Anyone tried Bake N Cake at the WestEnd of Edmonton
Give it a try. It is a chinese dessert, bakery and light snack cafe. I've been there almost every weekend. They got extra weekend foods/snacks. After 2:30pm, you can get HK Mini Eggies during the weekend. Their Taiwanese Pilllow toast also very delicious.
Here is the address
17759 98A Avenue Nw, Edmonton, AB T5T 5W8
Telephone : 780-487-2867
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Stopped by today to pick up some buns and the bakery section is gone. It appears to be a restaurant only now. Anyone know what happened or if you can get the buns somewhere else?
Their website is down as well.
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re: rob1234
Their pastry chef went back to HK, apparently. That's disappointing too, because they had the best pastries in town too.
There was a full page ad in the Chinese Newspapers around the end of March announcing they opened a new bakery in the far NE, but that's at the opposite end of the city for me...
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I just read in the paper some where that the bakery chef was working in HK for 40yrs as Master Bakery Chef.
I seldom eat their bun.. I most order their stuff from Menu.
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re: bubblepuffer
I find their buns better than chinatown or T&T. Garden Bakery (Chinatown) buns stick to my teeth.. HK Bakery buns are sorta bland, and I don't mind the Golden River buns, although their mini buns are better than their full size.
BNC are good - they're light, filling, and a little pricier than the other places, but like everything else, it's different from what we're used to.
Try their pineapple bun order in store. They put a fair amount of butter on it. I also like the condensed milk toast.
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I tried that recently. I am sorry to say food is not impressive and too over priced. I have tried at least 8 types of bakery and bunds. Results are the same: not impressive and too expensive. You can buy the same pastry and buns else with a lot better taste and half of the price.
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re: why73224001
anonymoose
Aug 24, 2009 10:33 AM
I tried their bakery stuff recently - the taste was fine but the prices were more expensive than what you can get in Chinatown.
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re: why73224001
have you tried authentic hong kong style buns and food? if not then i dont think it is reasonable to compare with other places becuase other places do not claim to be hong kong style. as for the prices i personally do not mind paying extra because i know i am paying for quality and buns that are made freshly everyday
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re: cara4315
anonymoose
Sep 2, 2009 08:22 AM
Are you asking me or the other person? I have. Numerous times, in numerous places. And it was actually in Hong Kong.
If you're comparing them to HK, then it's a really basic version of HK buns with not much selection and not as tasty. You're still probably better off going to Chinatown.
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re: anonymoose
no i was asking the other person. i am not saying to actually compare them directly to buns in hong kong because that would just be insane, hong kong without a doubt has limitless selection . but what i was saying to the other person is that their style is similar to the way those in hong kong make them. maybe it is just me but when i buy buns from chinatown they usually dry up overnight thats why i prefer bake n cake, their bakery selections are always wrapped up individually to keep them moist
anyway, everyone will have different opinions so in the end i think anyone who reads the opinions on this topic should just go try it to see.
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re: cara4315
anonymoose
Sep 3, 2009 03:23 PM
Individually wrapped keeps it moist longer, but is a negative on the environmentally friendly side. ;)
I think it's because the other bakeries are more old school that they still use boxes to pack everything up, although I have noticed that more items are individually wrapped than they used to be. You have to remember - HK bakeries never used to wrap their buns individually in the old days. That's a newer trend.
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