Cakes by Carlos

Such great people and they do an AMAZING job! I am adding pics of the «boat» cake they made me for my boyfriends birthday! They even got the motors down to perfect! Prices are very reasonable and honestly could be higher for the great job they do! SO very happy and will be returning!

After moving away a year ago, Cakes by Carlos makes our list as the best place for carryout dessert– I miss their Napoleons the most, and also their strawberry shortcake, and my husband misses the chocolate bombs! We also miss the sweet service from dear Agnes.

We used Cakes by Carlos for my son’s first birthday and all I can say is wow! Besides being deliciously decadent, it was exactly what I pictured in my head as a dream first birthday cake. We had a Detroit Tigers theme party and I wanted a tiered cake with a jersey, mitt and ball and it was by far the best cake I’d ever seen personally. The details were exquisite. I would definitely be using them for every event if my family had not moved out of state. You will not be disappointed going with Cakes by Carlos!

Ordered a custom Sesame Street cake for my son’s first birthday, and it was amazing. Murray is not the most famous muppet from the show, so I provided a picture, and the cake came back looking just like him — it was definitely a hit.
Got the double chocolate and was told the size I ordered would feed 10 – 12. Would easily have fed 15 adults, as long as everyone eats a modest serving size. We had 13 adults here and had leftovers, which made it more than worth the price.
Will definitely be going back for future party needs.

This review is for a wedding cake only. I have never been to the store or tried any of the other baked goods.
As a last minute decision (my mother insisted and offered to pay) for our very small wedding right before 4^th of July this year (less than 50 people) we decided to do a traditional wedding cake instead of other types of dessert. I chose a design I thought was beautiful off of the website samples, and all of them are gorgeous. We chose a simple two tiered cake with a little piping and some calla lily flowers in our wedding color, green. I will try to remember to post pictures when I get them.
The cake was fabulous! It looked really great and it tasted just as good as it looked. It was vanilla with a raspberry mousse filling. I thought I had ordered plain vanilla but my mother remembers me ordering the mousse. We had a buffet style dinner but I only picked at one plate and some fruit because I wasn’t very hungry and was busy attending guests. But I certainly made time to eat TWO slices of this cake! It was light and spongy with the perfect raspberry tang. The icing was not too sweet.
The process for ordering could not have been simpler. Agnes worked with both me and my mother and as I was out of state all interactions were over the phone and email. She was very sweet and easy to work with. I was not privy to the price but my mother didn’t faint or anything so I can only assume the damage wasn’t too bad and I’m sure after eating it she’d be happy to pay again.

i drove out of my way to pick up treats for office potluck. Got the cupcakes and honestly i cannot eat any cupcake except SugarBliss in the Loop. Almond cookies were delicious though, will certainely get them if i drive by. The owner/​baker Agnes is really sweet and told me the bakery was named after her husband who also works there.

I was always curious to check this place out since I drive by it sometimes. It looks like a small cute place. Figured since they specialized in cakes that they would be amazing. Went here to get a quote on a cake. They don’t offer cake tastings. So if you never had their cakes before you will have to buy whatever appeals to you in their small display cooler. I figured I’d try their red velvet with cream cheese. There was more cream then cake and the cream was super sugary. I’m so glad I didn’t purchase more variety. I am rating this based on my liking of the cake. If you like very sweet cakes then yea check them out.

I heard about Cakes by Carlos from a coworker and ordered by husband’s 30^th cake from the bakery. The ladies working there were so incredibly nice and were very reassuring that they would do their best to achieve the design I’d wanted. I took in pictures of the design I was looking for and they exceeded my expectations. It looked amazing and tasted amazing! The cost of the cake was a bit pricey but it was well worth it. I also ordered a few pastry trays from there for my baby shower and they were delicious! I am definitely going to be ordering more special occasion cakes from here!

This place is fantastic. I am completely obsessed with the chocolate bombs, I highly recommend them!

I ordered cookies from Cakes by Carlos for my baby shower this past weekend, and they turned out beyond my wildest dreams! I got sugar cookie teddy bears & personalized baby strollers. They simply could not have been any cuter… and they tasted incredible! I loved everything about them, including the individual packaging option and the ease of working with Agnes on the order.
My husband and I are relatively new to Lombard, so I was thrilled to find this company through Unilocal.I would HIGHLY recommend them to others and will certainly be calling them again for birthday parties and other special events.

This is a very late review! In May, my boyfriend was graduating from Universal Technical Institute and he worked very hard to graduate. I was planning to throw a nice party, but mainly I wanted to get him a cake to remember. I contacted a few other bakery’s prior to finding Cakes By Carlos. Other bakery’s were very limited on time, way over priced, seemed to rushed to talk, and couldn’t do what I wanted done. Long story short, after emailing with Agnes and sending her pictures of what I wanted done, I got what I wanted. I went in to pay for the cake prior to the party, and she had the pictures I emailed her out and made sure she got everything I wanted down. The day finally came, I drove from Oak Lawn to get this cake and it was a cake to remember. I am so satisfied with this bakery and all they’ve done to make sure this cake was perfect. I will be going in next year for my parents 50^th birthdays, and I have no doubt that their cakes will be exactly what I want.
I recommend this bakery to everyone looking for a great cake with every little detail you want!
Thank you Cakes by Carlos!

The lady I spoke with over the phone and via email Agnes was very pleasant. She was informative and friendly. The cake turned out VERY similar to the picture I provided them. The only reason I am giving this a three star rating is because of the cake its self. Now it looked great but as far as taste not so much. I was expecting a delicious cake for what we had paid $ 165, but it wasn’t even mediocre. I honestly have had better cakes from Target’s bakery. We had left overs after the party and ended up just tossing them. Which is very usual to (A) have left overs and (B) toss them. I’m not a person that likes to waste food and my husband is a sweets guy and so for him to not even like it is really saying something. Clearly our guests didn’t enjoy the cake that much either. It was a simple yellow cake with butter-​cream frosting. Very common birthday cake. Needless to say I was very disappointed in the taste of the cake. The appearance I was impressed but no I would not ever order from them again.

I had a review up here before I deleted my account in June 2013, but since I’m back, I’ll just throw some good words here.
My wife got our first cake from Cakes by Carlos for my 30^th birthday. It was Mario’s head (you know, the Nintendo plumber with the red hat and rockin’ ‘stache), with double chocolate filling. Apart from the fact that having a giant head on a plate was mildly creepy, that was a FANTASTIC cake. We had a whole bunch of people at the party and they ALL came back for seconds.
Since then we’ve ordered a whole bunch more for several birthdays. I am fully aware that it’s cheaper to run down to Ultra Foods and get a box of Funfetti or whatever, but the cake here is worth it. Gets excellent feedback from the old-​school Europeans in my family (so, basically, everyone older than me), as the cakes aren’t suffocatingly sweet like some other places. Even the cakes that are in the display case are delicious.
I’ve already handed over a decent amount of cash to this shop in exchange for fantastic desserty goodness, and will continue to do so. Definitely worth it.

My family loves this little cake shop! So when it came time to order wedding cake, we priced out a few other options but ultimately decided to stick with what we know. The ordering process was a breeze, all three flavors (red velvet, mango mousse and tuxedo chocolate) were big hits, delivery to the reception was prompt and the cake was exactly as I requested — free of fondant with three layers and hunter green accents. Several of our guests took slices home and tell me that it’s just as delicious 4 days later as it was on the day of the wedding.
I look forward to ordering from them again in the future for birthdays, anniversaries and baby showers.

Well Thanks to Cakes by Carlos I really am no longer a size six! Kidding, it really isn’t their fault that they put a serious dent in my will power. They are friendly, welcoming and they really know their stuff, which is CAKES! Crazy good excellent technique resulting in beautiful and delicious cake. I am almost a regular and I have to say they have really earned my 5 stars. My whole family is hooked!
Even my least favorite cake in the world, red velvet tastes good. Maybe they have a secret ingredient, like maybe sugar:)
5 stars!

The employee was very helpful, friendly, and warm, and she offered a complimentary cookie. The desserts were beautiful to look at.
However, tastewise, I was disappointed. I tried four items — the chocolate bomb, napoleon, double chocolate cake slice, and decorated heart cookie. The total came to $ 13something. The mousse used in the bomb and cake slice was too heavy for me that it felt oily and greasy. The napoleon was boring after a few bites. And the cookie wasn’t good; it tasted stale and tasteless.

We tried 3 or so different cupcakes. All were good. Yesterday I bought a mango mousse cake slice. It was so light and delicious. 5 stars for this cake slice. I also bought a ‘strawberry shortcake’ slice. This was a 4 (or so layer) cake slice with different fillings between each layer. Wonderful. I decided to pass on the éclair but my goodness, those eclairs were at least 10″ long. Service was very friendly. I will be back for more goodies.

I’m very disappointed. I called yesterday to place an order for a little girl’s birthday cake for Saturday. Oh, wait. Let me start from the beginning.
I called during the memorial day weekend, and left my name and number at the prompt of a voice message. Nobody called me back. A day goes by, and still no call. I called yesterday and a lady called Agnesa (that’s what it sounded like). She barely spoke good English. She didn’t have much knowledge about frostings and fillings. I have never had anybody recommend a mousse filling with a butter-​cream frosting for a three layered cake. Anyway, I ignored that and proceeded to finish my order. She kept cutting me off to suggest different ideas I could do for the cake, which was totally unnecessary and it was quite clear she was trying to up-​sell me to something I didn’t want. They don’t even do 9″ cakes. Just the 8″ and 10″ ones. I didn’t want either, but had to go with the bigger one to be on the safe side.
I was shocked when she said I can let the cake with mousse filling sit outside for more than 3 hours. NO cake with a mousse filling would stay good OUTSIDE of the refrigerator for more than an hour!
One more thing that annoyed me was that I’ve always paid for the cake during pick up. She DEMANDED me to pay half or full for the cake before I picked it up. I was like, uh okay? I didn’t have my credit card handy so I told her I’ll call later. Then she said when would I like to pick it up? I said around 3. She snaps, «Sorry mam, you’ll have to come early. I have a wedding to go to and I can’t be late. I’m already pushing it. The store will be closed then I won’t be able to help you.» Wow, you could have just said make it earlier than 3. No need to go off on your busy schedule that I’m not interested to know about.
At the end of the order, she was so rude and was literally being hasty that I finally took it away from her. I didn’t place an order there. I thought this place has great reviews, but HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. Poor communication, and not much variety to offer. Lacks knowledge in cake combinations.

Let us eat cake will be my new mantra and I will buy it all at Cakes by Carlos! What a delectable, sugar sweet but oh so light delight.
We were lunching in Lombard and in the true tradition of Adventure Fridays we had to find a bakery. I was looking for a cupcake place when Unilocal came up with this delicious suggestion. All 5’s, I marveled and bookmarked it post haste.
The shop is very quirky and textured, literally. It’s like a colorful trip down the rabbit hole and the variety was not overwhelming. The woman who worked there was super friendly, helpful and patient. My husband and I both chose two slices of cakes to go and last night we each ate one.
I savored the Double Chocolate cake and nearly wept with joy and gratitude. The cake was light and moist and the filling so light and although it looked like it could be overpowering, it was the completely opposite — a perfect complement to a perfect slice of cake.
Oh Carlos, I adore your cakes and curse that no one in my family is having a birthday so I could get one for a mouthwatering celebration. Your creations literally take the cake!

Amazing bakery! I was put in charge of dessert for a work party so found Cakes by Carlos thanks to Unilocal – picked it since it was close to work, but I’d drive across the city for this place now that I’ve tried the cakes!
Lady was so sweet too — I called in advance knowing I work late and they held the place open for me an extra half hour (to 6:30).
I bought about 10 pieces of their individual slices/​pieces — all of different kinds (see my pic!). Most were about $ 3.25 per piece… given the quality and detail, definitely worth every penny. Tried about a third of what I bought and my favorite would have to be the «chocolate bomb.». Mousse was light in weight but rich in flavor and the cake bottom was the moist-​est I’ve ever had.
She gave me free bag if «ribbons» cookies for buying more than 4 pieces. As long as I’m working in chi-​town, will be back!