Cake Life Bake Shop

We just ordered a cake for my son’s birthday and we couldn’t have been happier. Design-​wise, it came out exactly as we asked. Taste-​wise, it saddens me I didn’t order a larger cake. Can’t wait for them to open shop on Frankford Ave!

If you want the best wedding cake tasting experience of your life be sure too book one with Cake Life! We were able to mix and match a large variety of cakes, fillings and frostings to come up with the perfect cake for our day. We had a great time creating something unique for our event.
We had everything delivered on the day of our wedding and it was set up just as we had requested it. The staff is super friendly and very passionate about what they do.

A Cupcake Wonderland provided the desserts for our wedding! They were simply the best ever; from their personalities and professionalism to the set up to the actual delicious treats. From day one, they were open to listening to our suggestions and needs and came up with really creative ideas. We had a tasting and we were able to invite my parents (which was great) and we got to try different cakes with different creams. We ended up doing cupcakes and brownies for the guests and then we also made a small cake that we could cut into — and save for our year anniversary. They came up with great ideas to go along with the décor at the rest of our wedding and really, people still talk to me about just how delicious our deserts were! Two years later. Anytime we go to Philadelphia, we try to place an order for cupcakes and whatever seasonal items they have. Sometimes coworkers also place orders and we bring them back to NY!
I have not found a cupcake or brownie I like better which is horrible because I live so far from Philly. It is sad. I AM SAD.

There are many good things about getting married. Well, that’s what people tell me. Mostly it’s bickering about the guest list and trying to be «honest» with my partner about her friends. You can imagine how well this turns out.
Now, wedding cake tasting? AMAZING. A Cupcake Wonderland? Double AMAZING!
Lily and Nima are incredibly talented, fun, and friendly. They listened to our preferences ahead of time, set out five different cake flavors, a dozen different fillings (curds, compotes, ganaches), and another dozen frosting types! So delicious! They also use only all-​natural ingredients and make everything from scratch. Highlights included a mascarpone frosting, lemon curd, a carrot cake with cardamom (I don’t even like carrot cake and this was amazing). Chocolate-​peanut butter was another excellent combination.
If only the guest list tasted this good.

Their cupcakes are really, really, INSANELY delicious. Both my husband and I agreed they were the best cupcakes we had ever tasted. They use very high quality ingredients like European butter for their butter cream icing and fresh fruits for their compotes. You cannot get any better than that people. I will never eat another supermarket cupcake ever again. You can get classic cupcakes or unique exotic ones. We tasted a pistachio cupcake with honey goat cheese icing that was yummy to the extreme!!! Also, Lily and Nima are wonderful, adorable, professional, and very helpful. We ordered our wedding cake from them and everyone agreed that the cake was unbelievably delicious. I can’t wait for the next birthday party because we will definetly use ACW again!

giving 4 stars instead of 5 only because i haven’t been to the shop yet to try any of the other amazing items! Had the good fortune of finding a laden Cupcake Wonderland Table at a conference in Philly recently — seriously… heaven finding a sweet escape in the middle of a looooong workshop! Try the bacon chedder scallion biscuit — fabulous. the peanut butter brownie — omg so rich! Now I’ve got to try one of those award winning cupcakes! they’re not cheap — nor should they be. at $ 7 a pop at that table it was well worth it.

the goods (i.e., the cupcakes!):
best birthday EVER made more best with A Cupcake Wonderland’s vegan lemon cupcakes and vegan espresso cupcakes (with the whole coffee beans on top. :) i really tried to share but i’m pretty sure i ate like 9 out of the dozen — high-​5! every single cupcake was baked perfection, beautiful to look at and perfect texture to eat — very important not to compromise any of this for the vegans! :)
client service:
principled. and that is seriously the highest praise. there was actually a glitch with the order, a technology/​communication problem really that compromised voicemail messages, nobody’s fault. Our order was placed from New York for an event in Philly, and when we arrived at A Cupcake Wonderland (ACW) for pickup, there was no one to meet us. We couldn’t wait around so we headed off to our picnic cupcakeless.
ACW called us back right away, apologized, and offered to make the order and hand-​deliver to our door that night for free. they even waived the cost of the cupcakes (!) and wouldn’t accept a tip. honestly, i was surprised anyone eve called us back; that’s how bad my client service experiences have been lately.
i think ACW really showed respect and empathy for how emotional cupcakes can make us, and how a business error can ruin someone’s birthday/​wedding/​etc. — yes, mistakes will happen and it’s good to know that ACW will get you your goods in the end, whatever it takes. getting us those cupcakes was clearly not simply a financial priority for them — they were losing money; their priority i think is their relationship with their client. they’ve made a fan and customer for life here.
thanks ACW!

Wow this place is wonderful… a wonderland for the taste buds and they deliver. I recently got a cake from here and had it delivered and was very pleased.

Their cupcakes are amazing! I’m vegan, so I’ve only had vegan cupcakes, but I loved them! They were fun to watch on Cupcake Wars and Cupcake Champions — but even more fun to eat their cupcakes! I hired them for a going away party for a co-​worker and they did our logos on the cupcakes. I also went to a baby shower where they did totally cute pea pod designs. I follow them on facebook and just saw the AMAZING muppet cupcakes. Delicious local business that is artsy and has a lot of heart! Totally recommended!

Lily has a new partner now and brand-​new digs in Port Richmond.
Her cupcakes won her the $ 10K prize on Food Networks Cupcake Wars — and she also appeared on Cupcake Champions.
Her decorations are gorgeous — but more importantly — the cupcakes taste amazing!!!
We love you, Lily!!!

My experience with this business was unfortunate. I originally emailed them via their website outlining a cupcake order for my nephew’s bday party, and they wrote back saying they looked forward to baking for me. I was thrilled; they seemed honest, joyful even, and the prices reasonable. I emailed them back, but there was no response, so I followed up with phone calls, which always went to voice mail, my messages have yet to be returned. So here i am before the party scrambling to place another order elsewhere.