A forever customer!! We first worked with Megan from Sweet and Savory in 2016 when she created our wedding cake and we've been hooked since :) Since then we've gone back to place orders for my sisters graduation - she made an awesome Towson Grad cake- our daughters birthday cakes for 1 and 2 years, which was adorably themed for her birthday at the barn and Wonderland for her 1st with an amazing Cheshire cat- and most recently gender reveal cupcakes! Her buttercream flavor is delicious and the whole cakes always come out delicious and beautiful! All of our guests always compliment the cakes because of sight and flavor and ask where it's from! We've obviously had other cakes at other events from local vendors and they do not compare in taste and texture to Sweet & Savory :) We hope she always keeps her doors open because we will continue to seek her for our events that require cake/pastries :) read more

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First and foremost, I must say, "thank you so much!" To Meghan and her team. If you're looking for a fabulous bakery look no further! This one is the "bees knees and the cats meow!" I was looking for a bakery to purchase a red velvet cake for my best friend's birthday, and I only had about 6 days before I'd need it. I'd called another place but earliest that I would be able to pick up on the day that I needed it was 2 PM. That was entirely too late. However when I called Sweet & Savory, Meghan told me she could do it and asked me when I wanted to pick up. She said that they opened as early as 8 AM, even on Sunday. So, I requested to pick up the cake at 10:30 AM, on the Sunday of the day I needed the cake. She asked me a few details about the cake design, but I told her to be creative. I gave her the colors I wanted, and icing choice, but she could be creative with design. Per Megan, I know now that she doesn't prefer to not have a cake design concept from the customer (I can understand why, because without it, it can be a nightmare with some customers), but I trusted her expertise. I'm a creative person, so I know sometimes it can be confining to not allow an artist to let their creative juices just flow! I had feeling she would come up with something amazing, and SHE DID! Can I just say, she knocked it out of the park!?! The cake was gorgeous and delicious! My friend love, love, loved the cake! She's still talking about that cake and it's been a week! The folks at our event loved the cake too! It was so soft and moist (that is difficult to do with red velvet cake) and the icing tasted like a cream cheese, the macaroons were out of this world and overall it was incredible! I cannot wait to use this bakery for future events and/or special occasions! So, if you're looking for an incredible professional bakery, affordable, convenient and the baked goods are awesome, then go to Sweet and Savory! You will not be disappointed, and if you are, then you did something wrong or something's wrong with you because they are the BOMB.com! Thank you Sweet and Savory! read more

Sweet & Savory Bake Shop - Red Velvet Birthday Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

We needed a last minute cake for our granddaughter. They were very accommodating and had it ready in a couple of hours. It was a chocolate cake with white icing and a chocolate filling. I can't say enough about how good the cake was. Everyone in our group loved the flavors. read more

Do NOT use them, EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL This started as a pretty good experience and ended up extremely disappointing. My husband and my cake person fell thru at the last minute just a few weeks before our wedding. I contacted Meghan and told her the situation and she said she was available. But not available for a cake tasting since it was so close to the wedding and she usually does the cake tastings 2 weeks prior. So honestly, I thought, the pictures on her fb and website look beautiful. I'm sure they taste like cupcakes should. So we come to the event in time to do our decor for the reception and the cake is there all set up. From a distance it looks nice. But when I looked closer at the details I couldn't believe it. It looked like the icing was just thrown on with a quickly. Now there were a few that looked nice but shouldn't most if not all look nice if you're paying over $200 for it?? My husband doesn't care for regular cake so we got a cheesecake as the topper and then chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with raspberry and kahlua icing. Sounds great huh? Nope! The topper had no icing so it didnt even look like a wedding cake. And like I stated before, icing was thrown on. So I'm on the verge of tears at this point and wanted to email her then and there I was so mad and embarrassed that I had this to serve to my family. My husband said not to worry about it in the moment and to enjoy our time with the family. So I'm hoping that at least the cakes taste okay...well I have to say the cheesecake was very tasty. Very rich but most of them are...so no problems there. However later that day when we got home I tried one of the cupcakes just to see how they turned out. The icing was sooo gross and tasted like it had waaaaay too much butter in it. I have gotten cakes from Sam's club that tasted better than this. I had to spit it out. I emailed Meghan and told her I needed to talk to her about the cake and to let me know when we could set up a meeting. I get a very short curt email back. I'm available now feel free to give me a call....no "is everything okay"...nothing like that. I go on to explain to her our disappointment and she just turns it back on us that we should have had a tasting first to be sure we liked it but there was no time. And that she contacted where we had the reception and asked if ppl ate them and they said they had eaten them all. NOPE! I had about half left over that I took home. I didnt ask her for a penny cuz I thought well maybe she will do the right thing and own up to the fact that she may have over booked or something and at least give have of my $ back She was soooo unprofessional and nasty and not apologetic at all. I'm not asking for a free cake from her. But it was definitely not worth the $200 I spent on it. read more

I was in desperate need of a banana cream pie yesterday after our homemade one didn't set properly. I called the bakery and they told me they didn't have one on hand but would make me one. It was ready at the designated time and was so delicious! The staff was so friendly when I came to pick it up. I can't thank you guys enough for helping me in a pinch! read more

I had a cake made for my daughter's 100 day celebration and was very pleased with the results. Meghan was very professional and responsive to my emails and requests. It was a rather small and simple cake, but it was still done nicely and was very tasty (I had white chiffon cake with lemon buttercream frosting and a raspberry jelly filling). Since I live close to her, she even dropped it off to my house! You don't find customer service like that every day. read more

Sweet & Savory Bake Shop - Bakeries Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

I left a message during the time goggle and FB indicated they were open. I received an answering machine. I also emailed. I did post a review on Meghans FB page which She did not like. After exchanging several emails. I told her conversation over meaning move on. She has since emailed me 3x times. I then said no further contact and asked if I have made myself clear and concise. She sent 2 emails after that calling me unhinged telling me to stop harassing her and telling me I am banned and blocked Really like I care. Imagine a business owner calling a customer names. I would run as fast as I could from this business. read more

I was so excited to find a new bakery that sold cupcakes in Frederick after my favorite cupcake place shut down. Unfortunately, this place is NOT good for cupcakes. First. The Buckeye Bark is excellent. I would go there to buy again. Second. The cupcakes were disgusting. They taste like an old lady's coffee shop. You know, as if the cupcakes had sat in the shop for several days and had absorbed all the aromas of the place. Utterly disgusting. It could be that they were baking with flour that has absorbed all the odors too. I cannot stress this enough. I had a nightmare about the cupcakes they were so bad and I was so disappointed. And on top of the off flavor, they were dry and crumbly. The frosting was lacking too. Deflated and sad. read more

Sweet & Savory was absolutely wonderful to work with! We had a brunch wedding with 80 guests so figured a tier to cut into and a few varieties of cupcakes would pair well with our theme (and nicely accompany our donut display). Meghan hit it out of the park from the private tasting, to communications leading up to the big day, and especially the set up, look, and taste of the cake/cupcakes. I highly recommend any couple to be using Sweet & Savory for their cake and desserts... one of the few places in the area that actually tastes as amazing as it looks! read more

Sweet & Savory Bake Shop - As good as it looks! Guests loved it! - Bakeries Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

So far I've had the spinach pastry and a cappuccino. They were excellent! Cant wait to try their breakfasts!

Someone told me to contact her 'friend' here for a birthday cake (with a Lamborghini on it) for my son. I emailed the owner for an estimate - emphasizing that I was hoping to get something relatively cheap. I received a three-paragraph reply about the different cakes, ranging in price from $150 to $450. This was not in my price range, so I emailed back - which would have been the end of it, had it not been for the incredibly rude reply I received. Here's a direct quote from her email: "What you're looking for is a grocery store, but you're unlikely to find Giant or Safeway willing to do a Lamborghini, or anything of the sort, (even) for $60. In fact, I doubt anyone at a grocery store bakery would know what a Lamborghini is." Her email was so vicious, I don't know how she's still in business. I can't imagine dealing with this woman for something as important as a wedding - or any special event. This woman is up on such a high horse, she must only bake for royalty. read more

I am sad to write such a review. We have had an appointment for a tasting scheduled by Megan herself for a month(it took a while for her to even schedule it) she emailed us five days ago saying she forgot to send an invoice for the small fee of $25. Since I was on vacation, my fiancé waited until I returned home to show me the invoice. We went to pay only to find out that she canceled the appointment! We said we still wanted to keep the appointment via email and would pay today and her response was "I have other people interested in that date. Hopefully you can find someone else to better suit your needs". Judgemental? Fast to conclude? Unprofressional? Disrespectful? Disorganized? Yes to all above. I'm happy her true colors came out before we did give her our business. The world needs kind and professional small businesses and this place is certainly not one. read more

We have used Sweet and Savory many times over the years for anniversaries, graduations and other special events and could not be happier. The cakes look and taste great! The most recent creation was moist, chocolate cake buried in buttercream with fresh strawberries hidden between the layers. If you like buttercream, this is the place for you! read more

Light and fluffy chocolate croissants! That is all we tried on our first visit and we were satisfied. Won't be our last visit.

We've used Sweet & Savory several times and have always been delighted. She comes up with ideas we could never imagine, like individual cupcakes in the shape of christmas ornaments... they looked like real ornaments! Although she is truly an artist and her creations are beautiful, they always taste as good as they look. Megan's buttercream frosting is awesome. We will be using them again soon! read more

It's wonderful having such a merchant in the neighborhood. I have loved all of the items I bought. Especially the breads! Give it a try, you'll like it. read more

Meghan made our wedding cupcakes for us back in October. Before we booked her, we had gone to several other tastings and weren't overly impressed. We had our tasting in Meghan's condo and as soon as we left, my husband and I looked at each other and said, "That's the one!" We even cancelled a tasting we had later in the day and I don't regret it for a second. Meghan did a wonderful job on our wedding cupcakes. They looked lovely and tasted even better. It was literally the best wedding cake I've ever tasted. She was extremely flexible with flavors (we actually had 5 different flavor combinations!) and decorations, which I changed in the last couple weeks before the wedding. She was easy to get in touch with via email and always responded to any questions I had quickly. read more

Our wedding cake few months ago was very pretty. Simple just how we wanted it, no crazy decorations. Just white textured look with some of the beading look between layers. I wouldn't have changed a thing! Meghan was great and easy to work with. The icing was great but we did have an issue with part of our cake. The red velvet part in particular. It wasn't all of it but a tier of it was burnt and tasted burnt. We were very surprised it was not redone before we received it as that was a big deal. We weren't very happy with that at all. We aren't sure if any of our guests got the burnt portions as luckily we didn't get complaints from them. It was the pieces we brought home to enjoy the next day where we had it with our family and noticed. You could see it was brown and looked like a chocolate cake instead of red velvet. We had to throw the rest of it out because of the burnt taste. No other complaints, as it showed up to the venue just fine and again communication and the look of the cake was great. read more

This is a terrible place with which to do business. If I could give Meghan a negative, I would. I wouldn't doubt if she is writing her own positive reviews after doing business with her. First, this is not an actual bakery, it is one woman who rents out a kitchen to make cakes. Not that this matters for making a cake but it certainly goes a long way as to explaining the customer service......or lack there of. Here is the situation: when you get a wedding cake through Meghan, the baker, she instructs you that there is no need to save your wedding cake, as tradition, because she will bake you another fresh cake on your first year anniversary as part of the agreement. Sounds great, right? Here is the catch, WE contacted Meghan about our anniversary cake two months before our anniversary because my wife knows it's still wedding season and wants to give Meghan early notice for this cake. Meaghan emails back and a week later after a few emails back and forth, we are on the schedule for September 19 @ 11:00 AM with our desired cake. This is scheduled near the end of July and confirmed. My wife states in her email that everything is set and if we decide to go out of town, WE will contact Meghan and reschedule. Wednesday night at 6:30 pm of the week our cake is scheduled, my wife receives an email asking if the time can be moved up for the pick up and to email back to confirm "when she gets a chance". No mention that if we do not send another immediate confirmation, our order, confirmed for two months mind you, will be cancelled. So the email Meghan sends is to an email address that is not my wife's primary email so two days later upon receipt, my wife sends an email response on Friday evening stating we are all go for the pick up as previously planned. We then get a response stating that since she did not hear from us, Meghan took it upon herself to cancel our cake order the night before our pick up. No call was made even though my wife has her contact information in the signature of all of her emails. When my wife expresses her disappointment with this arrangement and tells Meghan she is in tears because she will not have a cake for our anniversary, Meghan responds with a callous and nasty email implying that my wife's response time is unacceptable and questioning whether this really meant as much to her as my wife stated in her email. Some nerve speaking to customers that way. An insulting email to my wife is what I read. I would never recommend doing business with Meghan even if she is the only baker around unless you like having an unreliable baker ruin your special event by canceling the day before your cake is to be picked up, leaving you no alternative options and then blaming you. read more

Meghan made a delicious and beautiful wedding cake and grooms cake for us last year. We went to several cake tastings at reputable bakeries in MD before we decided to give Meghan a try. We were hesitant at first because she met us at her home. However, her cakes and european buttercream taste as good if not yummier than all of the other cake tastings that we tried. We gave her a description of what we were looking for and her design surpassed our expectations. We appreciated that she was responsive and professional though the whole process. Since then, we have ordered several other small cakes from her for different occasions. Our family and friends really enjoy eating her cakes! read more

We bought our wedding cake from Meghan at Sweet & Savory. She was an absolute delight to work with (set up a private tasting, incorporated our vision flawlessly, and truly made the best cakes I've ever tasted). If you go with Sweet & Savory, you'll get a fantastic cake that doesn't break the bank - I honestly can't recommend it enough. read more

Frederick has long lacked a decent bakery with proper pastries and classic buttercream. When I discovered that S&S had opened a shop in Worman's Mills, just a minute up the road from 26, I decided it was worth a stop. True pastries are buttery, tender, not overly sweet, all the opposite of what we Americans have learned to consume. If you are looking for the type of disgustingly sweet food you find at that grocery store and you like American Buttercream, you may not enjoy the offerings. BUT, if you like buttery flaky croissants, perfectly whipped filling in your crispy profiteroles, and tender rolls, check out S&S. The shop is small, with limited offerings, but everything I tried was delicious. I'm so excited that there is now a place locally where I can purchase amazing treats when I am too busy to bake them myself. I hope word gets out and the business is able to expand because there is nothing of this quality anywhere else in town. read more

Meghan made our cake last weekend for our wedding and we were thrilled. She was easy to work with, understood exactly what I wanted and was very professional. Beautiful cake and it tasted AWESOME. Will defintely being using her again for future events!! read more

Meghan did a great job with our wedding cake. She helped us narrow down our choices for a free tasting, and it was all delicious. We ended up with a 3-tiered cake with three flavor combinations: pumpkin with buttercream filling, almond with raspberry filling, and white with hazelnut filling. She was very flexible and accommodating with the drop-off time for our wedding day. The cake was delicious! It actually all got eaten at the wedding and I heard tons of compliments about it from the guests. We're really looking forward to our free top tier cake on our first anniversary! read more

Sweet and savory made our cupcakes and cake for our wedding. Everything was SOOO amazing. I could not believe how great the cupcakes and cake looked and tasted. We got so many compliments from the guests. Meghan was so great not only with making my cupcake and cakes but also just responding to all of my emails and requests. I could not be more pleased with how everything turned out and I am so happy I chose sweet and savory as my cupcake/cake baker for my wedding! read more