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J & S Watkins Homebaked Desserts Reviews

J & S Watkins Homebaked  Desserts

J & S Watkins Homebaked Desserts

Clifton Park, NY
4.9 out of 5 rating, 59 Reviews
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    Jaycee H. Sent on 01/19/2021
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    Delicious!

    Our wedding cake by J&S Watkins was beautiful and tasted even better! Out of the six samples we were given, we chose vanilla cake with fresh strawberry whipped cream filling and a french buttercream. The cake had just the right amount of sweetness, and our guests loved it. We also love that we will get a cake on our anniversary date--no freezing of the top layer required!

    J&S Watkins made the process easy and the cake was wonderful. We highly recommend them!
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    Danielle Sent on 10/27/2019
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    Brilliant cake!

    Working with JS was pure delight! When you buy a wedding cake from them they hold your contract so you can call them a year later for a fresh anniversary cake! That is saving us a lot of space in our freezer. Their prices were wonderful. They held onto our cake topper for us for months and delivered a perfect cake the day of. Wonderful to work with and absolutely delicious to eat! My husbands only problem is that we had to share the cake with our guests and we couldn’t keep it all to our selves. ;)
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    Isela Sent on 12/04/2018
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    It was lovley

    They were easy to meet with and make an appointment with. They had us taste test the cake. They delivered the cake to the venue.
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    Stephanie Sent on 10/28/2018
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    Amazing cake!

    We have never heard of J&S Watkins but they were referred to us by a friend. Our friend even mentioned that we didn’t have to “save/freeze” our top layer because on your 1-year Anniversary, they give you a cake.

    We went in to meet with them, tasted their cake samples, and we were SOLD!! They have the best flavors (in terms of cake) and a variety of fillings. They had so many pictures to look through just in case you need some inspiration or you can supply them with your own vision.

    They were so easy and nice to work with. Our cake looked amazing and tasted amazing!!

    THANK YOU!

    J & S Watkins Homebaked Desserts's reply:

    Thank you, Stephanie! So glad you were pleased with your cake.
    We greatly appreciate your comments and look forward to seeing you next year, when you come in for your Anniversary cake.

    With our very best wishes!
    J&S Watkins
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    Deidre Sent on 07/29/2018
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    Affordable, beautiful, and delicious! Our cake looked so amazing and people keep telling me how delicious it was. I don’t like sweet frosting and their buttercream was soooo delicious. I’m definitely going back for future cakes!
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    Kristen Sent on 05/31/2018
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    Our wedding cake (chocolate cake with layers of chocolate mousse and raspberry preserves) was amazing and so delicious! We met with Dana at our tasting, and she was very friendly, helpful and easy to work with. Very reasonable pricing, and we loved that they will make us a fresh anniversary cake next year—no celebrating the first anniversary with a frozen-for-one-year cake!
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    Jaime Sent on 07/19/2018
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    Not only was our cake amazingly delicious, but it was beyond beautiful. I was so sad to cut it! They were also super flexible and let me wait until the last minute to pick a design because I was super indecisive (lol). I could not believe how great their prices were, we priced out quite a few bakeries and had tastings and were floored when we tried out J & S Watkins. And they include a freshly baked wedding cake for your anniversary – no tasteless frozen top piece for you! Their prices are so reasonable and their cakes are so good that for my birthday following the wedding we actually ordered an 8” round version of our wedding cake for our dinner we hosted for our friends. I would 100% recommend getting your cake here!
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    Ashley Sent on 10/28/2014
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    AHHHHH - MAZING!!

    The cake was so delicious! Love how you get a complementary anniversary cake a year later! Might not be able to wait that long before we have that again! White cake, seedless raspberry cream and a Bavarian cream with a buttercream frosting, which was so delicious and not overly sweet as it's not made with confectionary sugar! SO GOOD!! Decorated just as I asked, everything about it was wonderful. We also got individual pies that were a hit! So many people loved them and the Toll House pie was definitely my fave!
    I will make the travel from my house to Clifton Park to get their cakes for sure!
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    Eileen Sent on 12/07/2017
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    4 AMAZING flavors and our initial on the cake!
    Everything about dealing with J&S Watkins was easy and delicious.
    they had us at the tasting- cake was fresh and SO yummy!
    We had a white layer with raspberry/cream cheese filling, a chocolate layer with Chocolate Grand Marnier filling, a red velvet with cream cheese and a lemon with blueberry and cream cheese filling.
    The best part- we get a free cake on our Anniversary!
    Check this place out! they also do other cakes- we often get a cheesecake for the holidays- SO GOOD!
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    Jackie Sent on 09/17/2017
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    We chose J&S Watkins after having their products over years of various family functions and events. The wedding cake they designed for us was fantastic. I highly recommend!
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    Christina Sent on 10/23/2016
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    We worked through our venue to order the cake from JS Watkins and it was not only stunning, but DELICIOUS. So many times I've gone to a wedding where the cake was beautiful to look at, but didn't have much for taste. Our 3 tier strawberry cake from JS Watkins had everyone asking for more! The pricing was extremely fair and they were very receptive and helpful. Definitely recommend!
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    Elise Sent on 10/10/2016
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    This is the place to get a cake in the area! The tasting was one of the hardest part of the wedding as each flavor combination was amazing. We had a very specific vision that was delivered exactly as we wanted it. The cake was a perfect size and delivered early. We could not have gotten a better cake!
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    Melissa Sent on 08/22/2016
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    Our wedding cake was a very simple 2 tier cake, but it was absolutely delicious and so moist. The cake was also beautiful, even more than I expected. I would recommend them to anyone looking for scrumptious cakes!
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    Amanda Sent on 08/11/2016
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    We recently had JS Watkins create our wedding cake for our wedding on July 23rd at Revolution Hall. The cake was amazing, beautiful and delicious! They created exactly what we had pictured for our special day. We can't wait for our one year anniversary so we can go back and pick up our anniversary cake.
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    Thomas Sent on 08/14/2016
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    We were delighted with our wedding cake. We had carrot cake for the bottom tier, and vanilla with raspberry filling for the top two tiers. Both flavors were delicious! We provided the baker with the type of design we wanted and they did it just the way we wanted it. The owner was very accommodating and provided a silver cake stand for the cake as well. We'll be back at J & S Watkins again!
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    Katherine Sent on 07/13/2016
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    Everything was AMAZING!! The cake was so tasty and moist. It was also really pretty. I cannot wait to go get more cupcakes next time we are in Saratoga to relive our wedding cake.
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    Courtney Sent on 08/11/2016
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    OMG is an understatement!!! We knew choosing a cake was going to be tricky, as both of us aren't big cake lovers, but we do love cheesecake, so how happy were we when we found J&S Watkins and their wedding cheesecakes!!! We didn't even think such a thing was possible so we were already excited before we even had our tasting, but when we had our tasting, oh my goodness, the best cheesecake either of us have ever had!! Both of our parents came with us, my parents aren't huge cheesecake lovers and they couldn't get enough. Our families are still talking about the cheesecake, so much so that on our next trip to Saratoga we were required to come back with cheesecakes for everyone!! I was so incredibly happy with J&S Watkins, not only was it beyond delicious, the cake looked amazing too they matched our purple perfectly!! Can't wait to go back and visit the bakery soon!!!
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    Rebecca Sent on 12/17/2015
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    This place is fantastic and our wedding cake was absolutely delicious!!!!
    They go above and beyond for their clients and I highly recommend them to anyone! Since we live out of state we were only able to meet with our vendors over our Christmas trip home. I called them last minute to see if there was a way to get samples for our wedding. I did not expect they would say yes but it didn't hurt to ask. Not only did we receive the samples but we received them on Christmas Eve. Just amazing!
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    Angela Sent on 02/20/2016
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    Our wedding cake was absolutely perfect. It was more than we could have ever asked for. It was even more beautiful than we had imagined it would be and it tasted delicious too. All of our guests were ranting and raving long after the wedding. Everyone at J&S Watkins were a pleasure to work with. I will be going back for birthdays and holidays for many years to come.
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    I could not rave about this bakery enough. DELICIOUS cakes, and the price is unbeatable, even for a budget as low as mine and my fiancé's.
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    Cindy Sent on 06/22/2015
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    The wedding cake provided by J & S Watkins was stunning and absolutely delicious. They were super easy to work with and very flexible. They provided a wide variety of options (all delicious) and whatever customizations you'd like. They had great suggestions and their prices were very reasonable (and included delivery).
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    Alissa Sent on 05/27/2015
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    Our wedding cake may have been the most delicious wedding cake I have ever eaten, sure, I may be biased, or maybe I was just so filled with euphoria that everything tasted amazing, but, others told me the same thing and I have to say it tasted just as delicious the next day, so, I'm pretty sure that's an accurate statement. We got the white cake with cream and strawberry filling and a butter cream frosting and just writing about it has me wanting a piece. When we did the cake cutting and fed each other the thought of smashing it in each other's faces did not occur to us, as we were too busy eating cake - pretty sure the wedding pictures are going to show two people in amazing clothes intently eating cake, because it was that good. And, it was beautiful! Before the ceremony my flower girl saw the cake and ran to tell me that my cake was made of wood - we did a birch bark design and it certainly had her fooled (and sure she is five, but she's a pretty smart, savvy kid). So many people just loved the design and were so impressed with that, as well as the taste. Plus the staff was incredibly friendly and easy to work with, and now that the wedding is over I'm going to have to find other reasons to visit, so I can just happen to buy a cupcake to go.
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    Erica Sent on 09/10/2015
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    The cake is AMAZING and so is the price! We were even lucky enough to get free delivery (which seems to be rare in the area)! This cake was so delicious. It's the only time I've been to a wedding and seen guests leave the dance floor to return to their table to eat cake. The bakery was so easy to work with. I would highly recommend them!
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    Working with the ladies at J & S Watkins was wonderful. From the start they were very patient and helped us to select a beautiful design. The flavors were so good that it was hard to decide what to pick. They also made a surprise groom's cake that was exactly what I asked for. Everyone raved about the cake! We will definitely be using them again!
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    The cake was DELICIOUS!!! One tier was Red Velvet and I have to say that I'm a very picky person when it comes to red velvet and they blew me and my guest away. The second tier was Vanilla with a strawberry filling yum! The staff was wonderful the cake was delivered on time and was absolutely breathtaking.
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