Although San Francisco may bring images to mind of the 49ers, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the former Alcatraz Penitentiary, they also have some of the most amazing places to get cakes for any occasion! So come along with us to sunny California and discover our top 7 shops for cakes in the City By the Bay.
Butter&
Butter& specializes in beautifully handcrafted designer buttercream cakes and more. These cakes can me made as simple or as fancy as you like with signature frosting decorating options such as Marble, Ombre, and Brushed Metal. You choose the details such as size, color, flavor, even flowers and other customizations you want made, as well as adding a name or a phrase and the staff at Butter& will do the rest!
Butter& became a dream for Amanda Nyguen after her family commissioned her to make a special cake to celebrate her nephew turning 100 days old after struggling with his weight since birth. She had always enjoyed baking, however, looking around at normal cakes wasn’t inspiring her, so she decided to take it a step further and reach out of her comfort zone a bit and fine-tuned her craft for more birthdays and other occasions to come. This led to her creating her own business and leaving her data analyst job at Facebook to pursue her dreams.
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Customers love the choices of flavors sizes, and customization, and that Amanda’s cakes are not overly sweet but just right. The flavors that come highly recommended are the Silky Smooth Swiss Chocolate Merengue Buttercream with Salted Caramel on their signature Light Brown Sugar cakes, Matcha Strawberry, and Roasted Berries and Sweet Cream.
The Cake Gallery
Located in a cozy storefront, this over forty year old bakery offers an assortment of custom cakes for all occasions. With choices such as edible prints, hand-drawn designs, and 3D cakes, no matter what you choose from this bake shop with its talented staff, you cannot go wrong!
All of the artists and food decorators employed here are fully trained and committed to producing only the best cakes. Each cake is made from scratch with tried-and-true recipes that contain fine quality ingredients. It’s the bakery’s goal to make their customers’ dreams come true and to provide great customer service along with their breath-taking cakes.
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Loyal patrons love the artistry of the hand-drawn cakes, the reasonable prices, and the option of having a photo or any picture of their choice printed onto their cakes. The best flavors according to customers are their Funfetti with Bavarian Cream Filling and Fresh Strawberries, Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting, and Chocolate with Strawberry Filling.
Pretty Please Bakeshop
Pretty Please Bakeshop is a sweet, whimsical little bakery that offers beautiful custom cakes as well as cookies, cupcakes, and nostalgic treats. They also have daily desserts that they serve that can be enjoyed at their cute little café setting adorned with hot pink tables and chairs. So whether you’re looking for a little sweet treat or amazing custom cakes for a wedding, birthday, or any other occasion, Pretty Please has you covered all the way around.
Originally named Two by Two by owner and operator Alison Okabayashi in 2004, the custom wedding cakes that she has become best known for as well as her other desserts had become so popular that she had to expand her operations. This also led to a change of names, so Pretty Please Bakeshop was established in 2012.
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The faithful customers of Pretty Please love how creative, accommodating, and attentive to their needs Alison is when it comes to their custom orders. Favorite flavors include the Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, and Chocolate Chip Vanilla.
Schubert’s Bakery
Schubert’s Bakery is a San Francisco landmark that offers scrumptious, aesthetically-pleasing home made cakes, pastries, and other desserts in their warm and welcoming establishment. Along with traditional cakes, they have more fancy options such as their Mousse Cakes and Whipped Crème Cakes, which are all beautifully decorated and just as tasty as they look.
Originally established in 1911 by Oswald R. Schubert, a German immigrant, the little bakery that could became so popular that by the 1940’s it was moved to where it sits now on Clement St. Although it has changed hands a few times throughout the last several decades, current owners Ralph and Lutz Wenzel have made sure that the traditions started by Schubert are kept alive along with their more modern creations.
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Most of the patrons of Schubert’s have been coming here for years to get their custom cakes and other sweet treats. They love the tradition of being able to bring their kids and grandkids to where they used to come as children themselves and how it’s always been run by families. Fan-favorites include their Opera Cakes, Cheesecakes, and the Summer Chocolate Raspberry flavor.
Miette Patisserie & Confiserie
Located in the Ferry Building, Miette not only hand-makes beautiful wedding and traditional cakes, but also other gorgeous artisan treats and desserts to tickle the taste buds. When it comes to your special day, Miette takes pride in making sure that their wedding cakes are custom designed just the way you want them, and that they are easily portable to make getting it to your chosen venue much easier.
Known as San Francisco’s most charming pastry shop, Miette was established when Meg Rey decided to open up her own bakery and pastry shop after positive experiences at a local bakery as a child. She only uses quality ingredients and takes pride in making not only beautiful but tasty treats to be enjoyed by all.
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Miette is well-loved in San Francisco for not only its cakes, but also for its macarons, Turkish Delight, and their cupcakes. Customers also love the selection of fun, nostalgic sweets that are featured on the back wall of the shop.
Fillmore Bakeshop
Nestled in a cozy little shop on Fillmore Street with cute window décor, this family-run bakery features an assortment of European-style pastries, cookies, pies and other desserts along with their signature cakes. With a menu that includes a variety of flavors and sizes of cakes such as Raspberry Surprise, St. Honore, or Mango-Passion Fruit, whether you’re choosing something for a wedding or any other special occasion, Fillmore can make it perfect just for you!
As soon as you walk into the little café, the sight of the cases of treats and the sweet aromas hit you right in the face. Each of the cakes and desserts made and served at their bakery are crafted by hand and with incredible attention to detail and taste.
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Customers love walking into the little shop and seeing all of the amazing sweet offerings of the day. When it comes to their cakes, the most popular flavors include their Princess, St. Honore, and Chocolate Mousse.