Nine Cakes

Betsy is an absolute pleasure to work with, she made my spring wedding so gorgeous with her little cupcakes and cakes, I could write paragraphs about the great communication, combination of flavors, great price and absolutely DELICIOUS sweets!!

Betsy/Ninecakes is fantastic. Our wedding cake was absolutely delicious, people are still talking about it 2 months later. And it was the most beautiful cake!! Betsy was so easy to work with, very responsive, excellent value and so creative. I can't recommend her highly enough. I looked at a bunch of vendors but Betsy stood out above everyone else. We even were able to do 2 different flavors of cake (red velvet and carrot) and different flavor buttercreams within the layers, and it was so delicious. Everyone tried both flavors and had lots of complements from our guests who loved the cake as much as we did. I strongly recommend Betsy!!! She's the best!!!!

We met Betsy after being led to her website by a friend who was doing her own research on wedding cakes. We had previously been led to another vendor on the LES of Manhattan, and sweet...they were not. I already had a poor taste in my mouth (I was not a cake eater growing up, and frankly up until we met Betsy, maybe I had cake 3 times in 25 years), so I was a little hesitant going in. You could say I felt like I was left in the oven a little too long. That absolutely changed right when I walked in the door. Not only did Betsy have her tasting all set up, but was so sweet and sugary towards myself and my now wife. She was open, able, and willing to do anything that we wanted, making awesome suggestions along the way. She even entertained my terrible jokes and my suggestion of making a BBQ sauce cupcake. The tasting was all I needed to get back on track towards sugary perfection. Over the next few months, she kept in contact with us, was extremely prompt with her replies (pet peeve alert), and always asked the RIGHT questions. I think she is very thoughtful, observant, and a fantastic businesswoman who also has a lot of fun with what she is doing. I suppose I have to talk about this before I talk about the wedding...but my wife ordered me a birthday cake for my birthday in July (we got married in October) so this was the first "test", if you can call it that. I have NEVER had a birthday cake since maybe I was 2 years old, so this was a big deal. It was a cornbread cake with frosting...and the best cake I ever ate. It was so great. It was a huge cake, so I shared it with some random people in Bryant Park, and they scarfed it down as well, therefore...I knew everyone would love our wedding cake/cupcakes. Fast forward a couple of months....the cupcakes and cake arrived exactly on time and looked amazing. A lot of people have cheesy cupcakes...these were the work of an artisan. The guests loved them, and since there were a lot, pretty much everyone who wanted took them home, including my mother and sister who raved about the quality. I had a wonderful experience, and save yourself the trips and the other tastings, and please go to Nine Cakes. Trust me!

My husband already wrote a review for Betsy, but I was posting wedding pictures on our blog today and I wrote a bunch of wonderful things about our wedding cake and cupcakes, and realized that I should share my feelings somewhere where others can see!Since my husband already touched on a lot of things, I really just want to comment on how beautiful Betsy's cakes are. My husband and I had our tasting well in advance of our wedding, so the look of the wedding changed slightly between the time we met with Besty for our tasting and the actual wedding. Betsy touched base with me a month or so before the wedding, and it was at that time that I sent her some photos of some of the design elements I had crafted for the wedding. She wrote me back immediately, and asked if she could change some of her original ideas for the cake & cupcakes. I said "of course", because I trusted her design sensibility...and the result was amazing. I was literally floored when I walked into our wedding reception and saw the cake & cupcakes. The best part was that they looked like nothing I had ever seen before - I felt as thought my wedding cake & cupcakes were completely unique, and one of a kind. For a bride, that's huge, because we all want our weddings to look and feel different and special. If you want a gorgeous cake or cupcakes for your wedding go to Betsy. Let her interpret your design aesthetic and make something beautiful. You won't be sorry - I promise you that!

I met Betsy at the Bridal Bootcamp as she was a wedding vendor there. She had provided samples of her wonderful cupcakes and the minute I tasted one, I was floored! I quickly grabbed one of her cards and called her a few days later. I loved the cakes so much that I asked Betsy if she could make 300 of the mini-cupcakes for my wedding favors and she happily obliged. I got married a month ago and I am still getting rave reviews from my guests about the cupcake favors from Nine Cakes.Her cakes are exquisite. They were moist, fluffy and had just about the right amount of buttercream frosting (which was light, not too sweet, whipped and overall AMAZING!). NineCakes isn't your average bakery, the menu consists of creative flavors and a multitude of unique options that it's hard to choose just one. Betsy is just an amazing person and has sincere dedication to her products. She was friendly, easily approachable and always wrote or called me back when I would try to contact her. Since my wedding, she has officially become my "pastry source" as I have already ordered two birthday cakes and cupcakes from her and will continue to do so in the future. Thanks again Betsy & NineCakes! Kudos to you!

Hello Brides to BeI met Betsy at one of the NY Bridal Expos... and I could easily say the only reason why it paid off to have went. Since then, I have commissioned TWO birthday cakes and my wedding favors. I was so impressed by her petit four samples at the expo, I knew I wanted them at my wedding. Her work seemed so flavorful and sophisticated. I just got married (9/2009) on a farm and it was really important for me that all aspects incorporate my honey theme. After discussing a few key ideas, she had a proposal back to me within 1 day and I made ZERO changes. I am a pretty anal-retentive person, but she just gets it! It was probably the easiest vendor exchange I had throughout my wedding planning. The petit fours exceeded all expectations and they were gone within minutes once word got out they were so delicious. Even the venue was impressed with the quality and complexity of Betsy's work. I look forward to working with Betsy/Nine Cakes again!

I found Ninecakes through a friend who had tried their cupcakes at an event and loved them. I loved them too after the trial tasting! I ordered (Betsy's suggestion...) a mix of regular and minis and had them set up on a cardboard tier (ordered thru Sav-on-crafts). Everyone raved about the cupcakes at the wedding! Sadly, neither my husband nor I got a cupcake, despite ordering many hundreds. I had planned to order cupcake boxes because I thought there would surely be extras.. but there were NONE! A great testament to Betsy and her baking... we had "standard" flavors plus some exotics (caramel fleur de sel, etc). Amazing.Betsy was great to deal with - very responsive, very helpful and extremely professional. The cupcakes were absolutely beautiful - very minimal, yet not precious. My husband is a modern architect, and very picky about everything - and the fact that he approved of them speaks volumes! The flavors are amazing -- they are sophisticated without getting into the "weird" category. Definitely include the red velvet in your order!

Dear Brides,I planned our "Brooklyn Wedding" in 3 months during the summer of 2009. Needless to say things got hectic. Betsy was such a pleasure to work with. She was professional, responded quickly to my emails & even came over to our house with cupcake samples! The cake turned out beautifully and just so delicious. She even delivered it herself. Organizing even the most simple wedding can be overwhelming. Once I ordered my cake with Betsy I was able to relax. I highly recommend her.

We met Betsy through our wedding planner Danielle Bobish. Our idea was to have a cupcake buffet at the end of the night. Betsy was so responsive and attentive during the process of creating unique mini-cupcakes for our event. She even dropped off samples of the flavors for us to our apartment!! We also appreciated Betsy's flexibility in delivering and providing us with some rentals. The cupcakes were so beautiful and delicious and were the hit of the party!! Thank you, thank you!

My cake is the red and turquoise one with the intricate design on top. Need I say more? Even if it isn't your style, you have to admit that it was executed beautifully. We found Betsy through a friend. Or rather through a cake at a friend's party. We are so glad she baked that friend's cake or our wedding one would not have been as spectacular. The task set before her was not going to be simple, as demonstrated during the tasting. She had to deal with me, my partner, and my mother! After patiently sitting with us for at least an hour, we decided that we had to have a cake and the mini-cupcakes. All of the options were too delicious to just settle on one combination. She had genoise, shortbread, red velvet, almond butter cream, chocolate fondant, and on and on and on...We settled on a tiered strawberry shortcake cake and one hundred one-bite cupcakes with varying combinations. A favorite was the lemon cake with almond frosting. Yum. But that was just the beginning of her headache. Next we, or rather I, decided that I wanted an indigenous symbol that we had used on our invitations, to adorn the cake. That was no small feat, but Betsy came through with an exact replication. She also followed through with my desire to only use local, seasonal strawberries from a local farmer's market. In terms of price and flexibility, I have to give her 6 out 5 stars. We paid a reasonable rate, not over-the-top Manhattan prices. She delivered the cake to Westchester and was very patient in waiting for us to return the cake props. Needless to say that the cake, the presentation, and the one-biters were a huge hit. We could not have been happier with the outcome. We happily and wholeheartedly recommend her!p.s. It also doesn't hurt that she is one of the sweetest, gentlest, yet passionate people I have ever met. It was such a relief to work with someone who "got" what were trying to do- have as environmentally sustainable wedding as we could, grounded in our values of social justice and equality.

We looked at a lot of vendors before deciding to go with Nine Cakes. From the moment we showed up for the tasting, we knew from the effort she put into it that we were going to get phenomenal cakes. Betsy was far and away the best vendor we've worked with, she was conscientious, excited to work with us, and she obviously loves baking cakes. She gave us individual attention, worked with our ridiculous needs, and in the end gave us better cakes than we asked for. Honestly, her cakes were one of the best parts of our wedding - and that's saying a lot.It was an incredible pleasure working with someone who loves what she does, was playful and willing to talk to us, and - most importantly - produces such a beautiful product.