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    Awkward Pastry

    4.9 (95 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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    Christina D.

    Extremely disappointed with our wedding cake experience. The cake was dry, dense, and hard -- several guests even commented on how bad it was. During our cake cutting, with photographers and friends watching, it was so tough that even with both of us trying, we could barely cut into it. It was honestly embarrassing. We had reached out on February 9th and clearly communicated our vision, noting that our wedding colors were black with florals in eggplant, magenta, and lavender, and that we were hoping for something very similar to the reference photo we provided -- which came directly from your own Instagram. Instead, what we received featured bright purple, pink, and blue colors that completely clashed with our wedding palette and looked nothing like what we requested. It felt like a cheap, knockoff version of what we ordered. There was also little to no communication leading up to the event -- no check-ins, no confirmation the week of -- and our wedding began at 5PM while the cake didn't even arrive until after 6. For something we ordered months in advance (back in May) and paid nearly $1,000 for, the professionalism and quality were completely lacking. The only saving grace was the smaller pastries we ordered for the dessert table -- those were fine, and guests said they were better than the actual wedding cake. But overall, the experience was a huge disappointment. Would not recommend for wedding cakes.

    Custom topping for a key lime pie!
    Branden S.

    So impressed with this bakery! I wanted a pie and they had one! Customized the top for me for just the occasion. So friendly and grabbed some amazing chocolate chip cookies that look beyond expectation, can't wait to scarf them down later. Thanks so much! Vibe is excellent too btw

    Carrot Cake + Passionfruit Curd + Cream Cheese Frosting
    Kirby V.

    Over the years I've enjoyed many different treats from Jess and the rest of the team at Awkward Pastry, including a gorgeous custom cake for my husband's birthday. I'm so excited they have a storefront so we can come weekly now - Everything I've ever tasted is high-quality and delicious!

    Where do I start? I am beyond satisfied with my choice in who I picked to create our wedding cake. After browsing many local bakeries, I found myself on the Awkward Pastry website, and once I viewed the gallery, I was sold! The florals pictured in many of Jess's cakes are what really did it for me. I knew I wanted a cake that felt like me, but was also a bit unexpected, and Jess executed my vision wonderfully. Not only was the cake absolutely beautiful (please see attached pictures), but it was so tasty! We went with the cinnamon swirl/cream cheese frosting - it tasted just like a cinnamon roll and was a hit with our guests. I recommend awkward pastry for anyone who loves delicious, artfully crafted, fun cakes - you won't be disappointed. :) Also, shout out assistant Jess. She was so sweet and helped me get all of the details sorted out so Jess could understand my vision for our cake.

    Beauuuutiful and delicious custom cake for my event
    Kayla L.

    Love, love, LOVE the vibes here at Awkward! They make delicious pastries, like this beauuuutiful custom cake for my event, AND are always active in fundraising for the community! Check them out, they're selfless hard workers, definitely deserving of your patronage! 10/10 would go again!

    Apple cider donut cupcake
    Allison C.

    How can you NOT love Awkward Pastry??? Not only are the desserts beautiful but they are so good! Truly obsessed. My first experience was trying their banana cream pie during a partnership with ruffhouse and it blew me away how good it was - I could not stop eating it! Recently I picked up a mini dessert box with apple cider donut cupcakes and meyer lemon pie and my goodness they were all so good! Highly recommended and so friendly too

    Yesenia M.

    We had the Pistachio Raspberry Cake with a Raspberry Curd center for our wedding and it was definitely one of the highlights of the day! Not only was it beautiful, but it was incredibly delicious! Communication with Jess was smooth and easy. Everything came out even better than we had hoped!

    TJ M.

    Jess and her team did an amazing job for our wedding reception cake! It was everything we imagined it to be and more! Loved how it tasted! Thank you so very much!

    Jessica C.

    We highly recommend Jess at Awkward Pastry for your future wedding or event!! Jess is so prompt in her communication and was so helpful in putting ideas from my various inspo photos together. Not only was our cake BEAUTIFULLY decorated with gold flakes and our florals, the cakes were also DELICIOUS!!! We enjoyed the cakes when we tried them for the tasting, but somehow they tasted even more incredible on the day of the wedding! We devoured it all pretty quickly and can't wait for our saved anniversary slice next year!! (We had one tier of raspberry cake, pistachio buttercream, with lemon curd and a second tier of cinnamon swirl cake with salted caramel buttercream)

    We worked with Jess at Awkward Pastry to make a beautiful cake and some smaller treats for our wedding rehearsal dinner since we didn't have a cake on our big day. We gave Jess some broad parameters for the color/design, and she worked her magic! We got this beautiful blue and green painted cake with pops of gold and gorgeous flowers/succulents on top! The cake tasted amazing, probably the best I've ever had. The little lemon bars, brownies, and mini-cupcakes we got were also delicious! Everyone was so impressed and raved about the desserts. Working with Jess in advance was really easy, as was the delivery.

    A wedding cake decorated with mountains, trees and flowers.
    Julia B.

    Jess did a phenomenal job with our cake - we had an idea and sent her some inspiration pics and she knocked it out of the park! Everything was delicious - we got so many compliments on both how the cake looked and how it tasted.

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    Ive ordered from Jess quite a few times. Super quick responsive and has really yummy goodies. Highly recommend.

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    Hiring Christine and Heirloom Baking for the cake and dessert bar for our Ojai wedding in May was…read moreeasily one of the BEST decisions we made for our wedding!!! We cannot say enough wonderful things! Christine was incredibly communicative, helpful, sweet, and so easy to work with from day one. I had seen her desserts on Instagram and immediately fell in love with the dessert bar option and all the beautiful, tasty, and artistic treats she made. I typically am not the biggest cake person, but we decided to do a small cutting cake and boy are we glad we did - by far the best cake we've ever eaten. I gave her some general guidance on style of cake decor and it was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. And every single dessert was incredible - there was so much hype from our guests during and after our wedding about the desserts. Christine was so helpful in recommending options, quantities, and cake flavors based on our preferences. We didn't try a thing before our wedding day but felt so confident in her and she did not disappoint!! Would 10/10 (AND THEN SOME!) recommend Christine for ANY dessert needs. And when it comes to wedding planning, do yourself a favor and make this such a easy, stress-free, and tassssssty/beautiful decision! Pics by: @wearemattandjess

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    I stopped in here on Valentine's day and by 2pm their selection was a little slim, but since…read morethey're only open until 3pm that was not surprising. I saw on their menu board they have Gluten Free options, but the woman behind the counter confirmed it's custom order only. Still, it's good that it's an option if you order ahead. And their macrons are GF so I got some of those. They had 11 different flavors, though I only saw tags for some of those flavors so the rest will be a surprise! I also got 4 cupcakes and I had committed myself to buying 4 but wasn't sure I loved 4 flavors of what was left. I ended up with (in order of interest): apple pie, black forest, snickerdoodle and mint chocolate. I should have read my review from 12 years ago because the mint chocolate still tastes like toothpaste to me, but it's a very mild mint so that's good. I wasn't sure I'd like the snickerdoodle but it was amazing! The black forest cupcake had a maraschino cherry inside, which was an awesome surprise! I ate the apple pie one last and it had a little actual apple pie filling inside of it! LOVE THAT!! It feels sacrilegious of me to say, but I think the cupcakes have just a little too much frosting. It's also fair to say these are not cheap cupcakes. You can taste the quality of the ingredients, and they look beautiful, and you pay a premium for all that. Overall, I highly recommend these cupcakes and will definitely stop here again.

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