Simply Cakes
Reviews for Simply Cakes
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These guys do fantastic work. Lorie was able to design my cakes using the same effects that were on my dress. It was exactly what I envisioned. Plus, it tasted absolutely wonderful. Everyone couldn't get over how beautiful my cake was! I would definitely recommend Simply Cakes for any cake you may need!
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Simply Cakes made a fantastic cake for our wedding! They had a winter wedding special that we selected to save money, but the cake we received didn't taste or look like a discount cake! Everyone commented on how delicious the cake was. Even with the winter special, we still had many options for flavors and designs to choose from. Lori was wonderful to work with! We had to pick out a cake in a hurry (about a month before the wedding!) because our first plans fell through, but Lori worked us in to her schedule and answered all of our questions. She was so friendly and patient and willing to meet with us over the phone and email since we were planning our wedding from out of town. I highly recommend Simply Cakes to any bride planning her wedding!
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We used Simply Cakes as our wedding cake vendor and we were VERY pleased! Our cake was beautiful and tasted sooooooooo good! We will definitely use them for any of our cake needs from now on! Thanks Simply Cakes!!!!
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Lorie from Simply Cakes was fantastic to work with. She was quick to respond, very organized, and offered up great ideas that worked with our vision. Most importantly, the cake was delicious! I've never been one to love wedding cake...it's usually dry and boring. Our cake, on the other hand, was out of this world...and I'm not just saying that! My cousin, who isn't a real big "sweets" person, had 2 pieces of our cake before some people even got through their first slice. There weren't even crumbs left of our cake! I very highly recommend Lorie and everyone at Simple Cakes!
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Lorie created the perfect cake for our wedding. It was not only delicious but also very beautiful!
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Lori is excellent! She does beautiful work and the cake and cupcakes for our wedding taste wonderful! Everyone told me how much they loved them. Lori is really easy to work with and she's very nice. She definitely helped us to achieve what we wanted in the wedding with the budget we had. I would DEFINITELY recommend her!
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Lori from Simply Cakes did my wedding cake/cupcakes and I couldn't have been happier! She did such a wonderful job on the decorating and they tasted fantastic!!! For my wedding I did a two-tiered wedding cake with flowers in the middle (so it looked like three tiers) for cake cutting pictures. The cake wasn't supposed to feed everybody (we really only did it for pictures) so we did cupcakes for everyone else. We had two different kinds and all of it was wonderful. I would highly recommend Lori!
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I loved working with Simply Cakes! Lori makes the process so easy, and we really got a great value on a delicious (and beautiful) cake. I would definitely work with them again!
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Could not have asked for anything better! Lorie was awesome to work with, and our cake was just delicious. We had lorie create figures of our dogs to put on our cake and they were simply perfect! I have never seen so many people gather around a cake and take pictures!! We are already excited to get our anniversary cake. I would HIGHLY recommend using Simply Cakes for your event!!
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My wedding cake was absolutely magnificent!!!!!!!!!! It was just what I asked for. I even changed my mind at the last minute about which cake I wanted (2 weeks prior) and Lorie was very willing to work with me. I would reccomend them to anyone looking for a great memorable experience!!!!
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Lorie was so easy to work with. She had a lot of great ideas that she bounced off me and my husband. We came up with the great idea to do something a bit cultural and do a henna themed wedding cake that was inspired by the colors of my dress. It turned out really amazing. Moreover, the cake tasted GREAT. Guests raved about it. It wasn't too sweet, nor was it too bland. I really loved the fact that you get TWO filling flavors in one layer of cake. These pieces were big and really and the kids loved them. I had fun smashing it in my husband's face too. He did the same to me too. I look forward to getting my one year anniversary cake next!
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AWESOME BAKERY!!! We were married almost a year ago and people are STILL talking about the cupcakes. We have also used Simply Cakes for birthdays throughout this past year. They were professional from the first phone call to confirm an appointment to me ordering our anniversary cake. I worked a lot with Lorie who was awesome the whole way through. My mind was so undecided on decisions for the cake but she was patient and very helpful in making sure I decided on something that I would enjoy. I never felt like this was a business who just wanted money. Proud to say that I didn't feel like a customer giving money. They were on time to the reception site and set up everything in a timely manner. We have recommended to others and will continue to keep them as our #1 choice for occasions!! {So worth it!!}
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Simply cakes made my wedding cake so beautiful. I just told them what kind of color I wanted and they nailed it. I will never order a cake for an event anywhere else. I love Simply Cakes.
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I ordered my wedding cake from Lorie at Simply Cakes for my 05/14/11 wedding. Lorie was wonderful to work with, and even made us a special sample of pound cake to try. We ended up choosing that with chocolate ganache and fresh strawberry filling. The cake was incredibly delicious and beautiful. I will order all my special occasion cakes from Lorie in the future!!
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Lori and her team were outstanding. Our guests loved the cup cakes. She really help make our day very special.
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I ordered a wedding cake for My son from Simply Cakes and this was an unbelievably gorgeous cake. It was moist, thick and so perfect. The staff are friendly, courteous and very helpful. Thank you all so very much. I would definately recommend this bakery for all cakes.
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This is the best wedding cake I've ever had....and my cake was BEAUTIFUL, too! Lorie and the Simply Cakes staff are great at what they do!
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Our wedding cake looked and tasted amazing and Lori was wonderful to work with. All of our guests commented on how delicious the cake was and wanted to know what bakery we used. I would definately recommend Simply Cakes to friends and family and will use them again in the future.
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I loved working with Lorrie of Simply Cakes for my wedding. My fiance (now husband) was deployed when I did our initial complimentary tasting, but she allowed us to come back for another complimentary tasting when he came home; he really enjoyed that. We had a variety of cakes and flavors and she handled it all flawlessly. We had a 3 tier, two one tiers, and dozens of cupcakes. It was a sugar wonderland! We came home after our honeymoon and the left over cake was still moist and tasted great! She also did the groom's cake in the form of a Carolina Hurricanes Jersey, and it looked exactly like what the players wear. My husband was floored. I HIGHLY recommend Simply Cakes for your wedding.
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We used simply cakes for our wedding cupcakes and cutting cake. They did an excellent job and the cakes tasted amazing and looked great!! Better than expected. Pricing was very reasonable and loved all the flavor options that were available....many more than other cake vendors we tried.
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Lorie was very helpful when I was deciding on my design. Each time i met with her she was polite, helpful and professional. My wedding cake turned out amazing!
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The cake was amazing! I still look at the wedding pictures just to see the cake. Simply Cakes went above and beyond for us! We were more than pleased!!
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Lorie was fantastic to work with, and the cake was absolutely delicious. We had plenty of leftover, because we ended up with fewer guests than we expected. We gave some to my in-laws the next day and my mother-in-law was excited to try it, because she hadn't managed to get any at the reception. She wrote me an email the day after raving about how delicious it was. I got many other compliments while still at the reception.
She listened to my ideas for how the cake should look, and easily worked with me on having several different flavors in the cake itself. When I was a little late with the final payment (I thought I had already paid it, too much going on when I got down to 2 weeks to go!) she was very understanding and sent me an email with a gentle reminder that I needed to bring it in.
Part of the purchase price is a free 1 year anniversary cake, so you don't have to try to save yours in the freezer. If you are at all doubtful, go to their new storefront and try some of their cupcakes, I'm sure you'll make up your mind right then and there.
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This was the best cake ever! We tried a couple other places, and nothing compared to Simply Cakes! The cake was very moist, and the frosting was very yummy! Lori was always very quick to respond and was very flexible to our needs. She offers so many cake choices and they all taste great! And you get a free anniversary cake for 2 a year later, so we wont be eating freezer-burnt-year-old-cake! We will recommend her for everyone, not just wedding couples!
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Lori did an amazing job on our Wedding Cake. She worked with us to make sure we got exactly what we wanted. Everyone loved the cake and told us how pretty it was.
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Our wedding cake was AMAZING! I am not much of a cake person, so I figured that I would find a company to make a cake that I would be "ok" with eating on my wedding day. However, when we went for a tasting at Simply Cakes...I was blown away. The cake was very moist and had soooo much flavor! I can now say that I love cakes...but only by Simply Cakes, lol. We are ordering our anniversary cake now and we are so excited to get it!
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Lorie was amazing to work with and the cake was beautiful and absolutely delicious!! We had so many compliments on the cake!!
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Lorie was amazing. She made the best wedding cake I've ever seen! I absolutely instantly fell in love with our cake as soon as I saw it! She made us exactly what we asked for - even better than I could have imagined! We provided our own cake stand & topper and it was no problem. They made sure to set everything up perfectly. Not to mention the cake was delicious, it was the best tasting wedding cake I've had at a wedding. We had french vanilla, buttercream & espresso mouse!
Also she was really easy to work with and was very helpful with all our questions/requests etc. Everyone was very professional. We got a great deal and could not be more happy!
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I really enjoyed the service of Simply Cakes. She can create anything you want. The cake was delicious.
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Simply Cakes made planning for my wedding easy! No other vendor (decorations, tables, etc) was anywhere near as helpful or professional. The prices are very competitive! While I gathered that the bakery was very busy, I was well-attended to during our meetings/emails and always felt Lorie was looking out for my best interest. No one tried to talk me into any unnecessary extras or a bigger cake than I needed, and the flexibility/variety offered was better than I could have hoped for. Simply Cakes thought of all the details I hadn't even considered yet, saving me from panic later on! Add in the free 1 yr anniversary cake and I absolutely can't recommend them more!
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Everything about our wedding cake and grooms cake was outstanding! If I could do it all over again, I would have ordered another cake just to have after we returned from our Honeymoon!
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They are excellent at everything they do!!! I love their cakes. At my wedding i was so busy and not thinking about my cake. I was constantly reminded by my guest what a wonderful cake i had. When i seen the cake my eyes just lighted up.The cake was awesome. My guest ate almost my entire cake. I really thank these guys. I felt like Tracy( myself) and (hubby) Carlos had the best wedding cake ever!!
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Lorie at Simply Cakes did a fabulous job on the cake for our April 2010 wedding. Not only was the design stunning, the cake tasted AMAZING!
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I loved my wedding cake and my grooms cake~!! Lori is fabulous. Her wedding cake was by far the best cake I have ever tasted. Her prices were comparable to the other cake bakers in the area.
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Our cake looked gorgeous and tasted delicious.They were very easy to work with, especially considering that I did all of my planning through e-mail and over the phone. The cake looked and tasted amazing!
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Simply Cakes provided a beautiful and wonderful tasting wedding cake for my special day! The cake was absolutely delicious, we got so many compliments on it. It truly was one of the highlights at our wedding!!
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Lorie with Simply Cakes is fantastic! Everyone raved about the cake at our wedding. We first met with Lorie about 6 months prior to our wedding date. After our first tasting we were hooked! After describing our theme (Fall/Outdoors) she suggested we come back for a second tasting, because she wanted us to taste several more of her fall-inspired flavors. Of course, we went back for more! Lorie took detailed notes when I explained the shape and design I was hoping for in our cake, and she said "no problem" when I called back several weeks later to make a couple changes. Overall, our cake was beautiful and it was delicious. I will use her for years to come!
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The cake was not only beautiful but also tasted great!
lorie was great to work with and made my wedding planning a breeze!
I will definitely be recommending her in the future!
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Lorie did a beautiful job on our cake! We loved the look and taste and everyone else did too! It was a gorgeous cake and I would definitely recommend Simply Cakes for Weddings, Birthdays, Anniverseries, Etc.
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The wedding cake was awsome. Everyone raved about the cake. Lorie was very professional. The cake was delivered and set up in plenty of time for the reception. I'd recommend simply cakes for any type of cake need.
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Lori with Simply Cakes was terrific to work with. She was very professional and and responsive to our wishes and design ideas. The cake was beautiful and turned out just as we had hoped. She was able to match the colors we requested perfectly. The cake was delicious and we received many compliments from our guests. I especially love the idea of the anniversary cake she provides on the couple's 1st anniversary. Thank you Lori!
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Lorie is awesome. She is so friendly and worked with us to help us decide what we really wanted for our cake - it ended up being filled cupcakes!!! We were able to select different flavors and different fillings and she even helped us to come up with a method to identify what was what - different wrappers and icing colors. The cupcakes were great and the cutting cake was perfect!
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That was the most delicious wedding cake I've ever tasted and it was so beautiful and elegant. This vendor is amazing and so easy to work with. Thanks Lorie!
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The cake was beautiful, exactly what had imagined, and tasted fabulous. Everyone at the wedding talked about how good all the flavors tasted.
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Lorie is a God-send. Her story as to how she got into the business is inspiring. Her work is top-notch and she has a real talent for capturing her client's vision. She is also VERY creative and I would recommend only having a general idea of what you want your cake to be, because she has a way of using her creativity to make your cake the most unique cake you will ever see. She is courteous and her prices cannot be beat. She is very flexible with flavors, so your options are virtually endless. If you've chosen to interview Lorie as your cake vendor, look no further...you've found the perfect cake and the perfect person to make it for you!
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Lorie of Simply Cakes was professional yet down to earth and very easy to work with. She listened to what I wanted and provided me with a beautiful and delicious wedding cake that has become the stuff of legend in my family. To this day I haven't had as good of a cake as the one Lorie made for my wedding. I recommend her highly for several reasons - her prices are reasonable, she is a local woman-owned business and not part of a large retail chain, and she makes great-tasting and beautiful cakes.
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My husband and I met with Lorie twice and both times left very satisfied with our decision. She far exceeded my cake idea. I, along with all my guests absolutely LOVED the cake. The taste was out of this world. I still have people asking me who did our cake. All I had to do was tell Lorie my idea and she produced it and delivered it to my reception location. I recommend Simply Cakes for ANY occasion.
Thank You Lorie!!! ;-)
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Had so many compliments on the cake. It tasted delicious and was designed perfectly.
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Lorie was great to work with and a lot of fun. She was able to squeeze us in for a last minute tasting, and we booked her a just month before the wedding when our previous plan fell through. She came through with flying colors!! The cake was absolutely gorgeous. I couldn't have dreamt of anything better! And the taste...DELICIOUS! The guests devoured nearly the entire cake!! I've had serveral people tell me it's the best wedding cake they've ever eaten! You should try one of her newest combinations called "Frank's Favorite"...red velvet w/ strawberry mousse & cream cheese filling. It was our smallest layer, but based on guest reaction, perhaps it should've been our largest! As you can tell, I HIGHLY recommend Lorie/Simply Cakes!!!
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This honestly couldn't have been a better cake. It is exactly what we wanted to look like and tasted better than I could have imagined. They were super easy to work with and the price was the best we could fine. A+ vendor!
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Everything was great. I was amazed that even tho my father had already done a cake testing for me while I was out of town, Lorie was able to allow me one when I got in town! That way I was able to sample all of the flavors picked out for my wedding. The guests loved the cake! I thought so much would be left over, but the next day only a fraction was left. The cake looked lovely and Lorie was a wonderful person to work with. If I had the chance to re-do it, I wouldn't change a thing!
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This is a quick email I shot to Simply Cakes after our wedding.
"Everyone LOVED the cake--. It fit right in with our theme--with the black & white. Our cake was so beautiful! And very tasty. I mean, people tore into that cake--they really enjoyed it!!! So many guests commented on how beautiful & delicious our wedding cake was!
Just wanted to say a quick thanks!!!! I'll try to write something a little more eloquent when I get back. We were very happy with the cake! Very happy!!"
Lorie from Simply Cakes is very responsive, professional, & talented. Highly recommend!
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Lori not only makes beautiful cakes, she makes cakes that taste amazing! Two years later, guests that attended my wedding still comment on how great the cake was. She is a dream to work with, and I will use her for every cake event I ever have from now on. Getting a fresh anniversary cake a year later instead of eating frozen cake is wonderful too!
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Lorie had the most delicious and moist cakes of any that we tasted (and believe me, we tried a lot)! She was able to take a picture we gave her to create the most beautiful cake. The color on our cake was a bit off from what we wanted, and the design a little simpler, but that would be my only complaint. Overall, it was gorgeous - everyone loved it and her prices are very reasonable. You even get a free anniversary cake so it's fresh! She was very prompt at responding and helped accommodate us in any way. We were able to do several tastings with her and she helped us choose the right size cake topper. We were even able to rent a cake stand from her at no charge! Our groom's cake was absolutely adorable and she did a perfect job with it!
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Lorie was just wonderful - the cake tasted amazing at both the initial tasting and the actual wedding cake. We gave her an idea of a design we liked, she sketched it and it was exactly what I had pictured. Her design was amazing, and the cake tasted just out of this world. We wanted not only something that would fit our personality in style but would also fit our requirement for amazing taste. Lorie fit the bill. Just amazing - has my recommendation 100x over. Also, we were on a pretty tight budget, and we were very happy with the pricing. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Exceptional service and a ridiculously good cake. Lori created a beautiful and delicious cake, it was exactly what I had in mind. I could tell by all the details on the cake that she really listened to what I had described to her as my ideal cake. she did a fantastic job, so many people commented on how much they loved the cake.
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The cake was amazing! I was VERY impressed and so were my guests. Plus the cake held up in one of the hottest days of the summer (we hit 104 degrees that day)!
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I have nothing but WONDERFUL things to say about Simply Cakes NC! Lorie did such a wonderful job on our wedding cake! I had found a picture of a cake that I wanted. I sent it to various bakers around the Raleigh area to find price quotes, Lorie gave me the best deal. My mom & I went to her home for a cake testing...the flavors were just DELICIOUS! I only hate that I didn't even get a slice at the wedding! I am definitely looking forward to our free anniversary cake though!
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Lorie runs her cake business out of her home. At first I was not sure if I wanted to have to go to someone's home to sample cake but when my husband and I walked in it didn't feel like we were at someone's home. Lorie did a great job of making us feel welcome in her place and was very professional the entire time. We could not decide between 3 different cakes and the best thing was there was no additional charge to have 3 different layers. We were so excited for our wedding day because we knew our cake would be GREAT! After our wedding was over and the months went on I became excited again to be able to taste her wonderful cake again on our Anniversary. Only a month left!!
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Lorie was a fabulous cake designer. She listened to what I wanted and gave me the best service possible. She worked from a picture for my grooms cake and managed to hit it right on the button. I searched many other cake designers before finding Lorie at a Bridal show and she seemed to really care- she wanted the presentation of her cakes to meet the expectations of her clients and she has a very amazing talent and passion for what she does. For any future occasions- Lorie at Simply Cakes will be my first choice.
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A beautiful wedding cake that tasted good and was a good price! This was the best wedding cake I have ever tasted, it was perfect! She even makes you a miniature cake for your one year anneversary.
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Lorie at Simply Cakes was awesome to work with and she really works with your budget. Our cake was everything we ever hoped it could be! We recommend her to anyone planning their wedding!
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Our wedding cake was amazing!!! It was exactly what I wanted and I loved how it coordinated with our reception. They did an entire gluten free cake and no one could tell it was different - everyone LOVED it! Four different tiers, each with wonderful, wonderful buttercream and fruit gel frosting. Could not be happier, my parents bought me a birthday cake from them as well!
Can't wait for our anniversary cake!
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I would absolutely recommend Simply Cakes for your wedding cake. The cake was amazing and looked great. I didn't have a ton of ideas, but Lorie was great at putting what ideas I did have into motion. I gave her flowers that were featured on my escort cards and on my invites and she replicated them exactly.
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We really enjoyed working with Simply Cakes. Their cake is delicious and they have a lot of different flavors to choose from. The cakes they make are so beautiful and creative! Everyone thought our cake looked great and also tasted delicious! I would certainly recommend Simply Cakes to any bride!
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They have so many cute things that we used for the wedding and reception. Such a great variety and the items arrived quickly too. Everything I ordered from them was cheap and really great quality. It was so easy to find everything I needed and it didn't take any time to get it here.A lot of different gift ideas to choose from, the favors we ended up getting were small things that worked perfectly. Some of the gifts they have are so cute, they work as excellent favor gifts.
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I would highly recommend Simply Cakes to anyone considering them for a wedding or special occasion cake. They were totally professional in all aspects, the cake was absolutely beautiful, and was without a doubt the most delicious cake we have ever tasted. Our guests have been commenting to us ever since our wedding on how much they loved our cake.
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Lori and her team did a wonderful job with my cake. They were able to work with our colors and theme nicely. We still get compliments to this day with the uniqueness, flavor and still being moist the day of arrival. I can't wait until our anniversary cake!
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I ordered my wedding cake from Lorie at Simply Cakes. Her cakes are absolutely delicious! The cake is moist, the filling delicious, and the buttercream frosting sweet. Her prices are a little better than competitors and include Buttercream, two fillings per tier, any kind of piping, ribbon, fondant overlays, royal icing flowers and buttercream flowers. They do not charge extra for different flavors for different tiers. If your wedding is over 100 people, then you get to have two in-person meetings with Lorie - one for a tasting and one for a design consultation. My second meeting was delayed because another bride showed up unscheduled and Lorie fit her in. My cake looked beautiful! I chose smooth buttercream frosting with no piping and it looked perfectly smooth in the pictures! I was able to eat one bite of each of my 3 layers at the wedding, and they were all delicious! I did notice that the buttercream frosting had bubbled up in a couple places by the time that we cut the cake (it was late in the evening -10 something, and the cake was delivered early - I think at 4 something, since the ceremony and reception were in the same site). It was not a big deal and I doubt that my guests even noticed. I highly recommend Simply Cakes for your wedding cake. The best part is that you get a free cake on your 1 year anniversary, so no saving the top tier to eat a year later!
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Simply Cakes really took the time to sit down with me and truly came up with the type of Wedding Cake I wanted. They had great ideas but also included my ideas as well. I also ordered cupcakes too and my guests raved about them!! I have been back several times to pick up a cupcake or two for myself :)
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I would highly recommend Simply Cakes for your wedding. Best taste and presentation for the money.
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Lorie at Simply Cakes was phenomenal! She responded to my many emails very quickly, answered all the questions I had, and made us the most delicious and gorgeous wedding cake ever! The cake was exactly what we had visioned in our heads. They delivered the cake in a timely and quick manner, placed flowers on the top of it, and I could see the pride that she took in her work. She has kept up communication with me even after the wedding has ended, providing me with additional answers to other questions I had.
I recommend Lorie! Her prices were affordable, she was willing to work with a budget, and the end result was more than we could have hoped for!
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Lorie was professional, responsive and provided great choices at reasonable prices. We did a combination of cupcakes and a two-tiered cake for the wedding party. The cupcakes were part of our centerpieces and the wedding cake was put together using fabric and wire toppers provided by my friends and family. It looked great by the time Lorie was done with it. Kudos!
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They were very helpful designing our perfect cake and it was delicious!
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Lorie from Simply Cakes was professional, always made herself available and did excellent work. If you looking for good quality work and quality service I would definitely recommend Simply Cakes
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My cake was delicious! But the appearance of the cake was less than impressive, most likely due to the hot and humid climate that day (around 100 degrees!). Lori was a pleasure to work with, and her cakes are DELICIOUS. The top tier had a bubble in the icing. Our monogram was freehanded, and it looked a little shaky. The colors were right-on. If you are getting the cake in hot/humid weather, please please be there when it arrives, as bubbles might have formed, etc. As far as taste, I absolutely recommend. She makes all of her own filling and cake flavors, which are outstanding. Wonderful work.
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My cake was absolutely beautiful! We also ordered a gluten free cake, a low sugar cake, and my husband's grooms cake from them as well. All turned out very well. Will definitely use again!
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The cake tasted fantastic. But I had told the baker exactly what I wanted it to look like and we had agreed on that design and without contacting me to say she was changing it she did so! So when I saw my cake for the first time, at our reception, I was floored. Of course I couldn't vocalize it in front of everyone present. But I was very unhappy. She had gone with a similar design but it wasn't how I wanted it at all and she even added beaded piping to it. Which I never told her to do. So if you hire her I suggest you do something pick something out of her book that she has done before because clearly she cannot do special requests.




Please be cautious when working with this vendor. Yes, Lorie does have creative ideas & she is ok to work with for the most part, but there is also another side to her. We were a couple of weeks away from the wedding and Lorie began demanding payment, which would have been fine with me if she had done her part initially. After our last meeting she promised she would send over a final mock-up of our cake design, WHICH SHE NEVER DID. Then I get all of these phone calls & emails about final payment, but why would I settle the balance if you haven't delivered on anything you have promised. I responded to one of her emails, asking if she would still be able to send over the final mock-up that she promised. She said she was about to step out, but would scan over her drawing first thing in the morning. Needless to say, she sent over a SUPER ROUGH SKETCH that next evening. Now maybe its just me, but what type of confidence are you giving your customer by sending over a horrific sketch that looks like you took 2 seconds to complete in the DARK??? I questioned the quality of her mock-up, but SHE DID NOT CARE! I'll say it again, maybe its just me, but going into my wedding day I had no idea of what my final wedding cake would look like. I would hate for any other bride to have to deal with this type of unneccessary stress along with the billion other things that are going on. Oh, and the best part MY WEDDING CAKE DID NOT LOOK LIKE ANYTHING WE HAD DISCUSSED. Don't get me wrong, it looked & tasted OK, but I wanted a very simple design. Tiers floating on flowers, with a lot of height between the tiers. Subtle floral decorations on the side, sounds simple enough right? There was not much height between the tiers, the subtle floral decoraations on the side were anything, but subtle... they clashed with the table linen. I would not refer this vendor to anyone, I hope she takes her final mock-up sketches more seriously in the future with other customers.
Vendor response to review
I cannot tell you how frustraing this wedding was for me, so I am not surprised at this review.
6-8 weeks before the wedding, we ask brides to come in for design consultation. An hour or two before this brides design consult, she called and canceled. She didnt have time to come in. We had talked at her tasting about a using her linen and I was promised a piece of it. I was instead sent a small little scanned copy of a piece of we think was a flower. All of us looked at it trying to figure out what it was) I think the color was tan, but I couldn't figure it out. The brides mailbox was full and I could not call her and she never answered her phone. All payments are due two weeks before the wedding, as well as final guest count. This is not unusual in the wedding world. 10 days before the wedding, we had not heard anything from the bride or the groom and I was getting concerned ,as I was also personally confused on how to do this design. All I had was this tiny scanned photo, and "Flowers between each tier" Not even what kind of flowers. We have a standard email that goes out when a bride is late on a payment, which this bride got, 10 days before the wedding. We heard nothing. A week before the wedding, another notice goes out. I got this email that my payment was being held hostage basically because they did not have a drawing. I had no idea what to draw, so I drew a three tiered stack cake with a sketching of flowers, since I didnt know what color, and a sketching of this table design, as I no idea of what it was suppose to look like. Here it was now three days before the wedding, No response on the drawing, no response on anything,. and the brides voicemailbox is still full. So I called the grom and he pretty much is indicating they dont have the money for the cake and said he would have to "discuss" the issue with the bride. A few hours later the bride called and told me her mom was coming to pay. No mention of anything else. The Mom came by, showed me the sketch and I asked her if she could tell me the color, and she said it was peach. (it looked like tan in the scan and the actual table cloth was a gold lame with these HUGE flowers and HUGE fern leaves) I agree, the cake was not what I would have done, but again I was in the dark.
If this bride had 1) taken her wedding cake more seriously 2) responded to my request and come in for a design. (her mom told me she was just too busy) and 3) had sent me a serious swatch, the cake would have turned out what she wanted. She never mentioned how she wanted the flowers placed, I actualy had to call the florist and we worked on the design. That is how much in the dark I was.
I also urge ALL brides to contact me with any issues after the wedding to discuss. This is the first I am hearing of it.
Again, I am sorry this cake didnt work out, but it does show you that designing a cake is a team effort and that we do need input from the bridal party.
Thank you for listening.
I often joke that the only reason I started photographing weddings was so that I could have wedding cake very weekend. We have had Simply Cakes provide the wedding cakes for four of the weddings we shot so far this year and each one was unique and elegant. And lest I leave out the best part, they were all delicious.
Elizabeth...
About Simply Cakes
We also sell cookie favors, cake toppers, serving sets, and monogram toppers. We can also get monogram napkins, table clothes and other cake table needs for you as a low cost.
FAQ for Simply Cakes
All of our cakes are made to order with only the freshest of ingrediants. We bake everything at our bakery, never use a frozen or premade product. Our Buttercream is made with real butter, not Crisco, and all our fillings are made with fresh fruit, and Belgium dark chocolates.
Wedding Cakes cost 4.50 a serving.
This includes Buttercream, choice of TWO fillings per tier, any kind of piping,
ribbon, fondant overlays, royal icing flowers and buttercream flowers.
The only extras you will pay for is a completely covered fondant cake, or gum paste flowers.
We won't even charge you for placing your provided fresh flowers on your cake.
We do not charge extra for different flavors for different tiers nor for different flavors and fillings
including cakes like carrot cake and red velvet!
Setup and Delivery to any area in the triangle, including Wake Forest, Benson, Durham and Chapel Hill is 35.00
Want to do Cupcakes for your wedding? Our cupcakes are very unique in that they are FILLED.
They are almost like having mini cakes without paying the mini cake price.
Cupcakes are $35.00 a dozen
(this includes one filling, any color paper, and royal icing decoration/picks)
Any cupcake order over $350.00 (10 dozen)
We will give you a free Buttercream cutting cake (6 inch) decorated anyway you like!
Back Room/Kitchen cakes are $3.00 a serving. These are FOUR LAYERED undecorated Buttercream covered cakes
When cut, it looks just like your wedding cake.
(Display cake of 100 servings or more is required for purchase of Kitchen Cakes)
We also offer sculpted Grooms cakes starting at $3.00 a serving.
Prices are based on design. We can do just about anything!
Grooms cakes are GREAT for rehearsal dinners.
We also sell cake toppers, cake cutting and toasting sets! We have a number of designs to choose from.
We have free consultations and tastings by appointment We have an online appointment setter at our web site www.simplycakesnc.com
Best of all, after your first wonderful year together, you won't have to pull out a yucky frozen cake. Give us a call or fill in the online form two weeks before your first anniversary and we will provide you a FREE anniversary cake
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