Charm City Cakes

I was really excited to visit this shop, as a big fan of Duff on the Food Network. Visiting on a Saturday meant a slow day inside with no projects in action, but they do setup the interior to impress. We enjoyed seeing the sample cakes and how the industrial kitchen was visible from the merchandise area! I do wish the staff was a bit friendlier, it just seemed like a slow/bored day for him.

Love Duff on TV, love the decorating work of his cakes on display, didn't really enjoy eating his cupcakes. They were exceptionally dry and flavorless. I was expecting moist cake with layered flavors and this cupcake did not deliver. I'm glad we stopped by and I'd gladly take a cake decorating class. But I'd make my own cake recipe.

i visited here as a food network lover wanting to try something from Duff's bakery. i ended up getting a peanut butter chocolate cake in a jar, which had a great amount of both components and was very moist. my friend got the brown butter cake in a jar, and while the cake was really really good, the frosting literally just tasted like butter. i haven't tried a full cake from here, but i've heard they have some of the best (but priciest) cakes around. i will be back for the cake in a jar, but likely wouldn't spend a lot of money for a larger custom cake here. i would definitely come back for a baking/decorating class though.

Rating is based off stumbling across the shop, didn't taste or order. Was downtown, happened to pass it and went inside. As a fan of seeing the owner on television it was exciting to see the shop, went in to see some of the most amazing cake designs. Spoke to an employee that gave us a mini tour and let us know how much the cakes were and the different classes they offered. They were very friendly.

It was really neat to see the CCC business in person. I loved peering at all of the elaborate designs and watching the cake artists working in the background. The fourth star is for the entertainment value of seeing the bakery, because the strawberry cupcake and the chocolate cupcake were pretty but very dense, and the buttercream seemed more butter than buttercream. The staff member at the register seemed quite disinterested in helping us.

My friend and I were super excited to visit Charm City cakes as we are are fans of Duff Goldman. I immediately loved the exterior of the bakery. The entry sign was neatly placed to let you know which door to enter. The inside of the bakery is sectioned off. Majority of it is for the bakery. There is a smaller section for walk-in customers. There is a customer area with Duff's cookbooks, a cupcake display and a refrigerated area for mason jar cakes and individual cakes. The employee on duty was very friendly. I enjoyed speaking with her regarding Ace of Cakes being recorded at that location. We purchased mason jar cakes and cupcakes. I have to honestly say that I was disappointed in the bakery items we purchased. The cake/cupcakes were dry. I'm assuming the mason jar cakes may be made with left lover cake from the main cake making area. I've been wanting to visit this location for years, so it was a bit of a let down when the desserts were not tasty and delectable.

We order every cake for any celebration from charm city cakes. My favorite is the passion fruit but they're all great. Our guests always rave and ask us where the cake is from. The staff are also so professional and easy to coordinate with.

Yum! I didn't personally visit the bakery. Hubs ordered a cake from goldbelly, https://www.goldbelly.com/duff-goldman-cakes?gclid=CjwKCAiAjp6BBhAIEiwAkO9Wut9Xn9wgYPQiid8H4xc8N_CGmMo8Xun7i9-7J6L7i9j41MdFu_GStBoCfMIQAvD_BwE. What a sweet surprise! So grateful. It arrived well packaged with dry ice and care instructions. The cake was delicious and beautifully decorated. It was soft and flavorful. The buttercream is smooth, not overly sweet, and of high quality. I'm so glad we got a chance to try a Charm City Cake, we have always enjoyed watching Ace of Cakes. Thank you B :D

OUTSTANDING and INCREDIBLE business! I ordered a cake for my son and there was an issue with the courier company as they delivered it leaving it outside. The cake was ruined! CHARM CITY CAKES made it right in every way! They went out of their way to get a cake to him! I heard that the cake was delicious and worth every penny! I would order and purchase these cakes all the time as they are not only delicious but also the staff, management are incredible!

I'm shook. I've never been more disappointed in baked goods. Maybe a bit of an exaggeration but not far off. I was so excited to come to Charm City Cakes because I've watched Duff for years and love him. The entire experience was disappointing. There is an option to order online which we did when we left home to come to Baltimore. We ran into traffic so we were about 15 minutes late getting there from the time I said we would pick up our order. The employee that was working behind the register did not have our order and had to ask me what we ordered and then he put it together for us. He looked absolutely miserable to be there so the experience inside the store was lackluster. Also, the store itself is huge on the inside but you can only stand on a sliver of the space. I kid you not, there is an index card with a sharpie written note to "not go beyond this line". You really have to be looking at every little thing to see it. My husband didn't see it and got scolded by Mr. Love My Job lol. When we got to our hotel I was very excited to try what we had gotten. We got two cake jars, one was peanut butter cup and the other was chocolate espresso. We got two red velvet cupcakes and two brown butter Blondies. I love to hear Duff talk about Blondies so I was excited to try them. The cake jars tasted old and the cake was dry. The icing was not buttercream and the chocolate espresso that promised a touch of Kahlúa was completely flavorless. The red velvet cupcakes had zero flavor , in the cupcake or the icing. The brown butter Blondies were good but tasted prefab and commercial. Overall disappointing. It was $34 (plus a tip which was asked for at the time of the order which I reduced to 10% from the default 15%--which after my experience needed to be 0%). But we literally took one bite and then threw them out. I still love Duff but I won't go back and do not recommend .