Pete’s Sweets

Oh. My. Gosh. Why haven’t I been here before this weekend? Holy cow! Let’s start off by saying if I could give this place 10 stars I would!
I went with my girls for a Christmas event thrown by the bakery. They had Santa and mrs Claus with free cookies and cocoa (free is for me!) and we were immediately blown away by the store. It was decorated perfectly and it was fully stocked with treats. The Santa they had was perfect and Mrs Claus was even better (she had the food…).
They handed out literally the BEST chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had in my entire life. Like even better than mine. I’m not a fan of other people’s CCCs and honestly hold my recipe above the rest, but these topped mine completely. I was floored and immediately hooked. And they had warm ones? What?!
We also purchased some cupcakes which were divine. The frosting wasn’t too sugary and the cupcakes were perfectly moist. Pete, the owner, helped us out and was so sweet (See what I did there? Lol I’m so funny). We’ll definitely be back. And his wedding cakes looked to die for!

Unimpressed forgot to bring my wedding cake! He talked to me the day before and knew what I wanted! He sounded beyond flustered and rushed off the phone when he confused my order with someone else. Day of wedding showed up empty handed and couldn’t and wouldn’t own his own fault! the cakes are great but service and all around attitude from the mixup left an extremely bad taste in my mouth !

I ordered my wedding cupcakes from Pete’s Sweets right when he opened his shop. He sat down and created a menu that fit the things we loved rather than offered us items from his menu. Since then, he has supplied birthday cakes, cupcakes for special occasions, Christmas petite fours, and my Twins’ shower cake. The cake itself is always moist and delicious (my preference is the chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting EVERY time). All the staff are very helpful and professional, and do the best they can to ensure you are happy. If you don’t see something you want, just ASK!
I highly recommend!!!

OMG the cupcakes are delicious!!! Esp the chocolate with peanut butter frosting! The little peanut butter mousse cups are AMAZING. I try not to go often because I’d put on a million pounds if I did!

This bakery is outstanding. I don’t think there is anything they can’t do. It is pure perfection. Cakes are the best you will buy. If you like mint, I highly recommend his chocolate chip mint cake. Worth every penny and more. I just picked up a birthday cake for my granddaughter 5 years old. Had a T Rex on it. Words cannot describe how happy I was with it. I now have him doing our baby shower cake and have no doubt it will be perfect. If you have not tried they, I recommend you do. On top of the everything being delicious, they are very nice people to deal with. I will be a loyal customer.

I’m really picky when it comes to cakes/​cupcakes. I need a perfect balance between quantity of frosting to cake and the cake better be light and fluffy. Unfortunately, the frosting on the cupcake we grabbed was hard and was overwhelming to the cake which was a bit on the dry side. I would rather have 3 options of perfectly baked fresh cupcakes than a case full of different flavors. We also got one of the monster bars which was really yummy and I would recommend that, so that boosts up my rating to 3 stars.

They’re just delicious, I don’t know what else to tell you. Another reviewer mentioned that while they might not have TONS of variety, everything is fresh and I couldn’t agree more. How much variety does one really need? Each time I’ve been they’ve had at least 8 — 10, maybe more cupcakes to choose from and it literally takes me a solid 8 minutes to choose 4. If they had any more options, I’d be there all day.
Plus, it seems they have all the good, typical stuff on a regular basis like carrot cake and red velvet. I’ve tried quite a few and my favorite by far is the caramel brownie cupcake. The carrot cupcake is also amazing and in the summer they have a lemon cupcake that is on point.
Geez, who am I kidding, I would gladly eat them all.
I want to give a perfect rating because they are so, so good but I wish that they were able to store them just a little bit closer to room temp. I know they need to preserve that delicious mound of buttercream but maybe a tad warmer would be awesome.
Andddd maybe just a smidge less frosting would be my personal preference but whatevs. They’re awesome anyhow.

My son was craving a cupcake, so we decided to look through Unilocal.He was really impressed with the photos of the s’more cupcakes, he has a soft spot for marshmallows. So we decided to drive out there.
There was decent parking, some street and some on the side of the building. It’s a cute little shop, with two small tables to enjoy your treats at. There wasn’t much of a selection. We pretty much got one of each cupcake that they happen to have in stock. There were a few other treats: chocolates, cookies, pies… But I wish there was more to chose from.
The employees were really nice and helpful. We got a total of 8 cupcakes. We enjoyed one each, because there was no way our little man could wait until we got home. There wasn’t anymore s’more available, so he went with the plain Jane, the hubby and I split ours. We both had the peanut butter and the caramel brownie. Talk about delicious! Their frosting is extremely tasty.
We plan on coming back, grabbing sweets from here and getting coffee at Shellbourn Falls. I would give them a five if they had more of a selection and maybe drinks? Even a plain coffee or tea. More seating would also be great.

Im from Boston where there are a number of wonderful bakeries to choose from. Having recently moved to Springfield, Im having trouble finding a good place for my cupcake fix as well as a solid choice for birthday/​celebration cakes. Boyfriends birthday is next week and Im scrambling! I ran across Petes on a random Unilocal search for sweets late last Sunday afternoon. I got 4 cupcakes. Carrot cake, Choco peanut butter, Heath bar, and Vanilla. The carrot was… ok, but I like nuts in mine. Frosting wasnt too sweet. The vanilla tasted like a box mix! I was in shock. If I can make a better cupcake at home for less $, Im not sure if I will ever go back to this place! I havent tried the other two and Im not sure I will. Good customer service, though and a good selection of candy — Im not sure if its made inhouse or store bought… They offered to make me a red velvet in the back since they were out. That was nice.

FIRST THIS IS more of A CUPCAKE, COOKIE & SPECIALTY CAKE SHOP than anything else. If you go looking for pastries as I’ve read you will not be happy.
I’m tempted to believe the proprietor is actually a baker that specializes in designing creative cakes for birthdays/​weddings etc and could be on one of those food network cake baking competitions. Their is a difference from a baker and pastry chef!
I HATE CUPCAKES and I don’t get why they are so popular BUT the brownie was sinfully good and the cookies were a cut above the average place. Yes things were priced somewhat more than the average place but it stands to reason a small specialty shop can’t compete with big bakeries.
I assume the lack of variety is due to the lack of traffic. I get it. When things are baked after 2 – 3 days it’s all lost profit.
This looks like a place that specializes in making specialty cupcakes and specialty special order cakes because of all the cake images. If I need an impressive 3 story cake for a birthday or function I will keep pete’s in mind.
It was very good for what we had but I won’t go out of my way to go back because I am more a pastry, pie maybe cake but NOT cupcake type of person. I am use to paying more for quality goods due to living in big cities.
You love cupcakes ??? Need a specialty cake for some special occasion then you will love Pete’s Sweets otherwise ya may not be happy.
all you’ll find is brownies, cookies and Uggg Cupcakes.
I’m giving Pete’s 4 stars based on what we had.

The best! I like the fact that they aren’t crowded with cupcakes that have been sitting there for days. It may seem sparse but it makes sense. there have been times I’ve gone in there and they’ve actually gone in the back and made a cupcake for me if they didn’t have the one I wanted in the case .
they aren’t loaded with preservatives. This is CLEAN FOOD. very friendly. atmosphere Whoopee pies are great!!!

Picked up 8 cupcakes for an important bday celebration… my brother’s 50^th and niece’s 19^th. Decided on 2 each of red velvet, coconut lemon, and carrot cake, a peanut butter, and a caramel. All were fresh and had a good proportion of cake to frosting. $ 18 for 6 specialty cupcakes seems reasonable to me. I agree with another reviewer about the lack of variety… glad I was there for cupcakes. Will definitely be back!

Stopped in to check out the store after hearing about it from my mom while I was in town. The best cupcakes I have had! The Red Velvet and Peanut Butter cupcakes were amazing!

Last 2 visits have prompted me to update my review. Sad to say the cupcakes were not freshen my last 2 visits. I’m guessing since both visits were on a Wednesday, that they were serving leftovers from the previous Saturday? Either way I was very disappointed & doubt I’ll be returning.

Finally stopped in after driving by everyday for some time now. As soon as I walked in I was less than impressed with the amount and variety of items for sale. The display cases were almost empty except for cupcakes of which I purchased two at $ 2.00 each. I was looking around for more choices and realized this was it. I asked for two slices of their Pumpkin Crème roll at $ 2.75 each which were also not displayed, but in the back. There was not enough variety or amounts to keep me coming back. I would of bought a lot more if there was more to buy. However, the things I did buy were very good, but were not priced reasonably.
Stopped in again and nothing has really changed. Nothing really displayed except for cupcakes. I picked out 6 for $ 12 And was on my way. Again, the cupcakes are real good, but would love to see other things.
The price of the cupcakes is like $ 2.75 each now, which is insane. Again, they are consistently good in presentation and taste, but c’mon Pete? I can fill my gas tank for the price of six cupcakes and six pieces of chocolate, which totaled $ 23.