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6 December 2019

Best tasting and most beautifully decorated cakes you will ever find!

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8 November 2019

Thank god. Finally a place in Burlingame that is actually of good quality. I got a cinnamon roll and LOVED IT. I got an edge piece and wished I got a middle but it was still amazing. The cream cheese frosting was DELECTABLE. Not too sweet. Honestly all other pastries and food I've tried in the area pale in comparison. Everything else is way too sweet and made in poor taste compared to the quality of food I used to find in SF. I love this place and may go back tomorrow More...

Reviewed on Yelp

3 November 2019

Rachel's cakes was contracted for a custom wedding cake. They were professional and easy to work with. We were very late to our tasting, but Rachel still accommodated us and packed our tasting to go. She instantly understood our vision and was able to design our cake using all buttercream (we requested no fondant). Her flavors are unique and delicious, and the cake that was delivered to the wedding was exactly what we had envisioned as well as tasty. Highly recommend! More...

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15 September 2019

Beautiful job!! Tasted delicious, highly recommend! Very professional & got back to me in a timely manner.

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11 August 2019

The best tasting cakes around! Super fresh and beautifully decorated!!

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30 June 2019

Rachel made an amazing succulently decorated cake for us. My daughter LOVED how the succulents looked real and were edible. The cake was delicious too- not too sweet. I look forward to the next themed party and ordering from Rachel's Cakes. Best cake we have ever ordered in 18 years of birthday parties. More...

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28 June 2019

OMG the cake here is SO good. We used Rachel's cakes for our wedding and it was perfect. We did a small beautifully decorated cake to cut and then had slices of sheet cake for the guests. It is such delicious cake! And we had it delivered to the venue with no hitches. More...

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2 June 2019

We loved working with Rachel for our wedding cake and dessert table. The flavors were amazing, and several of our guests told us it was the best cake they ever had. We went with vanilla toffee, strawberry, and Rachel’s signature cake (Guinness/salted caramel). Rachel was also extremely patient and willing to accommodate our budget and requests. More...

Reviewed on WeddingWire

28 May 2019

Ordered here 10" rustic cake for my Dad's birthday. Rachel was very accommodating, easy to transact with. She even suggested I go for a smaller size which would be enough serving for our guests. But I wanted a huge cake since it was my Dad's 70th so I still went for the 10". With regards to the cake, they offer a lot of flavors but since it's my first time to order here, I just got the chocolate. It was good, not too sweet. I'll definitely come back to try out their other flavors. More...

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7 May 2019

rachel is so easy to talk to , she made a beautiful unicorn cake for my dauther's 8th bday , the cake is so amazing and really taste good i recommend ordering cake from her my daughter is very happy

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28 January 2019

I typically get birthday cakes from Mazzetti's in Pacifica for their famous derby cake, however this time around I wanted something a little more special for a birthday/graduation celebration. The workers at Mazzetti's kindly referred me to Rachel's cakes as they were unable to create a custom fondant cake.I'm glad they did because she was able to quote me a reasonable price and the design really exceeded my expectations and was even better than the original image I shared with her. Getting in touch with her was pretty quick and convenient via email and I was also able to chat with her on the phone quickly to discuss details.I haven't tried any of her flavors before, but they all sound delicious and I ended up going with one of the crowd favorites based on the reviews here - toffee crunch! The sponge was super moist, a little on the sweeter side but loved the crunchy texture of the toffee as well!We only had a 6 inch cake which was only meant to feed 8-10, but the height of the cake allowed me to cut each slice in half to have double the servings and it was still a good amount with leftovers too! Really a great value. The cake was easily the center piece of the dessert table and we truly didn't want to cut into it because the design was so perfect.Looking forward to the next special event to have a cake especially designed and made by Rachel and team - would definitely recommend! More...

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14 January 2019

Rachel was such a joy to work with. I needed an Art Deco themed cake for 75 people for my mother's birthday. I contacted 8 different bakers asking for quotes. Most of them responded asking for a picture they could recreate and could not quote me otherwise. They would not budge when I said I had no image in mind just something to the theme. When I sent pictures for general style emphasizing I needed something smaller I got ridiculous quotes for an exact copy. Other bakers just never got back to me. Rachel emailed me back a couple days later with bottom line quotes for sheet cake and for tiered. I asked if the sheet cake would still be decorated and she sent me a picture of her previous work. The only snafu came with tasting. It was during the holidays and my email got lost in the fold. She was so apologetic and put the box together in 30 minutes. She didn't charge me the tasting deposit as an apology. The party was yesterday. The cake was beautiful and delicious. Everyone was asking where I got it. More...

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25 December 2018

Jodi of Rachel's Cakes made our groom's and wedding cake in June 2018 (Rachel was out on maternity leave). They turned out so beautiful and were absolutely delicious! We can't wait to eat our cake again when we receive our complimentary one-year anniversary cake : )Jodi was incredibly sweet and easy to work with. There were a couple of times things got lost in communication, but Jodi quickly fixed things and apologized. Jodi worked with me to accomplish the design and look I was going for. My husband was so surprised with his Batman groom's cake!Thanks again Jodi! We really appreciate it! More...

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15 December 2018

Ordered a cake for my son's birthday party on 12/8/2018. I only gave 2 weeks notice and they were able to accommodate me. They responded promptly to my inquiry . I wanted a monkey themed cake to serve approximately 15 people, they gave me two options a 6 inch round cake or an 8 inch. The flavor I chose was s'mores and all the kids loved it, it was a big hit at the party. I will definitely order again in the future! More...

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3 September 2018

Rachel made and designed our wedding cake, and she made the whole process a breeze. We loved getting to know Rachel via the tasting in her shop in Burlingame, and she was very easy to communicate with via email. My husband really liked that Rachel's cake wasn't too sweet, and I loved that everything tasted homemade. It was difficult to decide on flavors, but we ended up going with lemon and mocha, and we heard rave reviews from our guests. I also love that Rachel will gift us a small cake for our first anniversary... very thoughtful, and we will look forward to enjoying it in about a year :) More...

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3 September 2018

Rachel made and designed our wedding cake, and she made the whole process a breeze. We loved getting to know Rachel via the tasting in her shop in Burlingame, and she was very easy to communicate with via email. My husband really liked that Rachel's cake wasn't too sweet, and I loved that everything tasted homemade. It was difficult to decide on flavors, but we ended up going with lemon and mocha, and we heard rave reviews from our guests. She also made it easy to rent a sweet cake stand that we loved and matched the vibe of our event perfectly.

I also love that Rachel will gift us a small cake for our first anniversary... very thoughtful, and we will look forward to enjoying it in about a year :)
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Reviewed on WeddingWire

30 August 2018

My daughter's baptism cake was more gorgeous than my wedding cake. These ladies are truly talented in what they do . Beautiful delicious cakes! If you need a cake this is the place to get it !! More...

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22 August 2018

Rachel's Cakes made the two cakes in the picture for my daughter's first birthday. Everyone loved the cakes and I have been asked 3 times since the party for Rachel's Cakes contact information. Not only were the cakes scrumptious and pretty, but Rachel was wonderful to work with and made everything incredibly easy. We ordered lemonberry and the strawberry flavor. Both were absolutely delicious but the strawberry flavor was certainly the crowd favorite. Delicious!! Thank you Rachel's Cakes for doing such a great job! They were tasty and beautifully done. *Side note: both cakes in the picture were provided by Rachel's Cakes. The cupcakes were purchased separately from a different location. More...

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22 August 2018

One year later and we have just picked up our complimentary 1 year Anniversary cake from Rachel's Cakes. I was honestly expecting a small little maybe 2 person 1 layer cake. But no, I picked up another top tier and I seriously couldn't believe it! We were so happy because our cake was pretty much devoured at our wedding and then we forgot to freeze the rest of it before we went on our honeymoon. Let me tell you, their cake is delicious. Our favorite has been Rachel's cake it is rich, sweet, decadent, and moist. More...

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7 August 2018

I ordered my wedding cake and cupcakes from Rachel's Cakes and my fiance and I were very pleased. First, Rachel makes *delicious* cakes and since it's a small shop, she is involved in most of the orders. She works with fresh ingredients and mostly buttercream, which was important to us. I found her site online and liked her artistic and aesthetic style, so we scheduled an appointment. My fiance, his mom and I went in for a complimentary tasting (free if we ordered a cake). She made great recommendations to fit our budget: a small, 3 tier ceremonial cake that fed 25 people and would be fun to cut and look great in photos. And, mini cupcakes in other flavors to fill out the rest of our guests. She let us customize the fillings (and can also customize flavors). Our cake was beautiful - purple with hand painted orchid designs and some live succulents to match the other plants at the wedding. The cake was delivered on time, as ordered and set up at our venue. We saved a piece for our anniversary in the freezer, but I may not be able to wait a full year. Great service and cake, highly recommended!Also: she is a completely nut free shop and kitchen for those with allergies. More...

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11 July 2018

I was a photographer at a wedding where Rachel's cakes provided the wedding cake and it was probably one of the most beautiful cakes I've ever photographed. The detail on the people, the colors...it was absolutely stunning. More...

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8 July 2018

The 6 flavors we tasted were all very yummy . I would’ve opted for 3 but the groom frowned upon that! . Rachel is super talented, personable and accommodating! Thanks Rachel for making my vision become a reality on our special day! More...

Reviewed on Facebook

23 May 2018

Oh Rachel's Cakes, where do I even begin... Probably at the beginning is a good idea! LOL Not only have I been a customer since the doors opened but have known Rachel since our school days. When it came time to plan our wedding, the decision as to where we were going to get our wedding cake was less of a decision but more a fact of life. You see, I've been dreaming of having a cake of my own done by Rachel for the longest time. Not only are they gorgeous, but sooooo delicious! The additional bonus for us is that their facility is completely a tree-nut and peanut free facility. With several family members who are allergic to nuts, it was important to ensure that all of the foods(including dessert) were safe for everyone to enjoy. Upon seeing our cake for the first time (I actually didn't get to see it until it was brought out for us to cut) I started to tear up... A year before, a dear friend and artist had given us a set of note cards that she created with her original art work on them. A skydiver(that's me) coming into land to see Chewbacca( my betrothed). We had been given permission to use the original artwork design as inspiration for the wedding cake's creation. The cake... It was beyond what I had imagined and the sculpt work done by Jodi was pure perfection. Rachel and Jodi truly brought the artwork to edible life while also incorporating my favorite flower, a very realistic pink jasmine (which is found in most yards where I grew up). We could not have asked for a more beautiful cake that totally encapsulated "us". Thank you for making our special day just that much sweeter! More...

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7 May 2018

Rachel and her crew went above and beyond all expectations. As a huge surprise, what was supposed to be a stencil on the cake, Rachel and her crew created my daughter the bride parachuting in a dress and my son inlaw a wookie as figurines. My son inlaw had to take a knee when he saw their wedding cake, my daughter teared up upon seeing it!!!! An amazing job. THANK YOU Rachel's Cakes!!!!!! More...

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19 April 2018

Located in Burlingame, CA.  The cakery is by appointment only. We ordered a small 2  tier naked lemon cake & a vegan naked chocolate cake, strawberry & chocolate cupcakes. Rachel recommended the lemon & strawberry flavors. I haven't tried their cakes before & ordered based on Yelp reviews.Each flavor was absolutely delicious! My guests enjoyed the flavors. My daughter loved the vegan chocolate cake. Yes, I would order from them again! Parking is street & slim. Again, I went off prime shopping time & luckily & quickly found parking. ( I would ding a 1 star for follow up, but the cake flavors were great!). More...

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26 February 2018

Rachel made my daughter's first birthday cake and it stole the show at the party! Everyone raved about how good looking and super delicious the cake was. Actually, I have to place another order so I can share with friends who want a second helping. Do yourself a favor and order the toffee chunk cake!!! More...

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10 February 2018

Best.Cake.Ever.!!! Thanks to Rachel's Cakes for the best wedding cake hands down. Everyone at our wedding reception raved about it. We had a hard time choosing which cake, but we loved Rachel's Cake the best which is "Guinness chocolate cake, layered with salted caramel cream cheese and frosted with vanilla buttercream. Drizzled with salted caramel." They handled the cake with care and there were no issues with the delivery. Thank you! More...

Reviewed on WeddingWire

4 February 2018

We've ordered two different cakes from Rachel so far, and both were beyond expectation. The first was a cake with a family member in miniature - it was spot on, down to the glasses! Everyone absolutely loved it. The second was a black unicorn cake, which was just perfect. The cake is delicious, the service friendly, and the prices reasonable. I wouldn't go anywhere else More...

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23 January 2018

Rachel's Cakes went beyond my expectations and made me a cake that is exactly what I showed them!!! It is not often that you get an exact duplicate of whatever it is that you want and be 100% satisfied with it. .. but I am 110% satisfied. It is absolutely gorgeous and I could not have asked for a better birthday cake for my bestfriend. If you have a specific cake you want made, go to them! They will not disappoint!  See video (posted separately) More...

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22 January 2018

I have ordered from Rachel's cakes for two recent events. A friend's wedding, where we had jar cakes and a large wedding cake. And a birthday party where we had a unicorn cake and cake pops. Both events the people oohed and awed over how beautiful and tasty the cakes were. In particular, the jar cakes were a real big hit. Honestly, if I could have a real hipster wedding, I'd probably just order a bunch of jar cakes and put them in the shape of a wedding cake. They are so fantastic, and you get all sorts of flavors.The unicorn cake was the pis de resistance of all the birthday event meals. It was gorgeous, tasty, and made my daughter's 4th birthday epic. Some people asked why I would splurge so much on a birthday cake, but when you see the look of how happy and proud she was of the cake (and the fact I cut back in other places at the party), it was worth it.I also wanted to point out something about the frosting. Some reviewers mentioned that the buttercream had a bad taste. I was worried about this, but thought "Well, I don't like frosting anyway, so it won't bother me" But the frosting on all the cakes was great. I wouldn't say I loved it, because I'm not a frosting person, but all the people who ate the cake liked it very much and no one mentioned anything about a weird taste at all. They all just wanted to know where they could get such wonderful cakes as well. More...

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3 January 2018

We used Rachel's Cakes for our wedding cake and it was absolutely amazing! After sampling several other bakeries we tried Rachel's and the flavors were out of this world! Since we were having three tiers we decided on red velvet, strawberry, and Rachel's which is Guiness chocolate cake and salted caramel frosting (our absolute favorite). We also showed her a picture of the cake we were envisioning and it came out exactly how we pictured it. We loved it and we received so many compliments from all of our guests. I will continue to use Rachel's Cakes as well as recommend them to everyone. Thanks again! More...

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21 November 2017

Wow! Great cake. Exactly what I asked for. Comments from guests.... “Oh wow, that was the best wedding cake I have ever tasted”. ...”I am so full - I had to taste all three flavors, they were so good!”. My personal favorite was the toffee chunk, but the chocolate ganache filling on the decadent chocolate was to die for. Thank you, Rachel, so much for coming through for us! More...

Reviewed on WeddingWire

10 October 2017

Rachel made my wedding cake and all I can say is not only did she create the most whimsical and amazing cake of my dreams but she truly delivered with the taste (per usual). Thank you again Rachel - you are absolutely talented and A+++ in the cake business. More...

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28 August 2017

I had to quickly find a cake place to make a Hawaiian cake for my BFF's 50th bday party...I was in a panic. I found Rachel's  Cakes on Yelp and went to her shop and told them what I needed. I didn't have much of a vision...just knew I wanted a digital picture put on it; actually two digital pictures as it was a combined 40th & 50th birthday party. I crossed my fingers that when I picked the cake up that it would be fabulous. Rachel's Cakes did NOT disappoint!! The cake was a HUGE hit!! I got vanilla cake with Mango filling...heaven!! Everyone kept asking me where I got the cake made and I couldn't say "Rachel's Cakes in Burlingame" enough. I will definitely come back to Rachel's Cakes...again & again!! Glad I finally found my 'cake person' as we always have some kind of event going on! More...

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16 August 2017

I recently ordered a cake for my big birthday. Rachel's Cakes delivered (literally and figuratively). I worked with master cake maker, Jodi. She spent an incredible amount time with me to create the cake that captured "me." We texted back and forth with ideas and suggestions. It was very clear from the start that Jodi cared about creating the perfect cake. And she did! It was not only beautiful, but it was delicious! I highly recommend Rachel's Cakes for your special cake! More...

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8 August 2017

Amazing! I was helping plan my mom's wedding from out of state. I looked at about 10 different places to order the cake. It was fairly short notice (about 3 weeks) and I didn't want to pay an absurd amount of money for a wedding of about 30 people. I decided on Rachel's solely on the great reviews they had. I gave them a call and explain I was out of state and what I was looking for. The lady was very friendly and helpful. I paid for a sample box over the phone ($25 for six flavors) so my sister & mom could try out the different flavors. The next morning they had the box ready for my sister.My mom & her husband ultimately decided on Rachel's cake which was a chocolate cake with salted caramel and a vanilla butter cream. I gave them a call and finalized my order and paid over the phone. Again, they were so nice!Come wedding day, they delivered right on time & put in fresh flowers that we provided beautifully. Every single person commented on how beautiful the cake was. We had about 10 guests come up to us and ask where we got the cake from because they loved it so much. I would definitely recommend them to any of my friends and will be ordering from them again. More...

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24 June 2017

I did a bit of research before deciding on Rachel's cakes for my friend's baby shower. I wanted a custom cake and wanted someone who could do justice to the design at a reasonable price. I am so glad I found Rachel's. The cake was so perfect. It was exactly like the picture I had showed. Rachel did not miss even the nitty gritty details on the picture. The cake also tasted absolutely delicious!! I had picked the flavor 'Rachel's cake' which is chocolate drizzled with salted caramel. Wov, it was so yummy. The cake was a super hit. Thank you so much Rachel and Melissa!! More...

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12 June 2017

Rachel has top customer service. I needed gluten free cake pops and Rachel delivered a dozen cute ones with only 1 week notice. I ordered another dozen of regular cake pops and my guests could not tell which ones were gluten free. I gave ideas to Rachel on the ideas and the color scheme I wanted (some golden state warriors colors, some cookies & cream colors, some girly colors...) and she just designed them. Products turned out great. Thank you Rachel! More...

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30 May 2017

An update from our review last year. We ordered a wedding cake from Rachel for our wedding in April 2016. She had said she would make us an anniversary cake if we chose not to save the top tier of our cake (which we weren't going to do anyway). We contacted her about a week before our anniversary, and she made us a cake from one of our original tiers (guiness chocolate with the salted caramel filling). When we went to pick it up, we were completey blown away. She had made a 4 layer cake (about 7" round) and beautifully decorated it with buttercream succulents on top, and a marshmallow fondant sign with "Happy Anniversary" on it. This was much much more than we expected, and it was so friggin delicious (as delicious as I remember it). To be honest, it was too much cake for us. We couldn't get through the entire thing before it started to dry out, and so we had to sadly admit defeat.Rachel - thank you so much for the beautiful cakes and wondershul service. We recommend you to everyone we know looking for a cake, and you have a customer for life! More...

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29 May 2017

Rachel was the baker for our wedding cake and she did a fantastic job on our wedding cake that exceeded our expectations and received many complements from our guests!  We had a vision for our cake which combined the design from two cakes and Rachel was able to combine them beautifully and send a us a sketch before hand so we knew everything will be just beautiful. The flavors of her cakes are unique and very delicious. More...

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18 May 2017

Since moving to the Bay Area a year ago, I've been going to Rachel's Cakes for all my bakery needs! They are simply a pleasure to work with, and I've had some detailed requests! The final product not only has exceeded my expectations in design/detail but in flavor as well. My most recent request was a Jack Skellington cake for my son's 6th birthday. The cake was amazing and exactly what I wanted. My son thought it was the "coolest" thing ever and we received many compliments on it at the party! =)I will continue to use Rachel's Cakes in the future and would highly recommend them! More...

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13 May 2017

Rachel and her staff will bring your party theme to life with their delicious and beautiful creations. I've ordered from Rachel on three separate birthday occasions and each time was better than the last! She is a true artist and makes beautiful custom cakes, along with so many other goodies. Her staff is also incredibly attentive and friendly. We are so grateful to have found this peninsula gem and will be ordering from them for all our events. Thank you Rachel's Cakes!!!! More...

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10 April 2017

This review won't do justice on how awesome Rachel was through the whole process of me buying a cake for my baby shower. I was totally clueless and price for the amount of people I was expecting to come! She guided me through her ideas after I sent her the photo of a little baby topper I loved and she did it exactly how I imagined. I can't recommend her enough as she was super helpful and insightful and knew this business inside out. She even called ahead to make sure we were still using the same venue since it was unfortunately raining outside and were at a park. Really great costumer service!!! More...

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3 March 2017

Rachael is awesome!!! Not only she's in to detailOf her fabulous cakes, but they taste sooooooo delicious!!! Super fluffy, moist and sweet! I'm in favor of her tiramisu cake:) More...

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19 February 2017

Picking our cake was the easiest and most enjoyable part of planning our wedding! We'd heard of Rachel's Cakes through a friend (who had the most delicious cake at her wedding), who had herself heard about Rachel's Cakes through a coworker (who had delicious cake at her child's bar mitzvah! ). We did two tastings and thought all of the cakes we tried were moist and flavorful. We got really positive reviews from our guests, and can't wait until the 1 year mark when Rachel will make us a small cake to enjoy! (Also, against everyone's advice, we kept the top tier of our cake and ate it at 6 mo. - it was still just a good as the day of our wedding). My brother will be using Rachel's Cakes at his wedding this May. We cannot recommend more highly! More...

Reviewed on WeddingWire

6 February 2017

Super easy to order and they made the cake exactly how I requested it and we got the mocha flavored cake. It was delicious and everyone loved it! !! Thank you for being part of making my fiancés 40th birthday extra special!! I will definitely be using you again for future parties. More...

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4 February 2017

They were so helpful and gave us many options with our budget. The cake came out sooo good and beautiful and the taste was impeccable. I would recommend doing the taste box before ordering. It was delicious and my niece loved the cake her auntie got her More...

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23 January 2017

I ordered 2 cakes here last minute and was so happy they were able to accommodate me. Pick was nice and fast and the cakes looked awesome. I got the Mexican Blackout cake which tasted just like the Mexican chocolate and was soooooo good and I also bought a Toffee Chunk cake which was also delicious. The prices were good. I will definitely be ordering from here again. More...

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22 January 2017

Thank you, Rachel and her team to make my friend's bridal shower even better.  When I arrived at the shop yesterday morning for the cake, I noticed they had misspelled bride's future last name.  They were happy to fix it right then and there.  Everyone loved the cake.  Everyone was asking where I got the cake from.  Rachel, I think you are about to get very busy :) More...

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16 January 2017

I'm pregnant and I ordered a gender reveal cake via email. I sent them pictures of what I wanted.It supposed to have boy or girl on top of the cake and polka dots all over. The cake was coconut and filling inside would be either pink or blue.I went to go pick up the cake at 4pm and there was a lot of confusion with the cake and it wasn't finished.I left and came back and it wasn't done. She offered to deliver it for free, she came to my house around 5:20 and also gave us free cake pops.In the end the cake was done without polka dots and my hormones made me cry bc of the confusion, but that's okay. It still looked great and it was super delicious. More...

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