Classic American-style cakes w/ rich, high-sugar, buttery flavors & a tang from creme fraiche [1]. A top choice for custom orders, known for perfect execution.
This bakery is renowned for its classic American-style cakes, featuring rich, high-sugar, and buttery flavors that are executed with perfection. They offer a sophisticated taste with a slight tang from creme fraiche and amazing buttercream, making them a top choice for custom orders. Whether you're looking for a traditional layer cake or a specific flavor like Black Forest or Lemon Raspberry, their creations are consistently praised for their quality and deliciousness [1].
This establishment specializes in classic American-style cakes, celebrated for their dense texture, high sugar content, and rich butter-based buttercream. The use of creme fraiche adds a unique tang to many of their creations. Popular choices include the Black Forest cake, Chocolate on Chocolate cake, and various lemon-flavored options like 'Lis lemon' and 'Raspberry lemon.' Even simple vanilla cakes with vanilla buttercream are noted for their exceptional quality due to the crème fraîche [1].
"Highly recommended dishes include the Black Forest cake, Chocolate on Chocolate cake, sno-balls, and Swiss rolls. The vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream is also praised, particularly for the tang from creme fraîche [1]."
Customers overwhelmingly praise the bakery for its classic American-style cakes, highlighting the moist crumb, rich buttercream, and sophisticated flavors.
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One customer reported a negative experience with an incorrect cake decoration and unhelpful customer service when trying to resolve the issue [1].
"This user again expressed strong approval for Empire Cake, highlighting the quality and amazing taste of their Swiss roll."
Positive"This user elaborated on Empire Cake's quality, mentioning their Swiss roll changed their life and that the quality is evident in their products."
Positive"This user agreed that everything at Empire Cake is amazing and highly recommended their basic vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, noting the crème fraîche adds a special tang."
Positive"This user raved about Empire Cake's Black Forest cake, describing it as moist, deeply chocolately yet light, with rich dark chocolate ganache and a balancing crème légère. They also noted the cherries were boozy and soft."
Positive"The commenter has not personally tried it but mentioned that Empire Cake offers a chocolate malt cake and praised their other cakes for being classic American style with great buttercream and moist crumb."
Positive"Had a negative experience with Empire Cake, as the ordered cake decoration was incorrect and customer service was unhelpful in resolving the issue or offering a refund."
Negative"Praises Empire Cake for its classic American style cakes, specifically mentioning their buttercream and moisture. They offer two lemon flavored cakes: 'Lis lemon' with organic lemon curd and black currant Swiss meringue buttercream, and 'Raspberry lemon' with raspberry Swiss meringue buttercream and lemon curd filling, covered with raspberry buttercream. The base cake has a tangy flavor from creme fraiche."
Positive"Recommends Empire Cake for birthday cakes."
Positive"Empire is suggested as a good option for cakes."
Positive"Empire Bakery cakes are recommended as wonderful and slightly more subtle than Billy's Bakery. They offer excellent chocolate cakes."
Positive"Empire cake is mentioned as a recommendation."
Positive"The Brooklyn Blackout from Empire at 11th st and 6th ave is a favorite, described as consistently excellent."
Positive"The blackout cake from Empire bakery is mentioned as being delicious."
Positive"Empire Cakes is a go-to for classic American style cakes. Their Black Forest cake is praised for its balance of chocolate cake, crème légère, cherries, and ganache, though the ganache is intense. Their Chocolate on Chocolate cake with Belgian chocolate buttercream is also a well-done classic."
Positive"This user recommended Empire Cake, suggesting two chocolate cake options: the Black Forest and the Chocolate on Chocolate. They described the Black Forest as balanced with cake, kirsch cherries, and ganache, and the Chocolate on Chocolate as a well-executed classic."
Positive"This commenter likes the Swiss Rolls and the "Twix" bar from Empire Cake."
Positive"This commenter recommends Empire Cake's pignoli cookies, noting their chewy texture and gluten-free nature."
Positive"Replying to a comment about sno-balls, this commenter agrees they are very sweet."
Positive"This commenter states that Empire Cake's Swiss rolls are good."
Positive"A commenter notes that Empire Cake has relocated."
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