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Just Desserts

Just Desserts

Kill Devil Hills, NC
4.9 out of 5 rating, 179 Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
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    Perfect Cake for our wedding day!

    Just Desserts OBX did the cake for our wedding and it was a hit! It was a delicious two tier cake with fresh fruit and chocolate eclair! Loved it! It looked great with our Lego topper!
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    Jennifer A. Sent on 08/12/2023
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    Amazing cakes....

    Melinda is amazing! She took the time to meet with us when we came into town as our wedding was a destination wedding. She stayed in contact with me from day one of requesting to meet. She really listened to what we wanted and the exquisite detail and the best flavors, moist and every single person at our wedding commented how Devine both cakes were. Melinda helped me surprise my husband with a Pirate Flag grooms cake...actually sent her a picture of the flag he had and she nailed it!!! Above and Beyond in every way! We have still kept in touch.. her husband and her are part of our family!! We love and adore her!
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    Our cake came out absolutely perfect and was soooo yummy too! Everyone loved the cake. Melinda was so easy to work with, and the details in the cake just came to life when I finally got to see it!
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    Donna F. Sent on 05/26/2022
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    The MOST delicious cakes

    Okay, I can’t even explain…. There are literally no words that will do justice to the deliciousness of these cakes! We ended up choosing key lime for our bottom tier and eclair for our top tier.

    The key lime has delicate flavor that gives just enough taste so you know it’s key lime, but doesn’t overwhelm your pallet with sour. The eclair was also delicate but so delicious you didn’t want to stop eating it. I literally had a piece of each!! The decorations were exactly what I wanted.

    Melinda was absolutely a joy to work with. She was accommodating with us since we came from out of town, was able to provide a tasting even though our schedules never connected, and was joyful while communicating. You need these cakes in your life!
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    Toni F. Sent on 05/10/2022
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    Amazing cake!

    Melinda is the bomb. So helpful and friendly! Cake was exactly as we wanted and tasted amazing! Thank you so much!
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    Rachel M. Sent on 09/11/2021
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    The perfect cake!

    Melinda made our wedding cake, and it was perfect! It looked great and tasted even better. Everyone at the wedding commented on how delicious it was.
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    Emily N. Sent on 09/14/2021
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    Stunning Cakes!

    Melinda is the best -- she is so talented in designing beautiful cakes! I'm a tough critic in this department, as I have a "side hussle" bakery back home, and Melinda is hands down 5 stars! Our "Shells of Elegance" cake was exactly what we had envisioned. I will say our guests enjoyed the chocolate macadamia nut flavor more than the rum cake as a tip to anyone deciding on flavors. Chocolate is probably a better selection to go with if you are debating between the two. Melinda worked with us on postponing our Sanderling wedding twice due to covid, and in addition, she made a small wedding cake for our "real" wedding which only had 3 guests present due to covid. Everything was as expected, she's fun to work with and has an outgoing personality. She's very quick at responding to emails and phone calls. If you're looking for a stunning cake, look no more and hire Melinda at Just Desserts!
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    Betty K. Sent on 03/19/2021
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    5 year wedding anniversary celebration

    We ordered our wedding cake 5yrs ago from Melinda and it was the most amazing cake!! Everyone loved it and always talks about how this was the best cake they ever had. Well 5 years later we are celebrating our wedding Anniversary and so excited to be able to order our cake from Melinda!! Our guest are excited...
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    Tonya Sent on 09/22/2020
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    Unbelievably wonderful

    Melinda and Larry were fantastic to work with. The cake was better than we could have imagined. Guest went back for a second piece. We had the eclair cake and it was amazing.
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    Debbie Sent on 11/19/2020
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    Best Wedding Cake Evah!

    As a Wedding Planner I’ve had the privilege of tasting many wedding cakes throughout my career. One might think it would be difficult to choose a favorite, however, this is not the case! Melinda’s eclair cake is my all time favorite and I routinely recommend it to other couples so when it was time to choose our own it was a no brainer. Ooh la la can you also say gorgeous?!

    Just Desserts's reply:

    Soulsista!!
    My only regret is not being there babe..
    & years from now when I can't remember
    why I wasn't there... contradict me and tell me what a great time we had!!🤣
    Love ya!
    Always ❤️ Xox
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    Paola G. Sent on 07/26/2020
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    Not only beautiful but delicious

    What an amazing cake! I contacted Melinda about a wedding cake for a small ceremony in the Outer Banks. We emailed back and forth about the design, flavor, even about what cake stand to get so the cake was well supported! Three days before picking it up O told her my cake topper was as heavy as a water bottle, she got me the support I needed without any problems. She was helpful and friendly and if I come back next year, I will get another cake from her for my anniversary!
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    Jennifer B. Sent on 10/27/2019
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    Jenny and Dave 10 19 19

    Our cake was beautiful and delicious. You can't go wrong with any of the flavors, but the eclair is the best! We chose a 2 tier cake, one layer with chocolate buttercream, and one layer of eclair. She did a beautiful job conceptualizing a cake design based on or colors and a few Pinterest pictures of cakes I liked. One of our guests said it was the best cake she ever had, others asked for the contact information for the baker. Strongly recommend!
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    Cierra C. Sent on 07/15/2020
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    More than perfect!

    Now I know why everyone from OBX recommended Melinda Gregory to do our wedding cake! "I have never a cake this good in my life" is what my 84 y/o Grammy said! She is a hard one to win over! When we had to move our venue from OBX to Wilmington due to COVID, Melinda was ready to go no questions asked! Our wedding cake was absolutely phenomenal! We had a large four tiered cake and only half of the bottom tier was left! Besides being delicious, it was even more beautiful and sparkly in person! It was more than perfect! Melinda, I can't thank you enough!
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    Christy B. Sent on 05/31/2020
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    Beach wedding

    We used Melinda of Just Desserts for our beach front wedding in Corolla and we could not have been more pleased. The cake was gorgeous and absolutely delicious. Our guests loved it. Highly recommend!!
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    Jenna C. Sent on 10/18/2019
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    Wedding Cake 9.14.19

    Melinda was amazing! She was incredibly easy to work with and every cake we tried was absolutely delicious. We went with a beach themed cake that looked amazing and key lime was the flavor we chose! It was such a hit at our wedding!! We can't wait to take out the box for our one year anniversary to have it again.
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    Nicole B. Sent on 01/21/2020
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    Enjoyable, Delicious, Beautiful

    Melinda was an absolute pleasure to work with! She helped us bring our cake vision to life on our wedding day. Our guests all raved about how delicious and beautiful the cake was. We are so thankful we found her and highly recommend her!
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    Bina S. Sent on 11/04/2019
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    Edible artwork

    Try the chocolate with Peanut butter mouse. Wow! My husbands groom cake was a golf theme. So yummy. Our wedding cake was Key Lime. It is also going to be our anniversary cake.
    We made friends for life with Melinda and Larry. They were great with giving us a tasting plate when we got to town to be sure we liked everything. We were a destination wedding and had never even been to OBX. The cake was so stunning. It was exactly what I wanted. I love sparkles. It had the sparkles, flowers and starfish I wanted. I can not say enough about how everyone made us feel like we made the right choices.
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    Rebecca D. Sent on 07/22/2019
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    Best cake ever!

    I loved working with Malinda Gregory of Just Desserts! My cake was AMAZING! I had a really small wedding and did not want a tiered cake just the base. Malinda suggested the perfect size and worked with me on the theme and decorations on the top. The cake was not only beautiful to look at but delicious and moist. My guests could not stop raving about the cake!
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    Nikki H. Sent on 11/23/2018
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    Beautiful & Delicious!

    We loved working with Melinda! She was responsive and ALL of the cakes we tried with her were delicious! We ended up going with the eclair cake, and it did NOT disappoint! Everyone at our wedding commented on how delicious the cake was! If you are getting married (or if you need a cake for another event), look no further for your cake! Melinda from Just Desserts is who you want! Our wedding cake was beautiful AND delicious!
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    Megan R. Sent on 10/26/2018
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    Absolutely amazing

    Melinda was a dream to work with! From the first tasting we really hit it off! She was professional and honest. The eclair cake is to die for. All of our guests loved it. I could not wait to eat the left overs the next day. We opted to pick the cake up ourselves and she told us the best way to decorate it. I would highly recommend her, you won't be disappointed.
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    Victoria Sent on 11/29/2018
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    Ah-Mazing!

    Melinda is by far one of the most talented bakers I've ever met, her creations are absolutely delightful. Our wedding cake turned out beautifully and was very much enjoyed. The light buttercream, the fluffy batter and the varieties of icing layers really set the whole thing off. We really appreciated the anniversary cake as well. Thank you!
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    Jess Sent on 10/21/2018
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    Amazing wedding cake

    We met Melinda at the OBX wedding expo, she had samples of her cake to try and we immediately fell in love, her cake was so good we signed a contract that day! Melinda was so fun to work with, she helped us with our cake design and finalizing flavors. She is very responsive to emails and made the whole process so easy. Our guests were raving about how amazing our wedding cake was and we can’t wait to have our anniversary cake next year!
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    Cynthia Sent on 08/12/2018
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    Melinda is not only an artist, but a simply wonderful and caring person. Our daughter's wedding cake was extraordinary in design and flavor. Melinda also provided chocolate-covered strawberries and extra white chocolate candies in beach-themed shapes for that extra-special touch at the reception.
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    Chelsea Sent on 05/29/2018
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    Just Desserts was an amazing cake designer! I was the wedding coordinator for Katie & Mark's wedding and I picked up the cake the night before the wedding. This team was incredible. I easily coordinated a time for pick up. They were incredibly responsive and helpful with directions. I arrived a bit early and they welcomed me into their cute space and made sure I had everything I needed. Ok now the cake, that was amazing!!! Everyone raved about it and the bride was so happy. Which made me very happy. As a vendor, I would highly recommend Just Desserts to anyone getting married in the Outer Banks.
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    Katie Sent on 06/11/2018
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    I planned my Outer Banks wedding at The Mark Twain House (5/25/18) from my home in Connecticut. Melinda came highly recommended by our caterer so I figured I would look into her. I knew I didn't want anything extravagant, but I am a cake lover and wanted something that I would remember. Melinda was so responsive and helpful with my cake order. My wedding planner was able to pick up our cake the day before the wedding and it was all ready for her to take. I literally could not believe how delicious this cake was. After the first bite I turned and looked at the caterer who happened to be standing there and all i could say was "omg this is amazing". All of our guests commented on how good the cake was, most saying "that was the best cake I have ever had". I can't thank Melinda enough for this cake and we hope to be back to the Outer Banks soon and will 100% order another cake!
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