San Marcos, TX 78666
(map) Phone: 512-396-4059
Reviews for Pennington's Cakes




Pennington’s Cakes is a small bakery just of I-35 in San Marcos. They were recommended to me by a friend from college, so I decided to set up a tasting. Their website is nothing special, which was misleading for me because so many bakeries have fancy websites nowadays. My fiancé and I chose the cake, filling, and frosting flavors we wanted for our tasting and showed up ready to eat the morning of our appointment. The shop is small and crowded, but we soon learned that the taste of their cakes was in no way connected to the presentation of the bakery. We took in a picture of the cake we wanted, but if you aren’t sure what you want, they have many binders full of photographs of cakes they’ve done in the past. We went with a three tier square white cake with raspberry filling and smooth buttercream frosting. To decorate the cake we chose a sage green fondant ribbon to go at the bottom of each tier and went with fresh flowers as the cake topper (orchids and hydrangea). The prices at Pennington’s blow all other bakers out of the water. Our cake, delivery and set-up cost less than one hundred dollars! When we showed up to our reception we were so happy with how the cake turned out. It looked perfect and tasted delicious! At the end of the night we had the top layer boxed up to save for our one year anniversary. Well, to tell you how good the cake was…my husband and I woke up the next morning and decided we couldn’t wait until then, so we had half of the top layer for breakfast. We did save the other half for our anniversary, but we were tempted to eat it all.
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I am so happy that I chose to go with Pennington's Cakes. My mom and I went to the store to meet with Steve. He sat down with us and listened to exactly what I wanted. He is a very genuine man and extremely easy to communicate with. They were very flexible with me when I had to change the wedding date and the venue. The cakes turned out exactly as I imagined and described to Steve. They were so tasty and I got many, many compliments from my friends and family. The grooms cake ...was gone within minutes. It was a chocolate cake with a chocolate ganache filling. The brides cake was multi-layered. The first layer was an Italian cream and the second layer was white with a pineapple filling and the top layer (one year anniversary layer) is the Italian cream. I highly recommend this company. They deliver exactly what they promise and I felt very confidnent that my cakes would be great and arrive on time and they did.
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Our cakes were gorgeous and delicious! The entire process was so easy from beginning to end with Stephen. My maid of honor saw them setting up, he was there with a level making sure it was perfect. And my boss was sitting at a table near the cake table, she said that she could smell the cake when the breeze was blowing - she was begging for me to bring what little leftovers we had to work the next week! They even looked exactly like the pictures we gave them. I would pick Pennington's again, they were great :)
Vendor response to review
Thank you, Gretchen! It helps when the bride and groom are so great to work with! It inspires us! Congratulations you two and all the best on your great new life together.
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Hi Steve. We are back from honeymoon and trying to cope with the fact that our beautiful wedding is behind us and we have to rely on memories. Your cakes were a huge hit! Our friends and family are still talking about them to this day. Not only were they beautiful and the Texas cake so cute and fitting, but the taste was excellent. As you can imagine, David and I didn’t get much of it during the wedding but we took some pieces back to the T Bar M and ate it for breakfast the following morning. It was outstanding. I will never forget eating your cake for breakfast the morning after our wedding and loving every minute of it. Thanks so much for doing exactly what we asked. The cakes could not have been any more perfect. We are already planning to stop in and get a bite of cake next time we are in town. Until then, take good care and nice job!
Vendor response to review
Melinda and David, thanks for the kind words! We are thrilled you and your guests enjoyed your cakes. You guys were a dream to work with and we had a blast creating your cakes. Here's wishing you years and years of happy anniversaries!
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I first want to start off saying thank you so much to Pennington Cake! All I did was describe a cake that I wanted and they created "THE PERFECT" cake for my wedding! The wedding cake was simple and classic, just what I wanted. Not only was the cake extremely beautiful, it tasted amazing! It was by far the best chocolate cake with chocolate ganache I have ever had! The staff is great and was always there when I needed them. I would highly recommend there services in the future and will continue to use them. Thank you Stephen and the crew, y'all are awesome!!
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We had to reschedule our wedding, and Pennington's Cakes was very accomodating to our needs. They remembered us each time we called. Overall, they were wonderful to work with, and the cakes were yummy, too!
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I was so impressed with my wedding cake from Pennington's Cakes! I planned my wedding from out of state so my mom was able to make it to a testing but I never even spoke with this vendor. However, I could not have been more pleased with the ease of everything. My mom enjoyed the tasting and the baker reflected everything I could have wanted! When i saw my wedding for the first time on the wedding day, I almost cried. It was BEAUTIFUL!! We bought purple ribbon and they lined it around the bottom of each tier (there were 3 tiers) and he added flowers from my florist. When we did the cake cutting and tried it for the first time we were in heaven. It was DELICIOUS! I got 3 layers: 1) vanilla cake with pineapple filling (this is the one I had...so light and fluffy, very yummy! 2) vanilla with chocolate ginoche (spelling??) cream filling and 3) vanilla with raspberry filling. My guests raved about it! I would highly recommend this vendor for your wedding or special occasion!
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The wedding cake was not only beautiful, but the most delicious cake I've ever had. My groom was also extremely happy with his cake. He fell in love with it as soon as he saw his Nintendo cake. The cake experience for our wedding was completely stress free. I would definitely recommend this company to a friend or re-use them for any other special occasion.
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Loved Loved Loved our cake! Not only was it tasty, but it was just the way we wanted it! They always ansewred my phone calls, and had good ideas. They also delivered on time on a Sunday!! They provided a beautiful stand, and decorated the cake so well! I would tell everyone to go here!! The cake was perfect, the price was right, and the service was great!
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I loved my wedding cake!!! Moist-Moist-Moist that is what Pennington's Cakes is known for. I was pleasantly surprised after order my huge wedding cake and two groom's cakes that the price was so reasonable. I love the fact that I was able to use a local vendor and that the quality was so high.
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We ordered two cakes: a three-tiered white cake with lemon filling and a plain angel food cake. (my husband is a die-hard fan of angel food, so he insisted on a second cake.) Choosing the cake was tough, though--all the flavors we tried were delicious, especially the white with pineapple filling. The cakes were delivered and set up right on time, which was a huge comfort on the big day. I didn't have to worry about them for a moment. The three-tiered cake came out beautifully decorated exacty as I imagined it, and it tasted even better than it looked. It was perfect all around, and I'm already lookig forward to our first anniversary, when we will pull the top tier out of our freezer! (The angel food cake was fabulous as well, and my husband was pleased as punch that Pennington's was willing to make his favorite in addition to our wedding cake.)I highly recommend Pennington's! If you're looking for a delicious, flavorful cake and a no-stress wedding experience, this is your place. Thanks again!!Brandy Keller
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Our wedding cakes were awesom. The flavor and the design were perfect and spot on. Not only did this allow us to have a great wedding day we have memories to enjoy for a life time. Thanks Penningtons.
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I'd recommend this place to anyone! My husband is allergic to milk products, and this was the only place we could find to make our cakes without milk products, and have the cake actually taste great! We had so many complements on how great our cakes looked and taste.
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Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous! They did such a great job from the beginning of the process to the end. I have even used them again since our wedding and probably will any time I need a cake, cookies, etc. I loved everything they did and the cakes tasted wonderful. We also asked them to make "melt away" cookies for our favor bags. I highly recommend these as well. EVERYONE loved them! Very pleased!
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I grew up in San Marcos and have had Pennington's Cake for every birthday that I can remember. So when it came to my wedding I knew that Pennington's Cake was the only bakery I knew I could trust to execute my wedding cakes with a personal touch and a professional relationship. We had so many compliments on the exact perfect replica of my husband�s firefighter helmet! The cakes for our wedding looked absolutely beautiful but more importantly they tasted so wonderful!
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Pennington's Cakes did a fantastic job on my wedding cake & the grooms cake! They looked awesome & tasted amazing!!! I got so many compliments on them! The people at Pennington's Cakes are very nice & easy to work with! Pennington's Cakes is not over priced ~ they are affordable !!!! I would use them again & recommend them to anyone!
GUEST




I have not only used them for my wedding, but for my brother's birthday and my cousin's sweet sixteen cake as well. Very pleased with them. They go outof their way to make the cake look beautiful and meet all the needs. They customized my brother's cake according to my preferences and it turned out amazing. Very very pleased.
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My cakes were PERFECT! All I had to do was give them an idea of what I wanted and they made it exactly they way I wanted! My wedding cake was beautiful and the groom's cake is still being talked about.
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My husband and I had our reception cake made by Penningtion's Cakes and were tremendously satisfied. They made a beautiful "Vegas Style", 3 tier, red velvelt cake that was absolutly delicios. They were very helpful and professional and I would recommend anyone to try them out.
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Our cakes were beautiful and delicious! I did not have to worry about anything once I placed the order!
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Pennington has the best wedding cake I have ever eaten. The cake was beautiful. He did a great job with the flowers provided as well. We had so many compliments on how great the cake tasted. You can't go wrong with Pennington.
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My family has been using Pennington's cakes for every big event since my sister's high school graduation, and they are phenomenal. I could rave about how tasty their cakes are for days! Their buttercream is sweet but not overpowering, the cake is so light and fluffy, and their fillings are to DIE for! Lana was very easy to work with and is incredibly professional. After a time mix-up for our cake tasting (as my now-husband hadn't tried all the fillings yet), Lana was more than willing to make it up to us. Since we couldn't travel back for a while, Lana said she would throw in an additional item at no cost, as we couldn't fit in our scheduled tasting. We opted to have our monogram/logo created for the top tier in royal icing, normally an additional $10 cost. Lana was such a dream to work with, creatively speaking. I only wish I could post a photo! I created a pattern from the engraving on my ring for the piped on icing, and Lana executed it perfectly. The cake was incredibly delicious, and our lemon filling wonderfully tart. I can't complement her enough!
Steve at Pennington Cakes is one awesome cake baker. His work is incredible! THE go to cake bakery!
As a wedding photography studio, we alway look forward to photographing a Pennington's cake! They are gorgeous AND tasty! Every bride we've worked with that has chosen Pennington's for their bride and groom's cakes have been incredibly pleased with their cakes. YUM!!! - Yvonne Johnson, Austin Imagery Photography
As a Professional Floral Designer, I have met up with Pennington's at different weddings in the San Marcos area. They are always professional, their cakes look amazing. I have even had the chance to taste one or two and they are very good, fresh, and moist. I recommend their company to all of my brides!
Pennington's is the only baker that I suggest to my brides!
About Pennington's Cakes
We bake our cakes fresh to order. We use quality ingredients and lots of tender loving care in creating your celebration cake.
We offer free wedding cake consultation appointments Tuesday - Thursday, 10am - 6pm. Consultations include a tasting for up to three guests. 1 day advance notice required, subject to availability.
Awards - Best of Hays County 2008, 2010, "Best Desserts"; First Place, Ben E. Keith Food Show, Novelty Cakes; Brides' Choice Award, 2010
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