Room for Dessert

I used to work nearby and would always drive by. The other day my friend suggested a lunch date next door at The Cove. For once, I was on time… so no harm in thinking of dessert before lunch, right? Lol I’m glad I stopped by!
It is a small little bakery packed with awesomeness! I haven’t done my research, but I think this might be the only bakery for your ORGANIC, PALEO, and VEGAN options! I chose to get their mini organic cupcakes: vanilla, red velvet, pumpkin and ginger spice. My fav was def the vanilla! I can taste that they used vanilla bean in their baking, and not just your every day vanilla extract. I also got their truffle balls: peanut butter, chocolate and confetti!
I do not know if they offer birthday cakes or wedding cakes bc I didn’t see any displays, but it wouldn’t hurt to ask if you’re interested in that service! :) I can’t wait to come back and try their cookies and macarons!

I’ve been wanting to try this little place so I finally decided to stop in this afternoon. I was having a hard time trying to decide what to try so I went with a slice of cake and two cookies. I got the organic coconut cake, a white chocolate cherry cookie, and a peanut butter cookie. Overall they were pretty good but the cake was pretty pricey, 5.25 a slice. The tortes and cupcakes (regular and mini) looked so pretty too but I couldn’t try everything in one day. Next time id like to try the cupcakes and cake balls.

I had a hankering for a sweet thing after work so I stopped in and was immediately impressed. They had lots of options, sure to please a wide variety of customers. They had organic options, sugar free options, vegan options, and gluten free options. I chose the brownie and a cake truffle! The cake truffle was decent, I wouldn’t get it again. But the brownie was one of the best I’ve had. Fudgy with a layer of chocolate ganache on top, yes please!

Cooked a birthday dinner for my sister and had the whole extended family over. Decided to splurge and got a cake and a box of cake balls and mini muffins from this bakery. I was terribly embarrassed. The cake was soooo dry and tasteless it was like sawdust. The icing, chocolate, tasted like it was made with confectioners sugar and water. I wanted to be sure that I wasn’t getting sugar free or some other special restricted diet cake and specifically asked about this. I also had read one other review about a dry cake, so wanted to be sure this one was fresh and they assured me it had just come out, so I don’t think the issue is freshness, I believe it is with the ingredients. Literally, NO ONE took more than one bite of the cake and I had to throw the rest of it away. It was a real let down to the party. The same was true of the mini muffins, excepting the chocolate ones, unfortunately, I only had two of those. The cake balls were OK, but alll other ones I’ve had were better. It was a waste of money. So sorry to report this on a small start up, but alas, sorry to have wasted my money as well!

Review from my mom: I ordered a two layer strawberry cake for my son’s rehearsal dinner. It was the best cake ever! It was beautiful and it tastes even better. Customer service was fantastic from beginning to end. Thanks again and I will see you for the next order.

«Make room for dessert? Always!» This bakery has nailed not only their name but their scrumptious desserts on the head! Since it is burger crushin’ month, I am gonna need a whole lot of desserts to sweeten up all the savory eating I’ll be doing. It is always nice to see a new bakery pop up in Baton Rouge. Though Room For Dessert has been around for a couple years, it is still one of the city’s best-​kept secrets. Their desserts are delightful with a wide variety to choose from. I am always a sucker for a cake ball or what they call a «cake truffle», I had to get 2 of each flavor. There were some samples of their white chocolate cherry cookie and I was all over that. I am not a fan of white chocolate, but that cookie made me become one rather quickly. The cookie was chunky and generously filled with cherries (and I love cherries)! Cake truffles were out-​of-​this-​planet! They were moist, one kind was minty fresh and the other was coco-​nutty; two of my favorite ingredients mixed with chocolate! It’s also wonderful to see a bakery make dessert for dietary restraints, ie: sugar-​free, gluten-​free, etc. If you need a place to pop in and have a mini-​social gathering or some quiet time for yourself, while enjoying some sweet treats, they have tables and chairs to accommodate.
TIP:
Free coffee or tea with pastry purchase 8am — 11am at Room For Dessert

My mother always had a gingerbread house at Christmas for all the grandchildren. In keeping with this tradition, I tried to find a bakery in town that could prepare a gluten-​free gingerbread house, since two of my four grandchildren have celiac disease. Thankfully Room for Dessert agreed to make one. The gingerbread house was fantastic, even better than I had imagined! The attention to detail was phenominal. The grandchildren have already asked if there would be another one this Christmas. I’m so thankful for the folks at Room for Dessert. They are great!

Ordered a desert platter from here one day for work. It had a variety of items on it, mini cupcakes, fruit tarts, key lime pie tarts, pecan tarts, cake balls, etc. I was really excited to impress my boss’ sweet tooth, but he was busy when I got back to the office so I helped myself to a cupcake only to find out it was frozen inside! I understand that they need to be cold due to lack of preservatives to keep then from going bad, but I was so disappointed! I think everyone else enjoyed the desert they picked from the tray, but I was hoping to blow everyone away. Also, there was no red velvet! Who doesn’t have red velvet? They may have just been out because I went late in the day. I order a lot of trays for work and I may just have to order in advance. Maybe they will be fresher then!

I’ve been looking for a place in BR to do a gluten-​free wedding cake, but I don’t like the other GF bakery in town — so when I heard about this place, I got super excited. The place itself is pleasant, and the service is wonderful.
As for the cake, I got a GF cupcake to try. The cake was dense, moist, slightly crumbly (which is good by GF baking standards, actually), and not overly sweet for white cake, which I prefer. The chocolate icing is quite thick and delicious, so good I ate it all before I finished the rest of the cupcake!
I don’t know about the vegan or sugar-​free options, but if you’re a gluten-​free veteran, you may want to stop by and give this place a shot!

I feel so bad giving this place only 2 stars. But truthfully, I HAVE experienced better.
I was SO SO psyched to find an organic gluten free bakery closer to the house than Truly Free. I also got a mailer with a coupon for a free birthday cupcake, it was like I was being FORCED to visit!
The woman behind the counter was very helpful and answered all the questions I had regarding the ingredients used in their vegan, sugar free, and gluten free baked goods, and I ended up with a chocolate gf cupcake, a slice of gf carrot cake, and a vegan chocolate chip cookie. Prices were reasonable for everything and it looks like they have coffee available in the mornings.
The cookie was dry and crumbled all over my counter, but it tasted good. The chocolate cupcake was SUPER dry but the frosting was good, and the carrot cake was also dry and VERY heavy on the frosting, which was overly sweet. I ended up eating around the frosting.
I have not tried any of the regular wheat flour baked goods, so maybe they’ve got a better command over the texture and flavor of those, but for gf/​vegan/​sugar free, I will be going elsewhere, which kind of breaks my heart because supporting local and small businesses is very high on my list!!!

We absolutely recommend this place. The owners mom and her daughter are wonderful hard working ladies that make sure we eat healthy when it is time for dessert. You don’t need to mess with your calorie intake and diabetes sugar levels when there are healthy options like this. Price is affordable and service worth it! They welcome you like at their house. I go there once a month when my hormones ask for sweet treats and fool them with delicious cheesecake and almond cake.
Plan to come back!

I never do gluten free or vegan anything because my previous experiences have made me decide that I’d rather just stop eating than taste anything that horrible ever again. I stopped by Room for Dessert today on a whim, however, and gave in to a Chewy Chocolate Oops bar that is both vegan and gluten free… And it’s good. It’s REALLY GOOD! Moist and SUPER rich and chocolaty. Gives me hope that if I ever become gluten intolerant I won’t starve to death (or at least won’t have to say farewell to dessert).
ALSO, the girl who helped me was extremely kind, patient, and helpful. Thanks, lady :)

Hubby and I were visiting Baton Rouge recently, and we were excited that this place had vegan desserts which are super difficult to find in the South.
We tasted a chocolate chip cookie. It was ok. It was certainly not the best vegan chocolate chip cookie we’ve ever had, but it wasn’t the worst either.
The vegan chocolate chip muffin was pretty good. It sort of reminded me of a chocolate chip cookie bar flavor. Not bad.
The vegan cupcake we tried was awful. It was very dry and flavorless, but the icing wasn’t bad.
Last, the coconut and orange tiramisu was my favorite. It had a nice texture and flavor.
The woman and daughter who assisted us were super nice though, and they were very informative about the products.
All in all, I would not be tempted to try vegan baked goods from here again immediately. They taste like they are trying to make them healthy-​like not using enough oil or something. Either that, or they just were not freshly made.
So, I’ll finish with this: the place is new, so hopefully the vegan baked goods will get better. Also, we didn’t try the non vegan baked goods, so we can’t speak for them.
To the owner-​I would suggest Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s cookbooks to guide you on your vegan baking. You don’t really seem to have the science of vegan baking quite down yet.
I hope our next trip to BR the vegan stuff is better.