T M Dessert Works

When I saw their Strawberry Bagatelle here on Unilocal,I knew I found my birthday cake!!! It was beautiful! If you’re buying cake to impress, this cake is for you. Note though that this is a small cake and could appear to be bigger than the actual size on photos…
The cake was light in taste and texture. I love that it wasn’t too sweet or too dense. The strawberries we’re fresh.
I’m yet to try their other products so I’m giving a ⁴⁄₅ for now.

I called to order a cheesecake for my daughter’s 36^th birthday. They made the most delicious, beautiful cheesecake with whipped white chocolate along with her name drizzled on top and added some flowers. The best of the best! Since I was out of state, I had to depend on them. My daughter was thrilled. Thanks SO much.

Let me eat cake!!! I’m always on the cake hunt in Seattle, attempting to find culinary genius in the form of sweet treats. TM Dessert Works has a very unassuming storefront that I’ve wondered about on my travels up and down Phinney.
For my birthday, I supervised the procurement of my chosen cake as I do each year. I told my family that I wanted the strawberry bagatelle cake — that’s it, conversation over. Ordering and pick up was very easy. Be aware if you’re headed to the storefront that they keep regular hours for customers but are open at times just for pre-​orders.
I was struck by how beautiful the cake was. The pictures do not do it justice. The sturdy, yet delicate looking chocolate petals are a true work of art. I felt sad about having to cut the cake because it was so gorgeous! Overall, the cake was not overly sweet which is a win for me. The flavors worked really well together and made for a luscious bite of sweet goodness. The white velvet cake tasted perfect. However, the consistency was a tiny bit crumbly. Some of the strawberries were cut rather large and were challenging to eat. That being said, the quality of the strawberries was divine.
Based on a single cake alone, I’ll be back to try more of the goods here. I’m excited to work my way through their menu.

I ordered a small wedding cake, just wonderful. The guests raved and it was so pretty with fresh flowers. I would use this business again for sure

Just found out they are the ones that did my desert bar at my wedding 2 years ago! I had always thought the caterer did it all, but after 2 years of all my dad talking about was the lemon bars I FINALLY reached out to the caterer who pointed me to T M Desert Works because they were the ones that made it. Had no idea!
Ordered a dozen lemon bars yesterday. and needless to say I think we might have 1 left. LOL! While I was picking up the lemon bars I also bought small cheesecake, which was perfect sized and great tasting.
MUST TRY LEMON BARS! Even if you don’t like lemon bars :)

They are just good. The only down side is that they don’t accept cards. Compare to their cakes this can be ignored. Just bring your check book.

I can’t believe I haven’t rated these guys yet! I first tried Tim’s creations at an event at UW. The strawberry bagetelle was so delicious we had to have it for our wedding. Tim was so professional and showed us all of our options. He made us a beautiful tiered cake for our wedding and a sheet cake to supplement. Our guests couldn’t believe how delicious the cake was!
Really looking forward to another special occasion so that we can order another cake through TM Dessert works.

I got a carrot cake for my wedding on Saturday. It’s so delicious! My husband and everyone love it.

We had Tim do chocolate mousse cups for our wedding – we arranged them on a cupcake stand to look like a wedding cake, with a small chocolate mousse cake on the top tier. Orchestrating 180 chocolate mousse cups (in dark chocolate cups) sounded formidable, but Tim pulled it off perfectly! Was a huge hit! Would definitely recommend T M Dessert Works!

The owner is the nicest person EVER! My fiancé and I already found a place for our wedding cake, but wanted to check out a bakery for some small sweet bites. We came across TM Dessert Works on Unilocal and headed right over. We had no idea that they only took cash or check and after he had already loaded us up with goodies he told us just to mail him a check when we got home. Seriously?! That impression will last a lifetime. The desserts were also very good and really pretty, but in the end we went with another bakery. We’ll definitely come by when we need something when we crave something sweet.

I had a good experience with T M when ordering my wife’s birthday cake and will definitely return for any other dessert needs I have in the future. I called the same week as the party and was able to see their different offerings via their website. I should comment that their website is a little difficult to navigate. I had to do a little digging to find the actual flavors of cake that they have.
After gathering some information quickly over the phone, I was told that they don’t take credit/​debit cards, just cash or check. This was kind of a drag, but wasn’t too discouraged due to the great reviews they had.
When it was time for pick-​up, our cake was ready on time! The overall sentiment was the cake was delicious. The coconut wasn’t too sweet or heavy. I tried it myself and absolutely loved it.
All in all, I’ll be back. I’m taking a star off due to an outdated website and not accepting credit card. But they do desserts right, which is what counts.

Beautiful birthday cake! So nice and very reasonable. Very helpful when ordering and a breeze to pick up. The chocolate mousse cake was delicious. Remember to bring a check or cash as they do not accept credit cards.

I ordered the lemon velvet ¼ sheet cake and it was heavenly. Light, fluffy, incredibly moist… Almost like an angel food cake consistency – with lemon curd, white chocolate mousse (very subtle) filling and a real creamy frosting. The cake was beautifully decorated, very elegant. My guests really enjoyed the cake and kept asking where it was from. I HIGHLY recommend TM DW cakes. Can’t go wrong!

HOLLY SMOKES! First of all owner is very nice guy!!! For a successful business owner to have a time to treat customers like he did was amazing.
He dedicated sometime to chat and let me know his specialties and products. He even gave me free Chocolate mousse/​Whiskey enriched goodie :) THANK YOU — was delicious.
Will write an update later for my Birthday cake cause haven’t picked it up nor tasted it yet but can strongly advise to get Chocolate Chip cookies, Shamrock/​Butterscotch cookies, Chocolate Mousse Cake — all tasted good, so good. I have tasted all with my Nespresso Lungo and it was goooood
Would definitely recommend to give it a try, I really don’t think you will be disappointed.

My boyfriend and his family loved the strawberry bagatelle birthday cake. Now I have to fly to Seattle sometime to try the cakes.

Great chocolate chip cookie & cheese cake! Yum!!! Nice owner!

I stopped by and picked up a handful of small desserts for a dinner party. We cut each little dessert into fourths and sampled. It was a hit! Thanks for making me look good, TM Dessert Works!

The best! I am a very picky cook and baker, so before ordering 2 half sheet cakes for a graduation party, I researched several Seattle-​area bakeries. T&M had the best reviews, and we found, the best cakes.
Ordering over the phone was easy and they had great selection. We went with the Chocolate Mouse and the Lemon Velvet. Prices were fantastic (note: cash only) and the bakery itself was very nice with friendly service. They added gorgeous flowers at no extra charge. The most important part though is of course the taste. Both cakes were phenomenal! These are not the cardboard and wax blocks you may associate with commercial/​grocery store sheet cakes. The cake itself was delicate and tender – clearly made with cake flour and butter and with a lot of care. The icing was real buttercream.
These are FAR above what you would expect, and you will receive many compliments when you serve them. Do not hesitate to order your cakes here.

We used TM Dessert Works for our wedding cake and they were just the best! We had a chocolate raspberry mousse cake with a white chocolate shell, and it tasted AND looked great. We got so many raves about the cake, which was also quite affordable. I did not get to go to the tasting myself since I was planning the wedding from out of town, but my dad did a tasting and said Chef Tim made him fresh, individual cakes of all the flavors he selected to try! Tim clearly takes a lot of pride in his work and it really shows. I highly recommend.

Dessert Works does it again!
My son wanted a carrot cake for his birthday, and while ALL carrot cake is good (for cake, anyway) I thought «Why not try the Dessert Works carrot cake this year?»
Needless to say, we were duly impressed. Better yet, my friend who poo-​poohed carrot cake as yucky when I excitedly told him I had a BEAUTIFUL carrot cake in the fridge for my son’s birthday, was convinced to try it.
He initially rejected the wafer thin slice I gave him as far too large, he would only try a bite — Guess who asked for a whole piece of cake after trying his initial bite? A regular sized one? If you guessed «Mr. Carrot Cake Hater Pants», you guessed right :)