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    Meraki Custom Cakes

    4.7 (27 reviews)

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    Baby Shower Cake Disaster I was very excited to plan our first baby shower for my wife and wanted to surprise her with a fun, unique cake shaped as our French Bulldog. After extensive research, I chose Meraki Custom Cakes and was in contact with Mark Hill, the owner. This was my first custom cake order and Mark helped me by creating a design based on a picture of our French bulldog, with her holding a baby girl in a pink blanket. The shower was scheduled for the morning of March 20th, so I requested to have the cake completed by March 19th. On a positive note, the cake was cute as you can see from the picture. Unfortunately, I had no idea that it was completely unbalanced and top heavy. Mark had placed the cake in a flimsy cardboard box with zero support within the box to hold the cake. However, Mark assured me travel would not be an issue. I had a relative with me to help hold the cake as we traveled home. It's important to understand that Mark does not have a physical office - he uses a small coffee shop to drop off cakes so finding him is not easy (as I learned). By the time we got home, the bottom half of the cake had completely broken (picture) and when trying to carefully move it to the fridge, the head fell off. After multiple attempts, I finally got ahold of Mark. His entire attitude did a 180 - he went from being helpful and patient early on to an emotional nightmare the minute I explained the cake was top heavy and would not transport. At first, I asked Mark for help and he said he was busy at a cake tasting and had no time to talk. I then told him he could come by anytime that evening / Saturday morning before the shower to repair the cake. He was furious and said he had plans and refused to do that. If it were my business, I would've been embarrassed and would do anything possible to repair the cake; however, Mark had already moved on to the next order and made it clear that in his mind, his design was flawless, even though he admitted there was no support for the baby. If you look at the pictures, you'll notice that the cake is leaning forward naturally. The massive head is a separate cake and the only support holding the head together with the body is a large toothpick. Further, the baby was not light. This also was supported by a toothpick. Lastly, Mark admitted that the feet at the bottom of the cake were not meant for support. Thus, this cake literally had a cylindrical design with multiple pieces at the front supported by toothpicks...it never had a chance of standing for long and after I spent time trying to get the cake to stand up, the head fell off again (picture). I'm extremely disappointed. I had planned this baby shower for over two months and was very excited to surprise my wife with this centerpiece. I would never recommend Meraki Cake Designs, nor Mark Hill as a cake designer. After this $281 nightmare, put your hard-earned money and trust into a designer shop that excels at end-to-end customer experience and understands how to build custom cakes that don't crumble.

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    I had the best experience with Meraki. I asked for a custom cake and within an hour had everything set up with Mark. The cake was beautiful, and tasted delicious! I would recommend them to anyone.

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    Val P.

    I live in Southern California and found Meraki Cakes and Bakes online. I called them about creating something for a good friend's birthday. It was for a Sunday delivery and during the course of conversation I found out that they were going to be really busy on Sunday and were not going to be able to bake a cake at the last minute, however Mark suggested some cupcakes. I asked if they had any cakes already baked and ready for sale, and Mark explained that they baked as ordered, so all their products are fresh, and everything is made from scratch. The dozen cupcakes that I ordered were delivered on time, and the person who delivered them even took the time to explain the various flavors to my friend, the birthday girl. They turned out to be delightful and my dear friend was thrilled to receive them. She said that they were eaten very quickly, although she described them as "Too beautiful to eat!" She said that the flavors were amazing, and her guests enjoyed them as well. Mark not only sent me a receipt for my order by text, he also took a pic of the finished product and texted it to me after the delivery was made. What wonderful service, and an amazing product! I'll definitely be ordering from Meraki again!

    Lauren F.

    Been meaning to write this review for a while! I met with Mark for my little boys 1 year cake smash, I brought photos of what I wanted and Mark made the most adorable cake and matching cupcakes! He is truly talented! Not to mentions easy to work with and just a super nice guy! See you for the holidays and next birthday!! Oh forgot to add that the cake and cupcakes were delicious and I BINGED on Macarons!!!

    I cannot recommend Meraki Cakes enough! My husband and I live in Texas but had a destination wedding in Golden, CO. Our chosen venue could only create very simple cakes and I knew I wanted to surprise my husband with an amazing cake that captures his personality. When I contacted Mark and explained my situation and my vision for the cake he was quick to respond and worked with me to design the perfect cake within my budget all via email. Fast forward to the wedding day, the cake was more amazing then I could have imagined! As awesome as it looked from the outside it was twice as good to eat! I actually preferred it over our wedding cake. My husband and I got so many compliments, and everyone loved it! Needless to say my expectations were far exceeded! You won't go wrong choosing Meraki Cakes & Bakes for your special cake! For reference: cake is chocolate with chocolate icing, white fondant and the "lid" was rice crispy (which everyone also loved)

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    Check out the lemon bars and pumpkin cupcakes, definitely a winner. The taste and quality is definitely top notch!

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    Do they sell single serve baked goods to the public on walk-in, or is it special order only?

    Hi Lauren, Thank you for your question. No, we don’t actually have items readily available and are by appointment only. It’s been difficult to note that since that option… Read more

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    My name is Izzy O so it was legally required for me to stop in and grab some pastries at Izzio!…read more The roulettes were definitely the most delicious of the pastries we got, we had a dulce de leche one and raspberry cheesecake. I will be dreaming of the raspberry cheesecake one. It has the perfect filling to croissant ratio. I'll definitely stop by again the next time I'm in Denver

    I saw this place on a tiktok and KNEW I needed to come try them on a recent trip to Denver! If you…read moreare local, GET TO THIS PLACE! If you are visiting, GET TO THIS PLACE MULTIPLE TIMES! We went on our second to last day and I wish we had been able to go back!! This place is located in a food hall! Parking can be a bit tricky, so my boyfriend stayed in the car and I ran out to get these amazing treats! The food hall is actually a pretty cool space and it appeared to be dog friendly. The service here was wonderful! They were so unbelievably sweet! 10/10 ladies! I got a strawberry cheesecake Cronut (croissant/doughnut) and 2 of their La Roulette's (chocolate and raspberry) When I tell you these were packed with filling, dripping down our faces as we drove to the Rocky Mountains haha! We didn't care at all!! These were SO GOOD!! The crunch/texture is just outstanding! The fillings were to die for! There is a reason these guys went viral! Definitely check this place out!!

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    The bakery located inside Denver central market
    The bakery located inside Denver central market
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    Lemon meringue crown. Yummy.
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    I love this spot so much! It's vegan, mostly nut free and with gluten free options. Choose your…read morecake flavor, icing, and up to 3 toppings for one price. The options are endless and I promise you won't miss the dairy. The cake is incredibly moist and with so many great flavors to choose from Street parking only (paid in 13th st but free on the streets that run perpendicular)

    This flashed up in my social media. It's on Colfax and we were lucky to find a parking spot right…read morein front of the shop. We wanted to go after dinner one night but it closed at 8 so we went mid-day the next day. What's nice for next time is it comes with a lid so easy to grab and eat later if you want to have an after dinner treat. We decided, heck, let's just eat cake for lunch. I love the concept of building your own cupcake cup essentially. Have never heard of this idea so had to try it. They have SO many topping choices that it took us a minute to decide. And lots of good cake flavors. I ended up getting a medium (which I would've been okay to have a mini). I got Funfetti cake (it was delicious). I got strawberry frosting, lemon lavender drizzle, pretzels, and blackberries. You choose the cake, the frosting, and 3 toppings. I also got an oatmeal cream pie. Ok... so if you love cake/cupcakes - this was delicious! I want to go back and try different flavors. The oatmeal cream pie was also SO GOOD! I love this small local business so I'll definitely be back and they do full cakes so great place to also support and order from.

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    3.0
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    2.4 mi

    Hosted a beautiful baby shower for my best friend. We ordered cupcakes from this "bakery" and it's…read morereally just unfortunate how terrible they turned out. So bad in fact, that all we could do was laugh and throw them in the trash. I wish when the inspiration photos were initially sent, that this business would have just said that this was something they were not capable of. Instead they boxed up these sad burnt little gems and put enough tape on the box to ship them to Mexico, I guess to ensure we didn't open them immediately. I encourage anyone looking for a reputable baker in the Denver area to dodge this bullet unless your expectation is Betty Crocker with an easy bake oven. Also, before leaving any negative review we reached out to the bakery and instead of handling professionally she posted about it on Instagram and then blocked me.

    Leaving a review here as this bakery posted a private conversation between us on Instagram and then…read moredeleted my comments and blocked me so that she had no accountability. My MIL ordered cupcakes for my babyshower. We sent inspiration pics and had conversations about what was expected and flavors. Day of babyshower, cupcakes were picked up - box taped shut, our own fault for not checking before leaving. Once we arrived at the venue and opened the box we realized they were not at all what was ordered, incorrect flavors, incorrect designs, overcooked and burnt on the edges. We reached out to the bakery to express our dissatisfaction, she then proceeded to post our conversation on Instagram asking if we were a Karen and praising her own cupcakes. In her posts she contradicts herself several times. She states that she received an inspiration pic and that they did the cupcakes as close as they could, but in another comment she said she didn't know what we wanted and we only gave a verbal description of desert flowers. She also states in her text to us (with the screenshot she posted) that she didn't see the cupcakes before we picked them up because they were taped shut and asked us to send a pic, but then also states 'we all thought they were very pretty'. Which one is it? I am attaching the inspiration pics as well as what we received. Cupcakes were all different sizes, icing was very minimal, designs were not even close, edges were burnt and crusty, none of the guests even touched them, we paid $150 and ended up with zero desserts at the shower. Beware of what you see online for this bakery as given this experience, they will delete anything that does not fit their narrative nor do they take any accountability. Owner - if you are reading this, we have left messages and would love to hear back from you. We have all email communication proving the ask for this order, if for some reason you are having trouble finding it.

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    Our famous Miles Bars! Top sellers at fairs and festivals. Pecans, coconut, butterscotch and chocolate all on a shortbread crust to die for!
    Our famous Miles Bars! Top sellers at fairs and festivals. Pecans, coconut, butterscotch and chocolate all on a shortbread crust to die for!
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