The Cake Guru Tamara's 4.6 out of 5.0 4.7/5.0
Piping Haute Cakes!
610 Oregon Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902
Check Availability
920-236-9144
  Profile   Reviews (16)   Website   Map   Blog    
Overall Rating
Quality of Service:
   4.6 out of 5.0 (4.6/5.0)
Responsiveness:
   4.8 out of 5.0 (4.8/5.0)
Professionalism:
   4.5 out of 5.0 (4.5/5.0)
Value For Cost:
   4.5 out of 5.0 (4.6/5.0)
Flexibility:
   4.7 out of 5.0 (4.8/5.0)

Endorsements
"Tamara's Cakes is endorsed by DMH Custom Floral Designs, what beautiful creativity!"

 
<<12>>
Sort By:
fredward
Wedding: 09/05/2009
Reviews: 5
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

I don't often rave about much, but our wedding cake was seriously amazing. Meeting and tasting cake with Tamara was fun, she had great ideas, really listened to us, brainstormed with us and drew up a cake design that I was pumped about.
When we arrived at the hotel I could not wait to see the cake, before we even got to it, people were stopping us saying how cool it was. When my wife saw it she actually screamed with excitement, and I was blown away with the surprise Grooms cake my wife ordered me, a replica of my boat, it was super detailed right down to the name, the paint job, everything.
And the best thikng is it all tasted awesome! Tamara truly is the Cake Guru! We love to watch her facebook page and see her latest designs, and make up excuses why we need more cake!

Reviewed On:
09/19/2009

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Cynthia09
Wedding: 08/29/2009
Reviews: 5
4.8
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:4.0 out of 5.0(4.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Tamara was a treat to work with start to finish. She welcomed Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom to the tasting and we had a fabulous time. She was able to draw a beautiful rendering of the cake we dreamed of during our meeting, and offered to decorate our cake table for us. The finished product was a work of art with delightful attention to details. And the taste was out of this world. Her pricing was in step with the quality of the product.

Reviewed On:
09/15/2009

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Mandy1980
Wedding: 08/01/2009
Reviews: 4
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Great tasting bakery & beautiful cakes

Reviewed On:
11/05/2009

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Kelly
Wedding: 07/11/2009
Reviews: 1
4.6
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 4.0 out of 5.0(4.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:4.0 out of 5.0(4.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Tamara was very helpful and did a great job getting me the cake I asked for. The detail on the cake was exceptional. When the numbers at my wedding changed, Tamara worked with me to change my design to make it fit for what I needed. She was even flexible as my schedule got mixed up from moving. The only concern I had was that when I got to the hall and saw the cake, the castle was not on the top layer as it was thought to be and as according to the sketch. We did not know if there was something wrong with why the castle was down or not and no note or anything was left there by it. The cake looked good even with that flaw. I would definately reccommend people go to Tamara for their wedding cake!!

Reviewed On:
07/15/2009

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Elizabeth
Wedding: 01/01/2009
Reviews: 1
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Tamara's did a wonderful job from working with us on the concept through final details and made the most fabulous cake! They delivered just what we expected from pictures of previous cakes - which is not always the case with all vendors. We would highly recommend them. Elizabeth & Paul Sheridan

Reviewed On:
02/14/2009

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Laurie
Wedding: 11/29/2008
Reviews: 2
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Tamara was great! The cakes were fantastic and literally talked about all night. We went all out on cake, we did centerpiece cakes as well as one big cake.
Look in her gallery on her website, ours is on there! She was patient and drew up a couple of sketches for us of the main cake, incorporating our style. We set the cake up in the entryway os everyone would see it, and honestly people could not believe it was real.
She is wonderful! They taste wonderful too, so many flavors, our favorite was Chocolate Chocolate Chip and the Raspberry swirl!

Reviewed On:
02/03/2009

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

nwlywed
Wedding: 09/27/2008
Reviews: 6
4.6
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:3.0 out of 5.0(3.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Awesome, fun, yummy, artistic cakes!

Reviewed On:
04/01/2009

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Victoria
Wedding: 09/06/2008
Reviews: 2
1.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 0.0 out of 5.0(0.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:2.0 out of 5.0(2.0/5.0)
Professionalism:0.0 out of 5.0(0.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:1.0 out of 5.0(1.0/5.0)
Flexibility:2.0 out of 5.0(2.0/5.0)

I wouldn't Go Back

The Cake Guru Tamara's responded with the following comments:

This was a very sad situation and tough client for me, someone who refused to pay for their cake in advance, and left me in a situation where I could not decide if we should do the cake or not. I decided to go ahead and trust her to pay but did so under tremendous time restraint, I have never been in a situation where I had so little trust before because of the way she behaved at our consults and in phone calls.
We baked, decorated and delivered the cakes to her specifications and still were not paid,we waited 3-4 months. After this she sent a letter with partial payment and said she was unhappy with the cake (which why did it take 3-4 months to tell me, I'll never understand)and said she was not paying the rest instead for that money she said I needed to let her come in and tell me how she thought I should run my business. I thanked her for her offer but kindly declined it since I felt she was very unprofessional in totally breaking our contract to begin with, we told her to please keep the remainder that she owed.
It was confusing and actually very sad for me, I never want an unhappy bride and want every cake to be what the bride wants, this is why I said she could keep the remainder, (I honestly never thought she would pay anyway) but with her approach this was honestly one of my toughest situations to deal with.
I have learned a valuable lesson about brides unwilling to pay upfront and have truly lost some trust.
I don't know what I could have done to make this bride happy in the end.

Reviewed On:
06/09/2009

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Megan
Wedding: 09/06/2008
Reviews: 1
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Tamara was fantastic to work with and the cake was BEAUTIFUL- everything I could have dreamed of.... not to mention it was delicious!!! I keep thinking of different occassions that I use her services for! Wouldn't dream of going to anybody else for my wedding cake!

Reviewed On:
09/24/2008

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Pauliegirl
Wedding: 07/11/2008
Reviews: 1
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Daniel and I loved our cake. It reflected our personality and incorporated our theme.
Tamara was a joy to work with, she runs a sweet family owned business, gives personal attention and truly loves what she does.
We decided to serve a variety of flavors to our guests and all were decadent.

Reviewed On:
09/08/2008

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Jason and Mandy
Wedding: 04/01/2008
Reviews: 1
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

The cake was the most fun part of our reception. Guests were non-stop talking about it, comparing it to food network Masterpieces, etc. Tamara was so much fun to work with, she talked with us about elements of the weddings than sketched up an idea from our likes and dislikes. The colors were matched spot on and she even decorated the cake table

The taste was beyond amazing, we had Raspberry swirl, Kahlua Velvet, Chocolate Chocolate chip and Champagne, all filled and iced in Fondant!
I can not wait to order a fun cake from her again!

Reviewed On:
05/20/2008

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Heather
Wedding: 10/13/2007
Reviews: 5
4.7
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:3.5 out of 5.0(3.5/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Tamara made me a really beautiful cake. She was the only one in this area that offered a WIDE variety of cake flavors and frosting flavors. I also brought in a picture of a cake I really loved, that I found in a magazine and she was able to duplicate it perfectly. She had reasonable prices and was very flexible.

Reviewed On:
02/24/2008

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Jami
Wedding: 09/15/2007
Reviews: 6
4.8
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:4.0 out of 5.0(4.0/5.0)

We first saw Tamaras Cakes at a wedding show, which I would recommend because they bring several different flavors to sample. The designs she has are very unique and they offer delivery and setup service. I recommend the chocolate kalhua cake, delicious!

Reviewed On:
07/01/2008

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Matthew
Wedding: 05/19/2007
Reviews: 1
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

We came to Tamara uncertain of the vision of our perfect cake. She sat down with us, looked at the options, discussed a variety of possible flavors and then delivered a sketch with which we were content. When we arrived at our reception and saw the final product, I (the husband) wanted to cry at how beautiful and far beyond our expectations our cake appeared. Our guests spoke highly of the beauty and delightful taste... the red velvet layer went over well. Our family's were satisfied with the craftsmanship and professionalism of Tamara's work. We, as a couple, were served well by this throughly creative and humble cake artisan. Tamara blessed us on our special day and encourage you to let her serve your needs as well. Matthew & Rebecca Livingstone, celebrating our sacramental marriage May 19th, 2007.

Reviewed On:
01/28/2008

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

Lindsey
Wedding: 04/16/2005
Reviews: 1
5.0
out of 5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value For Cost:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)

Tamara's cakes are amazing. She was extreemly helpful and flexible. I had no idea what I wanted when I first met with her but she helped create a cake that people are still talking about. She even made cakes for my reserve tables and a birthday cake for my grandma. I couldn't believe how many options I had for flavors. She is very easy to work with and creative. If it wasn't for her and her ideas I would have never had the cake I had. I couldn't imagine going to anyone else.

Reviewed On:
01/07/2008

Services Used:
Wedding Cake

<<12>>