Alliance Bakery Review

A review of the experience of Alliance Bakery written by Clari Whitfield.

Updated October 10, 2021

Basic Information

What do they offer?

Wedding Cakes

Features

Cakes & Desserts:
- Cake Delivery & Setup
- Cake Tastings
- Groom’s Cakes
Dietary Options:
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Vegan
Price Range:
- $$$ – Moderate

Location

address1: 1736 West Division Street
city: Chicago
state: IL
postalCode: 60622
latitude: 41.90266
longitude: -87.68062

Service Area: Serving greater Chicago area.

Email(s)

[email protected]

Phone number(s)

(773) 278-0366

The Reviews

Written By: Clari Whitfield

We hired Alliance Bakery to do our wedding cake this past June. My fiance and I are not the typical bride and groom so we wanted to find a bakery that was not only delicious but did not push us too much to have a very traditional (read: bad) looking wedding cake. We were not looking for something look like another wedding cake we had seen. We wanted something simple but elegant. We met with Alliance Bakery in Chicago’s theater district. They had a small cake model of the design we wanted. I was able to take a picture and tweak the colors a bit to match my wedding colors. We chose the white cake with raspberry and lemon filling. It was simple yet elegant. It was also DELICIOUS. I am not a big wedding cake fan but I could not stop eating the frosting! The cake was moist and all the flavors worked well together. The frosting was not too sweet and did not leave a film in your mouth. We were both very happy with our cake and Alliance Bakery did not disappoint. We will definitely be getting some sweets at our 1 year anniversary!

Written By: Rosaleen Sanchez

I used Alliance for my wedding cake. They were one of two vendors that my wedding coordinator said I could choose to do my cake. She said that they are very popular and that I would probably have a long line when I went to get my cake. I was a little hesitant to go with them because we had already tried their cakes at a bridal show. They did have a lot of great samples. We decided to do a smaller wedding cake and just do cupcakes for the guests. They had a lot of different flavors to choose from. I chose chocolate with mocha filling and vanilla with lemon filling. Everyone really liked the cake. The only problems I had was that they were a little difficult to reach by phone and email. I went back and forth about getting labels for the cupcakes and got them wrong twice. They also charged me for a chocolate ganache that I did not want or need. I would still recommend them because the cake was really good and the prices were right.

Written By: Renata Bass

We didn’t do much for our wedding cake besides have a small cake for cutting and placing in the middle of the table. We wanted it to be simple but tasty. And that is exactly what we got. We had 3 flavors: lemon with raspberry jam, chocolate with peanut butter, and orange with chocolate and peanut butter. They were all fantastic but the orange was the favorite of the three. We also wanted a small cat (in peanut butter) on top but it was too small so instead there was a small spoonful of cat food in there. The cake was delicious and we only had to do half a order of baking for the tasting. They also did the delivery and set up. They were all very friendly. If I remember correctly the price was also the lowest that we found. Although we didn’t get anything extra of the cake besides what we ate at the wedding, we got a free anniversary cake (we’re going to be in store for the year of the rat). This was all included in the price which was very nice. They also gave you a small cake on your 1 year anniversary (so you didn’t have to eat frozen wedding cake) which was also a nice touch. We had some leftover and we ate it for a week, it was so good. Note: we ordered a 9 inch (22.86 cm) cake. A 5 inch (12. 7 cm) cake will be cheaper.

Written By: Anestassia Liu

We got our wedding cake from Alliance and LOVED it. When we first went in to do our cake tasting, we were a bit overwhelmed with all of the flavors and combinations available, but they helped us to narrow in on what we wanted and we were really happy with our final cake. We decided to go with a simple buttercream frosting, but the cake was so delicious we’re still craving it a month later. Alliance also worked with us to get the best possible cake colors, since one of our wedding colors was navy blue. We even were able to have one layer with a little bit of a different flavor since we couldn’t decide on just one. And, even better for us, they worked with us to make our top tier extra special by adding some edible navy ribbon and a little bit of edible glitter. We really couldn’t have been happier with our cake and the extra touches they made for us. Alliance is top notch and we’re so glad they could help us with our wedding cake.