Chocolate Carousel

I’m not sure what people are eating here. I was planning to get a baby shower cake here, so I went today to get some cupcakes and try it out. The service was, at best, not good. The woman who helped me needed me to point out every single item in the case as she had no idea what or where each product was. Then she walked away to help another customer before she rung me up, without saying anything. Someone else started to help me, but she rung me up wrong. It took four people to figure out how to remove an item from the register so she could continue. Once I got home, the cupcakes had rolled all over the box, as it was too big for 6 cupcakes. They looked decent, a little smashed but not terrible. The taste, however, was sub par. The frosting was so thick and sweet, I could have been eating a cake from a grocery store. The cake was dry and crumbly. Very disappointing, especially for $ 20. I will certainly be getting my baby shower cake elsewhere.

This review is for our wedding cake tasting experience. The actual wedding cake review to follow in March. We looked at CC after seeing all the great Unilocal reviews, as well as the recommendations on wedding wire and the
. My fiancée was also told by a friend that they have the best butter cream she ever had. We were more or less convinced this was the place and we were ready for a tasting. We booked well in advance and were advised the estimated price per slice and that we would be charged a tasting fee if we decided not to book them. Well, it was worth the risk knowing what we already knew about them. We were immediately greeted upon entry and told them we were there for a tasting. We were given complimentary coffee and water and were seated in the common area to await our tasting. Before we get to the tasting, we were pet much settled on birch tree cake because of our theme, so all we needed to choose was the cake type and filling. It was a done deal with the cake. It was brought to us warm and so, so delicious. We were kind of stuck between the raspberry moose and the raspberry filling. We choose the raspberry filling, kind of a fresh preserve to compliment the chocolate and yellow cake. After we left, we were kind of sad that we have to wait over 60 days to eat it. The great part of the wedding cake is that you don’t have to freeze it for your anniversary, they will make a mini cake for you. Totally recommended!

I had to go with this bakery because it was attached to the contact for our wedding venue. The taste of the cake on our wedding day was good. However the design was nothing like we wanted. Lets start from the beginning. Going into the cake testing is seemed as though we were treated harshly. This was suppose to be an upbeat and exciting experience. I felt myself trying to be happy and the mood of everyone in there was bringing me down. The cake that we tasted for testing was stale, horrible. We had a February wedding so my fiancé and I knew we wanted the sugar crystal icing and snow flakes. We also wanted our cake to be simple. We specifically told them white and silver color and lots of snowflakes all around the tiers of the cake. I originally wanted a 4 tier wedding cake and more specifically the tiers to be separate and not sitting on top of each other. They looked at my like I had 5 heads. I left there paying extra for snow flakes and sugar crystal icings and in the search for a stand to suit my wants. I called back a month before the wedding, as instructed to get the final measurements for the tiers of the cake so I can buy the correct size stand. The measurements they gave me did not fit any of the cake stands that we wanted (because we wanted the tiers separate and not piled on top of one another.) I said they have to make the base smaller and add a forth tier in order for me to have the cake stand I want. They proceed to tell me that they can not make the bottom tier smaller and that I would have to pay per slice for a top 4^th tier. This did not make any sense. Whatever I paid more for the another tier. Fast Forward to wedding day. Cake design = horrible! The cake was mostly white with no dimensions, the was one snowflake every 4 inches around the side of each tier and a HUGE UGLY snowflake in the middle on the side of the second to top tier! The tops of ever tier were pitch white… plain. nothing on it Luckily they didn’t mess up the sugar crystals! Our cake was so easy compared to ones that are out there! I really couldn’t believe all the hassle for this cake and they didn’t even do it correctly. The cake decorator did not finish my cake look at it and say to herself «this is a beautiful wedding cake, the best I’ve made.» That right there is the problem. This is someones one day that they can not get back. They should have listened and cared just a little bit more then what they did. With all the ways to contact someone these days shoot a picture to the bride when it is done for her approval!

Great experience here. Quick and simple meeting to make a beautiful, delicious wedding cake. They even hold onto your recipe and design so they can make you a fresh cake topper for your one year anniversary.

They made our wedding cake and it was absolutely delicious. The décor was also exactly what we asked for.

Can I give 10 stars?
We got our wedding cake from this bakery and not only did they create our vision, they exceeded my expectations ten times over. Additionally, their wedding cake was THE BEST. All of our guests said it was the BEST wedding cake they have ever had and that is the ultimate compliment. I am sooo happy we chose this bakery. Do not hesitate to order thru them.
I additionally ordered a small cake for our rehearsal dinner and gave them a color palette. They made it beautifully and the color palette was so beautiful. It was a surprise anniversary cake to be presented at my rehearsal dinner for my Matron of honor, whose wedding anni was the same day as our dinner. They literally matched the cake colors to her wedding bouquet colors like they read my mind!
People are still talking about how good the cake was!!! It was PERFECTION! Our wedding was 9 – 19 at the Mill :) thank you! — the Casteels

We were suggested CC by our catering company. We met and showed them a picture of what we wanted our cake to look like as we had a ‘theme” for it. They not only replicated the cake from just a plain picture but also added little details that really stand out. The have a great selection of flavors and their icing is really remarkable: light and slightly sweet, unlike most cake that have thick heavy and overwhelmly sweet icing. A good choice by all means

May have been a bad experience but they are one of the best bakeries in the area now. I’ve been back to the Jersey shore for a couple weeks and they have been great. A must visit if you are down from NYC

We got our wedding cake from this bakery and it exceeded our expectations. It was delicious, the customer service was great. And we can’t wait to get the one year anniversary fresh top.

Had our wedding cake done here as well as our anniversary cake which was just as beautiful as our wedding cake. I also get a few treats every time I’m there and everything is really well made. It’s an hour out of the way from my house but it’s well worth the trip! They also cater to food allergies (gluten).

Got my wedding cake done with Chocolate carousel. The overall experience was good. Since our cake was included in the price of the venue we went with, we were a little worried, but the cake came out beautiful and really really delicious! Really happy!

Had a cake made for a bridal shower yesterday and it came out beautiful!!! I asked them to go off of the design of the invitation and it looked just like it, gorgeous! The cake was delicious! Not too sweet and filling was amazing!

Always consistent, always pleasant, and always accommodating to all my last minute cake ideas for my nieces! My go to bakery

I imagined up a wedding cake that was simple but special and something completly unique, We ended up with a gorgeous cake for a summer wedding that had sea-​glass candy, chocolate starsish, and piped bubbles. it was exactly the look I imagined! But, we were terrified that a gorgeous cake meant you had to forgo a delicious cake. That’s not true at all! Both flavors we picked were moist, flavorful, and delicious! I look forward to having it again on our anniversary already, and our wedding was less than a week ago!

Everyone is still raving (200+ guests) about my wedding cake. We selected a 4-​tier yellow cake with pineapple and vanilla mousse filling with whipped cream icing for our big day, and it was amazing. MOIST (you NEVER get that with wedding cake, as most bakeries make them days in advance. Yuck!) and just delicious. Just the right type of light, airy cake we all craved after a gluttonous big wedding dinner! This place is great, in that they believe you shouldn’t eat «stale frozen cake» on your one-​year anniversary. They can re-​create the top tier of your cake for your first anniversary celebration. How sweet? I would recommend their services to anyone getting married in the Central NJ area. Not only was it delicious, it was GORGEOUS too. I think our guests took more photos of our cake table than they did of us! Just superb! Thank you, Chocolate Carousel!!!

Fantastic cupcakes. Love the cakes. My son loves their sugar cookies that come on different animal shapes. Since they moved to this bigger store they stopped selling ice cream. Disappointing, my family use to love their flavors.

We got our wedding cake here, and I couldn’t have been more pleased! The owner was so accommodating, and our cake was absolutely beautiful. They matched my «davids bridal wine» perfectly! The entire staff was so nice, and I will strongly recommend them as «our» bakery in the future! I can’t wait to order our daughters first birthday cake from them in April! 10 stars!

It’s not poisonous only because of the ingredients!
If this was a Chinese restaurant — we’d be counting casualties.
The pace looks like you are back in the 90s. And not b/​c of swagger, but more of the half empty shelves with «we are shutting down» look.
I tried a few things. Everything was sub-​par. Cookies were stale and didn’t taste good (COOKIES!) Cake pops were bland and unbecome.
Owners had an attitude, like everyone describes. They should just sell this place to someone with a clue how to bake, and less disdain for customers.
When I suggested their cookies were NOTHING like the Italian counterpart they were clearly named after (pignoli) I was met with genuine surprise. «Have you been to Little Italy?» question was met with disgust and a resound «NO!»
Pignoli cookies were raw (hence the weird white color you’ll see). Chocolate almond cookies (3^rd grader can make) were inedible. The most exciting type of cake: Cake pops — were boring!
Want cookies — go to Trader Joes. The worst cookies there are 10x better than anything this place has! Shoprite has better baking department!
This place has no business of being in business!
Would not come here again.

Not exactly what we were expecting to get. Flowers in the photo we choose were a lot bigger than the ones we received. We even paid extra for upgraded flowers– so that was disappointing…
But the overall cake was pretty similar aside from the size and number of flowers. I felt like it was the bare minimum that was possible to do, and then a little less.
The cake wasn’t very important to us, so this was ok, but to someone who really was particular, they probably would not have been happy.
Cake itself was just ok. Not a very flavorful cake – but adequate…

I was so incredibly happy with my wedding cake… 2 years later, and people still talk about it! I explained my theme… Bright, bold citrus colors… And they made the most beautiful cake (see photo). We chose a vanilla cake with vanilla mousse and blueberry filling. It was to die for. We had a lot of fun at the tasting– playing around with all the different flavor combinations.
All around A+