The KaK Shop

My brother ordered a custom cake from this place for his girlfriend’s birthday and it was awesome (I did not taste it but they did an excellent job asthetically).
I stopped in during their anniversary sale for 4 cupcakes for $ 4. I was looking to try the churro cupcake/​scout a place for a baby shower cake but they didn’t have churro available. We took home 8 cupcakes of various other flavors and I have to agree with the other reviews in saying they were dry. I don’t know if its because they were dated or if they are just dry.
One highlight was the red velvet flavor was better than others I’ve had although Tammie Coe and my late great grandmother hold the trophy for best. Also worth noting the cashier/​owner (?) was a little difficult to understand. I was asking about a cake for order and he was not very clear.
Their portfolio of work is amazing and you might want to order here for something complicated and one of a kind.

I tried one of their cupcakes and it was absolutely disgusting. I bit into the icing and it was like biting into a bar of butter. Lay off the butter.

We used Kick Ass Kakes for our wedding of 50 guests back in March.
Overall, we were very impressed with the cake and the pricing. The only problem we had was communication with the bakery. I called a few weeks before the wedding date to ask about a custom wedding cake. I ended up getting their answering machine – which is fair enough, as I assumed they were just busy and unable to come to the phone. I left a message with my details hoping someone would call me back the next day. The next day came, and I never got a call back. I called again that day, no response again. I had heard really good things about KAK, so I didn’t want to give up just yet. I called a third time and ended up talking to the owner. After discussing details, I sent an email with a picture and more details about the cake we wanted. I expected to get a confirmation email back, but it took a fourth phone call to actually confirm the cake details, delivery, and cost. Not a huge problem, overall, but if I hadn’t been so keen about KAK, I may have given up.
Once everything was sorted, though, it was smooth sailing from then on. For a small fee, we were able to have the cake delivered directly to the venue on the day of the wedding. We paid by check when they delivered it, and they even set up the cake for us. It certainly made wedding preparations less stressful!
The cake was delicious, and our guests loved it! My husband and I took home the top tier to enjoy after the wedding!
KAK can accommodate for any occasion and cake size, and their prices are reasonable. They have a wide variety of cake flavors and frosting flavors, and can customize cakes any way you choose. They even have an online cake designer if you’re looking for a simple cake.
I would definitely recommend KAK to anyone looking for a budget friendly cake for their event!

On a quest to find perfect wedding cupcakes, I was sure the KAK would be «The One». The culinary talent for design seemed apparent in pictures, and most reviews were positive on taste.
Located on Central, we walked in a little bit before lunchtime and only saw two cupcake flavors out for display, vanilla and chocolate. I asked if they had anymore??? And the staff named off a few additional flavors not displayed. I mentioned we were seeking wedding cupcakes, and the staff seemed unresponsive. I guess no consultation or references were in order– did they even want our business? Finally, I ordered the vanilla, strawberry, and red velvet cupcakes just to try and promptly left.
All their cupcakes tasted homemade. The buttercream frosting (excluding red velvet) had a spongey consistently, as if the cream were whipped instead of blended. It paired well with the cake which was baked lightly, and the vanilla was the best because this bakery seemed to succeed in a simple-​is-​better type of approach.
However, it’s obvious the bakery has poor management. A cupcake case half empty? A potential wedding customer not readily helped? Strong warning to all those who choose to place long-​term orders here, you will surely be taking a risk.
Such a shame, the vanilla cupcake really wasn’t too bad.

I recently bought a cake and mini cupcakes here for a baby shower. The mini cupcakes were okay and the cake was beautifully decorated, however the bottom layer of the cake was extremely dry and had no flavor. For the price I paid, I was expecting a much better tasting cake; not a cake that was mostly thrown away because no one would eat it. I called the next week to complain because the cake we tasted when we ordered the cake was nothing like the cake we got. I received horrible customer service. The lady on the phone raised her voice and told me they didn’t do anything wrong and that me and my 70+ guests were just not used to the texture of the cake. I will never do business here again.

I recently attended a baby shower and the cake was from this bakery. The cake decoration was quite beautiful however the actual cake inside was very dry and had no flavor. For the amount of money that was paid for this cake I had expected a much moister cake and the fondant seems like it wasn’t really thawed out. Was disappointed with the final product.

This place was amazing. i bought a peanut butter cookie which was amazing. And don’t get me started with the churro cupcake. Spot on. I will be coming back that for sure

After about half a dozen tastings at other shops and the bridal fare we landed at Kick Ass Kakes, and wow, what a relief! I don’t think no is in their vocabulary, we were treated like family, any detail we were after, Jay would draw it up (if I can find the drawing I’ll have to post it up alongside the cake). I think Jay might be a little shy but is a very generous fellow.
We had KaK cater the cake for our wedding which included a small 3-​layer cake for us to cut, many regular cupcakes, and mini cupcakes to boot. Their toffee cake was my favorite and I’m so glad we booked with them.
I’m eagerly awaiting our year anniversary for an easy excuse to buy another! :D

Amazing cake! Jay did a phenomenal job on my sons 1^st birthday cake. Not only was it spot on and perfect it tasted great. The cake was soft and moist and filling was delicious. Kick ass!

Every one of my guests raved about how delicious the cake was at my wedding. We opted for a small round cake and cupcakes for the guests, with three different flavors to choose from. Jay made toppers for the cake and cupcakes in the shape of succulent plants, which was a continuous plant theme in our wedding. They were delicious AND beautiful. Amazing!

Excellent service, excellent cake, excellent quality! I came in to order a Jack Daniel’s inspired cake shaped like the bottle. The design was very detailed and they did a phenomenal job. Everyone enjoyed the tasty chocolate/​vanilla cake.

I didn’t got with them based on the phone call alone. Then to quote me $ 500, for a cake that will feed 50 ppl, so this is a pretty small cake. Then when I declined, to say «I’ll get that price at most bakeries» How about the next two I called I got quoted under $ 200, actually $ 125 to be exact. From a well known bakery, who has pretty much all 5 stars. I figure, I must’ve talked to Jay too, just from reading the other reviews.

Beautiful Halloween cake… though clearly had been sitting in the case all week as it was terribly dry. The best part of the cake was the fondant. The actual frosting of the cake tasted like plain crisco. The cake had good flavor, but very dry. Extremely pricey for poor quality, will not do business here again.

I’ve passed by this bakery many times and heard good things so one day I decided to give it a try.
I was greeted by a gentleman, who I have come to find is Jay. It took a while to even be greeted after I walked in the door. That’s when I knew that I made a bad decision. The selection was skimpy. A few macarons, some dry, looking brownies, a cookie in a cookie jar, and about 6 cupcakes. It was a bit disappointing.
I ended up grabbing a few macarons and a cookie and left.

My roommate and I have been wanting to go here, so we finally took a trip out to Kick Ass Kakes. When we walked in, we were immediately greeted and were in awe of all the beautiful cakes and treats. The lady was so very helpful and super nice. We had a tough time making a decision on what to purchase, so we ended up with 2 cupcakes and 5 macaroons! They were so beautiful and super inexpensive! This place is so cute, you just have to stop in and check it out. We love this place, and we will for sure be back soon!

It’s difficult to find someone who can bake this tasty and provide you a Tour de force artistic presentation but this man can.
Image what you want… and then bring your thoughts to this baker and you will Not be disappointed. The first cake I tasted was one commemorating 25^th Anniversary of the Chandler Center for the Arts. It was a cake that looked identical to the building, but it was the taste that made me hunt down this baker.
Devinely Delicious… moist cake and buttercream filling to die for… if necessary!
Don’t leave this planet without indulging in a cake from KAK

Lacking customer service and manners. I’ve tried their creations before and was very impressed, and wanted to try using them for my baby shower. Upon arrival, they were disorganized, and eventually told me that tastings were for events with 100+ people. They should have informed me of this over our email correspondence; I live all the way in Gilbert and left very unhappy and empty handed! Will not be using them for anything in the future.

I ordered a cookie and a blonde. Both were just okay. But will definitely will come back to try the others. Staff was nice.

Great cupcakes. The cakes were moist and the frosting was just sweet enough. The champagne one was especially delicious and I will be back for more in the near future.
However, I would not recommend the macarons. They were small, dry, crumbly and had little to no distinguishable flavor other than sweet. Out of the box of 10 the only one that had a flavor was apple pie. Not worth the $ 14 price tag.

Love this place. The cupcakes, cookies, and mcarons are amazing. They also are known donating to non profits allowing those who would never get the chance to eat such amazing treats.

Jay at Kick Ass Kakes is a cake genius and deserves a 5-​star review. We had a destination wedding at the Sanctuary Camelback Resort and he created a couture cake that was truly a work of art. He really takes pride in his craft and most importantly loves what he does.
His masterpiece-​du-​jour was a 4-​layer vanilla cake covered in delicious buttercream with alternating filling of berry frosting and tart preserves. It was decorated with the most stunning cascade of handmade edible flowers! Guests were huddled around the cake table all night long!
The best part of his sugary-​bliss creation? It tasted AH-​MAZING!

Best cake I have ever tasted and I for one am not a cake lover at all. My husband and I ordered one a cake for our wedding held on April 20, 2013, we wanted a cake that was being displayed at the store but didn’t want it to be made with fondant, Jay worked with us and made it out of buttercream. All of the flavors we picked were amazing ranging from banana bread with fresh bananas to red velvet with cream cheese.
I am currently pregnant and my husband cannot wait for the baby shower which won’t be until January of 2015. He’s already thinking about what flavors he wants the cake to be.

This store seems to be very hit and miss. I had ordered a 2 tiered wonder woman cake and it was perfect and I loved it. If it had been that experience alone I would have given them 5 stars but unfortunately it is not. I also ordered a lady gaga cake and this one missed the mark. The fondant it’s lumpy and the piping it’s extremely uneven. When I called to voice my disappointment the decorator Jay would not have it. He changed the cake was perfect and that if I wanted a specific look I should have agreed for it. I will post pictures of the cake and what I feel the problem areas are. Sadly, I will find a new cake shop BC of his reaction and the quality.
**UPDATE 8−6 – 14**
Someone from KAK has been harassing me on Unilocal sending me messages as to question the validity of my statements. Claiming that I must have left the cake in the sun or that for some reason the quality of the cake is my own fault. Truth is I was unable to confront Jay face to face because I was uncomfortable with that but made sure to call him as soon as I left the store. The cake was kept cool under the AC in my brand new car and at no time had extreme exposure to the AZ heat. Jay had told me that the fondant was still soft because he had just finished the cake, mind you I ordered it nearly a month in advance. Never will I ever deal with this establishment and I will make sure that no one I know will go to this place.

Really disappointing… I was really looking forward to a tasty cupcake based on the prior reviews, but it didn’t meet the mark. I tried a red velvet and my husband had the lemon cupcake. The cake was dry (both) and the icing (especially the lemon) had absolutely no flavor to it. They even iced the lemon cupcake while we were waiting… think they missed an ingredient or two — oops!

Review long over due
I purchased a cake from the central location for my court house wedding a week away (small, private thing. Only about 10 people knew). I wanted something small, simple, %100 vegan and cost effective. They delivered on everything. I spoke with Jay directly when I ordered the cake, he even recommended ribbons along the edges in red giving it a cute personalized touch. It was also delivered on time by jay himself. It was a 2 tier red velvet cake to feed about 30 – 40 people, lasted only two days in my household. Thank you kick Ass kakes. You have my future business!

Placed an order for my daughter’s 16^th birthday. Fast response through email. Very friendly to deal with through both email & phone. I only gave a vague idea through an example picture of wanting a two tier cake with music notes on it.
I decided on two different flavors for each tier. Got white cake with chocolate mousse filling & chocolate cake with strawberry filling.
Went for pick up and was not disappointed at all! I loved it. As did everyone at the party. Taste included, not just looks.
Fantastic job, I couldn’t have been happier with the results for an important birthday!

I was walking around the area and stumbled upon this place. I was planning a trip to a French bakery in the next month or so for macarons, but I didn’t have to after finding KAK. I bought 2 of each of the Nutella, vanilla, and strawberry. So far, the vanilla is my favorite. I didn’t find them stale or dry at all; they were perfect and the filling was soft and smooth.
I would love to order a cake from here someday – maybe for someone’s birthday. The pictures look yummy.

Ordered a Vegan chocolate cake, with Buttercream frosting for our 10 year anniversary. This cake was amazing, better then we expected. We requested an usual cake for two people, its not on their menu, but they gladly made it for us. It lasted two days. After the first bite, it was so delicious we definitely could have went up a size.
We are looking forward to our next cake and highly recommend them.

Ignore the fake reviews from all of the «haters.» Crap, now I sound like Amy from ABC in Scottsdale.
Oh well…
Jay, you are the bestest!
My poor little bakery loving heart was slowly being crushed by encounters with female bakery owners that seemed to be in a perpetual state of extreme PMS coupled with an obvious love for worshiping Satan and following Lord Voldemort.
Then along came Jay to rescue me from my wedding cake woes!
I ran into some totally unexpected drama with the person I had contracted in Sedona («ahem– Cake Couture» to quote Jennifer A. from below.) to bake my cake and needed to find another baker fast. I figured we could drive through Phoenix on our way up so I started looking around and found Kick Ass Kakes. Jay was so understanding, patient, kind, creative, and enthusiastic about helping me bring my wedding cake vision to life, he was everything my other baker was not.
I needed somebody to make a classic looking wedding cake with some or all of the alchemy symbols from the album «Clockwork Angels» by the band Rush, or even just the band’s logo. Jay not only put the symbols on my cake in a beautiful fashion, he got every single one on there and they were flawless and beautiful.
He did an AMAZING job.
Jay made everything so easy for me. Once I sent him pictures of what I wanted he drew up a sketch reflecting exactly what I was asking for and e-​mailed it to me, I paid him over the phone and that was it. And then he even met me on his day off so that we could get the cake on the way up to Sedona.
The taste of the cake could not be beat. Not only did Jay let me choose two flavors for each tier (one regular, one vegan), they both tasted amazing. Seriously, he makes some of the best cake I have ever had, and trust me, I’ve had a lot of cake, I have the thighs to prove it.
Brides, if you are looking for a baker in Phoenix or surrounding areas use Kick Ass! Jay is really easy to get a hold of and communicates more quickly than other bakers.
And Sedona brides! Save yourself the potential drama and use Kick Ass as your bakery even if you need to pay the delivery fees or have somebody pick it up, you will not regret it!

This cake kicks other cake’s @$$es, now queue the Rocky Theme Song!
Day after day, driving from bakery to bakery, looking for the perfect cake to present at the wife and my 30^th birthday extravaganza. It was tedious work, but somebody had to do it. I felt a bit like Rocky Balboa, climbing up and down the endless flight of stairs and beating up on that hanging slab of meat. Except my stairs and cow was a fork and cake; plate to mouth lift, plate to mouth lift. You can work up a sweat just thinking about it.
It’s wasn’t easy choosing a bakery for that top notch cake. Chocolate cake, vanilla cake, marbled, and layered, filled with strawberry jam, raspberry ganache, topped with butter cream, cream cheese icing, fondant, rum infused; it’s enough to make your head spin. I had to sacrifice and dedicate the countless hours of time to complete this task; but in the end, I got it done.
Good, bad, and indifferent, we made it through the first 5 or 6 opponents and ultimately found ourselves pitted against Kick Ass Kakes. Jay started throwing punches, left hook, right hook, upper cut, KO; I didn’t think Rocky was ever KO’d in the movies, but maybe it was just a sugar coma — I’ll go with that.
Jay got behind our crazy idea for a Hot Dog shaped cake; we ‘were’ catering Short Leash Hot Dogs after all and wanted a fun cake to go along! Most other bakers we met with explained ‘how difficult of a job it would be’, how it would be ‘better as a regular cake with hot dogs designed onto it’, or lets ‘craft little hot dogs and place them around the cake’ instead. Jay was the only baker we met with who had the confidence to actually pull off what we were looking to do, and he did not disappoint!
You can check out the picture of our cake if you’re interested; *view at your own risk* you might just get K.O.‘d from looking at it. Ours is the cake that looks like a big hot dog! ;-)
Jay battered us silly with an awesome red velvet cake, filled with a perfect cream cheese icing, topped with fondant, and shaped to look like a Short Leash Hot Dog. It was a hit, everyone was knocked out with amazement at how cool the cake looked. This was the perfect center piece to our catered celebration!
Thanks again K.A.K’s! You can bet we’ll be around again for some of those cupcakes and macaroons you bake up daily, just let us recuperate a little before our next prized fight.