Unsuspecting bakery for great carrot cake! . . . Upon first impressions you might end up feeling like you're about to enter a quaint donut shop or even a mom and pop-esque place - and you'd be pretty damn close! They sell a variety of interesting pastries such as guava+cheese or jalapeno+cream cheese empanadas, and specialty cakes here. I came by around 5pm on Friday evening, desperately looking for a birthday cake. With Red Velvet ($29), Strawberries & Cream, and Carrot cake ($24) on display, I opted for the latter in an 8 inch and it was delicious + super moist! Definitely a hit amongst friends. In terms of the El Monte scene, this place definitely stuck out as a great "go-to" cake spot. However, I'd definitely recommend ordering something in advance, otherwise you'll be stuck with rather limited options. Also, since they are a small business, they won't provide any candles or knives. ****Minus one star for the check-in deal which expired in 2014 - it's super misleading!!**** read more

My family and I have been coming to this local bake shop for our celebration cakes for over a decade. They do a great job with their baking and decorating every single time. Their cakes are always beautiful and delicious. They also have a good selection of cakes that you can buy and they'll write on them beautifully for you. I've purchased many birthday cakes on the go and they are always well enjoyed! The cherry on top is that the owners are always so friendly, helpful, and long-standing in our community. read more

She did a lovely job on my father's birthday cake within a days notice, priceless reaction read more

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Fudge. Balls. Balls of fudge. Covered in more fudge. 3 big ol' fudge balls for $1! If you don't love this place, you suck. And your family is probably secretly ashamed of you. read more

Half sheet marble birthday cake for $50 My sister and I pre ordered the cake 3 days in advance, we ordered it with an image of Baby Minnie Mouse. Sadly upon picking it up the owner was extremely rude! She showed us our cake and we pointed out that it was messed up on the edges and asked her to fix it and she refused! After that we didn't want to stay and argue so we asked for a candle and a plastic knife to cut the cake. She wanted to force us to buy a pack of 12 candles for $4.50! Then she tells us she doesn't give out knives and to get it at the 99 cent store! Or if we are going to a restaurant they should have a knife. Honestly any bakery that I have been to is always willing to give you a candle and it comes with a plastic knife. This place on the other hand is trying to skimp out and cheat customers from as much money as they can. I regret coming here to preorder my cake. Im astonished that a bakery with terrible service could stay open. read more

Omg so it's my 3rd time getting a cake here... The 1st time it was ok then I thought maybe I should give it a second shot since it's down the st from my house..... So I did, cake tasted like old cake sitting inside the fridge for at least a week.....then I was in a rush to find a cake last minute decision so of course here I come after the experiences I had.... So I got a chocolate strawberry cake and once everything was cut in slices here I go finding a damn hair!!!! Like seriously????? Thank god I found it and not my guests.... 3rd times a strike!!!! So disgusting I feel!!!!! Never again will I come and buy a cake here!! I rather drive to my bakery spot in eAgle rock!! read more

Happy Bakery - Ok I had to take a pic of this disgusting hair found inside my sons bday cake. - Bakeries Near Me - El Monte, California

I love this spot the Asian lady was super nice.. I ordered the Morrissey cake and it came out as awesome as I imagined it.. The cake was magically delicious.. I definitely recommend this place and I'm totally coming back.. read more

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I love Happy Bakery!! The owner lady is nice, sweet and very talented. This bakery is near my home and I was at first hesitant to order a cake from here since the place looks fairly small and does not have many pictures on display. I ordered my first cake for my sister's college graduation and took her a few pictures to show her my ideas and she did a great job. I also recently got married in 7/27/13 and was looking for places that would focus more on wedding cakes since I wanted some modern and beautiful. However, from all the places that I went the prices were way to expensive and I was unable to get exactly what I was looking for since I wanted a squared cake which were about 300 dollars more than an average wedding cake. So I decided to give it a try again at Happy Bakery for my wedding cake. I talked to the owner lady and took her about three different wedding cake pictures and told her how I wanted my cake. I had also told the owner that I did not like the taste and texture of the fondant cakes but that all the wedding pictures that I had seen were made out of fondant icing. She told me that she was able to make my wedding cake to look exactly like the pictures that I had taken to her and with the buttercream icing instead of the fondant icing. I decided to trust her and ordered my cake. The price was about $250 dollars less than the other estimates for a cake with round tiers. I order carrot cake for first tier, velvet cake for the second tier, and marble cake for the third with buttercream icing. I took the owner the lace color of my wedding and my flowers so that they can match my wedding reception a day before the wedding. The cake came out to be beautiful and was one of the many things that came out great from my wedding. I was excited to see when they were bringing the cake to the reception since it was exactly what I had ordered. They dropped off the cake around 5:30pm since it was a hot day and the reception wedding was from 6pm-12am. My cake did great despite that it was a hot day and I was a bit scared that it was going to melt by the time that we would cut the cake. I received many compliments for the beautiful cake and about how delicious it was since it was a very moist cake. My wedding cake made my wedding more memorable and I thank "Happy Bakery" for my beautiful cake. Please see the Wedding Cake on the pictures (White and Wine Purple color) since I was not able to post it along with this review. Definitely I will continue ordering more cakes for future special occasions. Just a word of advice: I would pay an extra fee to have them deliver the cake to your destination since the very first time I decided to take it on my own and ended up being a disaster cake but luckily the owner was able to re-do it all again for another fee. read more

Happy Bakery - 7/27/13 Wedding cake: 3 tier cake, buttercream icing, and fresh orchid flowers. - Bakeries Near Me - El Monte, California

Love this bakery gotten lots of cakes here there always so good people always ask where did you get this cake its so good...We got our wedding cake here this pass weekend. It was so beautiful and delicious read more

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Order a carrot cake yesterday last minute and they delivered, ready to pick when I got off of work. The cake came out beautiful and was just what I wanted. I had looked up bakeries that were open on Monday and who baked carrot cakes and had trouble locating one until I found Happy Bakery. They made one happy customer! read more

Happy Bakery - Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, last minute order :) - Bakeries Near Me - El Monte, California

Very good quality. Owner is always willing to help and even stays open til 10pm sometimes to get work done. Cakes are always tasty, not too dry or sponguey. Been getting cakes here for 5+ years and recommended many. read more

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Super great place. Thank you for my daughter's birthday cake. I brought a print out of my girl's love of Penguins and she printed it on the cake for us. The lady who took my order was so nice and helpful and it was easiest cake order. My daughter loved the cake and it was a hit. This place was a bit out of my way but will definitely Italy be going here again. And the cake tasted so good. We got the vanilla cake with strawberry filling. Thanks Happy Bakery! read more

love ordering my cakes from Happy Bakery! if you want a specific cake make sure to go 1-3 days in advanced. friendly staff. always helpful

This is my favorite cake place. I can't wait to have another reason to buy a cake from here again. Will take a photo for an updated review soon. Best cakes ever. read more

GREAT BAKERY!! I placed an custom order 3 days before a birthday for an 8" round cake with a printed photo, and it came out amazing! The cake was marble with custard filling and it was definitely not dry. It was soft, moist, and the icing was the perfect sweetness. Will definitely come back! read more

My family and I have been coming here for years, owners are so polite and totally understand what it is you're looking for in a cake, not too mention they're pastry's are so delicious this is a hidden gem, prices are extremely good I definitely have referred so many people you won't be disappointed read more

Their cake tastes good. I got a 8" cake, the cake is too tall that I could close the box. The only thing is the cake is a little pricey. I am not sure it's because I order and gender reVeal cake or that's their regular price for a cake, they charge me $49 for a cake. Not so much decorations. read more

I'm all in for small businesses. It's the service that I don't particularly like that irks me. I called in 24 hours early to order 2 puto/rice sponge cakes for 11:30-12ish noon the next day. I come in close to 2pm and it's not even done yet. On top of that, they want to charge me $2 to have it precut. Ugh. It takes a second lady, maybe multiply that by 60 seconds. Anyways, the puto was not the translucent one I asked for as well. It was hard and wasn't that great with the dinuguan. "Happy", yeah right. read more

Happy bakery is the best bakery! They never seem to disappoint on flavor or presentation. I will always continue to get all of our family bday cakes from here. I typically get them from the Covina location, but this time I tried the El Monte location and was very pleased with how our cake turned out. Everyone is really friendly. read more

Julie was amazing especially when she only had a few hours notice for a last minute birthday cake for my son. He was so happy with the cake. I will definitely be going here from now on. read more

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I chose Happy Bakery again for my wife's birthday cake... I chose an image of one of her artworks... cake came out perfectly... the baker went so far as to match the Victorian lace pattern on the sides if the image with frosting lace on top and bottom, exactly matching the pattern... the cake was not only beautiful but really yummy! Can't say enough good things about my experiences with Happy Bakery... read more

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I've been going here for years and I can't believe I haven't written a review years! Everything is so good here, especially the cakes. Oh my god, the cakes. So amazing. Bottom line: their cakes are delicious. Sponge white cakes are my favorite. Cheesecakes: they have these small cheesecakes of the popular flavors like red velvet, chocolate, vanilla, etc. omg so good. They're always making something every day so ask them what came out of the oven recently and buy that!!! Breads, cookies, cheesecakes, cakes, omg so good. read more

I used to love Happy bakery growing up when it was an Asian bakery. A few years back, ownership changed and it is now a Mexican bakery. They are still ok, but I preferred the pastries and cakes that the old Happy Bakery used to carry. I think I'm clearly just fawning over my childhood memories or eating chocolate dipped brownie balls and chocolate sponge cake with strawberries and whipped cream. They still carry bolillos and have extravagant cakes available for purchase, just a little different texture than I prefer. read more

The cakes here are very fresh and beautifully decorated. Normally I just get our cakes at the local grocery store but wanted something special for my mom and I found out the price of the cakes here are on par and the quality is better so I will be coming here for future celebrations. read more

I love this bakery!!! The best I'd have to say in the area. My mom has bought my birthday cakes here ever since I was 6. Sure I've tried Sam's club cakes and Costco, but they are too sweet for my taste. The frosting at Happy Bakery reminds me of a light cool whip. I love how it's creamy and just melts in your mouth...the sponge cake is my favorite. Its always soft and moist. They also have huge chocolate covered strawberries that are to die for or at least fight over. I recommend everyone to give this place a try! You won't be disappointed. read more

There was color bleeding on my cake, the edges looked caved in and she was extremely mean. Overall I feel the cake was poor quality because when trying to serve guest, the cake didn't cut well. The pieces were stuck to the sheet and each slice looked like a creamy mess. THE CAKE WAS DRY and compensated with a lot of cream. The decorations looked horrible and the cake was uneven in shape. WORST EXPERIENCE! read more

Happy Bakery - DRY CAKE TEXTURE. poor quality. Color bleeding all around the cake and the edges curved downwards. Very unsightly. - Bakeries Near Me - El Monte, California

I have been coming here since I was 14. Cakes are always moist and perfect. This lady is awesome at her detailed work. My favorite is sponge cake with half banana and strawberries with shaved almonds on the sides of the cake. I bring my kids here for a treat such as her cookies. I saw a sign thats she takes EBT for cakes I don't know what other bakery will do that. Go check them out!!! read more

We've been patrons of The Happy Bakery since the mid 80's. And we still order our cakes here to this day. The family is so friendly and make some really delicious cakes and other desserts. Support local businesses and make Happy Bakery a family tradition. Keep up the awesome work you do and thank you for the awesome memories your cakes are part of. read more

So happy with our birthday cake. It was decorated just how I requested it and tasted great with sponge cake fresh strawberries and whip cream read more

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Awesome staff. I called in last minute to place an order and they accommodated my order. Cake was good, not too sweet. The pricing is reasonable. Would definitely order from here again. The birthday cake was the icing on my sisters birthday, really made her birthday. read more

I wasn't sure about this place when I walked in. But the slice cake and pastry I got were both pretty good. The lady helping me was very friendly as well. They carry a lot of Mexican pastries as well but I prefer the cakes. read more

I was having a baby shower and went and asked the lady if she can blow up balloons for me and how much would she charge me. She said .70cents a balloon. I agreed because I really needed them blown up and with the helium shortage it's hard to find a place besides party city that blows up balloons. I left her with 5 dozen balloons. Yes I know it's a lot but she agreed to blow them up. I sent my son to pick up the balloons and he was shocked when she told him it was $143! He asked her if she was sure that's how much it was and then her husband started raising ha voice and my son and kept repeating "143,143,143 that's how much" He paid her and came back to the house. He was so mad. I told him she said .70 each! At this point the party had already started and I didn't have time to go over to the bakery to talk to her about the confusion. We called her and she said that's how much it is. I'm no math expert but .70 cents x 60 balloons is $42. Even with tax it would not be $143. She completely was dishonest and took advantage of us. I won't be back not even for the cakes. read more

Surprisingly a different variety of pastries, breads and treats. Their strawberry cake wasn't too sweet and contained lots of strawberries. Funnily, they have Hello Kitty and Justin Bieber cookies. I was disappointed with their mini cannolies though. Filling was more like icing which is harder and less creamier than actual cannoli cream. But can't wait to try their other treats! read more

I usually would have my good friend make my cupcakes when I host any event but she's pregnant so I would have to find an alternative. Found this place near my house and they only charge $12 per doze which is an awesome deal. Presentation wasn't the greatest and tastewise were kinda dry but for the price it's acceptable I suppose. read more

Order a gender reveal cake short notice and was able to pick it up in 5 hrs. Not only did it look perfect but was delicious. Thank you so much great service will definitely be back for the baby shower cake! read more

Happy Bakery - Order this the same day and it came out perfect!!! Thank you!! - Bakeries Near Me - El Monte, California

I have been buying CAKES from here for 20 years. You can bring in a picture and she can add to the cake with icing. She even did one with graffiti print. The best cakes in SGV by far. Every single party we have the CAKES are a hit and we say we got it from HAPPY BAKERY. read more

Great place very friendly staff.. Plenty of cakes to choose from on such short notice. Definitely coming back on any occasion when a cake is needed read more

I came to this bakery and I am so disappointed. I will not go back again. The empanadas where dry and cold. The pastries are old and taste less. I rather go to a donut shop. read more

i come to this place for all my birthday cakes. i like them because they are not super sweet but still manage to keep all the flavor. angel cake is the best. my orders have always been on time and i've never had any funny spellings or mistakes on the writing. price is not bad either. im giving it 4 stars because the cake designs from their book are not always available and its sort of a let down. read more

I love this place, not only their cakes are so delicious but their customer service is great (specially da young hispanic young lady) always welcome ppl with a smile, I definitely recommend this place I Have order a Dodgers cake for my nephew Mario and I was super happy to see the great job they did, Definitely I am ordering my cake for this next holiday (thanksgiving) Eassa DalPrato read more