A delicious cake for a special occasion

[Nick0771]

The only recent post that I found when I searched the SD boards for a good cake recommendation was Dining Diva's post a few months back praising Northgate Gonzalez on 43rd. And I mean, I guess maybe I should give them a try..but I just can't convince myself that I'd be happy enough with a grocery store "bar" cake... I would really like a few other recommendations to consider before I commit. What suggestions do people have?

[I like Stephanie's in Ocean Beach but have had their baked goods a few times for special occasions recently and would like to try a new spot. And Extraordinary Desserts can be good, I'm definitely looking for something else...]

Thoughts??

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Extraordinary Desserts
2929 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

[Nick0771]

Well I ended up getting a Tiramisu Tart cake from Bread and Cie. While I love Bread and Cie I didn't really love this cake. In my opinion it was only sort-of-good tiramisu, definitely not great--and then it was set on top of this dry graham cracker style crust that I didn't like much either. So while I still love Bread and Cie, I was most definitely not overwhelmed with deliciousness on this one... :-/ Bummer.

Oh well, next time I'll have to try some of the suggestions above..!

[DiningDiva]

Azucar in OB has very good desserts, tho' the cakes are more individual servings rather than a full sized cake or torte

[binkychow]

Edelweiss Bakery. One in RB and one on Mira Mesa Blvd. Reasonable and tasty.

[camilles]

While I haven't had tried their cake, the pastries I've gotten at Swedish Royal Bakery in Poway are pretty outstanding. One of my friends who is a German/Italian transplant swears by them.

http://www.swedishroyalbakery.com

[Island]

LOVE the chocolate dipped cream filled horns from Royal Swedish. Delicious chocolate used on those. Like the nut horns too. Many of their desserts have marzipan in them which I don't care for so I haven't tried many others.

[Cat_Can]

Check out European Cake Gallery on Voltaire in Pt. Loma. They make a rich traditional layer cake or sheet cake. Flavors like Black Forest Cake, White Bavarian Cake, Truffle Cake. All are super rich, moist and beautiful. Their frosting is a whipped creme and they coat with chocolate shavings. Can't go wrong here.

[berliz]

try san diego desserts on el cajon near college - excellent and reasonable - mark will work with you very well...

[Island]

I just discovered SD Desserts on Restaurant.com. We purchased several individual cakes and all were very good.

[tabs]

Michele Coulton in La Jolla was fantastic for my sister's birthday cake.

[Island]

tabs what was the cake?

[Island]

We've had the chocolate toffee layer cake from Elizabethan Desserts in Encinitas for birthdays a few times and it was always delicious and beautifully decorated. Very rich and weighed a ton. Haven't tried any of the other flavors though.

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Elizabethan Desserts
155 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas, CA

[jmtreg]

Everything Elizabeth makes is amazing.