Dessert Works

Not only was the cake gorgeous, but it was the most delicious cake I have ever tasted. Dessert Works in Norwood, MA does an excellent job. We went first to a cake tasting, and got to look through several books to get an idea for the perfect cake. They do not charge by how many tiers you have, but by how many people you are serving. For this reason, you can ask for a top tier (to save for your anniversary or some other time) or not have one, and it will be the same price. Also, you are allowed to have different cake flavors for each tier. I have had many cakes from this bakery, not only for weddings but other occasions, and no other bakery can compare! Yum!

We went to several bakeries before this one, and we know after the first test bite that this was the place! The people were very friendly and had everything ready when we arrived at our scheduled appointment. A little on the expensive side compared to other local places, but completely worth it because of the quality.

DessertsWorks made a beautiful cake for may wedding on 7-07-2007. We had a picnic theme with two bears in a rowboat for the cake topper. The cake that we chose had berries, bees, etc. The staff was very professional and made our cake to the exact specifications, working with my budget and color and flavor desires. It was delivered and set up promptly and beautifully. I would highly recommended this bakery to anyone on their special day!

Dessert Works cakes are awesome! They were friendly, detail oriented and flexible regarding the size and design of our cake. They also include a honeymoon cake which was is a mini of our wedding cake ☺. The flavor choices were so amazing it was hard to pick but we picked cappuccino and Boston cream and the cake was AMAZING many people told me it was the best wedding cake they had ever had. The design and colors were just as we had requested. I would highly recommend them.

I went out on a limb and let my husband pick our cake. It was the one piece of the wedding planning that he felt very strongly about. He chose Dessert Works and I couldn't have chose a better venue myself. He fell in love with their red velvet cake - and I have to admit it was love at first taste for me too! They were so helpful and professional during the consultation. Our wedding cake came out amazing - both beautiful and delicious!

The best cake I have ever eatten. Had their cake at a friends wedding and I knew I had to have them do my. They have a wide variety of flavors not typically offered as standard, we had cappuccino torte and boston cream pie, and instead of fondant they used rolled chocolate. They made the most perfect cake for me and three after the wedding the boston cream pie was still as moist as the day we got married.

A lot of people either don't eat the cake at a wedding or assume the worst. My mom and I went to Dessert Works and met with Claire who helped us through our first tasting. We were immediately blown away by the flavors and variety. I think we ate too much at our tasting, but it was too good not to finish. We ended up with a red velvet cake with a cream cheese frosting. Everyone licked it clean off their plates and complimented us on how delicious the cake was. I think by far this is the best cake I have ever consumed - even better than a local Brookline/Beacon Street favorite. Not to mention, they gave us a the small top piece to freeze for our 1 year anniversary in a glass box that makes you smile each and every time you open up the freezer. They are amazing to work with and fairly priced. We also used them for my Bridal Shower before my wedding as they created a variety of flavored cupcakes. Also a huge success!

OMG!!!! DOn't bother with the "bug guys" You know who they are - all fluff and no stuff. They may look pretty and put on a good show, but taste - they get a 2.5 at best. Not Kristen - if i could give her more than a 5, i would. She was so sweet and great to work with. My daughter (the bride) and I did our first tasting with her the day after she opened in her new (adorable) location in Westwood. We went back a 2nd time with the groom and grandma and she was just as attentive the 2nd time. One mouthful and the groom agreed - this was the place. Kristen and her crew designed exactly what they wanted - custom done from a picture they had seen, but totally different. And the taste - wow! Our guests are still talking about the cake more than a month later - and we keep going back for more. And we have a perffect miniature, packed in a plastic case, to have on the first anniversary. You must check out Dessert Works - you'll be converted in a taste!

Our wedding cake was exactly what we ordered! The flowers matched my color scheme. Our cakes was served as dessert and everyone loved it! We receveived emails and phone call along the way to make sure our count hadn't changed or to review the cake flavor. From start to finish Dessert Works didn't disappoint.

Working with DessertWorks was amazing! They were friendly, accommodating and put out a great product. She met with us last minute and made sure to have the flavor I requested on hand. It was one of the few things at the wedding that looked exactly as I pictured. They also include a honeymoon cake which was adorable and delicious. We will definitely be ordering another one for our one year anniversary!

Dessert Works made our wedding cake and groom's cake for our July Wedding. Dessert Works came with our package at the Tiffany Ballroom and made a delicious cake! During our consultation, their wedding coordinator explained our package and allowed us to sample their cakes. They were amazing! It made our decision hard because they were all so good.I went in privately to have a surprise groom's cake made for the wedding day for my husband - the cake was designed to look like his soccer jersey. They did an AWESOME job. He was so impressed and surprised. :)

Dessert Works was the first, and only, cake shop we visited! After our initial tasting, it was clear that we didn't have to search any further for a wedding cake! Not only was every single slice of cake we tried DELICIOUS, but the staff was incredibly kind and helpful. Dessert Works shared multiple dessert options with us until we found a cake combination that we were excited about. After our wedding we received multiple compliments about how wonderful the cake was :) I would certainly recommend Dessert Works to anyone!

We had the best cake. Kristen worked with us to get exactly the cake we wanted. She even made butter cream lilies for us since our flowers were lilies and roses! The cake was gorgeous, and the mini-cake in the clear freezer box is just such a great addition to a wonderful package. Everyone was raving about how good the cake was. I can't recommend this bakery enough!

My husband and I considered Dessert Works and one other well-known Boston area bakery for our wedding cake. We ended up going with Dessert Works because of their professionalism, quality, and price. We met with Sara, the wedding cake coordinator, for our tasting. She was very organized and had helped us figure out what type of design would be best for our style and budget. The taste and quality of the cake was incredible! We ended up choosing the dulce de leche flavor for our entire wedding cake. It was sweet, creamy and different than your standard wedding cake.On the big day, we were pleased to see how beautiful our cake turned out! We received lots of compliments from our guests on both the appearance and taste of the cake (one guest admitted to having 3 slices!). One of the other things that I personally liked about Dessert Works is that instead of saving the top tier of cake, they give you a mini-replica of your cake (they call it a honeymoon cake, I think). It comes in a clear box, ready to freeze – so cute!

Dessert Works was the first cake place that we looked at for our wedding and we immediately knew that we had to get our cake from them! They provided us with multiple samples of cake and although it was a hard choice, we settled on the red velvet. On the day of the wedding, I was so nervous, I barely ate, but I made sure to eat all of my piece of cake. It was scrumptious! All of my guests commented on how they have never tasted a wedding cake that moist and delicious before. I would highly recommend Dessert Works!

This was the second wedding cake place we "interviewed," and the difference was incredible. Dessert Works is THE BEST: beautiful cakes that are really delicious, and it's extremely easy to work with them. Here's the difference: Cake place #1 (high end place in Brookline) we were seated in a dirty little area with a million different old albums of cakes. The head baker came over and took notes after asking me questions like "give me three adjectives to describe your wedding." And then she send us home with 4 tiny slivers of very mediocre cake. It was all kind of talk, talk, talk and no specifics--very weird and baffling. Dessert Works: Immaculate space with a wedding specialist to help you. First you taste four large and delicious pieces of cake, and then you talk about cakes. Everything about the cakes and their pricing is quickly and efficiently broken down for you, and the end result is just wonderful. You have to drive a little to get to the bakery (about 30 min from Cambridge/Boston), but it's well worth it. Highest recommendation!

Sara at Dessert Works is amazing! She helped us through the whole process of choosing our flavors, our design, and working out all the final details. She is SUPER quick to respond to emails and was great about making sure we stuck to our budget. My husband and I were unsure if we were even going to have a wedding cake because of the cost, but after tasting their cake and working with Sara, we were convinced. The best part is that the cake not only looked wonderful, it TASTED fantastic!

Sara and the Dessert Works team were a pleasure to work with. Not only was our cake tasting delicious, but stress free and made very easy with all of the options that were given to us. Our wedding cake was original, delicious and creatively decorated. Dessert Works listened to what we wanted and made our vision come true. Our day was that much more speicial knowing that we had a fantastic wedding cake made with love. I look forward to hosting parties JUST so I can serve Dessert Works pastries:-)

Amazing! Our wedding cake was unbelievable...They were very afordable, professional, creative, and the cake was delicious! They don't use fondant which is great because that makes cakes taste disgusting...They use buttercream frosting, which is to die for. We chose the chocolate raspberry four tier cake ~ My family is still commenting on how amazing the cake was, both inside and out :)

Delicious cake and frostings, and the cakes are works of art. Many options to customize, and Sara helps you narrow down choices to find the cake that most perfectly reflects your theme

Yum yum yum is all I have to say. We choose the chocolate cake and lemon summer berry. Both were amazing. The cake was identical to the picture that I provided them, color and everything.

Dessert Works worked with me and my husband with our small bugdet for a wedding cake. We even were able to order a custom cake of my dreams. The quality of the cake and service is wonderful. They are very good at what they do. And if i lived in the area i would use them again and again.

Yum is all I can say. It was the best cake ever. The cake was part of our wedding package, so we had to choose among their standard designs, but there were enough interesting ones to choose from, and the cake was beautiful and delicious. We continue to visit their bakery when we need a cake for a special occasion, even though it's a bit of a drive for us.

Our wedding cake was so pretty! We wanted a simple classic look and that is what we recieved. The cake was beautiful and some guests even comments that thet didn't think it was real because the frosting and swiss dots were so perfect. The cake itself was DELICIOUS! We had Boston Cream Pie and Marble with Chocolate - both were great and at the end of the night all of the slices of cake were gone. Thank you to the Dessert Works staff for being so easy to work with and for delivering such a great product!

I was looking for a traditional Italian ricotta cheesecake/cheese pie for my wedding cake as it's my favorite cake. I had them displayed on antique china cake plates at different heights to make it look more formal :-) I went all over New England tasting cakes (even all through the North End in Boston!) and Dessert Works in Norwood had the best cake hands-down. They were very flexible about the flavoring and crust of the cake, and delivered the cakes the day of to the wedding venue, which was about an hour away from them. The cakes got big raves from my Italian family at the wedding! While at the bakery, we also picked up a couple of cakes to bring home for a party and the other cakes were DELICIOUS and gorgeously decorated too.

phenomenal! Cake tasted like heaven, and service was out of this world. Could not have been better! highly recommend.

We served red velvet cupcakes from Dessert Works during our reception. All that dancing can work up an appetite, you know. I already knew that Dessert Works was professional, affordable and delicious because my friends and family were raving about them when I served them at my birthday party earlier in the year. We had a destination wedding so they made sure the boxes could withstand the long car ride and being refrigerated at the inn for 2 days before being served. Terrific service. Very friendly staff.

The cake provided by DessertWorks was fabulous! All of our guests raved about it (both the taste and the look). When we spoke to them several months before the wedding they took quite a bit of time with us. We tasted several cakes and had a long discussion about the specific look we were going for. It was amazing to me how willing they were to provide us with exactly what we wanted. I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for a beautiful and delicious wedding cake.

I was able to provide my own flowers for each tier of my cake as well as the top. I also had heart shaped cookies frosted in my wedding color as delicious favors!

I LOVE Dessertworks! I was a little biased because I used to work there... but I have to say, once I got engaged I thought of no where else to get our wedding cake from!Kristen, Leonardo and Emily are awesome to work with and took my ideas and made the most perfect cake!Our family and friends ate the cake until it was gone! It was something our guests still rave about!Thanks guys!!!

The best wedding cake I have ever tasted! The tasting was perfect and they accomodated both sets of parents and my wife and me as well. Every cake we tried was delicious, so it was hard to choose, but you can't go wrong with chocolate! The decoration was amazing, and it looked more beautiful than I could have imagined. The best part was an exact replica of the cake as a miniature that my wife and I were able to save for our one month anniversary! Great people, great cake, and great experience!

I worked with Emily a long time ago she does the tastings for Dessertworks and was the person I was in contact with about my cake I could not get over how gorgeous my cake was and how many sugar flowers there were. The flowers looked so good half our guests thought they were fresh flowers I wish I knew how to add a picture because the cake was so beautiful and the taste was amazing. We chose the raspberry, carrot cake and cappuchino which everyone loved. I cannot wait to send Emily a picture of us cutting the cake because me and my husband were so pleased with the quality and workmanship that went into making it. I would highly recommend this vendor to anyone price was reasonable.

We spent many long hours trying to duplicate a picture of a cake in a wedding book, my daughter insisited on having for her own, to no avail. Either they couldnt manage to do the shape, (square boxes on layers) or the decorations, (leaves and berries) or the cakes didnt taste very good.And at the last moment, a month before the wedding, we found Dessertworks. After my first meeting with them, I wanted to know why we hadnt heard of them before. Truly exceptional service, willingness to do whatever we required, and work with us. Always available in timely manner to answer questions. Their cakes are extraordinary, to look at and taste. So many flavors to chose from, each one the best of the best in its category. Very hard to make a decision.And just as we were finalizing our custom cake, my daughter's eyes are glued on one of their own designs in the show room and that was it. She changed her mind and order their design! Just about everyone at the wedding, including the caterer, wanted to know where we got it. "the most beautiful cake they had ever seen. And so very delicious. Our guests were looking to take some home. They also give you a minature anniversary cake, just enough for two, just like the original..what a wonderful touch, we displayed that as well The cost was so very reasonable, I would have paid much more Honestly, do yourself a favor, go to dessertworks first, you will be very glad you did!

First I called to make arrangements to meet for a cake tasting for my wedding. The tasting went smooth, I loved the 3 cake flavors (you are able to choose 3 I believe) The woman doing the cake tasting with my mother and I allowed us to take a piece of the cake we liked the best home with us, after I asked because I knew my grandmother who was in the hospital at the time and most likely would not make it to my wedding would love it.They were always prompt with emailed questions. The cake was absolutely stunning on display at the reception hall. All 3 flavors of cake were moist, and well flavored. The frosting was amazing as well. The mini replica of the cake they give you in a hard plastic box for your one year anniversary is such a great idea. It is not as bulky as the traditional top of the cake and it is in a somewhat protective box. Everytime I go in my freezer the little cake catches my eye :)I have worked at 2 function facilities and tried many other companies cakes most of the other companies I tried I either just liked the frosting, or just the cake, or just the filling NEVER all 3. The Dessertworks cake I LOVED ALL 3 aspects of the cake.I would reccommend this bakery to any one and everyone I could. On top of beinga spectacular bakery their prices are very reasonable compared to other bakeries.My reccomendation definately try the lemon summer berry it is absolutely out of this world.

Thank you Dessert Works for making the most wonderfull wedding cake. I truly appreciate your talent and professionalism. Anyone wanting the most amazing "cake" experiance will not be dissapointed by Dessert Works.

My wedding cake was just what I wanted. They made it just how the picture looked. I was happy.

Dessert works created the most beautiful fall wedding cake I had ever seen. They exceeded every expectation I had...and of course it was delicious! You cannot go wrong with Dessert works..ever.

DessertWorks did a wonderful job on our wedding cake. The whole process was wonderful... from the first meeting to the tasting to the groom's cake I ended up ordering for the rehearsal dinner, to the actual wedding cake. More specifically, Claire from DessertWorks was phenomenal. She was so nice and happy and helpful whenever we met or spoke on the phone. It's hard for me to make decisions on just about anything, but Claire made it easy. We ended up designing the perfect wedding cake, which was also delicious! I tasted 4 wedding cake bakeries in total, and DessertWorks was BY FAR the best one, and having the wedding cake not only look good but TASTE good was crucial. Plus, they give you a teeny tiny baby replica of your wedding cake, complete with the decoration and flowers, to have as your "honeymoon cake" after the wedding. They give it to you in a small clear acrylic cake box, and it was the cutest thing I have ever seen. Our wedding was on Saturday, and it traveled with us all the way from our home in Newton to the Boston airport, to the plane, to the hotel in London where we had an overnight layover. We got to eat our baby cake as dessert after our first dinner as husband and wife on our honeymoon :)I couldn't recommend DessertWorks more!

Dessert Works made 9 cakes for our October wedding, each cake was the centerpiece of all of the dining tables and one classic wedding cake. They were a little higher priced then the other bakeries we looked at although it was well worth it because you could tell the quality of the product and really what difference does $50 or $100 dollars make in the scheme of things. They were great to work with and I could not have asked for more overall. Great customer service. If you are looking to find them in the future I was told that they are relocating to Westwood.

We visited Dessert Works for our wedding cake based solely on the fact that the Phantom Gourmet approves of them. And with good reason! We taste-tested three flavors of cake and chose two: Boston cream pie and dolce de leche. They were AMAZING. We described what we wanted it to look like, and they went above and beyond. Cascading fall leaves, beautiful ivy scrollwork and chocolate ribbons. It was GORGEOUS. Plus, it tasted like heaven. We're still getting comments from people that it was the best wedding cake they've ever tasted. We found the cost reasonable as well, around $400 for 70 people.

By far the best wedding cake I have ever tasted! You can tell they use quality ingredients. Now I only order cakes from them for any occasion. My cake came out beautiful and immaculate.

Dessert Works was very easy to work with, and very accommodating. I had a specific design that I had created that I gave to them and the execution and the final product came out absolutely amazing. It was exactly what I asked for. The two different flavors of the cake were amazing. Everyone at our wedding asked where we got our cake from. We ended up spending more than we wanted to spend on the cake, and looking back on it now, we don't regret spending the extra money on the amazing cake we received.

I didn't get to eat much cake, but it was beautiful! I changed my mind about the color of the flowers on the cake, and they happily obliged. The cake looked awesome and tasted great too - I just wish I had a second piece!

Our cake was not only beautiful but delicious too!

Dessert Works is amazing. Not only for their artistic abilities, but for the exquisite flavors as well. Our wedding cake exceeded our expectations, it was beautiful and tasted delicious as well. I would use them for any event in the future.

We used Dessert works for our wedding at Spring Valley on 8/27/11. We wanted something a little different for our wedding. I worked with Claire and decided on a small two tiered red velvet cake with buttercream frosting and we offered our guests assorted desserts including cheesecake, fruit tart, chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate cake. The ordering process was very easy. The staff is organized, flexible and friendly. The desserts were fantastic. I have already referred family and friends to dessert works and would highly recommend this vendor :)

SO DELICIOUS! Our wedding cake was absolutely beautiful and amazingly delicious. Dessert Works does not use fondant (yuck), but you would never guess it from how flawless the cakes look. We had a tasting at one of the very big popular wedding cake bakery (you can probably guess), but just weren't that excited about how their cakes tasted. Dessert Works blew them out of the water on taste and design. We used the Summer Lemon Berry and Chocolate Chocolate (my favorite) flavors. They are a good bit more expensive than most bakeries (even the huge popular bakery), but we thought it was worth it for their product. Claire was very great to work with and was great on communication and getting me on task with things. Highly recommended!

We tried several cakes, and these were hands-down the absolute best. I really wanted a lemon cake, and Dessert Works was the only one we tasted that tasted like real lemon, not lemon flavoring. We also were able to have the bottom tier chocolate (a request of my husband) which was also fantastic. We can't wait to eat the tier we saved!

Dessert Works was part of our wedding package with Four Points, Norwood. Picking our wedding cake was easy, it was beautiful, on time, and tasted amazing (we got the Strawberries and Cream). My only complaint is the 'extra cost.' I went in wanting a simple, square cake. The cost was an extra $2 per person for a square as opposed to a round. Then, an additional $50 for a Fondant ribbon. The cake had to feed 200 people, so adding on the extras was not an option. I ended up with a simple round 4-tier cake, and it was beautiful, but not exactly what I wanted.

I went to a tasting and thought the cakes were delicious ! I am defintely ordering my cake here for my New Years eve wedding. I have friends who have gotten cakes for different events here and they were all positive and everyone was thrilled. I will review after my wedding but already have had a great experience here !

We met Sandy and fell in love with her! She has a great personality and her cakes were absolutely DELICIOUS! She was very personable and willing to do whatever we asked. We had a really great time just sitting and chatting with her after the cake testing was done! The only issue was the price was a little higher than we were expecting, but she was still WAY cheaper than the other bakerys we talked to.

My cake looked great and tasted even better. They were a little bit harder to get in touch with than some of my other vendors.

Dessert Works:
Thank you!! Our wedding cake on October 10th was amazing! Everyone thought it was beautiful AND delicious. We always use Dessert Works for any occasion but our wedding cake was more than we ever imagined. Thank you so much!
-Andrew & Kelly O'Hearn

Eating one piece of cake is not enough! The cakes are beautiful, delicious!!!! and they are delighful to work with.

My favorite wedding cake in all of Massachusetts! Always fresh, great buttercream and lovely service!

DessertWorks is a fabulous bakery for special occasion and wedding cakes. Kristen Repa and her staff are extremely talented; the cakes are always delicious and beautiful. I hear rave reviews from all of my clients who have worked with DessertWorks!