2nd year in a row ordering a birthday cake from Pastel for my kid's birthday, and once again they…read moreexceeded expectations! This year we got a Peppa Pig-themed cake for my child's 4th birthday, and it was a 2-tiered cake for people size 30-35 guests. The design was absolutely stunning. Undoubtedly, Pastel creates some of the most beautiful custom cakes. My kid and all of our guests were absolutely thrilled when they saw the cake. We also repeated the tried-and-tested flavors from last year: one layer strawberry and the other cookies & cream -- both were delicious yet again. Highly recommend for both presentation and taste!

We received a few cupcakes and they were yummy…read more Aesthetically pleasing, moist, and not too sweet. The cream topping had a nice texture and blended well with the cupcake. Very satisfied.

Working with Jasmine was an incredible experience and was one of our favorite parts of the whole…read moretwo years wedding planning. It started with the design consultation, which was so much fun. Jasmine asked not just about our preferences but about who were as as people and as a couple. She is extremely insightful and after listening patiently and drawing out our personalities, she came up with some awesome ideas the really felt like they represented the core of ourselves and our relationship. We learned about ourselves that day and she made us feel so seen. Once we had a design in mind we worked through size and pricing. For a wedding cake prices were in the mid thousands, which sounds expensive for a cake but we believe is an *extremely* fair price given what you get (especially considering other places in the wedding industry charge through the nose for much less). The price covers a full custom sculpture as well as the incredible design experience mentioned above, a tasting session and high-end flavor experience, and transport. Jasmine took care to work with our budget and gave us a variety of options trading size vs. amount of cake vs. number of flavors in order to get us something we were happy with at a price we were happy with. Then we got to do the flavor tasting, which was ....goodness. We tried three flavors, all of which were unique and delicious and exactly what we had described wanting to try. Jasmine was more than willing to work with us to incorporate minor changes to one of the flavors, and we ended up going with all three. Throughout the process, both Jasmine and her assistant were polite and professional. When we arrived, the cake was set up beautifully. We quite literally gasped when we saw the way the light shone through the petals. It was so perfectly us and felt like an extension of our love. It was a top 10 wedding moment. The first bite was amazing, and the flavors were just as good as we expected from the tasting. Everyone really enjoyed it. At the end of the night, we did have some trouble figuring out how to get the top (styrofoam) half of the cake home, but eventually managed to transport it carefully back. Jasmine gifts both the styrofoam portion and the cake stand to you as part of the package, and the fondant does not go bad so you can keep the sculpture forever. It now adorns our living room. Thank you so much Jasmine for this incredible experience and for memories that will last a lifetime!

For my 21st birthday, my roommates and best friends chipped in to get me the best cake to celebrate…read moremy transition from Princess Surge into Queen Surge. Where did they get the cake suited for my taste? Jasmine Rae! When the cake came out I was convinced it was a real pineapple mounted on a plaque. I was amazed by the detail in color and shape. I could tell they got this cake from an amazing bakery. Not only did the cake look amazing, it tasted just as great. Since it was a 3D pineapple, the pieces were enormous and there was plenty left after my party of 20 had a slice. The cake was rich with chocolate, dessert wine, and strawberry preserves. By far it was the best cake I have ever received. I look forward to going to this bakery and repaying my roommates with their own Jasmine Rae original.

We ordered custom cookies and cake pops from Tan for our "Sea You soon, Baby" baby shower, and they…read moreturned out perfect! I shared a few inspiration photos with Tan, and she took it from there, creating beautiful custom desserts that fit our theme perfectly. The sand dollar, starfish, seashell, and sailor outfit cookies were incredibly detailed, and the coordinating cake pops looked amazing on our dessert table. We received so many compliments from our guests, not just on how beautiful everything looked, but on how delicious everything tasted. Tan was also wonderful to work with throughout the process. She was communicative, easy to collaborate with, and very accommodating when coordinating pickup. I'd happily order from Tan again for future celebrations!

Panatda made the most adorable and delicious sugar cookies for my baby shower! We looked to her…read moreprior photos for inspiration as well as online for new designs she hadn't done before and she was totally open to making them. They turned out perfect! We got bunnies (modeled after one of our pet rabbits), smiling dumplings, strollers, bottles, Winnie the Pooh "Hunny" pots, and a cute sign that said Baby Mclaughlin. Each were perfectly uniform and individually wrapped. She was very communicative throughout the whole process, and especially during a really busy time. I reached out the week before thanksgiving with ~2 weeks of lead time. The other 3 bakers I reached out to all had no availability, so I'm extra grateful for her. Will definitely be ordering again for other special parties and events!

We love food and were so happy to be able to work with Liz on our wedding cake. It was easy to…read moreorder the tasting, easy to order the actual cake, and even easier to show up to our event with the cake already delivered. Every single asian female at my wedding said it was "Not to sweet!" which is THE highest compliment one could give a dessert. So many people came up to us saying "this is the first wedding cake I've ever liked" or "I don't like cake at all but what an interesting flavor combo." I had a crazy idea at one point to bake my own cake, but I am SO GLAD that everyone talked me out of it because I could never bake a cake as delicious as Liz and if I had done it, I would've never gotten to meet this incredible artist.

I am always a sucker for an aesthetically pleasing cake while still delicious! My family and I have…read morehad our fair share of yummy cakes in the Bay Area and I'm so glad we came across Sincerely Meraki! I actually found this place from Michelle aka @sfcheatdays, as she posted the cake for her bday! Ordering online was quick and easy and Liz will confirm your order within the next 24 hours. Once my order was confirmed, she included her address and very detailed description of where to stop on her busy street in SF. I actually had to make a change in pickup date and time and Liz was very accommodating! I had requested silver font instead of gold and she was very detail oriented asking if I wanted the topper to be coated in silver as well, since it was usually coated in gold. I appreciate she took the time to ask vs. just doing silver font and gold coating. Pickup was so easy, even though it was a busy day. She dropped off the cake on the floor of my front seat to make sure it was stable as well. Onto the taste of the cake! I ordered the Earl grey with brown sugar icing and it was soooo good! Tasted like a boba milk tea hehe! You need to take the cake out of the fridge at least 2 hours in advance of serving and we did just that. The cake was still a little chilled but so moist and fresh! We were so full after our dinner so we had so much cake left. We followed the instructions to wrap in Saran Wrap and we had delicious cake the next couple days! Also I'm so happy to be supporting an Asian AND woman-owned business in the Bay Area! I highly recommend Liz and her cakes and her customer service is on point! So glad I stumbled across her and can't wait to order more cakes from her in the future!!

Jennifer, your cake was beautiful and so delicious! my guests were blown away at how amazing the…read morecake looked. Thank you for helping me decide how much cake to order- your estimation was spot on! My daughter can can't wait to have another cake made by Sweet Art by Jennifer!

Amazing artwork and incredible flavor! I had the pleasure of working with Jennifer--she created my…read morebirthday cakes featuring the logos of my two companies. Highly recommended.

We had Gateaux/Michele help us with cupcakes for a large party downtown San Francisco. Our guests…read moreloved the cupcakes! Flavors were spot on, not overly sweet but the signature flavor was present in each bite. Recommend and we will order again!

These cupcakes got RAVE reviews from grownups and kids alike. Fresh tasting and moist cake with…read moreinventive and fresh icing. (The strawberry icing on vanilla cake was a real standout). On top of the quality, Michele is just the nicest person to work with. She took care to ask about the birthday girls and I could tell she took real joy knowing that two little 5 year olds would be celebrating with friends and family over her delicious cupcakes.

Purchased at the Foster City farmers market…read more They did not accept apple pay or venmo, only cash or credit card. So we handed over the credit card where I was expecting to scan but she started typing in my card information within their system. I still find that suspicious jotting down my payment information. Food: It tasted good as a french macaron fix but it isn't prime. The macarons were cracked and crumbly and not intact as you'd expect them to be.

Whole Foods sells L'Artisan Macarons…read more I sampled the coffee, vanilla, and chocolate: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/l-artisan-gourmet-parisian-macarons-san-francisco?select=FzqvAozDGc_Qo4cJX7bANA#FzqvAozDGc_Qo4cJX7bANA Flavor-wise: The flavor is OK. The chocolate flavor was not as good as Pamplemousse in Redwood City, despite having cocoa nibs. Texture-wise: Not chewy enough. The chocolate had no chew: it was totally soft. The others had some chew, but lacked the "starchy chew", which is when the "stiffness" of the chew increases as your bite pressure increases. They are about as good as Trader Joe's frozen macarons, and not nearly as good as the ones I've had at Pamplemousse.

This place came highly recommended as not too sweet, perfect for Asian taste preference. I do not…read morethink this is suited to the general public as the flavors are more subtle and not sweet enough. I've tried: - mango bingsu - mango was good, but shaved ice didn't have much flavor. No folded in mango syrup or condensed milk. A skip for me - triple citrus cake - I didn't expect grapefruit and felt they should have put some warning language on the website ordering form as grapefruit interacts dangerously with a lot of medicine. It was maybe not enough grapefruit to be an issue but I was very concerned as I was sharing it with older folks. - triple summer berry cake - good A few other notes: - although they open at 8:30 am, earliest pickup is at 10 am - cake inscription is $5...which I feel should be a complementary service - plenty of free street parking nearby - quick and easy pickup

We got a birthday cake from here!…read more It was super light, creamy, fluffy and most importantly - NOT TOO SWEET I don't have any complaints.