Are you kidding me?!?!? We just stopped by for a cake tasting (brother-in-law getting married) and this is probably the best cake I have ever had. We tried a chocolate, a lemon, a vanilla bean, an espresso, and a marble cake. It was crazy that they were all my favorite. It was nearly impossible to choose. The buttercream frosting was incredibly smooth and the blend of the flavors were just incredible. They also make all of their own pastries and syrups and all that jazz. If you are in the mood for a coffee or tea, they also serve that. Just do yourself a favor and check this place out. Really cute, quaint, and they are just getting started too! Stop by here before this place blows up and you're not able to get a table. read more

Taste & Sea Cakery - Great little shop!!! - Cupcakes Near Me - Carlsbad, California

She made a beautiful amazing cake for my little boy! :D Absolutely delicious and creative! Everyone loved looking at it and eating this masterpiece she made for us! Thank you Brittany Austin for your hard work and the obvious love you put into what you do! You are super sweet and kind. :D read more

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Cake came out so beautifully! Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream! Absolutely gorgeous and delicious! couldn't ask for anything better! Thanks for making my wedding day easy! read more

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I am a party planner and wedding coordinator and I recommend Brittany's Taste and Sea Cakery when ever I can. Her custom cookies and cupcakes are fabulous and I like supporting women owned businesses. Theresa Bryan Events read more

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I decided pretty last minute that I wanted to get my sister some cupcakes for her 21st birthday. Brittany was so fast to respond and was so flexible with delivery and cake flavors! Needless to say, they were a hit! My sister is a huge fan of the show Friends and the cupcakes were perfect! Thank you so much, they were better than I could have anticipated! read more

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While I was not blown away by the selection or the cupcake i got for my son here, I did really like the service and am guessing that this is more of a place to preorder a cake for a special occasion than a dine in cafe. Really not much to chose from in the small shop, I did not see anything that caught my eyes, my son wanted a cupcake so we purchased one to go. Prices are a bit high and it was tiny, but it did taste good and was very fresh. I love the open kitchen and that you can see the staff hard at work, this bakery has a very homey, small town feel to it. Since we don't live in the area, i see no point in going out of my way to return, but seeing them baking everything fresh with care and the other positive reviews lets me assume they are great for baking you something special for any occasion. read more

I called to see if Brittany would be able to make a key lime cheesecake for a surprise wedding shower lunch. She said it wasn't a problem and made a decorated the cheesecake and included congratulations as well. The cheesecake was amazing and everyone at the lunch said it was amazing and that they loved it because it was so fluffy and flavorful. Easy to communicate with her, she delivered the cheesecake on time and very easy process Would definitely use her again! read more

This woman is nothing short of amazing! With COVID we had a cancelled wedding like many others. I contacted Brittany on a Tuesday to make a wedding cake for Friday. Not only did she agree to do it, it was nothing short of spectacular. The taste was incredible. I am in the hotel business and run catering departments and restaurants and this just blew me away. The price was also extremely reasonable. I dream of this cake..... read more

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Loved the Mickey and Minnie designed cupcakes she made for my twins birthday. We were visiting southern California and I found this bakery online. It was easy to get in touch with Brittany via phone or even Instagram. I sent her a photo of something I was interested in and a few other details of kids names and ages and stuff and she definitely delivered! She even was able to make 2 different flavors for the cupcakes so we got a little variety! read more

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Delicious gluten free cake :-) I ordered a custom Coco Chanel inspires 6 inch round vanilla with strawberry filling. Very moist & yummy read more

Taste & Sea Cakery - I ordered a custom 6 inch round Coco Chanel inspired cake. Vanilla gluten free cake with strawberry filling. It was moist & delicious! - Cupcakes Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Taste and Sea Cakery is the BEST! I asked Brittany to make a fish tank cake with shrimp and fish, etc. She blew me away. This is by far the best birthday cake we have ever ordered. She is so creative and talented and her prices are very reasonable. I recommend her work highly. She was also super responsive. read more

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Oh my GOSH!!! Talk about TALENT and kindness!!We were coming to Oceanside for my child's 21 b day to go skydiving. I sent Brittany a general idea of what I was looking for in a cake. She created a masterpiece that surpassed my wildest dreams! Not only did she nail it... she also DELIVERED it to the restaurant we were going to that night. My child's b day was PERFECT! She was BLOWN AWAY by her cake. THANK YOU Brittany!!! You blew us away!!! EVERYONE!! Check out the picture. read more

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We wanted a special cake for my son's 10th birthday during the pandemic since we weren't having a gathering. We requested a red velvet cake that looked like the cake in the Minecraft video game. It turned out so cute and delicious. Brittany was friendly and easy to work with. It brought joy to my son's day and the details were on point. read more

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Not quite the place I was looking for but I can tell this is the place to go for custom order cakes. Extremely polite and helpful. Even took time to help me search for what I was looking for (ready made to go cakes). Still awesome! Thanks again read more

Our cake was exactly what we had hoped for for my daughter's 21st birthday. Many people asked where we got it. Brittany made our wishes come true and started my daughter's 21st year off perfectly! read more

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Brittany truly made our elopement very special with the delicious and beautifully crafted Storybook Cake she made and delivered to our door. Because of Covid, all details were handled through email. She was helpful, creative, and professional. Everything was just as I requested and done with incredible attention to detail. She is very gifted and appreciated! I definitely will be a repeat customer for some future event. read more

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Disappointing is an understatement after paying what I paid for a 6" carrot cake that was not received well by every member of a birthday party for my wife. They spelled my wife's name wrong and didn't notice until i got home. Then the buttercream icing was bland and expected a more creamy, sugar taste. I was like whipped cream! lame! Then someone bit into a white little ball which they almost hurt their tooth it was so hard. Will not repeat! read more

My wife and I used Taste & Sea to make our wedding cake. We were pretty nervous about the cake, as we've been to many weddings where the cake looked nice, but didn't taste great. So, we ended up sampling cakes at many, many places. We finally settled on Taste & Sea and we are SO happy we did!!! Not only did the cake look exactly how we wanted it to, but it tasted amazing! It had no fondant. Instead, it used a buttercream frosting that was tasty and creamy, but had that beautiful, smooth texture that most wedding cakes require. It also used a thick, soft, flavorful cake, that was pretty unique as far as wedding cakes go. It's been 3 weeks since the wedding and we are still getting complements on how good the cake was! If you are considering having Taste & Sea make your wedding cake, I HIGHLY recommend that you do. The cakes are beautiful and delicious, but more importantly, the service is amazing. The design process was easy, we gave them our idea and Brittany brought it to life exactly how we wanted it. The cakes delivery and handling and setup was all taken care of for us. Looking back on the wedding, there was so much going on that any service that could handle the full scope and responsibilities of their job with minimal oversight from us were absolutely essential. Taste & Sea was one of those services. Brittany handled everything like a seasoned professional. We are so grateful!! read more

Adorable little shop nestled away between copious amounts of other restaurants and such. I've only just had their macaroons so far- but if everything else is as good if not better than those macaroons- I may just try to live in this shop and eat everything instead. Some friends and I picked up a few macaroons and took them to eat on the beach (which is like a minute away) and it was such a great experience that was only improved by these macaroons. The lemon ones are my favorite and probably the best lemon macaroon I've ever eaten in my life. read more

This is my second time getting a cake from Taste & Sea. Both times were perfect. The first time, I ordered a cake for a birthday party. Their team and I chatted for a few minutes about what I wanted and what they can do and they delivered. This time around, I found a cake on Pinterest and asked, "can you make this?" They said, "yes." And they totally nailed it. Not only did the cake look amazing, it tasted amazing. The cake was was made with buttercream and it tasted like a million bucks. read more

Best Cake ever! My husband and I used Taste and Sea Bakery for our wedding cake. It was beautiful! The cake taste delicious. It was perfect. I couldn't of asked for a more beautiful cake and she was able to put my flowers from my bouquet on the cake and it was absolutely stunning. I will be ordering more cakes and sweet treats from you in the future as well. Diane read more

Love love love this business! Amazing tasting and creative! Owner is incredible and goes above and beyond on all the cakes!

Brittany is one of the most talented bakers I have ever meet. Her creative designs and inspired vision for cakes blows me away every time. I have had the pleasure of working with her multiple times and seeing her perform under high-pressure in events with excellence. She even caters to Vegan & Gluten Free!!! YES!!!!!! read more

My wife and I love this place. A little jewel hidden away in Leucadia. Great fresh made desserts. The service is great, very friendly and quaint sit down area. read more

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Okay.... With all the tastey eats we have along the coast, it can get confusing which to hit when a sweet tooth hits! But I will tell you, slam on your breaks when you pass this place on coast hwy. This is your Cookie place! We have tried the Chocolate chip cookies, layered cookie bar, berry bar, peanut butter cookies, snicker doodle and Cake. Favorites were the cookie bar and chocolate chip cookie! No regrets here... And the decor is adorable, fun lil place to meet up and relax for a beat. And the baker is super sweet too. read more

Oh my goodness. This place is amazin. I'm eating the pumpkin cheesecake as I type and it is incredible!! So fluffy and not overly sweet at all! This is my second visit to this bakery and I will be coming back many many times! The baked goods and staff are always top notch! read more

We live out of state and planned our casual beach wedding in Carlsbad. I found Taste and Sea Bakery on yelp. I was a little nervous to make arrangements for our cake having never tasted their baked goodies. But after talking with Brittany, I knew we had found the right place. She was so great to work with and our cake was both beautiful and delicious! read more

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Brittany made our wedding cake and it was the best wedding cake I have ever eaten. My husband and I made a pact to order a mini version for our anniversary. The tres leche with coconut cream was a huge hit with our guests. Brittany was a delight to work with. read more

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Loved the cakes I've had from here recently, seriously amazing! Had a princess cake a couple months ago that my wife ordered for our anniversary and it was the best princess cake I've ever had, everything about it was so tasty. Proportions of cake to custard and whipped cream was spot on, and marzipan was thin but not too thin. I'd get this cake again, it was one of the best I've had. Then ordered a German chocolate cake for a birthday and it was equally as good, dense cake and the buttercream so rich, I'd get this again too. Good thing it's close to where I live because I'll hopefully frequent it more often! Can't go wrong with a cake from here! read more

Amazing selection of yum here!! The orange raspberry almond cake just melts in your mouth!! Gluten free too read more

Just finished with our cake tasting here and it was absolutely fantastic. I'm something of a cake enthusiast and this place is tip top. It was hard to pick between the few cakes we tried because they were all great, so a good problem to have I think. We (me and my future mrs) also ordered lattes which were great and sampled a few different cake options outside of what we thought we wanted to try and the staff was very handy with suggestions and pictures and options and were overall very helpful. After this we're definitely going with taste and sea for our wedding and will probably find excuses to order more of their cakes in the future. read more

We contacted Brittany to get our wedding cake done. She was very polite and quick to respond. We had our cake tasting and she was so friendly and easy to communicate what we wanted. She dropped the cake off right on time and it was delicious! The vanilla cake was delicious and her buttercream frosting is to die for! We would definitely recommend! read more

Brittany is an artisan in the baking world. She and her crew create elloquent, delicious pastries and outstanding cakes. I ordered a small 2-3 layer naked edge cake for my birthday, gave Brittany the flowers I wanted on top and the final result was a work of art! Quality ingredients and unique flavor profiles are signatures of this little shop. Taste & Sea is constantly impressing their customers with creative cake designs for every imaginable occasion. I love to see their latest designs by following their Facebook page. I just love Taste & Sea and would recommend them to anyone in need of a high-quality cake or everyday treat. You MUST visit Taste & Sea Cakery! read more

Brittany is a very talented and passionate baker! She was able to so easily make the perfect wedding cake for what we wanted as well as delicious cupcakes. Working with her was a pleasure, especially the tasting session (at our own home which was super convenient!) She is very reasonably priced considering her skill level and how busy she is, and she's very sweet too. Her presentation was amazing as well and our guests made several comments about how beautiful it was. I would recommend her to anyone looking for delicious desserts for any occasion. read more

This bakery is a hidden gem tucked in the 101. This new bakery won't be hidden for long! We have ordered desserts for large parties crafted with intricate details and personalization and I have never heard a crowd more impressed. Everything we have tried from the bakery is incredible and the venue and service is so charming! You can tell that the owner Brittany pours her love and diligence into everything she makes. I don't have a sweet tooth, but she may have given me one. These desserts are way too good and creative to pass up! read more

Taste & Sea Cakery - We ordered these cookies for my husbands graduation party! What a hit! - Cupcakes Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Taste and Sea is a sweet lovers dream. We've enjoyed every morsel that we've tried.... Not in one visit of course. It's turning into a habit. Here are some favorites: red velvet cupcakes, harvest bars, pumpkin scones, cookies of all kinds and fabulous cakes for every occasion. The glutton free treats are also amazingly scrumptious. Whether you live close by or perhaps are passing through, you must stop and indulge. Enjoy an espresso and grab a little sugary delight. I promise you'll be back. And by the way- be sure to ask for Brittany- the mastermind behind it all. read more

Best Cookies you will ever have! I wish I could eat them everyday. I have been coming to this location since it was foodie amor, I was worried that the quality would change with ownership but it is still fantastic. I am here weekly, this is our go to bakery for all functions. The chocolate chip cookie is ridiculously huge and delicious. I am not a GF customers but they have a flourless chocolate cookie that tastes like a brownie melting in your mouth. Think about that for a minute. The service is excellent- the team is beyond friendly. The location is small, seating typical of a small coffee shop. Since I use them for family treats, parties , etc. I call a day before and place larger orders to go. I have seen the wedding cakes (I've never ordered one) and they are gorgeous. If I needed a larger cake, I wouldn't hesitate to come here. read more

I ordered my husband a birthday cake from here. Red velvet with butter cream.... not the greatest. Unfortunately a big portion of it went to the trash. It was worth a shot. read more

We went there when we were looking for our wedding cake. We had coffee, really good ones, and an amazing scone! Then we tried the individual cakes, I was less impressed by them. But we still made an appointment for our wedding cake and it was awesome, the cakes are delicious, not too sweet and perfectly moist, the fillings are light and full at natural flavors, and the frosting and the decoration were beautiful. Our wedding cake was perfect thanks to them. The team and the service are great, smiling, nice and efficient. Just a little disappointed by the individual cakes, not as flavory as the wedding cake, sweeter and less light in mouth, but still better than a lot of bakeries. read more

This place was impossible to find! They do not respond to emails in a timely manner or phone calls. They waited until the day of the party to even call me back! And then the pricing was OUTRAGEOUS! read more