The cake came out better than we had ever hoped! The colors, taste and design was amazing. We went with two layers--one was sour cream yellow with milk chocolate and pistachio ganache and the second was sour cream chocolate with lavender and espresso ganaches. Our guests thought it was one of the best cakes they had ever seen, not only in look but in taste too. We wanted a "Back to the Future" cake design because that was how we first met. Irene was great with meeting with us and conceptualizing a few designs. The result was amazing and beautiful. Also the tasting was fantastic--I think we tried over 40 combinations! Overall, Irene is extremely professional, talented and helpful. Thank you!

Working with Irene was a wonderful and easy experience. Our cake was delicious, and included different flavor combinations that were so unique. I received so many compliments on the cake. It was moist and the different fillings and frosting flavor combinations were fantastic. The cake also looked gorgeous. Irene is very reasonable and worked with us to meet our budgetary needs. I highly recommend this vendor to anyone. This was by far the best wedding cake we have ever had and we wouldn't change a thing! She also prepared a delicious low-carb groom's cake which was very much appreciated by my husband. Thank you Irene!

My husband and I are huge fans of cake decorating shows and we really wanted a special cake for our ceremony. Irene was AMAZING to work with! With a few quick emails, she understood our vision. She was able to sculpt a dragon and princess for our cake that were detailed and beautiful. By the end of the night, my husband had 17 pictures of the cake on his phone--and none of me!
Not only did it look great, it tasted wonderful. The cake was moist and flavorful. We were so impressed and highly recommend her!

Irene hosted a tasting with us prior to our wedding and systematically walked us through all of our options for interior and exterior layers. By the end of it my mouth was so overwhelmed by amazingness I hardly remembered which cake we chose, but our wedding cake was delicious! All of our guests commented on how beautifully crafted and moist it was! Irene gave us instructions on how to save the top layer and wrap it in our freezer for our anniversary...can't wait!

We planned a small out of state wedding in three weeks! Irene was always accessible thru email, which was my preference, and the cake was everything and more. Beautiful and delicious! Highly suggest, she did a beautiful job and had our cake delivered and set up at Killington...I didn't have to do a thing! Thank you!!!!

Irene was absolutely amazing, she obviously loves what she does and is absolutely amazing at it. Our cake was so amazing, she worked with us to create the design we wanted. Everyone said that it tasted fantastic (the tasting was so much fun - she has so many flavour combinations). Even my husband - a professional chef - questioned the flowers thinking they were real, our zombie fairies climbing up the side were the best touch. Thanks Irene!

We were thrilled with the wedding cake that Irene made for us! We knew after our tasting that it would be absolutely delicious, and our guests kept telling us so throughout the night. Irene did a great job listening to our initial ideas, making creative suggestions, and designing in response. She really made a cake to remember. We are already scheming about hiring her again to make a cake for an anniversary party sometime down the road!

One of my favorite parts of wedding planning was our cake tasting at Irene’s Cakes By Design. We got to sample all the delicious flavors of cakes and fillings. I didn’t have a very good idea of what I wanted it to look like (and to be honest I was more concerned with taste than design.) But with Irene I didn’t have to choose between flavor and design. She had portfolios full of beautiful cakes which helped me to decide on our design. We went with a three tiered white chocolate cake with two layers of seedless raspberry jam with white chocolate and the middle with kirsch buttercream. The outside was decorated in Celtic scrolls with purple ribbon and a triquetra on top. It was simple and elegant, just as we wanted. I was amazed with how perfect it turned out. We have heard nothing but rave reviews of our wedding cake from our guests. I highly recommend Irene’s Cakes by design.

When I initially contact Irene regarding our wedding cake, I was hesitant that she would take us on as a client. As one of the best cake designers in the area I couldn't imagine that she would make a cake for our wedding with 20 guests. But she did; and without a doubt I can honestly say that it was THE BEST CAKE I have ever eaten in my life. The entire process of working with Irene was a pleasure. Considering that we were having a destination wedding, Irene was very flexible in meeting with us and scheduling our tasting. She also made cookies that were distributed as favors to our guests and we are still getting compliments about how delicious they were. Irene is a true professional and I highly recommend her!

Irene's Cakes are amazing. She places attention to flavor, presentation, and takes cake art to a wonderful place! If you are looking for someone to create a thoughtful and truly unique cake for you, then Irene should be fully considered. Our cakes were the talk of the wedding (during and after); I do not think there is a better measure of quality.

Speechless! The cake was the best cake I have ever had, and I don't traditionally like cake! I wanted cheesecake in my initial wedding plans but that didn't pan out. So we went to taste test with Irene. That was fun and it all tasted so good. We decided on a white chocolate buttercream frosting with a white chocolate cake with 3 fillings raspberry strawberry and maple. We froze the extra and still eat it. It's so decadent a sliver is filling. People loved the cake. Even the decorations matched our fall sophisticated theme with simple decor as well. It was like a cream colored cake with branches and red berries and a few fall leaves made out of molded chocolate. Beautiful!

Irene is worth the extra money for the quality of her product and her service. I highly recommend her.

Irene provided us a small lemon cake for our wedding. The price was very reasonable and she even gave us free delivery. I would recommend her to others.

My wife and I were married yesterday and today found ourselves talking about Irene's cake and how ALL of it was eaten by the end of the weekend. Irene's service was seamless to us. When we met her it was obvious to us that she was the cake designer for us out of the four we met that day. She is highly organized and a very good teacher when it comes to learning about the ins and outs of cakes. After meeting with her we were able to easily decide which type was right for us.

And the cake tasted great! Everyone was raving. It was an almond cake with three layers of filling - raspberries, chocolate, and apricot. The outside was buttercream with her award-winning stem design. http://www.irenemaston.com/images/portfolio.jpg

The cost was reasonable and was within the range of other cake designers we spoke with.

We would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a cake designer!

Thank you, Irene!

Our cake was DELICIOUS, but that is where our raves about Irene's Cakes by Design must end. We ordered a small, two tiered cake for our wedding that was similar (NOT A REPLICA) to a previous cake she had made. The majority of our cake cost was for the handmade cake topper we ordered from her, which was supposed to be a personalized version of the Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme using our cat and dog. When we saw our cake, she had simply replicated the cake from her album. We asked for blue with silver stars, the cake was blue and gold. Our cat and dog were missing from the topper--only the cow jumping over the moon (over half the topper was missing). Irene did end up sending us the remainder of our topper after the wedding, stating she had "forgotten" them. While we appreciate getting the missing pieces, it defeated the purpose, and we had talked to our guests so much about the personalized aspect of our cake which was NOT delivered. We were really disappointed, but at least we had a cake.
*We did end up receiving a full refund for our cake topper from Irene since it was not what we had paid for. We greatly appreciated this gesture, feeling it was a very professional way to acknowledge responsibility for the mistake.

I had a fantastic experience working with Irene. She came highly recommended from the Equinox Resort, and she was my first and only cake tasting! After viewing her prior work, and tasting her cake and icing flavors I knew I had come to the right place. All of the cake flavors I tried were very moist, and I really liked that we could get creative with our cake/frosting combinations. I didn't have a design idea right away, and changed my mind a few times but Irene was very patient and helpful along the way. We went with two tiers of almond cake with vanilla frosting (one layer of raspberries), and I surprised my husband with a bottom layer of carrot cake with maple frosting. We received several compliments about both flavors of the cake from our guests, and some said it was the best cake they had ever eaten. The cake arrived on time to the reception site and looked beautiful; excatly like I had pictured it. I cannot recommend Irene's services enough, she helped make our day fabulous!

Irene is THE cake person in the area. We received more compliments on our cake than we ever could have imagined. Because we had a lot of children at the wedding, we kept our flavors fairly simple, but she has all kinds of delicious and unusual flavors and combinations. Because I was raised on homemade cakes made by my mother, I am very picky about cakes, and Irene's was completely delicious. It was also visually stunning. One of my bridesmaids even said that if she could, she would have recommended Irene for her sister's wedding in Chicago. We couldn't have been happier with Irene.