Behind The Sweets

These cupcakes are amazing!! The cupcakes were moist topped with that right amount of delicious…read morefrosting (well actually I could have eaten more frosting because they were that good)! If you love cream cheese frosting - you have to get yourself some of her cupcakes! She makes all sorts of flavors :) I can't wait till I can get my hands on more cupcakes.

We have ordered cupcakes from Sweet Back Cupcakes for a few private events. At my daughter's…read moreHarvard Graduation celebration, the cupcakes were such a hit that I barely got 2 for myself! We also ordered for a party at our home. Again, everyone was raving about the cupcakes. Alane was very accommodating and fulfilled our requests for multiple flavors. The cupcakes are not just unique and delicious, but also very beautiful on the dessert table display. If she ever opens a storefront, I would be very willing to line up before the cupcakes sell out! Yummy!

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The Cupcake Shoppe

4.0(645 reviews)

4.5 km

Another great Too Good To Go haul! I love that they give a…read morevariety of cupcakes - every thing tastes delicious!

I'm usually not a fan of cupcake frosting but these were light right amount of sweetness and all…read morearound delicious. I tried the cookies & cream and chocolate, both were good. The cookies & cream frosting was my favorite compared to the chocolate one. All in all solid place cupcake place.

S'mores

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Creamsicle

Always Yours Bakery Cafe

4.5(676 reviews)

5.6 km

Women-owned & operated

Catering service

I can't believe I haven't written a review for a business my kids and I frequent all the time!…read moreWe've been coming to Always Yours since it opened. Hands down they have the best drinks, cookies, macarons, cakes, and now salt bread! I always come to get treats for my kid's teachers (for their birthdays, teacher appreciation week, just because, etc.). I've brought friends visiting the Bay Area to this bakery, which they have loved. Always Yours also has fun cup sleeve events, macaron classes and afternoon tea from time to time. We love supporting small businesses and this one is definitely worth supporting! P.S. with all these drink places popping up in the area...we still think the drinks at Always Yours not only taste better, but also are of higher quality.

Get the butter toffee cookie because it is so delicious!…read more The store is very clean, plenty of seating to enjoy your sweet treat. Order the ube cheesecake, butter toffee cookie, and a assam milk tea with boba. The order came out quickly. Ube Japanese cheesecake is tasty, not too much ube taste. It is super light and moist, love how it is not too sweet. For the assam milk tea, I prefer it with more tea flavor. The drink was ok, the matcha drinks look better. The butter toffee cookie was the best, it was flavorful, the toffee has added toasted nutty flavor with some sugar. I would get a box full. Overall, has a great variety of baked goods.

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Nothing Bundt Cakes

4.0(222 reviews)

1.7 km

We got a bunch of cupcakes here from my daughter's birthday. We ordered an advance online. It was…read moresuper easy and user-friendly. I got the notification of things are ready and pick them up. I will say I'm a huge fan of their mini Bundt cakes, they're always so fresh moist and tasty. This location was super helpful. The employees are super friendly and the inside was really clean.

I love eating the bundtinis!!…read more We got a huge assortment of the seasonal flavors and classic flavors. My favorites are the lemon and white chocolate raspberry ones. They are the perfect bite sized ones too so you can have several!

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Max's Cakes

4.8(176 reviews)

4.6 km

Ordered some cupcakes for a birthday today. Delivered with…read moreno problems and they added to free cupcakes! So nice and will be coming back again. And the flavors are so good, definitely recommend

I got a surprise birthday cake from Max's Cake, and it was absolutely amazing! My husband asked me…read moreto write a review because he was so impressed with the service. Everything he asked for was done perfectly, and we all loved the cake. It looked beautiful and tasted delicious! Thank you so much for making my birthday extra special. Your service was wonderful, and we truly appreciate all the care you put into the cake. Highly recommend Max's Cake!

Blaze the monster truck

Burnt almonds

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Coconut cream cake

Bakery Street

3.9(161 reviews)

4.1 km

This is a small storefront with a factory bakery in back of the building. They most mostly create…read morecookies and other baked treats for big chain, supermarkets, and stores, such as Costco. Inside there's always freshly baked treats, such as different type of cookies, small Bundt cakes, and their freshly personal mini pizzas, and there's a bunch of them also, they do different type of baked treats. Good for grab to go. Every time there's a dinner party I always go get a bunch of cookies and desserts from this spot. Definitely a hole in the wall factory in San Leandro. If you know you know. Why don't you come by and pick up a few treats for yourself, Daphne, you will not be disappointed.

A real hidden gem. Not sure how I've gone my whole life living here and not knowing about this…read moreplace! They have a huge selection of bakery sweets and pizza bread for a lot cheaper than you'd find elsewhere. Everything is super fresh and out of everything I've tried, there's nothing I wouldn't buy again. I Definitely recommend coming early in the day and early in the week. One time I came on a Friday afternoon and there was one pizza bread left and no large cakes. I came earlier in the week on a morning and they had a full table of pizza bread and a few large cakes, in addition to all the other pastries, cookies and mini cakes. You get a deal for buying larger quantities of some, but most items are $1.50 individually. Nothing Bundt Cakes has nothing on this place- if you're looking for mini or full size bundts this place is great and much more affordable. There's an office in the back with a window to the front where you pay. They take credit cards with a minimum charge or you can pay cash. Staff has always been friendly and I've never seen more than one other person in the store. I just wish they had A/C because on hot days it can get warm in there and they don't have refrigerated cases.

Triple Ginger cookies

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Gourmet Triple Ginger cookie container

Marita's Sweet Potato Pie

3.7(152 reviews)

1.1 km

I just read some of the reviews which weren't flattering. It must have been my lucky. I was driving…read moreby and noticed the bakery so I make a u-turn and dropped in to see what they had. I love Peach Cobbler and Marita's makes a peach cobbler. The bakery also had a ton of cakes and pies including pecan and sweet potato. The peach cobbler was actually pretty good, right amount of sweetness, cinnamon and mixture of crust to peaches. The peaches tasted like canned peaches but not too bad. Although not the best peach cobbler I've had. It isn't bad and is definitely better than a frozen cobbler or store bought cobbler. Next time I'm in Hayward, I'm going to drop in and a try a couple of different cake slices. For a variety of cakes and pies to try go to Marita's

Highly recommend! Friendly staff! The sweet potato cake is the absolute best. One of my favorite…read morecakes from here.

Inside bakery counter

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Caramel cake

AndreaMarie Custom Cakes and Treats

4.2(25 reviews)

3.0 km

Hubbs 55th Birthday Cake! The most delicious "sugar free" cake West of the Mississippi! I'm a…read moreforever customer of these delicious cakes!

#blackownedbusiness #womanownedbusiness Andrea Marie's…read morecustom cakes are hands down awesome. I have been getting custom order cakes for years from her. She truest has a way of making you cake vision come to life. She stands behind her work. Takes her time to hear what the customer is asking for and tries her best to be accommodating to the customers time schedule. Cakes are always tasty and fresh with very reasonable prices. So proud to see AndreaMarie come so far with her passion

Custom wedding

Lemon cupcakes topped off with fresh blueberries

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Brewja Coffee

4.0(428 reviews)

0.7 km

Already been here a handful of times. They send me a birthday drink every year and conveniently…read moreeasy to access rewards. I always want an empanada here or some sort of treat. The coffee drinks I've had here all delicious. The treats are yummy as well but we didn't like the what we were told were corn muffins but they mean similar too which was more of a solid pudding or pie texture/taste I definitely recommend them. They are such a hidden gem but probably most known to locals. Their space is so cute inviting and fun. They have added and changed a bit every time I visit Their bathroom is a bit malfunctioning at the moment with the door which will probably be updated by then but it wasn't inconvenient at all

All the coffee drinks I've tried here have been delicious! I love their Mazapan latte. I wish they…read morewere open later in the day as I would come after some appointments in the area. I've also had their avocado toast and I really recommend. Very flavorful. Service can be a bit slow at times, especially when there's a line. But I think it's worth the wait. Ambiance is 5/5 I like the vibe, music and the chair swing

Gorg decor

Dulce de leche latte with spinach feta

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Sugar Mommie Cookies

5.0(2 reviews)

0.1 km

Had a Sugar Mommie cupcake for the first time on Friday and called the next day to see if we could…read moreorder more for a party Saturday night! Delicious cupcakes, great service, and delivery to your house by a pretty lady?! What more could you ask! :) Thanks Sugar Mommie!!

They deliver cupcakes. To your door…read more Huge cupcakes. Yummy cupcakes. Red velvet cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, yellow cupcakes (what flavor is yellow?). Is there really anything else to say? The price is so reasonable, the woman who did the delivery so beautiful, the itemized invoice so organized, the pink bag so cute and reusable, and the cupcakes so delicious and shareable (six of us couldn't make it through six of them. Seriously).

Madagascar Vanilla Vanilla cupcakes w/ Sugar Flower

Sugar Mommie Cookies

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Russian Teacakes!

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Michele L.

5

15

42

9 years ago

We did it again! Thanks to you, our cupcake sale on 12/7/17 was a big success!! Your delicious cupcakes helped us to raise an amazing $3154 in three hours. Your willingness to help made it possible for us to take 55 children shopping for our 4th Annual Shop-with-a-Cop event. We raised $1000 more than last year, so we could serve even more children. We are grateful for your commitment to the community and to our police department. Thanks to you, 55 children experienced a very special Christmas this year. On behalf of the BART Police Department, Oakland Police Department, Oakland PAL, Piedmont Police Department our participating community organizations, children and families, we appreciate you and hope you'll participate with us again in 2018. For the complete story: https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20171213-0 read more

Amy S.

52

5

0

16 years ago

You've never tasted cupcakes until you taste the specialty flavors of Behind the Sweets. They will cater to your every need, and make helpful suggestions if you've hit a creative wall. Their fondant cakes add a whole new element of fun and tasteful expression to any party too! I'm a big fan of supporting family owned and operated businesses, as they tend to take more pride in craftsmanship than chain stores. Behind the Sweets is no exception, and their attention to detail was superb. I will be back for EVERY party I host! Thanks BTS! read more

Ann D.

3

27

115

16 years ago

Extremely happy with their service & cupcakes! The Dulce-de-leche is my favorite and would highly recommend them for any type party. We met at a local Starbucks and went through themes & flavors. Super quick, easy, and best of all, affordable. :) read more

Mike L.

52

72

153

15 years ago

Behind the Sweets has done custom cakes for my kids' birthdays and we loved every one of them! Highly recommended!

Patrick C.

0

10

0

14 years ago

you don't have a real cake if its not from behind the sweets!

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