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Icing on the Cakes

Icing on the Cakes

Kitty Hawk, NC
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    Beautiful cake!

    My wedding cake was so incredibly pretty and also delicious! Everyone loved it and also the cupcakes Debra made. Highly recommend!
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    Annie Sent on 08/19/2023
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    Amazing gelato bar!!

    We had a homemade gelato bar from Icing on the Cakes at our wedding and it was the PERFECT touch and fun treat for our reception! We wanted a dessert option that was different than the norm and summery. This was perfect and our guests raved about it! So many amazing flavors and the set-up was incredible! Debra was wonderful to work with. Can't recommend enough!
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    Kristen Sent on 09/04/2022
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    Simple and Delicious

    Debra made our wedding cake for our wedding at the Hilton Pier House this summer. We wanted a fairly simple cake, but it was delicious and even more beautiful than we expected. It was also very affordable. Debra made us exactly what we were looking for - we highly recommend using her!
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    Morgan Sent on 06/26/2022
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    Amazing Desserts

    We loved our cake and various desserts that Debra provided! She gave us a nice variety to sample prior to the wedding. She was willing to take any requests, including making buckeyes which is a staple from where my family is from in Ohio. Debra delivered the desserts directly to the venue on the day of. It was a very stress-free experience! Thanks again Debra!
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    Kelly Sent on 09/06/2021
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    Blown Away By Taste

    I just stopped eating my leftover wedding cake from my 8/28/2021 wedding, and that's only because I couldn't figure out a way to pack it to bring back home. It was still good a week later. We had the most amazing key lime wedding cake that our guests were raving about (and they also happily took some home from the reception). Debra made the whole process so easy from start to finish. Even with Covid. We picked up a box of samples to try at our own pace, and I do suggest pacing, there were ten amazing flavors! But we immediately fell in love with the key lime. It was the perfect summer beach wedding flavor. And we went with a beach wedding themed cake, which turned out simply gorgeous. She was able to figure out what we wanted and make it happen, even with us planning from 6 hours away. And she kept the prices to a reasonable range.

    I'll admit, I cared more about the cake than my flowers, decor, etc... I spent four years working in a bakery and decorating wedding cakes, so the cake was the one big piece I was concerned about, but Debra absolutely nailed it in both looks and taste (which let's face it is more important).

    We can't wait to come back to OBX next year and order a key lime anniversary cake (none of that freezing stuff for us, we were too busy eating it!).
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    Megan Sent on 05/29/2021
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    Use Argyles for Cake AND Catering

    We met Debra through her cake tasting and we ended up booking not only all the desserts with her team, but catering and bar services as well! The cake was absolutely amazing (we did Pina Colada, Key Lime, and Chocolates cakes) and we continue to get compliments on how good the food (Prime Rib, Chicken, and Coconut Shrimp) was at our wedding! Also, her staff paid special attention to the bride and groom as we where running around taking photos with guests, they brought us appetizers and drinks to keep us fed during the chaos of weddings. Would highly highly recommend Argyles/Debra's full catering service!
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    Delicious Cake!

    Icing on the Cakes did an amazing job with our wedding cake. We had a 3 tier cake and chose 3 different flavors and they were all amazing! Debra was super flexible in letting us do a tasting two days before the wedding because we were out of town. The cake was AMAZING and looked gorgeous, it was exactly how I wanted it!
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    Great Cake

    Deb was great. We met with her for a tasting and she had lots of options for us to pick from. My husband is not a cake person - that's all me - and he loved the tiramisu wedding cake. She made the cake look like the beach and added little beach chairs on top. We did a couple of little finger desserts but the gelato bar was a HIT!! I totally recommend Deb (Icing on the Cake in North Carolina) and the gelato bar.
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    Stephanie Sent on 11/21/2019
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    More than just cake!!!

    My guests (and my husband & I) were INSANE about my cupcakes. FREAKIN DELICIOUS. And Debra is a hoot! Also, use Argyles Restaurant for your rehearsal dinner. I wish I could eat there every night if my life.
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    Delicious!

    When my now-husband and I did our cake tasting with Debra, we almost ate the whole tray of cake samples! The cakes were delicious! We went with two flavors, eclair and amaretto chambord. The cake was beautiful and delicious! Debra was able to make some gluten-free cupcakes for my sister who has Celiac disease. I was so happy that she had gluten-free options!
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    Angela Sent on 10/01/2019
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    Yummy cake!!

    The cake we had for our wedding was a 3 tier cake which satisfied all of our tastes! Top was a vanilla gluten free, dairy free and egg free, which is talent already. Very moist and flavorful. Middle was pina colada, my daughters choice and bottom was peanut butter filling with chocolate cake, husbands choice. It was fun t try all the flavors. Very accommodating, when we had to move our wedding date up two days due to a hurricane. Greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
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    Stevie Sent on 11/01/2018
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    Tasty Cake!

    We had a small wedding of only 11 people so we ordered 2 dozen cupcakes. They were white cake with lemon icing and raspberry filling and chocolate with chocolate icing and peanut butter filling. They were delicious! We ate them for breakfast for two days after the wedding because why not?!? Fair price and great service! They were flexible with time for us to pick them up and take them to the restaurant.
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    Delicious desserts and flawless communication/delivery

    Debra makes delicious and beautiful cakes, it was hard to choose a style and flavor because they were all so good! Flawless communication and delivery of our cake.
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    Ashley Sent on 06/29/2018
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    I absolutely LOVED my wedding cake! It was perfect for our beach wedding in the outer banks! Thank you Debra!
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    Jackie Sent on 05/19/2018
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    We loved our cake! Debra did an amazing job creating our beach themed cake. We sent her a few pictures and she created her own vision and it was beautiful. The cake was delicious!
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    Jennifer Sent on 01/07/2018
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    Working with Debra from Icing on the Cakes was a wonderful experience! Debra and I mainly communicated through emails and she was very quick to respond. When meeting Debra for the cake tasting, she was very personable and answered all of our questions. On the day of the wedding, our guests were complimenting our wedding cake and cupcakes since everyone loved the three different flavors of cupcakes that Debra made for us. The cake and cupcakes looked beautiful and tasted delicious! We couldn’t have asked for a better cake baker!
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    We had a great experiene with Debra for our wedding cake & cupcakes! We had a tasting with her when we were in town and we got to try a whole bunch of flavor combos and it was just so hard to choose our favorites! We ended up getting a small anniversary tier to cut during our reception, and then about 50 cupcakes for our guests. Her assistant delivered everything to our venue and set it all up BEAUTIFULLY! I sent Debra a picture of a pinterest cake I loved and she re-created it beautifully! When we had our tasting we got to know Debra a little more on a personal level and you can just tell that she is incredibly passionate about her catering and her cake making! It truly is a labor of love for her. Not only were our guests telling us how delicious the cupcakes were, everybody was raving about how gorgeous the cake was! I would recommend Debra and her husband to anybody getting married in the OBX. I haven't tried her food, but she told us she only takes one catering job a day so she can give it her complete attention. That kind of dedication is hard to come by these days! Debra is a real gem.
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    I cannot say enough good things about Debra and her cakes! I did three different flavors of cupcakes and then an anniversary tier, and everything was perfect! Not to mention, they deliver on the wedding day, so that was awesome too! We did a cake tasting with Debra in March and it was great to sit down with her and get to know her. She is a wonderful person and wonderful to work with. All of our guests raved about the cupcakes! My husband is obsessed with carrot cake, and Debra's passed his test, which says a lot! I could not be happier with the service she provided and the delicious cakes she provided! Thank you Debra for making the cake for my wedding day absolutely perfect!
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    I am beyond amazed and grateful for the service that we received from Debra and Icing on the Cakes. Our wedding was during the week that Hurricane Matthew hit the OBX in October 2016. Debra was diligent about keeping up communication with me with the hurricane coming and wanted to make sure that our day was perfect! She was reliable and calm despite a hurricane barreling down on her town a short 12 hours after our reception ended. The cake was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS... I was eating it for breakfast quite a few days after the wedding! She was also able to create a beautiful cake from a picture that I had sent her. We went with a key lime cake with white chocolate mousse, chocolate grand marnier cake with chocolate mousse, and she made a special flavor for our anniversary tier... a butter rum cake! I am completely impressed with her professionalism and the quality of her work. I would highly recommend Debra to other OBX brides!
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    We couldn't be happier with the job Debra did for our wedding! We ordered cupcakes and an anniversary tier and everything came out exactly how we had asked. Our guests loved the cupcakes and her fondant work on the anniversary tier was excellent. We gave her a few pics to guide her with what we wanted and she knocked it out of the park!
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    Debra was nothing but fantastic. I had to change the amount of cake I needed and it wasn't a problem. She even suggested that I have a blush cake being that my colors where navy and blush. The cake it self was beyond fantastic. Everyone raved about it. It was simply stunning and delicious. Thank you so much !!!!! - Amy Oddy
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    Debra makes the best desserts on the OBX, hands down. She had so many cakes to chose from for our tasting, and it was so hard to narrow it down. We decided to go with just a single tier and 3 flavors of cupcakes, which were delicious. We also used Debra to provide our wedding with a gelato bar, the biggest hit at our wedding! We chose 5 flavors, which came with all the toppings, including 2 attendants that helped serve the gelato. This was a nice touch to the reception, and our guest are still talking about it. I highly recommend Debra for any cakes, cupcakes, and gelato!
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    Cake was amazing! Everyone was raving about it. We loved everyone at Argyles, and even had the best dinner our honeymoon night. The staff is so personable. We will definitely be back. "Best kept secret in the outer banks"!
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    Icing on the Cakes is amazing! When we sat down for our cake testing we instantly connected with Debra! She is so down to earth and absolutely amazing! She really listened to our requests in a wedding cake and gave her honest opinions on how to save money! She did everything EXACTLY how we wanted! I could not be more pleased!
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    We really enjoyed Icing on the Cakes/Argyles Catering. Working with Debra was easy, she was fast to respond to my questions, incredibly patient and flexible with me, as I'm incredibly indecisive. We opted for an Anniversary tier to cut, it was key lime, and then key lime, pina colada, and triple fudge kahlua for the cupcakes, and they were a huge hit! I sent her a picture of the cake style/decoration and she nailed it. We were married in Carova, and I was going to have them delivered, but she even suggested saving my money and having someone pick them up (which made me a little nervous)- they were packaged very nicely, no issues having a few family members transport them from Duck to Carova, so I appreciated her suggestion, and care to have them traveling without incident on the 4 x 4 beach. I would highly recommend icing on the cakes for your event - they were a big hit!
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    LOVED LOVED LOVED our cake(s) from here! We got married on 5.23.16 at the Kitty Hawk Pier and had Debra make us a beautlful naked cake. I also got a grooms cake from her too. I don't think there was a person that came to our wedding weekend who wasn't impressed/obsessing over the cakes! Even at the cake tasting, Debra and her husband were so funny and sweet. It felt like just eating cake with old friends (bc people do that, right? Sit around and eat cakes? haha). I can't wait to make up an excuse to order another cake for the next time we're in time! Thank you again so much!
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    We did not use Icings on the cake for a traditional wedding cake, instead we opted for a gelato bar. This was more our style! The gelato was fabulous! The service we got through icing on the cakes was wonderful. They came early in the day to set the bar up so they wouldn't have to set up when the guests were at the reception. We even had some extra that we got to keep for the rest of the week!! We would recommend them to anyone that is looking for wedding desserts!!
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    I had no idea what I was doing when I planned the desserts for my wedding but I am very glad I chose Debra's Icing on the Cakes. I did not do a sample tasting before the wedding and wasn't sure if I'd regret that or not. At the wedding, the desserts were dropped off and everything looked amazing! We had a very small cake just for my husband and I and it was decorated beautifully. I am not a cake fan but it was also extremely good! My guests raved about the cookies and brownies as well. Debra was very responsive and basically told me she would take care of everything because she's been in this business for so long. I am glad I believed her and chose Icing on the Cakes to cater the desserts for my wedding! I highly recommend this company to anyone looking for baked goods.
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    Was very professional, had the cake delivered and the cake showed up two hours early cause the was traffic in Duck was horrible. Was so glad they were concerned and did not want my cake to be late for my wedding !!
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    Debra was amazing. The real buttercream and different fillings are delicious. We had a 3 tier and chose two eclair and one key lime/white chocolate. I sent her two pics and the cake came out exactly as I envisioned. She delivered and set up cake perfectly. I'm a local here on the outer banks and definitely recommend her cakes and desserts!
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    Debby was great to work with. We were planning our wedding from a distance and I can't tell you how many times I had to call people or email them to get simple basic information for what we needed. She was really easy to work with. I wanted a particular small cake and shared an image, and the cake was basically the same as the image when we got it and cut it. We had cupcakes too and those were also delicious. Everyone enjoyed the deserts, picking up the deserts was not a problem either. Everything worked pretty good. And for that we thank you.
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    Beautiful cake and delicious!! Gave us everything we asked for even though we changed what we wanted twice!!! Was very happy with her service and helpful suggestions.
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    We absolutely loved our cupcakes for our May 17th wedding. The flavors were great (key lime cake, chocolate grand mariner cake, and pina colada cake) and were a huge hit with everyone. We will definitely keep coming back for more!
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    Our cake/cupcake combination was delicious and exactly as promised. Our guests loved the different cupcake flavors. By the day after the wedding there was not a crumb left. The cake design was done simply and to our specifications. It was perfect for our beach themed wedding.
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    This place is amazing!! Our cake was gorgeous not to mention, it taste amazing. Debra, was so great to work with, she was beyond flexible with what I had in mind for my cake. And even went out of her way, to personalize it to fit our theme.
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    I absolutely loved working with Debra. She is a wonderful caterer, chef and person. She made everything to my specifications INCLUDING making my cake Gluten Free. I wish that I lived closer because I would book her for ALL of my catering events. Her cakes are delicious but wait until you try her Prime Rib and scallops. Absolutely perfect! Thank you Debra for everything!
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    debra makes a beautiful cake that is , more impotantly, delicious! she has fabulous flavors to choose from and is incredibly easy to work with. she is calm and pleasant. we highly recommend her and her cakes!
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    Our wedding cake turned out beautiful and was affordable within our price range. We were extremely delighted that our 3-tier white cake with custard filling and buttercream was super moist and delicious without being too overly sweet like most other cakes!! Everyone marveled at the cake because it was absolutely amazing and completed my ocean theme wedding perfectly! We had so many compliments on the cake as it became one of the highlights of our wedding that will be cherished forever as it came out exquisite in our wedding photos.
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    Icing on the Cakes, a subsidiary of Argyles, provided us with some fantastic cupcakes for our Halloween-themed wedding. Debra was awesome to work with and did a fantastic job creating delicious cupcakes in many flavors and fillings. She went the extra mile to add little Halloween-esque notions on top of them...bats, black cats, witch hats and spiders. There wasn't a single cupcake left by the end of the event!! As cupcakes are becoming more popular for weddings, and it was hard to find an OBX vendor that would do cupcakes instead of a traditional wedding cake, your best bet is Icing on the Cakes!!
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    Debra made a white chocolate cake with italian meringue buttercreme frosting for my wedding in Duck, NC. She was patient as I decided on a flavor and design. It was so easy working with her and the finished product was amazing. I provided a picture of the design I wanted via email and provided ribbon and fresh flowers for the design. Debra did the rest! The cake looked exactly like the design I sent her and tasted fantastic. Guests at my wedding were eating multiple slices of cake because it was so wonderful. Thank you to Debra for this fabulous cake and wonderful experience!
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    Cher Sent on 07/16/2011
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    It was the best wedding cake I had ever tasted and debra was soooo nice!
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    Rachel Sent on 08/23/2016
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    Debra did a great job and the cupcakes were exactly what I wanted. I had rave reviews on the flavors we chose (key lime, chocolate hazelnut, and spice cake) and there were hardly any left over, even though we ended up with more cupcakes than guests!
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    Stephanie Sent on 09/30/2011
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    Cake tasted great!!!! I have to say it was the best tasting wedding cake I have ever had!!!! I also had cupcakes.. Big hit at my wedding!
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    Victoria Sent on 05/05/2021
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    Exactly like we envisioned

    Debra with Icing in the cakes executed our vision perfectly. The cakes flavors were delicious and a crowd favorite at our wedding. Also, she was able to accommodate my family members with vegan diets by providing delicious vegan chocolate cupcakes.
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    Giovanna Sent on 06/20/2017
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    More beautiful than we could have imagined! I highly recommend doing a cake tasting with them. We had our flavors in mind, but their cakes were so delicious we completely changed our order! PJ and Deborah were a big part of our day. So glad we chose them. Two forks up!!!
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    User2361781 Sent on 10/12/2015
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    Icing on the cakes provided a wonderful cake. I told Debra exactly what I wanted and she made it happen. The cake tasted amazing and I would recommend Icing on the Cakes to anyone getting married at the Outer Banks.
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    Maura Sent on 05/29/2013
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    We met Debra at the OBX Wedding Expo in January and she was so sweet and made us feel comfortable. She was offering a deal where you get a free groom's cake if you book with her at the Expo which we took advantage of.

    Our wedding was 5/20/13 and both cakes (groom's cake and wedding cake) were AMAZING. Both were so moist and delicious. The wedding cake was key lime on the top and bottom layers with a marble cake in the middle. I believe the groom's cake was german chocolate which was also delicious. All of our guests were raving about the cakes and I personally can't wait to eat our top layer of our cake for our 1-year anniversary!

    The wedding cake design was BEAUTIFUL. And although it wasn't EXACTLY what I asked for, it was still beautiful!

    Overall, highly recommend Debra from Icing on the Cakes!!
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    Morgan Sent on 06/02/2021
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    The cake tasted amazing

    It was amazing so talented and they’re not the everyday cupcake. I emailed and called with no response and she said she wasn’t getting emails. May have been going to spam not sure but all worth the flavors.
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    User2301749 Sent on 09/05/2015
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    There was some miscommunication regarding our wedding cake. I believe this could have been worked out during our consultation, but the baker, Debra, was not there when we went for our appointment. We asked for a 2 tiered cake. We were told that we would get our two tiered cake and an "anniversary tier" to take home. When they delivered the cake, they said our top tier was the tier to take home, so we only had one tier to serve our guests. We provided Debra with a picture of the cake we wanted which had two blue wooden chairs as cake toppers. Debra said she would supply the chairs. When it was delivered, the chairs were not blue as we had discussed. They were left unpainted which looked unfinished and didn't match our blue ribbon on the cake. Otherwise, the white chocolate key lime cake tasted great and the cake looked nice.
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    Katy Sent on 07/14/2014
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    Icing on the Cakes provided our 3-tier wedding cake and our dessert table. The cake is truly amazing as were the desserts. Here are my reasons for giving a less than perfect score:

    1) I paid with both check and credit card, Icing on the Cakes ended up losing my information and the fact that we had paid in full...we had several weeks of panic that our money was lost and we would still need to pay for the cake (even though we had already paid in full)

    2) We ordered different flavors for each cake layer. The bottom layer was correct, but the middle layer was supposed to be the top tier. We won't find out the top flavor until our 1st anniversary...

    Overall, I would recommend Icing on the Cakes, but I would forewarn to keep close records on your tab!
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    Nicole Sent on 05/16/2014
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    Our wedding cake was awesome! We got lots of compliments on it, and it looked great! We had also ordered a groom's cake, which was really neat, but it ended up being the wrong flavor....I emailed Debra about this and she never responded to the mistake. It was still delicious, just disappointing I did not get the flavor that was in the contract. I do however like that this business is not run out of a home--as most cake bakers in this area are.
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    Could have been better

    Let me just start by saying that the cupcakes and cake that were made for us were very good but with that being said let me get into the not so good parts of the review. Emails were sent about what type of cake we wanted for our anniversary tier but we received no response. Couple of weeks prior another email we sent with the very specific color of the cake we wanted and once again no response. We had to continually reach out to render a response even when it came to receiving our final payment. The product is good but the service was much to be desired.
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    Nicole Sent on 10/04/2013
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    We used Argyle's (Icing on the Cake) for our wedding cake. Things began ok, we had contact with Debra for about 9 months regarding our wedding. She was really good about pricing and email correspondence. We got married in Kinnakeet but the day of the wedding, we drove to the other end of the island to pick up my flowers, cake and get my hair styled. The 2 tired cake for my husband and I looked great, it was exactly as we talked about. The cupcakes were less than desired. Several of the were turned over on their side in the box and some cupcakes had lots of glitter and some had almost none. My mom was with me and inquired about the overturned cupcakes and the botched icing. Debra was quite rude to my mom and offered no solution to the poor work. I probably would have gotten over the cupcakes but it was her poor customer no- service and the way that she spoke to my mom and I that was unacceptable. When I later sent her an email to tell her my disappointment, she said that the cupcakes looked bad because I picked them up myself instead of having them delivered. She actually suggested that I tipped the cupcakes over when I put them in the back of our SUV ! The cupcakes were turned over when I arrived to the restaurant that morning. My family owns a home at the Outer banks and we used to eat at Argyle's when we visit. We haven't been back since and won't patronize their business due to the poor service.
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    Kristin Sent on 06/01/2023
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    Dissapointed

    I am so disappointed in the cupcakes that were done for my wedding.

    My friend was going to make the cup cakes and decorate them, however her father passed away and she was unable to do.

    We had to rush to find a place to make cupcakes and we found icings on the cake. It was two weeks prior to my wedding and I was worried I wouldn't find a place.

    I was so thrilled that icings on the cake said they could do the 4 dozen cupcakes and when asked if they could do sunflowers I was told yes. Especially seeing the cupcakes on the website icingsonthecakes.com (picture 3).

    What I got was so dissapointing. (Picture 1) which looks does not look like a professional did

    Thankfully I had friends who went out and fixed (picture 2). After spending over $200 dollars on cupcakes they should not have been fixed.

    I emailed the owner and did not receive a response back in 24 hours.
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    Scottie Sent on 01/13/2017
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    An absolute disaster! The thousand dollar wedding cake for our wedding literally fell over twice! Thanks for ruining a big part of our wedding! No refund given, not even an apology to the bride and groom!
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    Amanda Sent on 05/29/2014
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    Everything started out great with my wedding cake with Debra. I signed a contract to have her make a small tier cake and 60 cupcakes for my wedding and a contract for her to make a grooms cake for my rehearsal dinner. I found a picture of a very nice Boston RedSox cake that I wanted to recreate for my fiance. My bridesmaids went to pick up the grooms cake on Friday and it was the worst cake I've ever seen come out of a bakery. First, it was wrapped in saran wrap. I've never gotten a cake from a bakery wrapped in saran wrap instead of being stored in a box. Secondly, the cake was not what I had asked for. It was a hideous recreation of the cake I showed Debra. She even left the sides of the cake blank and the manager told us Debra couldn't tell from the picture what was on the sides of the cake. She should have contacted me if she had questions while making the cake. After the grooms cake debacle, my mother and sister drove to the bakery to look at my wedding cake. Debra refused to talk to my mother or sister at the bakery and to this day (12 days later) she has yet to return my phone calls. My mother and sister were able to see my wedding cake/cupcakes on Friday (the day before my wedding) and there was a ribbon around the bottom of the cake which I specifically said I did not want, not to mention it was Navy blue, not Royal blue which was my color. The wedding cake was better than the grooms cake but still sloppily done. Finally, not only did the Groom's cake look like a 5 year old did it, it was the worst tasting cake I've ever had. I ordered vanilla cake with buttercream frosting. The cake had no taste whatsoever and the frosting was NOT buttercream. It was whip cream that the manager insisted was buttercream. Needless to say, once we tasted the groom's cake and found out my wedding cake/cupcakes were made out of the same stuff we did not pick up the cake on my wedding day. Luckily the girls at Fresh Market were able to make me cake/cupcakes that were delicious.
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