Maria’s Dream Cakes

Maria made a beautiful aquatic theme cake for my son’s 1^st birthday! When I contacted her with the theme I had in mind, she promptly responded with a few relevant photos and let me pick a style. The whole communication was via emails and the overall experience of working with her was very pleasant. She delivered what she had promised and I couldn’t have been more happy with the outcome! Although the fondant was a tab bit sweet for our taste (I believe most fondants are that way), the cake itself was moist and perfectly sweetened. It indeed was a dream cake!

Maria is absolutely delightful to work with! She made a Cinderella cake for my daughter’s Quinceanera and it was beyond my expectations! The cake was spectacular and tasted absolutely wonderful! She will be forever referred to friends and family… Maria will now be the person I go to for all our cakes! Thank you Maria!

I needed a wedding cake within one month, and Maria was able and willing to make my cake, even falling in the Thanksgiving Weekend! She was so helpful, and we communicated well through e-​mail on what I wanted, and she made helpful suggestions to make it timeless and classy! The day of– I was so happy with the results! We ordered a one layered round cake. And the cake was delicious! We got a chocolate cake, with a vanilla cream filling, and the outside layer was white fondant, with a nice white scroll around the side of the cake, with a dark blue ribbon at the base of the cake. I am so pleased with her work, will be referring to other friends and family to her. =)

Maria did an AMAZING job with my wedding cake… it looks exactly like the picture I showed her, with the additional bling I requested. :) It was simply perfection. Not only do Maria’s cakes look amazing, but they also taste amazing. They are so moist and have the perfect amount of sweetness. I haven’t gotten a chance to talk to many guests about my wedding and their experience, but one of the guests posted a pic of the cake on facebook and commented, «Best cake ever!!! I’m still craving for more! :)» I told her that it’s from Maria’s Dream Cakes.
The only thing wrong with the cake is that my husband and I didn’t get a chance to have any since we were running around the whole evening! :(We saved the top tier of course, but most of it didn’t live to see the next day since we were craving some, and we wanted to share more of the irresistible deliciousness with our family.
Thanks again, Maria, for all your hard work in making this cake how I wanted it and for being such a pleasure to work with. I’ll be recommending you to my friends and family, and if I ever need to order a cake again, it’ll be from you.

Where do I begin… Maria is not just an amazing individual, she’s a miracle worker. And I can confidently say you won’t be disappointed!
I can’t tell you enough how beautiful our wedding cake was. We were truly stunned and amazed how everything turned out! She created the wedding cake of our dreams. Her unbelieving eye to detail completely showed in her work. From the structure of the cake to the design. She has a talent and eye to create a master piece. Not only was the cake eye candy it was incredibly DE-​LI-​CIOUS! The cake was very moist and flavors were truly balanced. Not overly sweet. I’m not a fan of fondant but with Maria’s creation she puts so much effort to make the fondant super thin, so it’s not over powering.
Our wedding guest couldn’t believe how elegant and stunning our cake was. It definitely was a statement piece. It really stood out for all the weddings we ever been to!
You are an amazing person and your talent is undeniable. I’m so blessed to have met you and worked with you. I’m a very detailed bride and you were so patient and amazing to work with.
Thank you again for everything!

Maria did our wedding cake with only 2 weeks notice. Communicating with her over e-​mail was a pleasure. Maria was very prompt with her responses and answered all of our questions. It was also a pleasure meeting her and discussing different options. She did a fantastic job with our cake. It looked great and we absolutely loved it! She is truly talented! What’s more is that it tasted amazing!!! Typically wedding cakes look great but don’t taste great. Maria’s cake looked and tasted amazing! We couldn’t have asked for more. Thank you so much Maria for helping make our special day perfect!

Maria was wonderful to work with and our wedding cake came out fabulous! We first met Maria at a Starbucks for tasting. We originally had four people for the tasting, but it ended up just being us two. Maria was understanding and gave us the extra cake to take home. We knew it was the cake for us because we finished off the samples that night! Her cake is dense and moist, but not too heavy. I really haven’t had cake that is so moist, flavorful, but not overly sweet. My husband does not usually like cake and he loved Maria’s! We decided to go with the lemon cream cheese cake and it was a hit at the wedding! The design of the cake was absolutely beautiful and we worked with her to come up with something unique. Our wedding was only for 50 people but the size of the cake was substantial with three tiers. She is VERY responsive and will follow up with you, which I think every bride will appreciate.

It was a wonderful experience working with Maria for a baby shower cake. She was very responsive, professional and punctual. I did alot of research to find the perfect balance between quality and affordability, and Maria is it! She was a pleasure to work with, and I will be using her services for my future events.

Working with Maria for our wedding cake was so easy & stress-​free! I needed a small simple cake for just a family dinner & the result was a beautiful 3-​tiered cake made exactly like the picture I had shown her. She got back to me right away with any questions & kept me in the loop with the details after I left everything in her hands. We had the red velvet & lemon for the flavors & both were so delicious!

I helped my friend order her wedding gift as a present to her. I cannot believe how easy it was to work with Maria. Before working with Maria, I tried the cake tasting process with some bakeries in Fremont. After trying to schedule a simple cake tasting with Minia’s Bake Shop and getting a lot of attitude from them, I decided it was worth paying more anywhere else. They’re horrible! Not responsive whatsoever, but let’s get back on track with Maria.
Maria was referred to me by another friend who is getting married soon. She loved the her work and said the cakes were amazing. Decided to reach out to Maria, and within the same day, I gotten a response from her (probably just hours, actually)! Throughout the entire process, Maria was responsive and polite.
Let’s get to the cake tasting part. HER CAKES… WOW. We met up with her in the morning, and it was quite a breakfast trying her cakes. We sat down to discuss what my friend had envisioned, and I believe the outcome was better than what we wanted.
On the day of the wedding, I couldn’t meet up with Maria when she arrived since I was a bridesmaid, but I know she didn’t want to leave until I got there to make sure her cake was ok. So I found time to meet with her and for her to set up the cake, but you can tell Maria wanted to make sure everything was ok before she left. This is someone who takes pride in their work and definitely won’t put their name on anything until it’s perfect.
I’d recommend her raspberry flavor. I loved it. Not too sweet and a good light tartness from the berries.
I’ve actually gone to refer Maria to other friends, and one has booked her! Sadly, she couldn’t work on my other friend’s wedding because she’ll be on vacation.
I definitely will want to work with Maria again for other occasions.

after meeting with numerous vendors, maria was the one that fit our budget and gave us exactly what we wanted! our cake was a very simple wedding cake and we decided to do the cupcake tower rather than typical tier cake for our wedding. although my husband and i only had one bite of the cake, it was an amazing bite! maria’s customer service was extremely great too! she responded right away! she had even given us a sample to taste! her cakes were just the right amount of sweetness! i will definitely reach out to Maria for future cake needs :)

Loved Maria! She made our wedding cake and it turned out beautiful and just as I’d hoped. She was wonderful to work with, easy going, always answered my emails/​questions. She was one of my favorite wedding vendors by far because she did exactly what she said she was going to and was very timely. Her cakes were delicious too! And you simply can’t beat her prices. –1 star only because you have to order well in advance. I think I booked my wedding cake a good 6 months before and since then I have tried to have 2 birthday cakes made but she was booked. The first one with 2 weeks notice and the second with just over 6 weeks notice. Something I’m not completely used to with other bakeries I can normally order 2 – 3 days in advance. So my tip is to book really early :)

Maria definitely made our dream wedding cake come to life! She was super easy to get a hold of (contrary to what some of these other reviewers are saying) and made the whole process easy and she was a delight to work with. She met me at a local starbucks (because she works from home, which allows her to be super competitive) after finding her on Craigslist and she showed us pictures of previous designs she done and brought some sample flavors for us to sample (Which tasted AMAZING) and we chose the design we wanted and customized it to our liking and low and behold on the day of the wedding… IT WAS PERFECT. the design, the flavors. everything was picture perfect, just as she had promised… I would definitely recommend Maria for any event!!!

Maria definitely made our dream cake!
I had seen her webpage gallery with a cake I have been dying to have for my wedding but that at other bakeries would cost an arm and a leg but Maria was able to re do it again at an excellent price and equally as beautiful as she had previously done!
Her cake is amazingly delicious as well! We had 1 tier leftover and we have been enjoying it everyday since the wedding a week and a half ago :)))
Maria is amazing. If you are looking for someone that is talented, great at communicating and being on time, a vendor that will exceed your expectations when it comes to your wedding cake then don’t look further! MARIA IS THE ONE!

Maria is amazing! From my initial point of contact (through email) she was very responsive and worked with me on ideas for a birthday cake, smash cake and cupcakes for my daughter. A few emails back and forth and I was confident that she would produce something beautiful, and her prices are very fair. (I had an issue with incorrect quotes/​pricing, and unwelcoming service with another highly rated bakery which I will review on as well) Come time for the party I had some friends pick up the cake, and as soon as I saw it I was beyond happy! It looked exactly like I envisioned, and the cupcakes and smash cake matched perfectly. I only personally had a bite of the cake which was yellow with strawberry filling, and it was sooooo moist and delish! My cupcake flavors were red velvet and lemon, and they all disappeared pretty quickly so I am sure they were just as tasty as the cake itself.
So if you are endlessly searching for a bakery to make your perfect cake (as I did for days!) you should definitely contact Maria, you will not be disappointed!

Maria is the best! I call her my personal cake lady! Not only has she done 2 awesome birthday cakes for me, but this weekend she did my nephews and his new wife’s wedding cake and it was absolutely Gorgeous!!! What makes her cakes the best, is not only are they awesome to look at, but they taste just as good! She will always get my business, I will always refer her! See you Maria in 2 weeks for my grandsons 8^th!!!

Not only does Maria design dream cakes, but she was a dream to work with! She was so flexible and always responsive to our needs. Maria designed a beautiful wedding cake for my husband and I. She went out of her way to make sure the color was perfect (I asked for a pearly white) and she also went out of her way to match a ribbon for the cake. Maria also combined two of our favorite flavors: chocolate e’clair and death by chocolate, to create chocolate perfection! The cake was delicious! I think we had more cake at the tastings we did with her than our actually wedding, but our guests loved it. They kept asking for more! I have never tasted such moist cake ever. We saved and froze the first layer of our cake and we already know we will order another small cake for our 1-​year anniversary. My sister-​in-​law is now working with Maria for her wedding cake. She is very flexible and works with your budget and very great to work with. I highly recommend her.

The Review is not for taste or decoration. It is for pricing.
The website of Maria’s Dream Cake shows prices and it clearly states that one serving costs $ 4. There is information that for wedding cake deposit must be paid at least week before the event, but there is NO information that for wedding cakes the price is 25% more per serving. Also Maria encourages people to write her an email as per message on her website «…I do understand that sometimes your budget does not allow this. If that is the case, please email me with your budget and together we will come up with something custom made just for you, just within your budget because as I say, everybody deserves to get their dream cake «
Well DON’T COUNT ON IT !!! Don’t hold you hopes high!!! Even though I explained the situation she did not work on the budget, not even priced $ 4 per serving she send a quote $ 5 per serving increasing the price 25%. So clearly she only says everybody deserves dream cake, but it is only marketing clause.
I would understand everybody gets crazy on prices hearing wedding word, but at least be truthful and do not include fake promises on your website!!! Very disappointing !!!
As I mentioned this is not a review for taste or decoration.

WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED LOVED LOVED OUR WEDDING CAKE! We found Maria on Craigslist and she alone was by far was one of the best wedding gifts we could have asked for. She was so wonderful to work with from the brainstorming, to the tastings (which were ALL so delicious — we wanted them all!), to the days before the wedding.
I honestly never dreamed that we would have such a gorgeous wedding cake on our big day… her work is the type you would see on food network. ‘Maria’s Dream Cakes’ is a very appropriate name. Our cake was breathtaking to look at and to taste!

I found Maria on craigslist. I was looking for someone to make a cake for my daughter’s christening and she was in my price range. Maria was great to work with she took in my ideas of what i wanted and showed me examples of what she can do. We met with her to taste the cake and after that conversed through email. Everything was so simple and she made sure i got what i wanted for the cake. I got so many compliments on how cute the cake was and was so glad i had leftovers. It was soo good. Death by Chocolate was the best!
I already have her reserved for my daughter’s first birthday. I cant wait! :)