Accolades
"Can we change your name to Super Fabulous, Delicious, Smart, Friendly Cakes by Chris Furin? The cake you created, from a concept I presented to you, was amazing! We wanted a sign language theme with Braille and your deliverey was spot on. The cake was so light and delicious. This is the 2nd cake you have done for our family and we will be coming back."
— Michele Body, Alexandria, VA
"My mother's 85th birthday party was a wonderful evening, made even more so by your wonderful devil's food and mocha buttercream birthday cake. It looked elegant and tasted even better. Everyone of our 25+ guests enjoyed it -- especially the birthday girl. (She's still jealously guarding and enjoying the leftovers). One of our guests, the very French sister of an importer / distributor of gourmet baking supplies from Europe, said it was the best cake she has tasted from any baker in America in many, many years. She begged for your name, which I gladly supplied. Chris, many, many thanks for making an important evening for my mother and our family so enjoyable."
— Peter Crawford, Washington, DC
"Thank you for making the most amazing Barbie cake and an unforgettable memory. Madison and her friends loved her cake. I appreciate the hard work you put into it."
— Mandy Doerr, Arlington, VA
"The Louis Vuitton purse you made for my daughter's 20th birthday was truly a work of art. The red velvet cake on the inside was sinfully delicious. You're a consummate professional and the cakes you create make events more special."
— Susan Carlin, Alexandria, VA
"The cake for young Miss Carville was fantastic and a big hit with her dad, James, and her mom, Mary. Well done and thanks!"
— Karl Rove, Washington, DC
“You did an amazing job on Zara's first birthday cake! Everyone was asking about it and Zara herself loved it. It was beautiful AND delicious! It was wonderful doing business with you and I look forward to working with you in the future. Thank you so much for all of your hard work!”
— Meena J., Washington, DC
“The cakes were gorgeous and delicious. My kids loved them. Thanks SO SO much!"
— Hilary R., Washington, DC
“I highly recommend Chris if you are in the market for a custom cake for any occasion. I had a custom birthday cake done by Chris (an Absolut Vodka bottle cake) and it by far exceeded my expectations, as well as served as the conversation piece at my party. Chris Furin is DC’s answer to Cake Boss and DC’s best kept secret.”
— Daryl S., Washington, DC
“I cannot thank you enough for the awesome cupcakes you made for our party - they were simply fabulous and everyone loved them, especially the guest of honor — absolutely incredible!!”
— Wanda M., Washington, DC
“Chris created a wonderful birthday cake for my husband’s surprise party, and were the most responsive of the four DC/Silver Spring bakeries. Because I was in ‘the other Washington’ during party prep time, I faxed a sketch with details of the artwork I wanted about two weeks before the party. The price was excellent for the high quality and detail of the icing artwork.”
— LJ C., Olympia, WA
“I ordered a red velvet cake and it was the best red velvet cake (light the way red velvet cake is supposed to be) I have ever had, plus the icing on it was top quality, and beautifully decorated birthday icing wishes on it for my friend. I recommend the chocolate mousse cupcake as well, melts in your mouth!”
— Colin S., Washington, DC
“I ordered a cake for a birthday party - the theme was “My Super Sweet 25.” I wanted that written on the cake in graffiti letters. No one at Safeway or Giant understood my bizarre request, so I had to bring in the big guns for some “Ace of Cakes”-style baking. This is the conversation I had with the person on the phone:
Me: And I would like this all to be graffiti letters and colorful.
Chris: OK, one of our bakers is in a gang, I’ll have him work on it.
Pretty sure he was joking, but the cake turned out beautifully, and it was so tasty! Chocolate fudge, yum. A big hit at the party!”
— Adele C., Washington, DC
“Best. Cookies. Ever. I’m not usually one for sugar cookies (to me, it doesn’t count as dessert if chocolate isn’t involved...) but these iced sugar cookies are the best.”
— Molly L., Bethesda, MD
“My favorites are the coconut cupcake (yellow cake with whipped vanilla frosting topped with toasted coconut) and the newly introduced red velvet cupcake (red velvet cake with creamy, tart cream cheese frosting). Their strawberry shortcake and chocolate cupcakes are great, too! I come here so often that I will surely have diabetes by month’s end. The prices are the same as Georgetown Cupcake, but the cakes themselves much, much bigger.”
— Caitlyn S., Washington, DC
“Chris Furin’s cakes are the best in Georgetown — fluffy and rich frosting, creative flavor combinations, and they do amazing cake designs.”
— Megan H., Washington, DC
“I've been at events that had custom-ordered cakes from Chris and they were amazing! Both were so yummy that I had to try their cupcakes — so far I've only tried their red velvet and it was fantastic. Also, their cupcakes cost around the same as all these designer cupcakes, but are twice the size.”
— Elizabeth C., Washington, DC
“Their strawberry shortcake is probably the best cake I've ever had. It's especially good for those who aren't huge frosting fans, as they use a lighter whipped cream-like frosting. DELICIOUS!!!”
— Morgan R., Washington, DC