A Special Touch - Cakes By Carolynn
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
(map) Phone: 727-327-5725
Reviews for A Special Touch - Cakes By Carolynn
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Our cake was so delicious! Very professional and willing to make your cake how you want it to the last detail!
Vendor response to review
Thanks Angie, we try to make your cake exactly the way you want it! Glad we succeeded! Congratulations and Best Wishes!
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Our cake was both delicious and beautiful! We had both the key lime and amaretto raspberry swirl and both got rave reviews from the guests. The outside was decorated just as we wanted. It was dark blue at the bottom and faded to lighter blue at the top with white starfish decorations around. We couldn't be happier with the way the everything looked and tasted.We'd both highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn. Thanks for making our perfect cake!
Vendor response to review
Congratulations!!! The fading colored icing is becoming very popular. I love this design. We are pleased that you and your guests enjoyed your experience with Cakes by Carolynn. We look forward to helping you again with Anniversary, Birthday, or any celebration cakes. Thanks for posting your kind words. Wishing you much happiness!
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Our cake was both delicious and beautiful! I highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn. Thanks for making our perfect cake!
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LOVED our cake! These ladies were so easy to work with and our cake was perfect!! Our guests are still talking about how good the cake was and how creative with the chairs, fence and brown sugar for sand, perfect for our destination wedding!!!
Thank you for making our day that much more special!
Vendor response to review
Thank you for your wonderful review!! We are always excited to hear about the cake after it is decorated and delivered. We are thankful that you were pleased with the whole experience. That is always our goal! Congratulations to the happy couple!
GUEST




We went with Cakes by Carolynn because we have ordered cakes from them in the past, and their cakes are delicious, hands down. However, in ordering our wedding cake, I was disappointed in a few things. At the tasting, the samples were TINY, barely enough for me and my fiancee to try. Also, the woman we worked with wasn't very friendly. She as very abrasive and harsh, a smile never hurt anyone. Our reception was outside, and I wish they would have told us that buttercream icing can't sit outside, we don't know how icing works. They are a bakery in FLORIDA, lots of events are outdoors, in the heat, and our cake couldn't actually be on display until just before it was served, which was disappointing. It just would have been nice for them to warn us about this. But, our cake was very unique, and the groom's cake was unique as well, and they listened to ur ideas and brought them to life. So, in the end, I was happy, I just wish that working with them during the planning process would have gone more smoothly.
Vendor response to review
Thank you for posting your review. We are happy that you were pleased with the cake and are disappointed that you were displeased with your experience. I would like to address some of your concerns. Regarding sample size during your complimentary consultation and cake tasting, we use a cupcake and cut it in half; so, for each flavor, you tasted 1/2 cupcake. We have recently hired a new employee and are working with her. She is doing much better and I am sure your next experience will be much improved!! Also, receptions at your location are usually held within a building. We did not know your cake was outside until just before your wedding. Again, I apologize for any inconvenience. If we can answer additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at the bakery. We look forward to working with you again! Congratulations and Blessings!
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We had a chocolate/vanilla marble swirl cake with chocolate bavarian filling. It was great, and they delivered it right to our venue so we didn't have to anything after tasting and designing it!
Vendor response to review
Thanks Stephanie. We appreciate you posting the review. Glad you were happy with your cake. May God bless your marriage with a lifetime of happiness. Congratulations!!!
GUEST




Cakes by Carolynn did a fantastic job with our wedding cake!! We ordered a cupcake cake with 3 different flavors...they were all so delicious! Someone from the bakery came to the reception site and set up the cupcakes...they did a really great job! Everyone thought the cake was really cute! My husband and I were really happy that we went Cakes by Carolynn!
Vendor response to review
Thank you for your kind words. It is our desire to always please our brides and grooms. We are thankful for you! Congratulations and Best Wishes!
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Our cake was absolutely GORGEOUS and so delicious! We chose the key-lime flavor and it was SO good! Our guests could not say enough good things about our cake.
Vendor response to review
Thanks for your review! Key Lime cake is one of my all time favorites too. We are thrilled that you and your guests enjoyed the cake. Congratulations and we wish you a lifetime of love!
GUEST




THE MOST DELICIOUS AND MOIST CAKE THAT I HAVE EVER EATEN. My cake was so good, I'm thinking about eating the top that I saved for our first anniversary very soon...LOL
Vendor response to review
Thanks. If you decide to eat your top tier early, we would be pleased to make you a new cake for your 1st Anniversary. Blessings and Congratulations!!!
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My cake was delicious and this place is very well priced.
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Cakes by Carolynn is a little shop with big flavor. After our tasting, we ordered a three tiered cake in two flavors. We had many, many comments from the wedding guests regarding not just how beautiful the cake looked, but also how delicious and moist it was.
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Absolutely LOVED my cake!!! It turned out perfect! It was a very simple process. Everyone at the wedding loved the cake as well :) I would definitely recommend Cakes by Carolynn!!
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We tried a couple other vendors recommended to us by our venue and Cakes by Carolynn was by far the best! Our cake looked amazing and tasted fresh and delicious!!!
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Not only was my wedding cake GORGEOUS, but it was absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!
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Very nice people to work with. Our cake was beautiful and exactly what we had asked for. Their signature flavor raspberry amaretto swirl was absolutely amazing. The cake was very moist and perfect. We had alternating flavors of the raspberry and butter rum and everyone loved the cake! I cannot wait to eat the rest of it for our year anniversary!
Vendor response to review
Thanks for your kind words, Courtney. We are happy that you enjoyed your experience with Cakes by Carolynn and the cake too. Congratulations and we wish you a lifetime of happiness!
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Cakes by Carolynn made our beautiful wedding cake! We chose sunshine orange with rasberry filling for one flavor and strawberry swirl with strawberry filling for the second flavor. We chose buttercream frosting. All tasted DELICIOUS! We had SO many compliments on the cake. Too many times you go to a wedding and cake is dry or just not good. Well we are SO happy that was NOT the case with Cakes by Carolynn! Our cake was PERFECT! We had a purple ombre style for the decore and our florist placed lime green hydrangeas on the top tier and on the middle tier to the side. It looked PERFECT! Our wedding venue (the Grand Plaza on St. Pete Beach) recommended this vendor. SO glad we went with them! THANK YOU!
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We ordered our cake through the Buffet package at the Grand Plaza Hotel. I was a bit nervous about how the cake would turn out since my husband and I live out of state and could not do a tasting. We arrived in town the day before the wedding and dropped off seashells for our cake. The bakery was very clean and the women were so friendly and organized. They had everything for our wedding order organized and jotted the placement of how we wanted our cake decor. They executed our vision so well. Not only was the cake just beautiful but we received so many compliments about how delicious the cake was! We opted for a coconut cake with pineapple filling and off-white butter cream icing. It was so moist and tasty. Let's just say we didn't have to worry about packing the top layer on the plane back home!!
Vendor response to review
Thank you so much for your kind review. We always try our best to make your cake exactly as you desire. We are thankful for you and we wish you many blessings and happiness! Congratulations!!
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They were able to make the visions we had in our head a reality. We loved the cake!
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We chose Cakes by Carolynn for our wedding cake and are so pleased with the service. They delivered our cake to the Grand Plaza and i was so pleased when we saw it. All our guests commented on how beautiful the cake was and how delicious it was. I highly recommend anyone looking for a wedding or occasion cake, to use Cakes by Carolynn. Thankyou so much!
Vendor response to review
You are so very welcome; it was our pleasure working with you. Congratulations!!
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Our wedding cake from Cakes by Carolynn was beautiful and delicious. We can't wait for our 1 year anniversary so we can eat it again!
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The people at A Special Touch were easy to work with and very professional. The cake was provided in plenty of time in advance of the reception and it was decorated and set up exactly as discussed. It looked great and tasted delicious!
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I was recommended to Cakes by Carolynn by a friend, and I am so glad that I went with them. The cake turned out absolutely perfect and Bonnie and her team were so wonderful to work with. I sent them a picture of a cake that I wanted them to mimic and it looked exactly like it! Everyone talked about how pretty and delicious it was.
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DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS!!!
We ordered wedding cupcakes and they were absolutely wonderful! I changed our designs a couple times before the wedding and sent pictures of what I liked. The ladies there had no problem making the changes and were absolutely wonderful! I highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn and I hope to go to them again for any baking needs I might have in the future. Thank you, thank you, thank...
Vendor response to review
Angela, Thank you so much for your kind review. We always try our best to please everyone and are delighted we pleased you. We wish you much happiness in your marriage! Blessings,
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Cakes by Carolynn was very workable. It was not easy being an out of town bride and they really helped me design my perfect cake!
Vendor response to review
Thanks Stephanie, we always want to make your experience easy and fun! We enjoyed working with you! Congratulations!
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Our venue gave us two choices for our cake vendor. We had the misfortune of choosing Cakes by Carolynn. Everything started out great, but when it came to executing the simple task of making what we ordered is where all the issues started. My wife went to drop off the cake topper and ribbon for the cake a few weeks prior like she was asked to do. While there the baker was extremely rude and refused to use our cake topper that we were already told would not be an issue. Then 5 days before our wedding they contacted my wife to tell her that they were changing the design of our cake because the confirmed guest count was lower than our quoted amount. The only way they would keep it the same was to pay them $150. Thank god for the event coordinator at the Westin who agreed it was unacceptable to change the cake 5 days before our wedding. One more issue though. We asked for absolutely NO FLOWERS on the cake. We really should not have been as surprised as we were to see the there was still issues. There were flowers all over it and the topper just leaning on the bottom tier. We didnt ask for much, but I guess it was still too much for them.
Vendor response to review
I am so sorry for your disappointment with your experience. I would like to address each of your issues:
1. We like to know what cake ornaments are chosen for every cake; some need supports, others are unusable ON the cake because they will fall off no matter how well they are supported. Regarding your ornament: Your contract stated "Bride will bring in to see if it will work as a topper". The ornament you chose was about 1 inch wide. With our experience, we knew it could not be supported well enough to remain on the cake and not fall off, therefore,we offered to set it in front of the cake. Also, we always strive to be considerate and kind to all customers and help them to realize their dreams. When we told your bride the ornament would not work ON the cake, we were saddened to see her disappointment. We are always respectful and try to please. We are sorry you perceived us as rude because we could not use your ornament ON the cake.The person you talked with has never been rude to a customer. I am sorry your bride was disappointed and perceived rudeness.
2. Our contract with The Weston states, We will bake the size cake to serve the number of guests you confirm with The Weston. The size of the cake changed because the number of guests you confirmed with the Weston was less than your original estimate. We worked it out with The Weston to provide you the larger cake at no additional cost to you.
3. Regarding flowers: We delivered and set up the cake. We placed your ornament on the table in front of the cake. It looked very nice! There were no flowers on the cake when we left the hall - someone else must have added them to the cake after it was delivered.
Again, I apologize for your disappointment and wish you a blessed marriage.
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I loved my cakes!!! My wedding cake was just as I wanted it and the grooms cake came out perfect as well. Both cakes were moist and tasty. I had chocolate, red velvet and yellow cake with different frostings. My husband and I are still eating the grooms cake and it has been nearly 2 weeks since our wedding. It is still just as good as it was the first day. I would totally recommend this vendor. The cakes arrived early the day of the wedding. I can't say enough about my cakes and the experience I had with Bonnie. Bonnie was very helpful and eased my worries throughout the whole process. I had a destination wedding and Bonnie always returned my calls quickly.
On a side note, I did have to send the ribbon and styrofoam (which i had to cut) down to Florida for my cake. Not a big deal though. Would totally recommend this vendor!
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Bonnie and her team were wonderful! They were helpful when we were trying to decide on cake flavours and our cake look from far away, letting us know we could always change our mind! Our cake was beautiful and so delicious! We can't wait to savour the last of it on our first anniversary! We went with White chocolate amaretto with raspberry filling and butter cake with lemon filling. Everyone loved both flavours! They were moist and full of flavour!
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My wedding cake tasted amazing and the design was exactly what I wanted!
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Cakes by Carolynn has the BEST tasting (and looking) cakes! We had the Amaretto Raspberry Swirl flavour, and WOW it is amazing!!!! Our cake was a 3 tier, pearl coloured cake, and I brought ribbon and jewels to attach. They put my vision together better than I could even envision it!! Lots of compliments on the style and flavour of the cake! Very impressed!
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I had a wonderful experience with Cakes by Carolynn. The cake was exactly as I requested and the flavor was delicious! They were very responsive every time I called or emailed.
Vendor response to review
Rachel, you're the best. Thanks for the positive review. Working with brides and grooms is my favorite thing to do. Big Congratulations to you both!
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Our wedding was this past weekend and Cakes By Carolynn delivered! The cake was delicious and beautiful!! It was truly a work of art. Cake was moist, flavorful and all our guests loved it. The ladies that run the business are so nice and will work with you to make the cake specific to your wedding. Great services!
Vendor response to review
Demarys, It was such a pleasure working with you. Thank you for your kind words - we just love our brides! Congratulations to both of you!
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Our cake was included in our package at the Grand Plaza. We got to pick out everything for our cake..and it came out more beautiful then I could have imagine and exceptionally yummy! We honestly called the other company that was included in The grand Plaza's wedding package and they were non responsive and rude...I'm so glad we called Cakes By Carolynn!!!
Vendor response to review
Melissa, We are so glad you called us too and we are thrilled that you were happy with your cake. Congratulations and blessings on your marriage!
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Our wedding cake was literally amazing. We did the swirl pineapple with a fresh pineapple filling and buttercream icing. Yum! It was super moist and amazing.
Additionally, the cake itself was beautiful. Bonnie Schaeffer was a delight to work with. She is the most genuinely kind person. She followed up throughout our planning process and couldn't have helped me more. She even upgraded the size of the top layer of my cake free of charge so it could accommodate the ribbon that we wanted to use. Don't be fooled by the outside of the shop - great...
Vendor response to review
We, at Cakes By Carolynn, feel blessed to be able to serve such wonderful customers. Our customers become our friends. Thank you, thank you for your thoughtfulness and kind words. Congratulations on your marriage and God Bless you!
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Everyone we worked with at Cakes by Carolynn was super friendly and knowledgeable. Our cake turned out beautifully, and was so amazingly delicious. Our guests were impressed. They took the picture I had in my mind and made a beautiful and delicious cake, for less than the chain store could.
Vendor response to review
Thanks so much, Barbara. It is always our goal to deliver a cake perfectly designed to your vision and one which also tastes fabulous. We price our cakes so most brides, grooms, and their guests can enjoy them. We are glad we met your expectations. You are a blessing to us - Congrats to you both!
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They were great. I am very last minute and they went above and beyond to make sure that the cake was perfect for me. It came out beautiful and tasted even better.
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My wedding cake was perfect! I live in NJ so I could only look at pictures. The cake was exactly what I imagined!
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We had the key lime pie cake and it was amazing!! Our venue at The Grand Plaza included a cake from Cakes By Carolynn in our price. I still went for tasting before and didn't have a bad sample. Our entire experience was wonderful, especially planning from MI.
Vendor response to review
Lacey,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. We love working with our brides and grooms and appreciate you! Congratulations and Bless you!
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We recently got married at the Grand Plaza in St. Pete, FL and our cake was included as part of our package. We had a couple different cake vendors to choose from and we went with Cakes By Carolynn after reading the great reviews. Our wedding was a destination wedding so we weren't able to taste the cake prior to the wedding but ended up pleased with our choice. The staff at Cakes by Carolynn were very nice and easy to work with. I found a picture on their website of what I wanted my cake to look like and they recreated it for me. As for the cake, it was the best wedding cake I have ever tasted! Super moist!
Vendor response to review
Thanks for your kind words and a big congratulations on your marriage. Blessings, Bonnie - Cakes By Carolynn
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Often at weddings I am disappointed by the cake. I love cake and always look forward to it, but am frequently disappointed by beautiful cakes that are dry or a bit flavorless. My husband and I went to a few different cake vendors before choosing Cakes by Carolynn. Each cake we sampled was moist and delicious. The frostings and fillings were also tasty. Despite this, I was still a bit concerned about it being dry on wedding day, to my joy - it was perfect! We selected a design that was a combination of a photo we brought with us and a cake we saw in the showroom. It came out lovely!
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We had cupcakes instead of a wedding cake. They were delicious! Everyone was talking about them and grabbing seconds!
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YUM YUM YUM Pina Colada Cake with a Pineapple filling. Hands down - the best combination. I used these guys for my cake, delish! I loved the cake tasting so much I got all the flavors that wouldn't fit in my cake in my bridal shower cupcake cake. Everyone I know is hooked! I just got some cupcakes for my new husband's birthday party!
Vendor response to review
Thanks Amber. Pina Colada cake is a favorite of our customers'. I am glad you enjoyed it too! Congrtulations and we wish you love!
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By far the BEST cake I have ever tasted. Simply amazing. They designed our wedding cake EXACTLY how I wanted and it turned out so beautiful. Our guests loved it so much we didn't even get to save the top tier and we had ordered more than the number of guests we had! I am ordering all my future cake for Carolyn for now on!
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Delicious, delicious wedding cake! My sister and my brother both used CBC for their weddings so it only seemed natural for Jim and I to use them. But their high quality of service, professionalism and of course, DELICIOUS wedding cake really sealed the deal for us. We're really looking forward to enjoying our top tier a year from now. ;) Thank you all again!
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Everyone at Cakes by Carolynn was very helpful and nice. The cake turned out beautiful (even with my vague design ideas!) and was moist and delicious (we got chocolate amaretto cake with raspberry swirls and raspberry-bavarian cream filling, with buttercream icing).
We did hear from some guests that the cake was too sweet for their tastes.
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The staff at Cakes by Carolynn was so easy to work with. When I had a question or wanted to change something on the cake they were totally willing to work with me. On the day of the wedding the cake not only looked amazing but tasted amazing as well!
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We had a great meeting with Bonnie to choose our cake. The tasting was so much fun and made it very difficult to choose. We ended up going with a small 3-tier in one flavor (chocolate with fudge) and a sheet cake in another (raspberry amaretto swirl with raspberry filling). The cake was moist and delicious (not that I got to eat much of it) and it looked beautiful. Our design was sort of a combination of ones they had done before, so I knew what I was getting.
We ordered a cake that served quite a few more guests than we had. At the end of the night, it was all gone. That should tell you how good it was.
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Hands down the best wedding cake I've ever had, and Ive attended a Lot of weddings. My guest made a special point to remark about the cake, in fact they were squabbling over the extra pieces because we decided to get it in two flavors. Excellent communication, prompt call backs. very nice.
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Everyone at our wedding raved about this cake. Awarding winning and well deserving of the title. I brought pictures in of cakes from wedding websites and they could have made any one of them! Top award winning masterpieces from Martha Stewart weddings were no problem. My fiancé wanted a very traditional white wedding cake, white buttercream frosting and Bavarian cream filling. We dressed it up by adding white chocolate seashells. It was the best cake anyone ever had at a wedding or anywhere else. They also make birthday & graduation cakes which is wonderful, as my family can't wait for another wedding to eat more of this moist, mouth-watering cake. Frosting & fillings from traditional to exotic there is nothing they can't do & I would not be surprised to see them on cake bosses someday or wedding tv
Vendor response to review
Thank you for your kind words. We were honored to do your cake! Bless you and your marriage.
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Yum, our cupcakes were delicious. Specialized flavors and details to our special requests were carried out and gorgeous! We have decided to order our 1st Anniversary cake from them already.
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The wedding cake was amazing they designed it the way i wanted it exactly!! i had vanilla with bavarian creme in the middle and it was amazing!! best cake ive ever had, we also had a birthday a week before the wedding and got the cake there and it was so moist and delicious!!
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The cake was delicious and so moist. All the guests complimented on how wonderful it was. I requested a bamboo cake and they were able to match the bamboo icing perfectly with the bridesmaid dresses. Highly recommend them.
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Delicious and gorgeous!! My wedding cake was amazing in every way. I also ordered the groom's cake from this vendor. If you are looking for a Gator cake, this is the place!!!
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I have always loved cakes from cakes by Carolynn. They were communicative, courteous, and helpful when helping us decide what we wanted for our wedding cake. I would recommend them to anyone in the Tampa Bay Area!
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First and foremost, the taste of the cake was to die for! moist, and full of great flavor!
Second, it LOOKED incredible!!! I absolutely loved it. They took the time to ask questions to make sure that they had a very clear vision of what I wanted my cake to be, and they nailed it!
Beyond that, the customer service was a level above any of the other bakeries that we had talked to and met with. They were not stuffy, but very down to earth, casual, and VERY easy to work with. Will definitely use them for other special occasions in the future!
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The cakes we tried were delicious, it was really hard to choose the right one. The cake was beautiful and simple.
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Cakes by Carolynn was awesome. We chose red velvet with cream cheese. My husband is in love with red velvet and it was the best he ever tasted. Bonnie was awesome and so sweet and helpful. I was very impressed with their creation!
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The cake that Cakes by Carolynn made for our wedding was gorgeous! It was exactly what we were hoping for. It looked great and tasted delicious. Their famous Amaretto Raspberry Swirl cake was AMAZING and all our guests raved about it. I gave them a picture of the design we wanted and they made it perfectly! We couldn’t have asked for more.
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These guys make the most amazing cakes!!!! We had a two-tier cake with each tier being one layer butter and one layer chocolate. I am a die hard chocolate cake fan, but the butter cake that they make just melts in your mouth. We had Bavarian chocolate frosting & filling and had 12 orchids on top instead of a topper. We had a catering contract with Amici's and their cake was included with the price. We did ask for a couple of upgrades that we had to pay for, but it was totally fair. The cake was beautiful, the taste was to die for, and I can say nothing but good! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!!!
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We LOVED them.. they were amazing and the cake was to die for. we barely had any left overs.. I will use them again for functions.. :)
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The cake turned out perfect...just as I planned. We had the orange cake with pineapple filling. Everyone loved it.
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DELICIOUS! We got their Amaretto flavored cake with Raspberry filling and butter creme icing. the cake was so yummy. The put some brown sugar around the bottom to look like sand (since we got married on St Pete Beach) and made some delicious white chocolate shells for a little added decor. While their book showed all these extravagant designs, I tend to like simple clean lines. They didn't try to up sell me or nickle & dime me. They gave me what I wanted and made it taste & look so very elegant.
Thank you!!!!
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Our wedding cake was FABULOUS!!! It was so yummy and everyone loved it!! It also looked stunning and I can't say enough great things about Cakes by Carolynn.
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Cakes by Carolynn provided a beautiful and delicious wedding cake for our wedding! It was exactly like the picture I submitted and the colors matched my swatches exactly!! All of our guests complimented us on how wonderful the cake was! We highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn.
Here is a link to view a picture of our cake:
http://12-1photography.smugmug.com/Wedding-Photography/davis-island-garden-club/13386435_CUdbH#P-9-15
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Cakes by Carolynn were very accomodating, especially considering I changed my cake about 3 times..but I had a vision and when I finally flew to florida to meet with them, we finally nailed down my vision and I got my dream cake, which was not only beautiful but absolutely delicious! There raspberry amarretto swirl cake is hands down the most delicious cake my husband or myself have ever eaten. I hear brides almost never eat there own wedding cake but I had 3 pieces!!! Thanks so much!
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Usually, I don't enjoy the cake served at weddings (no offense to Publix). BUT, the cake from Cakes by Carolynn is AMAZING!!!! They made the cake for my wedding, and the cake for the rehearsal dinner. Both were beautiful and delicious. All I had to do was send a picture of how I wanted the cake to look, and they reproduced it perfectly! The cake is moist and the fillings are even better. Best place to get your cake in the Tampa/St.Pete area. :)
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Cakes by Carolynn made an absolutely perfect cake for my daughters wedding on June 26, 2010. Not only was it beautiful, but delicious! The colors chosen for the icing were a perfect match for the orchids that decorated the table. Thank You!
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They were very friendly and worked with our florist to add flowers on top of the cake. They had the cake to the wedding at a great time and looked great and tasted unbelievable. We had the traditional white cake along with the amaretto raspberry swirl. Thank you for making such an astounding tasty cake.
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Our cake was amazing!! EVERYONE from the wedding complimented the cake so much. I have to admit I was a little nervous at first because the samples we tasted at the cake tasting weren't really all that great.. they were a little dry and not so impressive. But we gave it a shot anyway. And thank god! They were very detailed in taking our order to make sure everything was exactly how we wanted it. And even though I told them what I wanted it was still a beautiful surprise to see the cake. I can't wait for next year so we can eat the top tier!! And if we have any occasions come up that require a special cake I will definitely drive the 45 minutes to order from them! THANKS!!
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I highly recommend Cakes by Carolynn! I had a two-tiered wedding cake with white butter-cream frosting. The top tier was red velvet, and the bottom tier was her famous raspberry swirl with amaretto raspberry filling. I also had a separate chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Both cakes were beautiful and tasted delicious! The chocolate frosting was thick and rich like fudge and tasted divinely! All my guests gushed over how delicious the cakes were. Cakes by Carolynn also coordinated with my florist so that my florist could place the flowers on the cake before the reception. There was writing on the chocolate cake, and it was done beautifully and just as I had requested. We didn’t finish the cake until a few days later, and the cake tasted just as wonderfully then as it did the first day. Go with Cakes by Carolynn and all your guests, whether they have a sweet tooth or not, will be raving about the dessert!
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Cakes by Carolynn did an amazing job on our Wedding Cake and our Groom's Cake!! The Groom's Cake was delivered by them at our Rehearsal dinner and it was just amazing!! It was buttercream frosting with chocolate cake in the shape of a fish with details that exceeded my expectations! My Husband loves fishing so much, he was truly touched!! Everyone just loved it!!
The Wedding Cake was in a class all of it's own. We have never tasted cake this good ever! We had a 3 tier wedding cake with the top and bottom layer being their infamous "Amaretto Raspberry Swirl Cake" and the center being Chocolate Amaretto Swirl. The frosting was Buttercream Almond and they designed it so beautifully for us and exactly how we wanted! Our guest kept going back for seconds and thirds..lol. Thank God we have the top tier all to ourselves that we will be digging into at our 1 year anniversary!! We can barely wait!
Thank you Cakes by Carolynn for being such a class act and so wonderful to work with during this amazing time in our life!! We look forward to having more of your wonderful cake for many years to come!!
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Our wedding cake was delicious! All of the guests loved it! We live in Maryland and chose to have our wedding in Florida. Cakes by Carolyn came by recommendation from our wedding coordinator, Kristi at the Grand Plaza. We are so glad that we went with her suggestion! I sent a picture of the cake design we wanted and mailed my payment along with a tracing of the bottom of our cake topper. It turned out perfectly!
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Cakes by Carolyn did a wonderful job. The cake was exactly how I wanted it. It was absolutely gorgeous and was delicious! With everything from the tasting to the wedding cake they were very professional! I would definately recommed this vendor!
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We ordered our wedding cake and groom's cake from Cakes by Carolynn. Everyone loved them! My husband loves chocolate and he is still raving about how much he liked the groom's cake. We will definitely order cakes from them again.
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We ordered the famous Amaretto cake with a light pineapple filling. Everyone raved of how good the cake was. We had some left over...good for my friend who wanted to take home the xtra. I tasted a little during the cake cutting with my new handsome husband...EXCELLENT!
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Cakes by Carolyn made our cake as part of our venue's package. Our venue (The Grand Plaza in St. Pete Beach) recommended them. The cake turned out to be absolutely stunning in a beach wedding motif with real seashells. We chose their signature amaretto raspberry swirl after tasting dozens of combinations at their store. It was absolutely delicious...to the point that we ate the top tier for the next two weeks as we didn't want to freeze it for a year and risk it going bad! The women working there were all super nice and very helpful. I highly recommend them.
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When our previous baker failed us, Cakes by Carolynn pulled through just months before our wedding. The staff is great to work with and the cake is delicious! Our wedding cake looked just how I wanted it to and everyone raved about how yummy it was!
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The cake was very yummy. We had them add chocolate shells which looked great.
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They did a great job. The cake looked and tasted delicious. I loved how the buttercream frosting had the perfect amount of sweetness. They cake was so moist and wonderful.
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I highly recommended Cakes by Carolyn. Their prices are reasonable and their cakes are delicious!! They make a lovely cake that is moist and delicious. Everyone that tasted it loved it. We went with their signature flavor of amaretto. We also had a layer of chocolate. Apparently, that was good too because I never got a taste of it. It was gone!
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They did a special order cake exactly how I wanted it. Staff was friendly and helpful during our in-person cake consult. I live out of state, and they called me to update me on the cake and make sure I didn't want any last-minute changes. The cake came out beautifully, and was DELICIOUS! By far the best tasking cake I've ever eaten. I would recommend them to anyone.
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CBC did the most amazing job ever on my cake! I will send you guys some pics when I get the cd! Thank you so much for making the most beautiful wedding cake in the world!
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They made my cake look like a sand castle! It was perfect and soooo delicious! They had a great attitude and were awesome at the tasting. The cake was a hit and we couldn't stop eating it the next day! Lots of variety and flavors.
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Great cake for a great cost, and the service and responsiveness of the staff were great. The wedding cake turned out exactly as we wanted in the picture that we gave them and our cake topper was delivered and placed on the cake perfectly. Our favorite flavor was their signature amaretto raspberry swirl with raspberry filling, yummy! And they even bozed our anniversary cake separately to help us out.




Our wedding cake was just what I wanted - simple and elegant. Everyone loved it! The signature flavor we picked out was Amaretto raspberry swirl cake. It was delicious! Everyone that we worked with there was so nice and helpful. Jill especially was a joy to work with! They are very good at what they do and put out an excellent product for a very reasonable price.
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Everyone is still raving about how beautiful the cake was, how wonderful it tasted.... the price was so affordable we went up to the next size! We can't wait until our 1st year anniversary!
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We got our cake for free since it came with our wedding package at the Grand Plaza Hotel. They did a last minute tasting with us which was really great. She let us taste what they had on hand. The cake was beautiful and delicious. Seemed a bit small but we had a small group so we didn't mind. I would maybe have put it on a riser or something to make it stand off the table a bit more... They were very easy to work with and really nice ladies. I would definitely recommend them!
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Cakes by Carolyn provided the dream wedding cake and wedding cake service for my wedding. The cake designer was very open to the original idea I had for the design. Everyone who I spoke with there was very sweet and attentive. They really cared about what I envisioned for my wedding cake and did everything in their power to provide excellent service. I would highly recommend them. Not to mention their cake is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!
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Our cake was such a focal point of our wedding, and we didn't even mean it to be! It was THAT beautiful! Our guests not only raved about how exquisite it was, but they obviously thought it was delicious because the entire cake was eaten that night!




Cake was good and moist. They did work with us on several changes. Their style and decorating is only ok to me.
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Both gorgeous and delicious, Cakes by Carolynn delivers! I didn't think anything could top the cake my sister had at her wedding, but this "takes the cake," for lack of a better phrase. We thought that because our cake was included in our venue pricing that it would be lacking charm, but it was just the opposite.
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This wedding cake was sooooo good. We still use them for birthday cakes as often as possible.
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Before the wedding I was kept up to date on what they needed and they confirmed what I wanted the week before the wedding. They were always accessible to answer any questions or concerns I had. The cake arrived on time and was in perfect condition. My guests loved it. I can't wait to eat the top on my 1 year anniversary!
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I am so happy I chose this vendor, my cake was beautiful and delicious. I gave them a picture of a cake I saw online and they duplicated it perfectly! Everyone enjoyed it, we had many compliments on the cake choice. We didnt have to choose one flavor, each layer had a different flavor.... it was so worth the $475. To top it all off, the staff was very professional!
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The cake that I wanted was pretty basic but they did a wonderful job on it and it tasted wonderful.
Cakes by Carolynn, to sum it up..."The Best Tasting Cake". We have entrusted our bride's, family and friends to Cakes by Carolynn for almost 20 and the quality is always the same. Simply the best Taste!!!
Hello Friends,
Just saw Bonnie earlier delivering a beautiful, sweet smelling 3 tiered cake to a private home wedding.
I have been working with Cakes by Carolyn for many years and have seen consistent, beautiful cakes.
I hear that they taste wonderful too.
Marsha
Marsha...
Always a lovely cake, a pleasure to photograph with the Bride & Groom. Highly recommended by Tar & Kelly.
A St. Pete tradition! Cakes by Carolyn has been baking wedding cakes for generations of local and destination brides and grooms. I have ordered hundreds of wedding cakes with Cakes by Carolyn over the past three years and they never disappoint. Outstanding customer service and amazing cake make this the outstanding top choice for St. pete beach weddings and all of lifes celebrations. Love love love the sunshine flavor cake! Mmmm- thanks Bonnie for your professionalism,"sweet" personality and amazing cake! -Liz Smith Weddings & Events
About A Special Touch - Cakes By Carolynn
CAKES BY CAROLYNN is family owned and operated. The bakery opened in 1989 to serve our community with our talents and to let couples know that with God's love, a marriage can endure even the toughest times.
We offer award winning cakes. CAKES BY CAROLYNN was voted Best of Weddngs for several years from the brides at the Knot, as well as taking the first place award in the St. Pete Times Cake Tasting
Competition. The newspaper touted "elegant, perfect and then some; this is what cake should taste like". We use only the finest ingredients to ensure your cake is as exceptionally delicious as it is
exceptionally beautiful.
We invite you to the bakery for a complimentary consultation and cake tasting. Just give us a call during business hours, Tuesday thru Saturday 9-5 to set up an appointment. Let us know what flavors of cake and filling you would like
to sample. We will be sure to have the cake ready for you. Looking forward to seeing you SOON!
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