Susina or Cafe Los Feliz cakes?

[smonkey]

I'm narrowing a cake search down to Susina or Cafe Los Feliz because of convenience on a tight schedule - can anyone recommend a particular cake or experience from either? Tend to prefer darker chocolates (ganache), nuts, liqueurs, fruits, not so much for the whipped creams... Or, will I miss the mark with either place?
Thanks!

[smonkey]

I stopped by Susina to check out their cakes pre-ordering, and maybe it was because it was late at night after a long day at work, but nothing really appealed to me. I ended up getting a piece of the Chocolate Hazelnut Torte to try out - it was really nice, dense, and rich, but wasn't what I was looking for (I really wanted to do a traditional birthday cake). Tired and confused, I went home and asked the question: what's your favorite kind of birthday cake? The answer surprised me - simple strawberry cake. So I ended up just making one myself. It looked like a total mess but tasted great. I will have to try that white berry cake, after all the raves it gets. They carry that and a few other cakes from Susina at Alcove, my local dessert spot.

[Dommy]

Glad it worked out! In the future, I like Chinese Bakeries for super simple and yummy strawberry cakes. They are MUCH cheaper than Susina too! :D

--Dommy!

[mojoeater]

I love the pecan pie cheesecake at House of Pies. It's like Pecan Pie on bottom and cheesecake on top. MMM.

[Julefish]

I don't know what it's called at Susina - but it's a white cake with some berries on it and crusted in fantastic chunks of merange (sp?)

[aching]

"meringue"

[yummyewe]

Another EXCELLENT bakery in Los Feliz is Panos Pastry on hollywood Blvd. Also, they are in Glendale on Central. Fantastic cakes. I like Susina and Los Feliz but always go back to panos....

[smonkey]

Cool - Thanks for the tip. Can I ask which cakes you've had as well?

[yummyewe]

they have a wide variety... I've, ulp, had them all. Love the chocolate german, and the rum cake... good luck...

[Dave and Stuff]

I think that Susina does a GREAT job with baked goods. Having not been to Cafe Los Feliz, I am unable to compare, but I have purchased several cakes from Susina, and never been less than thrilled.

[smonkey]

What cakes have you had from Susina?