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3.4(524 reviews)
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Came here on a weekday, ordered a slice of strawberry cake through the app. Plenty of parking, so…read moreno hiccups there. I headed to the line, past all the tempting pastries. I usually order ahead to avoid too much temptation. Pretty quick in and out. Service was very prompt and friendly. The cake is one of my favorites from Paris Baguette. Perfect size for my partner and I to share. The strawberries were very fresh, cake was not too sweet!

My review is for the vegan options, which are extremely limited. I understand they're not a vegan…read morebusiness, but if you do offer vegan options, I'd expect them to be made with the same level of care as the non-vegan items. I dropped by after dinner with my family. As they loaded up their tray, I walked around looking for vegan options. I found two items displayed near the register: Gluten-Free Vegan Coffee Cake Mini Loaf and the Gluten-Free Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Mini Loaf. Note: Their website mentions they also have a Vegan Chocolate Chip Muffin and a Vegan Blueberry Muffin, but I didn't see them during my visit. The Plain Baguette is also vegan. I tried both mini loafs, but unfortunately, I wasn't impressed with either. The texture was too sandy, the loaf was dry, and the flavor was lacking. Traditionally, a coffee cake is moist, buttery, and has warm spices like cinnamon with a crunchy streusel topping. This was lacking cinnamon and the topping didn't add texture. When I think of a double chocolate chip mini loaf, I imagine something rich, sweet, and chocolatey. This was not moist or rich, and the chocolate cake lacked depth. The only saving grace was the chocolate chips, but the actual cake texture wasn't enjoyable enough to finish it. As a vegan, I wouldn't shop here again. In fact, I'd rather have Abe's coffee cake or brownies from the grocery store than this bakery's vegan options. That said, I added two stars instead of one because the staff is friendly, parking is easy, the store is clean, and as I recall, their non-vegan options are tasty.

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Sheng Kee Bakery - Cakes :-)

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2.9(59 reviews)
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When I think about what best exemplifies my taste of childhood, I think of Sheng Kee. I always…read moreloved their pastries as a kid, and going to Marina Food was always made more exciting when my parents would let me pick out one to take home for breakfast the next morning (usually it ended up being the coconut cream pastry). Even as I grew older, I never grew out of combing through their catalogue of delightful egg tarts and sweet and savory buns. The experience I'm speaking about today pertains to their custom cake order. You will likely need to speak Cantonese or Mandarin Chinese for this. I ordered a 1/2 sheet cake for my party of approximately 20 people, and we had almost half of the cake left over to spare! To be fair, I did give a much more generous estimate (I mentioned that there would be around 20-30 people attending my party). Definitely would've downsized had I known everyone's appetite would be so small. The ladies working there will let you know which size is best for your party. The cake was gigantic, and made in my favorite flavor (their mango mousse) with my birthday message written atop it in red and white icing. I loved everything about it! They're generous with the pickup process, you can definitely arrive after the time you specified for picking up. Everything went very smoothly, my friends were surprised that the cake was so delicious and many had never even had a mango flavored cake to begin with either! The creamy rich mousse layers complement the spongey cake perfectly. It was $135 total, but if you get their regular fruit cream cake, it'll be cheaper than if you pick a specialty cake (their tiramisu, passionfruit, etc).

Zheng Kee has good varieties, so we usually have something there, and always have something to take…read morehome. Their apple turnover is a favorite.

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Kee Wah Bakery - Cupertino

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4.1(379 reviews)
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Stopped by today for a pork floss bun, cocktail bun, and the Soypresso Black Sesame Soy Milk…read more They're the only ones I know of in the area that sell Soypresso. Guess I'll have to go to Soypresso directly next time. I spoke with an employee today who told me that the owner was retiring and they're going to close permanently on Oct 6th. So unfortunate that no one is going to take over the business. Love everything I've ever had here. They've got a ton of mooncakes prepping for mid-Autumn festival. Will miss having this bakery around!

I wanted to come one last time before they officially close on Sunday, October 5th…read more Both the Cupertino and Dublin locations will be closing, but the manager told me that their Los Angeles locations will remain open. I've come occasionally from time to time to pick up an item or two, usually their sponge cake. People also really love their breads and their whole cakes. I came one last time because I realized I actually never tried their mooncakes. Honestly, it was just ok. The pastry part was a bit dry. They're shipped from Asia. Turns out I don't think I was missing out as far as their mooncakes. I will miss their sponge cakes though. Always soft and fresh. Not overly huge like a lot of other places. They also sell out really fast. Workers here have always been pleasant. Take out only. No seating area.

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4.1(1.3k reviews)
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HUGE thank you to the very lovely people at La Patisserie who made a custom cake for my brother's…read morebirthday. They matched the reference photo I gave them almost exactly - and actually made it look better than the photo! They were so kind and patient in our back-and-forth about the cake details and it was packaged so carefully on the day of the pick-up. Every step of the process went so smoothly and I cannot recommend them enough. Plus, everything I have ever had from them has been delicious. This place is such a gem within the Bay Area. I am beyond grateful to the wonderful and talented staff at La Patisserie.

I've been coming to La Patisserie in Cupertino for years, usually when I'm already in the area…read moreshopping. There are a lot more fancy dessert shops around the Bay Area these days, but somehow I still come back for their Guava Cake. It's actually a strange craving. I don't think about this cake every week. Sometimes I completely forget about it for months, then one day something goes wrong in my brain and suddenly I NEED a guava cake. I've had this cake many times over the years and that's probably what impresses me most - it really hasn't changed much. Same fluffy cake, same very fragrant guava flavor, same bright old-school appearance. Maybe the angle of the whipped cream piping has changed a few degrees over the years, but I'll allow that process deviation. The guava flavor is the main reason I keep buying it. To me, it tastes surprisingly natural and close to real fruit. I've had plenty of guava desserts where you immediately get that artificial syrup/flavoring impression. I don't get that here. The guava is strong and fragrant, the cake itself is very light and fluffy, and the mousse and glossy guava topping give you that fruit flavor in almost every bite. This is definitely an old-school cake. It's not trying to be Lady M or some modern Instagram dessert. And that's fine. A good traditional cake is still a good cake. Usually I'm buying the whole cake to bring to someone's house, so I've watched a lot of first-timers try it over the years. Guava is guava - some people think it's on the sweet side, others love how fragrant it is. But somehow this is the one guava cake I've brought around that pretty much everybody ends up liking. And one comment I hear a lot is how natural the guava flavor tastes. It's around $70 for a whole cake now, which definitely isn't cheap. But if I'm paying that much for cake, at least give me something I can actually remember the next day. This one I can. If I'm planning to pick one up around 4 or 5 PM, I normally order earlier in the day. I've learned not to conduct unnecessary cake-inventory experiments. After all these years, La Patisserie's Guava Cake is still basically the same cake I remember. Dr. C long-term stability study: PASSED. Whipped cream piping angle may have experienced minor process drift. No CAPA required.

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