Mike's Amazing Cakes

Not So Amazing. Being a designer I was really interested in bringing other creative people into the planning of my wedding reception. My husband and I had an unconventional wedding so I wanted an unconventional wedding cake, too. I approached Mike’s Amazing Cakes with an idea but kept it vague because I thought Mike might want to have room to play and bring some creativity to the mix. Wrong. Mike never met with me. He sat on the other side of a door while I talked to his assistant. She’d run back and repeat what I said (I could hear all this) and then he’d say something in response (again, I could hear!) and she’d come back and repeat it. It was so annoying. Well, we went through an hour of discussion because it turns out Mike wants to be told every single detail. Luckily I brought some photos, told them the shape of cake I wanted and exactly what decorations. I left at least satisfied that we’d have a decent cake but was a little disappointed that zero creativity came from Mike. Well, time went by and we were getting ready to leave for our destination wedding (the reception being back at home) so I called to check in and make sure everything was on track. Yes, they assured. Did they need anything before I left? No. They told me they’d check back in with me when I returned from the wedding. Well, we returned, days went by…no word from Mike. I finally contact them again to make sure everything was on track and only then was told they have lost my photos and plans and I need to tell them again what I want! Only this time Mike doesn’t want me to come back in the office again. They’d prefer an email. I was luckily able to find all the information again and provided it to them again. But I really did not have the time at this point to be spending literally hours working on this for them. Plus, I really believe if I hadn’t contacted them repeatedly we probably would not have received a cake for our reception. Further, I no longer had any confidence this was going to be anything close to “amazing”. And I was right. It was the bare minimum of what I asked for and adequately completed but not well done. I didn’t set a tight budget, this was really important to me. But it was skimpy in some respects. For example, I specifically asked for a cascade of white chocolate shells down the side. I received a trail of shells, one wide like stepping stones, down the side. It was stupid looking and I’m sure they knew that was not a cascade. I don’t think anyone at Mike’s Amazing Cakes cared about my order and ordering my cake from them is honestly one of the only regrets I have about my wedding reception. Find someone who really cares and brings something to the table and you’ll be much more amazed, I’m sure.…

Is it a book? Is it a cake?. We were married on 1/1/09, and Mike's did our cake. Since my husband and I met online, discussing books, we asked Mike to make a cake that looked like a giant fairytale volume lying open on the table, with an inkpot and quill on top. What he created was a cake that some of our guests actually thought was a book. People were totally over the moon about this cake. Of all the little details we planned for the wedding, the cake reaped the most compliments. Or, at least, it was neck-and-neck with the bride! We chose a lemon cake with raspberry buttercream, and not only was the cake stunning, it was absolutely delicious. Their buttercream is to die for. You won't be disappointed if you go with Mike's!…

Out of this world!. I cannot say enough about how wonderful the people at Mike's Amazing Cakes are! I planned my wedding from across the country, which meant ordering my cake over the phone. I exchanged a lot of emails with them, and they came up with the perfect design. They let me have my parents come and taste cake so that they could advise me.

When my wedding day came, the cake was everything I dreamed of! And even more delicious than my mom and dad said it was!

Thank you to everyone at Mike's Amazing Cakes!…

Strongly recommend. My daughter and her new husband really wanted to get their wedding cake at Mike' Amazing Cakes. When we all went to sample the cake and talk about prices, I was very suprised to hear the prices. I was sure that the prices would be high, considering his notoriety. The price we were quoted was considerably less than other area bakeries.

When the cake was delivered, it was exactly what my daughter had hoped for, and I heard many comments from guests who enjoyed the delicious cake.…