Called into the business the day after Thanksgiving to find out if they had premade cakes to celebrate a birthday that same day and was given many options. I reserved a cake which was chocolate flavored with fresh whip and strawberries. Once at the establishment I paid and the baker decorated as requested in under a few minutes. This bakery is small yet neatly kept with an area that has decorative options and party extras. The service was quick and pleasant and I hope to return soon as the cake was delicious! Definitely our new favorite place for a good cake at a reasonable price. read more

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I cannot say much for the service as I received this cake from my birthday from my wonderful team at work but the fact that they got this order done with what I'm sure couldn't have been more than a 24 hour notice they are obviously amazing. The cake was beautiful, perfectly decorated. The frosting was not too sweet. The chocolate cake with strawberry filling was delectable. The whole team loved it most importantly, I thought it was delicious being the birthday girl and all Thank you Cake Express my birthday was extra special and the cake was a big part of it! read more

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My family always looks forward to ordering cakes from this business, fresh cake and frosting. I even have family that live out of town that look forward to eating cake from here. I love being able to call and place my order over the phone and pay for the cake. Makes it convenient for me since I don't have a lot of time to run across town to pay. The cakes I order are basic and don't require too many details so I'm assuming that's why I'm able to order over the phone. read more

In November 2021, I purchased two cakes from another bakery for my daughter's quince. Those cakes were as pretty and delicious but cost more. In August 2024, I purchased the same size cakes with Cake Express for a better price AND the cakes were beautiful and delicious. Will be purchasing all my cakes with Cake Express. read more

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For many years, all the cakes I've ordered from here taste great and they are always accommodating on the style or image I request. Only took it down one star because I feel they are a bit pricey and beware they might be closed at the end of the year through the first few weeks of the year which I never encountered before since my son has an early January birthday that I had to order a cake elsewhere. Still would order from here again if and when my budget allows. read more

Cake Express - Good to know just in case - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Went in today to check on a bday cake. Their prices are ridiculous. $75 for a 8" round. $175 for a 1/2 sheet! These are gourmet bakery prices. Went to Costco right after.. $15 for a 10" round and $25 for a 1/2 sheet. I was astounded at the price difference. Not willing to pay that for questionable reviews from the last few years. I know prices have increased on many things but these prices are outrageous. read more

I don't usually order cupcakes but this time I did. I needed them for a retirement party and the employees let me order on the phone 5 mins before closing 2 days before I needed the cupcakes. Super accommodating and the cupcakes were light, fluffy and not too sweet! read more

Cake Express - Simple chocolate cupcakes with whip cream frosting - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Good cupcakes at very short notice. All the little people who ate them loved them. Friendly and very accommodating.

In 2018, my family discovered Cake Express while researching places to order for my sister's 18th Birthday Debut. We were absolutely impressed by their work and loved it! We decided to order again for my mom's birthday & although it's been some time since we last had it, we were still amazed! We got marble cake with mocha mouse filling and everything from the texture to the flavor was perfect! Highly recommend :) read more

Cake Express - Marble cake w/ mocha mousse filling - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Way too overpriced. I was quoted $85 for small 8" ombré cake. I ended up ordering a plain white round 8" and decorated it myself. It was for a 1st bday, and I wanted pumpkins and she said she doesn't do fondant. They only print on the cake or do simple decor, but want to charge over $80 for a small cake my last time ordering from here. Waste of money read more

Ordered a cake, the sponge of the cake tasted like it was from a freezer. So they freeze the actual cake and hide it with frosting. Not to mention the lettering came out back and they tried to hide that too. I tipped 5$ on top of the 45$ cake hoping they would put extra love into it but sadly no. read more

Cake Express - 15 year old girl's Birthday Cake ruined - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Ordering here is easy, they always have cakes ready for you to customize for your party's needs. Within 10 minutes the ladies can create beautiful cake design. Must try the white cake with custard filling read more

Cakes are always good there . When my aunt used to own it she was more detailed and put effort . The lady she passed it on to is basic her designs are simple (just a printed picture ) and she overcharges . read more

Beautiful and delicious. The ladies at Cake Express are true artists. They can turn simple ideas into amazing creations. Thank you for making the best cake ever. read more

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Fabulous, scrumptious cake with the Hawaiian delight filling for our last birthday party. Definitely the way I remember it. Great friendly staff and beautiful job from a texted photo. read more

I gave vague idea of the cake i wanted and i was very pleased with the yummy results. The frosting was not oversweet and the filling was yummy! read more

Cake Express - Yummy cake! - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

This is a great Bakery, and it's open on Sundays! I needed a birthday cake (for myself), and they were able to pull it off completely last minute. I kind of wanted a "Coco" inspired cake and they recommended the Hawaiian filling which is banana, pineapple and strawberry. Cake was super moist and the filling was delicious. Thank you Cake express, will be coming back in the future! read more

Cake Express - Coco inspired cake for my birthday! - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Lucy is an amazing baker! She's baked all my cakes over the years! It's nice that they have extra cakes on hand for those random family get togethers! Prices are reasonable, service is great! read more

Cake Express - Kiki holding one of Lucy's cakes banana! - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

I've been coming here for about five years and I have never been disappointed with the cake. Cake is always delicious and exceeds my expectations. Definitely recommend them! It could get a bit pricy but totally worth it. These are some pics from over the years read more

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Poor customer service poor cake fruit was Rotten the cake was not made properly I buy cakes here all the time for family members and gatherings in my cake wasn't even finished when they said it was done read more

We've been getting cakes here for family events for years and always get compliments at parties. You know you have a good cake when people at the party keep asking, "Where did you get this?!" Cake Express also did my wedding cake in 2004 and I was very pleased with not only the cake, but them helping me design what I want and getting it delivered timely and assembled for the reception. Any bride can appreciate all of that! They have a great selection of cake flavors and cake fillings. Be sure to ask them for the full menu of choices as I'm not sure they have listed on any menu. read more

As always, they hit it out of the park! Ordered two full sheets and a round center cake for our Tio/Tia's 50th anniversary party. They were beautiful! I asked for a specific purple and they matched it, and added butterflies which have sentimental meaning for our Tia and Prima. The cake was moist, fresh Thank you so much!! read more

Cake Express - One of the sheet cakes and the Round for the happy couple to keep! - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Delicious tees leches cake with banana cream filling! We will so be coming back to order more cakes!! The cake was moist and very beautiful! It's rare to get a beautiful and tasty cake! The turn around was also very fast! read more

i've been a cake express fan since i found out i was having my first child almost 12 years ago! this place never fails to amaze me, it used to be traditional 1/2 sheets i used to order with pics on the cake or they would fulfill my vision for any kid theme/baby shower cake that i had in mind. they have tons of options of filling/flavor to chose from, dont be afraid to try them! we love the banana with custard/chocolate cake, the frosting is light and not too sweet, it is soooo good, cake is thick and moist and sooo good. you can only do 1/2 and 1/2 for the 1/2 sheet cakes or bigger. they always have plain cakes on stand by for the last minute shoppers lol. They also just now started selling slices of cake! this place will forever be one of my fav cake spots. read more

Their cakes look great, but the taste is horrible... super dry, if you enjoy the taste of baking soda, you found your store. Not worth the $85 I paid for it. I didn't get to try this cake until the end of the party. I told my guests the cake was suppose to be delicious, I was so wrong. The cake was disgusting it ended in the trash. Don't waste your money on this place I though Nob Hill cakes were bad until this experience. I will continue buying my cakes at Costco or Safeway. read more

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I was really looking forward to cutting into my birthday cake and enjoying some strawberries and whipped cream. Well that didn't happen. I asked for extra whipped cream and didn't get it. The cake looked great on the outside but the truth is on the inside. There were maybe 8 thinly sliced strawberries in the middle layer of the cake. Only allowing for one skimpy strawberry per slice of cake, that's just ridiculous. It was filled mostly with strawberry glaze/jell. The whipped cream was so thinly spread I was surprised it held up. I was extremely disappointed with the cake. It was 25.00 for this small 8 inch cake. Doubt we'll be back. read more

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Seeing that I'm from Palm Springs, CA and not knowing the area, I had to rely on Yelp to bring me to this place. Lemme just express my gratitude to Cake Express for doing such a phenomenal job on my daughter's 2nd bday cake!! It was a Frozen Fever theme, so I was particular to which colors & flowers I wanted and these ladies got down and delivered a stunning and delicious 2-tiered round cake. Definitely recommend to any parents who want a unique, yummy cake for their little ones. read more

Cake Express - Frozen Fever cake - top tier: marble cake w/ chocolate filling; bottom tier: white cake w/ Hawaiian delight filling (big hit with the kids!) - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

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Absolutely love this place- They always have some pre-made cakes available in 15 mins for when you need something last min. And have a variety of designs to choose from if your looking for something more personalized (usually order mine a couple days before) The whip cream frosting is SO good. Not too sweet and the perfect consistency! The only place to get amazingly delicious cakes in Salinas- our family goes nutts for their white cake with whip cream and fresh strawberry filling. Yum! read more

This is my absolute favorite place to buy cakes. Every single experience (we've bought a lot of cakes throughout the years) has been amazing. We prefer doing a marble cake with a mocha filling. So good. Their frosting is also... kind of like whip cream and not nasty icing or buttercream. One of a kind for sure read more

I wish I could give MORE Stars!!! It was my first time visit Monterey, and I needed to order a last minute birthday cake for my boyfriend. I had called 5 other bakeries before I called "Cake Express," and let me tell you they were so kind, easy to speak with, and on top of everything else they over delivered. The Design of the motorcycle cake was perfect, everybody enjoyed the flavors. Thank you "Cake Express," for making boyfriend's birthday special. read more

I needed a cake last minute was able to place my order before noon and was ready by 4. It was really good and best of all my son loved his spider man cake. read more

Professional quality service all the way around... Their cakes are beautiful & delicious! They can do just about any thing you ask for but be sure to plan ahead if you have something special in mind. I stopped in without any plan and they fixed me up with a perfect cake in just minutes! read more

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We get pretty creative each year with our daughter's birthday cake, and we're picky with the frosting and filling. Cake Express has yet to disappoint us!! Service is great (they're patient through our constant changes), their cakes are delicious, and the designs always come out on point!! This year we went with the banana cake with Hawaiian Delight filling...DELICIOUS!!!! Thank you Cake Express for another awesome cake!!!!!! read more

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Walked in to buy some cup cakes very friendly excellent customer service....the lady asked me what color I will like the toppings.. I will return for upcoming birthday.. read more

I was so extremely pleased with the amazing last minute cake they were able to create in under an hour. After I had first came to pick up a pre purchased cake from Safeway earlier that day, Looking completely unfinished with a five year old penmanship. I am so thankful for cake express to have done such an incredible cake at the last minute after Safeway completely messing up. read more

Cake Express - A last minute cake that cake express was able to amaze me with!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Favorite cake EVER. Their prices are getting a little high, but the quality of their cakes and the flavor are amazing. The people who work there are nice as well. read more

Needed a last minute birthday cake. Called at 4pm and they made it happen!!! Thank you sooo much!!! And the cake was soooo good and moist! read more

Cake Express - Hawaiian cake. Strawberry, pineapple, and banana - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Never again. Used to be really good & reasonably priced. Ordered a 1/2 sheet fresh strawberries (hate that gel stuff) with decorations we provided for my granddaughter's 2nd birthday. $120...thought that was high but they do charge extra for the strawberries. Sent a relative to pick it up as party was in full swing. Lo & behold it was a full sheet (not needed) filling was fresh strawberries in that gel crap, & they forgot the "happy!" unbelievable! When I called to complain the owner kind of giggled & said "oh ya I forgot the happy. Bring it back." Well of course I couldn't as my house was full of guests. She offered to return the price of the decorations...uhhhh we provided them? So embarrassing & pictures were ruined. Absolutely never returning & I would not recommend. read more

This place used to be the place our family got our birthday cakes for 10+ years until the last 3-4 cakes we had were so dry it was almost inedible. Each time we called to let them know and each time we got a basically got a response of "okay. our other cakes are fine" followed by silence. Its comical how small businesses who get some success start feeling entitlement and start losing their customer service. Alternatively, we started getting our cakes at Safeway! which are consistently moist, delicious, and WAYY cheaper than this place. read more

I want to say I've been coming here since my 1st son's 2nd Birthday party, he's 24 years old now.. i could be a year off but I know my son was a baby. I found this place in the phone book, no internet reviews, no referrals, nothing like that back then. So glad I did, and have been a customer for that long. In the beginning years it was a man and his daughter always up front but I do remember the lady who's there now working on cakes in back. Now it's just her and another lady, but none-the-less, same amazing quality! I know I've asked for certain cake combinations that other places say won't work, over here they just do it and it works! These are the cakes that if you want to be sure it's going to taste consistently amazing you gotta get it from here, they never fail. I've ordered a chocolate and custard cake 30 mins in advance and they were super cool about it! And like another reviewer said, they do have those last minute cakes ready when you aren't. Super cool people! read more