The SweetSide

"Charming bakeshop producing French macarons, cupcakes & elaborate special-occasion cakes."

The SweetSide is a Seattle bakery and specialty dessert company producing cakes, cheesecakes, French macarons, and a range of individual desserts. Known for signature and custom celebration cakes, wedding cakes, French macarons, carrot cake, NY cheesecake, and a Sweet Bites Bar offering 300 or more individual dessert pieces; custom cake designs start at $325 and the online platform lists more than 140 designs. Owner Kara Burfeind studied at the Bonnie Gordon College of Confectionary Arts in Toronto and produces hundreds of wedding cakes and thousands of birthday cakes each year out of the Seattle shop. The SweetSide operates a main production and pickup shop in Seattle and a second pickup location inside Lady Yum at Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland, WA. Customers frequently cite responsive communication from owner Kara, attractive cake designs, accommodations for dietary restrictions, and on-time delivery, though one customer noted a quality issue with a caramel truffle cake arriving cracked and stale.