Cake Tasting #3: Diane’s Delectables, Warwick RI

Posted by Aylee

April 22, 2009

Diane’s Delectables
830 Strawberry Field Rd West, Warwick RI

Tasting Experience
Diane of Diane’s Delectables prepared 7 flavors for us to taste at our tasting appointment. What is so surprising is that she didn’t have the flavor (chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling) that I chose when we initially communicated.

Diane had tons of cake photos and they were beautiful. I showed her the cake that we wanted and we were able to pick from her samples the flowers that we wanted to use.

According to Diane, it is cheaper to go with a dummy cake and sheet cake on the side for guests. Her dummy cakes looked very real and there’s a portion of the bottom tier you can cut for cake cutting.

Cake
I wasn’t able to take note of all the flavors of the cakes we tasted. The cake texture was good. The cakes were moist, but could be better. None of the cake samples have the flavors we usually go for in cakes, so we didn’t choose any of the flavors. We told Diane to give us a quote for the chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling.

Customer Service
Diane was quick in responding to my emails. She didn’t have any appointments available on the day of our appointment, but that was the only day I could come to RI so she tried to accommodate us. We could either just pick up the cake samples and talk on the phone another day if we have any questions or sit with her for just a few minutes. But she was able take the time to sit with us and discuss all the details we needed to discuss.

Price Quote
Chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling, round 3-tier dummy cake, buttercream frosting, sheet cake serving 90 people:
$2.45/slice
$40 flowers
$55 delivery to Belle Mer
Total = $315.50