Indie Cakes & Pastries

Anastasia made the deserts for my winter wedding, and they were perfect. She makes excellent, high quality cakes and tarts and pies and whatever else (because she is just that good). Working with her was as simple as a couple of emails and a tasting. She is professional, and has passion for her work.
If you need cakes, get them from her. You won’t be disappointed.

Hands down, best baker in the bay area.
Try the salted caramel… or anything.
It is difficult to describe the flavor.
Anastasia has perfected cakes. From the exact amount of flavor (not over powering, not too subtle) sweet but not overly, and the texture is wonderfully moist, almost gooey but not soggy or greasy.
Absolutely perfect confections.

This is the second time we go to Indie cakes for our party and we will definitely return! We had a champagne cake with fresh strawberries, strawberry Bellini mini cupcakes, lavender (my favorite) cupcakes, and Mexican hot chocolate cupcakes. All delicious and very moist. The frosting was also perfect; not too sweet. Thank you once again!

Anastasia and Indie cakes did a phenomal job for our wedding cake. We had a 4-​layer naked cake, along with gluten-​free cupcakes. All were a huge hit, in both flavor and beauty. Thank you!

We ordered a custom cake, cupcakes, mini cupcakes and macaron for our daughter’s birthday party. All the cupcakes were very balanced in terms of sweetness, saltiness, sourness. We had some leftover pieces from the custom cake (Strawberry-​Bellini), the husband and I enjoyed it tremendously and noted how well it held up after we left it out all day. Soft, moist and the filling is so delicious. I wish there were more leftovers! Thank you for making our event a success!

I was looking for an affordable cake/​cupcake company because my original fell through at the last minute.
I was planning a wedding at the Brazilian Room in Berkeley and was having trouble finding a bakery that had quality ingredients. I am from Chicago so it was difficult and stressful since I wasn’t there to taste anything. I was pretty much putting my trust in Unilocal reviews.
I found Indie on Unilocal and began speaking with Anastasia. She responded quickly, worked with me on pricing and details, and when I ended up actually being able to go visit SF she set up a tasting for my friend and me.
After one cupcake I was pretty much sold. I hate red velvet usually but her red velvet was so moist and delicious I knew she was more talented than most.
She made us a variety of flavor a for our cupcakes (I still get comments on the Pumpkin Chai!), and make a 6″ cake for my fiancé and I to cut during our reception.
The frosting she uses is amazing-​I can’t describe it well-​but it is somewhere in between an Italian buttercream and a US buttercream. I LOVE SWEETS, my fiancé hates sweets and we both loved these cupcakes!
For our cake she made fall leaves cascading down and it looked beautiful! Sl
She provided a cupcake stand (with a deposit that was returned promptly when we returned the cupcake stand a few days later) and they delivered everything and set it all up before the ceremony.
I cannot recommend Indie enough. Don’t let the prices fool you-​even though they are good prices the ingredients and quality are top notch!
Thank you for making our cake and cupcakes!

Indie Cakes & Pastries was the PERFECT choice for our wedding cupcakes and cutting cake. They were beyond delicious and absolutely beautiful. We ordered 150 cupcakes for our guests and a small cutting cake for us to cut into and then take home with us. The flavors were delicious and we loved that the ingredients were all locally sourced and organic all while remaining reasonably priced. Anastasia was a pleasure to work with; very responsive by email, delivered and set up the most beautiful arrangement of cupcakes on a tiered stand, perfect for our wedding reception. We highly recommend Indie Cakes & Pastries. –Elisa & Octavio Nevarez

We LOVED our wedding cake from Indie Cakes & Pastries. Anastasia was a pleasure to work with and everyone raved about how great our cake tasted. We went the non-​traditional route with a naked lemon cake with a blueberry filling. It was so refreshing on a hot night and we wished we had more! Anastasia went out of her way to find olive branches to give the cake an even more organic feel!
We also ordered macaroons from Indie Cakes & Pastries as welcome gifts and everyone loved them. Thanks again!

We had pies for our wedding instead of cake. They were spectacular. We had lemon, chocolate cream, apple, and salted caramel pecan, and I can’t tell you which one was the best because they were all so good! I also appreciated how Anastasia really cares about getting good, top-​quality, in-​season fruit. When we had our tasting several months before the actual wedding, she was very apologetic about not having an apple pie for us to taste because the only apples that were available were not in season and did not meet her high standards! She offered a berry pie to taste instead (since berries were in-​season at the time), but even though it was also incredibly tasty, we still went with the apple for our wedding and did not regret it!

Best cakes/​cupcakes around. I ordered a naked cake with a dozen cupcakes for my friends bridal shower and it was amazing. Best chocolate cake we have ever had the buttercream was amazing cake was
Mosit. The cupcakes were even better everyone at the party loved them. Her decoration for the cakes were super perfect. Will diffidently be getting cakes from here again

Indie Cakes is about as good as it gets! They use top notch ingredients and always have the best of seasonal fruits in their pies and desserts. If you are looking for a gluten free, vegan or any type of dessert, look no further. The macarons are to die for and you can always find something new at the Kensington Farmers’ Market on Sunday.

Anastasia did the desserts for my wedding and they were amazing! I love the variety she had to offer and they were gorgeous and tasty and made with organic and quality ingredients. Even my dad, who is a tough critic, said our chocolate wedding cake was the best he ever had! She was accommodating and was flexible when fridge space at our venue was limited. She fit our wedding in and even though she had multiple events that same weekend, was right on time and delivered what we were looking for. So yummy! Can’t wait until our anniversary when we get to eat the cake again!

Anastasia’s desserts are so delicious! We came in for a tasting before choosing the desserts for our wedding and everything we tried was amazing! She uses fresh, organic, and as much local ingredients as possible. We decided to go with a dessert display for our wedding and it worked out really well. Our guests enjoyed having a variety of treats and they raved about the mini-​tarts with seasonal berries and the rose flavored macarons. We also had a six inch strawberry champagne cake, that was so good my husband and I finished it within a couple days of our wedding!
On the day of our wedding, all we had to do was set out some platters/​cake stands and Anastasia set up all of the desserts. She did a beautiful job with the dessert table; all of our guests couldn’t wait until it was time for dessert.
I can’t wait for another celebration so we can order more treats from Indie Cakes and Pastries.

I swear, Anastasia’s pies were the highlight of my wedding. Forget the getting married part, every single guest told me how amazing the pies were and asked where I got them. They were so pretty on the table and because they looked so good, the caterer came and asked us if we might want to cut the pie a little sooner than we planned (6:30 vs 8:30pm). Apparently, everyone was dying to try the pie. There was not a crumb left of the 9 pies we ordered. I even had people telling me they were upset they didn’t get to try all three kinds (apple, peach, mixed berry, all seasonal). You win, Indie Cakes. And you definitely made our day!

Such an amazing find! I wanted to find an organic cupcake place for my son’s 2^nd birthday. We got 4 different flavors — raspberry velvet, chocolate, vanilla, and carrot cake. My niece can’t eat eggs, so she made the chocolate ones egg-​free (but not dairy-​free, which was a nice change of pace since we usually have to get her vegan stuff, even though she loves dairy!). First off, the carrot cake cupcakes were beyond delicious — many of the guest commented on how moist and fluffy they were. None of the guests even realized the chocolate ones were egg free! And I love that the raspberry velvet ones were red not because of dye, but because of actual raspberries! We had a few leftovers and ate them over the course of a few days and they continued to taste great.
Finally, Anastasia was a pleasure to work with. She sent an invoice outlining the costs, and promptly had them ready by 9 am the day of the party. Her presentation and cupcake boxes were beautiful, classy, and spot on. Almost all of our guests wanted to know where we got the amazing cupcakes! Though they may be pricier than other cupcakes, they were well worth it.
So if you’re in the market for organic cupcakes for a special occasion, I recommend Indie Cakes!

Anastasia is so friendly and professional. She made everything a breeze. We ordered cupcakes for my son’s 2^nd birthday party. The theme was DC Comics. She took my ideas and made it come to life. Her Red Velvet cupcakes were so moist and delicious and the frosting was one of the yummiest I’ve ever had. I will definitely order from her again, whether it be for a party or just a simple sweet craving. Anastasia, you’re awesome… And your sweet treats are even better!

Love love love Indie Cakes! Anastacia is so creative and uses the highest quality ingredients to make the most delicious treats. I visit her booth at the Kensington Farmers’ Market whenever I can. My husband gifted me a box of beautiful and yummy cupcakes for Valentine’s Day. So good.

I’ve ordered macaroons from Indie cakes twice now and each time everyone is very satisfied. Her macaroons are probably one of the best I’ve had.
Recently I ordered a custom cake from her for my son’s 1 year birthday and she gave me 4 cupcakes to take home to try to figure out what flavors I wanted. She was very personable and sweet. Also, every single cupcake was delicious especially the chocolate with sea salt caramel but we decided to go with carrot and red velvet cake in the end.
I will be getting the cake next week so I will update my review once I have seen and tasted it.

The macarons are amaaaaazing! They are so real, like you can tell the amount of years that the chef has spent on perfecting the texture and taste! I had the green tea, passion fruit, lavender, and strawberry w/​balsamic. The green tea and lavender were my favorite. I wish this bakery was a store, but for now it is a pop up. I showed up Friday just after 2pm and luckily there were quite a few left. 6 for 10 $, not bad at all! The entrance is a little hidden, make sure you go to the back of the building and knock! The chef is very sweet and awesome.

I can’t remember where I read about Indie Cakes but once I know a bakery has cupcakes, I have to try them. It was a little disconcerting walking around and trying to figure out where this bakery was. I asked some guys hanging out by a car and was a bit intimidated by the heavy residential feel of the area… but eventually I found it… around the back in a (open) gated parking lot.
The women in the industrial kitchen space were very friendly and Ms. Indie Cake person was more than happy to show me a variety of cupcakes; I think they were in a freezer. I chose about 5 different ones, each priced at $ 3.
Over the next week I ate them. I see that many people gave this bakery 5 stars so maybe the other products are stellar… the cupcakes were just… okay. The icings all kind of tasted similar… nothing grabbed me. The cakes also weren’t very dramatic.