The Cake Bake

Having a very specific order for the perfect birthday cake, I knew that I would need to search a bit to find a bakery who could make the cake I needed. As someone who has been producing events for my nonprofit for over 10 years, I know that a good bakery is not the easiest to find. I also was abroad when making this search online.
As soon as I emailed Amanda at The Cake Bake, she was attentive, responsive and very accommodating. She had responses for me regarding taste, design, appropriate adjustments, and pricing right away. She also worked with me when my travel plans back to the states fell through to make sure I was able to pick up the cake in time for the event.
She created the perfect Gerber Daisy Lemon Cake for my girlfriend, Leila’s birthday! Not only was the birthday girl thrilled with the cake, the guests didn’t stop asking where the cake was from all evening. I will definitely hire The Cake Bake again for my next event without hesitation.

Amanda made chocolate salted caramel mini cupcakes for my Bridal shower and they were delicious! All my guests were raving about them and couldn’t stop eating them. They were bite size which made them even easier to just pop in your mouth :)

Amanda’s chocolate cupcakes with caramel frosting (and salted caramel sugar sprinkles) were delectable! The cake was fresh and the frosting was oh so buttery. She was very easy to work with!

We ordered 3 dozen cupcakes, a 6″ smash cake, and 3 dozen sugar cookies all decorated as Cookie Monster for my sons 1^st birthday. Amanda was wonderful to work with. All her responses via email were very timely, kind, and informative. All products were beautifully decorated and tasted terrific. We got a compliment from each person on how cute his smash cake and cupcakes were! Amanda even went out of her way to make everything we ordered peanut free for my step son (which we appreciate more than we could say.) the smash cake was a bit expensive for it only being 6″, but it was a custom order… in the end it was well worth it! My son had a ball with all the blue icing! We Will definitely use this store for any future parties, and I would recommend it to anyone!

While I appreciate the prompt responses via email, the cake was a huge disappointment. The cake itself was dry and cooked unevenly, and the icing was over an inch thick in spots to even out the top of the cake. The angry birds decoration was also disappointing. I cannot recommend.

The cake was delicious but needs to be eaten at room temperature.

Great cake! Looked beautiful and the taste was delicious.
Thanks Amanda.

I highly recommend ordering a cake from Amanda! I ordered a Chai cake for a birthday. She was able to customize it for me and it was just as I imagined it to be. Great service and delicious cake. You will not be disappointed.

Served the peanut butter and chocolate cake for a birthday party, and it was a huge hit. Numerous guests said that it was delicious (without me having to ask) and asked where I got it from.
Amanda was very responsive and easy to communicate with, and flexible on pick-​up location. I chose the Cake Bake after looking at other bakeries on Unilocal with good reviews, and from my own experiences with other area bakeries. Prices were consistent with other bakeries, and the Cake Bake seemed to offer much more variety in cake types & flavors. (No one else offered a peanut butter and chocolate option). Will definitely go back to the Cake Bake again!

I was searching for a one of a kind bakery in my area for a very special occasion. I was so thrilled to find The Cake Bake and the website looked promising. I contacted the owner, Amanda, who responded right away. We set up a time to discuss my ideas for a special birthday cake. Amanda gave me wonderful guidance with regard to flavors, ingredients, size, etc. When it was time for pick up the order was ready when promised. Amanda created a cake that was beyond expectations. Our guests savored every scrumptious bite! I told everyone about The Cake Bake as a place to go when you need a special cake. This was such a great experience and I’m so fortunate to have found Amanda who is professional, courteous, and puts such care and compassion in her work. Many thanks!

Melt in your mouth deliciousness!!! I’m gluten free and amanda made the most yummy GF carrot cake. The cream icing is to die for. It has great texture and just the right amount of sweetness.
Amanda is super professional and completely on time with everything she does!

We ordered a chocolate cake for my sons 5^th birthday — he wanted a special cartoon character that Amanda agreed to work around. She did a fantastic job on the design and the cake was delicious! I confess, ate most of the leftovers myself!
Amanda is very easy to work with — I would highly recommend her for any occasion!

Yet again Unilocal saved the day! I have to say, it was truly a pleasure working with Amanda, the owner, on a custom cake for my BF’s promotion ceremony. She was very accommodating to all my requests and provided some great recommendations. I ordered two cakes, the chocolate Oreo and the carrot cake; both cakes were delicious but the carrot cake was definitely the favorite, by far. I had quiet a few people come and ask me where I purchased the cakes; everyone was in awe with how moist and flavorful the cakes were. So not only were the cakes beautiful but they were also yummy. I can’t wait to order another cake for my next event ;)

Cakes from The Cake Bake are amazing! For a party at Mind Your Body Oasis yoga studio, we had a gluten free chocolate peanut butter cake that was too good to be true, are you sure this is gluten free because this is too good to be called gluten free cake I could eat all day. Cake was fluffy and moist and the peanut butter icing was too die for. Someone please send me a carton of that and back away. Even my boyfriend who is a «I’m not eating that gluten free healthy stuff for dessert» thought it was really good.
The Cake Bake specializes in all sorts of cakes and can work to fufill any request. Cake Bake’s owner, Amanda, is such a pleasure to work with and bakes such yummy cakes. She’s responsive, efficient, professional and accommodating. Definitely keep her in mind for future cakes, parties, and definitely recommend her!

This was one of the finest cakes I’ve had in my life. We did the Reeses peanut butter cake for my husbands birthday. Amanda made a prefect recommendation for the size (we only had 2 small pieces left), and it was utterly amazing.
The only issue we had was with a couple of friends that didn’t realize that REAL white cake is actually very dense. That was their problem, not the cake! We got SO MANY compliments throughout the night and quite a few people left with The Cake Bake recommendation.
It was also charmingly decorated. We chose to not write anything on it and the way Amanda did the crushed Reeses in the center made it classy and elegant. Amazing.

Great cakes and great service! Amanda did a great job and was always in contact with me!

Since we moved to Arlington, we were struggling to find where to buy a good cake, particularly in birthday event. We did several bakeries and we were very disappointed. Fortunately, we found Amanda and we decided to try. It was very easy, a simple phone call and described us the offers and we decided to taste for my son’s birthday. The design was very nice and the care very delicious.
Please try it by yourself and you will see.

Amanda is the BEST! She was able to make a custom cake in short notice. The cake was AMAZING! Very moist… my only complaint is that I am forced to cheat on my diet.

The best Oreo chocolate cake I have EVER had in my life. I kid you not… For the icing to the moist chocolate cake inside, it was just perfect all around. The Cake Bake provide be birthday cake for two years in a row now. The cakes have been nothing short of delicious and was everything i wanted! The owner is very friendly and always replied to my emails promptly. I couldn’t be happier! I will definitely use The Cake Bake again in the future!

We needed a cake for a colleague’s birthday party and I wanted something local. Amanda’s website is simply laid out, the prices are right, and she got back to my request within an hour! I’m incredibly impressed with the communication and the cake was delicious. I ordered the chocolate raspberry cake and seriously, it was gone in 15 minutes. I agree with the previous poster that it was difficult to choose which cake with so many delicious options!
Amanda is definitely talented and went above and beyond for me. We look forward to using the Cake Bake again!