I ordered a baptism / birthday cake for my son Noah. I had many compliments on the cake. The top…read morewas shaped as Noah's Arc. The animals and boat were made out of fondant. Wow! It was so cute and creative. Honestly, the best cake I've ordered so far. Aside from the cuteness of the cake, it tasted amazing. I wasn't sure what I was going to get as far as filling, but I asked Selina for recommendations. Because I couldn't decide between the two, she suggested maybe getting marble w/ white chocolate ganache on one tier and the vanilla cake with bavarian cream and fresh strawberries on the other. I knew I wanted something perfect for summer. Light, cooler on the palate, with fruit. I decided to go with the bavarian cream w/ fresh strawberries filling for the entire cake. Oh my goodness, it was exactly what I expected. Two points I wanted to touch on that could've been better as far as my experience: 1) The company emailed me a few days later after placing my order and requested payment. I'd already paid in full when I placed the order initially. I was told it was an administrative issue. No problem after that. 2) My husband went to pickup the cake the day of our son's baptism/1st birthday. Whoever was there that Saturday morning forgot to give my husband the "smash cake" (small cake 1-year-old gets to have and play with / smash). Dream Cakes, however, did call that morning and apologized and suggested that they drop it off at our event location. Luckily, it was only 15 minutes away from their bakery / office. Overall, I'm so happy with the cake I ordered. I would definitely order from Dream Cakes again and would recommend it to any friends / family. Please plan ahead as they need advanced notice -I believe 3 weeks in advance. AND, make sure you look at your order in full upon pickup if you can. Good job, Dream Cakes!

I was looking online for a bakery to make a cake for my daughter's emoji birthday party and came…read moreacross Dream Cakes. Their online gallery was impressive, so I was eager to contact them to come up with some ideas. Selina was very professional, courteous and knowledgeable. I sent a picture as a starting off point, but what they accomplished was above and beyond what I expected. Not only did it look incredible, it tasted amazing also! Great texture and flavors. The adults were shocked that it was a real cake. They thought it was part of the party decorations! The kids loved it; not a crumb left on their plates. It was such a great experience from beginning to end; I will be back again and again.

This was definitely the tastiest treats and cake i have ever ordered for an event!! I used to…read morealways order all these cakes i liked through instagram which ended up being fondant cakes. i don't know anything about this cake stuff but what i found ordering in the past is most make fondant cakes and always end up being nasty because it becomes hard and crumbly on the inside... yuck!! But Sweetlife does buttercream cakes which keeps the cake soft, moist, and creamy!! You can tell its made from scratch and fruit was fresh produce. Such an amazing professional experience for my baby shower. Everyone kept asking where i got my Cake and treats from. Super easy to get in contact and communicate with. Highly recommend for your next event!!

Fabulous! That sums up this talented baker who has hands down THE best dipped strawberries in town!…read moreI've had her cater for a graduation and bridal shower and everyone raved about her sweets asking where did I get these. She uses only high quality chocolate and her decorations are beyond beautiful. Cake pops, cakes, cupcakes, are to die for! If you haven't tried The Sweet Life Chicago...you're totally missing out!

The cookie cake was so delicious. We enjoyed it so much. I preordered this cake for my boyfriend…read moreand I was very excited to find a cookie cake looked like a cake. It was very good I would definitely order again for any occasion

Excellent customer service and wonderful treats! Placed an online shipping order with them the…read morewrong way and they were more than accommodating in helping me cancel the wrong order and place an acceptable order all within the time restraints I had put myself in. The order arrived in plenty of time in beautiful packaging all thanks to the care of this wonderful bakery. Highly recommend.

Tired of flowers? We ordered a large cupcake bouquet for my mother in laws birthday celebration…read more This team is wonderful to work with. Easy order placement, prompt pick up times and stellar attention to detail. My wife loved it so much she asked for her own cupcakes for her birthday upcoming. Cupcakes were beautiful in photos and delicious to eat.

Outstanding chocolate chip cookies. Large, thin, unique…read more Also cookies with frosting amazing.

Hi, my name is Sonny and I'm a Chocoholic. I'm constantly…read morelooking for the best, moistest chocolate cake. And ever since I don't work downtown anymore, I needed to search the northwest burbs for the best chocolate cake. There was always this franchise (Portillo's) that served their famous chocolate cakes by the slice. It was moist and really good. And they remained the best one for such a long time since I really couldn't find any worthy competitors around the northwest burbs, until I saw this tiny shop along Waukegan road-Ganache Bakery. I had to go inside and see what they havd to offer. The word Ganache alone was enough for me to seek em out. Lo and behold, they had Chocolate Cake with ganache icing inside! It was soft and moist and melted in your mouth! I was in heaven! Finally, a place I knew would supply me with the best chocolate cake worthy of any grand celebration. Unfortunately, after the third and fourth purchase, I noticed that it didn't taste the same as the first time we had it. It wasn't as light as the initial experience. It was actually a bit heavier, more dense. It was still moist but, it just wasn't the same anymore. Oh well, the search is back on.

Great place for delicious cake! Parking can get a little bit crowded right in front of the store…read morebut if you don't mind walking the lot is larger in the back area. I ordered online for a 10:30 cake pickup but got a text that it was ready at 10am. We had the strawberry lychee cake which was nice and light and the favorite 'not too sweet'. The store itself had so many options and coming in the morning they had a huge selection. The service was fast and friendly for pickup too.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but my experience here was disappointing…read more My family and I stopped by on Saturday shortly before closing. As employees were already putting away the bread, I politely asked if I could grab a piece before everything was picked up. I was told that the bread was being moved to the front and that someone would assist me there. While I waited, two other groups entered after me. They heard the same information and ended up being helped before I was, despite the employees knowing that I had been waiting first. I politely asked twice for assistance and was told to continue waiting while the other groups were served. What made the situation more frustrating was that the customers ahead of me were taking a long time deciding what they wanted. I had already put on a plastic glove and was prepared to select my own bread, but I was told that wasn't necessary because an employee would help me. While waiting, I witnessed one of the teenagers from a group point directly at the bread, and another teenager pushed their hand into it. This happened in front of the employees, and no one addressed the situation or reminded them not to touch the food. As someone who was trying to follow proper sanitation practices, I found this very concerning. Not only did this happened once but 2,3 times infront of them. Yet nothing was addressed. After being ignored, waiting while others were served ahead of me, and seeing unsanitary behavior go unaddressed, I decided to leave without making a purchase. I was disappointed by both the customer service and the lack of attention to food handling standards.

The Baking Institute was a partnered vendor with our reception hall, and honestly, we didn't expect…read moreit to go as well as it did. Our first meeting wasn't great, and we were unsure about moving forward. Thankfully, they allowed us to come back for a second visit--and that visit completely blew us away with their incredible customer service. The baker took her time listening to our vision and thoughtfully sketched out a cake design that perfectly fit our theme. She also offered insightful suggestions that really helped bring our ideas to life. On the wedding day, the cake looked absolutely beautiful and tasted even better. We chose a white cake with a French custard dulce de leche filling, and we had guests who normally dislike sweets devour their slices! We can't wait to enjoy our anniversary layer next year.

Amazing cakes. We got our wedding cake from the baking institute and it was amazing- so tasty and…read morebeautiful. We went with the cannoli frosting and a yellow sponge cake. Everyone at our wedding said it was some of the best wedding cake they had

ChixCakes was worth every step it took to locate them. They work out of a commercial kitchen, not a…read morestorefront, and I still made the trip because the first bite justified it. The marzipan cookie with toasted almonds on top made me stop talking for a moment and consider not sharing. The texture, the almond flavor, and the toasted almond were all unmatched. The test that mattered most came from my friend's mother, who had just landed from Tehran and approached the cake with the same scrutiny she brings to anything meant to resemble the desserts she grew up with. She attempted to find a flaw. She takes a bite of the Bibi Nescafe cake, said it was the same, said it was not, repeated the comparison, and could not believe herself. She finished it confused and could not find a reason not to liked it. For anyone familiar with Persian baking standards, that sequence functions as a reliable endorsement. ChixCakes is impossible to find. Their website does not mention Chicago, almond cookies, walnut cookies, or Persian cakes, and it doesn't show up in a search engine unless you already know their name. It's like you need to know someone to find them. My friend, who knew they existed, still spent twenty minutes trying to locate them online without success.

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