Not Just Cheesecakes

I’m a year late in my review of my wedding cake Debbie made, but better late than never! Debbie made our amazing delicious wedding cake and was so nice to work with. From our first cake tasting, she was super friendly and everything we tasted was amazing!
For designing the cake, she was attentive to detail and brought great ideas. She was happy to work with our requests, even if they went beyond what she usually did. She made us a chocolate mint cake, even though that wasn’t listed as a flavor, and provided us extra accessories for our favors decoration. Even though her cake was better than anywhere else we tasted, it was very reasonable in price.
Our cake on our wedding was amazing — everyone kept telling us how great our flavors were. We barely got any cake because everyone was enjoying our cake so much (and thank you to my bridesmaid who made sure we got some!).
Debbie just made us a complimentary cake for our one year anniversary, so we were reminded how amazing our cake was. She even decorated it to match our wedding cake — a very night, thoughtful touch.
Note — Debbie can be a little hard to get a hold of, but is pretty responsive through email. It is definitely worth the effort!

LOVE this place! Debbie is the best! We came here for our wedding cake and I’m SO glad we did. Not only was Debbie a joy to be around but she was so excited about her work that it made me even more confident to have her make the most important cake of my life.
I knew exactly what I wanted and had a picture for her. Done and done! Then it was time for a taste test. This was no ordinary taste test. We told her what we wanted to try and she said to come back the next day (or in a few days, I can’t remember now). So we come back to like 4 mini cakes prepared just for us and a buffet of different icings to try every combination we were interested in. Then we got to take all the cakes home! We had dessert for daaaays. I joked that we needed to try others so we could take home 4 or 5 new cakes.
And if that wasn’t awesome enough, these cakes were seriously the best tasting cakes EVER. I still dream about how tasty my wedding cake was.

Debbie listened to us and got her creative mind going. We loved our wedding cake and the taste… To die for! I just wish we could buy a cake any day.

My 6^th wedding anniversary is quickly approaching and I started thinking about the things that made that day so special for me, besides of course marrying the most wonderful man in the world, my cake was a close second ;) It was beautiful and elegant and was above and beyond what Debbie and I had discussed. I was truly impressed at its size and beauty and then impressed once again when I tasted it! It was layers of white cake filled with lemon curd and vanilla buttercream covered in rolled white chocolate, and it.was.heaven! Debbie is friendly and fabulous and an absolute genius. I love, love, love this place :)

Debbie is the best! No really, she is.
My husband and I wanted nothing to do with wedding cake at our wedding, its just usually so sweet and hurts your teeth, but we were told we HAD to have a wedding cake. After going to a few other places to taste, we knew we found something special with Debbie.
She is so so very nice. I love that she keeps her business small and personal after all of these years. She personally meets with every client and tries to create something so very much them. My husband actually hates cake, I think Ive seen him eat cake maybe once or twice in the last 4 ½ years. When we did our tasting with Debbie, he was the first one to lick his plate clean. Her tiramisu is killer! The bottom layer is chocolate cheesecake crust which makes it so unique.
She also bakes for the Los Gatos Roasting Company and my dad had mentioned that he loooooves the carrot cake there. So on the wedding day, she brought him his own personal slice of carrot cake. Talk about amazing customer service and paying attention to details.

Loveeeee Not Just Cheesecakes! Debbie is awesome! We got married in November and did our wedding cake with her. We visited twice, once to talk about the ideas and taste and another for tasting. I feel in love with the pumpkin cake! We got married in November so lucky it was perfect timing. I’m not a pumpkin person at all but Debbie promised I would love it. She made a sample of all the flavors we wanted; burnt almond & red velvet and she also decided to make pumpkin for us to try. I feel in love! I had to add it to the list! She made the cake exactly how I wanted it and we got compliments from all of our guests. Now we have a baby on the way and will def be getting our baby shower cake with her too!

It doesn’t get better than this! I’m so happy to have found Deb!
Yes, she is a bit difficult to get a hold of, so it can be a bit worrisome for the type A control freaks. But rest assured, she will deliver! And she will do it with a sweet smile and a beautiful and delicious cake in hand!
I called Deb and left a voicemail regarding a cake for my sister’s baby shower. She called back a few days later and we discussed flavors, guest count, colors and design. I went with the toasted almond cake with raspberry purée filling. After we got off the phone, I sent her some color samples and inspiration photos for the design. She did take some time to get back to me, so make sure you contact her early and allow at least 3 – 4 weeks before your «small» event. Wedding cakes are a whole different ball game. Once I emailed her again, she came back with a super cute design idea and quote for the cake. I was really pleased with her quote since I did have some comps and have ordered a handful of specialty cakes for my own wedding and other events. All her cakes are 3 layers so she later surprised me and emailed me that one layer would have the raspberry purée filling in between and asked if I would like the other layer to be filled chocolate ganache. Yum!
When I went to go pick up the cake, I was completely floored with the finished product. The design came out WAY cuter than I had even envisioned. It was perfect and the detailing was amazing. Debbie helped walk the cake out to my car and I was on my way. The cake was SO moist and delicious and the guests were still raving about it weeks after the event. There are too many cakes out there that just taste like sugar and not the actual flavor. Not Debbie’s cakes! You could taste the almond, raspberry and chocolate! *drooool* Debbie is about to get even busier since so many of the guests asked me where the cake came from!

There are not enough words to say how amazing and talented Debbie is. I had a gluten-​free white chocolate cheesecake made for my wedding. What Debbie created by far exceeded my expectations, not only in the way she adhered to my dietary restrictions but in her creativity and attention to detail. Thank you, Debbie for a delicious and beautiful cake, you really made for a memorable evening that I will never forget.

Consider yourself to be in the lucky group if you’re so fortunate to have Debbie create and design your cake for you.
It’s true that she is hard to get ahold, but she’s essentially a one person operation. She has a set day to answer all her email and return calls. If you’re patient and willing to wait, then you’ll be blessed with her talent.
My wife loved her when we first met for our consultation. She wasn’t my first choice based on the cake tasting portion but she definitely made an impression on me. She had a great sense of humor and was very personable. What sold me finally was that she told stories of various couples and weddings she baked cakes for. No one else, during cake tasting, told stories and named the names of the brides and grooms like Debbie did.
We sat around and tasted her cakes while looking at her photo albums of all the photos she took of her cakes. She told us stories about some of the cakes in the photos and remembered the names of the groom and bride. Her cake was not my first choice, only due to the fact that I prefer Asian types of cakes that are lighter in texture and contains less sugar.
My wife and I chose her to bake our wedding cake. We gave her some ideas of what we wanted, which was a simplistic minimal clean look with buttercream, some fondant for design, and fresh flowers. We wanted her to make our topper but she suggested we hit up Etsy and have an expert create our topper. That turned out to be an excellent idea.
Throughout the process Debbie was always available to respond to our questions via email. She made us additional mini cakes, on two occasions, to allow us to try other flavors she offered so we could decide on the 3 flavors we wanted for our 4 tier cake.
We couldn’t have been more pleased with the final design of the cake and the cake tasted fabulous. Everything came out the way we expected it would come out with her cake. She was so generous that she baked us a 6 layer cake for our bottom tier.
Go with Debbie if you want to feel like you’re part of her family. How many bakers do you know who give hugs and kisses? She was always so cheery around us and made us laugh with her funny jokes.
For our flavors we ended up choosing toasted almond cake, pumpkin cake with cheesecake filling and chocolate ganache, and chiffon cake with raspberry purée and chocolate ganache.

Debbie did an amazing job on our wedding cake. It’s exactly what we asked for, and it tasted wonderful! We had the praline cheesecake with salted caramel filling as 2 of the tiers, and hazelnut cheesecake as 1 of the tier. We brought the top tier home, and we couldn’t help but finished it within a week, that’s how good it was! My husband and I have already decided to order another one next year on our anniversary.

Debbie saved the day at my brother’s wedding! My brother had his heart set on a colored cake instead of a traditional white cake. Unfortunately this request didn’t make it into the order notes, so the cake arrived white (though beautiful!). When we saw my brother’s crestfallen face, we knew we had to call Debbie to see if anything could be done. She was amazing and drove all the way back to the wedding venue with supplies to change the color of the cake. It was exactly what my brother had imagined and made him so happy. What a wedding cake super heroine! THANK YOU!
As if the last-​minute makeover wasn’t enough, the cake was delicious. I have never seen a wedding cake go so fast. Slices with bites taken out of them that weren’t watched for a second were stolen away by other guests!

I am writing a review for customer service only. I haven’t tried the cakes yet, but I will tell you I plan on doing so as soon as I can. I was looking for a last minute cake in the busy wedding and graduation window — silly me. Anyway, I left a message with Debbie and she promptly returned my phone call, even though she didn’t have the avilability to help me with my cake. I appreciated the quick call back and that she didn’t «leave me hanging» especially since she wasn’t going to be making any money off of me (right now). Kudos to a woman who knows how to run a personable business. I *will* be back to order a cake… next time with a few more days notice.

Debbie made a beautiful Hello Kitty cake for my daughter’s 2^nd birthday. The red velvet cake, with cream cheese frosting and a layer of chocolate in the middle was divine!
I called her on a tuesday to see if she could make me a cake for that sunday. She called me back on wednesday and said «No problem!».
The only thing that got me a little nervous is her communication. While she did everything we talked about, I left her a message about getting a bigger cake and I never heard back from her until I went to pick up the cake. She had gotten my message but didn’t let me know.
I will go back to Debbie for my next cake! She was very friendly when I picked up the cake and even cut $ 5 off the price because she didn’t have change.
If you need a great cake and don’t want to pay a ridiculous amount of money, call Debbie. She more than delivers!

The second my husband and I cut into our wedding cake, I immediately knew I had to write a review for Debbie ASAP. My cake was not only beautiful, but so SO delicious. We had a decent sized 3 layered cake and 100 cupcakes with 3 flavors to choose from — Red Velvet, Mango, and Chocolate Raspberry.
Each cake was moist and not too sweet — I dare say, perhaps the best cake I ever had. We had so many people telling us the cake was so good.
Most importantly, Debbie was so amazing to work with. She was very professional and responsive to all of our ideas, comments and concerns. She genuinely cared about what we wanted and strived to give us exactly that. And that she did (see picture). My husband and I live in New York, so most of our planning was done either via phone or email. Despite the long distance, Debbie always had great communication with us.
Debbie is the Beyonce of cakes. And yes — we will be ordering from her again.
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Dear Debbie,
Never stop making cakes. NEVER. We love you!
Love,
Joann and Ken’s stomachs

Debbie is wonderful! I’ve been going back to her for custom cakes. Since I met her last year, I’ve ordered 4 cakes already and have been very happy with each order. She made our 4-​layer wedding cake last year. She took time to sit & talk with us before the wedding and started a relationship. She’s very excited with what she does and offered some tips on party planning & design.
The cakes aren’t just beautiful — they’re delicious! Our wedding cake was lovely. Delivered it on time with the surprise iPhone chocolate peanut butter cake for my husband. Everyone loved it!!! Our groomsmen kept coming back the next day for the cake & leftovers. The cake is moist and the frosting is so goooodddd!!! We couldn’t resist we ate the top layer after 6 months. So last Sunday I went back to pick up our anniversary cake. It was a Chiffon cake layered with mangoes, raspberries & strawberries. She even remembered our wedding colors.
Book your cake orders ahead of time coz she has a load of orders esp during wedding season. She won’t disappoint! It’s worth the $$ especially if you want a gorgeous & delicious cake for your big day.

We asked Debbie to do our wedding cake (super simple) with mini fruit filled cupcakes. It turned out AWESOME. Tasted fantastic. Looked cute.
and turns out… mini is the perfect bite size taste most people want after a huge meal.
We had a fusion indian/​american wedding, so we wanted to incorporate mango into the desert without it being mango ice cream. Debbie’s mini cupcakes with mango filling were perfect. We also did raspberry.

The one thing that really bothered me was the fact that the website does not provide any alternative way of communication other than the phone number — I was lucky that the answering machine was able to record my message when I initially called for a cake tasting, because when I called back the day before my appointment to let Debbie know what flavors I wanted to sample (she had requested that I call back the day before), the answering machine was full/​out of memory! (I tried both phone #‘s listed on the website and they both go to the same machine)
I thought she would call me to follow-​up but I never received anything phone call… so I showed up to my appointment the next day assuming/​thinking that Debbie would just make some basic flavors (red velvet, carrot cake, some vanilla-​based cake, etc.) so I would at least have something to try. However, when I arrived, Debbie didn’t have anything prepared and we briefly talked about the details of the wedding — I didn’t get to review any portfolios for cake ideas either…
Debbie was very apologetic about her answering machine and had offered to deliver her cake samples herself — it just so happened that I had another vendor appointment nearby the next day so I ended up picking up the cake samples from Debbie the following day instead.
The cakes were delicious overall but they were very heavy at the same time. I really enjoyed her red velvet & carrot cake (they were the best-​tasting ones out of all the vendors I had tried up until this point), but her tiramisu was, strangely, very different from what I’m used to.
Ultimately, we didn’t end up using Debbie — it was important to me that I could communicate with my vendors conveniently via web (vs. phone), and I didn’t want to deal with any more answering machine debacle!

I had a not so good experience.
I was celebrating a 16^th birthday and went in to see if I could create something that was better than the Safeway fresh cream cake we usually do.
She showed me some of the great creations she made, the photos were very impressive. The small intimate room where you sit and discuss likes and dislikes made me feel like she understood what I was looking for. I had no budget, was willing to spend whatever. So no real limitations.
The decoration on the cake was GREAT. IN fact it was AWESOME.
But the guest politely told me that the cake itself was dry and not very tasty. My wife later told me that a Safeway cake would have been just fine. I am no pastry expert, but when it comes to taste, my advice is sample what she intends to give you, do not focus so much on what the damn cake will look like.
Overly complicated fillings don’t always make for a tasty cake. Sometimes fresh cream and white sponge cake with a bit-​a fruit is all you need. Most of the reviews are gushing about the the way the cake looks, not many talk about the taste.

I’ve had this bookmarked for years and I walk past this place almost every Sunday (Campbell’s Farmer’s Market) but unfortunately, this isn’t a brick and mortar storefront. I’ve read great reviews and a few negative reviews but I’m the type that will try a bookmark or random place out regardless of the reviews and its star rating; everyone has different expectations.
After realizing it would be a hassle to bake my own cheesecake, I turned to Unilocal for the rescue. Of course when you think about cheesecakes, Cheesecake Factory comes to mind right away and while their cheesecakes are great, I wanted something different, something local, something spectacular… I called w/​just a day in advance — Debbie called me back right away and was able to secure the order for the next day.
Upon looking at the website, you can see that this bakery is bustling w/​wedding orders and birthday orders but what had me drawn to the place in general is the cheesecake. If you notice, the photos uploaded are not cheesecakes and 99.9% of the reviews written are for wedding cakes and birthday cakes… still, I was determined to give this place a try.
After reviewing the website, I was sold on the White Chocolate (cheesecake) w/​the Chocolate Cookie crust but when I was on the phone w/​Debbie, I ordered the white chocolate but she did not ask me what kind of crust I wanted and to tell you the truth, I completely forgot about it. I know that Kevin likes white chocolate, he likes cheesecake, and so I was just going by that… once she asked if I wanted a topping, I was skeptical but once I told her he likes peanut butter, she gestured peanut butter buttercream — SOLD! For a 6″ it is $ 25. Method of payments accepted: cash and checks, not Visa/​MC, folks.
When I arrived, she showed me the cheesecake. I was thinking of a Cheesecake Factory replica but goodness gracious, the presentation of the cheesecake was just lovely! It was so simple yet so elegant at the same time. She told me that this cheesecake is a white chocolate cheesecake w/​peanut butter buttercream, peanut butter crumbles, and w/​a chococolate shortbread crust. I seriously wanted to take the picture and upload it right away but I didn’t want to spoil the surprise seeing as how he was due to arrive in less than an hour.
His actual words, «One of the best cheesecakes I’ve had» and «It’s very rich». Thank you, Debbie for this wonderful cheesecake. It was a great birthday treat for him.
For those that are wondering, he had a slice and the rest went to yours truly =P

One more birthday cake and one more time we are blown away by Debbie and her talent. She is a gem and just loves what she does. My son loved his cake, so did everyone at the party. Thank you again a million times.
Just for the record this cake was only for 50 people and not a big order and I got a hold of Debbie as easy as always. I feel like I am picking up a cake at my sister’s house when I get to her shop. She is warm and lovely. It is sad that Unilocal can get misused based on one unlucky event.