I hate to be a downer, but the taste of the baked goods here isn't as good as the looks. The cookies, special order cakes, and all of the other pastries I've tried have all looked amazing. And that's important. Especially when i pay $50 for a birthday party cake. I want it to be pretty. But i also want it to taste good, and frankly i make better. Perhaps it's a personal taste preference but i like frosting to be butter or cream cheese heavy, not whipped cream or shortening flavored.
For the last birthday special order cake i got, i ordered strawberry filled layers. Someone also brought a Publix cake to the same party of the same flavor profile and Publix cake (while not as pretty) tasted better. And several people commented that they liked my cakes better than both. I guess I'm back to sweating in the kitchen vs buying my special event cakes.