Sweets To You by Ginger

Just walked out! The owner Ginger was so rude to me and her employees while I was in there I couldn’t believe it! Ginger has a serious problem and needs a attitude adjustment! Sell some cupcakes and buy a new attitude and some teeth!

My FAVORITE bakery! We got our wedding cake from here– which is how I found out about this bakery. If I didn’t live in Pennsylvania, I would probably be here more than I should. But it’s so good that I get cakes for special occasions from here always! Cakes are very tasty. Now it isn’t going to get a 5 star from me for these reasons. Our wedding colors were brown and pink, and I wanted our cakes icing to be chocolate and than I wanted pink decorations. when I asked for this, I was basically told no, that it wasn’t traditional. I accepted that (because I’m not the type to argue) but looking at wedding photos now, the cake doesn’t fit in with the color theme at all. It was delicious– yes. But it would have been nice to get exactly what we wanted. Some of the staff are friendlier than others also. But I honestly let that go because I do enjoy the cakes so much

Our daughter was married April 5, 2014 and Sweets to You by Ginger did the cake. We couldn’t have been more pleased. We ordered an extra layer because we just wanted all the different offerings they had at the tasting. We also ordered pies for the groom which was served to the bridal party. We were very happy with STYBG from beginning to end. We dealt mostly with Jackie, she was great. Everyone at the wedding said the cake was superior. Today I ordered, FOR FREE, my daughter and husband’s, first anniversary cake. I’m taking it to them in Chicago. So excited to taste it all over again!

So, here I was trying (at the last minute of course) to figure out where I could get a customized birthday cake at a reasonable cost without having to resort myself to a local grocer and then it hit me… With the help of Unilocal (no seriously Unilocal is like Google for me), I was able to find that little ‘ol bakery that serviced a birthday party of mine years ago. During that time, I remember ordering Marble & Vanilla with buttercream frosting and although my bite was minimal the rest of the partygoers seemed to love it. With only a week deadline I reached out to Sweets to You by Ginger and the rep was more than able/​willing to assist me. I wanted Jordan Sneaker images on cupcakes with various flavors (Red Velvet, Marble, Vanilla, Chocolate) I ordered about 2 – 3 dozens and everyone loved it. The cake was rich in flavor and moist. The images were clear, the fondant was edible and everyone, especially the birthday boy was happy.

The cakes are delicious but the owner seems to know nothing about customer service. We had a cake made, and my daughter picked it up and brought it home. It was incorrect (cake and decorations) so we sent her back to let them know that it was not how we ordered it. The young gentleman at the counter was very nice and said fixing it would be no problem, but the owner decided it was not okay and verbally attacked my daughter. I came in shortly after in disbelief, and she accused me of trying to get a free cake out of our complaint. I thought the cakes were good but I will never go back. You can’t work in a small close knit community and expect that treating your clients rudely won’t matter. And, come on! Own up to a mistake… we all make them!

This review is on behalf of my mom who recently ordered a birthday cake here.
I’ll start with the cake. I was hoping that it would be outstanding, considering they were highly recommended and we had an awful experience with the workers, but it was just alright. It was chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling and butter cream icing. It’s about the same quality as a cake from the grocery store. We ordered an image on top which they said was make out of rice paper, but was completely inedible. Everyone mentioned that it felt like actual paper, and would not rip.
Our biggest problem was with the service. Despite the rude service my mom experienced on her initial visit to order the cake, she stuck by her choice because they were highly recommended by a few acquaintances.
Flash forward to the day of the birthday party. I went with her to pick up the cake. We knew something was bound to go wrong when at least 3 people had come back, or had been waiting for their cakes that were supposed to be ready. One women ordered a 3 tier cake and she spent at least 10 minutes there while they looked for it before she decided to come back later.
We order a sheet cake with a picture that was supposed to be stretched to the size of the cake.
When we were finally greeted by a rather miserable looking and sounding worker, he opened the box and asked if this was our cake. It had nothing on it besides the white frosting. We both did a double take and looked at each other blankly. The employee asked, «this isn’t your cake?» I’m not sure quite who would order a blank cake from a specialty bakery.
When he came back a minute later, he said that the order numbers got mixed up and kept mumbling an apology for the mix-​up. This time when he opened the box, it had the correct image, but it had not expanded it as my mom ordered initially. It looked extremely awkward, and was not at all what was ordered. He continued to mumble that he was not sure what happened, and that the baker made a mistake. It was a rather insincere apology
«Apologetic» again, he said that it would be just 5 minutes to fix the cake to the way she ordered it. After 10 minutes we decided to sit down. After another 10 minutes it was finally ready and actually looked fine (thankfully).
The woman who checked us out was extremely rude, and made the comment «I should has stayed in bed this morning.» When she came back with the change she was holding another cake. We asked for a receipt, and she huffed, threw the other cake on the counter so that the lid was over our box, stormed off, and basically threw it on top of our box.
They did not offer any sort of discount for the inconvenience and wasted at least 30 minutes of our time fixing a cake that should have been ready for pickup. Save your time and money and just go to the supermarket where they make much better cakes for the same price or less.

I ordered a holiday cake from sweets to you (in person). I told them the filling and that I wanted it to look like a cake they already had that was white with silver balls. At pick up, it was dark green and blue. I do not want my guests to have green mouths when eating dessert. The ones they had on site were not the filling we wanted, so I took the green cake. My kids picked out a couple cookies for the ride home. When I opened the bag in the card a curly hair about a foot long was on a cookie. First off they should have given me the cookies for free as a sorry, but instead I got a free hair. I went back, put the bag on the counter and told them they can keep it.
My husband took a taste if the icing and had to wash out his mouth because it turned green. He then ran to sweeney’s!
Be very clear about what you want and beware of the hairy cookies!
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Got a cake here for my wifes bday. Its was their signature «Strawberry Shortcake» with custom writing, flowers etc. It looked pretty good, and tasted pretty good… overall, it was «pretty» good. I would NOT say it was great and it didnt blow me away at all. The inside is very old school and when i was there it was only kids under 21 it seemed who ran the joint. I definitely did NOT have a bad experience but i certainly wouldnt add it to my MUST HAVES in Delaware.

This mom and pop bakery is located a few blocks from my place. The hours are kind of selective. So it is best to call before you head on down there to pick up a cake. It is best to place orders a day before you need it for small affairs and a couple if weeks prior for grander affairs. So far I have tried the carrot cake. It was made with real carrots. Pretty tasty… but I can’t wait to try the Strawberry Custard Cake everyone keeps raving about.

I have never eaten a cake from here.
So you may be wondering how the heck can I rate a place with one star if I have never eaten there???
I applied for a job here once about a year ago. I received a tour of the back rooms of their shop. The lack of care in organization and cleaniness overwhelmed me. It was filthy and disgusting.
After seeing this, I will not give them my business.
This is my personal experience and my opinion.

So disappointed on all levels. We were getting «gourmet» cupcakes for an event. The customer services was atrocious. When we walked up to the counter, we were asked what we needed help with, we told the woman and she literally turned and walked away from us without saying a word. A little while later, a young girl asked what we needed, all while the initial, older woman stood and looked on while chatting with a coworker. They then joked with the younger girl, saying she was so busy while they had nothing to do. We were left alone with a book for what seemed like an eternity until someone who introduced herself as Ginger’s daughter brought us her daughter to help us, since they were «short staffed». The poor girl (in her 20’s) could not so much as tell us what flavors of cupcakes they made, nor the price without going into the back to ask someone else. After our 90 minute ordeal, I was assured the cupcakes would be both beautiful and delicious. I walked out telling my friend that after all the aggravation, these better be the best cupcakes I ever had. Later in the week, I called to add additional cupcakes and was told that they only make mini cupcakes on Tues. and Wed. Um, does that mean if I buy mini cupcakes on display on Sat. they are 3 – 4 days old? We picked up the cupcakes for our Sunday event on Sat. since they are now closed on Sundays and I was not only disappointed with the look of them. (I honestly could have made a prettier cupcake.) AND the tastelessness of them. I only tried the one that was supposed to be red velvet, but it had zero taste. I was told by those that had the carrot cake, vanilla, and chocolate that I wasn’t missing out on anything, so I saved myself the calories. Needless to say, I will find a business that will appreciate by purchases and provide quality product.

Sweets to you by Ginger exemplifies the epitomy of poor customer service hands down. Donna, the owners sister is down right rude and obserde. Fran, the attendant has difficulty placing simple orders. The price of the cake continued to increase with every correspondance. It was a struggle getting someone on the phone and emailing was even more painful. I would not recommend this bakery to anyone. Infact I contacted another bakery following this incident and received such better treatment. Dana’s Cake shop not only exceeded my expectations, they superceeded them. They invited me for a gourmet cake tasting on such short notice. By far a place deserving of my business.

I really wanted to like this place.
I am a huge cupcake fan and will never get one from here again. I didn’t like their tomato pie or their cookies. Their drink selection is sub par. The donuts weren’t good either.
However, if I was just going to rate them on their strawberry shortcake, 4 stars easy! The elephant ears are good too. I just won’t be trying anything else out.
The young girls who work the counter are very nice and personalble. The older women are hit &n miss.

We ordered our baby shower cake from here — it was a chocolate torte with custom decorations. The cake was absolutely delicious and looked great. Wish I had discovered this place earlier.

I was referred to this bakery by the reception hall I used for my wedding. They made the exact design we created during our consultation. The cake was soo good and beautiful, and everyone that was at my wedding was asking about the cake. It was moist and the flavors were delicious.

So I’m petsitting in nearby Bellvue Manor this week and I drove by this little bakery. I had to stop because it’s the type of bakery you see on Main Street in any small town in middle America… you know… that dying breed of old world bakeries that carry homemade breads and confections made by an old lady in the back who makes them the old fashioned way with «real ingredients» including love… not mass produced with that «manufactured taste» if you know what I mean… which seems to be more prevalent now. If it’s not that, it’s an expensive chain nowadays. I was hoping for delicious old skool…
And that’s really what I got.
It was so old school that the old lady who worked the counter thought I was a high school student who just got out of school (she asked in a way like thinking i was iso cookies after school)…lol…I don’t know if that was a compliment or a condescending question, but I decided to take it as a compliment, her being old fashioned, especially when I was mistaken as a high school student when I could legitimately have produced a child who is currently in high school, myself.
I asked a few questions about the pastries, as my eyes settled on what appeared to be a strawberry shortcake, as well as individual slices. Looking closer, I was delighted by seeing what I thought were real strawberries and real cream layers within the shortcake… music to my eyes after being disappointed by so many NY diners that have that awful jellied filling in cakes and pies instead. There’s nothing like real cream and real fruit — which perishes quickly, but just can’t be matched. The icing looked fresh and homemade… the cake soft and billowy. I was sold. I wanted a whole cake, but I’m technically supposed to be on a diet… heh…heh heh
F. IT. While I’m at it, I might as well take a couple of those St. Patrick’s day cupcakes, a cream puff… and I saw some decent looking cheesecake. The counterlady kept saying it was authentic NY cheesecake… we’ll see about that. I had confidence! Since I’m a sucker for a graham cracker crust, no matter what it’s on, I bought a slice of that too. so much for a diet. better start jogging!
Within 3 days, everything was gone. And that was me trying to pace myself. The strawberry shortcake (see photo) was absolutely to die for. When I was in the store, the clerk informed me that the baker, Ginger, makes fresh cream filling every day and that her strawberry cream fillings and layered cakes are always made with fresh cream and fresh strawberries (not pink cream, nothing artificial). Well it tasted just as good as it sounded! The cake itself was moist, fluffy, to die for! Wow! Every bit! Even the icing was light, delicious, not overly sweet… is good as it gets!!! I could’ve eaten the whole cake! The cupcakes were made with the same quality cake and icing, inhaled. They were some of the best! Cream puff… as good as any good cream puff from any good European bakery… like the ones I’ve had from Polish bakeries in Greenpoint, Brooklyn… delightful. The cheesecake was just good. The crust was too sweet… disappointed my expectations for graham cracker crust… too thin, too sweet,…detracted from the rest of the pie, which was delicious. Glad I don’t live anywhere near this bakery, or I’d be a Weightwatchers client.

This place is fantastic. The apple pie is like mom’s. (don’t tell her please).

Got a birthday cake from here and even with very short notice and very little direction (‘ I want something very chocolately but not rich and not too sweet ’) I got a delicious cake with just the right amount of decadence !

If you are in the Wilmington area and in need of a wedding cake, I highly recommend this place! The consultation was very professional, enlightening, and delicious! They bring a tray loaded with slices of over 12 different cake and filling combinations. My favorites were the coconut, the pound cake with strawberry filling, and the chocolate with chocolate chip filling! Decadent, delightful, tasty, and dreamy! Mallory E. and Pierre H. — my wedding planning consultees — were able to pick out their layers, frosting, and decoration in under 45 minutes. After which, we went into the shop and bought cupcakes. I ogled the macaroons, gingerbread men, and apricot danishes. I can’t wait to see the wedding cake we designed today! One minor note — it’s cash or charge only!

The cake was absolutely beautiful and oh so delicious!
The full consultation was very helpful. We were given a great variety of samples to take home and taste.
We were able to incorporate OUR ideas. we got exactly what we wanted! The cake arrived on time and was truly a hit.
If you want a great cake… for any occassion… call Ginger!