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    Leah's Cakery

    4.6 (109 reviews)
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    Open 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Lovely interior
    Julia G.

    Wow, wow, wow The best I've ever had and I've had a lot. Tired of sugar being the main flavor in pastries? This is the place for an eclair with the freshest most creamy flavors with good quality chocolate. I also had the flakiest, most buttery biscuit. It was so satisfying it did not need anything else but the pure biscuit. Great ambiance to enjoy the items that you can tell are made with love and attention. Will definitely make it a ritual every time I'm in town. It's a must.

    Fiona H.

    Leah's is straight from a story book!! The inside smells incredible. They serve cookies, cupcakes, custom cakes, and tasty breakfast sandwiches. I go to bed excited every Tuesday knowing I can get iced coffee Wednesday at Leah's. Nicole and the whole team are lovely. One of my favorite places in the world!!

    a display of cakes and pastries
    Nischinth S.

    Went close to a time they were closing so I didn't get much to eat as they were sold out of most of the pastries. We went with a cup cake and chicken pot pie. They were good and wouldn't say they are the best I have eaten and thereby the 4 stars. Maybe I will have to get their early in the day and may be ill update my review. It's great to see a local business thriving with a good location close to a bike path which takes you to the round lake.

    Meghana A.

    Super disappointed with this bakery. I've been wanting to come here for a long time and I usually can never get there on time (closes early) to stock up for later in the day when my sweet cravings actually kick in. Nonetheless when I found myself in the vicinity of the cakery I had to stop. They were almost closing, duh! They were sold out of most cupcakes so I had very few choices to pick from, I tried the hazelnut cupcake which is possibly what I would have picked even otherwise. I was so excited to take the first bite but to my disappointment it was cold, hard,dry and crumbly. Not what I expected....Such a let down.

    Barbara C.

    I've wanted to visit Leah's Cakery for over a year. The Cakery is along the Zim Trail that I run frequently and I often see the Cakery and the long lines that form outside. I never stopped in, but on Saturday after my 5-mile run, I saw the long line and thought why not. I got in line with my music and my headphones and waited. The cakery only allows one person in at a time with a mask on so that contributes to the long line. I was at the end of the line but by the time I got to the door, the line was back to the parking lot again. Once I got in I could see the desserts and pastries to purchase the server was friendly and answered all of my questions. I got a chocolate cupcake with strawberry filling and strawberry cream icing as well as a vanilla cake with ganache filling. I also got a cup of coffee. I typically smell the coffee when I'm out running and was excited to taste it. The desserts were good, but the chocolate cupcake was a bit dry. I'll be back to try some of the other desserts.

    Leah's made the most unique wedding "cake" of our dreams, a cinnamon bun cake! As soon as we started wedding planning, we knew if Leah's could make this dream possible, it would be perfection. Everyone who is local to the Capital Region knows how incredible Leah's cinnamon buns are, and now our out of town friends and family do too. The tiers were made of mini cinnamon buns with full size buns served for dessert. Extras were enjoyed all weekend! People still talk about our delicious wedding "cake". We can't recommend working with Leah and her team highly enough. Every anniversary we'll be enjoying a fresh cinnamon bun to relive the memories all over!

    Don't tell my wife I ate the eclair before she got home! ;-)  Extra icing for the buns.
    Roger K.

    Well, it's taken me five years to get around to visiting Leah's. Please forgive me. Maybe my penance should be weekly visits for the next five years, and say, three cinnamon buns, two éclairs and a box of other assorted pastries. It was James and Amy D.'s reviews that shamed me into making a special trip to visit this lovely bakery. Of course they were not the only ones to rave about the luscious pastries to be found here, virtually every reviewer has given the maximum number of stars. All the tables were occupied with friendly looking people and the display cases were still overflowing with goodies calling out to me. But I was actually on a mission. Cinnamon buns! I enjoy a good cinnamon bun and have been buying them at a competing bakery half as far from my house as Leah's. So two cinnamon buns ($3.50 each) to go was my planned order. It was my lucky day, there were only two left. But with one eye on those buns, my other eye kept getting distracted by scones, cakes, cookies and ultimately an éclair ($3.50). It was too much for me. I've loved éclairs since I was a kid. When the woman at the register asked me if there was anything else, my inner child blurted out, "an éclair, please". I should not forget to mention that the woman at the register also asked me if I'd like to have some extra icing for the tops of the cinnamon buns. I accepted and she filled two small plastic containers of the sugar icing and instructed me to apply it to the center of the buns before I reheated them. That was cool. I've never had another bakery offer me that option. OK, I'm home, I've added the extra icing and heated the cinnamon buns. The first thing I notice is that Leah's dough was thinner than many other bakeries when she rolls them up. This results in more swirls/spirals to each bun with the cinnamon-sugar spread more evenly throughout the spiral. It may not look like a lot of cinnamon-sugar, but the ratio of cinnamon-sugar to dough is almost perfect, and that extra icing on top makes it a killer bun. The filling in the éclair was not like others that I've had. It was not the custard that I grew up on, nor was it like the cream fillings that I usually expect to find in a cream puff. It was white like the cream in a cream puff, but so much tastier and even a better consistency. And the chocolate glaze that topped the éclair had a good semi-sweet flavor. Looks like I'll be starting my penance next week.

    Sticky bun. Sublime.
    James D.

    Thought I had found a place that our omnipresent Community Leader Daniel B. had not yet visited, but lo and behold, he beat me to Leah's Cakery by about a week. Dagnabit!!! Anyway, I'm giving this place 6 stars with a twist! Here's why... Only about a minutes drive east off the Northway via exit 11, Leah's is truly a gem, and not just because it's so easy find! Lots of parking on the side of the building, which looks to be newly re-sided. It's indeed quite small inside with only 4 tables, but don't let that stop you from visiting. Expect staff and even patrons to make you feel ridiculously welcome as soon as you enter. I just couldn't believe how nice and welcoming everyone was even though we'd never been there before and were total strangers. The Outsiders we were. There was no open table once we'd ordered coffee, a heavenly sticky bun, and a taste buds elevating bacon cheddar scone (see my pics), but that didn't matter. Oliver, probably the coolest counter guy ever, came out from behind the counter and hastily with care created a spot for my wife and I to sit. It required some customers to move over a bit and they didn't hesitate as Oliver asked with so much deftness and charm. All the customers were so friendly and talkative to everyone, including my wife and I from the moment we entered. It was like they were adding new members to their own little club. It really made us feel special. If everyone in this world was that nice, well, we'd be living in a much better place. The welcoming alone would probably have won me over as a customer for life, and then we actually stuffed our gut-bellies! We inhaled an amazing sticky bun with honey and pecans (nom nom nom) that Oliver heated for us and portioned into two, as well as the heated scone that had sooo much bacon and cheddar flavor and was so deliriously dense! Coffe was scalding hot and came with free refills of your choice all day. A small coffee is only 2 bucks, the sticky bun was $3.75 and a scone is only $3.00. Items are priced irrationally low (insert cheesy radio commercial voice here), particularly with regard to portion size and quality. Leah is a classicly trained bakery chef and it undoubtedly shows. We brought home some added treats to nosh later and none disappointed. Their muffins are huge and made with fresh fruits, nuts, and real spices...and are exploding with all those same ingredients. They also have gluten free options if that meets your needs. Honestly, they seem like the kind of people that would make you a custom order right then and there upon request if you had a nut or food allergy. The place is rustic and charming in every way, from its customers, policies, prices, employees, and also to its decor. How cool is this? They keep the half and half or milk in the fridge nearby and you just help yourself to it as you need it for your coffee or tea. It makes you feel like you're at home, it really does. WiFi is strong and free (just like 'merica!!!) and they also have a day-old pedestal at the counter that offers everything on it at half price...so you can buy a 1 lb. muffin for like a dollar fifty. Home baked bread is available on Sundays and Wednesdays! I don't remember the last time I felt so welcome to an eatery, but I do know they've won a loyal customer right here. This is the kind of place you should go out of your way to visit. Homemade cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, muffins, quiches, scones, eclairs, soups and on and on...and all are served by some seriously nice people. I'd give them 6 stars if I could.

    Blueberry Scone. Blueberry - Rhubarb Tart.
    Jeremy B.

    The staff is helpful and welcoming in this warm and comfortable bakery. We opted for the blueberry scone, the apple turnover and the blueberry-rhubarb tart. All three had buttery and flakey crusts, and the blueberries were juicy. Excellent coffee as well. Try the Slap in the Face variety.

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    Colleen C.

    Quaint , organized and delightful bakery. Small town charm with big city service. Great outdoor seating top!

    Al S.

    Was in town for a friends birthday and had a kind of funny cake decoration request. Flavor options were plentiful and the cake ended up ridiculously delicious. We made a custom cake of almond cake, raspberry filling, and chocolate frosting -- an attempt at a rainbow cookie cake -- and it seriously delivered, it tasted just like the cookies. Our friend loves some good memes so we got her a hand drawn meme cake :) Other than the cake their traditional iced coffee with their vanilla simple syrup is awesome, and I'm waiting for my boyfriend to help me try the grab bags of cookies I bought for us.

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    all from scratch, delicious amazing goods and kinda $$$ ($18 for 4 cinnamon rolls) but as a treat, can't be beat

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    Excellent variety of delicious baked goods with outstanding service. Reasonably priced ... order ahead, it's very popular.

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    Great people, delicious food and right off of the Zim Smith trail. Well worth a visit.

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    The best sweets around, and wonderful breakfast sandwich on house baked rolls. Don't miss it, right off exit 11

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    The apple pie was amazing! And we got cupcakes for a kid's birthday party and they were a hit. Can't wait to try more : )

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