Arlington Cake Box Bakery

This place is amazing. Every time I go here they have something new and awesome. The little pieces of cake they sell have rainbow layers. A parent at a school I used to teach at brought these amazing cookies for all of the teachers during the holidays. The cookies were so amazing I had to ask where they were from. I fell in love. Now every time I have family visit from out of town they always ask to make a stop to pick up things to bring home. This place will not disappoint. I don’t think they have any one time customers. :-)

Great «Real» Bakery goods… Why would anyone ever go to Jewel or Walmart???

I use to be close to a family and the father would buy all of his cakes, donuts, and cookies form here and low and behold I open my new office right behind it! I saw the name and remember how good the cookies and cakes were so I thought I would go in an see what they had to offer.
I’m from the South and like any good Southern we all love some baked apples. I looked and finally asked if they had any apple donuts. They said no but they had apple turnovers. Let me say, these are the BEST apple turnovers I have ever had in the Chicago. Anywhere! When opened my first business I use to get these little cannoli’s as a woo woo I had a good week. Those cannoli’s are now a thing of the past. These apple turnovers are that good.
Pricing: Very affordable, not expensive at all. $ 1.89×2 with a cup of coffee under $ 5. Better than Dunkin Donuts
Taste: Nothing like having fresh apple in any pastry. I bought two and they never saw me
coming.
Staff: Looks like a family owed little shop. I only spoke to one lady who looked like my granny and she was very nice and helpful. I saw a younger girl help another customer and she was equally as nice and personable.
Overall: ⁵⁄₅ this place is great Luv mom and pop shops. I highly recommend.

I have bought birthday, shower cakes, etc, here for more years than I can count. Last year I made a huge mistake and ordered a cake from a new business in A.H. My family from out of town always looks forward to the Cake Box cakes. The birthday cake was pretty and good but all of them asked me not to do it again. We love their cakes and never had one made incorrectly.
My husband buys coffee cakes for his office 40 mi away once a month (he gets there when first open) and is at the office by 7. They last less then an hour, of course, the chocolate chip ones are gone first.

Their coffee cakes are amazing and service ok. I’ve had a couple bad experiences with rude/​impatient counter people but not so bad I wouldn’t return. Don’t head here if you need anything custom cuz they weren’t very willing to think outside the box and wanted to charge a fortune for very simple cookies (small round with an initial wanted $ 3.50/ea) I went elsewhere and it was less than a third the quote.

A couple years ago, I needed a coffee cake for work and other reviews led me here (specifically, to the chocolate cheese coffee cake). And it. is. amazing. I buy it every once in a while and several co-​workers have said it’s the best coffee cake they’ve ever had. They have a whole bunch of other good-​looking baked goods, but I have never branched out because the chocolate cheese coffee cake is just so delicious.

I’ve been going to the Cake Box for years, whenever I need a special dessert or treat, mainly because it is convenient. Their bakery items are very good to excellent but I really don’t care for the service. It is efficient but I find them a bit snobby. An interest in your customers wouldn’t hurt.

Love this bakery! The chocolate chip coffee cake is unbelievable! Also enjoy their sugar cookies and cakes. This is also the only place that I like donuts! They are cake donuts with the best chocolate frosting (same on the coffee cake.) Can get a little pricey if you order too much but it’s hard to choose just one thing!

While grabbing some lunch on a Saturday with a sibling, we stopped in to check out this bakery for a sugar fix. Prices were reasonable, and they have a full variety of offerings. We sampled a brownie, some petit fours, the apple cider donut, a cupcake and a lemon bar. Most were pretty good, with the notable petitfours being fantastic, contrasting the moist interior against the shell perfectly. The service was polite and friendly, and they used the old school baking twine when closing up our box of items — nice touch. Will definitely stop in the next time I’m in this area.

Picked up a custom made wedding shower cake today. They did a great job. Made it just like I had imagined. I had so many compliments at the shower. Thanks so much for making it extra special!

Great quality baked goods, this is really a gem. I can’t get enough of their cardamom bread, I think I ate half the loaf the first time I tried it. And they’re big loaves!
Also check out some of the unique creations, like what I call the «oreo art». They’re decorated oreos to look like anything, like Thanksgiving turkeys. So creative, not something you find in the big chain grocery stores.

Our neighborhood bakery I’m all about helping small businesses ! They can always accommodate ! I needed 25 cupcakes in a pinch they didn’t have enough in the showcase but the lady checked in back and got me fresh out if the oven ones :) their decorated cookies are so cute and a perfect gift for anyone ! They always have an area if day old bread also ! Never ordered a cake but their coffee cakes are amazing! Happy to be a customer

Love this place. I’m getting all my family bday cakes from here. Their frosting is perfect. Not that gritty stuff from the grocery store but real creamy frosting. Makes me wish we had a birthday coming up soon!

I have a confession. I hope this is a safe space. I LOVE the smell of bakeries. I also love baked goods.
I’m often faced with a debilitating issue: I crave baked goods on Sundays. Most bakeries seem to be closed on the Lord’s day. What is a guy to do?
Venture to Arlington Cake Box, that’s what. I scrolled through the «Open Now» options a few Sundays ago and discovered this highly rated establishment. I managed to make it in before they closed at noon.
A good bear claw tends to make me go into, well, bear mode. I opted for the almond coffee cake, which was nearly a foot long, and a boston cream donut. The total was a bit hefty for two items – nearly $ 10.
Yes, I did eat all of the coffee cake and it was delicious. And yes, I did inhale the donut. Delicious treats, but a bit expensive.

I stopped looking for some unique cookies for a special friend of my sons. Cake box had just what I was looking for and the prices are more then fair. I bought some basketball, baseball hockey cookies that where well done and taste great .
It was my first time there and the lady at the front counter was not friendly but I still give the cake box 5 stars and will go back maybe she was just having a bad day.

‘Tis a classic burbs bakery… a diabetic’s nightmare and my personal heaven.
This is a sweet little bakery with a variety of breads, bars, cookies, cakes and the like. There is also a smattering of fairly odd tchotchkes in a glass case. For show? For sale? For real? I don’t know.
Beyond the cases lie some high school kids slinging sweets… with some solid suggestions. Yay alliteration and sugar! I scored the following and here’s how it fared…
1) Apple bar: 4.5÷5: Like an ooey gooey piece of pie in a super sweet bar. YES.
2) Pumpkin bar: 2.5÷5: Meh. I expected more flavor from this fall inspired bar. More cinnamon? More spice? Needed something…
4) Cake bite: ⁴⁄₅: The strawberry cake bite (cake ball) was very moist and decadent, brimming in faux strawberry flavoring, but in a good way — if that makes any sense at all.
5) Turtles: ³⁄₅: Sticky caramel and a dollop of chocolate atop a teeny pile of pecans. Tiny but tasty little suckers.
Prices were quite affordable and I most definitely want to travel back to the Cake Box for one of their coffee cakes… when I have company and I don’t have the opportunity to inhale a 16″ coffee cake by myself.

Super cheap and super tasty!
Chocolate cakeballs (99 cents each, a total bargain!) — Moist, super rich and delicious!
Turtle brownie $ 1.30 — Awesome! Caramel and chocolate in perfect harmony in this rich treat.
Chocolate covered brownie on a stick $ 1.49 — Cute idea and seriously a great price! Similar items in the city are triple the price. Not to mention every piece of this sweet was super tasty.
Cupcakes $ 1.89 each — I had a yellow cake & chocolate frosting that left something to be desired. The cake on the cupcake was super moist and delicious and the chocolate frosting was great, as well but the frosting was spread way too thin on top of the cupcake. It looked deceivingly thick but really they need to put a bit more on their cupcakes.
My total was $ 9.87 for 8 goodies for me and my friend. A fantastic bargain — I’ll absolutely be back!

My boss brought in the most adorable Irish green-​monster cupcake creation from here for my birthday lunch. We had no idea it was a cupcake until I slowly ate away the green fondant head and eyeballs revealing a pink inside (which was also visible through the mouth they had cracked open) entirely made of frosting. When I made my way to the stomach, it turned into an upside down cupcake covered in green frosting. The other cupcakes she brought in to share were also pretty delectable.

I LOVE their coffee cakes!
My favorite is the chocolate coffee cake! Mmm it’s covered in chocolate goodness! See picture if you don’t believe me!
Bring one to work! Trust me your coworkers will love you!

Classic dessert goodness! All your favs like breads, donuts, coffee cakes, etc. The selection is pretty typical but a little extra delicious. :) We started off choosing two pastries each, but then kept going and the girl soon realized she was going to need a bigger box…
They have a cool little machine that pops string to tie the box shut, too. :) Very quaint. Anyhow, I had *and recommend* their butterscotch danish (butterscotch IN THE CRUST!!!) and almond petite four thing. I don’t remember the other items I got, but these were so tasty they stayed with me. It’s a very cute little bakery; a bit more style/​specialty would have bumped it up to a five for me, but everything they did have was delicious. :) Enjoy!