Irene is a truly talented baker and an incredibly wonderful person to deal with. Her cakes and macarons were simply gorgeous and unbelievably scrumptious! She listened patiently and carefully to the bride and groom's wishes and helped them to come up with designs and flavors that were a sight to the eyes and a dream for the taste buds! I cannot rave enough about what her contribution added to the fantastic wedding! Her home and bakery are a bit off the beaten path, but finding and using her was so worthwhile. Highest rating possible!

Irene was great to work with and her cake is the best! She offers a variety of flavors and can guide you on which ones will pair well together. We ended up doing a chocolate chunk cake with espresso filling and it’s easily the best cake I’ve ever tasted! We also did a red velvet cake with Oreo cream cheese filling & our guests were raving about it!! If you’re having a wedding in the Asheville area, check her out!

My husband and I used Irene for both our wedding cake and his grooms cake. She was responsive and one of the easiest vendors we worked with. We had a wonderful experience during our tasting and the final cakes were exactly what we envisioned. They were delicious!!!!!!!!

While many venders in Asheville are just out to make money Irene really cares about her couples experience and happiness! She gave us an amazing cake tasting at her gorgeous home and offers the most amazing flavors of which we choose several for our wedding cake. Check out her website or photos on Wedding Wire or The Knot. Her world class cake designs speak for themselves! She made my wedding cake to look like my wedding dress and it was gluten free which i need and tasted incredible! Not only that but when our caterers Sage and Spice cut up the our top tier of our wedding cake that we were supposed to take home for our anniversary she made us a new one free of charge and brought it to our house after our anniversary out of the kindness of her heart! When i asked if there was anything i could do to repay her she said and i quote, "Be happy Together. Live, Love and Laugh." Now that is the kind of vendor you want when you are getting married especially here in Asheville because i learned the hard way that a lot of these venders in Asheville are unexperienced and overcharging just to make a lot of money and not caring about you or the quality of the service they are providing or about your wedding day since you are not a repeat customer so someone like Irene is gold. So forget Karen Donatelli! Irene is here now from Vermont!

Irene was very easy to work with and the quality of her work is outstanding! She made sure that everything was exactly as we wanted. Not to mention, her cakes tasted amazing! I would highly recommend her!

We met with Irene almost a year ago to plan our dessert for our wedding this past weekend at the Red Clover Inn! We worked with her to create a delicious cake to cut and then had her make us mini pecan and pumpkin pies for our guests. Everyone was raving about our dessert! Thank you so much, Irene!

Irene did an outstanding job of planning, designing and delivering our cake and desserts. She had a wonderful cake tasting for us as we began planning our cake. We must have had ten pieces of cake, all with different frostings, layers, etc. She was very patient as we made our decision on the perfect cake for us! Irene also helped us design a beautiful cake for our wedding. It was so perfectly simple, yet still had beautiful details. Irene's cake was exactly what we wanted. Irene worked very well with our florist/coordinator to deliver and decorate the cake. She also provided us with a beautiful and delicious assortment of desserts for our guests! Overall, Irene did an absolutely perfect job. I can't recommend her enough!!

Irene's cakes are as beautiful as they are delicious and they are INSANELY DELICIOUS! My only regret is that we did not get two. Why didn't we do a groom's cake?! She is wonderful to work with and managed to turn our hodgepodge of ideas into something cohesive and gorgeous. If only I could find an excuse to commission another cake.

Irene made us an amazing cake for our wedding day that was both beautiful, and delicious! We're so glad to have found her. She came recommended by our venue, and we're so glad that we were able to get in touch with her and book our date! When we first met with her we were able to discuss our vision, try different types of cake, and she was able to accommodate my inability to have dairy (I was so happy to be able to eat my wedding cake!!). I wasn't sure what to expect from our tasting, but we were able to try different flavors, discuss what we liked and design our cake with her. When she sent us a mock-up design, I knew we had made the right choice! She responded quickly to our emails, and the cake was so beautiful I almost had a hard time cutting into it! It was delicious and we continue to get compliments on how great it tasted. Plus, the guests who had food allergies like me were able to have slices from my dairy-free layer!

As the mother of the bride and event coordinator, I must write a review with the highest regard for Cakes by Irene. My daughter designed a dessert bar and Irene was more than flexible as we determined what items should be served and quantities. There were even last minute (minor) changes for which she was more than accommodating. The entire table was absolutely award winning in appearance and taste! As a matter of fact, many of the gluten free guests said that her chocolate cake was the BEST cake that they have ever had!