BAKERY PROFILE

Custom Cake Design

★ 4.0114 recorded reviews$100+

8535 Ziggy Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA

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Custom Cake Design
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Essential details

Address
8535 Ziggy Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA
Phone
(301) 216-1100
Website
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Rating signal
4.0 from 114 recorded reviews
HOURS

Listed operating hours

  • Monday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • SundayClosed
About and visit notes

For residents across the Maryland region planning a major celebration—be it a milestone birthday, an anniversary, or a wedding—the dessert is often the centerpiece. In Gaithersburg, you need to look no further than Custom Cake Design, the local expert dedicated entirely to transforming your wildest cake visions into delicious reality. This highly specialized establishment focuses on providing top-tier, bespoke desserts, operating primarily as a premier Cake shop, Dessert shop, Cupcake shop, and specialized Wedding bakery.

The name says it all: their core mission is bringing a custom design to life. What truly sets Custom Cake Design apart is the consistent, verifiable praise for both the final product and the entire planning process. Customers repeatedly highlight the staff as "extremely friendly and professional" and consistently note their willingness to work tirelessly to design the perfect cake. Whether you provide a complex photo from Pinterest or a simple sketch, this team has proven its ability to produce an "exact replica," often resulting in a finished product that is "better than I imagined."

Beyond the stunning aesthetics, the quality of the actual baking is frequently lauded. Reviewers emphasize that the cakes are consistently very tasty and moist, with flavors that are perfectly balanced—not too sweet. For the Montgomery County community, this combination of artistic flair, exceptional flavor, and professional service makes Custom Cake Design a trusted partner for every special occasion.

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Location and Accessibility for the Maryland Planner

Custom Cake Design is strategically located to serve the greater Gaithersburg area and surrounding regions in Maryland, ensuring easy access for consultations, pickups, and special event delivery coordination. The shop is located at 8535 Ziggy Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA. This dedicated location ensures they are focused entirely on the precision and quality required for custom orders.

Understanding that customers are often handling large, fragile custom orders, the establishment prioritizes convenience and accessibility. The location features a wheelchair accessible entrance and a wheelchair accessible parking lot, making the important pickup process smooth and manageable for everyone. This attention to detail is part of the overall professional service commitment.

Service options are tailored to the needs of the busy event planner or family celebrating a milestone. They offer convenient Delivery services to bring the finished product directly to your event venue, as well as easy In-store pickup and standard Takeout. For payment, they accommodate modern preferences by accepting Credit cards, Debit cards, and NFC mobile payments, streamlining the process so you can focus entirely on your celebration.

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Specialized Services Offered for Celebrations

Custom Cake Design offers a streamlined set of services focused on providing the highest quality desserts for special events. Their expertise lies in the entire custom process, from initial consultation to final delivery:

Key Services Include:

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  • Bespoke Cake Design and Consultation: The central service involves working closely with clients, like the noted experience with Raquel, to translate a design "vision to come to life." This includes offering a range of flavors and fillings and the technical skill to execute intricate designs, including the exact replica of complex images like those found on Pinterest.
  • Tiered and Specialty Wedding Cakes: Operating as a dedicated Wedding bakery, they specialize in crafting multi-tiered cakes that are both structurally sound and aesthetically stunning. Their focus on flavor quality (moist, flavorful, not too sweet) ensures the wedding cake tastes as incredible as it looks.
  • Variety of Dessert Options: Beyond large celebration cakes, they also offer smaller individual treats, operating as a Cupcake shop and a general Dessert shop, ensuring they can provide coordinating desserts or smaller options for more intimate gatherings.
  • Exceptional Logistical Support: The team goes the extra mile to assist clients, demonstrated by staff who helped place and secured the cakes in the car for safe transport. This level of care for the final product is a defining feature of their professional service.
  • Timely and Professional Communication: Customers praise the staff for providing timely responses and being highly responsive to requested design adjustments, ensuring the planning process is as stress-free as possible.
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    Key Features and Highlights That Ensure Top-Tier Quality

    The success of Custom Cake Design in the Maryland market stems from a few powerful features consistently reinforced by the experience of their repeat clientele:

    Key Features and Highlights:

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  • Unmatched Custom Replication Skill: Their ability to accurately reproduce intricate designs, evidenced by the successful replication of a Pinterest photo and creating detailed, cute animal designs, is a hallmark of their top-tier artistry and technical skill.
  • Consistent Cake Quality: The cakes are widely praised for being consistently moist and very tasty, with a sweetness level that is expertly moderated (not too sweet), making them appealing to a broad range of guests, including those for a 90th birthday celebration.
  • Elite Customer Service: From the initial consultation (working with Raquel) to the final pickup, the staff is noted as being extremely friendly and professional. They provide comprehensive support, timely answers to questions, and crucial assistance with the safe transportation of the finished product.
  • Loyal, Returning Customer Base: The fact that a family has used them for a third time and intends to keep returning for many more events speaks volumes about their reliable quality and consistent ability to exceed expectations.
  • Focus on Special Occasions: By specializing solely in celebration desserts, the business is singularly focused on the precise needs and high standards required for life's most important milestones, from weddings to significant birthdays.
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    Contact Information for Custom Cake Design

    For Maryland residents ready to start designing their perfect cake or inquire about availability, here is the essential contact information:

    Address: 8535 Ziggy Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA

    Phone: (301) 216-1100

    Mobile Phone: +1 301-216-1100

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    What is Worth Choosing: Expertise and Confidence

    For any Maryland resident planning an event, choosing Custom Cake Design is choosing peace of mind and the assurance of a stunning, delicious outcome. What is truly worth choosing here is the complete confidence in their expertise. When you need a cake to be the center of attention—whether for a father's 90th birthday or an intricate, themed party—you need a team that can execute flawlessly. This team not only executes but impresses, with a finished product that is routinely "better than I imagined."

    The cakes are proven to be delicious, moist, and flavorful, appealing to all guests. The ability to offer a range of flavors and fillings means the final product can be perfectly customized to your taste. Moreover, the professional staff provides top-tier customer service, ensuring that the planning process itself is easy and stress-free. From the friendly consultation to the assistance with securing the cake for transport, Custom Cake Design provides an end-to-end service experience. Their demonstrated consistency in quality and service over multiple visits solidifies their status as the premier destination in Gaithersburg and the surrounding Maryland region for any and all custom, celebratory desserts.

    VISIT FEATURES

    Services and accessibility

    These attributes come from the directory record and should be confirmed when essential.

    Service options

    • Delivery
    • In-store pickup
    • Takeout

    Accessibility

    • Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • Wheelchair accessible parking lot

    Payments

    • Credit cards
    • Debit cards
    • NFC mobile payments
    • Credit cards
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    VISITOR FEEDBACK

    Reviews and recurring themes

    Read individual comments as personal experiences, not verified guarantees.

    price 14wedding 13picture 12email 8flavors 7cupcakes 6baby shower 5raspberry 5almond 4graduation 2
    ★ 5.0

    I used Custom Cake Design for my father's 90th birthday celebration, and I highly recommend them for your special occasion. The staff are extremely friendly and professional, and are willing to work with you to design the perfect cake for your event. (I had a photo from Pinterest and the team was able to produce an exact replica.) Their cakes are very tasty and moist, and not too sweet. Also, they offer a range of flavors and fillings.

    Apr 26 · A. Wezi Munthali
    ★ 5.0

    This has been the third time my family and I have worked with Custom Cake Design and they continue to impress us!Their customer service was great. I worked with Raquel to help make my vision come to life and she and the team did an AMAZING job at making that happen. She was provided timely responses, answered any questions that I had and made the design adjustments I asked for. My husband was also assisted by the team with placing the cakes in the car and making sure they were secured.Our finished product was better than I imagined. The animals were so cute and the quality was top tier. My guests also shared that the flavors were delicious. They said that the cake was moist and very flavorful.We will definitely be returning for many more events to come.

    Mar 13 · Sahara Bulls
    ★ 1.0

    we used custom cake designs for our wedding as it was included as a package with the wedding venue, Milton Ridge. We made an appointment for the cake tasting hoping to try the different flavors that is offered on custom cake designs website. Upon arriving, we were told to take a seat and we were presented a tray with different flavors. I asked if we could try some of the flavors that were not on the tray and she said “no, do you think I could make all of them?? That’s a lot of work.” To answer her question, no I don’t think you could make all of them but you could at least email me to choose what we would like to taste from your website and make those, that’s the least you could have done! This is our wedding and you treat it like it’s no big deal, just give us what you want to make and expect us to be happy about it! To some up, she had a horrible attitude and did not care about providing adequate service. DO NOT USE!

    Sep 26 · Michael
    ★ 5.0

    We had our wedding at Milton Ridge, and they get their cakes through Custom Cake Design— we could not have been happier with our cake! Raquel did our tasting for us, and honestly all of the samples were delicious. We went with 3 tiers— chocolate raspberry with whipped cream icing, vanilla cake with whipped cream icing, and then our top tier was lemon with raspberry jam. We got so many compliments on all of the flavors and how moist the cake was, and my husband and I ate our whole top tier the week after, we didn’t want to wait a year haha. The design was also exactly what we were looking for— she had several books of designs to look through, and we liked bits and pieces from several examples, which she was able to put together beautifully. She also coordinated with our florist so that real flowers could be added. We can’t wait to go back for our one year anniversary and get a recreation of our top tier!

    Apr 11 · Mary Barrett
    ★ 5.0

    We worked with Custom Cake Design through our wedding venue. They provided a cake and cupcakes for our May 2025 wedding and did not disappoint! We wanted a fairly unique type of cake for our wedding - a honey cake - which is notoriously difficult to get right, but they knocked it out of the park. They were also very considerate in providing a gluten-free cupcake for a guest with a celiac allergy. Our guests were very happy with everything they provided, and we appreciated their flexibility in getting us exactly what we wanted for our wedding day.

    May 28 · Berkeley and Irina
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