Legions of Bay Area Aki's Hawaiian Guava Chiffon Cake fans (including me!) still desperately chase the fix, even 15 years after Aki's Bakery closed shop. Many local bakeries have tried to reproduce the famed cake and in this epic adventure, we chase the top four contenders.
La Patisserie Bakery
19758 Stevens Creek Blvd
Cupertino, CA
408-446-4744
Website: lapatisserie.net
Open Tuesday through Friday 7AM to 8PM, Saturdays 8AM to 8PM, Sundays 9AM to 5PM, Mondays 8AM to 8PM
Bijan Bakery & Cafe
441 Saratoga Avenue
West San Jose, CA
408-247-4888
Open Mondays through Thursdays 6:30AM to 9:30PM, Fridays 6:30AM to 10PM, Saturdays from 7AM to 10PM, and Sundays from 8AM to 9:30PM
170 S. Market Street, Unit #110
Downtown San Jose, CA
408-971-8000
Open Mondays through Thursdays from 6:30AM to 9:30PM, Fridays and Saturdays from 7AM to 11PM, and Sundays from 7AM to 9:30PM
Website: bijanbakery.com
Elite Bakery
4123 Dyer Street
Union City, CA 94587
510-400-1425
Open Mondays through Saturdays from 8AM to 7PM and Sundays from 8AM to 5:30PM
Flower Flour
896 Willow Street
Willow Glen/San Jose, CA 95125
408-279-0843
Website: www.flower-flour.com
Open Tuesdays through Fridays from 7:30AM to 6PM, Saturdays from 7:30AM to 6PM, and Sundays from 7:30AM to 5PM
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Fruit Jelly by Lall [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)]
Music Attributions:
Daily Beetle by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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12 июл 2024
