, GDB did not disappoint and we look forward to our 1 year anniversary cake that they will provide for us! Thank you again Great Dane Baking Company for creating our beautiful wedding cake!

! The flavors were unique too. We got strawberry cake with cheesecake filling.

ack on our one year anniversary for a fresh recreation of our top tier. Definitely would use them again!

ariety of cake flavors and fillings to choose from, and so I decided to schedule a tasting with them first. Their tastings appointments book fast! I believe I called them in early May and I wasn't able to get a 15-minute Saturday appointment until mid-June. When we arrived at the bakery, the samples were brought out to us and we were seated right where customers come into the bakery. It was a little odd that we weren't in a more private area and not much was said to us when we arrived. I was expecting more attention, and I will say that the customer service affected my initial thoughts on Great Dane. Anyway, the cakes themselves were very good. They were fluffy, moist, and the cream was just right for me. We left them with a photo of the cake design that we wanted, and also shared a couple of additional preferences. After that visit, we tried samples from our venue's other preferred bakery in part because I wanted to experience another bakery's customer service. Great Dane's cakes were MUCH better, so Great Dane was our winner. Weird thing-- I called Great Dane and asked them to email all of the details to me because I wanted to review our flavor combinations one more time before placing the order. Whoever I spoke to misunderstood and just ended up finalizing the order. I know this because I called a few days after I received the email to give them the green light, and they told me that the order had already been placed. Honestly, the cake went on the backburner after that. Cakes can go either way. Some people love cake at weddings, other people pass on it. Some cakes look delectable, others look like plastic. Some cakes are delicious, others are just... cake. BUT MAN... When I caught a first glimpse of our finished product during our Grand Entrance, I thought, "WOWW!!! That looks amazing!" Just one look at it would make your mouth water, and I'm pretty sure all of the kids just wanted to shove their faces into it. I had cake toward the end of the night and it was melt-in-your-mouth good. All of our friends and family members loved it and some folks told me they were scavenging for other flavors. I was a little jealous that one of our groomsmen was able to take the rest of it home. In short, it was an awkward customer service experience with Great Dane, but they delivered at the end. I'd definitely recommend them for wedding cakes and look forward to having our first anniversary cake from Great Dane!

we wanted- a 3 tiered naked cake in lemon cake with raspberry filling. I also specifically asked how big the cake board was going to be because my dad was making me a cake stand. The actual cake that was delivered on my wedding day was not only the wrong flavor, but the cake board was way bigger than what I had been told so it don't fit on the cake stand my dad made, and the cake looked like it had possibly been dropped, it was so disheveled. We had talked about how we wanted the filling oozing out of the tiers but this cake looked like someone got their fingers stuck in all the filling and spread it around. Not to mention, the actual tiers were cut so unevenly and the bakery forgot to sprinkle powdered sugar on it. The only reason I am giving 2 stars is because the cake was delicious and we were reimbursed fully which I greatly appreciated. Despite this however, it still greatly saddens me how our cake looked on our wedding day. I even had an aunt ask me why I made my own cake instead of purchasing one because it looked like something I made in my kitchen. I can't even bring myself to put a picture of our cake in my wedding album because it bums me out so much to look at it. I feel like Great Dane probably does a good job with standard wedding cakes, but I wouldn't trust them with a naked cake.

ge cupcakes were obliterated, I think mostly by the kids :) So pretty!

ered Made Last Minute Changes for me :) Tasted so Good!

s they aren't the most friendly. I mean, they weren't like, "Disneyland-friendly," but I don't care about that, I care about how my cake tastes. And the cake was delicious. It was beautiful, simple and exactly how we wanted it. And most importantly: it tasted fantastic. It tasted like they baked it that morning, and it was delicious for several days after that. We will go back for pastries in the future, for sure. And BONUS: no need to freeze that top layer, ladies: they will bake you a WHOLE NEW ONE for free on your anniversary! Need I say more?

ltiple cake and cream options, and not too sweet compared to other contracted bakeries we tried. I'm looking forward to the anniversary cake.

es tasted the best. Very moist and flavorful. Plus, they offer a fresh cake on your one year anniversary. The only negative comment I have is that their customer service is not great. They rushed us to make a decision on what type of design we wanted as well as when we were choosing the flavor combination. When we had asked their opinion and recommendations, we got the brush off. For the design, we showed her pictures and told her we wanted an color ombre design starting with dark at the bottom and fade the light at the top. When the cake arrived, there was no ombre, it was just straight bold color per tier. Since the cake wasn't a huge priority for me anyway, I wasn't too upset about it...just noticed that it was what we asked for. Like I said earlier....great cakes but average customer service.

the butter cream looked like fondant and tasted soo soo much better!!

ng Great Dane bakery for years and when it was time to tie the knot, it was a no brainer we would use them for our wedding cake. Our wedding cake was an absolute beauty and more than I had imagined it to be. The taste was to die for and the guests raved and raved about the quality and richness. Absolutely stunning, delicious and the price is seriously unbeatable. Hat sof to Nataly and her team for such an amazing cake! I highly recommend to any bride and will for years to come!!!

o be the best value, flavor, and service of any other vendors we tried. And we tried 4-5 other places. Their pricing isn't bad on price per head. It's based on total tiers, size of each tier and design extras. Their cake/tin/layer size each tire were the largest of all tin sizes quoted for the # of guests given than any ornery vendor we tried. That spoke volumes about their portion generosity and value. And to have great option available to boot was (no pun intended) icing the cake.

and made a piece of art on our wedding day. We had a travel themed wedding and did it for a great deal- much more affordable than the other bakeries and it tasted much better as well!

t different cakes so they offered to custom make exactly what I wanted at no extra charge! the Blue Velvet cake was delicious and a great surprise to guests! The Creamy white icing with the blue cake was beautiful! I highly recommend them!!

, and they worked with us on decorating it exactly as I wanted it. They let us pick any exotic combination of flavors we liked for our tasting, and had them all ready for us. They made it fun, and made us feel special. They also include a complimentary replica of the top of the wedding cake for your first anniversary, so you don't have to eat year old cake from your freezer. We had such a hard time choosing from the fabulous flavors...we had each layer a different one.

ther occasions from my grandmother's 80th birthday to my parents' 25th wedding anniversary. I work in Los Alamitos, walking distance from them actually, and my customers love to treat my coworkers and I to Great Dane every now and then. So basically, it was a no brainer to go with them. I got a very unconventional cake for my wedding, it was covered in fondant bamboo. It was THE coolest thing EVER! EVERYONE commented on how beautiful and unique it was. It was in their catalog, not sure if it was originally a wedding cake, but it was PERFECT for my tropical/Tahiti themed wedding. I got chocolate cake with raspberry creme and fresh raspberries. It was sooooo good, as always. I can't wait to get my anniversary cake!!!!

5 tasting cakes are included with first meeting. They offered to do all of our tiers in different flavors which was fantastic. (try the orange cream mousse with chocolate gnache layer....it's like an amazing 50/50 bar!) All of our guests raved about our cake!

I found online both times and they matched them PERFECTLY. I am going to be going back to the Great Dane for ALL of my bakery needs and will definitely refer them to everyone I know!!

even gave me a deal on the price and they can work with any budget and it will be beautiful. We got lots of compliments on the cakes from the guests and my husband loved the cake testing, it was soooo yummy! USE THEM!

rtune for even a basic design. We were first impressed by how great Great Dane's prices were. Then we tried the samples and were in heaven. Things got a bit hectic before the wedding and we forgot to get them our ribbon until one week before and our cake topper one day before. They were patient with us and let us know it would be handled and not a problem. Our cake arrived and looked like everything we dreamed it would be with ribbon cake topper and all. The cake tasted so good that one of our attendants who is a pastry chef said it was one of the best and most unique fillings he had tasted. We are also happy that they offer to remake our top layer a year later so we don't have to eat freezer cake :) We are both looking forward to coming back next year!

ould have been a pale pink and instead they looked more orange. The decorations on them were not that great either. Plus we dealt with 3 different people from the time we did our tasting and booked them to the time of our wedding. Each time I called I found out the previous contact person was no longer with the company. However, they were perfectly nice each time I spoke with them and delivered the cake on time.

ller cake because the venue promised to do a dessert tray and I figured not everybody is crazy about cake anyway. The cake was beautiful and exactly what I hoped for. I heard from several people how wonderful it was. Wish I had ordered the bigger one after all because Las Brisas didn't provide the desserts they promised and they cut the cake into tiny slivers so that everybody got a piece. Owell, what are ya gonna do. At least it was lovely in the pictures and people enjoyed it.

ctacular!!! Thanks everyone....great cake!!

ke flavors, the freshness of the fillings and the creative combinations combined with the lightness of the Scandinavian cremes was a delight.

price was unbelievably reasonable for the quality and service provided, incredibly so. I went to the cake tasting and brought the left overs to my bachlorette to have them give their opinions, each was divine! We went with white wedding cake, lite lemon curd (custard), fresh berries and whipped cream frosting! It was perfect for a summer wedding. I enthusiastically recommend this company! :)

sheet cake for 150 people, and we were left with the bottom tier of the cake. This might have been because of all the other dessert options we had as well. They do cost by amount of cake and not per head which is nice. They also give you a cake on your anniversary.

Great Dane Bakery about an appointment for a cake tasting in early April, as I live in Florida and would only be out for a weekend to do tastings. I did not hear back and made several attempts to reach them via phone (at different times of the day because of the time change) for the next week. I finally reached someone the day before I was leaving and they said they could do a Friday afternoon appointment. I said great, let me try to change another vendor around and call you right back. I switched my other appointment, called back and they proceeded to tell me that, “No, we don’t have any available appointments Friday afternoon, I just said that we DO Friday afternoon appointments.” Big misunderstanding – why they thought I was getting off to switch an appointment is beyond me, and of course I looked like a fool having to call back my other, flexible vendor with a JK/LOL/Can I have my appointment back. So again, the Great Dane Baking Company was officially out. On April 26, 2010, I finally received a response to my introductory email, apologizing for the delay and explaining that due to server trouble, they didn’t have access to emails for a whole week. A week? How about a month! I’m so glad I went with the other vendor.

itely be a returning customer!

ed the flavor combos that we chose first and saved the surprise for last. Jody chose a marble cake with cappaccino chips for us and it was the perfect match! We never would have chosen that combo ourselves! It was almost as if she read our mind :) We loved our cupcake tree!

ll, marble cake w/mint choc chip filling). Unfortunately the service left a bad taste in my mouth. First, they wanted to charge me $300 to deliver my cake 30 miles away. Lucky for me I had a great wedding coordinator that offered to bring the cake to the wedding herself. All they bakery had to do was deliver it to her office, which they did. But, they brought the cake without bakery boxes. My coordinator had to find boxes so she could get it in her car without worrying if the cake would get smashed by something falling on it in the car. Then, when my caterers and coordinator were setting up the cake for my groom and I to cut I notice that the special decorations that I paid for were not on the cake. Again, thank god for my coordinator. She put some leaves from other decor on the cake and all was good. I would recommend this bakery if you want a great cake and you can pick it up yourself but I don't know if I would recommend them for a wedding cake.