Make My Cake

I’ve passed by Make My Cake a few times and have always been curious, and got the chance to go recently to celebrate a friend’s birthday. The interior is adorable and inviting, and I appreciated the fact that the playlist consisted solely of Earth Wind & Fire, The Supremes and the like. Because I wanted to taste a variety of things, I ordered a sugar cookie, a small vanilla cupcake and a slice of the strawberry cake (a last minute decision, since it was in the case right next to the register), and my friend ordered a red velvet cupcake. Everything we ate I can honestly say was pretty delicious: the cookie was sufficiently sweet and soft, and the cupcake was fluffy and well-​made — my friend enjoyed her red velvet cupcake too. The strawberry cake gets more attention from me, though, since I’m usually disdainful of bakeries that offer «strawberry» items (particularly cake and cupcakes) when the cake portion is not strawberry at all. When I first sat down and took a look at the cake slice, I noticed this and was disappointed, but decided to give it a try anyway — and I’m so glad I did! Even though the cake itself wasn’t strawberry, it was more than made up for by the strawberry filling and the frosting that had bits of actual strawberry mixed in. It was absolutely delicious, and I’m looking forward to going back for more! Maybe I’ll give the Adam Clayton location a try next time to see if it’s just as wonderful.

The cupcakes here are decent. The icing on the red velvet is actually the best part, but the actually cake is not very flavorful. I think for the size of the cupcake, the price was reasonable.
Unfortunately, I would not come back here because the cupcakes just weren’t as decadent and flavorful as they look.

I love this place I have been here a few times before. Yesterday I stopped in had a coffee and a red velvet slice of cake and boy was that red velvet cake amazing! Great atmosphere — just sat inside ate my desert and drank my coffee while catching up with a friend.

I was really excited to try out Make My Cake, a cute little bakery nestled in Harlem (on a side note, I am totally obsessed with their company logo!). Various cakes, cheese cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies, and pastries are offered. I tried their famous Red Velvet cupcake, which the cake itself was super moist, and the cream cheese frosting on top was thick and decadent. There’s plenty of seating inside for you to enjoy your treat, or you can take it to-​go. Just note that they also offer delivery services as well! Service was super friendly, and I’d love to go back and try out their famous sweet potato cheesecake and their pies!
+Red Velvet cupcake
+friendly staff: D

I was very disappointed. This place is over rated. I bought a customized cake of 7″ in double chocolate. The customization was very average. The taste was pretty average… and since I had no time to go and buy from some other place I had to end buying dis cake for $ 40.
I donot recommend this place.

I e patronized Make My Cake for many years, unless I’m buying a full cake (not the slice) they never seem to fail me, it always taste fresh but lately I’ve purchased cake by the slice & cup cakes & each time it’s tasted like fridge… not fresh & not good at all… Unfortunately by the time I opened & tasted by baked goods I was already too far in distance to return or just failed to call or mention it when I returned thinking it would be better next time… I will continue to purchase cakes but doubt I’d buy another cup cake or just a slice

Today I purchased a strawberry cupcake and was excited to taste it. I took one bite and didn’t taste anything, I thought my taste buds were tricking me so I used my finger to scrape off some of the frosting and NO TASTE. I took a piece of the cupcake and NO TASTE. I spent $ 3 on a flavorless cupcake with flavorless frosting! I won’t purchase cupcakes from here again!
I will give them credit and say that their peanut butter and oatmeal raisin cookies are tasty.

Their sweet potato pie was tasty. My family and I were disappointed with the chocolate cake slices. They were dry and the frosting taste a little off, cheap like fake chocolate. A box cake would have taste better. I am very suprised at the lack of quality in their product.

Stopped in for a treat last Sat & discovered the most amazing cupcake that I’ve had in Manhattan. Took home two red velvets, and they were awesome too. Great atmosphere, friendly staff and dreamy cupcakes. What else could you want in a bakery?

Yum yum yum. I had a morning coffee date here and it was so sweet. The cheesecake was very delicious!

A girlfriend of mine recommended Make My Cake. I sent a few inquiries via email but had a pretty thorough conversation about the kind of cake I wanted and they quoted me great price via telephone and via email ($ 55). I called them 2 – 3 days in advance and they had it ready for me right on time. And my cake was a hit! Only thing that made me side eye a little bit was an additional $ 10 up charge they failed to mention to me while picking up the cake. I personally was in a rush so I couldn’t get all of the details but it felt a little like a swindle. But I quickly got over it once I saw my cake. A few people only ate the red velvet because the cream cheese icing/​frosting was way too sweet apparently. I actually didn’t get a slice of my own cake –_​– but it’s all good. I’d definitely get another cake with them. I only suggest that they are clear in their quotes for cakes (as everything depends) and maybe make the gallery more functional to process orders. Others that, *insert praise hands emoji, thumbs up emoji, flex emoji* yaaaaassss!

I got my wedding cake from here! my dad got me
Hooked on make my cake. Every birthday he gets me a cake from here and the red velvet is literally the best red velvet I’ve ever had. May be a little sweet for some but I love it and the texture is PERFECT. I haven’t tried anything but the red velvet over the years because I try to divert but I always end up leaving with red velvet lol

My cupcake shop back in Hawaii was a food network cupcake wars winner. So when I stop by a bakery and they are promising cupcakes I expect to be smacked in the face by a sugar wielding leprechaun and instantly become prediabetic. I take these risks knowingly. Sadly the leprechaun smacked me with sadness after cupcakes from this place.
I stopped by on an exhausting day after spending hours at my doctors office. I needed to eat my feelings of frustration so I ordered one of each. That is vanilla cream, red velvet, orange and lemon. I got home and ate dinner, left half of it knowing that I would soon be rewarded. I decided to go with vanilla, because. It was yellow cake. ALL yellow cake with vanilla frosting. The cake wasn’t flavored. It was stuffed. It wasn’t anything other than a piece of yellow cake with frosting on top. After one bite I stopped because I don’t waste calories. I took a bite of the lemon. Same thing. Then the orange. I almost cried. Finally I hesitantly tried the red velvet. It wasn’t good.
I still haven’t moved on and its been two weeks. I don’t think I will move on ever. From now on I will have to clarify if I am paying $ 3 for plain yellow cake or artistry. Or not because no other bakery sells plain yellow cake with frosting and calls it a cupcake. For a cupcake is not made by a wrapper, in 2015 it is designed and executed in the same way monet recreated the night.

This corner shop is certainly not closed Sundays, and the $ 3 small red velvet was fine but forgettable.

This bakery was recommended to me by someone who lives in Harlem. It is delicious. I had the white cake with white icing and my daughter had the red velvet cake. Of all of the bakeries that we tried in NYC, this one is my favorite. If I could go there everyday when I am in NYC, I would. I really like the deco and the staff was very friendly. I can’t wait until my next trip to New York so that I can go back again.

I was so disappointed with the desserts I picked up from here. They were not cheap, and they went straight into the garbage after one bite. I don’t think I have ever done that before. We got a red velvet cupcake, a white chocolate macadamia cookie, and some blueberry cobbler. The cookie was Ok. that was the only edible thing I purchased. The red velvet was horrible. The cake was totally flavorless, a strange light brown color, and was soaked at the bottom with some kind of liquid. I remember wondering if they use coca cola in the batter. The frosting did not taste like cream cheese frosting at all. It just tasted like a plain buttercream and wasn’t good.
My boyfriend got the blueberry cobbler. It was $ 7, and just a pile of muck that they spoon into a to-​go container. He is not a picky eater at all, but felt it was the worst he had ever had, and couldn’t figure out how something so simple to make could taste so terrible. Even the cake part was dry, crumbly and flavorless.
I am not one to write reviews like this. You can take one look at my page and see that I mostly write about places that I really enjoyed, but this was so incredibly disappointing that I felt compelled to share. I will not be returning to try anything else.

I stumbled upon this lovely bakery cos I wanted to see «The Carter» from the urban classic film, New Jack City, lol. So, after getting an eye full and a couple of pix of The Carter, we noticed Make My Cake right across the street. So we venture over and as soon as we walk in, my daughter and I, two native Noo Yawka’s, are taking pictures like tourists. The décor is soooooo cute! The place was clean as a whistle. On that note, another thing I like to check when visiting an eating establishment is the restroom. I had to go anyways, so it wasn’t just to inspect. The bathroom, too, was spotless and the décor made me whip out my phone and take a couple of pix. Okay, enough about the loo. Let’s talk cupcakes.
My daughter and I got two cupcakes each. We both got red velvet, but her other choice was vanilla with vanilla frosting and mine was chocolate with chocolate frosting. She loved her cupcakes. A lot! Next year for her 12^th birthday, she told me that she wants her cake from Make My Cake. My red velvet cupcake… I tasted the frosting first and it was amaaaaaazing! So fresh, sweet (not too sweet, mind you) and YUMMMEH! The cake was good too. My chocolate cupcake didn’t taste as fresh, but it was okay. There was also a very pretty, sweet, nice lady there who, as we were leaving, thanked us for coming. After Googling Make My Cake, I saw that she is co-​owner, Aliyyah Baylor. Before we left, I said to my daughter, «this place has a nice vibe», cos, well, it does. I love eating out and in my 44 years, this is the very first time I’ve ever felt like I’ve stepped, not into a restaurant, but into the kitchen of one of my family members down south! We’ll definitely be back. It was a great first experience and, I believe, that every time we support a black owned business, an angel gets its wings. :)

Make my Cake is great on many levels.
First the cakes. Very moist and light. You can get slices in many assortments of cake and icing/​filing (chocolate/​chocolate, vanilla/​strawberry, red velvet/​cream cheese are my favorites)
The cookies are also really good. Very fresh and good assortment.
The space is very welcoming and the staff is fun and attentive as well.

I love the place! I like the fact that you can pay with credit card (no minimum), staff is very friendly, plenty of tables and cup cakes are great!!!

I do not like to Make My Cake location store here. I like the one on Adam Powell.
The customer service is poor in this location and if i am not mistaken, they don’t bake on site here… they only receive deliveries… so you can expect to not have the cake or cookie you are looking for here. also because this location is closer to Columbia University, their prices are ridiculous. Stay away… from the bad prices, poor customer service, and inventory management issues. Only go there if you have to hold a kiddie birthday party. i believe they are good for this. I’m serious. they hold kiddie parties at the store. yes.