Reviews of Cakes By Design (Event Planner)

Mellissa Henry

This is my go to for cakes!! I've ordered multiple cakes for various occasions and I've NEVER been disappointed.

Dustin Norlund

Beautiful cakes.

Milton Perez

The cake was amazing my daughter loved it I wish to order more time in advance for the design I was looking for.

Keira Chen

Very tasty cake. Not too sweet, not too creamy, not too much icy, everything is just right. Really good and natural flavor, moist as well! I don’t usually like cakes but this one is great! Will definitely revisit!

Layla Estep

We have ordered cakes several times and each time they delivered best stuff. Te cakes were super delicious and the price they charge was also reasonable. Their staff was very friendly and they take care of our need. The services they provide was also appreciable. Overall nice experience .

J B Waters

We had a piece of the cake that was created for the fund raising event, "Music For Autism", last weekend. It was absolutely AMAZING! So delicious! You have to taste it to understand how good it is. Truly the best cake I've eaten in years.

Stefanie Mayrl

My kids love their birthday cakes every year.

Heather W

Cakes by design did an amazing job creating a custom Lord of the Rings style wedding cake, complete with elvish ring toppers. They were professional, punctual and most important - the cake tasted amazing! I would highly recommend them for anyone in the Barrie area looking for a delicious custom cake.

Scott Saunders

The Cake is the last piece of the puzzle to any great event and Cakes by Design never fails to impress, always beautifully done as well as delicious.

Rafael Chacon

Love their stuff

Britney Guergis

Such friendly and helpful staff! Our wedding cake was beautiful and SO delicious!

Josh Cook

Hit and Miss... Sometimes the decorations are incredible, and sometimes they are disappointing. We just bought our eighth cake, and agreed it will likely be the last. This last cake cost over $180... Some details on the cake were great, but others were very weak. It was good, but definitely not worth the price. Other times, their decorators have done an amazing job, and the cake was well worth the price. There was a Parisian themed cake that was incredible. But for each great one, there was another that wasn't really worth it. That said, the cakes always taste great. If you're looking for a "WOW" design, my suggestion is to be very clear on instructions, and maybe consider other shops.

Amanda Dunning

Ordered our wedding cake here and it was delicious! The team was so friendly and helpful, and the finished product was beautiful. Will definitely be back! Thank you!

Whelena Sainsbury

Cakes By Design made a delicious and beautiful superhero cake, my son was thrilled, as was everyone else.

Kurtis b

It is a top tier place to go. One of the bakers is high key kinda hot. She can have my butter cream filling

Canadian Ice StocK

The best cupcakes I have EVER had! I have tried a lot of cupcake shops from Barrie to Kitchener and everywhere in between. Anytime I am even near Cakes by Design I make sure to set time aside to stop in and grab some cupcakes.

Melody Davieau

I called and asked for a fluffy white cake similar to angel food cake. Then asked if they could put a layer of custard with a layer of fruit, ie kiwi, blueberry, strawberry. They told me they could do the white cake with custard and raspberries and strawberries. I didn’t get this. What I got was a heavy cake that must have been 5lbs, it had custard and a few strawberries thrown in. Cake cost me 60.00. No one at the event liked the cake. Very disappointed- I would not recommend this company to anyone.

Kimberly Arsenault

Really cute little place. Went there for a wedding cake but they have cupcakes and birthday cakes, great displays for examples. Nut free. Helpful, friendly staff.

Maria Geraldini

Hi so I placed an order for a cake at this location and the customer service is pretty good and the cake not only look good but it taste good I did pay a little but it was worth it in the end because the cake was rich with flavour and I want to say thank you

Lisa Dafoe

I will always use this bakery. Their cakes are amazing and the details you beat. They are professional and extremely helpful!

Larry Aucoin

Wedding taster were very nice. Staff very nice. Good experience

Olumakinde Bolarinwa

Cakes by Design is an amazing store. It’s been 6 years plus since we have been using them. Lovely service and quality cakes.

Calli Telford

Lovely staff, lovely cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. I gave very little direction when ordering a cake for a 60th birthday and I loved the beautiful design that was made. It was perfect; we appreciate the attention to detail! Thanks, I'll definitely be back!

cody johnson

Awesome cakes great service

Carrie Robbins

I needed a butter icing cake asap. They have cakes ready to go. My husband's favorite cake is chocolate with butter icing. We all loved it! Great job????

Elysa Sands

I Had ordered a custom cake for a birthday party. I had sent them a rough sketch and based on that, and our brief telephone conversation, the cake turned out more than I could’ve asked for. All the guests raves about the flavour, and I am just so happy with the way it turned out. 5/5 100%

LJ Jakes

Cakes were so yummy. Designs are amazing. Loved the cake tasting for my wedding. My cake design .. a bride and groom on a Motorcycle, on a road was fantastic. I highly recommend Cakes by Design

Felicia Williams

The doughnuts are delicious ????

Dawn Poidevin

So good! And fully customizable cakes, I will be going back.

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Great place. I order my son’s second birthday cake. Come out very good and taste great.

Peter Hui

Cake was delicious. Just out of this world. Not too sweet, just right. Nut Free too!!

Steven R

This place makes some great stuff. Dounuts!! They are so good.

Amanda Labovitz

My boyfriend got me the birthday cake of my dreams here!! He gave them his ideas for a very detailed cake with lots of graphics and things , which were all edible, and not only did the cake turn out awesome , it was SO delicious!! The vanilla cake was fluffy and moist and the buttercream frosting was super tasty. Thank you for putting in the effort to make my cake perfectly ❤️ We ate this cake for 3 days straight and it stayed yummy, moist and fluffy the whole time!

Aaron Green

Pretty good people living above, let me tell you what Edit: good cakes too I hear

Ralf Winter

I have been the recipient of a wonderful birthday cake from Cakes By Design. It was delicious and moist. Thank you.????????

Thompson Cuffy

Great service / people. Yummy treats.

Amanda Shaw

Cakes by Design did our wedding cake and it turned out better than I expected! It was so pretty and delicious! They were great to communicate with and we enjoyed our cake tasting! Would definitely order from them again!

Greg Belanger

Cakes are wonderful. Our family always enjoys the cakes we bring to gatherings.

Bella

I ordered a cake for my sons bday. Staff weren’t friendly or welcoming, cake was heavy, felt like a hundred pounds of icing. No one one enjoyed it. Very disappointed !!

Josh Revels

Bought some cookies at this place. Took a bite and there was a hair baked within the cookie . Was revolted. The person working refunded me for the one cookie but refused to refund for the rest even though they were just bought 5 minutes beforehand. Ended up leaving bought cookies on counter since not interested in eating a cookie with someone's hair in it. Person didn't even apologize.

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Great cakes always on time and reliable,

Holly Vettese

Our wedding took place on October 28, 2017 at the Barrie Country Club. After meeting the very personable Christine at a wedding show and being thoroughly impressed with her products, we decided to go with Cakes by Design for our wedding cake. Our cake was 3 tiers (Chocolate, Coconut, and Orange Dream) with buttercream icing and was absolutely delicious. The creators also molded a dinosaur replica to come out the back of the cake as per requested. Our guests loved this little extra. There was a slight mishap at the fault of the delivery individuals that involved our cake topper falling and damaging our cake. We did not feel that they were equipped or prepared enough to deal with this issue and were not entirely happy with how it was handled. They simply stuck some of my flowers in the cake to hide the damage. Despite this problem, we were definitely impressed with the taste and look of the cake, as were our guests. We only wish we had ordered a bigger cake as it was gone so quickly.

Waiz Ahmed

High Quality Cakes and great customer service! Love it. Blessed to have a local shop of high caliber.

Mark Hutchinson

Our company was very happy with our order and everyone enjoyed it. Thank you

Cheryl Peyton

The best cakes in town. Amazing talent

DL Engineering

I bought today a cake with caramel filling. When I asked specifically that I don’t want a butter cream filling and no mixes of it, the lady told me it’s caramel, everything else was with fruits and all of the were butter cream. I came home for my son’s Birthday Party and we couldn’t eat even a slice of it. All the cream outsite it’s just sugar and the filling of course was butter cream with just a little bit of caramel. Disappointed and will probably never buy again from here. Asked if they have any red velvet cakes, it was only vanilla or chocolate options (fruits, no fruits).

John Ashwood

The cake was amazing. Sent in pictures and they made a perfect replica! My wife loved it!!!Awesome job. Would definitely order from them again.

Taylor Woods

Not only did the cake look exactly like the picture I requested in my order, but it tasted great too! Very impressed with this bakery. Easy to order and very nice staff.

Dee Patel

Ordered a birthday cake on Thursday, told them I need it for Saturday afternoon pickup. They assured me it was no problem. Saturday afternoon, no cake?? I was told that I had said for the following week?? Not true, no apology. A good business owner would have done something to redeem their mistake but not this place.

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Great cakes. Thanks Jennifer!

Louisa Szymanski

They do peanut/nut/gluten free products, among others! They're not just for wedding cakes! They also sell normal cakes and cupcakes. Definitely would recommend to anyone!!!

Brenda

The best double chocolate chunk cake i have ever had. Whenever i stop by i can't resist getting some of the shortbread. The staff have always been so nice to me....they treat me like i'm family.

Santosh Kumar

If you are looking for fancy designed cakes then make sure you spend enough money and they will carve the best for you.

Jeremy de Boer

Delicious cakes!

Jelani Bartlett

I’ve ordered cakes here about 3/4 times now for birthdays, parties and work events and all were spectacular. Great service and great cakes and donuts. The chocolate banana loaf is my favourite!!! I would 100% recommend Cakes by design and I’ll continue to support. They also engage in charitable activities and donate in and around the community which is an added bonus to comeback the guilt from the delicious calories from all those cakes.

Sarah Taylor

The staff and owner at Cakes by Design are very friendly and helpful! What ever kind of cake you need, they will make it!! I highly recommend!

Allie Huddleston

We recently used Cakes By Design for our wedding and they were a pleasure to work with. We had carrot and red velvet cupcakes which were absolutely delicious. Highly recommend Cakes By Design!

Tammy Charrier

Amazing!!Easy to order on line, great & friendly staff & by far the absolute best cake I've ever had. This was my first time & trust me, I'll definitely be back. Bought this for my friends birthday & obviously I couldn't take the picture fast enough before a cookie was snagged off!!

mike gunn

Should change the name to Cupcakes By Design. They melt in your mouth. Best in the city of Barrie.

Andre Champoux

Was ignored most of the time we were there, sales girl didn't know much about what they offered.

Jessie Almeida

Went to Cakes By Design for both my mom's and my dad's 50th birthday and they delivered absolutely exceptional cakes on both occasions! Both times I asked for something custom to be done and they accommodated exactly what I wanted and made my events amazing! Thanks so much for the excellent service!

Roberta McDonald

Ordered a cake for my sister bday, as I am trying to support local business The online ordering said $15 off for online orders, I did not receive a discount Wanted raspberry filling which is available on some but not the one I ordered so followed up with an email asking for raspberry instead of strawberry, got a reply saying no changes permitted...There was no Happy Birthday written on the cake when I picked up. They did it I store but it came off on the top of box Cake was not centred on base Not impressed Will not use them again.

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Absolutely amazing CAKES

William Monteith

Great job everyone! We ordered two cakes one was the “show” cake (which was great) it the other was a cheese cake which was the best cheese cake I have ever had! Thanks again

Ishani Chandra

People here are the friendliest and most adorable. I got a custom cake baked and they did a fabulous job with the design, and flavours were on point. The cake was super moist and the buttercream frosting was smooth, not grainy or pasty. Can't thank them enough for making my special day even more special.

Erin & Shawn Thomas

So creative!! We stopped in unexpectedly and they did up these sweet 16 cupcakes for us on the spot within 10 minutes!! Thank you Cakes by Design! Definitly recommend this place.

Kayla Harvey

Great smash cake and cupcakes for my nieces first birthday !

Shannon

We ordered our wedding cake here and were not disappointed – I would definitely recommend Cakes by Design for anyone looking for a cake on their special day! They were great to work with, created a lovely design and very nice tasting cake. We had many compliments from our guests on how great the cake was. The tasting trial and timely delivery on the day of made the process that much easier.

Krista Flynn

Jenn was amazing! The cakes were delicious! She was so patient with us and our very impatient toddler. We had a great time and cannot wait to wnjoy or wedding cake! The samples were delicious and of course we chose them for our day :)

nate Rideout

Great service and reasonable pricing! The results were amazing. We will definitely be back for our wedding.!

SHIRLEY HAZLEDEN

I only buy from Cakes by Design. The cakes are the most tastiest cakes anywhere.

B Pel

Amazing product, amazing service, the owner is very friendly, pleasant, and professional. Slightly pricey, but you will definitely see where the money is going. Also, it's a nut-free facility, so great for children to take to school. Absolutely recommend this place. Keep up the good work.

Marilyn Ruyter

Best cakes in Barrie. Superior service and attention to detail. Yummy!

Jim Wilson

The best cupcakes i have ever had

Michael Turner

Cakes are great, and they have always accommodated my cake designs and always done an amazing job.

Laurey Fawcett

I have shopped at Cakes by design many times and have never received anything but kind, courteous service and quality baked goods. They are one of the only bakeries in town that are nut free and this is important to me because when serving to large groups, there are many that are not able to partake because of allergies unless you have specifically addressed this concern. I trust them explicitly. So much so that when my son was married in 2014, we trusted them with the creation of the most important cake we have ever ordered to be custom matched to swatches in glittering hombre blues and rising up 4 layers. Every layer was a different flavour and the buttercream frosting was smooth and delicious, holding together perfectly on an incredibly warm August afternoon. I can never thank them enough.

Patricia Bartley

Amazing cakes and cupcakes . My grandkids say they’re the best they’ve ever had. I’ve been buying here for years and never been disappointed!!

Amber Lock

No information about how much it costs to sample so e cakes for our wedding day... Would like to try some do we pick the perfect cake and flavours for everyone on our wedding day

Janine DG

Cakes By Design was amazing to work with for our wedding cake! They helped us save on costs by serving some slabs of cake but having a two-tier cake on display, and reminded us to think of our gluten and lactose-free guests by ordering some cupcakes. They appreciated that touch! The cake itself was beautiful and incredibly delicious - so moist and tasty. I wasn't sure if people would like wedding cake as dessert but so many people came up to us after and said how delicious it was! We weren't able to save any of it for our first anniversary because our family ate it all the day after the wedding because it was so delicious. We'll just have to order it again for our anniversary! I highly recommend Jen and the rest of the Cakes By Design team for your wedding cake!

Nathan Mawhinney

Brought in a picture for an idea of a cake for my girlfriend's birthday - their version was identical with my slight modifications in mind, ready on time and tasted great. Paid exactly what they quoted me originally - would recommend.

Lauren Hopkins

I had my daughters 4th birthday cupcake cake made here. I ordered it two days before the date and they made time to make it for me. It was perfect! My daughter loved it and it tasted so good and moist! Would recommend any day. Thank you so much!

Rob McColeman

Just got a small cake for my birthday.. had no filling. Tasted like pound cake with butter cream. Very dissapointed for 40 dollars and will not be back.

Angela Clarke

I have used them 2 years in a row for my sons birthday cake. Always showed them pics and gave them some ideas and they take it from there. Love their work. Cake is very tasty. My guests always love it. Very pleased. Looking forward to next years cake. Will not disappoint!

Riya Pappachan

We ordered a vanilla and caramel cake with chocolate filling and pink buttercream frosting for our daughter’s first birthday.. the cake was absolutely delicious and was a big hit at the party..the design was simple and exactly how we wanted. The staff was very helpful and patient with us during the whole “picking the design”process...thanks a lot you guys for making our lil one’s special day truly beautiful ❤️????

Mad Joy

All 5 flavours we chose for our wedding cupcakes were absolutely delicious, and the simple design look we were hoping for was executed flawlessly. Thank you!

Bruce

Ordered a cake for my daughters 5th birthday after talking to one of the employees through email, I gave a quick description of what I wanted and was blown away with how perfect it turned out . Exactly what I asked for and better. 100% recommended these lovely people for anyone looking to have a special cake made.

matthew daigle

We do our best to shop local and Cakes by Design makes it easy to justify buying from them!

Rachel R

Beautiful designs, excellent staff, delicious cakes, and very accommodating.

danielle patchett

Had a cake made for my birthday. It looked great but when it came time to taste it the cake wasnt what I thought I would get for what I paid for. there really wasn't much butter cream and it was supposed to be 2 layers with butter cream in the middle and it was just one cake . It tasted a bit stale the actual cake.it really didn't have any taste. Wouldn't buy a cake again.

Katie Bennett

So good. They've done a birthday cake for us, a wedding cake and cupcakes and also glazed donuts dipped in chocolate. Everything was fabulous.

Deb Tilley

Expensive but good.

Amanda Dell

Have ordered a few Cakes from here. The overall taste has been good, moist and not so sweet which is perfect for me for which I would give 5 stars. However, the last two times I have felt like I was being a burden ordering a cake (not even last minute orders) Daughters birthday - icing fell off right side. Not a huge deal but certainly a bit disappointed. Sons cake - ordered via email without an inspiration picture, just the invitation for the colour scheme. left the creativity up to the artist and received something I could have got at the grocery store. Dealt with two or three different people via email, first person made suggestions that I liked that were simple enough for a 5 year olds birthday party and the second person basically told me what “I” wanted wouldn’t look good... I was confused as they were the ones making the suggestions, I only provided the colour scheme.

James Cardinas

We have ordered twice now at this bakery and both times have been beyond satisfied! I had a mix-up with the deposit but they were kind enough to make us the cake on such short notice! Really kind staff and will be bringing our business back for more (:

Haley Kim

I brought this picture and this is what they made. The details were not same. It was very tacky. This costs me $135. I was very disappointed with it so, i told them that this design is not what i expected and asked them to make it "just flat white" and they charged me an extra $50. They said they were prould of what they made. Okay but do you honestly think that the cake is similar to the picture? If you can't make it, don't take the order. WILL NEVER GO BACK THERE

Robynn McCarthy

I had a great experience my first time ordering a cake, but I just ordered a birthday cake for my son and when I picked it up the pokemon character on the top was so small and not well executed and the rest of the cake was bare...when I explained it wasnt what I expected at all she offered to fix it in 15 mins and that she doesnt know pokemon characters....even tho I provided a picture as well. I came back in 30 mins . And the character was ENORMOUS....I have never seen so much fondant on a cake period....it ruined the cake completely...I dont know why she over compensated for the first time.

Rick Chahor

Cake was done so nicely..the appearance was so far above my expectations it blew me away.and as well as it looked it tasted as good..i would recommend this place for any occasion that you require a cake..like most places you do get what you pay for and let me tell you..this place is expensive but it is definitely worth the cost..I would give them a 10 out of 10 on both the appearance and the taste..DO NOT go anywhere else to order your cake..this place WILL NOT disappoint!!!!

chris shaw

I have ordered cakes on 3 different occasions all of them were BEAUTIFUL some done extremely quick and all tasted amazing!!! Highly reccomended!! Thank you Cakes by design!!

Chandandeep Kaur

Not met my expectations. Charged me alot of money, and the cake wasn't good looking at all. Don't recommend to others, they are not good at custom cakes.

Sherri Russell

I can't praise this place enough! I placed an order for my daughter's baby shower and gave a very specific (and difficult) picture of what I was looking for. Not only was the cake an exact duplicate down to every detail, but the flavours were amazing! One layer of chocolate and one of lemon poppyseed (each equally delicious) with lots of buttercream icing and some fondont elements that were over the top fabulous!!!! Thank you so much for making the puchase so easy and delivering on your reputation of being the best of the best!!!! I will not hesitate to use you again and recommend you to everyone I know!

Brenda Mayrl

The absolute best place to get cakes and their new donuts are to die for

Fried Gamer

I ordered some sugar cookies and sent a picture of exactly what I wanted on the cookie and received cookies that didn't look anything like what I wanted. They were for a child too, so I was very disappointed. The cookies didn't even taste that great. I can make better tasting sugar cookies but can't decorate very well.

andy bradley

Once again Cakes by Design exceeded all expectations!!! I called Jen and asked her to make a cake for Prince's 9th birthday; when asked what I wanted I told her to surprise us. We got a dense, dark and devilishly delicious chocolate cake with a hint of orange. We've been buying cakes from Cakes by Design for over 5 years and recommend them to everyone... No matter what the occasion they are the ones to go to!

Sasha bari

Had a cake made of a Corvette. It was done beautifully with all the little details. And the cake was super yummy. Everyone couldn't stop talking about it. I've had many custom cakes done before by another place but cakes by design customer service and the quality was done perfectly. We will be back to have all our custom cakes to be done by you.

Sheila Quinlan

My last birthday cake was a beautiful creation by Cakes by Design, so moist, fluffy, and lemon, my favorite. it made my birthday complete!!

Stephen Roy

very good

Carol MacKinnon

We could not be in Barrie for our daughter’s 25th birthday as we live in NS. Ordered cake on line, it was amazing and a big hit! Thanks - wish we had a taste.

Molly Giffen

Always amazing service and cakes! We've used Cakes by Design for birthdays, to our wedding and most recently our baby reveal!

Bev Golchuk

Fabulous cake... Absolutely beautiful work and the cake and icing were delicious and so fresh! We will certainly be back for the next occasion !!!!!!

ron McGarvey

Jenn and the crew at Cakes By Design made me the best pumpkin pie ever. It was supposed to be for thanks giving dinner but half is gone???? There cakes are great also and the donuts yummy. Keep up the great work I wont go anywhere else. Thanks Ron

Jenelle Roberts

Cake was delicious and super moist! Had to order it last min for my mom’s birthday and the whole family enjoyed it. The design was very cute and sweet! Would order from here again

Ashley Carpenter

Delicious!

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Best but expensive

Emily Duff

Baked the cupcakes for our wedding and they were delicious! Everyone raved about them! I still dream about the vanilla caramel cupcakes! Perfect!

S. Gortmaker

We have ordered several cakes from here. Celebratory cakes as we as our wedding cake. They did an outstanding job and it was beautiful. Their cakes are very flavourful. They also offer a great variety of flavours.

Nicole Langman

Awesome! They can put anything on a cookie or cake. I had a book released this week and my friend surprised me with a box of cookies, sporting the cover of my book! Unreal!

S S

Cakes By Design did an absolutely beautiful job of our wedding cake! It was delivered on time, and exactly as we had discussed. THANK YOU!

Ann Roussel

Awesome

Martin Egeland

The cupcake are awesome

Amy Metherall

Ordered two slabes, one chocolate and one vanilla for my kids birthday party. One being zombies and the other skate boarding. Not only was the cake absolutely delicious! But the the design alone of what they created on it, was above and beyond! My children were beyond happy with what was made!!! I can't say thank you enough to the staff at cakes by design! Cakes by design is now our go to for cakes! Highly recommend for an occasion big or small!

Barb Peksa Godmother

The most amazing doughnuts you could ever ask for! Simple and over the top designs!!

A TO Z Metals

The Best , order here you will never be disappointed

Willy Kostiw

SOOOOOO YUMMY

A Google User

We have ordered from them before and there sevice was good. Recently we ordered a birthday cake for my sister’s birthday and when we got it, it only had one layer of cake with no filling. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! I don’t know about you but any cake you buy has two layers of cake and a filling that’s what makes a cake. We called them to tell them that there was a mistake with are cake and they told us that we were in the wrong when on there website it clearly says that all cakes come with one layer of filling so BEAWARE and check your cake before buying from them.