"1up.com" criticized "Cake Mania's" overly simple and repetitive gameplay, stating that its somewhat fun "if you don't have a ton of other better things to do". "1up.com" heavily criticized the DS version's scrolling issues, calling it a "stupid design flaw for such a simple game" and concluded that "if your cell phone comes with awesome free games, you might do just as well wasting your time on those". "G4" was heavily critical of the game, calling it "tedious", and further expressed that "Cake Mania's" gameplay is "repetitive", "frustrating" and like "torture", summarizing the game as a whole as "Play the first level of Cake Mania and you've played them all." In contrast, "GameSpy" praised "Cake Mania's" "addictive" gameplay, and while noting it as "repetitive", stated that "it's the kind of repetition that constitutes a challenge more than an annoyance", further stating that the game's difficulty curve adds replay value. The DS version of "Cake Mania" was nominated for "Best Casual Game" at the 4th British Academy Games Awards. In a May 2008 press release, Majesco Entertainment announced that the DS version sold 315,000 units prior to its European release.