Minia’s Bake Shop

Been looking for good guava cake since Aki’s and Vienna Bakery closed. Found it at Minia’s and it didn’t disappoint. Don’t expect to walk into Minia’s and get a display case full for you to indulge your eyes on or walk away with some goodies. All cakes are made-​to-​order. Jennifer was very helpful in walking me through the options. For Mother’s Day, we got a guava cake with guava filling (other filling options available as well such as custard or strawberry) and whipped cream topping, an 8-​inch for 16 people, which was perfect size with some leftovers.
The Verdict: some found it perfect, some said just a tinsy bit too sweet; some said it had more guava flavor than Aki’s, some said it had less guava flavor. My family was all over the place. But everyone enjoyed it. Anyhow, you be the judge.

I am human, Thank you Jennifer for reminding me of that. I was so wrapped up on my planning that I over looked my messages… The event is on June 18^th — please message me when we can have a tasting session. Thank you

I am very impressed by Jennifer and her work. We discussed the cake design through email which was pretty easy and quick. I got a much better cake than what I imagined. It was my graduation party cake and guess what everything was gone by the end of party. My friends loved it, I loved it. The design the flavor was amazing. Im sure I will be ordering from here only in future

Once again, Minia’s Bakeshop doesn’t disappoint. I love how my son’s 1^st birthday cake turned out. I emailed Jennifer a design I wanted & she’s made it even more beautiful. It captured our jungle & color theme, & it tasted very good too. Top layer was chocolate for kids & bottom taro for the adults. It was such a hit! Best of all, everything was done via email. Jennifer is very responsive as always. As mom of 2 young kids, it was very convenient.

There cakes taste so good. I will be buying more in the future.
It was a lil hard to work with her, I felt like she wasn’t that friendly, like when she would talk to me her tone of voice was off but once I tasted her cake I didn’t want to go anywhere else and I didn’t care about her personality anymore.
Cake wise it looked beautiful. It wasn’t exactly what I had in mind but I still really liked it. I do recommend them just know that I felt they didn’t want to work around me, I ended up having to work around them, so if you know exactly what you want and it’s not too complex, call, make an appointment (they don’t give tastings for walk in) but the cake is good. They have the best guava cake!!!

I ordered cake for my Daughter’s first birthday. Our theme was apple. I sent an email to Jennifer about the cake and design. She responded very quickly. Everybody liked the cake design and also the cupcakes were really a hit. I put my own cupcake liners to decorate. Then it was looking more beautiful. In future, I will definitely come here.

I have ordered cakes from Minia’s for many events such as: Baptisms, daughters’s 1^st Communion and Birthdays and never been disappointed.
Well, this time my son was celebrating his 8^th B-​day and wanted to have a Minecraft Theme Party and therefore a Minecraft cake.
My son and I looked into different cake designs online but most of them are made with fondant. We really didn’t want fondant icing, we just wanted it to look Minecrafty enough and taste good.
Minia’s came to mind, so I emailed them the pics and asked for feedback.
They sent me a picture of a Minecraft cake they had made a week earlier.
I showed it to my son and he gave us the thumbs up, he liked it but just made a few adjustments. The whole transaction was done via email and Minia’s was always so prompt to respond. We chose the chocolate cake with fresh strawberries and fresh cream. My husband picked up the cake, my son loved the looks of the cake and everyone at the party was taking pictures of it and kept commenting about how good it tasted.
Well, needless to say… We were not disappointed!

Ordered a cake from here for my husband’s 30^th birthday. Minia was very personable from the moment I walked in. She recommended the guava cake and it was a hit with everyone. Will definitely be back next time I need cake for a crowd.

I ordered a cake a day before I needed it. I thought they will not accomodate me anymore since it is late already but they still did. Jennifer and Caroline are so nice. I love this shop and will surely buy again next time. Highly recommended.

So I was looking online for a cake for a while and I was so hesitant on just going off of other people’s reviews but something about this bakery stood out to me very good in customer service was able to make my dream cake come true the moment I seen the cake my eyes lit up I was so happy and kept thanking them and I got vanilla with the mango filling the cake was so fluffy taste like a pound cake which I loooove thank you so much you guys are the best!

They have done my wedding, kids birthdays, pigging out cakes and we are always happy. The latest was today’s birthday cake for our five year old. That FONDIT stuff looks cool but not our taste. Good old fashioned white cake with banana cream filling is the stuff! Chocolate mousse is also delicious! Thank y’all again! Support local business when you can folks! Peace.

Thank you so much my son like his cupcakes I love the mango flavor
Thanks again for your help and time

Minias gets my business every birthday/​celerbration. Jen and her sister are a dream team. Jen is always so welcoming and connects great with customers. I absolutely love minias. I’ve bought quite a few cakes from here and they never disappoint! The cake is always moist and the detail work is flawless. And the best part, no fondant! Thank you minias for helping me make memories with my family with the unforgettable cakes you provide. Stay awesome!

I was connected with this baker through my wedding venue as a pkg deal. The cake tasting left much to be desired. However, to save money and the extra hassle of looking for a new baker, we decided to stick with this baker. Nonetheless, I’m going to let the pictures speak for themselves. The photo titeled ‘Deena B goal’ was the goal. ‘Deena B-​what was delievered’ was what was provided the day of the wedding. The one that was provided looked very cheap and amateurish. Mind you, this is a second generation bakery. There’s no excuse for what was provided.

My hubby and I got married last February and Minia’s was our wedding cake vendor. They have done such an amazing job with our wedding cake. We decided on 3 tier cake with chiffon and strawberries, mocha and dulce de leche and red velvet. It was so light, delicious and turned out so beautiful with the flowers, ribbon and fountain.
The two sisters, Carolyn and Jen were so nice and helpful during our cake tasting (took my mom and hubby along). They answered all of our questions and were so nice to us.
My mom makes the best embutido in the planet and kept joking about trading embutido for their cupcakes cause they were so good. Lol. We highly recommend them.

I’ve had Minia’s cakes for over 10 years before they even had a shop and the cakes are always consistently good! We met with Jennifer for a cake tasting for my mom’s big 60^th birthday party. The shop is small in the front and tucked away in the back of an industrial building. A bit confusing to navigate using GPS in the car. She was very accommodating and made helpful suggestions for size and design details.
After tasting 6+ flavors in cupcake form, I was cake’d out! Jennifer had a carafe of ice water which helped ease the dessert overload. What I love about Minia’s is their frosting. All of the frosting on each cake is light and fluffy, definitely not sweet where you feel gross afterward. Highlights of the tasting werethe Chocolate cake with vanilla frosting and their fresh strawberry cake. Both were outstanding in flavor, moist level, and density.
Come to find out, they are a preferred vendor for Wedgewood Banquet in Oakland and all of the pricing, delivery, setup, and returns are through Wedgewood. One less thing for us to worry about when they can take care of this. Wonderful! I look forward to seeing (and tasting) the final product.

My sister’s friend always orders cake here and this place came highly recommended. So for her birthday, I decided to get her cake here.
The owners were very nice and accommodating as we had a mixup on who was suppose to pick it up and we didn’t get the cake by the specified time before they had to close the shop and make a wedding delivery.
The cake was pretty and my sister loved the way it looked. But the taste failed to live up to its appearance. I ordered a vanilla cake with custard and fresh strawberries. The cake was on the dry side and there were barely any strawberries inside. It was a big cake and it looked like they sliced up 3 strawberries to put inside. We were definitely really disappointed with the strawberry stinginess.
Next time, I think I’ll just drive the distance and order from Copenhagen in Burlingame or Schubert’s in SF.

I thought my Bridal Shower cake was gorgeous, and then I walked into my wedding reception. WOW Minia’s. We received so many compliments on our wedding cake. Thank you for working hard on our out of the box idea. Our wedding cake was the perfect reception centerpiece.
We will be clients for life!

My family has ordered cakes from Minia’s for as long as I can remember!
I recently ordered a cake for my boyfriend’s birthday. Jen was quick to respond to my emails and was helpful with choosing cake flavors and fillings. I ordered an 8″ round chocolate cake with strawberry mousse, fresh strawberries and a Big Hero 6 Baymax design.
Jen was flexible with pick up times and I believe they do deliveries. The side of my cake had a design and I clumsily bumped it on the side of the box when carrying it out of the shop. Jen and Caroline fixed it for me without a problem! Jen was sweet enough to help me carry out my cake in the rain. I was so happy with the Baymax design! The cake was tasty and wasn’t too dense or heavy.
If you want a cake for the weekend, be sure to put in your order by the preceding Thursday. I highly recommend Minia’s for all your cake and cupcake needs.

My family has been ordering cakes and cupcakes from this bakery for years now. I’ve never had to order a cake myself until now. I placed an order via e-​mail! I sent an e-​mail with a photo and details, and I received a quick reply from them. They were able to accept my order last minute.
I called the following day to confirm my order for the gender reveal party that I needed the cake for. I ordered a simple round cake that needed to be pink inside when it was cut open. They were able to dye the cake pink. The filling was strawberry mousse (since fresh strawberries were no longer in season). I was able to pay for the cake over the phone ($ 70). I was able to assign someone else to pick up the cake for me. The ordering process was pretty fast and simple!
The cake turned out cute! It wasn’t exactly the same as the photo I sent over, which had a hot pink and electric blue color versus pastel pink and baby blue. The helmets were more ornate in the photo I sent. Nevertheless, Everyone loved the cake, and they said it tasted yummy! This actually worked out better because they decorated the party with light pink and baby blue!
I unfortunately wasn’t able to attend the party to celebrate the little girl coming into this world. Even if I was able to attend to the party, I still couldn’t eat it because I’m allergic to gluten. I sent them a note on Unilocal to see if they made gluten free cakes, and unfortunately they do not.: (
Overall, I’m happy with the transaction, service, and execution. It was super simple and they do a great job! I’ll definitely be coming here again for others since I can’t consume gluten… I highly recommend them. They’ve always come through for all of our parties.