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Custom Wedding and Specialty Cake Artists
Phone: (808) 946-4333 
2820 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96826
 
Overall Rating
4.7 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.7/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.7/5.0
Professionalism:
4.7/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.7/5.0
Flexibility:
4.7/5.0
 
47 Total Reviews
 
Amy.Schoener
Wedding: 1/8/12
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Our wedding planner used Cake Works for our wedding cake and cupcakes, the cake was vanilla bean with chocolate filling, YUM! so light and fluffy, it was gone in no time! The Cupcakes were chocolate with buttercream icing... to die for! Thank you so much!
Nikki
Wedding: 9/24/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Cake was delicious. They were very helpful with helping us choose our cake flavors and desgins for our wedding cake. Very budget friendly!
808bride
Wedding: 8/27/11
4.5 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
3.5/5.0
Professionalism:
4.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Abi and CakeWorks produced the most amazing groom's cake for our wedding. He's a crazy Lakers fan and Abi brought our vision to life. She draped a Magic Johnson jersey over a huge basketball sitting on top of the Staples Center. We couldn't even serve the cake at the reception because he was so in love with it.
Michelle
Wedding: 8/11/11
3.6 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
3.5/5.0
Responsiveness:
3.5/5.0
Professionalism:
4.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.0/5.0
Flexibility:
4.0/5.0
Our 3 layered cake was absolutely beautiful. The Lilikoi with fresh blueberries was amazing. The red velvet and guava cake was unfortunately dry. A bit disappointing considering it was a bit pricy for the cake.
Michelle
Wedding: 6/24/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
I absolutely loved my wedding cake from CakeWorks! My husband and I had a small, intimate destination wedding and ordered a 6" red velvet cake for our family which was to be delivered at a reception dinner. CakeWorks was one of only a few bakeries I found that would even consider making and delivering a cake that small. They delivered it to a local restaurant on time, and had it refrigerated until we were ready for it which was very helpful. The cake looked and tasted exactly like I hoped it would!! It was decorated beautifully and tasted amazing! The CakeWorks staff was very helpful via e-mail and always responded quickly. Given the opportunity, I would definitely use CakeWorks again!
Lora
Wedding: 6/21/11
4.6 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.0/5.0
Professionalism:
4.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Since I planned our wedding from Los Angeles, and could not go in person for a tasting, I selected Cake Works based on my wedding planner's recommendation, and the photos I saw on their website. The cake looked beautiful, however, it was really sweet.
melanie
Wedding: 6/18/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Cakeworks was a life-saver. When our original vendor told us a week and a half prior to our wedding that they could no longer do our cake, we were in a panic. Trying to find someone with the design aesthetic, flavor of cake, and, more importantly, time to do it was daunting to say the least. Cakeworks accommodated us with a tasting without a scheduled appointment and produced an amazing end product that all our guests loved. The two types of Lilikoi flavors(Blueberry and Lemon) were amazing; light, refreshing, and so appropriate for our Hawaii wedding. We highly recommend them. You won't be disappointed.
marianne
Wedding: 6/1/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
My *new* hubbs and I ordered a simple, 2 tier guava and french vanilla cake... YUM! The service was fast and friendly, the design simple and elegant. We were able to provide our own accent ribbon, and provided extra flowers from the florist to add some color to the simple white fondant frosting. The cake was delicious and was a big hit for the guests. The pinkish color of the guava layer even matched our coral color :) Overall, two thumbs up and five stars!
Minnette Joy and Jerry
Wedding: 5/28/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
We love our cake and everyone exclaim how beautiful it looks. I really wanted a beautiful and fancy 5 tier cake. However we know that we only wanted to save the top tier and use the bottom tier for our cake cutting ceremony but I didn't want to spend so much money on a 5 tier cake if we are not planning on serving it. The staff at cake works was able to make it happen and i got want I wanted. Our wedding cake was beautiful and no one at our reception realize that the 3 tier in the middle was faux cake. And not to mention our real cake was delicious! Overall: awesome work!Tip to brides: If you are planning on not serving your cake but only wanted it for decoration and cake cutting, make sure to let your cake vendors know what you want.
Alishia
Wedding: 2/19/11
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
We ordered our wedding cake with CakeWorks and were beyond pleased. Not only was the cake very pretty, but it was also extremely delicious. I wish we could have taken the left overs back home to california with us!
Angela
Wedding: 2/14/11
4.7 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.5/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Great cake, Loved it!
Gina and Will
Wedding: 2/11/11
3.6 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
3.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
3.0/5.0
Flexibility:
3.0/5.0
My initial cake vendor was Satura Cakes but they unfortunately closed their business a few months before my wedding and so I had to scramble to find a good replacement.Cake Works was recommended to me and I decided to go with them based on some positive feedback that I heard. My cake design was pretty difficult so I am not faulting them entirely for not meeting my expectations. I would say in terms of artistry, they are not very strong but with taste, it was great. For people with complex cake designs, I would recommend to probably go with another vendor.
jbd
Wedding: 11/27/10
4.8 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
4.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
4.5/5.0
Had my daughters destination wedding in Hawaii at the JW Marriott over Thanksgiving.I had to arrange everything from afar.Abby was wonderful to make suggestions for flavors.I sent a e-mail picture of a cake, I wanted her to copy.I was very worried about the long distance arrangements,holiday weekend etc. The cake was amazing --just as pictured and it was the best tasting wedding cake I have ever had.Three different flavors and all were wonderful.I cannot say enough about the beauty and taste of the cake.
prlady
Wedding: 10/12/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
I was really particular about the cake we had and what I wanted it to taste like. I didnt want your typical "bland white wedding cake". Abi and her crew at Cake Works went completely over and above my expectations! I sent them a picture of a cake I wanted and honestly? as detailed as it was...I figured it would be out of my price range. Not only were they they most reasonable of all the bakeries I contacted..but when I saw my cake at the wedding...I almost cried. It was truly...perfect. It looked EXACTLY like the picture and the taste?! OHMYGAWD!! It was by far the best tasting cake I had ever had. My guests all have raved and raved about how delish our cake was. One of them headed to their bakery the next day to purchase cupcakes. They also did the CUTEST grooms cake for my new hubby. He LOVES carrot cake and they did an adorable beach themed cake for him. He took one bite and said "this tastes just like the one my grandmother made." He was beyond thrilled. Their service was awesome and Debbie answered each and every email quickly and with all the information I might need. We will be back for an anniversary cake ladies :)
aggiemary04
Wedding: 9/26/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
I emailed her a picture of the cake I wanted and she was extremely flexible to work with (a great relief since I live and South Korea). My husband and I were able to come in less than a week before the wedding to do a cake tasting to pick out the flavors. The cake turned out BEAUTIFUL and tasted soooo good! I got 2 different flavors white butter cake with passion fruit filling and strawberry guava. YUM! I highly recommend Cake Works!
Meghan
Wedding: 8/8/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Our wedding cake was SO pretty! I almost didn't want to cut into it... But I'm VERY glad I did! It was the best cake I had ever had :)
Nancy & Lance
Wedding: 8/7/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
AWESOME!!! There is nothing they cannot accomplish! I went into their store with a recording of a wedding cake I've SO dreamed of even before my husband and I decided to get married. Unfortunately, the recording was on a good ol' VHS. Abby at CakeWorks managed to find a VHS player and sacrificed her vacation day to watch and analize my 6 tier wedding cake and made my dreams come true. Not only that, but I went back to the store a month before our big day, with a sketch of a grooms cake I wanted to order. The result . . .it definitely exceeded my expectations, and my husband and his friends were extremely excited as well. I tuely believe that CakeWorks is a "cutting edge" cake shop which specializes in cake sculpting and decorating to dazzling new hights. OH, don't forget . . . thier cakes are very yummy, and everybody at the store is very friendly as well.Love Nancy & Lance
Nalukea
Wedding: 8/2/10
4.1 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
4.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
4.0/5.0
Professionalism:
4.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.5/5.0
Flexibility:
4.0/5.0
The cake was delicious. We had 3 tiers, mocha macadamia nut crunch, red velvet, & chocolate haupia. Although we didn't want fondant, I'm really glad they recommended it. We had our wedding & reception outdoors, so I didn't have to worry about it melting. I know most people don't like fondant, but it wasn't too bad and if you don't want to eat it, it is very easy to eat around. They even have cupcakes, very yummy!
caiandcullen
Wedding: 7/18/10
5.0 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
5.0/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
5.0/5.0
Value for Cost:
5.0/5.0
Flexibility:
5.0/5.0
Cakeworks did a great job with our cake! I explained to them the simple cake I wanted, dropped off toppers and some roses for decorations and the cake came out just as I had imagined. Plus, not to mention their cakes TASTE good too! We had red velvet with buttercream frosting. Yum. We only had 2 real layers and the bottom was fake, but you couldn't tell. Guests were actually disappointed that they couldn't eat more cake.
richnbo
Wedding: 7/17/10
3.3 out of 5.0
Quality of Service:
2.5/5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0/5.0
Professionalism:
2.5/5.0
Value for Cost:
4.0/5.0
Flexibility:
2.5/5.0
I specifically requested for a water fountain cake and Abby of Cakeworks said that they can do it for about $800.00. I went with them, instead of going with my other choices. I went over the paperwork/order receipt that Abby of Cakeworks wrote up and it was clearly noted that there is to be a water fountain.When I finally saw my cake during my wedding reception, there was NO WATER FOUNTAIN to be found! Apparently, Abby from Cakeworks had mistakenly forgotten about the most IMPORTANT factor that I specifically requested. I was furious and completely disappointed, as this was a once in a lifetime event for me.It took me a couple of days to calm down, before I could call them up to find out what happened to my cake. Apparently, Abby told me that they can refund me for the water fountain charges, only. That's it??? Are you kidding me??? I told Abby that I wasn't satisfied with her solution and that she'd have one day to think of a better offer.The next day, I went in to Cakeworks and Abby agreed to provide me with a $370 gift certificate that I can use at their establishment within the year. I figured that was a better deal than what she originally offered the day before. I could have been a cold hearted you know what, but I had just gotten married and it's my Husband that completes me... not some wedding cake. So, I warmly accepted Abby's offer and left Cakeworks in a gracious manner.Seriously, if you're going to get your wedding cake from this place... I strongly suggest that you stay on top of them like white on rice. Otherwise, their cakes and pastries are delicious.
 
 
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