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Francesco's Italian Bakery

Francesco's Italian Bakery

Charlton, MA
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    Vanessa N. Sent on 01/02/2024
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    I found someone who did exactly what I wanted!

    We had trouble finding a bakery in Worcester to do our cake due to the hexagon shape that we wanted, but Francesco had no issues and made our cake a reality. We traveled to Charlton, MA and thankfully Francesco understood exactly what we wanted and helped us with details. Everyone loved the cake and even took cake home as a treat. 100% recommended.
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    Christine K. Sent on 07/17/2021
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    Amazing in every way!

    After having a not so good of an experience with a different bakery, we had decided to try Francesco's and let's just say - thank goodness we did! From beginning to end the service was amazing and such a great experience. Not to mention, the red velvet cake for our 4th of July wedding was beyond delicious. I was so busy at the wedding that I already can't wait for the 1 year anniversary cake waiting for us in the freezer! For anyone looking for their wedding cake bakery shop, or for any bakery at all for that matter; look no further! We truly can't thank Frank and his team enough!
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    Alexandra Sent on 09/13/2019
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    Perfect Cake

    I had a 3 tiered cake for my wedding and it was beautiful. Each tier had it own flavor and was wrapped in navy ribbon to match my colors. The cake was delicious and everyone loved it! It was perfect. I have ordered cakes for other events from here before and they are always perfect. Highly recommend!
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    Sydney Sent on 06/03/2019
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    Best Italian Cream Ever!

    I’ve been going to this bakery for years and typically I don’t like frosting but their Italian cream is to die for! All our guests loved the cake!
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    Tori Sent on 06/04/2018
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    Francesco's is already a great family bakery in Charlton. We ordered a strawberry filled vanilla cake with cream cheese Italian cream, and it was the talk of the night from every guest. Their Italian cream was the best cake frosting I've ever had. Frank easily accommodated our smaller guest size, and provided a top tier for our anniversary as well. Again, best Italian cream you'll find. The cake was delicious as well. I would highly recommend both for wedding cakes and all other desserts.
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    Bernadette Sent on 05/06/2018
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    Top of the line wedding cake. Very attentive to bride. Cake was not only delicious but it was gorgeous.
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    Beautiful and delicious, owner was helpful and pleasant during the cake tasting. Naked cake was perfect for our rustic venue
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    A04B6Bf09A730473F99Ee320935Ac933584500Ce Sent on 10/10/2017
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    We got married on 10/6/17 and had a dessert bar at our wedding catered by Frank at Francesco's Italian Bakery. The desserts were TO DIE FOR!!! Sp fresh, delicious and the variety of mini italian pastries was AMAZING! The cupcakes were delicious and the best italian cream frosting I have ever tasted. The arrangement of my dessert bar was beautiful. THANK YOU again for everything!!!
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    Lorna Sent on 09/21/2017
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    Very helpful staff and service. They were very flexible. I brought in the specific sparkly that I wanted for the cake and they included it in their design. They were great!! I had carrot cake with butter cream frosting. It was excellent
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    Brittney Sent on 09/21/2017
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    Amazing desserts! Very flexible with making changes. Highly recommend the dessert variety tray, and the cupcakes were delicious (even the leftovers stayed fresh for several days!) Everything was delivered on time the day of the wedding.
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    Jessa Sent on 06/21/2016
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    I knew I wanted a tasting from Francesco's because I've had their cakes before and loved them. I was really happy to find that their prices were also very reasonable. We did cupcakes with a small cake for cutting, I wish I'd been able to eat more, the cupcakes were SO, SO good! They delivered and set everything up for us and rented a cupcake/cake stand to make everything look great.
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    Emily Sent on 06/08/2016
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    SUPER CAKE!!!!!

    I knew I didn't want a frosting-coated cake. These lovely folks made me an AMAZING "naked" chocolate cake, with whipped cream between the layers and tons of fresh fruit all over. It looked so beautiful and most importantly to me, it tasted delicious!!!!! (I was not able to save any for our first anniversary- it was too tasty!!)

    I got a lot of compliments on the cake and they also provided a tray of Italian pastries, which I'm sure were delightful as well (the ricotta squares are gluten free, FYI). HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! They'll do a fun taste test too, with a bunch of cupcakes that you get to bring home the remains of and devour. !

    This was included in my wedding package with Old Sturridge Village- Francesco's is one of two bakeries they work with for weddings. So I don't know the cost of the cake.
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    V Sent on 02/23/2016
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    I loved my cake!!! I am still getting compliments on how beautiful it was and how great it tasted! When we went to our cake taste test we tried almost every option there was and we were able to pick exactly what we liked. When it came time to figure out what our cake would look like we looked through tons of pictures we had and they were able to design something unique for us that was just absolutely amazing! I can't wait till our 1 year anniversary so we can have our cake again!!
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    Marissa Sent on 11/22/2015
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    Francesco's was one of the cake vendor choices through our package at Old Sturbridge Village. They were at the food tasting event prior to our wedding, and as soon as we tried one of Frank's cakes, we knew he was the baker we would be going with. He had an array of choices, and also offered Italian pastries as an additional dessert option.

    After we decided to go with Frank, he offered up a time we could meet and taste the selections again, in order to go with an official decision on the cake. Frank was extremely flexible--we liked so many of his flavors, he was willing to make our 3 tier cake have 3 separate flavors. The cream cheese buttercream frosting that we decided on--amazing! Frank took our idea for the look of the cake and made sure it was executed perfectly. We also got a 6" cake topper to take with us for our first anniversary. To be honest, we already dove into it, but we plan on going back to the bakery next year to get a few of his cupcakes and celebrate our first anniversary.

    I would recommend Francesco's for wedding cakes, Italian pastries, and great service. They're a wonderful local bakery. I only wish they were more local to where we live! Thank you, Frank!
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    Elise Sent on 06/26/2015
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    This bakery was recommended by our venue, and after one bite I could tell why! Francesco's is an adorable, family-owned bakery that makes the best pastries, cakes, canolis, and cookies in the area, hands down.

    For my wedding, choosing a cake was easy because they have a photobook in the bakery, and my husband and I simply flipped through the pages until we found a design we could both agree on. We spoke with the owner himself to discuss what colors we wanted our cake to be in, how many people it needed to feed, and what kinds of filling, frosting, and batter we wanted him to use. The prices were reasonable, and they were very flexible about letting us choose each detail of the cake. We decided to have a sheet cake feed most of the people at our wedding, with a smaller, prettier cake for the cake cutting portion of the ceremony, and the owner helped us to coordinate the details of both cakes.

    Francesco's also delivered our cake to the venue, so once we had paid for it, there was nothing else to worry about! The cake turned out to be both beautiful and delicious! Several of my guests (including members of my Italian extended family) commented on how delicious the cake was.
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    No doubt the best cake in the area!
    Beautiful cake, great service- truly professionals!
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    Emma Sent on 02/05/2015
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    This bakery specializes in buttercream wedding cakes. I was not interested in fondant decorations and ranked taste as the highest priority. I am an avid baker with a small cupcake and cheesecake side business and have high expectations for the quality of ingredients. Frank and his team baked a wedding cake that was not only delicious, but beautiful with attention to the little details. Francesco's not only does wedding cakes, but many other Italian pastries and desserts. This meant that we could use a pastry cream from another dessert as a filling (Vanilla Bavarian Cream is one of my favorite fillings). Frank was responsive and thorough - excellent to work with. Their hours on Sunday were very convenient and the whole crew was cheerful and knowledgeable when we went for our tasting.
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    Lauren Sent on 07/07/2014
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    Francesco's Bakery made our wedding cake. We called to set a time for our tasting. Frank was easy going and had many options for cakes. We looked through all the cakes he had made and found a perfect cake for us. There were so many fillings to choose from as well. Our cake was moist and delicious. It also looked beautiful and tasty. Francesco's Bakery did a great job.
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    Katherine Sent on 10/30/2014
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    Francesco’s Bakery made us an incredibly delicious and beautiful wedding cake! The cake was included in our wedding package at Old Sturbridge Village, so we were a little concerned that our choices would be limited. In fact there was a wide range of choices, including cake flavor, frosting, filling, and design, and all of them were delicious. The tasting was a lot of fun. We had the option of selecting one other recommended baker, but we are so glad we picked Francesco’s! Frank was great to work with – friendly, helpful, flexible, responsive, and punctual. We ended up asking him to modify one of his existing designs, and he created exactly what we had in mind. We had ordered a floral topper for our cake, and Frank coordinated with the florist so that the topper and the cake would arrive at the appropriate time. By the way, we ordered the Italian crème frosting with white cake and the white chocolate filling. My mouth is watering just thinking about it! We highly recommend Francesco’s!
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    We had a great experience with Francesco's bakery,from the tasting to the day of the wedding they did an awesome job. Everyone loved the cake we didn't even get to try it because it was gone right away. People could not eat just one piece! The Italian dessert tray was a big hit to and everything was GORGEOUS!
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    Crystal Sent on 04/19/2014
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    Frank is great guy, the cake was gorgeous. We had a small wedding so he helped us to get the right amount cheap and a free 9 inch for our anniversary. I highly recommend this vendor.
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    Michelle Sent on 08/07/2012
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    I'm not sure about the value- since the price of the cake was included in my reception venue package, but I probably would have paid an arm and a leg for this cake! It was absolutely delicious!! I'm not a fan of cake- not even wedding cake... but this cake made me salivate!

    Francesco's is a tiny little place, but they make up for it in their goodies. When we visited to go over details, we first looked at their cake album to get an idea of what they did and what we liked. Next, came the cupcakes (although we knew what we had wanted - white cake and strawberry filling with the Italian cream frosting that reminds me of Cool Whip - and I LOOOOVE Cool Whip). We enjoyed eating all of the samples anyway. Everything was scrumptious.

    Finally, Frank sat down with us and went over the details we wanted (well, I wanted). ;) It was painless. However, a few weeks later, I called them and asked if I could make a few changes - but it would be easier if I dropped off a design I had made. That was no problem for them. I stopped in, gave them my design and my notes, they made notes... and the next thing I knew I was at my wedding staring at the most beautiful cake ever! It tasted even better!!

    Our guests have given us many compliments, too- how it's the best wedding cake they've ever had. I have to agree.
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    Allison Sent on 01/09/2012
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    Our wedding cake was absolutely beautiful. They delivered the cake on time and even provided a seperate small cake for us to keep for our year anniversary so that we would not have to worry about saving the top layer of our actual wedding cake. We had a yellow cake with raspberry filling and butterncream frosting. All of our guests said it was one of the best cakes they have ever had. So fresh and moist. Highly recommended!
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    Jillian Sent on 07/25/2011
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    My wedding cake was beautiful!
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    We actually had a cake on each table instead of flower centerpieces. They were easy to work with for this idea and got all the cakes done, with a few different kinds of cakes. Italian creme frosting was to die for!
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