I had a not so good experience with Nicole. I inquired about a birthday cake and about to put down a deposit for my order and she didn't get back to me until a week later. 2 days before my son first birthday. Very disappointed. read more

According to my kids, Nicole's cakes are "yummy, cool, great and pretty". However, from an adults perspective, her cakes are wonderful! They were everthing we asked for and more. My daughters was beautiful, my sons was awesome and they tasted great too! read more

So this was a few years ago (2 to be exact). I will never forget it, i would of wrote this review then but i hadnt gotten yelp yet. I had met with nicole to get a baby shower cake made for a boy( location santa clara to be exact,incase your wondering nicole it was starbuxs) Told her i wanted jordan shoes on top etc. Cut to the chase. She never made our cake! So i paid her i belive it was 375 to 400 for the cake. 2 tier, not much decor... snow and a few snowflakes. BUT GET THIS!!! It was a cake which she never made! Instead we picked it up from anas bakery in san jose. Check them out on yelp awesome lady. I picked up a cake at a bbq place, and it was not made by the person who i spoke/met with. i meet with u to get a cake made by u(nicole) but u give it to another bakery to make cuz it wasnt good enough? On top of that it was suppose to have jordan Shoes it had a shoe which looked awkwardly placed. read more

Another spectacular creation by Nicole. Actually 4 spectacular creations. I've hired Sweets by Design for all of our events for the past 6+ years and each event Nicole amazes us. This past party didn't disappoint. Nicole make 4 different handheld treat for our guests. By far the newly created 'pop tarts' were the go to on the dessert table. If you haven't had Nicole create an amazing dessert for you before, you absolutely have to. She is the BEST out there! read more

Nicole was so great to work with from start to finish. She helped me come up with a great theme for a baby shower cake and was so supportive of the whole process. I was making arrangements from out of town and Nicole made the ordering and payment process easy and stress. The cake was everything I had hoped for and more! Everyone commented on how beautiful the cake was. The flavors Nicole suggested were out of this world. People came back fro second slices! I would definitely use Nicole again in the future without question. read more

I hired Nicole to create a custom Tiki cake for my son's party. She was easy to work with, and was very amenable to any changes or ideas we had (unlike another bakery I tried calling). The cake turned out fantastic! Everyone was super impressed, and wanted her info. I can't believe the amazing attention to detail this bakery puts into their creations. They are truly unbelievable. I'm so thrilled I was able to get to work with them. I highly recommend her and look forward to working with her again. read more

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I can't begin to tell you how beautiful these cakes/deserts are. Not to mention delish! I don't think you could imagine anything that can't be created here! I guarantee one of these cakes will be the hit of your party and talked about for a long time. Highly recommend. I actually would give more stars if I could. read more

We were blessed to have the opportunity to have our baby shower cake made by Nicole (Sweets by Design). The final product was perfect for our needs, customized for our guests, and the result was beyond our expectations. Nicole made a stack of baby blocks covered in baby trinkets (shoes, bib, duckie, etc) for our cake. I took pictures of the cake and my co-workers even asked if it was a plush, or cardboard, or what it was. When I told them it was our cake, no one believed it. The fondant was smooth, flavorful, and had rich colors. The cakes were customized flavors with different fillings (all soooo delicious). We and our guests really loved the final product and strongly recommend Sweets by Design to our family and friends! We can't wait to do business with Sweets By Design again. There's a baptism coming up! read more

I ordered Minnie Mouse cake from Nicole for my daughter's first birthday. We went for marble cake with Vanilla butter cream. It was so yummy. Even our 1 year old got a bit to taste and she just loved it and wanted more.. As for the cake decoration it was so cute with a Minnie on top.. We were reluctant to cut it.. But that was the birthday cake.. Communication with Nicole was super easy.. We spoke just twice on phone and exchanged email and finalized the order.. She is super sweet and her baking and detailed work on the cake are simple awesome... Will post the pic once they come in.. read more

Nicole is great to work with and so happy to have found her! I was looking for a golf ball cake for my sons birthday and she exceeded my expectations. The cake was delicious - vanilla with Oreo cookie filling. She provided me some alternative ideas for having a Moose on the cake. My son loved his cake and can't wait to order from Nicole again! read more

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My husband and I were so lucky to work with Nicole. She customized our wedding cake based on our favorite cake flavors. Mine was almond vanilla cake with alternating layers of almond vanilla mousse w/candied slice almonds and raspberry preserves. My husbands flavor was a brown sugar cinnamon w/cinnamon buttercream and raspberry preserves (basically a play on a cinnamon roll). At our first cake tasting, Nicole allowed us to taste difference fillings, mouse and cake flavors. From there, she allowed us to customize the cake to whatever flavors we wanted. She did not have an almond cake flavor at the initial cake tasting, but took her time to make a perfect almond cake for me for our second cake tasting. She also allowed us to decrease the amount of the filling in between the layers of cake. We did a naked cake and their buttercream was amazing (my favorite--not too sweet). Typically a naked cake will get dry because of the amount of frosting, but this was not the case. The next day our cake was still moist and delicious. We can't wait to ask Nicole for another cake for our 1 year anniversary. Maybe I will just get another cake for my birthday because I can't wait that long. Nicole is going to be my go to person for cake from now on! read more

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Had the lavender cake with honey buttercream for my husband's birthday and it was excellent! Everything about the cake was perfect. Nicole was also great to deal and coordinate with. Everyone loved the design and flavor. Thanks Nicole! - sharan read more

If you are looking for an Awesome cake of decor and flavor Nicole is the one we have used her for our three last big events and shes wonderful ! read more

I ordered 200 sugar cookies with digitally printed logos for some company giveaways. The logo printing on the white chocolate discs were spot on (but apparently not done by this company). The cookies themselves were subpar at best. These weren't cheap cookies, so I certainly expected a better flavor - didn't really taste like a sugar cookie and a mealy texture. I reached out to the owner, but she didn't offer a solution to my dissatisfaction. read more

Nicole did an amazing job with my baby shower cake.. This is an online bakery. To start with I had lot of question regarding the filling , size etc. Nicole was kind enough to specially met me to answer all my questions. Cake was perfect and delicious. Like I said this is an online bakery they might take more than 24 hrs to respond to messages and emails but be patient. read more

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Nicole was great from the beginning. I give her 5 stars for service and accommodations. She is quick to respond to message which is a super plus for me. The design of the cake was on point (which i will post later). She did the exact design i wanted. My daughter loved it!! 5 Stars for design. The taste was good, as well. Im giving her 4 stars because of the taste. It was not great. The filling was super thick, almost like cream cheese thick. (My filings were buttercream and strawberry). My guests kept asking me if it was an ice-cream cake. Even with the 4 stars, i was very happy with Nicole and the cake. I will definitely return for future events. read more

I got my cake from this place for my birthday they are very friendly very professional I really like it I will highly recommend it

Super duper loved the cake. We all enjoyed the cake. Nicole did a great job on my daughter Sofia doll cake. Love it. Thank you Nicole. Next time again. read more

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Nicole made a graduation cake for me and it was incredible! If you need any custom cakes in the future, this is the place to get them.

I found sweets by design when I was searching for Birthday cakes on Yelp. The reviews were all five stars, so I figured I would give it a shot and called her. I am glad I did. Nicole is simply amazing! I wanted a Tinkerbell cake for my daughter's 5th birthday and asked her for ideas. She sketched a design the same day and e-mailed it to me. Nicole's work is spectacular! All the exquisite details she put on the cake were just amazing. And the cake was moist and delicious. I would recommend Nicole to anyone looking for a perfectly made themed cake. read more

I had contacted Nicole about 2 weeks before I needed the cake. Not only did she do an amazing job at communicating with me but she made an amazing cake (MonstersInc) inspired. She also made a small smash cake and two dozen chocolate cupcakes to match all last minute! She was so amazing. I highly recommend ordering anything you'd want to stand out at a party from her. Her cakes demand attention and taste amazing! read more

Nicole did an amazing job creating a super cute dairy free cake that tasted absolutely devine! None of the guests even knew it was dairy free. read more

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Absolutely a wonderful experience! Nicole was very efficient in providing suggestions based on the idea I gave her for my 2 year old's birthday cake. The final product was everything I was expecting and more! Fair price, delicious and outstanding outcome! 100% recommended! read more

Nicole is amazing! She made me the coolest Grateful Dead birthday cake I have ever seen! The guests loved it. The birthday girl LOVED it! It was delicious! AND she managed to sneak me in on super short notice!! What more could you want?? read more

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It was truly a pleasure working with Nicole for my Mom's 80th birthday. We managed to pull off a BINGO themed b-day cake that my guests really loved! The details of the cake is one of a kind and so enticing that we can't wait for the cake cutting!! Thanks for a wonderful cake design and for being professional up to the last details where our only means of communicating is through email and texts:)! My MOM loved it and so do we! read more

Your search is over! Nicole made a baby shower cake for my brother and sister-in-law. Another family member was tasked with ordering the cake and when that person dropped the ball, I was scrambling to find a bakery that could make a cake with about two days notice. Nicole assured me that she would do her best in terms of decorations, given the amount of time she had to work with. The cake was beyond beautiful and it was moist and delicious! Honestly, I was expecting a very simple cake and I was ok with that, but what Nicole created was precious. Nicole reached out during the two days to get my thoughts on ideas she had to make the design better. I was thoroughly impressed with her customer service and professionalism. She even reached out after the shower to make sure everything had gone well! The cake was a HUGE hit. I will be ordering my niece's 3rd, birthday cake from Nicole in July. Nicole, you have a customer for life! read more

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Absolutely amazing!! On very short notice, Nicole provided me with an amazing cake at a very reasonable price. I received many compliments on how beautiful and delicious the cake was. She was very professional, efficient and helpful!! I'm so glad I found her bakery and she was able to help make my husbands birthday a huge success. I will definitely refer her and return for my next event!! read more

I can vouch for the other reviewers who took points off for being difficult if not impossible to reach someone at this business. I called a couple of times and no one ever picks up the phone here. So I left a message to inquire about the timeline to place an order for my son's second birthday. Maybe this place has gotten popular and is no longer interested in small orders such as these. But a simple phone call saying sorry we are backed up would be fine. No response whatsoever. Seeing this had happened to other reviewers and the owner sounded sincere in trying to apologize, I gave them the benefit of the doubt and assumed that my message got lost in the shuffle again. Called again and left another message. Nothing. So here we are. An F on customer service 101, the very basics. read more

I'm really sad and confused. I e-mailed Nicole about a cake for my sons 1st birthday. She answered right away, but when I asked for price, she never answered me back. I wrote again, just in case she forgot me. But haven't heard from her since. So now, only 2 weeks before his birthday I have to find another place! I've never experienced a bad and unpro. customer service like this! There's nothing Nicole Can say in here to make me change my opinion. She just lost a customer! read more

Nicole is absolutely amazing!! Never met her but got everything done via phone, text, email. She's is the sweetest person to talk to and will design your cake better than you can imagine. I told her what I wanted for my daughter's Build-A-Bear birthday party and not only did she get it- she went above and beyond my expectations. Also, loved the reactions of family, friends and the Birthday girl when they saw the cake. I'd say it was a peice of art more than a cake! read more

Nicole did a fantastic job. the cake was freaking gorgeous and exactly what i wanted and it tasted amazing it was everything i could have wished for i was amazed on what a great job she did. she does the impossible when it comes to baking and decorating she makes the impossible possible.i highly recommend getting any sweets from her i promise you wont be disappointed. I'm going to buy sweets from her for any event i have. i even will trust her with my wedding cake hopefully in a few years lol. THANK YOU NICOLE YOUR AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Wow! All over a great experience. I ordered my son's first birthday cake from Nicole. Since the moment that I contacted her she has been nothing but professional, friendly, and helpful. I am really happy with how the cake looked and tasted. I felt that the cake made the party feel very special. THANK you Nicole! read more

Easy to work with and loved what Nicole made for my son' first birthday! It was amazing looking and delicious and who doesn't want that?! :)

Nicole deserves 10 stars or even more! I was looking for a lego birthday cake and I saw Nicole's studio in yelp. When I sent her a message she immediately replied and helped me pick out a lego design. She sent me different designs to choose from which are equally beautiful as the one I ordered. She's very accommodating, helpful and creative! She's a rockstar! The best part was when I saw the cake and mind you she personally delivered it as well. It was brilliantly crafted and the attention to details was just perfect. Not only is the cake beautiful it's super delish! From her creation I saw that she really cared for her clients and she loves what she does. Also she did this cake in just a short time because I ordered it only a few days ago and still the results are excellent! This lady is definitely an artist thank you Nicole! read more

Such a wonderful bakery. I contacted Nicole for a smash cake for my 1 year old's birthday party. I sent her a picture of the theme and she matched it perfectly! I wasn't too picky on how the design would turn out, as long as it matched and just asked her to use her professional opinion - which she did very well. She went above and beyond and I couldn't have been happier with the result. Very professional in her demeanor and not expensive at all in my opinion. I would definitely recommend her and her bakery to other people and use them again for any special occasion in the future. Thanks again Nicole! read more

Nicole delivered the most adorable bird themed cupcakes with matching sugar cookies for my sister's couples baby shower this weekend. She even provided football cookies with cute little pink bows for the guys. They were exactly what I was looking for and all of the shower guests just loved them. Not only did the cupcakes and cookies look amazing, but they were delicious! And she delivered them to my house so I could spend my morning preparing for the event and didn't have to run out to pick them up. Nicole was professional, courteous, and so very warm - I felt like she as a friend even though I met her for only a brief minute. She even sent me photos of some of the cookies before our event for a sneak peek. read more

Nicole was great. I contacted her sorta last minute for some cupcakes for my wedding. She was really helpful and set us up with 96 delicious mini cupcakes. We went with pink champagne with strawberry buttercream and apple cinnamon. Both were eaten quickly and received rave reviews. My only regret was not ordering more! read more

Although I did not go through sweets by design, Nicole was very nice. She got back to me and answered any question I had. She also let me know when she was going to be booked and how long I had to put in my deposit. Thank you Nicole for your help and hopefully for my next event i will be using your assistance. (: read more

Nicole is phenomenal. I highly recommend contacting Sweets by Design to help create a cake for any occasion. Nicole will work closely with you throughout the entire process. Not only are her cakes beautiful, they are absolutely delicious. I must admit, I was blow away at the level of detail, thought and care that went into the cake I ordered. I was so very happy with the end result - it totally exceeded our expectations! read more

We ordered an "Arabian Nights" themed cake from Sweets By Design for my daughter's 16th birthday party. We went all out for this party with lots of decorations, Sultan's tent, DJ, photo booth, etc. When Nicole delivered the cake, and set it up, it was truly the icing on the cake (pun intended) for the party. We staged the cake near the entrance and all the guests were amazed at the detail and colors. It even included "Aladdin's Lamp" on top. Highly recommend Sweets By Design for your party's baked goods. Easy to work with, reasonably priced, and highly talented! read more