Best Cake Delivery Services

In a sea of specialty bakers, We Take The Cake does a lot of things well. Its vast menu of cakes includes Oprah’s favorite, key lime bundt cake, as well as every type of layer cake and birthday cake you can imagine. 

Although the service focuses on the taste of its cakes, We Take the Cake also keeps aesthetics in mind. Beautifully piped buttercream adorns many of the company's creations. 

Because so much of their business is online, We Take the Cake is upfront with its pricing. Most layer cakes clock in at about $79, including two-day shipping and specialty packaging with five pounds of dry ice. If you live in Fort Lauderdale, you can pick up your cake and eliminate roughly $24 in shipping fees. All cakes come packaged in the signature green and black presentation boxes for the extra "wow" factor. 

We Take the Cake also offers gluten-free and vegan cakes, but states that it can’t completely eliminate cross-contamination for those with severe allergies. It also uses nuts in some of its cakes, so those with nut allergies should be aware.

Maybe it’s our inner child talking, but there are sprinkles involved when we think of birthday cake. Lots of sprinkles. Carousel Cakes, located in New York and New Jersey, delivers on the sprinkle promise with gusto. 

With delivery through Goldbelly, Carousel Cakes has a wide variety of cakes. Choose the lightly frosted three-layer funfetti cake or go all-in with the sprinkle "Happy" cake. The sprinkles don’t stop there. It also features Oprah’s favorite red velvet cake and a strawberry crunch parfait cake, among others. 

Most cakes are about $60 with roughly an additional $35 in shipping through Goldbelly. They serve six to 10 people each and arrive on dry ice, ready to thaw for immediate enjoyment or freeze for up to three months. Note that Carousel Cakes only ships Monday through Thursday, so plan accordingly. 

Say what you will about TV chefs, but Buddy Valastro has taken his family business, Carlo’s Bake Shop, to new heights. Since 1910, the Hoboken bakery has been churning out sweet treats for locals, and now you can choose from one of his vibrant designs. 

Although Carlo’s has expanded to 10 locations nationwide, fans can also build their cake using the custom cake builder on the website. Choose your event or decoration (we like the Sweet Dreams 2 Tier Cake) and then customize by choosing the flavor of your top tier, bottom tier, and the color of the icing used for the inscription on the cake board. And yes, you can have Carlo’s trademark vanilla rainbow cake as your cake flavor for visual punch. 

Carlo’s Bake Shop creations aren’t cheap, but the price of about $200 for a two-tier cake includes FedEx shipping. They are also sizable cakes, with a single tier serving 20 to 25 people and a two-tier serving 35 to 40 people. If you're looking for a great deal, Buddy and the Carlo’s team delivers.

Some bakeries make allergen-free cakes their focus. And then there are Caroline’s Cakes. All of the baked goods at Caroline’s are baked in a nut-free facility, but the focus is on that indulgent southern flavor. 

Caroline’s focuses on layer cakes—lots of layers. Her seven-layer caramel cake is the one that made her famous, and for a good reason. With seven layers of moist yellow cake sandwiched between layers of caramel icing, this is an indulgent treat that screams for a veranda and sweet tea. Each 9-inch round cake serves 14 to 20 people for about $70, sans shipping costs. 

If you’re looking for gluten-free cakes, Caroline’s also has a great selection. She uses gluten-free flour in some of her creations, including coconut cloud, chocolate, caramel, and lemon. However, they are baked in the same place as the rest of the inventory, so for those with severe gluten allergies or celiac disease, Caroline’s might not be safe enough. 

Caroline’s Cakes also features the ability to purchase a half cake to mix and match flavors. It also has a selection of cakes for cause, where a portion of the purchase price benefits causes like Red Sneakers for Oakley, the Marvin Hamlisch Music Awards, and the Yellow Ribbon Awards.

And don’t think that Oprah doesn’t know about Caroline’s: She has her own special menu that includes her favorites like coconut raspberry delight, blackberry lime, and red velvet.

When you want to "wow" someone, Bake Me a Wish offers a fantastic selection of cakes, cookies, brownies, and cheesecake. More than just birthday cakes, Bake Me a Wish also features several varieties of Viennese coffee cakes. 

Although many bakeries ship nationwide, Bake Me a Wish focuses on giftable cakes. Every cake comes in a festive presentation box with a customized greeting card. Iced cakes can have chocolate medallions added imprinted with well-wishes depending on the occasion. And with fast, two-day shipping, overnight shipping, and two-day shipping with Saturday arrival, there are many options to get your cake to its recipient on time, even if you wait until the last minute. 

Bake Me a Wish cakes tend to be a bit smaller: Seven-inch cakes feeds six to eight people and start at about $45. If that doesn’t seem big enough, there's an option of adding a dozen cookies or brownies to any order for roughly an additional $25 to $35 more. Bake Me a Wish has you covered with German Chocolate Cake, Blackout Cake, and flourless chocolate cake options for those who crave chocolate.