Cakes by Manal

Our experience with Manal started out a very positively. She came to our home for our cake tasting and brought us half a dozen beautiful, delicious sample cakes. She was very attentive and appeared to listen to my every word and acknowledge the photos of cakes I showed her.
Unfortunately, everything went downhill from there. Over the course of several months, even after furnishing her with a deposit, I repeatedly asked her for a sketch of the cake I had described to her. She promised and promised, but I never received the sketch.
And then our wedding day arrived. What a supreme disappointment!
The order was for a small, burgundy, 3-​tiered cake with a domed topper of gum-​paste Black Magic roses and covered top to bottom with an off-​white damask pattern, much like the one from her very own Facebook page.
The cake we got had a very large, obvious BULGE protruding from the second tier. The decoration was – quite literally – a pale comparison to the cake which we had discussed in great detail.
The fondant color was more like a brick red. It was much too light to have been considered burgundy. Instead of high-​contrast, dramatic damask, there was delicate, almost imperceptible white piping — most of which had soaked into the marshmallow fondant before the cake even reached the dance floor. This part was especially disheartening, since I chose her as my cake decorator specifically for the damask pattern I saw in her Facebook portfolio. The top tier was stuck with maybe 10 or 12 small sugar roses, dipped in something dark, sweet, and sticky. They were certainly NOT the gum-​paste, real-​looking roses I had described to her, and did not form any kind of dome.
The one saving grace was that it was delicious, just like at our tasting. Everyone enjoyed it once it was plated.
After the wedding, explained all this to her and asked for a partial refund, which never came. I had to open a case with PayPal to get my money back. I’m still waiting for this to be resolved.

My review is 3 years over due but I’m new here and I know Manal will forgive me. 3 years ago I was planning my daughters first birthday party and was looking for someone to make me a cake within the theme.
I was Google searching and Manal’s myspace page popped up her work was beautiful so I called. Thank God I did 3 years later and I still remember that cake. Most of the guests do. It was delish. Normally you go home with ¾ of birthday cake. Not this time we had to cut the layers and serve them as slices everybody loved it.
Then I ran into her at a Shecky’s event and her cupcakes are outrageous. OUT-​FRIGGIN-​RAGEOUS.
Order some now!!!

I didn’t even start typing my review and my mouth started watering!!! OMG, this chick Manal can bake her ass off! I first met her at a Shecky’s Wine Tasting Event. Once I tasted her sugary goodies, I was sold. «Yes, Manal, I will be contacting you for future events».
I ordered cupcakes for my birthday dinner: Vanilla Raspberry, Java Mama, Coconut, and Hummingbird. MMM, MMM, MMM and MMM!!! It’s been almost a month and I’m STILL talking about them!
I want to place an order just because… let’s see what events are coming up… Election Day, Columbus Day, Daylight Savings Time! As you can see, I can’t wait for Thanksgiving!