The Cake Shop

this place has pretty and amazing cakes. The most beautiful and creatively designed cakes I’ve ever seen! But they taste absolutely terrible.

The story of my search for a very special cake to mark a very special birthday ended at The Cake Shop, and I was not let down by its top notch service — not to mention the artist’s attention to detail to recreate the vision I had of the end product. I had ordered a custom design cake (fondant), 2 layers with some intricate icing work and 2 flavors. The simplified process went like this: I had emailed my idea to Nadine, one of the owners of the shop, 2 weeks in advance with a detailed description of how I wanted the cake to be designed and the flavors. We met in person to finalize details which took about 10−15min. The more detailed the instructions, the less unpleasant surprises there will be in the end product, in my opinion. Sometimes our visions don’t quite work in terms of an edible design, so that’s where Nadine’s expertise comes in with providing alternatives to the design/​layout of the cake. For anything custom designed, I suggest a 2 week window from ordering to pickup. There were a few differences between the design I had provided (ie. butterflies instead of dragonflies), minor changes to the over cake, but the arrangement still worked beautifully with the final design — I was still very pleased with the aesthetics, color and finish! Most of the décor had to be designed in advance for the icing to set, so yes, edible, but no would not suggest eating it! The cake itself had to be anchored by skewers and the «lid» on the top cake was another slice of cake… so almost 3 cakes in total to make the entire design. A hefty design weighing a decent 10−15lbs at least! The top layer was a 6″ lemon cake with raspberry filling. The bottom cake was a 10″ marble cake with coffee cream filling. There were four options for cake flavor as per website: vanilla, chocolate, marble and red velvet. The fillings were also in abundant… can’t recall them off the top of my head, but enough selection to create a good taste combination for any cake flavor. The marble cake was more moist than the lemon cake, which was similar to a pound cake in density. I think for the cake to structurally work and hold shape, the cake has to be a bit denser. It is not like the moist, fluffy cake you would get in the grocery store… those would fall or flake before getting the cake back home. Overall, the cake struck a delicate balance between aesthetics and taste and definitely carried a wow factor. The cake has approx 30 servings, so plenty for a family get together, to share… and then some! While shopping around for custom cakes (having emailed about 5 stores/​online bakeries in total) The Cake Shop was the most responsive and helpful out of the bunch. A big thanks to Nadine again for putting together this visual and delectable masterpiece :)

They have a sign on the window «Vegan Treats». Be aware this means three cupcakes.

I ordered a sleeping beauty cake for my daughter ‘s birthday and was very happy. Ordering by phone was quick and easy. Pick up was just as easy, service was friendly. The cake was a good size, I got more slices out than the website anticipated (is a tall cake so thin slices worked well). The cake looked identical to the website picture. It was delicious, the kids loved it, it was nut free so worked for the venue and my daughter was mesmerized by this princess cake. I thought the price was reasonable for such a hand made cake. All in all, a very positive experience!

We bought a red velvet cake yesterday from the shop and it didn’t taste that good, when my brother went to return it the lady there was very rude and made a very racist comment when she said «THATS HOW RED VELEVT TASTES IN NORTH AMERICA» how is this even related to the problem and how can she make such a comment, even if there cakes looks and tastes good this is not a shop that someone should go to ever. She is very rude and unprofessional.

The cakes were really, really well designed. Like, it most definitely takes above average talent to make that poutine cake. In fact, we were thinking of getting it for our friend who loves poutine but is now on a diet, but then we realized that cake is just as bad as poutine when you’re on a diet.
They were really expensive, but I guess understandable.
The flavour was pretty sub-​par though. While they looked nice, the cake we tried (the rainbow one, by the slice) tasted identical to the slab cake you buy at Loblaws.
Also, the service was slow. They served 3 people who came in after us before us.
A slice of cake was also pretty pricey at 6 $.

It was a while ago, but I can still taste the zesty lemon cake that we got from the Cake Shop!
Love the interior — Andrea B — you should do an event here!
Sweet treats fill the shelves, I chose a black and white cookie which brought me back to my child hood: D
Can’t wait to try some other goodies.
Danke!

My co-​worker and I often drop in for a cupcake treat. The Cake shop does sell individual cupcakes of the fancy sort. They vary their flavours often. You can also buy a 6 pack of cupcakes for $ 10, which are a bit smaller and geared towards children with plastic decorations on top of the icing.
I believe they are a nut free bakery. They also have a good selection of gluten free fancy cupcakes and cakes, and some cakes that are egg, milk and nut free.
Aside from the cupcakes they do sell all sorts of other goodies, like cookies and ice cream and have a little café at the front of the store.

The quickest way to find yourself pulled into a bakery is by walking by with a small child.
I can’t put all the blame on my kid. One, I like cake, too! Two, the ones on display were very cute. I also like cute things. Combined, it was like a sign to waltz in and get a little something to accompany my medium double-​double.
The decision of which cupcake flavor to buy was solved by the fact that they don’t sell them individually. Each six pack contained two of each: vanilla, chocolate and red velvet. The price was a bit daunting: $ 14 per half dozen. It isn’t so bad if you realize that the average price for a cupcake at Superstore is about $ 2 or $ 2.50 apiece.
I had a red velvet cupcake. The buttercream frosting was sugary and smooth (I don’t know if the latter was because it happened to be a hot day and it took us awhile to get home). In contrast, the cake was lightly sweetened in a perfect contrast to the frosting. The cake portion was also nicely moist.
Overall, a good treat for people who don’t like to aim for sugar shock when they have dessert. It’s also a good treat for people with nut allergies, as all goods in the store are nut-​free.