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Cakes by Design

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Custom Design
Dessert Buffet
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Recommended by 98% of couples

About this vendor

Cakes by Design is a cake service based out of McKinney, Texas. It’s often classified as a boutique-style wedding cake company that offers custom cakes designed by Tabitha Ballard. Tabitha is the owner and cake artist with over 17 years of experience. She graduated from the Art Institute of Dallas with a Culinary Arts degree. She believes a great wedding cake is what makes the wedding.

Services Offered

Cakes by Design offers cakes, cake pops, cookies, cupcakes, dessert buffets, fruit, pastries, and groom’s cakes. Cake services include consultations, private tastings, custom design, delivery, and setup. Her most popular cake flavors are Champagne, Dulce de leche, White chocolate, and French vanilla. Cake fillings include vanilla buttercream, raspberry fruit, coconut, caramel, salted caramel, peanut butter, mint, cinnamon, and many more.

Features

Woman-owned

Just me

Experience

  • 19 years in business

  • We speak English

Links

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Weddings with this vendor

Jennifer & Lorenzo's wedding
Jennifer & Lorenzo
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FAQ

What is the starting price for wedding cakes with buttercream frosting (per slice, without tax)?

$7

What is the starting price for fondant wedding cakes (per slice, without tax)?

$8

Which of the following are included in the cost of the cake?

Anniversary Cake
Top Tier of the Cake

What is the starting price for cupcakes (per cupcake, without tax)?

$4

What services do your prices include?

Consultation
Custom Cake Design
Set Up
Tastings - Private

What types of desserts do you provide?

Cookies
Cupcakes
Dessert Buffet
Fruit
Groom's Cake
Pastries

What services do you provide?

Consultations
Custom Design
Delivery
Setup
Tastings - Private

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Vegan

What special ingredients do you use?

Fresh Fruit

Are you licensed by the state health department?

Not Required

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Reviews of Cakes by Design

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Cakes by Design delivered beautiful, moist, and flavorful wedding cakes that guests raved about. The baker was responsive, professional, and attentive from tasting to setup, accommodating special requests. Reviewers praised the detailed designs, consistent quality, and excellent value.

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Cakes by Design delivered beautiful, moist, and flavorful wedding cakes that guests raved about. The baker was responsive, professional, and attentive from tasting to setup, accommodating special requests. Reviewers praised the detailed designs, consistent quality, and excellent value.

Lexi
Lexi Sent on 04/21/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding cake ever

My wedding was back in October, and this review is long overdue but much needed. Let me just say that Tabitha's buttercream icing reminds me of how my mama and great grandma make their icing which is hard to beat in my opinion. My husband and I absolutely loved our wedding cake from Cakes by Design. Every single wedding guest raved about how our wedding cake was the best cake they've ever had out of any wedding attended. We couldn't agree more! Not only was Tabitha an amazing baker for our wedding, but she was also patient and accommodating. Such great customer service is hard to come by especially while serving great desserts at an affordable price! If you are looking for a baker that can backup the flavor and bring quality service, then you definitely need to book Cakes by Design by Tabitha.
Nancy
Nancy Sent on 01/16/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding and Groom's Cake

Tabitha was amazing. The cakes were delicious and she even helped me locate a special cake topper that I was trying to find.
Juli
Juli Sent on 11/19/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Loved our cake

This is the second cake I have ordered from Cakes by Design and both have been EXCELLENT! The flavors were delicious and extremely moist. The design was just the way I explained it and I was very happy with every aspect! I cant wait for another event so we can order another fantastic cake.
Rhonda
Rhonda Sent on 10/30/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful cake

Cake Design did a beautiful job on my son’s engagement cake. We coordinated everything by phone and email, and they provided perfect flavor recommendations and executed the design flawlessly. My son rated it 10/10, and even his newly engaged friend wanted to know who made it!
Vivian
Vivian Sent on 06/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful cake

Tabitha was so easy to work with for our wedding cake! Our first meeting we went over design ideas, inspo, cake tasting, and pricing. Ultimately our cake was 3 layers and 3 flavors. It was beautiful and just as expected! Thank you, Tabitha!
J
Jackson Sent on 03/13/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Top Tier Baker at Incredible Price

Tabitha, the talented baker behind our wedding cake, deserves all the praise and recognition. Her meticulous attention to detail and passion for her craft shone through in every aspect of the cake, from the intricate design to the heavenly flavors. We're endlessly grateful for Tabitha's contribution to our special day, as her creation not only delighted our taste buds but also served as a beautiful centerpiece for our celebration. Tabitha's dedication and talent truly made our wedding unforgettable, and we wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone in search of a magical cake experience.
M
Macy Sent on 02/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing!!!

Tabitha was one of my favorite vendors we worked with! She was always responsive and worked diligently to make sure our cakes turned out exactly how we wanted them. From the initial tasting appointment to the big day, her attention to detail was incredible. Cakes by Design helped make our day so special and we will be forever grateful!
Morgan
Morgan Sent on 10/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing cake Moist and beautiful

Tabitha was amazing from tasting to set up the day of. She took the vision we had and made it work. I had the flowers and topper ready and she took care of getting everything put together. It looked beautiful! But more importantly, it tasted AMAZING. The bottom layer was cinnamon cake with cream cheese filling and the two other layers were white chocolate cake with raspberry filling The cakes were so moist! I have no idea how she had cakes that moist sitting atop one another with pillars no less! There wasn't a single piece of the white chocolate left and the only reason we had any cinnamon left was because our catering team didn't realize there was another flavor and didn't cut it right away. But what was cut was eaten. We cut all the remaining cake into slices and froze them individually and a week later they are still moist and delicious Highly recommend!
Rachel
Rachel Sent on 06/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious cake! It was ALL GONE

Tabitha was a joy to work with. All the cake was gone afterwards- it was delicious! She even branched out to make a lavender cake for my wedding day, it was so tasty. She nailed it!
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Frances Sent on 06/27/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Not a crumb left.

Almost didn’t go to our cake tasting. We had hired a caterer who because he was awarded the contract to host my daughters wedding, caterer said he would throw in the cake for free!
and who doesn’t like free stuff!
But we tasted caterers cake and we’ll it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t his specialty either.
Luckily my daughter had not canceled our cake tasting with Cakes by Design.
We were blown away! All her flavors were exceptional!! We called the caterer right away and said, thanks but no thanks.
Cakes by Design was, professional, affordable, but above all spectacular in flavor, richness and scrumptious.
Our guests were blown away!! Not a crumb left!!
Highly and 100% recommended Cakes by Design.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
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Dynasty Designs & Events Dynasty Designs & Events Wedding Dresses

I highly recommend Cake by Design they will make you Wedding Reception a one of- a kind with there beautifully designed cakes.Take a look at there website to view all ther delicious cakes. Ernita Standifer*** diamond.bridal@yahoo.com

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I recommend the services of Cakes by Design to make your Wedding Day that very special day you always wanted,that will be remembered and cherished by you and all your guests for many years to come. ~~ Angela Neik, www.calligraphybyangela.com Dallas Calligrapher

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