The wedding cake was absolutely amazing - it was definitely a work of art! Deborah created a gorgeous five-tiered wedding cake for us with different flavors in alternating tiers. We received so many compliments on the taste and look of the cake. The cake was so moist and delicious - probably the best wedding cake I've had. We love the combo of green tea and chai tea flavored cakes. Also, the cake looked beautiful and fit our spring wedding theme so well! Deborah is a pleasure to work with - she is professional, responsive and really flexible to accommodate our needs. We are so looking forward to our first anniversary to eat the cake again!Thank you so much Deborah!

I would highly recommend City Sweets! Deborah was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was professional, responsive and incredibly talented. The cake was truly one of the highlights of our wedding. I recommend City Sweets without hesitation.

Deborah is fantastic! She was so accomodating, patient and helpful. She created a gorgeous three tiered cake, based on a Martha Stewart picture I gave her. Each tier had different flavors - that were all insane. She even let us come twice to taste since we loved every flavor and couldn't decide (hence three different flavors). She also created our favors, which were black and white cookies each individually wrapped and delicious. I went back to the venue the next day to get all the leftovers because it was all that delicious!!

Deborah is amazing. The cake was delicious, and the fondant to die for. She worked within our budget to give us some truly delicious cakes. She was also friendly and flexible.

My cake was GORGEOUS art. From the moment I met Deborah I knew she would not disappoint. We went with the champagne flavored cake with fresh strawberry and vanilla filling. I'm still getting compliments to this day on the taste and look of the cake. Can't wait to order my husband's Birthday cake very soon :) and to defrost our top tier in a year. Definitely recommend her to any future brides.

The wedding cake was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!! And the decorations were BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I never seen a better cake before, and I've been to plenty of weddings. And the prices were great too!

Deborah is absolutely amazing. I changed the design multiple times (even two days before) and Deborah was nothing but a professional. She designed the most beautiful wedding cake ever imaginable. The cake was so beautiful in fact that no one thought it was real. The cake was so delicious that we are still beings asked today if there is any cake left (although my wedding was 2 weeks ago). The flavors we choose was Champagne with Strawberry and Almond with Vanills bean Mascapone. We can not wait for our 1 year anniversay to be able to taste her cake again (since we get a free top tier). I would definately recommend her. In fact I already gave her info to a few people that attended our wedding.

Deborah made the most amazing cake for my wedding at the mandarin oriental I can't say enough good things from the style to the taste, they were all amazing!!!!! She is so sweet and caring and really does an amazing job, definitely recommend her!!!!

Getting our wedding cake from City Sweets was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. Our cake was absolutely amazing. Not only was it the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, but it tasted unbelievable as well. Deborah is truly a cake genius, and the cake was definitely a work of art. Everybody loved the cake, and it looked so wonderful in the setting. Numerous people approached me during the night to tell me how beautiful it was. Additionally, Deborah was so pleasant and flexible to work with. I think I need to start finding new reasons to have cakes made.

If you want your wedding to end on a sweet note, City Sweets is the best way to go. Deborah Lauren's cakes are amazing. If I could give her 6 stars, I would. Deborah was extremely helpful in our first tasting, provided a beautiful sketch reflecting the cake that we discussed after our meeting, and delivered the cake on our wedding day to our venue in stellar fashion. It was sculptural, and beautiful and the talk of the party. I'm still hearing about how delicious it was weeks after our wedding. Rarlely does a wedding cake taste as good as it looks, and my cake was over the top visually, and in yummyness. Deborah was extremely attentive to our needs, and simply a joy to work with. She was also probably the most stress-free part of the wedding planning process...after our initial consultation, I didn't worry one bit about the cake not turning out the way I envisioned. I recommend her to EVERYONE, hands down. -AMANICOR-

The filling was a creamy filling that was very different from the jammy filling I wanted from the initial tasting. And the favor cookies were not the flavors that we'd agreed to. Additionally, I had a lot of anxiety throughout the process because every time I sent her an email it would be days and days (sometimes never) before I heard back from her. However the cake was very pretty and very tasty. Deborah has a wonderful personality, and I believe some of the problems we experienced were because she'd let go of staff who weren't working up to the quality she expected. If you choose to work with her (because she does provide a delicious cake for a very good price) just don't send emails - call instead.

City Sweets has the best cakes ever. I have never tasted a cake so delicious and perfect looking at the same time.

Deborah created a delicious wedding cake that guests have been raving about. We continued to nibble on it on the days that followed. There were endless options for the cake and icing and it was difficult to choose between them because they were all fantastic. She produced exactly what we had in mind. I have already recommended her to friends.

Deborah from City Sweets made us the yummiest wedding cake I've ever tasted. She has such interesting flavors, from lavendar and mint chocolate and amazing basics too. She was able to do tiers of different flavors and made a wonderful design. Great sugar flower work and stenciling. Deborah was really creative with the design and was able to do an amazing cake for a reasonable price. Even my mom was thrilled with it--a HUGE accomplishment!

Delicious. I had looked at a number of vendors, mostly concentrating on price and appearance because I assumed all wedding cakes would taste mediocre anyway. I'm so glad a wedding planner recommended Deborah. I was shocked at how good the cake tasted. It wasn't just good for a wedding cake - it might be the best cake I've had. I find myself craving it and thinking of an excuse to have some event that would necessitate my ordering another cake. Also, the cake looked good and the price was very reasonable. As a side note, I would trust her instincts. She suggested a flavor in my tasting that I didn't think I'd like and I ended up picking it. Ditto on the decorating. I didn't really know what I wanted so I just gave a general description. She ran with it and the cake looked beautiful.

Deborah made the most beautiful cake for our wedding last weekend. Design was perfect - including a ribbon border that perfectly matched my dress. And the cake was the best g-d cake ever. The flavors were pure - valhrona choc, vanilla bean, red velvet - super moist with delicous fondant over all. And she worked within our budget and was responsive and professional. Love her, love City Sweets.

Deborah Lauren is an absolute pleasure to work with! First of all, the wedding cake tastes delicious. We had a five tiered wedding cake with alternating layers of champagne flavored cake and chocolate cake. We highly recommend the champagne flavored cake. Her buttercream frosting and fondant are equally amazing. A group of guests seated at the same table were so impressed that they all asked for seconds! Second, Deborah takes the time to meet with you to go over a personalized design. We could not have been happier with how our cake looked -- a work of art! Deborah is the best!

Deborah from City Sweets & Confections is great. First off, we didn't have too much time planning for the wedding, but when we called her at the last minute, she was so willing to work with us. It was wonderful working with her. The cake came out great! Thank you so much Deborah!

Deborah created the most beautiful cake for our party. The design was exquisite, the taste extraordinary. Deborah herself is the consummate professional; friendly, gracious, attentive and creative. There is no one better in New York for cakes that taste as delicious as they are beautiful. Run, don't walk to City Sweets & Confections for your cake!

We were very happy with our cake that Deborah provided. We chose a different flavor for each of our 4 layers since we couldn't decide and they were all delicious! She is on the pricier side, but you get what you pay for. She puts the time, care and energy in and it shows in the end product. We have some cake in the freezer for our one year anniversary and I can't wait to indulge once again!

Deborah was wonderful from the beginning of the wedding cake process to the end. She worked with us to design a cake that was more beautiful that we could have ever imagined and fit perfectly with the whole decor of the wedding. She was so responsive with all of our questions and was a delight to work with. The cake was DELICIOUS!! We received so many compliments on how beautiful it was and how great it tasted! It was one of the best cakes we ever had and are so excited to eat it again on our first anniversary. We can't thank Deborah enough.

Deborah from City Sweets was wonderful to work with. She made us an incredibly beautiful 4 tiered wedding cake for 150 people. Two of the layers had the design of our wedding invitation and well as beautiful flowers. The cake flavors we chose were strawberry cake with chocolate filling and chocolate cake with raspberry filling. The cake was the best wedding cake I have ever tasted in my life and it was definitely a piece of art. The flowers she created were not the colors we had discussed but in the end it was much prettier that way! Put your trust in Deb as she really is an artist. She also made us a groom's cake in the design of a tux and that cake was pistachio with chocolate filling. Delicious! You will only thank yourself for booking Deb - everyone is still talking about our cakes. She is also very affordable for the incredible quality she provides. I already can't wait until our 1 year anniversary as she has told us we didn't need to save our wedding cake top because she will give us a complimentary fresh one on our anniversary. We're so looking forward to that!

Deborah is a pleasure to work with and her cakes are delicious. I received so many compliments on the cake even from people who don't like wedding cake. The cake was beautiful. I had an idea for lace and pleats made of fondant and she executed it better than I imagined. The sugar flowers were also amazing. I can't wait to have her make the top tier for me for my anniversary!

YUM! Deb's cakes are just AMAZING and absolutely beautiful! She was a little difficult to pin down for our tasting (was late once because of weather and a no-show once from a miscommunication due to a family emergency). I feel I must mention it to be fair and because it did make us worry if she would come through for the actual event. That said- she did. The cake was exactly as we had discussed, gorgeous to the eye and DELICIOUS!!! We definitely recommend Deborah! SO GOOD! (Cannot wait to have it again for our anniversary in a year!)

Deborah was AMAZING! First, her cake flavors are out of this world creative and super delicious. her decoration skills are classy and elegant. And she is SUPER FLEXIBLE and AMAZING! My wedding happened the weekend of Hurricane Irene. And we had to change our wedding reception venue the day before the wedding because our original venue was on a yacht. So our new venue was in Morristown, NJ and Deborah actually baked ALL NIGHT so that they could deliver the cake to my reception hall since all the bridges and tunnels were shutting down at 12pm that Saturday. So all in all, that kind of dedication cannot be bought. I love Deborah and her cakes and I thank her so much for working with us through the Hurricane!!!

Deborah Lauren created our Art Deco inspired wedding cake, and we couldn't have been happier with the process or the product! We were taken with Deborah, not only because she had the best tasting cake we tried, but because she is more than a pasty chef -- she is an artist. We loved that she had a background in graphic arts, but more importantly, that she uses that talent to listen to her clients, and create a design that not only reflects their requests, but enriches them. Beyond this, I actually don't like cake. Yes, I said it -- I don't like cake. I couldn't stop eating hers!!! Feel free to go with the dark chocolate or red velvet crowd pleasers...but do yourself a favor and try her strawberry, and particularly her banana with peanut butter icing!! Deborah is personable, lovely, and professional. And our guests were literally freaking out over both the cake design, and how delicioius it was. Best wedding cake ever!

The wedding cake was DELICIOUS! I generally thought that wedding cakes were a waste because they taste bad and no one eats it...until I had my own wedding cake from City Sweets. Our cake was a great price, fed 120 people and most importantly was so, so delicious. We had three cake flavors that Deb carefully helped us match to fillings and again, it was delicious! Don't waste your money on cakes that are 1-from bigger name bakers or 2-look really elaborate, but don't taste good...this is the way to go.

My husband and I love cake and wanted our wedding to be something that people would remember! Deborah created a cake that was beyond our wildest dreams! Our cake was sooo delicious, people are still calling to inquire about City Sweets and the flavors!!!! Oh yeah....there are no words to describe how beautiful the cake was, when I first saw it I was jumping up and down in amazement!... Thank thank Thank YOU!!! I can't wait to plan another event so that we can have more CAKE!!!

Deborah was phenomenal to work with. Not only was she the most personable person we had worked with, but she had also created the most delicious and beautiful wedding cake we had ever seen. We also had her create our cookie favors, and every guest requested to take home additional favors because they were so good. Deborah is the greatest, and her cake was best wedding cake we had ever tasted!

It was awesome working with Debra, from City Sweets, on our wedding cake. Debra is a true artist and is fun and easy to work with. She also worked within our budget, which was a huge plus! Not only was our wedding cake beautiful, it was delicious too!

I absolutely loved the way my cake came out. Deborah is very creative and she and I brainstormed together on how to design the cake, and the end result was perfect! The cake was also delicious. Each tier was a different flavor. We were very happy with it!

Deborah made me the most beautiful cake for my wedding day..it truly was a piece of art and I was so proud to display it at my April wedding. She was so pleasant to work with and really tries to create something unique that you will love! And on top of the gorgeous design with the cascading flowers, the cake itself was delicious! Thank you so much Deborah!!

Simply put, Deborah is amazing and makes the most delicious and beautiful cakes. I worked with her to create a groom’s cake that would taste great and surprise my then fiancé. The taste was perfection – almond cake with triple berry frosting. The surprise… the cake was in the shape of Mr. Met’s head! My husband is a huge Mets fan and absolutely loved it. Needless to say, everyone at the rehearsal dinner was very impressed. With our 1-year wedding anniversary quickly approaching, my husband and I began talking about the cake that we were supposed to eat. Typically you eat the top tier of your wedding cake. The only problem was that our groom’s cake was much better than our wedding cake. We thought it would be easier to just go with the venue’s wedding cake. In retrospect, that was silly, but I can’t worry about that now! What we can do is say goodbye to tradition and say hello to a re-creation of our groom’s cake. Tomorrow is our anniversary, and I’m so excited to relive the deliciousness! Thank you, Deborah!

City Sweets and Confections made the most beautiful birthday cake for my mother's surprise 75th birthday party. We had 30 guests and everyone was raving about the cake. Not only did it look beautiful (it was a work of art) but it tasted fantastic too. We had 3 layers and each flavor was more mouthwatering than the next. My inbox was filled with emails from guests singing the praises of Deborah's cake and asking for her phone number and email. If you are looking for a great special ocassion or wedding cake, look no further. Deborah and City Sweets are the answer.

Deborah produced an absolutely beautiful and delicious cake for our wedding. She was easy to work with and perfectly matched the cake we were looking for. She provided so many options, and created the cake with each layor being a different flavor combination. Amazing.

As beautiful as our wedding cake was, it was even better to eat! Our first bite of Deborah's strawberry cake with vanilla mascarpone filling and vanilla frosting was a WOW moment. Several of our friends at the wedding asked where our cake came from and told us that it was the most delicious wedding cake they had ever tasted - my husband and I could not agree more! We found ourselves craving more of the cake after the wedding. Deborah is exceptionally kind and thoughtful, as well as professional and extremely easy to work with. She helped us design a one-of-a-kind cake based on some photos we showed her, and was able to understand what we wanted before we were even able to articulate it ourselves. Deborah was also very careful and accommodating of my husband's severe nut allergy. We could not recommend her and City Sweets & Confections more highly!

Deborah from City Sweets & Confections made a Sweet 16th Birthday Cake for my niece. Not only was the cake beautiful, the cake was delicious. It was a two tiered cake with each tier a different flavor. My family and my niece's friends were in love with the cake and still talk about it. Deborah is exceptional, kind, and great at what she does. She listens to her clients needs and creates fantastic edible art. If a cake is needed for any occasion, my recommendation would be Deborah.

Deborah did a fantastic job on our wedding cake. We went back and forth about what design we wanted but Deborah was willing to provide numerous sketches of the cake. We also had a great tasting with her to determine the flavor of cake and filling. The final product was excellent and just as promised. She also baked three smaller cakes for us for birthdays of guests and a kosher-style sugar free cake for my husband's grandmother!! We heard many compliments from our guests about how good the wedding cake tasted unlike most wedding cakes that look good but don't blow you away on taste. The pricing was also very reasonable. Highly recommend City Sweets and Deborah.

Top 10 Reasons to Choose City Sweet Confections for Your Wedding Cake Needs: 10. Responsive 9. Professional 8. Creative 7. Personable 6. Compassionate 5. Patient 4. Stellar Product 3. True Culinary and Visual Artist 2. Memorable …and the number one reason to Choose City Sweet Confections for Your Wedding Cake Needs: 1. PERFECTION We contacted many vendors who never responded to us. Those that did lacked any follow through. Deborah responded back to us promptly throughout the entire process. We knew immediately upon meeting Deborah at the first tasting that we would be hiring her to create our cake. At the onset, we were willing to sacrifice aesthetics for taste…with Deborah we didn’t have to do that. Her samples at the tasting were mind blowing. My newlywedded husband was hands-on in the entire wedding planning process, specifically with the cake design. We showed up with a rough sketch of what we envisioned and Deborah took the idea and executed the design beyond our expectations. The cake was so beautiful and beyond delicious. We have been receiving many words of praise about how scrumptious the cake was at our wedding this past November, as well as inquires about the chocolate leaves and the berries that adorned the cake. We cannot thank you enough for such a perfect and memorable cake, as well as for being such a genuine and good-natured person. We are so grateful!

Words cannot describe how thankful we are to Deborah - the cake she created for us was absolutely beautiful and beyond delicious (our wedding ur guests are still commenting on it)..it was a truly glorious evening. The design was literally exactly (!) what we envisioned. It was obvious to us that Deborah created our cake with thoughtfulness, care, creativity, and a whole lot of 'soul' - for which we are incredibly grateful. Deborah is a sweetheart and really seems to understand what a bride-to-be and groom-to-be are going through during the planning stages - and instantly put us at ease.

One word: Amazing. Two words: Book Her. Deborah was amazing very flexible and responsive in terms of flavors (ie we picked flavors that would be bad and she told me so! and i was very happy she did). Her design was perfect and exactly what her sketch looked like. And to top it all off i heard from at least half the guests that the cake was amazing (how often do you ever hear that at a wedding?). I was having a wedding on a budget and Deborah really made the cake affordable for us and tasty to boot. Do not waste any more time and book her before Oprah has her on the show and she becomes super fancy.

I ordered my wedding cake from City Sweets and couldn't be happier about how everything turned out. First of all, Deborah is one of the sweetest and sincerest people I know and I could instantly tell that she really loves what she does. Having been to quite a few cake tastings, I instantly fell in love with the flavors that Deborah presented me with, especially the three berry mousse and the strawberry cake. Her red velvet is also the best I've ever tasted. I booked her on the spot because I was confident that she can deliver. I just had my wedding and was extatic by how everything turned out. The cake looked amazing AND tasted amazing. My guests are still raving. If you need a wedding cake or a special occasion cake, go to City Sweets, you will NOT be dissapointed. One of my favorite vendors!

I'm not one to write reviews, but I thought it was appropriate in this case. Deborah was such a pleasure to work with and the cake was absolutely perfect! I approached Deborah with a pretty elaborate idea for the cake, yet we were also on a budget. She did not think twice and assured me she could pull it off - and she did! She surpassed all expectations. The cake was exactly what we wanted (it looked incredible in photographs) and tasted better than anyone ever imagined. All of our guests complimented us on the cake and wanted a second serving. In fact, someone even swiped the remaining slice that me and my husband left unattended on the table for one minute! We can't wait to have some cake again on our first anniversary which is coming up. Thank you to Deborah for making it such an enjoyable process!

As a UK based Bride to Be planning a NYC wedding, I found things fairly difficult at the beginning of my planning. However, finding vendors such as Deborah of City Sweets made things so much easier for me. From the very first email exchange Deborah was so helpful and nothing was too much trouble. She was full of ideas and suggestions and always willing try and incorporate my own ideas into something "do-able". My now husband and I were totally blown away by our wedding cake, when we arrived at our Reception venue we were amazing at what a wonderful job Deborah had done. And that was before we'd even tasted it! If you are looking for a vendor who is full of ideas, helpful and very friendly, then look no futher. I would without hesitation recommend Deborah of City Sweets, a true cake making godess :) Thank you Deb :)

Deborah and her team at City Sweets & Confections did a brilliant job for our wedding cake for 300 guests this past September. The cake was beautiful and delicious. Prior to making our final decision Deborah met with us several times and patiently listened to our thoughts and desires and then went over her ideas and vision based off our discussions. It was a real pleasure working with her. We absolutely recommend her services without hesitation.

Love at first sight! Our first meeting with Deb was a hit! A small quaint space in the Village and Deb arrived with all of the choices I had made online to taste test. Amazing how it was the first and last cake tasting appointment. I had gone to showings and viewed many cakes but didn't know how they would taste. Nate and I fell in love with every flavor she offered making it hard to decide on what to go with. So we sprung on Deb the cake we had seen which was several tiers. We had carried the photo of our dream cake in our cell phones for months looking for the perfect baker and cake deisigner. Deb was both. We were totally satisfied. Happy to say that our cake was beautiful, everything we had hoped for and it taste phenomenal -- all of the different 6 tiers. More than I wanted to budget for our wedding cake but I don't regret it! Our guests are still talking about our cake! Many thanks to Deb and City Sweet Confections for a job well done!

Our cake was delicious! Best wedding cake ever. We had lemon with lemon filling, white chocolate with raspberry filling and vanilla with passionfruit. So yummy. Our cake was also beautiful...if it had been what I ordered. Granted, the design that showed up was very similar to what we had originally talked about, but we emailed a few weeks before the wedding and changed it. She assured the changes were made and it would be beautiful. I asked for buttercream and I got fondant, the sugar flowers (while beautiful) were the wrong type and color...pretty much the only thing they got right were the flavors and that it was a 3 tier cake. Nonetheless, I was the only one that knew that and everyone love it! There was hardly any cake left and we got a lot of non-cake eaters telling us how much they enjoyed the cake. The fondant was actually pretty yummy, so color me surprised! I do recommend this vendor, but I would make sure the day before to check in with them and double check everything. I'm sure with so many weddings and emails, sometimes things get lost in translation.

> Thank you for your review! Wow...I thought we were on the same page. I now know even with last minute changes a new sketch is always in order. Lesson learned. I am very grateful for your good review and am so happy you and your guests enjoyed your cake. Best wishes for a long and happy life together! :)

City Sweets, has never let me down. Deborah you are the best cake designer this side of the Mason Dixon line, and has slipped into the hearts of many of my friends and family. Your cakes are the most scrumptious and divine designs I have ever had in my life. I was a bakery person and now I�m a �City Sweeter�. I used her services 1st for my Boyfriends surprise birthday party needed a Golf Cake and other designers took too long to respond. Deborah called me two days later and we discussed the date she had availability. Then we meet to discuss the design it was in April his Frat brothers still talk about that cake till today, the price was excellent she worked with me! ( Worth Every Dang On Penny) My Army Reserve Unit Family Readiness Group will be using her for retirement and Promotion dinners. My birthday cake design was airy I knew what I wanted (It to be Fabulous) that all I knew and it had to be pink. I sat down with Deborah and she came up with the most amazing pink perfection in less than 15 min. ( 4 tier Pink fondant, with different color pink cake with various flavors every bite was a different flavor, lemon, coconut, exc. and it was all pink I couldn�t believe it. My guest were shocked even the men are still asking about that cake. I told her what I was thinking and OMG, you can�t believe what a master piece she designed.( to view go to www.EmpireEntity.com Diva Pink Party. I love her for it. I am stuck on City Sweets. Make sure you tell her what your theme is and your true vision and I give you my word she can do or tell you how best to achieve that vision. when your sitting with my cake designer be sure to tell her Lois-Lachel says your cakes are a delightful delectable design and deliciously fabulous. Two more birthday parties ( Son and Daughter), and my engagement dinner, bachelorette( his bachelor) party and his theme and my wedding cake. I trust her every step of the way. If you want a cake to remember and for people to talk about forever. Try City Sweets. I know with her you will be happy. I am!

OMG! The cake that was created for our reception was truly awesome! It was pleasing to the eye and perfect for your taste buds. All of our guests asked us "Where did you get that cake?" It was a pleasure working with Deborah. She was very sweet and caring during our tasting. She completely understood what we wanted and delivered 100%! I can't wait to have another event to order one of her cakes!! MRS.JB

> Thanks! ;) You were a total pleasure to work with....

I struggled to fill these oversized purple boxes I ordered for my wedding favors. I met Deborah through my DOC and felt the angels answered my prayers. Deborah's personality was very infectious and she offered plenty suggestions on how to fill the boxes. We setted on three mini cookies in different flavors, they were a HIT!!! Her cupcakes are to DIE FOR, our budget did not allow for both, but they are HIGHLY recommended. Deborah was professional throughout the order process til the perfectly wrapped cookies in cellophone were promptly delivered. It was a pleasure working with City Sweets & Confections!

We had our cake/cupcakes from city sweets - they were absolutely beautiful and soooo delicious! I would definitely recommend them!

Thanks Deborah for creating such a wonderful cake for my wedding. It looked flawless and the taste of each layer was to die for. I really liked that I was able to choose a different flavor of cake and filling for each layer. Everything was great from meeting with you to discuss what I wanted for my wedding cake to you delivering and setting up at the venue. When I first saw the cake, I was speechless - I couldn't believe I was looking at my wedding cake, it was everything I envisioned. I would recommend anyone to use Deborah's services wether its for a wedding cake or cake for any other occassion. You will not regret it!!!

I absolutely loved working with Deborah. From the minute I met her, I knew that she was one of the vendor's that would make me happy on my wedding day. Being an indecisive bride, I changed the design of my wedding cake numerous times before settling on what I finally wanted only 5 days before my wedding. I gave Deborah a lot of creative leeway because I trusted her artistic abilities and am so happy I did. Our cake was so original and one guest even thought that it was an artistic sculpture! Everyone loved the taste and the whole cake was gone by the end of the night. I never thought I would save the top layer but I had to because it was too beautiful and tasty to throw away! Thanks Deborah!!!

Deborah is the most lovely person and a very talented baker. She provided us a cost effective cupcake tower for our wedding and everything was delicious. She is an amazingly nice person who is reliable and totally sweet. I felt so comfortable with her. We saw her on her wedding day and I couldn't help but give her a big hug. People are still talking about our cupcakes.

Deborah from CitySweets did my wedding cake a week ago and it was AMAZING. Not only was she able to accommodate me on very short notice (less than 2 months before the wedding!), but the cake was amazing and VERY reasonably priced. The country club that I got married at is affiliated with a certain bakery, but I was pretty much appalled by the cake there. City Sweet's cake was beyond delicious, and Deborah was even able to put rhinestones on my cake. Everyone loved it. I only wish we had more left-over cake :)

The amazing wedding cake we got from City Sweets & Confections was a highlight of our wedding reception!! We wanted something elegant, romantic, beautiful and most of all, delicious. The cake we got went above and beyond all our expectations. In our first meeting, Deborah listened to us, got a feel for what we wanted and who we were and designed the cake to fit us. She made everything so easy that I didn't have any wedding planning anxiety over "the cake." At the reception, when I actually saw the cake, I was in awe - it was so beautiful and EVERYTHING we wanted! Then we tasted it... It was moist, and flavorful and perfect. Even our family and friends continue to tell us that it was the most amazing and delicious wedding cake. I will recommend City Sweets & Confections to anyone looking for the perfect wedding or special occasion cake!

The cake was wonderful and delicious. My family and guest are were surprised and so was the groom. As the bride, I knew she was very capable of providing the level of professional service. She worked with me through all my changes! Debbie was great! She just need to get a new delivery guy!

> I'm so glad you enjoyed your wedding cake. You were a pleasure to work with and I hope to be in touch with you in the future. Wishing you and Donnell a very happy and long life together. As for my delivery person...the necessary changes have been made to keep City Sweets' standards up to par. Thanks for your input!

Simply put: Deborah is amazing. Her cakes are gorgeously crafted pieces of art that are delectable to boot. Hiring her to do our wedding cake was one of the best decisions my husband and I ever made! Ours is a marriage of two cultures, and Deborah was able to capture that perfectly with our cake flavors (chocolate cinnamon tiers to represent the Mexican side, chai + pistachio tiers to represent Asian-ness). The cake itself was airy, moist, and flavorful without being overly sweet. People seriously pigged out on the cake -- our caterer said she'd never seen a wedding party devour a cake so ravenously. In addition, Deborah very calmly agreed to put together 300+ black-and-white cookies for our black and white themed wedding with virtually no notice. Didn't even bat an eye, just got the job done. Add to this Deborah's professionalism coupled with her warm spirit. . . endless patience. . . an amazing eye and attention to detail. . . this is so clearly a labor of love for her. You must hire her before she's booked for your wedding date!

Deborah Lauren is incredibly talented and works some serious magic with her cakes! She made our wedding cake for this past weekend and not only did it look like it should be on the cover of a magazine, but it tasted delicious too! We needed a non-dairy cake (which most bakers said no to right away), but Deborah said that she could do almost all of her cakes/frostings non-dairy. When we met with Deborah for a tasting a few months ago, I thought that there had been some sort of confusion because there was no way the cake and frostings were non-dairy....but they were! Seriously delicious and gorgeous. It was such a treat to have such beautiful art served at our wedding. Everyone commented about how much they loved it, and we couldn't have been happier. Deborah is a pleasure to work with and is truly as good as it gets. Our cake was white chocolate with chocolate frosting for some layers and vanilla cake with passionfruit frosting for others. The cake was draped with fondant and covered with the most beautiful sugar peonies and hydrangea to match our centerpieces. Simply fabulous!!!! I recommend City Sweets to everyone! We are certainly looking forward to coming back to Deborah for every cake we ever need in the future!

The first meeting with Deborah was fantastic. She was nice and very accommodating and her flavors were wonderful. From there it all went down hill after we gave her a deposit. Email communication was close to zero (we would email her 3 times and she will respond once). When we set up a time to meet up to decide on cake flavors, she pushed back the time and then canceled. We had to come up with the cake design, draw it out and then email her what we wanted. When we asked for recommendations, we did not get any. On the day of the wedding, she delivered 15mins before the event was to start (she promised to be there an hour and a half early when we signed the contract). We called her about 15 times and she never picked up on the day of the wedding. The cake looked NOTHING like what we wanted. The colors were off (we wanted white, chocolate brown and ivory, we got cream, shiny brown and pink), flowers were not what we wanted and the ribbons on the cake were uneven and sloppy. We are very disappointed and would not recommend her to anyone.

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OH MY GOD. My cake was amazing!!! The flavor and the decorations. I love this place!

Perfect! We met Deborah not having a real idea of what we wanted. She presented 10 different flavor cupcakes and fillings for us to try (all delicious). It was difficult to decide because everything was so good. She guided us through the the process asking questions; low and wide, high and thin, round or square....? We told her what we like and some ideas of what we were looking for. She presented us with a breathtaking cake. She is an artist. The handmade, edible flowers looked freshly cut. I could not believe how beautiful it was. The guests couldn't stop talking about it. The best part is it was as yummy as it was gorgeous. We had lemon cake with rasberry filling and buttercream frosting. She captured what we wanted perfectly. So many guests have commented on the cake. The other great thing is how nice she is. She answered my inquiry promptly, was flexible in meeting us and just so pleasant and friendly. I will have her make a cake anytime and cannot recommend her enough. Thank you, thank you Deborah!

City Sweets made such an awesome cake that we impressed our guests with it! Their staff was just extremely easy to work with, and they were very professional indeed. If youwant a unique and cake that you want to remember, go with city sweets.

Deborah is awesome. At our tasting, Deborah made us probably 10 cupcakes and 10 different frosting samples. She has a background in graphic design, so she and parkgroom really clicked, and I knew she would do a great job. Parkgroom and I were both so excited about her cake and frosting (respectively) that we e-mailed her right after our tasting to tell her we wanted to work with her. She told us she’d make us a fabulous cake for the number of guests we were having for our budget, and she delivered! In fact, we trusted her taste so much, we gave her nearly free range over our cake design and we were not disappointed!

My husband and I came across City Sweets by recommendation which is why I feel so passionately about recommending her to future brides...you will NOT be disappointed! Deborah was such an incredibly professional, responsive and flexible person to work with. Nothing we asked of her was too difficult, and she made fantastic recommendations to us along the way. We felt the creation of our wedding cake was a wonderful collaboration of our taste and style, and her unparalleled creativity and skill. Deborah continued to meet with us throughout our planning process to gain an understanding of exactly what the theme of our wedding was and how we wanted the cake to tie in. She brought us mini cupcake in different flavors to taste, and went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable with every step of the process. The taste of the cake goes beyond anything we could have imagined (this is coming from true dessert addicts). Your guests will be raving about the texture, taste and elegance of your wedding cake. Everyone commented on how it was so moist and the flavors of each layer really came through. While planning our wedding we trusted and worked with vendors that came highly recommended by friends and other brides, that being said we cannot recommend Deborah and City Sweets & Confections highly enough!!!! She exceeded our expectations and we can't wait to plan our next big event and feature one of her exceptional creations. We love you Deb! Andrea & Rob

I highly recommend City Sweets and Deborah. She is so friendly and professional which is relieving when you're planning a wedding! I was amazed by how wonderful her cake was and how happy she was to let us take our time in deciding flavors, decor, etc. She is truly talented and a pleasure to work with. If you want an amazing cake and a stress free process, Deborah is your best bet!

Deborah was wonderful to work with. She truly brings your concept to life and surpass your every expectations. My husband and I were very happy with the amazing range of flavors, filling and quality ingredients she has to offer. She was also able to provide a cake for special dietary needs, gluten and lactose free. The guests at the party was raving about how delicious and beautiful our wedding cake looks. Deborah is amazingly talented and professional. She has a passion for what she does. Her technique and amazing artistic nature not only makes her cake delicious and beautiful but a masterpiece to any weddings. We had fun working with Deborah and highly recommend her.

I came across City Sweets by accident online but I could not have had a luckier find. Deborah was such a lovely person to work with. Nothing was too much trouble, she understood exactly what I wanted and effortlessly created the most beautiful wedding cake I have ever seen! It almost brought tears to my eyes when I saw it, I could not have imagined anything more perfect. It also tasted as good as it looked. I opted for a different flavour for each layer and it worked really well. I have to say that the coconut sponge was to die for though and proved to be a firm favourite among my wedding guests. Everyone commented on it and how nice it tasted and as testiment to this not a slice was left! I cannot recommend City Sweets highly enough, my expectations were not only exceeded, they were completely blown away!

Deborah was the absolute best! I randomly found her on another wedding site, and from the minute I first contacted her, she was very quick to respond. My fiance and I probably had about 5 different tastings because we could not decide what flavor cake we wanted. Her flavor combinations are absolutely amazing (my favorite is the white vanilla bean/passionfruit/buttercream frosting)! We ended up with a monstrosity of a cake (6 layers), with 5 different flavors for each layer (bottom and top layers were the same) at a very reasonable price. Our wedding cake was beautiful and delicious. Deborah also made her beautiful cupcakes for my bridal shower, and she is also making the cake for my upcoming baby shower. Of all the vendors I worked with to plan the wedding, she was by far, my absolute favorite. Any bride who is looking for a beautiful and tasty cake need not look any further!

Citysweets did our wedding cake one year ago and it was perfect (white cake, white icing, hazelnut filling, sqaure three-tiers.) We loved it and our guests loved it (they must have, we didnt have any left to take home with us for our 1 year anniversary!) I called citysweets to make identical cupcakes to help us celebrate. Citysweets did this for us and even shipped them a few states over! I surprised my husband with the cupcakes (he was touched) and they made our anniversary just a bit more special. We loved that we had time to savor our cake this time; its so hard to stop and appreciate everything on the actual wedding day. This time, we ate our cake and remembered our day and remembered how great it was to have our friends and family around us. Thanks to citysweets for the delicious, lovely cake and the thoughtful follow-up to make our anniversary memorable.

WONDERFUL! Deborah did such an amazing job and made the most delicious wedding cake. My guests were RAVING (and still are) about the cake. A+++!

Deborah is fantastic! Not only her cakes are delicious (her red velvet is absolutely to-die-for, and this is coming from someone who's been on a mission to try all the red velvet cakes in the city) but she was one of most professional and flexible vendors that we worked with for our wedding. When my husband became suddenly ill on the day of the tasting and could not attend, she cheerfully agreed to a second tasting. Also note that no other cake designer or bakery we had a tasting with (we met with five or six) gave us as many choices as she did for the tasting. With so many choices she offers for cake, frosting, and filling, the possible combinations are dizzying! Our wedding cake was as delicious as the cupcakes we tried at the tasting, if not more, and her fondant is the only fondant that I've actually eaten in my life! She also prepared truffles and a groom's cake that was so beautiful and unique and so "him" that we hesitated to eat the cake until we got back from honeymoon (and found nothing else in the fridge, ha!) Value-wise, Deborah is pretty much impossible to beat. There are not many bakeries and cake designers in New York City (especially Manhattan) who can match her price, and if they do, they only have a limited selection of flavors and designs. Trust me, I did tons of research! Let me also mention that she's very sweet and personable, after all you don't want to work with anyone whose personality does not appeal to you on your wedding day (the reason I insisted meeting in person with all vendors) and working with Deborah was very much a pleasure for us. Hire her now!

Deborah is a riot to work with. She's funny, and warm and easy to get along with. Her cakes taste absolutely amazing! My husband and I took about 2 seconds to agree that she was going to do our cake. She has a huge selection of different flavors, frostings, and fillings, and they are delicious. The cake was so cute, and I couldn't have been happier.

Delicious and decadent! Deborah exceeded all of our expectations! She created the most amazing wedding cake for us on 9/5. We went with the red velvet and vanilla cream...and the dark chocolate with raspberry filling. AMAZING!! She created a simple yet sophisticated design of the most gorgeous sugar flowers. The roses were a perfect match to my bouquet. I literally cried when I saw the cake for the first time! So beautiful! Deborah could charge 5x what she does. She's NYC's hidden gem!! My husband and I cannot wait to order our next cake from her!

Deborah was a dream to work with!! She came referred by by amazing planner, Michelle of Pink Monkey Events in NYC. Deborah created my dream wedding cake, taking my idea of fondant "pearls" to to another level by combining tiers of pearls with an elegant scroll design in my light purple color palette. She included flowers and worked in my cake topper perfectly (look in her portfolio, my cake is the 6th one in it) She brought tons of ideas to the table, the flavors of the cake were ALL delicious (we went with one tier each of lemon curd, raspberry jam, and vanilla marscapone) and our guests haven't stopped raving since! Seriously. Deborah also made tiny, delicious cupcakes with coordinating scroll designs, which she packaged in lavender flower-shapes boxes for our guests to take as favors. She was absolutely fantastic and I can't recommend City Sweets any more highly!!!

Deborah Lauren was great. I knew that from all the reviews that I wasn't making a mistake in hiring her for our wedding cake. I had sent her a ton of ideas, and she was really excited to make our cake. She even allowed us to do a tasting 3 days before the wedding, because we are from Canada and could not do one from afar. She had great flavors and it looked beautiful. I just wish I could have tasted all the layers on the wedding day, as we only tasted the one from the cake cutting. It got devoured by our guests and when I went back to have some, it was all gone.... so sad. We kept the top layer for our anniversary, but I want to eat it now. Her prices were very reasonable too.

Deborah Lauren is truly an amazing baker and artist! Working with her was one of the best and most enjoyable vendor experiences of our whole wedding. Deborah was gracious and happy to accommodate all of our tasting requests - the many different cake and filling flavors she offers are so tantalizing, it was difficult to choose - and it was clear from the tasting that she only relies on high quality fresh and natural ingredients for her cakes, which was really important to us. Deborah had suggested a green cake to go with the colors of our wedding, and I agreed, although I wasn't quite sure of it. When we walked into the reception after our ceremony and finally saw the cake, it truly took our breath away! I have never seen anything so beautiful - the color was gorgeous and perfect, and she had decorated it with handmade white sugar flowers that actually fluttered in the wind!! It was unique, simple, elegant and classic - which was exactly what we had wanted. The cake was absolutely delicious, as well as beautiful - all of our guests made a point to tell us how much they enjoyed the cake - many telling us "I've never had a wedding cake that tasted so delicious!!" My husband and I agree, and are so happy we decided to work with Deborah and Citysweets for our wedding cake. Deborah put so much time, effort, care and attention to making the perfect cake for our wedding - we could not have asked for a better baker or a better value for the cost. We will recommend Citysweets to all of our friends. I can't wait for the next occasion that we'll need a cake for, so that we can work with Deborah and her delicious cake again!

Our City Sweets cake was absolutely delicious (white chocolate cake and frosting with triple berry mousse filling) and looked amazing. Working with Deborah was great from the initial tasting where she made cupcakes of each of the flavor combinations and helped us design the cake to the actual day. We met with several vendors (many much more expensive) and none of their cakes tasted anywhere near as good as Deborah's samples which were moist and flavorful.

Deborah's cakes are amazing! Every year I order a cake from Deborah for my son's birthday party. One year I didn't and the guests were clearly disappointed! Once you've had Deborah's delicious cakes nothing else can compare! This year the guests were going back for seconds. There wasn't a crumb left! Glad I got a piece!! --Maria

I've known Deborah for quite a few years now from her work in a completely different industry to now, in what must be her true calling! She created an incredible birthday cake for me a while back and I knew then that there would be no other phone calls to anyone else for my wedding cake. She is a joy to work with and gives 120% when it comes to quality of service and product. I couldn't be happier with the results. It looked and tasted amazing. My guests raved! My other vendors wanted to know who it was so they could recommend her to others. I can't say enough!

There was so many choices of creating the cake. The cost of the cake was very good and the little kids loved it! Came on time and it was my dream cake for my wedding.

Deb;s cupcakes were beyond moist and delicious. Her frosting is out of this world light and creamy. I basically stuffed my face during our tasting (and she lets you taste a bunch of different flavors), and I stuffed it again at the wedding. They were a HUGE hit with people. Get the chocolate chai flavor! YUM.

Deborah was an absolute pleasure to work with from the beginning...and it didn't hurt that the samples ( large cupcakes) were incredible! She created a modern 3 tiered cake with handcrafted orchids that wowed everyone! The cake flavors we chose were delicious and i am sure any flavor would have been! I highly recommend Deborah and City Sweets to any bride who wants some love baked into their wedding cake. Thanks Deborah! - Ally and Eric

Deborah is an amazing baker. Not only is she talented and creative and artistic but she's also a lovely person to deal with - she's flexible, professional, friendly, personable and best of all her cakes are as good to eat as they are beautiful. She handmade exquisite orchid flowers and orchid buds, which circled around our cake. They looked like multi-colored jewels. I highly recommend her to any bride - on a budget or not. 5 stars!

Deborah was AMAZING! She was extremely responsive, very accommodating, reasonably-priced and super friendly. The cake was BEAUTIFUL! She totally surpassed my expectations and then some. I was told by multiple guests that the cake was the best wedding cake they had ever had, and I totally agree. It was super moist & delish. Her sugar paste roses are really beautiful too...

Deborah is absolutely great. She’s down to earth; once we spoke to her we knew she was our cake designer. She was very flexible with our time schedule her price is unbeatable and the cake was beyond delicious. My cake was so beautiful, I saw a cake design that I love and she worked with me to make the design better and more personal and I appreciated that so much. Everyone raved about cake my wedding cake. I had different flavored tiers and when it was severed to the guest, they love the their pieces but also envious of others wanting to taste the other flavors. I am very satisfied customer ….Thanks Deb……

City Sweets performed a miracle for my wedding! I was convinced that one of the most important parts of the big day would be a disaster, since I'm a vegan (no eggs or dairy products) and vegan cakes are typically pretty awful. Usually they have that "health-foody" taste and have a gluey, sawdusty texture. Rather than serve that, I was considering skipping the cake altogether... what a bummer. But then I hooked up with Deb at City Sweets who made me a vegan cake that tasted like... CAKE! It looked and tasted like a traditional, yummy, decadent wedding cake... nobody even knew it was vegan (except for the vegan guests, who were psyched to finally get to eat cake at a wedding!). She was even able to make a yummy vegan cream cheese buttercream frosting... amazing. The cake was GORGEOUS, too, with hand-sculpted sugar flowers and leaves... a piece of art! I think this says it all... my husband and I saved the top layer of the cake to freeze and it never even made it to the freezer. We ate the whole thing the day after the wedding!! If you need a vegan wedding cake (or any other kind of cake, I'm sure), City Sweets will hook you up!!

I love Deborah and City Sweets. I tasted her cakes and cupcakes at various events but never had the opportunity to order one for my own party because my wedding was several years ago. We just celebrated my daughter's communion party and one of my biggest thrills was finally getting to order a cake from Deborah for my party with my family and friends! What a treat they would have. I wasn't certain about what I wanted because I trust Deborah so much. She satisfied my daughter's wish by making a 3 tiered cake, although it was for only 50 people. The cake was elegantly designed, yet still youthful for a child and had spiritual touches without going overboard. Perfect. The cake tasted sublime. She made each layer different and I couldn't choose which was better, the vanilla and chocolate layer with dark chocolate filling, the chocolate layer with raspberry filling or the lemon layer with lemon filling, just too hard to choose. My family and friends were asking for business cards and pointing out how wonderful the cake was. They questioned if she'd deliver to NJ for their friends. Meanwhile, the restaurant had a smorgasbord of desserts on the table as well, yet nothing could compare to the rich, pure, distinct flavors in Deborah's cakes. I've decided to order from Citysweets for cupcakes as needed and convinced my boss to allow me to bring in cupcakes for a colleague's birthday this week. Yippee, I get to share these fantastic treats with more people now and try even more flavors! Peanut Butter and chocolate cupcakes, here I come. Clearly, I can't say enough about the joy I get from eating Deborah's cakes, and from sharing them with others. I'm sure you will feel the same way as well.

Deborah was great to work with -- she is alot of fun, and our cake tasted FANTASTIC! would highly recommend City Sweets

I first came upon Ms. Lauren's website from doing a search on weddingwire.com late last year. I was impressed by the cakes she had on her website. So, I made sure to email her for further information so that my Fiancé and I could have a consultation with her in mid December. From that consultation, we knew we had to have her make our wedding cake. She was so down to earth, knowledgeable of her craft, flexible in her prices, and plus gave us yummy cupcake samples to choose from based on the flavors and fillings we were interested in. We gave her a photo of what we envisioned our Spring wedding cake to look like and she gave us an even better unique twist on the cake. We decided on having a 4 tiered cake with 2 layers of Madagascar Vanilla Buttercream frosting and Lemon cake with Lemon Chiffon Curd as the filling. The other 2 layers were filled with Chocolate. Also, beautiful cascading, light peach roses spiraled down on our cake. On our wedding day, my husband and I received so many compliments from our guests on how pretty and great tasting the cake was. I highly recommend her to any bride who wants a beautiful wedding cake that tastes delicious and at the same time is still affordable.

Beautiful cake. Everyone loved it!

My son and daughter in law got married in Scotland in January. Because so few of our family and friends attended, we made a New York City party in April. Very shortly before the big event, I decided we needed a wedding cake instead of the planned dessert. With thanks to Google and Wedding Wire, I found Deborah whose aesthetic extends to her website and her pictured cakes. She was terrific. I called her just three weeks before the party and she was amazingly responsive. We talked about what flavors I liked and she came to my office bearing the most fabulous samples. While she worked around the theme of one of her cakes that I loved, she completely personalized the design, the cake flavors (different combos for every layer) and the fillings between layers. Most important, of course, were the results. My crowd of New York foodies are still oohing and aahing. Yours will too. Enjoy!

The wedding cake that Deborah Lauren baked for our wedding was absolutely perfect. Deborah was the very first baker we met with, and the moment we tasted the cupcakes she prepared, we knew we could stop our search. On the day of, the cake was even more delicious than I remembered and all of our guests were raving. But it didn't just taste great - the look was perfection. I originally wanted something very simple, but when Deborah took a look at our invitations and our overall wedding theme, she suggested a beautiful design that took my breath away. It was sleek, modern, and totally unique - more than I ever imagined our cake could be. Working with Deborah is an absolute delight. She is funny, kind, professional, responsive, and above all, very talented! I would recommend her without hesitation.

I used Deb Lauren for my Goddaughter's 10th Birthday Cake, and boy did she deliver. The theme was wild and wacky, upside down and inside out...and Deb really understood the vision and theme. She made this INCREDIBLE Strawberry Shortcake Upside Down Cupcake Cake! The strawberries were so fresh, the cake was so light, and the icing had our guests begging for more. She's a perfectionist and a true artist. I highly recommend her!

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Our wedding cake was phenomenal thanks to Deborah and the folks at CITY SWEETS.We did not expect out wedding cake to be as delicious as it was breath taking to look at.We had a few ideas of what we wanted and with Deborah's help our perfect wedding cake became a reality.We Highly recommend CITY SWEETS & CONFECTIONS!

I found City Sweets and Confections on Wedding Wire after doing a google search. When I emailed the owner to set up a meeting she was very flexible and worked with both mine and my husband's complicated schedules. As soon as I took my first bite of the delicious cupcakes the owner brought to our tasting my then-fiance and I were sold! The cakes were absolutely sensational. What we couldn't believe was the price....it was the most reasonable per slice we could find in all of Manhattan and trust me..I looked everywhere! Since my husband and I got married in a book store we wanted our cake to go along with the decor...the design was something that the owner was more than happy to experiment with and when we finally decided on something it was beautiful. She made sure to call ahead of time to speak with the owner of the reception site and arrange everything beforehand so that the day of the wedding all was set up and arranged without us having to worry about it. She even made a sheet cake just in case we ran out, but that wasn't the case, we had more than enough to send cake home with our guests who were all too happy to have another taste. My husband and I have gotten so many compliments on the design and the taste (delicious!) of the cake. We already have an order in for a small cake for us to celebrate our first anniversary. City Sweets and Confections went above and beyond for our wedding and both my husband and myself would recommend them to anyone.

I highly recommend Deborah Lauren to make a wedding cake for you. I needed a wedding cake in an emergency and Deborah stepped in right away with one of the most beautiful cakes I've ever seen and tasted before. Deborah's cake saved my wedding!!!!!

My fist meeting with Deborah, was great.. I took my matron and maid of hoor and we went for a tasting.. At this point i was not sure i was using Deborah, it was a feeling that i got when we met that i said when i left.. she is my cake ladie. The flavors where the most outragously fabulous tasting cake we had ever had. Deborah was one of us. She just knew what I was looking for. The day of my wedding, was great needless to say, but when the cake arrived and they brought me in to see it, i got all chocked up! it was everything and more! After we cut the cake, my guests didnt stop for days commenting on the wedding cake, number 1 how beautuful is was, andnumber 2 the taste and flavor... My husband is a chocolate / raspberry man and he said in all his years that he had never tasted anything that was so outragous, i knew then it was all good. Deborah also made my guest tak home treats.... She made everything just a beautiful... If i were to make another party, she will be my first call.. Thank you Deborah again for the best cake we could have ever dreamed of having. Fran & Marty

Cake looked awesome, and tasted great!

Cake tasted really good, great service

The Best Cake Ever. The cake was so good that we ended up eating the top tier that we planned on saving for our anniversary in our hotel suite. The cake was beautifully designed, affordable and most importantly tasted delicious. Deborah Lauren was very helpful during our two cake tastings (once with my mother and a second tasting with fiancé). Deborah was very professional and patient throughout the entire process. At each tasting she prepared cupcakes made of the various cake flavors, fillings and frostings that we pre-selected. I’m already thinking of events in the future that I can use the services of Deborah Lauren who is just as sweet as her cakes.

Deborah was recommended to me by two of my other vendors and what a find she was. She worked with me to create the perfect wedding cake!! I knew I wanted a red velvet cake but I had also wanted a chai cake as my husband doesn't care for chocolate and couldn't decide. Deborah had suggested doing both and alternating the tiers. She met with me several times to get the chai cake and filling just perfect... it was a custom flavor. The red velvet needed nothing - it was absolute 100% pure bliss. One of my guests who is a red-velvet "afficionado" said it was truly the best he's ever had. The cake was delivered on time and it looked beautiful throughout the night. Deborah created a sugar "boule de neige" for me and it was gorgeous (it's the flower on the front of her website) My guests raved, the price was right and I truly love Deborah. I look forward to ordering her cupcakes for my office parties so I can have some more of her yummy cakes again! If I could do it all again, I would choose to work with Deborah every single time.

I worked with Deborah for my November wedding... I can describe her and her cake in one word: Perfect!!! As soon as I met Deborah I knew she would be the one who would do my wedding cake... Her responsiveness and patience is great!! She knew exactly what I wanted and delivered an exceptional job. All interaction leading up to the wedding was very professional. Our first meeting consisted of a sample cake tasting which led to me booking her right away! All our guests loved the cake and even asked for more. Until this day, I get comments on how beautiful and tasty our cake was. Deborah really incorporated exactly what I had asked for. It was a great pleasure to work with her and I'm looking for an excuse to have another of her cakes!!!

Debby's cake is AMAZING!!! I did not want to stop tasting and choose just a few flavors for the actual cake. They are so light and full of flavor that you feel no guilt eating more than one piece. And because it's too heavy, you can even serve it with another small piece of dessert. This was the case for my wedding...the caterer has a dessert on their menu so we ended up serving both. The cake was so pretty and fit perfectly with the wedding theme and decor. Who would have thought that I will have a wedding cake with Green Tea and Tangerine flavors! Unique and memorable. I think the most memorable part for me was me finishing the top tier cake (suppose to wait till our 1 yr anniversary...I think not) during our 5 hours drive back home after the wedding! My poor husband didn't get but 2 bites from our wedding cake :)

City Sweets provided both the Bride's cake and the Groom's cake for my Oct. 2008 wedding. I had very special qualification and expectations for both. I needed a great looking well-designed cake that was yummy, City Sweets accomplished both. Each tier of the Bride's cake was a different favor with handmade sugar flowers and the Groom's cake was shaped like a DJs turntable as a surprise to my husband. I requested a special order Key Lime filling and she delivered my request beautifully. On our 1st Anniversary we thawed out the top tier of our wedding cake and believe it or not it was just a good it was the night of our wedding. Three years later my guests are still talking about Deborah’s amazing work. Her passion, attention to detail and professionalism are unsurpassed. Thank you for making my wedding so special!

I worked with City Sweets & Confections for my recent wedding. We could not be more pleased with both the taste and presentation of the cake! Judging from the "sample" cupcakes, we knew the cake would be fantastic, but were truly amazed that those delicious flavors were able to be replicated in our wedding cake for 130 guests. We received several compliments at the reception from guests who said it was the best wedding cake they'd ever had. Some commented that it was the best cake they had ever had, period. The design of the cake was just as I discussed with Deborah. It looked elegant and tasteful and was a beautiful addition to our dining room. We would absolutely recommend Deborah and City Sweets to anyone looking for delicious baked goods. We hope to have occassion to use her services again - we may "invent" a reason :)

Deborah is an amazing wedding cake maker and person. She made a STUNNING wedding cake for me and my husband. Everyone at the wedding loved it. I had a number of people say that it was the best wedding cake EVER. I went to a number of top wedding cake shops before picking City Sweets. I thought City Sweets was by far the most professional. Deborah baked six cupcakes with the various flavors and fillings for me to taste. All the flavors and fillings I tried were excellent. Not only was the cake yummy, it was truly BEAUTIFUL. Deborah listened to my ideas and improved upon them. I wanted something unique and she understood what I was going for. She gave me the perfect wedding cake at a very reasonable price. I cannot recommend her more highly.

I have nothing bad to say about City Sweets!! We had a weekday wedding and only called Deborah about two weeks before our wedding (we had thought the restaurant would be providing a cake to us) and she was fabulous! Got right back in touch with me, and prices are reasonable for all that we were offered. Our cake arrived promptly, looking great and tasting even better!! I would definitely use City Sweets for another event...maybe for our first baby one day?!?!?!

Wow, it came right on time and it looked almost too good to eat, ALMOST! So pretty and this was a wonderful company to work with.

I swear to you I cannot say enough about this woman. She is soooo amazing. My husband and I met with her and before I even tasted her samples, I was convinced she was the one. We met with a bunch of other vendors that was either too pricey or not original. We met with Deb and we laughed and ate her DELICIOUS cupcake samples. Unlike most brides, I had no idea what I wanted exactly, I just new I wanted something simple and beautiful and she delivered it times ten. Not only was the cake BEAUTIFUL, but it was the most tasteful thing I'd ever had. The feedback I got from the guests were the wedding was beautiful and that cake was DE LI CIOUS!!! The best thing about her is the day of my wedding my florist was in a car accident (she's ok) and didn't deliver my bouquet. Deb showed up with flowers for my bouquet and my husband's boutineer (sp?). Who does that? She's amazing She is such an amazing person with a ridiculous gift for cake making. I love her and I give her a 100 out of ten.

Deborah was wonderful to work with and her cakes taste as good as they look! She designed our cake to match our flowers -- absolutely beautiful. She is very responsive (I mainly stuck to email) and professional.

Fabulous- my only regret is not eating more it was fabulous looking. Very reasonable, numerous guests said that they have never had a cake that was that good. Ms. Lauren was a pleasure and had great ideas for the cake- glad I took them. honestly I would consider ordering birthday cake from her just for an excuse to eat the cake again.

Even in a city where there are many excellent bakeries, City Sweets stands out. Deborah was incredibly accommodating in terms of meeting me and my fiance, and listening to what we wanted. She brought six sample cupcakes for us to try based on our preferences -- the only problem we had was in deciding among all of them. They were all delicious! Deborah also worked with us on the design of our cake, the decoration of which was a little different from anything she'd done before. She gave us sketches, took revisions, and in the end gave us a cake that surpassed our expectations. Several people at our wedding commented that it was the best wedding cake they'd ever had. The only complaint I had was that it arrived frozen -- which I believe is standard in the wedding industry -- but it hadn't fully gotten to room temperature by the time it was served. It was still great, but would have been even better if it had.

Debbie is a very talented cake designer. She made my cake to order, and was exactly what I wanted. My husband and I had a three tiered cake with light pink fondant and bright pink orchids. Each tier of the cake was a different flavor, and we chose, Chocolate, Almond, and Strawberry. Debbie also prepared 100+ cupcakes for display. The guests loved the cake and cupcakes. I like Debbie so much, I ordered my friend's bridal shower cake from her and all the girls asked me for Debbie's number. If you're in the NY area, cakes can be very pricey (upwards of $8 per slice), Debbie is definitely more reasonable than that. She obviously loves what she does and will be willing to work with our budget.

When my daughter told me her friend was going to make her wedding cake I thought: uh oh! After all, this was her wedding day � one of the most important events of her life. I wanted everything to be perfect for her. Little did I know that her friend, Deborah, was a gifted artist that would provide us with one of the highlights of the event. The cake was literally a work of art. A multi-tiered tower with a winding vine of delicate, realistic orchids from bottom to top. How did she do that? I thought. How was that possible? How did she make something so beautiful from flour, eggs and sugar? I still don't know the answer to those questions, but I do know that Deborah has set a new standard in her chosen field. Did I mention that the cake tasted as good as it looked? If you're lucky enough to have her prepare one of her creations for your special event, consider yourself blessed.

Deborah is definitely one of my favorite vendors when planning my wedding. She was very enthusiastic and extremely friendly. I ordered about 150 cupcakes for our wedding and everyone raved about them. The cupcakes were so good I even got them for my husband’s 30th birthday! I also ordered a birthday cake from Deborah and she even delivered them to the restaurant. The cake not only tasted delicious, but the presentation is amazing. Overall, I highly recommend her…you won’t be disappointed!

Wedding cake was delicious and beautiful. Very professional and was easy to work with and designer had LOTS of reat ideas. Would use them again!!!!

There was an instant connection with our first meeting. Deborah had cupcake samples waiting for us based on our preferences and some of her own suggestions. She also had a pen and paper ready to sketch and map out some ideas. She is absolutely wonderful to work with, extremely creative, and the samples were heavenly! Over the course of a few weeks she sketched out our unique design and we decided on a flavor. (peanutbutter and chocolate...yum!) The design ended up being everything we could have hoped for and more. We did have one dilemma which I don't think any other person or company would have gone to the same lengths that Deborah did to help us. Our wedding was five hours away and in the middle of a hot summer. How to transport a fondant wedding cake that far without being ruined or melting was definitely something we were all concerned with. Deborah managed to figure out how to do this and even traveled to assemble and decorate the cake on the day of our wedding! It was gorgeous and just our style. White fondant, tiered, with graduated sugar angels turning into skulls all the way up to the top. There were many photos taken of the cake by guests and even the staff who attended the wedding. The absolute best part was the flavor! I have never really seen people eat wedding cake at a wedding, honestly. This one was devoured! We saved the top to traditionally freeze it for a year, and it was just as excellent as the day she made it. We had such a wonderful experience with Deborah and her company. I couldn't ask for a nicer, more friendly person to work with. Definitely try her out for your event!

OMG! You really can not go to anyone else. Deborah is a beautiful person and makes amazing cakes. I got married in April of 2006 and we had a red velvet cake with vanilla bean mascarpone filling & vanilla buttercream frosting with gorgerous fushia orchids dripping down the cake. I just can't emphasize enough how different this cake looked & tasted than any other cake I have ever had. To this day whenever I or my husband or any friends have a birthday or any type of function we get our cakes from deborah at Citysweets. I am putting in an order for my husbands 40th birthday party and can't wait to see and taste her cake again. At the very least you MUST have a tasting to experience this unseen level of baking.

I had such a great experience with Deb. From the initial meeting where we sampled some of her amazing flavors to the design process where she really tuned into what we wanted to the big day, when the cake was fantastic and tasty....I would recommend City Sweets to anyone. They also helped me with the cupcakes for an office bridal shower and what a hit! All the deserts we had from Deb were beautiful and delicicious...which is not always the case with other places where things don't always taste as good as they look. The cakes here look good, taste good and the experience working with City Sweets is all around pleasant. Definitely check them out.

Deborah made our special day even more special. Her attention to detail made for a lovely, and TASTY, cake. And her demeanor helped keep us calm throughout the planning and big day. I 100% recommend City Sweets to anyone who is looking for a stellar experience.

Can not say enough good words about Deborah and her wonderful cupcakes and cakes- seriously, the best cupcakes in Manhattan, white chocolate are to die for!!! THe first time I met her, I felt an instant connection- she was so easy going and flexible. We decided on 4 or 5 flavors for a cupcake tree- she even matched our monograms in chocolate on top of each cupcake. Unbeknownst to my husband, she help me plan a surprise birthday cake for him and some of the family members at our wedding. She suggested the cake design- a present covered with Chocolate and a tag on it that had a message to the birthday boys and girls- she topped if off with the most beautiful sugar flowers where the petals actually moved- they looked so real. Weddings are such a stressful time, and so many vendors get you in the last minute with some extra charges, but not Deborah- her prices were more then reasonable and can I say it again- best cupcakes ever! Getting hungry just thinking aobut them!

I've been commissioning Deborah for event cakes long before my wedding. The cakes Deb's made for me for a number of baby and bridal showers have won rave reviews from all in attendance. Not only are they beyond delicious with creative combinations of flavors, they are spectacularly beautiful and meticulously crafted. Deborah is truly a culinary and visual artist. She also makes the most delightful cupcakes. I highly recommend Deb for any event where you really want to make a huge impression.

CITY SWEETS has the best product, its cake is great, so beautiful and good taste.

Deborah from City Sweets did my parent's 40th Anniversary cake and it was fantastic. The surprise party took me months to plan but the sorting out the cake was the easiest part - Deborah completely handled it and created the perfect cake. 3 layers with berries, flowers and shimmer were just the right combination of elegance and beauty, and best of all it tasted incredible, which is not common among many cakes I've had at various events and functions! I would absolutely recommend her for her ability to assess client needs and translate that into a beautiful creation that is a joy to eat!

The cake was amazingly beautiful, so delicious and very affordable!!! I would recommend them to anyone. It was really great and everyone enjoyed it! Thanks for your team!!

If your looking for a delicious and beautiful cake, you have to contact City Sweets and Confections. Deb from City Sweets made me a reall Oreo Wedding cake, with a delicious filling and a grooms cake of the world cup trophy that was a hit. We also had beautiful cupcakes made with gold fondent in different flavors. Everyone loves it and my guests took some home too. Definitly make an appointment for a tasting. Your guests will remember how delicious your cake was :) at your wedding. Veronica & Diego 3/25/11