Make Me A Cake Next Door

Caveat: I don’t like cake.
Sorry.
[That’s not _​exactly_​true: I like carrot cake just fine; I love hazelnut-​marzipan-​chocolate tortes (that’s a hint); there are other exceptions. But the default sponge cake: no. And in general, pie trumps cake. So, now, if you’re baking me a birthday treat, you know. OK, back to the review.]
Why, then, am I giving a cake place 5*? I do so on behalf of my family. My children like cake. My wife *loves* cake — and specifically, yellow sponge cake with buttercream; that’s her thing. This is the place I go to to buy her cake to make her happy: they’ve never failed*. Service is with a large smile; same-​day cakes are often available; spelling is impeccable (important!) as is the ability to write in beautiful cursive with icing. And the cake, I am assured, is excellent :-).
{*In fact, once they sort of failed — a birthday cake for my son was completely mis-​interpreted in terms of colouring and design. We picked it up en route to the party, called from the car to note the mistake. They apologised, acknowledge their error, and offered a corrected, replacement cake: by the time we arrived at party and one of us ran back to the bakery, it was ready. Hard to beat that kind of service, really. Kudos, guys.}
Oh, and it’s locally-​owned by active community members. If you’re a cake person, why not buy a cupcake today?

I brought a dozen cupcakes into work today. They made them fresh yesterday so I could pick them up at 6PM last night.
It’s Oct 29^th, so I got some Halloween pumpkin cupcakes.
Ghosts, spiderweb, witches hat, eyeballs! If the first bite is with the eyes, the presentation was awesome.
Everyone saw them in the breakroom and started taking photos with their phone.
We happen to have someone who just graduated as a pastry chef. She said they were perfect with the right moisture and (ok other things I didn’t understand).
I also had someone say it was the best cupcake they’ve ever had.

I fell for it! I was lured in by the delicious baked good smell…
I’ve been coming to the sister café for years now and somehow resisted coming in to check this place out despite the fact that cake is my favorite thing– like ever! Luckily I hadn’t stopped in before today or I would’ve need some serious cupcake rehab!
I’ve had both their cakes and cupcakes and each time they’ve been delicious! The marble cupcake was incredibly moist and of course sweet and the icing was melt-​in-​your-​mouth buttercream.
I’ve also stopped in because I needed a same day cake. I was able to choose from a couple of 6″ or 8″ rounds. According to the girl the 6″ served about 8 people and the 8″ served about 10 – 15. Not too bad for $ 17 and $ 24 respectively. It’s nice to have the option to walk in and pick out one of their cakes for any celebration (or for your everyday cake needs).
They didn’t have too many options for flavors on the same day cakes so I went with yellow cake with buttercream icing because the décor was the most fitting for my occasion. The cake was topped with a lot of icing (like diabetic coma-​inducing proportions) so if icing is not your thing you’ll be leaving a lot on your plate. The cake is moist, but the frosting is super sweet and abundant– you’ve been warned!

I order a gluten free cake for my husband’s birthday and it was spectacular! My husband loves yellow cake with buttercream frosting and I added peanut butter filling. Sometimes gluten free cakes can be dry or very dense, this cake was light and fluffy. All of the guests thought it was regular birthday cake! The cake shop is excellent to work with. I sent them a picture to add to the cake and they did a great job. A must try!

Simple décor, good sevice, and there is a cake smell in the air!
Ordered a cake for a special occasion. Nothing huge, an 8″ round cake. They were able to deliver something that was both beautiful to look at and delicious. It was a marble flavor, the frosting not too sweet. Service was great. Winner in my book.

I called to put in a large order was placed on hold I hung up after being put on hold for so long. They just lost the potential of repeat business especially since I work for such a very large employer.

This place is adorable with the nicest folks ever! Unfortunately, I’m not a fan of of their signature fondant frosting. Looks very pretty, but their icing is just a little too thick & bland for me. I don’t think it does much for the taste of their cakes either.

Cupcakes were awesome! they were all decorated for Valentine’s day in the most perfect way. The frosting was good, but not too sweet. Cake was moist and dense, but not overwhelmingly so. Can’t wait to get back here and get some more cakes!

Super cute place, smells of heaven. The girl behind the counter very professional and courteous. Loved the décor and the cakes Are beautiful. I decide to try a cupcake. Maybe, this little quaint bakery is a hidden Delmar treasure for the sweet tooths seeking a treat. I walk out smiling feeling like a I just walked through the golden gates of desert euphoria. Get home, sit down and take a delicious bite o my almond joy-​ish yumminess, when I find myself thinking, «this mound of icing sure is delicious, but where’s the cake»? From a side view of the other half that remained on my plate, I could see that this was no ordinary, traditional cupcake. It cup icing with a little cake underneath. The thickness of the icing far surpassed the height of the cupcake. 2.75 got me loaded on sugar and not very satisfied with my caloric splurge. My advice is obvious, more cake and less icing, please. A bump in size wouldn’t hurt either for the price their charging. In the end, if you are looking for that sweet fix, the icing with cake will give you it, however, if in search of a «cupcake experience», please write or tag or whatever me, so I know where to go next time. In the meantime, I may give them another chance and see about a Barbie cake for my upcoming birthday.

This is a wonderful little cake and cupcake shop. Being from the area, my friends and I always would walk to Perfect Blend after school, once Dan and Brenden opened Make Me A Cake it was magic. I’ve gotten all of my birthday cakes from here (Sweet 16 and Graduation) and am overjoyed each time.
The staff is extremely helpful and easy to work with when designing your one of a kind cake. They have a bunch of generic cakes available to walk in and buy daily as well as a wonderful assortment of cupcakes.
My personal favorite is the fire dancer, which they just created for me in cake form for my graduation. The marshmallow frosting is divine and the chocolate cake is always moist and delicious. I have to admit I’ve almost tried every cupcake and they never disappoint. The peanut butter and raspberry lemon are a few of my favorites but you can’t really go wrong with any of them. Their prices aren’t too bad, reasonable for the other competition in the area and worth every penny!
The name is also extremely catchy because Dan and Brenden own Perfect Blend as well (hence the next door part).
Make Me A Cake Next Door is a wonderful cake shop and I recommend it to anyone looking for a personal cake, a high end wedding cake, or just for a casual cupcake pick me up!

I thought that the chocolate cake with chocolate icing, Bailey’s mousse filling and ganache trim was pretty good last night, but don’t take my word for it. Here’s the email review from my sister-​in-​law, whose birthday we celebrated with the cake: «Just wanted to tell you I had a piece of that decadent cake this afternoon. It’s really scrumptious. The filling is so light and not too sweet. One could almost convince oneself that it’s health food!» I say it’s health food, and I’ll go back for more :)

Though this shop is cute and well decorated, remember that looks can be deceiving…
I ordered a red velvet cupcake here for $ 2.50. It was the most amateur tasting cupcake I’d ever had. Half of the cupcake was the creamcheese frosting, which might I add, had only a hint of cream cheese in it. The other half was the cupcake itself, which was dry and tasteless. Since when were cupcakes a 1:1 ratio of frosting to cupcake?
Anyway, I was very disappointed and remember baking more delicious cupcakes when I was 12. This place is overpriced and the customer service is just average.

The perfect bakery… wonderful little store of cupcakes and cakes…
not too sugary sweet, well balanced delicious cakes…
I always special order melted chocolate ganache on my cakes…
and everytime deliciousness… especially with chocolate cake and raspberry filling… YUM!

More like 2.5. I got 2 cupcakes (lemon-​raspberry sugaree and fire dancer (aka s’mores)) and a cake pop (crumb coat covered in chocolate ganache and sprinkles on a stick).
The lemon-​raspberry was delicious. A very intense moist lemon cake with raspberry jam filling and a raspberry frosting. It was probably the best lemon cake I’ve had ever. (This cupcake would get a 4.5 star)
The «fire dancer», was not mine to consume. The marshmallow frosting melted a bit during transport. I was told that the chocolate cake was dry (well more of a dramatic scratching choke and a request for milk) but the frosting was really yummy and she liked the Hershey’s square on top and the graham cracker crumbs. (2 stars for being dry)
The cake pop wasn’t mine to consume either. The cake pop was really really dry mixture of cake and frosting used in sculpture cakes rolled into a ball and stuck on a stick. My friend gave me a bite and that was all that I needed or wanted. The chocolate ganache tasted heavily of shortening and was mouth coating to the point of unpleasant. The sprinkles were good. (2 stars for being dry and shortening taste).
The prices were a little high for the quality (particularly the dry cake). I think the cupcakes were close to $ 3 each (cake pop $ 2.50).
Cute shop. parking in the rear. The cupcakes are also sold at A Perfect Blend.
I think the name is stupid. Couldn’t they have just called it «Make Me A Cake»? Did we really need the «next door» part?

had a great birthday party there for my 6 year old… Dan was great with the kids and it was so much fun. Terrific Staff!

Fantastic cupcakes in many varieties. Smooth frosting that doesn’t have that feeling of shortening coating your tongue. The gentleman that served me said he trained at Johnson and Wales, no wonder they’re good!

stopped in for the first time yesterday and i found myself smiling ear to ear. the cupcakes are gorgeous and delicious, what more could a girl ask for?
My cupcake was moist and cocoa-​ey and the coconut buttercream frosting was so good and intense that i had to save some for later, and what is better in life than knowing you have cupcake waiting for you?
the answer is nothing.
so get there and buy yourself one more cupcake than you think you’re going to want because you’ll be sad when you’ve eaten them all.

Cute store, amazing cupcakes. I will definitely order our next birthday cake from them. Now I’ll just have to decide between the carrot cake, red velvet, or pumpkin cake (or chocolate, or …) YUMMY!

Holy cow! YUM!!! My husband and I just moved to Delmar and we *love* the cupcakes. I can’t wait for his birthday to get here so I can order a cake! :)

I visited this super-​cute bakery for the first time today. The cakes are gorgeous and the cupcakes are DELICIOUS. My family and I devoured through the ½ dozen cupcakes I bought today. My favorite was the «Popeye» — very creative.