Bent Fork Bakery — Restaurant in Highwood

Long before I met my husband, I decided that my wedding cake would come from a boutique bakery in the city but after their $50 tasting box fell short, I was disappointed to have to add “find a bakery” back onto my already long list of wedding tasks. I did a few tastings with other bakeries and was honestly close to giving up on desserts altogether because I couldn’t find something that WOW’d me.

Enter Bent Fork Bakery. I ordered a few tasters (two layer take home cupcakes in custom flavors) and upon diving in, I was blown away and once again excited about our wedding cake!

We ended up ordering a 3-tier wedding cake (each tier a different, AMAZING flavor), a groom’s cake (decorated perfectly!), a gluten-free cake, plus an assortment of regular and gluten-free desserts (cookies, bars, biscotti… OMG their toffee cookie is drool-worthy!!). Every single item was absolutely incredible and the gf treats were so good that when our caterer accidentally mixed them in with the regular items, no one even noticed! We are still getting compliments from guests about how amazing the desserts were!

And working with Liz was a dream! We communicated solely through email (my preference) and she was responsive, easy to communicate with, and made the whole process stress-free!

I’ve been back several times since our wedding and recently tried their homemade ho hos. I heard these were really good but I was never a fan of the original so I was reluctant to try them… but WOW, now I’m hooked!!

Bent Fork Bakery completely exceeded my expectations, and I’ll be recommending them to everyone I know. If you’re looking for desserts that will WOW, Bent Fork Bakery...

I love Bent Fork Bakery. I order cakes and cupcakes from them anytime I have an occasion for it. And I love their baked goods you can get from their display. I had an unusual request due to poor planning. I asked them to take their rainbow cake, no decorations, make the frosting green and put the lettering at the edge of the cake because I was going to put a volcano on the top. Then as they asked the color for the lettering, I said orange for lava color and as I said it I thought ‘oh goodness, green cake with orange lettering?! That might look weird.’ I had no clue how it would turn out, even for a simple request. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be perfect for what I had planned. I added all the elements on top and was even able to put “lava” sprinkles coming through the text gaps. The cake itself tasted so good, as all their cakes do. Next time I’d love to plan ahead and work with them to design a birthday cake, but for now I was super happy they accommodated my request for a “blank canvas” and everything turned out just the...

Its about the customer service... I called to order a cake for my Husbands birthday which is tomorrow! I was ordering for the first time. I asked for the peppermint frosting that I had heard about...When asked what color to decorate with I said for a guy...no pink... use blue... I just picked up the cake and it was all pink...My face said it all...I understand now that the icing is made from candies that when crushed make a pink mint frosting...What the woman said to me was" I am sure your husband knows he is a guy" Okay well then...she could have been a little less condescending. She did offer to rewrite the Happy Birthday in Blue! Then when I decided to purchase a cupcake for myself it was not even offered to me as a customer service gesture! I paid full price for all!!! While the cake itself should be delicious hopefully! The customer service was cold and left a bad taste in my mouth! Not a fan! Will more than likely...