Sweet Passions Bakery

I really want to give a good review but I just can’t. My overall experience with sweet passion bakery did not meet my expectations. When I first met max and the mother I thought I picked the right place because the sample cake taste good and Max personality made me think they would go above and beyond for us. When it got close to the wedding date it was hard to communicate with them. They weren’t responding to my email nor reminded me to leave a final payment. Planning a wedding is stressful and with my experience I learned vendors send reminders to make it easy on their clients. Shoot if you don’t want to get paid that’s fine by me. I needed a coi from them and I didn’t get it until the week of the wedding. They said they never had anyone request for it before. If they didn’t know what was asked from them they should of made it clear. Not leave it to the last minute. In the beginning I was told they would put the flowers on for me and they didn’t even do that. On top of that the cake was DRY.

Highly recommend Sweet passions bakery. From design to taste. Will definitely order all my cakes from here

this review is for their banana cake. deeeeliiiiiiiiiicious!!! so, so good!
thank you, sweet passions.

I ordered a very simple decorative cake and I emailed the bakery a picture of what I wanted the cake to look like. When my fiancé went to pick up the cake, it looked NOTHING like the picture. They didn’t even check their email to pull up my picture, and instead just decorated the cake the way THEY wanted to. I have called twice now and left a voicemail for a call back, and no one has returned my call. If you want your cake to look a certain way, do not trust these people to get it right!

Ordered my cake on Thursday and got a response from them on Friday! Very accommodating and they made exactly what I wanted!!! I got a white rosette cake for my sisters baby reveal party and it turned out amazing and the cake most importantly was delicious! Got a white cake with fresh strawberry crème filling! Soooo delicious, a 7 inch round cake for $ 55! Also $ 10 extra for fresh strawberries but it was definitely worth it! I will be ordering from them again!

Ordered birthday cakes multiple times from here over the past couple years and they always supply a great tasting cake! We always get the banana cake and it’s our family’s favorite. Every time we have this cake, without fail we always get asked, «Where did you get the cake from? It’s sooo good.»
I always go in to make my order and the guy up front makes the process nice and easy. Small cons are the parking is a bit awkward, and they are only open a few hours a day, but for the most part I’ve never had any issues finding a spot when I needed to come in. Regarding designs, they have a good amount of standard designs to choose from, and if you have a certain theme or colors in mind they will work with you to make it happen.
PSA: If you end up getting a colored smash cake, just keep in mind the color will stain the lips and/​or hands of the kids eating this cake for a bit lol. One year we ordered a red Mickey mouse cake that had black accent icing for my son’s birthday and even after he had cake and we wiped him down he had some black lips for pictures post-​cake lol

I had ordered a banana cake for a baby shower at my church and I was impressed by their cake design when I picked it up. For a small cake (6 inches square cake), they still managed to make the design looks nice and fit all the words that I want to have on the cake. While I was waiting for them to pack my cake in a box, the gentleman gave me two samples to try, they were vanilla cream and chocolate mousse, and they were delicious! After he packed my cake, he carried it to my car and put it in the car for me. What a nice gesture! Overall, this bakery is one of my best bakery place to go to and will definitely come back for another occasion. Also, the banana cake was yummy!!!

Cakes are deLicious but they are very Limited on the «Customizing» aspect of the cake. Sweet Passsions can do simpLe designs and aLLows for you to bring your own toppers but anything regarding fondant and intricate work is a no-​no. Art work can vary so it’s either what you were expecting or waaaay off. Be prepared to pay up because it’s not cheap…
Cake is moist and the filLing is just as good. QuaLity is Legit. The banana nut cake and the carrot cake is to die for so I’m confident the other fLavors are just as satisfying.
Customer service can be chaLLenging since getting someone to pick up their phone is Like puLLing teeth.
It’s definiteLy a good sign that business is booming but you wouLd think SOMEONE wouLd be abLe to get back to you regarding orders.

Very happy with the way my son’s birthday cake turned out. I sent the owner an email and told him to go with the theme of the invitation (pic included in email) and he did a great job! Thanks Sweet Passions!

If Dessert-​aholics Anonymous was a thing, I would have to check myself in thanks in part to the Banana Cake at Sweet Passions. I was introduced to their famous Banana Cake several years ago, and since then, it has been my go-​to cake for any and every occasion (birthdays, celebrations, etc). The Banana Cake is seriously like crack — I’ve easily, and, ashamedly, devoured 4+ slices on multiple occasions. The cake is super moist, the bananas have the perfect amount of sweetness, and the cream between the layers is to die for. If you love bananas, you’ll love this cake. If you don’t like bananas, you’ll still love this cake (that’s how good it is). Every single person that I have introduced this cake to has loved it!

I bought the cupcakes through Groupon. Their cupcakes are super tasty, it was not too sweet because their topping was made out of whipped cream topping. I selected the variety pack which consist of banana cupcakes, red velvet and chocolate. I love all three flavors. I would definitely come back again.

The fresh banana cake we got for a baby shower was so good !
One of the best tasting party cakes we’ve ever had.
We were having a nautical themed shower so just told them the colors we wanted and let them decide the design.
Turned out so cute and tasted great!

Hope they can doing better with the artwork cakes.

We have used Sweet Passions for years and there is no better bakery around! Their cakes are always fresh, delicious tasting and beautiful to look at. Each order we have placed was done superbly. Our special decoration requests followed and even made better! Love love love this shop!

Everyone at my party LOVED the banana cake with banana and whipped cream filling. They kept raving about how delicious it was and many inquired about the bakery because it was so delicious!

I have been ordering cupcakes from Sweet Passions for about 3 – 4 years now, I’m actually sorry to say I’ve never written a review!
–Their service is excellent, everyone is super sweet (and passionate!) and friendly, and they have always been very accommodating.
–I am originally from Germany, where we are very big on pastries and baked goods, and I must say: Sweet Passions cupcakes and cakes taste amazing. We constantly have dozens of cupcakes or cakes for birthday parties, work functions, or family visits and everyone is left craving for more.
I am excited for the next order of 50! cupcakes that I am bringing to the Third Street Community Center for the children and staff to enjoy before the holidays.
Thanks Sweet Passions, for being that friendly, family-​owned, neighborhood bakery that I thought only existed in movies!
Always,
Y.

I’ve always ordered our special occasions cakes from here but recently I think they have started taking customers for granted and really don’t care about the business anymore.
I had ordered through their online system a cake for my son’s birthday. According to their website it says to order 3 business days ahead of the event. So i ordered a cake on thursday for a pickup on Sunday (they are open on Sundays, so that’s a business day for them I assumed). I received a confirmation mail from them and also my card was charged as a payment. I called them to confirm on Thursday but they didn’t pick up neither did they call me back. I called back again on Saturday and left a voicemail but no response. On Sunday when my husband went to pick up the cake, the owner and the another guy is just blank.
They have no cake for us and no apology. The reason being I ordered the cake late it seems.
I have a confirmation from the bakery on Thursday morning and yet they kept insisting that i ordered at night. And they were very rude with my husband saying that they just didn’t make it… ??? I mean who would do that… After talking to one of the employees we realized they got the order but they probably didn’t give it any priority although we made a full payment.
What disturbed me most was — they could’ve just emailed/​called to let us know that they couldn’t make a cake on time so that we have time to atleast place a order in some other store. Instead they were rude and argued as though it was our mistake to even go to them for a cake… NEVER ORDERING THERE AGAIN!!! Nor will we suggest anyone…

I’ve lived in San Jose my entire life and I never knew about this hidden gem.
My Bridesmaid raved about this bakery and insisted that I checked it out. I exchanged emails with the owner’s son named Max. He was awesome and very quick with emails.
Max was very accommodating with setting up a cake tasting a couple of months ago with me. I came by during a weekday to try some fillings and cakes that they offer. Since my Fiancé at the time couldn’t attend with me, he gave me a box with some samples to go which was very sweet of him. During my visit, Max was very informative and answered all of the questions that I had. There were a couple of books that showcased the cakes that they’ve made in the past.
If you’re a fan of bananas, you’ll want to try their banana cake. I’ll definitely come back here again in the near future.

I discovered Sweet Passions at a friend’s birthday party. It was a banana cake with banana center and OMG was it delicious! I enjoyed it so much I asked for an extra slice to take home. I knew from then that this would be my vendor for my son’s birthday.
Dilanthi (owner) was very helpful and responsive, although she did sound rushed at times but answered all my questions and concerns nonetheless. I shared my sons love for dinosaurs with her and she assured me that she was able to get it done. It was a day before my son’s birthday party when I went into labor and had to cancel everything– my heart literally sank! She knew that I was extremely disappointed & slightly embarrassed about having to cancel, and that the situation really was out of my control.
To my amazement, she agreed to keep my order on file and willing to accommodate me when I was ready. Wow, talk about superior customer service! I had a cesarean with my daughter and 3 weeks later, we were finally ready to throw my son’s DINOmite birthday party.
Thank you Dilanthi for coming thru for both me and my little man.
*review regarding birthday held on 02/​14/​15*

After my coworker brought this cake one time to work, I could not get the yummy taste out of my mouth! In fact, many months later I ended up ordering this cake for my bridal shower and it was a HIT! Everyone loved it and was asking me where from! 5 starts for great customer service, AHHMAZING taste and cute design :)