Amanda Graesser

Review of Cottage Bakery Cafe

A few years ago we had quite a few cupcakes and tw...

A few years ago we had quite a few cupcakes and two cakes done for a graduation. The cupcakes were great and the one cake was also great. The second cake, which we ordered pretty last minute, tasted good but looked terrible. It looked as though they spent about five minutes decorating it, and it was quite embarrassing. It really kind of changed my opinion of the place because I felt like a small business bakery should have a little more pride in their work, considering HyVee could make the same cake at a cheaper price yet I am choosing to give them business. Nevertheless, the Oreo cupcakes were a complete hit. Since it'd been a few years and my dad hadn't stopped talking about the cupcakes, we had a cake made for his birthday. It was nothing I couldn't have made in terms of decorating, and I was hoping it would taste just as great. It was just okay. Nothing great like we remembered, which was disappointing. It was a little dry as well. Was sad to have it again and not have it taste nearly as good. Will probably go elsewhere next time.