Joyce Cake Bake Shop

Joyce was a delight to work with and made certain she knew just what I wanted. I almost cried when I saw the cupcakes and cake she created for me– they were elegant and utterly beautiful– delicious too! Her pricing is very reasonable. I celebrate my birthday next month and look forward to ordering a very special birthday treat.

Joyce have made my daughter’s 2^nd birthday cake and it looks amazing and taste heaven. Eveyone loved it. The cake was 2 tiers and the figurine on the top looked just like my baby. Thumbs up!

Thank you Joyce for our amazing french macaroons! I’ve been looking everywhere for these traditional cookies. They we so soft and delicious!

I had the pleasure of meeting Joyce at a dinner and she was kind enough to bring some of her baked treats for us to enjoy! I’m not a big sweets person, but all of her goodies were tasty and I loved hearing about the baking process from her (I’m a cook, not a baker).
Her macaroons look and taste delightful. My fav was the pistachio. Because Joyce likes a challenge and per Luly’s request, she has been attempting to duplicate Italian pignoli cookies… I have to say, they were SO delicious! I wanted to eat the entire bag! I love almond oil/​extract in my desserts and she nailed it… the texture & flavor of the cookie was an absolute mouth pleaser.
Joyce is from Lebanon and she made some lovely Lebanese goodies for us that I found very nice, as well — not too/​overly sweet like American desserts — and she told us a lovely story about it being an Easter treat there. I could definitely stuff a few more of those in my face again!
I liked her on Facebook and am always in awe of her amazing cake creations. They look like a work of art that I’d never want to eat. It’s like they should sit in a museum case instead. ;) But, I’m sure they taste just as wonderful as they look.
I’ll certainly be calling up Joyce if I need a specialty cake or dessert prepared…

First of all, I must admit I don’t even have a sweet tooth and don’t actually eat baked goods on a regular basis. So for a bakery to get a 5 star from me, they must be doing something right!
I got to taste Joyce’s cake and meet her in person at a recent Unilocal Unofficial Event (UYE) I organized for the Chinese New Year. Joyce attended the UYE and graciously brought a triple chocolate cake she made in her own kitchen! The cake was an instant hit at our event. I personally appreciated the cake for being not overly sweet. If you know me or read my reviews, you will know I hate things that are too sweet! But that chocolate cake was just right!
If you think I gave her bake shop a 5 star b/​c she gifted our event a cake, then you are so wrong! I have personally done business with Joyce to warrant my truthful statement.
So when I heard about her macaroon offerings, I placed an order immediately. I’ve tried other business in town for macarons but wasn’t satisfied. I had to try Joyce’s version b/​c she specializes in French baking! The macarons were $ 2 each and they were great. I got so many flavors and my personal favorite is the almond one b/​c it was light and delicious! But Joyce thought they weren’t her best so she offered to change up ingredients and let me try more! Geez!
I got to know Joyce on a more person level when she came to hand deliver my order. I learned that she is very passionate about baking and her dream is to open her own bakery! But for now she bakes everything in her own kitchen and strives to provide the best products with limited space and resources. What impresses me the most is Joyce’s professionalism. She prides in her baked goods, genuinely cares about her customers’ satisfaction and constantly seeks feedback to improve her baking skills and products. So if you order from Joyce, you will know for sure that you are dealing with a honest business and are eating cakes with the best ingredients she could possibly find (no butter and no preservatives!).
I also had the pleasure to try another cake and some Lebanese cookies from her for my birthday (thanks so much to Luly!). The cake was so pretty and tasted great! I only wish I had more room to eat one more piece of cake after a big Bday dinner. The cookies were so light and refreshing. My favorite is the one with date. The pistachio one probably needed more work. But where else in a city like San Antonio could you find Lebanese cookies, seriously?
Most recently, I had the pleasure to try Joyce’s Macaron cakes in cup! What is that, you might ask. I didn’t know either. It is a new item that Joyce came up with when she was trying to save the macarons from turning soggy. Genius! It is a hybrid of macaron and cake served in a cup! We all know hybrid food are so popular nowadays from Cronuts to Ramen Burgers. This macaron cake in a cup tasted so fresh and natural, not overly sweet at all! WOW! If you don’t believe me, ask Chef Roland at Stella Public House! He got to try this new invention as well and raved about it!!!
In a bi-​cultural city where you are either tex or mex, other culture and food is a breath of fresh air! Joyce’s cake bake shop is a great example of bringing diversity to this city! With Joyce’s international cultural background and her vision, passion and unique approach on baking, she must succeed! And if a business like Joyce’s bake cake shop prospers, then I will have more faith in San Antonio moving towards the direction of becoming a world class city!

The way I’ve been campaigning for Joyce, you would think that we’ve known each other forever and that I actually have a stake in her bake shop. But nope. We met through a Unilocal Talk thread 23 days ago. You can read about the beginning of our love story here if you’re super bored:

I challenged Joyce to make pignoli. These soft, moist, chewy cookies are made with almond paste and topped with pine nuts. They are very popular cookies in all of southern Italy and in Sicilian communities in the United States.
Unfortunately, Joyce fumbled on this challenge and it frustrated her to no end. But it’s ok, Joyce! It was a valiant effort considering you had never made pignoli nor even eaten one before ;p
We liked the flavor of the cookie enough to want to put in an order for something else. Before we could decide on what we wanted to try next, Joyce graciously offered to make a decadent triple chocolate cake for Angela FW’s AUYE. Perfect! Great way to try out more of Joyce’s baked goods and introduce her to other Unilocalers. This cake turned out to be light, rich, & not overly sweet. It was the highlight of the event!!!
The weekend following this AUYE, hubs & I had plans meet up with Karen N., her parents, & some friends in Austin to celebrate the Lunar New Year. To show up at an Asian gathering empty handed is a BIG NO NO. So as the AUYE was winding down, I put in an order for 4 dozen macarons to bring to Austin. Needless to say, those macarons were also a HIT! All 4 dozens were obliterated that day.
A few days ago, I put in yet another order. Can’t wait to meet with Joyce for delivery this Sunday! Of course, I’ll take pictures and post later.
So, if you have a hankering for European desserts, I highly highly highly recommend you contact Joyce! Her gorgeous baked goods really taste as good as they look. You will not be disappointed!

Joyce absolutely makes the best cakes for any occasion. You can taste her passion of cooking and tell that she truly puts her heart in to every cake she bakes. Not only are they delicious, but they truly are beautiful cakes and pieces of art. I highly recommend!