As a vegan, finding a truly delicious birthday cake is tough to find. But Black China Bakery outdid themselves! My husband ordered the vegan raspberry chocolate cake for my 64th and it's the best I've had in a long time. Kaitlin outdid herself with the decorating as well. As a long time vegan cook and baker, I'm not sure how she manages such a delicious frosting, but it was divine. I wouldn't hesitate to order from Black China Bakery. They were kind, accommodating to my husband's requests and all around a business that deserves our support.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dolores Bornstein
I became acquainted with Black China bakery through purchasing their vegan cakes at Whole Foods in Santa Cruz. Several members of our family are vegan or lactose intolerant, so Black China’s chocolate cake became our go-to celebration dessert. Everyone loves these cakes, even vegan-suspicious folks! ?So, when my vegan daughter and I were planning her recent wedding, we didn’t hesitate to order our cupcakes from Black China. We had never had their cupcakes, so Katelin graciously made samples for us to try them and select flavors. The samples were a huge hit, and we ordered 140 cupcakes to be delivered to the wedding venue in the Carmel Valley.Not only were the cupcakes delicious (the ganache plus frosting makes them so extra yummy and gourmet), they were beautiful with piped frosting and a lovely flower decoration. They were a huge hit at the wedding and at the after party!Katelin’s service was excellent- friendly, helpful and personal. She went above and beyond to create foil covered serving boards for the large amount of cupcakes! She was happy to coordinate the delivery without wedding planner also.Easy to work with, excellent service and product - very highly recommend!
Suzanne Semmes
This venue was closed to public when last visited
LeftCoast R.
I bought a vegan carrot cake from Whole Foods and was really looking forward to eating it after reading about Black China Bakery for years. The cake was good, although a little dry, but the frosting was terrible. It had the consistency of a thick marzipan and didn't taste anything like a traditional cream cheese frosting. I couldn't eat it, and only ate the cake. While I know that imitating a true cream cheese frosting can be a challenge for vegan bakers, I have done it successfully myself, and I would expect that a bakery specializing in vegan cakes would do a better job than I could. Alas, no. I would have made one myself, but it was my birthday and I wanted to treat myself. In the future, I'll make my own birthday cakes. But three stars for trying and getting the cake part mostly right.
Brendan
Katelin made an entirely vegan wedding cake for us. We sent her ideas for the cake and she brought our vision to life. The cake turned out amazing. It was beautiful, decorated like something from a wedding magazine, and most importantly, tasted incredible. The cake wasn’t too sweet, was moist, and rich in flavor. Our guests truly enjoyed it. Thank you Katelin for your amazing work!
Brendan Lewis
Katelin made an entirely vegan wedding cake for us. We sent her ideas for the cake and she brought our vision to life. The cake turned out amazing. It was beautiful, decorated like something from a wedding magazine, and most importantly, tasted incredible. The cake wasn’t too sweet, was moist, and rich in flavor. Our guests truly enjoyed it. Thank you Katelin for your amazing work!
Snigdha Agarwal
Tried their vegan brownie at harvest in SF. Maybe because it was pre packed but the texture was dry. Had weird grass smell in certain pockets. Overly sweet and not a thing worth having again.
Stardust N.
Vegan coconut cake and coconut sour cream cake are amazing. I've been vegan off and on for years and out of efficiency not. I worked at Black China Bakery when they were located across from the old crepe place kind of. They have always been wonderful even when they had the tiny little indoor out door cafe. I intend on special ordering a coconut cake soon, as I can't seem to find one at Whole Foods or new leaf or staff, but so glad they still have their private kitchen and I'm so glad they still wholesale and take orders. They're magical.
Amber D
Changed my stance against vegetables in dessert. The absolute best vegan carrot cake.
Vegan Dark Chocolate cake!!! YUMMM!!! I'm just a wee bit enamored with this cake. Ok, in all actuality, I totally LOVE this scrumptious cake! I don't follow a vegan diet, but I wouldn't choose anything but this cake for my special occasions. We have a few serious options when it comes to cakes in Santa Cruz County. However, nobody makes cake like Black China Bakery! Kaitlyn was helpful in answering my questions, and helped me get my cake safely during these challenging times. The cake was made on Monday, and enjoyed on Thursday for our special occasion. It was perfect! It was moist, fresh-tasting, beautifully decorated, reasonably priced, and best of all...100% delicious, scrumptious, and pure chocolate yumminess! I was very pleasantly surprised to see the bakers had decorated my special cake with soft, pastel-colored blossoms. It was perfection! Thank you, Black China! You're the best!
violet montoya
Honestly my favorite evening place. Certainly worth going back to. It has an awesome atmosphere.
Roger Lopez
Vegan double layer chocolate cake for vegan birthday girl, it was a homerun thanks lady’s
Rohit N.
How d*** do people have to be to give it one star for only catering to business. Best carrot cake ever. You just need to find a restaurant that serves it.Side note: go to Garden Fresh. They serve their cakes.
Rohit Nahar
How d*** do people have to be to give it one star for only catering to business. Best carrot cake ever. You just need to find a restaurant that serves it.
As a vegan, finding a truly delicious birthday cake is tough to find. But Black China Bakery outdid themselves! My husband ordered the vegan raspberry chocolate cake for my 64th and it's the best I've had in a long time. Kaitlin outdid herself with the decorating as well. As a long time vegan cook and baker, I'm not sure how she manages such a delicious frosting, but it was divine. I wouldn't hesitate to order from Black China Bakery. They were kind, accommodating to my husband's requests and all around a business that deserves our support.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I became acquainted with Black China bakery through purchasing their vegan cakes at Whole Foods in Santa Cruz. Several members of our family are vegan or lactose intolerant, so Black China’s chocolate cake became our go-to celebration dessert. Everyone loves these cakes, even vegan-suspicious folks! ?So, when my vegan daughter and I were planning her recent wedding, we didn’t hesitate to order our cupcakes from Black China. We had never had their cupcakes, so Katelin graciously made samples for us to try them and select flavors. The samples were a huge hit, and we ordered 140 cupcakes to be delivered to the wedding venue in the Carmel Valley.Not only were the cupcakes delicious (the ganache plus frosting makes them so extra yummy and gourmet), they were beautiful with piped frosting and a lovely flower decoration. They were a huge hit at the wedding and at the after party!Katelin’s service was excellent- friendly, helpful and personal. She went above and beyond to create foil covered serving boards for the large amount of cupcakes! She was happy to coordinate the delivery without wedding planner also.Easy to work with, excellent service and product - very highly recommend!
This venue was closed to public when last visited
I bought a vegan carrot cake from Whole Foods and was really looking forward to eating it after reading about Black China Bakery for years. The cake was good, although a little dry, but the frosting was terrible. It had the consistency of a thick marzipan and didn't taste anything like a traditional cream cheese frosting. I couldn't eat it, and only ate the cake. While I know that imitating a true cream cheese frosting can be a challenge for vegan bakers, I have done it successfully myself, and I would expect that a bakery specializing in vegan cakes would do a better job than I could. Alas, no. I would have made one myself, but it was my birthday and I wanted to treat myself. In the future, I'll make my own birthday cakes. But three stars for trying and getting the cake part mostly right.
Katelin made an entirely vegan wedding cake for us. We sent her ideas for the cake and she brought our vision to life. The cake turned out amazing. It was beautiful, decorated like something from a wedding magazine, and most importantly, tasted incredible. The cake wasn’t too sweet, was moist, and rich in flavor. Our guests truly enjoyed it. Thank you Katelin for your amazing work!
Katelin made an entirely vegan wedding cake for us. We sent her ideas for the cake and she brought our vision to life. The cake turned out amazing. It was beautiful, decorated like something from a wedding magazine, and most importantly, tasted incredible. The cake wasn’t too sweet, was moist, and rich in flavor. Our guests truly enjoyed it. Thank you Katelin for your amazing work!
Tried their vegan brownie at harvest in SF. Maybe because it was pre packed but the texture was dry. Had weird grass smell in certain pockets. Overly sweet and not a thing worth having again.
Vegan coconut cake and coconut sour cream cake are amazing. I've been vegan off and on for years and out of efficiency not. I worked at Black China Bakery when they were located across from the old crepe place kind of. They have always been wonderful even when they had the tiny little indoor out door cafe. I intend on special ordering a coconut cake soon, as I can't seem to find one at Whole Foods or new leaf or staff, but so glad they still have their private kitchen and I'm so glad they still wholesale and take orders. They're magical.
Changed my stance against vegetables in dessert. The absolute best vegan carrot cake.
Vegan chocolate cake is amazing.
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Vegan Dark Chocolate cake!!! YUMMM!!! I'm just a wee bit enamored with this cake. Ok, in all actuality, I totally LOVE this scrumptious cake! I don't follow a vegan diet, but I wouldn't choose anything but this cake for my special occasions. We have a few serious options when it comes to cakes in Santa Cruz County. However, nobody makes cake like Black China Bakery! Kaitlyn was helpful in answering my questions, and helped me get my cake safely during these challenging times. The cake was made on Monday, and enjoyed on Thursday for our special occasion. It was perfect! It was moist, fresh-tasting, beautifully decorated, reasonably priced, and best of all...100% delicious, scrumptious, and pure chocolate yumminess! I was very pleasantly surprised to see the bakers had decorated my special cake with soft, pastel-colored blossoms. It was perfection! Thank you, Black China! You're the best!
Honestly my favorite evening place. Certainly worth going back to. It has an awesome atmosphere.
Vegan double layer chocolate cake for vegan birthday girl, it was a homerun thanks lady’s
How d*** do people have to be to give it one star for only catering to business. Best carrot cake ever. You just need to find a restaurant that serves it.Side note: go to Garden Fresh. They serve their cakes.
How d*** do people have to be to give it one star for only catering to business. Best carrot cake ever. You just need to find a restaurant that serves it.