Lyla Jones Cake Studios — Restaurant in Durham

I stumbled upon this store on accident one day and was floored by a Disney “Ratatouille” cake in the window they had created.. from then I knew I had the perfect idea to get Lyla Jones Cake Studios to create whatever vision I could come up with for a future birthday surprise party.

Lyla Jones’s Cake Studio didn’t disappoint. In fact they exceeded my expectations. Planning for this event took time and I had so many ideas I was trying to put together .. I think I would have driven anyone mad.. but they were patient in helping me see my vision come to life in the form of cake! They even had someone call me to help ease my nerves about how good they were and how floored myself, the recipient and guests would be and again .. they didn’t disappoint.

The birthday girls’ first reply was,“Holy @%#*!” Followed by nothing but singular “Wow’s!”, for a little while.

Once everyone stopped commenting on how amazing the cake was after its unveiling .. it was time to actually serve this work of art and let me tell you it was so beautiful no one wanted to even cut into it! Once we finally settled on the least damaging spot to cut into and yet preserve it as long as possible .. the next comments after moments of a semi silence, as all that was audible was the licking of fingers and forks and the smacking lips for a few minutes… was just how delicious this cake was. Some exclaimed how moist it was while others added in about the buttercream chocolate frosting being so rich and creamy. I had also selected that the cake be layered chocolate and vanilla cake to suit everyone’s palate and even that garnered a comment as to how the two flavors were distinctive but perfectly fit so u didn’t just have a cake that appeared to look like vanilla and chocolate it literally tasted the way it’s looks promised. It has now been over a week and we are finally down to just a tad bit of cake left over and we are sad to see it gone..

At this point no grocery store or homemade cake will ever measure up to this incredible work of art .. and I hope to have another occasion to warrant getting another creation going sooner than later.. but I intend to keep tabs on Lyla Jones’s Bakery for any excuse for me to replicate this experience again!

Naturally, something as extravagant, detailed and awesome is going to cost more than your average grocery store sheet cake .. but it’s beyond worth it.. the attention to detail… the artistry, time and clearly love put into their work makes each masterpiece they put out priceless .. but since they have to put a price tag I can honestly say it’s affordable and worth every penny for your cake to end up stealing the spotlight from any type of event thrown.

Outside of the rave reviews of the cake itself they are a group of bottomless talent, customer service oriented, helpful, friendly folks from the start to even the delivery/setup person at the end ..

Thank you all for helping me make the most memorable birthday party ever! I can’t wait to create a new unforgettable...

I hardly do reviews, which I say that I will start and never do…lol, but I do want to thank Lyla Jones bake shop located in Crabtree valley, Raleigh NC mall for an amazing birthday cake. I searched all over Raleigh for bakers to recreate this beautiful detailed Moana inspired cake. I honestly couldn’t have asked for better they gave me exactly what was in the picture. I was expecting a little freestyle due to everyone not being able to recreate certain looks but I was so happy when I seen the cake it was better than I imagined. The price point could have been better because for close to 500 it could have been much bigger but I also understand the bake shop is located in the mall so that I do understand, be ready to pay a little bit more than your neighborhood cake lady. My son had a 7 tier cake that was 200 more and this cake was only 3. I had 3 different flavors chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. The cake was moist and the butter cream was great!! I don’t personally like buttercream I prefer whipped but for the cake to stand it needs sturdy icing… the guest and of course the kids enjoyed the cake very much. I did appreciate how the cake was wrapped for transport because I did not need a mishap on such a wonderful day!! Thank you again Lyla Jones bake shop for a beautiful cake and I will definitely be a...

I was more than satisfied with the cake Lyla Jones Cake Studios designed for me! My cake was spiritually inspired based on the scripture John 7:38 “He that believeth on me as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water” and Psalms 121:1 “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help”. A lot of the family and friends felt it almost looked too good to eat! I am more than impressed and already working on a second cake with the team! Also it was delicious, the bottom layer was buttercream vanilla and top round layer was lemon!! Everyone loved it!!!

Update 3/22/2025 - The team has done it again! I had them do a cake inspired from the scripture from John 4:35 ““Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” ‭‭ In other words the time to do Kingdom of God work is now, not later. The cake was for our Pastors birthday who loves that scripture… going around the cake was different pictures of all of the work she has done for the community. 🙌. And atop a beautiful dove representing the...