Cakes By Marissa Roces

I was really forcing myself to keep my cool over the weekend after this awful experience I’ve had with Marissa over a cake I ordered a month in advance, but wow she really upset me after she did not make my vision come true. One word to describe Marissa is unprofessional. When I called after seeing the wonderful reviews on Unilocal of over 5 stars, I knew she would be the right person to call. However the first conversation we had did not satisfy me, especially because she laughed in a snobby way when i told her my budget was from 50 – 60 because it was a rather small cake for only 8 – 10 people max. I decided to ignore her snobby laugh and gave it a chance because it is not easy to find someone who can make a cake with a cat on it without doing a sloppy job. After sending her a photo of the cat and the flavors that I wanted to choose, I thought we were all set. When I messaged her in the morning to confirm her address to pick up the cake, she kinda hinted it out that this cake was not even being done on time, because she said «the later you come the better it is». I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt because I know she has tons of orders on a weekly basis so she must of been bombarded.
Oh my god, when I arrived to her house [couldn’t even find it in the first place, note to customers it is on a lower basement level], she comes outside to greet me with a look of shame telling me that she did not do the cat cake, she claims she didn’t have time this week and that she is going to give me a cake with the same flavors and white trimming for no charge at all because she saw how mad I was and I guess she felt guilty.
After trying super hard not to explode because the cake was free of charge, I decided to let it go. You know what, I can’t let it go because when I opened the cake she didn’t even take two frickin seconds out of her day to write a happy birthday message for my friend. She made it so obvious that she put some cake together last minute or perhaps it was a leftover that she did not want, I was so embarrassed when the cake came out. The only reason I am going to give her two stars as opposed to one is because the cake itself tasted really good, it had the perfect amount of chocolate cream filling, nor was it too heavy or overwhelming, it was a rather light tasty cake that all the guests liked. Too bad the presentation was a joke.
If you want to take the risk of using Marissa I am sure she can do good work as listed in other reviews, but does she care about the interests of the customer, um NO. just wow.

Marissa created s beautiful cake. She knew my vision and did exactly that. The cake itself was delicious and was too pretty to cut! She was accommodating and took the time to answer all of my questions.

Cakes by Marissa came through! I ordered a cake last minute for my sisters 30^th bday and she took the time out to help me with a design and delivered exactly what I wanted! May I add the cake was delicious

Cakes by Marissa was everything I wanted and so much more. I was looking for someone to make a great for my dads surprise 50^th birthday party. It was a Casino themed event. I found her on Unilocal and book her strictly based on reviews online. I have never tired her cakes before nor did I know anyone that has booked with her in the past. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous or unsure what the cake wound look or taste like but once you speak with her, she definitely puts some of the worry off your mind. She’s very friendly, listens to every detail of what you want, and gives excellent suggestions or changes that she thinks would be better. Not to mention her Red Velvet with cream cheese filling is AMAZING!!! I loved the cake, so did my dad and all our guest. They can’t stop talking about how awesome it looked and tasted. I will absolutely be going to Marissa for cakes again. And her prices are fair. Thank you Marissa for making my dads day even more special with this FANTASTIC cake.

Excellent cake! Excellent flavoring! Excellent communication! Excellent price! Would not hesitate to order from her again and would 100% recommend her.

I can not say enough good things about working with Marissa and the quality of her work. I luckily came across Marissa’s page while I was in search of a vendor for my husbands 30^th surprise party cake — knowing exactly what I wanted most traditional bakeries tried charging me a ridiculous amount of money and the quality was not worth the price. Once I found Marissa I was hopeful that she would be able to help — when she called to discuss details and prices she really went out of her way to work with me and understand exactly what I was looking for. The day of the party when the cake arrived I was beyond impressed and so happy the cake looked exactly the way I had pictured it & once me and my husband tasted it I knew I could never even think of using anyone else besides Marissa for any type of specialty cake ever again. I received so many complements on how amazing the cake looked and tasted– the chocolate and chocolate fudge cake was incredible. I am so happy and impressed with how great everything worked out and have already given Marissa’s information out to a few people. thank you so much Marissa !!! I looks forward to working with you on my next event cake!

Cakes By Marissa is the real thing. I wanted to buy a special cake for my mom’s 70^th birthday and decided to order one from this company. I felt like I was taking a bit of a chance, in light of the fact that I did not know anyone personally who had ever used Cakes By Marissa before. I chose Marissa purely based off of the other Unilocal reviews and the beautiful pictures of the cakes on the website.
Well apparently, sometimes its worth taking a chance. The cake was OUTSTANDING!!! First of all, it looked exactly like the one on the website, with the exception of the color. The cake on the website was green. I requested light blue. The shade Marissa used was perfect. In fact, everything about the cake was perfect. I was skeptical about how it was going to taste. I picked a dulce de leche filling. My hope was that it would at least taste half decent because I figured that there was no way the taste of the cake could ever match its external beauty. I was dead wrong. No exaggeration… this was the best cake I have ever had! It was moist and absolutely delicious! Furthermore, the texture of the fondant icing was soft and not too sugary. My opinion was shared by every single one of my guests. They all raved about it, including my finicky best friend, who told me that this was the first dulce de leche cake she enjoyed. She was absolutely floored by its taste.
This company is a hidden gem in Brooklyn and I am so happy that I discovered it! If you have a special occasion you want to make memorable, I strongly recommend you use Cakes By Marissa. You will not be disappointed!

Marissa’s cakes are amazing!!! I ordered one for my boyfriend’s birthday — a three tier cake that stood as three literary books, made out of buttermilk cake and cream cheese filling. It tasted as phenomenal as it looked! The cake was so fresh. On top of it all, Marissa was a pleasure to work with. Great service and great product.

Oh my god! I am so happy that I found this lovely lady from Unilocal!Was looking to get a cuban cigar (cohiba) fondant cake for my fiancé and couldn’t find a damn place! After sifting through numerous sites and Unilocal I stumbled upon Marisa ! She has been so patient with me and my many changes! Haha thanks Marisa ! She catered to all of my needs and has been truly amazing… I found a cake that I wanted her to replicate and she did it even better than I was anticipating ! White cake and peanut butter (fiancé favorite) and it was amazing. It was indeed a crowd pleaser and I plan on telling everyone about her bc she is truly a talented individual and options and prices will make anyone happy ! Get your next cake made by Marisa !! Will most likely have her make my cake for the big day!!! Loved it!!!
Excellent quality fondant it tasted like marshmallow! I love marshmallow nomnomnom on

From children’s themes to sophisticated motifs, Marissa’s labor of love never disappoints. She captures the essence of the design that you want to convey and if you give her some little personal details about the celebrant or occasion, she will go out of her way to add special touches to make it more personal for the celebrant or for the occasion. But the beauty of it all is that the cakes themselves are truly delicious that these gorgeous décor are truly just «icing on the cake.»

Cakes by Marissa have made me several different cakes.
These have all been works of art and yummy too.
Very creative and always a conversation piece for our guests.
I particularly love her chocolate, but she will work out the details with you.
Leslie

Had my birthday cake baked by Cakes by Marissa Roces. It was amazing. Everybody was impressed with my NY theme cake appearance and how delicious it was. And the price was very reasonable. I totally recommend it!!!