Sweet Tempered

I recently purchased a cake from this delightful bakery for my husband’s birthday. I had a vision of what I wanted it to look like and described it over the phone. The ladies at Sweet Tempered took this vision to another level and made it even better than I expected. For the price, what they created was a steal! As for the flavor of the cake… just as good as the artistry! I ordered a chocolate with buttercream and it was incredible. Between the both of us, we tore it up in about 2 days… I will definitely be ordering from Sweet Tempered again!

These lovely ladies did our wedding cupcakes and desserts and really impressed everyone. They spent a lot of time with us to discuss options, presentations and complementing flavors.
I highly rec’d the team for any special occasions requiring unique treats.

This place is great and has awesome treats to pick from. I love their homemade marshmallows and the rosewater cake is pretty tasty. Also, the décor is very Martha Stewart which I love. The two girls who own the place are also as sweet as it comes. Worth checking out… oh ya, get a peanut butter cookie.

Stopped here and got a homemade marshmallow and a vanilla-​rosewater cupcake with buttercream froasting.
Both delicious.
Cute girl working there was really nice too. Very reasonable prices. I live out of town and you would easily pay double the amount for the same thing in San Francisco.

The décor of this place reminds me of Bountiful Café in Westlake – simple and cutesy at the same time! So far, I have tried the cappuccino, red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and chocolate devil’s food cake – all delicious. I also like supporting a local, woman-​owned business, and the ladies are always super-​nice.
I am a little worried about this place though because it seems like it never has very many customers – maybe I just go at weird times?

I stopped in last weekend and got two cupcakes and a chocolate dipped marshmallow.
My chocolate cupcake was excellent, 5 stars.
The other cupcake was a zero, unfortunately. I can’t recall what it was exactly, but they called it something like rosewater cupcake with Swiss buttercream. Dry, actually crumbly, with a greasy, loose frosting. I had to throw it away.
The marshmallow? It was cool to try a homemade marshmallow, but it wasn’t exciting. The marshmallow itself had a very nice texture and flavor, but the chocolate was pretty flavorless and didn’t add anything. 3 stars.
Average: 3 stars.

Update: the owners have moved their business to William Cannon, but now you can hang out and snack and drink coffee at the storefront. Pretty sure they have wi-​fi. I know this because I recently picked up our anniversary cake, which was FREE since we ordered our wedding cake from Sweet Tempered. They even used the same ribbon from our beautiful and yummy wedding cake!

This place is a cute little bakery. I tried a lemon bar and a red velvet cupcake. The lemon bar had a good, buttery, sweet crust. However, the lemon part could have been a bit more lemony tasting. The cupcake was just OK. The cake was slightly dry, but the frosting was good. The little box they put the treats in had cute stickers with their name and logo on them. I did not get to try their coffee this time, so I will have to go back. If the coffee is good I would probably give them another star.

This adorable Bakery just recently opened in the Shops at Arbor Trails (SW corner William Cannon @ Mopac) and yes I am a fan. The ambiance is kind of antique a time warp to a simpler time when Mom or Grandma always had a fresh baked cake on a cake pedestal. The inside has some antique wood tables and some with tiles and wooden chairs and there are a few tables on the sidewalk for outdoor dining and fresh flowers adorn the tables in ceramic milk cartons.
Each day they have several fresh baked cakes offered by the slice and cupcakes, among other bakery delights. And, they serve some great coffee to wash down their sinful treats…

I am in love with the ladies who run Sweet Tempered, as well as the sweets they churn out.
I recently received a notification about the opening of an actual Sweet Tempered café. Unfortunately, I no longer live in Austin. Otherwise, I would be all up in that place!
A couple of years ago, my then boyfriend/​now husband decided we should get married. It was sort of like: «hey, let’s get married next month when your friends are in town.» I, in the middle of grad school paper-​writing hell, said, «Sure.» This wedding was so sudden, people thought I was pregnant. I, thankfully, was not (and still am not, phew). During this month, on our meager one income household salary, I had to plan a small wedding. The most difficult hurdle was finding a place to make our wedding cake.
Since the wedding party consisted of 19 people total (3 of these being children), we didn’t need some massive, 3 tier cake that could feed over 50. Moreover, those huge cakes were EXPENSIVE, and they would really go to waste. In some frantic Craigslist searching, I located Sweet Tempered (I believe back then they were called The Chocolate Bar). Jennifer was always very on top of our emails, and she and Christy met with us several times and even brought us two mini cakes to taste. They were so INCREDIBLY flexible and really worked and responded to our needs/​wants.
We ended up getting a red velvet cake with cream cheese filling. It fed 25 people and cost fifty dollars. FIFTY DOLLARS people. And they delivered it to the venue, with the fake tier on top, so it looked like a much larger, more impressive cake. It was BEAUTIFUL and delicious. Everyone at our wedding party raved about it, and several people ate more than one slice. The cake was exactly what we needed and asked for. Jennifer and Christy were always so sweet and thoughtful. They are wonderful businesswomen. I’m glad to see it has grown so much; I doubt you can get a cake for $ 50 now! I feel like soon I’ll be saying «I knew ‘em back when…» about Sweet Tempered.
To top it off, on our first anniversary, they called us and gave us a mini-​cake for free. I could go on and on about how much I love Sweet Tempered, which is why I am so excited about this new business venture. Plus, I’ve had the chocolate chip cookies they used to sell at Little City. Those things are like crack. So please, go to Sweet Tempered and enjoy what I cannot!

these guys make incredible desserts. I have never once been let down by their creations.

Sweet Tempered operates out of a kitchen but you can try some of their sinful desserts in various coffee stores around town like Little City. Owned and operated by Jennifer Crandell and Christy Hughes, Sweet Tempered offers beautifully created desserts at reasonable prices in town. This is especially helpful if you are looking to order a wedding cake.
My favorite cake/​icing combo is mexican vanilla cake with a butter cream icing. YUMMY!