A Piece of Cake & Desserts
| Address: | 11284 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL 33635, USA |
| Phone: | +1 813-510-4907 |
| Site: | cakestampa.com |
| Rating: | 4.6 |
| Working: | Closed 11AM–5:30PM 11AM–5:30PM 11AM–5:30PM 11AM–5:30PM 11AM–5:30PM Closed |
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Ashley Middleton
A Piece of Cake was one of three options as part of our Hotel Wedding Ceremony/Reception package. I decided to go with them based on their website and reviews. There was delayed communication from Laurie so I just booked an appointment online and come to find out I guess thats what she wanted us to do anyways... When we came in for the tasting the shop was very cute and clean. Laurie sat with us and explained the ENDLESS combinations available for the cake flavor. Very overwhelming. She brought out our choices and the cake was AMAZING. No more emphasis needed on the taste of the cake...it was great. My issue is with the way the cake looked. As we were looking at the pictures of previous cakes she had done, we were explaining exactly what we wanted ("we want this from this cake", "that flower from that cake", etc.). She did not take any notes. We wanted a plain white cake with tons of flowers (different purples) cascading down and Laurie even said she could do gold tips on the end of the flowers for extra detail. She assured us the cake would look exactly how we wanted and she never had any delivery issues. The wedding day came and the cake was NOTHING like we ordered. My husband and I literally said, "What is that?" It was the most plain/ basic cake I had ever seen. There was one row of flowers cascading down. Not the "tons" of flowers we had discussed. No gold tips and only one color purple. The cake was not hideous so its not like the cake cutting was ruined BUT it was not what we described or paid extra for. Pictures: The 1st one is our cake and the 2nd two are cakes from her book we showed her on how thick (in width) the flowers should be. Plus, she said she would add gold tips...
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Marilyn Alvarez
Given I visited other places this happened to be the one with the best prices! You speak directly to the owner at all times which is great! She is very friendly and nice! My only problem was that a couple of things were a little off. Although everything tasted delicious which is a plus. My cake did not look as I requested and neither did my cake pops. I wanted metallic gold and instead I got a basic goldish/yellowish color which looked tacky. My cake pops were suppose to have crowns drawn on them with opposite colors but instead were scribbled lines in opposite colors. My cupcake liners were not even the color of my theme which I was very specific about when I placed my order. I had requested opposite colors for the liners and icing, pink and white liners with pink and white icing on the cupcakes. Instead I got red and clear liners and all the cupcakes had white icing. Mid-way through my event a piece from the cake was hanging off which was a wheel from the carriage on top. Very noticeable!! The cake seemed like it had been literally made that same morning. Thankfully she organized my desert table so nicely with the jars and items I provided that I doubt anyone noticed the errors. Since I was organizing everything before the guest arrived I did not notice all this until afterwards but either way there was not much that can be done at that point. If you want someone with good prices this is definitely the place to go. You get what you pay for basically.
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Helen van ness
Booked with Laurie almost a year in advance to bake 100 cupcakes and a small anniversary cake for our wedding. During the initial tasting/consultation, we were wowed by the flavors and immediately put in an order for 50 chocolate cupcakes with a ganache center and 50 almond-flavored cupcakes with a cheesecake center, as well as a small chocolate cake. She gave us a price for this and it was paid in full shortly after. During the few MONTHS leading up to the wedding, we were in contact with Laurie regarding cupcake liners, cake topper, etc. So I was very surprised on my wedding day to find that 100 vanilla cupcakes had been delivered because it is their policy to default to vanilla when no flavors are selected! Apparently she had not written down our flavors but, regardless, it should be their policy to contact clients if there is a question about the order before "defaulting". Although I was crushed, all I asked for was a partial discount since I paid for specialty cupcakes but got plain vanilla. Instead, she offered me 24 cupcakes in whatever flavor I want. This is unacceptable business ethic and I will not be referring a single person to them as I have for every other vendor I hired for the wedding.
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Stephanie Rodriguez
Ive never posted a bad review and Im not one to complain. However I was very disappointed with not only my cake but my service. I got this cake an hour and a half later than the time she said she would be there. Set it up so fast that the cake looked lopsided. I didnt receive the cake stand that I paid $125 for. Didnt apply the cake topper on because she was in such a rush my husband had to do it in the middle of the wedding. The cake was not worth the money that I was charged. The worst part of all of this is when I tried to call the owner she completely ignored my calls. Ive written her emails and when she finally answered she said she would call me and has yet to! I paid so much for a cake that didnt look the way I was promised. A cake that was an hour late without the topper and the stand. She has yet to call me back or even apologize for being so late. Overall Im very upset. I have yet to receive a refund for the cake stand that I paid for and never got. The lace on the cake was peeling off of the cake. I would not recommend anyone to come here! The way I was treated afterwards is horrible! Very upsetting. Still waiting for her to even acknowledge me after many calls and emails.
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P Foster
From the beginning to the end, working with this vendor was an absolute pleasure! Laurie immediately responded to numerous emails and texts and sometimes even late at night while I sent her several pictures and ideas that I wanted for the bridal shower cake I needed. I cannot tell you how beautiful it was, but it exceeded my expectations beyond anything I could have imagined. Everyone raved about how pretty it was but the best thing of all, it was absolutely delicious! The caterer/owner of the venue was very impressed with how good the cake was and what an excellent job Laurie and A Piece of Cake and Desserts did. I can assure you that if you have a vision of what you want or even if you arent sure, Laurie will come up with the perfect idea and a beautiful cake. I highly recommend her for any event involving cakes and desserts and only wish she had been around for my wedding all those years ago!
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Nicole Coniglio
We are so happy we chose Piece of Cake to make our wedding cake. Laurie is very personable and really took her time during our tasting to make sure we loved the flavors we chose and our design. She custom designed a cake to match our blush, gold, and ivory theme and it was picture perfect! She also offers a wide variety of cake and filling flavors, there is no way you won’t find something you love and it is great quality and delicious. Piece of Cake also offers flavored popcorn in tons of different flavors. You can opt either to have them host a popcorn bar at you event that your guests can visit and take home some treats or get small packages made up to give as favors. We got small packages of a mix of cheddar and caramel popcorn as favors and our guests loved it. Lauri even made custom labels for them with our names and a message “thanks for popping by.” They were so cute!
