Irene's Celebrity Cakes

It was my good friend Sarah's bday coming up and I told her I would buy the cake for the party. Now I knew she was just expecting some kind of metro cake or something since we usually just bake our own cakes and stuff like that but since she lives 5 hours away I haven't seen her in a long time so I wanted to do something a bit nicer. I googled bake shops in mississauga and Irene's Celebrity Cakes was one of the first results that popped up.

I gotta say, if you're looking for a cake with flash, "celebrity cakes" is a great way to catch your attention so the name is super effective. I got to the place and it was really nice. Very clean, nice seating if you wanted to sit down with a friend or family. There's lots of selection of pastas, other baked goods, flours, etc. I went to the counter and expressed to the staff that I was hoping to get a cake that was fancier than just some generic cake but I wasn't looking for a wedding cake type thing... not the most articulate description lol but they totally understood what I wanted.

Then they opened a book with an entire page of different cake types like tiramisu or chocolate or vanilla and a tonne of other options. I had no clue. So after like 5 minutes of me drooling on myself I managed to utter "cho-co-late... please". and after they helped me through this process we finally decided on a chocolate with rum to make it more moist with a raspberry filling and then the cake would be topped with fondant.

even though I was showing up on a friday afternoon they assured me it would be ready by saturday at noon. Sure enough, saturday I had the cake. I brought it to my friend's bday party and everyone was blown away. The flowers were beautifully made and the design on the cake was beautiful.

unfortunately because I am a celiac I could not eat the cake so I cannot personally speak to the taste of the cake. But what my friends said was the chocolate cake was good, and pretty light. They said the raspberry filling was probably the best part of the cake but they were also really surprised at how light the fondant was. Most fondants are real thick and hard and what not and they said the fondant was really nice and not what they were expecting. That must mean they make their own fondant. and apparently there was a layer of custard at the bottom of the cake they said was pretty good. I dunno. I didn't discuss any custard with the staff so I don't know how I felt about that. but everyone still loved the cake.

But the cake was beautiful, it was prepared in less than 24 hours and the price was very fair. So I was very happy with them. And I'm happy to review a great Mississauga Business. The staff were super friendly and funny and the guy who checked me out gave me some great advice on how to get the cake all the way to guelph. Put it on the floor of the vehicle and blasted some AC and it was perfectly fine. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone whether you're looking for just a desert. or a birthday cake. Or a special occasion cake. Even a wedding cake, their cakes are beautiful and delicious!