Sweet Spot Bakery

We have been getting our big birthday and special event cakes here for 10+ years. Friends and relatives request we order from here!
Cupcakes and cannoli are awesome to boot. Tucked in a corner in a multipurpose building — you could miss it but I’d recommend you didn’t!
Expensive cookies.
It is truly a sweet spot — give it a try!

This is our go-​to local bakery. FAR superior to other nearby options, but no frills (i.e. seating, coffee drinks). Quiche is great if you don’t want to make your own, just leave time to heat longer than expected. Best ½ moon cookies anywhere. Cupcakes nice when you want to bring assorted flavors a to a dinner party. Gingerbread and pumpkin loaves with frosting, mmmmmm!!! Haven’t been lately but just sent friends new to the area who also found other options to be mediocre.

I am SO glad to see that there are so many great reviews for Sweet Spot! I came upon this bakery through Groupon a couple years ago, and it has been my go-​to bakery ever since! Everything I’ve had is amazing! The cream inside the Boston Cream Cupcakes is literally the most delicious Bavarian Cream I have ever tasted. The birthday cakes we order are always fresh and exactly as ordered, and every time I need a quick cakey fix, Sweet Spot is where I go. Without question! The staff is lovely, especially the woman who is usually there. She is so kind and helpful. You can tell she really enjoys her job in this small family bakery.

Stopped by here Christmas morning. Super friendly woman working behind the counter. Purchased a strawberry shortcake. It was phenomenal! Super moist cake, delicious strawberries and amazing fresh whipped cream.

I come to Sweet Spot for pretty much all of our bakery needs, probably every other month or so. My quick thoughts:
The good:
— The orange bundt cake — this breakfast cake was a huge hit at thanksgving this year! I’m so glad that I ordered it.
— All of the cupcakes are amazing.
— Fresh gingerbread men!
— Every cake I’ve ever had was scrumptious, the chocolate frosting is to die for, seriously!
Not as great:
— Personally, didn’t love the red velvet cookies
— Quiche wasn’t a big hit at our house. crust underneath was soggy, and it’s so easy to make I’ll probably make it myself next time.
I am glad to have Sweet spot in town!

My wife and I have been searching for a decent bakery ever since we moved to Saugus. There have been a couple that were OK, but nothing that got our sucrose freak on. Until this one. I ordered a birthday cake for next day, and it was phenomenal. Light gold cake, chocolate ganache frosting, and perfect presentation. And it was less than $ 20 for the small. This will now be our regular bakery. I’m looking forward to sampling each and every item they make.

I picked up a HUGE sheet cake for my granddaughter’s Christening on Sunday. I was promptly greeted at the counter by a very nice woman who made sure I was picking up the right cake. We checked the spelling on my granddaughter’s name, she boxed it up and then taught my proper handling techniques for such a large cake.
At the Christening party afterward with 80 guests on-​hand, EVERYBODY was raving about how beautiful and delicious the cake was. We ordered the whipped cream strawberry shortcake sheet. Fabulous! I highly recommend it. A real crowd pleaser. I have a chunk of it frozen for later consumption…

I bought a few cupcakes and a an apple turnover at Sweet Spot. I soooo wanted to love this place since I live in Melrose, but unfortunately it was only OK.
I pointed at the cupcakes I was thinking about and asked which flavor they were. The names of the flavors sounded like the boy knew which ones I was pointing to, but the cupcakes that I got to my house were definitely not the ones. In addition the ones I got were just ok, apart from the red velvet which I loved. The apple turnover was just ok and was very expensive.
I will probably give Sweet Spot another chance, just because it is close to where I live and we don’t have an abundance of cupcake places around, however if it is the same the second time then I will have to make the drive somewhere else.

My new favorite bakery! Very reasonable prices for genuine baked goods (vs. frozen stuff from grocery store).
Must try: oreo cupcakes. They sell out fast because they’re that good! $ 2.10 for an amazing cupcake? That’s unheard of! Chocolate cake covered with a mountain of oreo frosting, a piece of a cookie, and some heavenly white glaze/​ganache? Chocolate mint cupcakes are also a taste of heaven (light mint mound covered with chocolate ganache).
I ordered a chocolate cake with oreo filling, covered in vanilla buttercream, then topped with strawberries and chocolate ganache. People that don’t like chocolate cake were raving about how good it was! Incredibly tasty and strawberries were large enough that all slices from the outer section included half a strawberry. 12 inch round produced 32 slices for us – very much worth the $ 55.
Just yesterday I picked up 4 dozen mini pastries. All were fantastic. Cannolis, eclairs, cream puffs, fruit tarts, and raspberry mousse cups. I was especially wowed by the eclairs and fruit tarts, but I honestly don’t think you can go wrong with anything they offer! I was hesitant to try this bakery due to some less than desirable reviews… try it yourself. You will not be disappointed! In addition to amazing baked goods the staff is extremely friendly and helpful. this customer will not hesitate to take the drive from Dracut to Melrose any day to get some of their sweet goods.

This is my new cake dealer.
Oh… my… god. I have a fitness competition and I was looking for some good buttercream frosting cake dealer… I mean bakery… to enjoy after my competition.
I happened to find a Groupon for this and I saw the good Unilocal reviews so I put 2 and 2 together and decided this place was going to be my cake dealer… I mean bakery.
So I bought an enormous cake and hid it in my drawer at the hotel… for tomorrow night. Well I pulled a Denzel Washington in the movie Flight, where he discovers the minibar at the worst possible time, and as a cake addict I delved in with a spoon in one hand and my other hand on the drawer and sampled a small amount of cake.
I’ve never eaten something so incredible in my entire life. Quite honestly this cake came out of my dreams and into my mouth and ultimately, my tummy.
Get out of my dreams and into my mouth!!!
Oh you like cake… STOP WASTING YOUR TIME AND GO HERE!

Very small bakery. Service was great and helpful as I asked many questions of what they had. If your sweet tooth is seeking attention, you would bring peace to it by giving this place a try. I brought a groupon that was expired and they honored the value with a smile. They even had free samples to taste!

I picked up a HUGE family-​size chicken pot pie (CPP) for a day trip to visit relatives. I told my sister what great CPPs Sweet Spot had, but she was skeptical. She had had a CPP from another place, and was not thrilled with it at all. … Well, both she and my niece raved about Sweet Spot’s CPP. Yes, it was FABULOUS! Also had the chocolate mint cupcakes and they were YUMMY, too. … And if that wasn’t enough, the people at Sweet Spot are very friendly. … Since I don’t cook, the next time I have to bring something to a pot luck, I’ll bring a chicken pot pie from Sweet Spot. Well worth the trip. (I live in Malden.)

I have been a repeat customer at Sweet Spot for a few times and I swear each time it gets better and better!
Most recently I placed an order for a gluten free cake, which I was skeptical about. Since its not a gluten free bakery I was weary of cross contamination since I have a severe case of celiacs disease. When we ate it after dinner, I was in heaven!!! The cake was hands down one of the BEST cakes i’ve ever had and absolutely the best gluten free treat i’ve ever had. Even the people that didn’t require the gluten free option were raving about it.
Everything is always so fresh and custom cake orders do not take long at all! I am very happy to have found this hidden gem. Thank you so much!

Everything I got from this bakery was delicious: cup cakes, chicken pie, carrot cake… They also have better prices than d’amici’s bakery.

We went to this bakery a few days ago and got cakes and cupcakes for a birthday party and some pastries for breakfast. Well, the pastries were not so good – very bland. The custard in the fruit tart was more like cheesecake (which I guess would be good if you love cheesecake, but I do not).
Since the pastry was a miss, I was concerned about how the cakes and cupcakes would be. However, they were so delicious! We had a strawberry shortcake, a ganache-​topped cake, and assorted cupcakes. Everything was gone, gone, gone.
I can’t wait for another occasion to get more cake!

This place is amazing for custom cakes! I ordered a cake for my sister’s bridal shower and emailed a copy of the invite. They recreated it in buttercream. Gorgeous work and the taste is to die for. My guests were raving frost about the design and then about the taste. It’s not easy to find a beautiful cake that actually tastes good and will not break the bank. I have over $ 175 for a decorative cake that tastes awful. This cake was only $ 59 and we had leftovers after the shower with 25 guests

We were cutting through melrose & bought a groupon on a whim. We pulled up to the most unassuming bakery. Inside is a bit dark & drab but the delicious goodies in the display cases were enough light for me. The young girl who worked there was so lovely. Amazing customer service. The macaroons were outstanding, as were the raspberry sticks. We were a bit disappointed in the spinach feta quiche. There was far to much spinach & not even a hint of feta.

Never Again!
Last year I special ordered a birthday carrot cake for my Mom the day before I was to pick it up… and used a Groupon to defray the cost. It turned out to be the oldest, driest, most bland tasting carrot cake I’ve ever had. Well, while I was at Mom’s birthday last weekend. a year later, the family was laughing about how bad that cake was… we couldn’t even eat it! They all loved the Market Basket carrot cake they had this year. Still embarrassed!
Emailed the bakery when I got back home last year and expressed my disappointment… never did get a response.

5 stars very well deserved…
I had this $ 20 Groupon for months, and finally used.
I thought I was gonna get 4 or 5 cupcakes for that coupon, but with 20 bucks I was able to get 2 chocolate-​covered strawberries, 1 big slice of Coconut chocolate cake, 1 small squared Chicken Pie, 1 Vanilla Bruelle, 1 Cheese Cake, and a Huge Penguin Cupcake. All of it was 21.03 after taxes. So this place has competitive prices to say at least.
Lets talk about Food: My wife loved the Chicken pie, Isn’t your normal chicken pie, but a lighter version without Gravy. I am not a Chicken pie lover, but I like the mashed potatoes on it.
The chocolate coconut cake was deeelicious, but the Vanilla Bruelle was THE BEST DESERT I EVER HATE, I am not exaggerating, it really was, you think I am gonna give 5 stars for anybody?
Amazing, too bad I came today for another Bruelle treat, but they close at 5 pm on saturday.
Sweet and Unique!!! I will be back believe it…

We just had three cakes from there and just ordered another for this weekend. I have already placed a review, but I feel like Sweet Spot continues to be a great local bakery.
We have been coming to this place since we moved to Melrose. We have had their quiches, cookies, various pastries and muffins. We have always enjoyed them and had a good experience with both customer service and the products. We will buy the occasional Groupon when they are offered, but are happy to pay full price because it is very reasonable.
Their cakes are absolutely delicious! The checkerboard is our favorite, but we have had others with various combinations and always been impressed with just how good they are. The white buttercream is fantastic. We have probably had over 30 cakes from there — all home runs.
I can not speak to their chicken pot pies, but generally I am not happy with anyone’s but my own.
The quiches we have eaten from there have all been excellent.