There are so many good bakeries in Los Angeles, and this one is near the top of my list. I used to buy their baked goods at various coffee shops around the city and was beyond thrilled when I found out they were opening a bakery. Located on the bustling Beverly Boulevard, they serve some of the best cakes and pastries I've ever had. For a small treat, I highly recommend the raspberry red velvet cakewich. The cake is fluffy and moist and the icing is creamy and flavorful. I love their 3" mini cakes, which is what I used as a smash cake on my son's first birthday. I've also ordered a few of their larger cakes for birthday celebrations. Their triple berry cake and confetti cakes are amazing. They also have pop pies, cookies, blondies, brownies and pastries. Their coffee is amazing too. Everything I've tried here is incredible. I recommend stopping by when you're in the mood for some sweet treats. read more

Ordered a cake for our office managers birthday, great customer service, incredible cake, beautiful store, everyone in the office was very pleased ! Thank you to Colleen and her team for delivering an amazing cake in a very short amount of time you were all great and we will definitely be back very soon! read more

Cake Monkey Bakery - Our office managers cake from cake monkey! - Bakeries Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great service... helpful with answering all our questions. My new go-to cake spot.... hopefully they stay open for years to come.

This place is LEGIT!!!!! I got some gluten free cake sandwiches and a mini vanilla gluten free cake and I was curious to try the gf chocolate sandwich while driving back home and as soon as I took the first bite it was gone in the next 10 seconds. Super delicious! Haven't tried the mini vanilla cake but will later. Will definitely be back tomorrow for more! read more

Such a cute little bakery with cutest deserts. A lot of bite size options that you can try and eat quickly. Tried several things all were yummy. read more

Oh cake monkey! I've probably spent hundreds of dollars here over the years and I would do it again in a heartbeat. The people who work here are SO NICE. Every time we want to make someone feel special or bring a little celebration to any occasion we pick something up here. The treats are gorgeous, they're wrapped in cute ass mini cake boxes and they are absolutely delicious. This is a wonderful business. read more

This is always my go to place for an interesting desert for a dinner, celebration or just something delicious. I mostly buy their mini layer cakes due to the size and assortment. Always a hit and they are super yummy! They also have the best Cakewiches and Rolos, along with so many other pies, assorted goodies. Such a fun experience and you really can't go wrong here. YUM!!! read more

Yum! Definitely plan on coming back. I live in the area and after driving past this bakery that opened not that long ago, I was interested in trying it out. The building is sandwiched between a block of other buildings, but with its bright pink exterior, it's hard to miss. Very cute! We got the el rollo and an ice cream sandwich and both were pretty scrumptious. The el rollo is a throwback to childhood, except much more delicious that what I remember-- the cake part was moist and the filling very good. They come in two flavors I believe- original and peanut butter. We got the mint ice cream sandwich. The ice cream is from McConnell's ice cream? I've never had that ice cream personally but it was super yummy. The cookies were double chocolate and the flavors went along nicely. All in all, everything was really good and definitely plan on coming back to try some of the other options. There are so many other delicious looking confections! read more

I would not recommend anyone to this bakery.. it's a little too overpriced for the quality of baked "goods" and my experience there was appalling. I saw one of the managers talking very rudely to one of the workers, and it created an awkward environment for the customers waiting, like myself. Everything I bought was dry. I got a chocolate mini layer cake and it was like eating dirt. I don't know how this place has such amazing reviews when the quality of the food and the service is so bad. read more

Great cake shop. Their signature mini cakes are awesome - they found their niche and do it well but don't miss the daily bakery display at the front too- over the months I've tried everything - best is the chocolate pudding cake but it's a close race! read more

NOTHING SPECIAL !!! Spent $35 Didn't like any of it pop tarts, cake witches ,mini coconut cake !

My husband and I did taste tests for our wedding with a few different bakeries and ended up going with Cake Monkey because we really liked all of the options that they had for mini desserts, and of course because their desserts tasted amazing! Lisa was helpful with advising on how many different desserts we should have and how many of each we should order based on our guest count. I was able to show them a picture of the design I wanted for my cake and they told me whether or not they would be able to replicate it for me (they were able to)! As our guest count changed and after going back and tasting more desserts we were able to easily change our order in order to make our dessert bar just perfect. They came all the way out to Malibu to set it up and used the flowers provided by our florist and some decorations that my mom and I made to decorate the cake. Can't wait to go back and indulge in some more treats now that we're not on a wedding diet! read more

Cake Monkey Bakery - Our dessert bar and cake. I provided the decorations and they set everything up on the day of the wedding! - Bakeries Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Absolutely love this place... The ladies a are always so helpful. The cutest little pad of fours and singleserving cakes

The lady who served me was lovely! The cakes were delicious. I'm so glad that I found this place on yelp - it's my new go-to bakery.

I've tried several different pastries from Cake Monkey, and my favorite is definitely the Apple Pop Pie. The only item I wasn't a huge fan of was the GF chocolate banana bread. It was incredibly moist, but a little heavy on the chocolate for my preference. read more

So after passing. This place a million times I finally stopped. In lets just say they didn't disappoint after being. Greeted with a hello soon as I walked in which was a plus I looked. Over the case a lot of choices so I settled on a chocolate cupcake and a ding dong the cup cake was delicious I'm saving. The dong for later I'll for sure be back for the coconut cake. read more

I recently ordered 8 cakes and 6 cookies for a party I was having on Sunday. While the cakes were excellent, Cake Monkey only delivered 6 of the 8 cakes. When I called to complain, they offered to credit my account but didn't seem to appreciate that 2 people failed to get dessert that night. They very easily could have offered me a credit for a future purchase. Unfortunately, they just didn't seem to care that they screwed up. I doubt I will go back which is unfortunately. read more

This is such a cute bakery! And baked goods are delicious. I am giving it four stars because it has only 3 vegan items--which are chocolate in flavor! Like why? And they sell out way before closing time which makes an evening visit in LA traffic a frustrating experience. And they seem to be confused about the difference between vegan and milk-free and seem annoyed/ignorant when asked about non-dairy ingredients. read more

Don't miss out on this little gem of a bakery! They kill it with their take on nostalgic classic "Hostess" or "Lil Debbie" desserts such as hoho's and oatmeal cookie sandwiches, among others. They also have wonderful mini cakes, which is a perfect idea for someone who won't eat a typically sized cake (even with friends), in addition to cookies and other savory pastries. I've been there several times and consistently been impressed! read more

Delicious treats! So nice to have is delivered by UberEats too.

OMG!!!! I have found a decadent, sublime, and delicious gem! I was in a pinch on Friday night for my nephew's birthday which was the next day and I was going to be busy at a charity event all day...I searched on Yelp for a bakery near where I was driving....it was 6:30 PM so finding a place was going to take a miracle. I went to one bakery and they flat out refused to help me....one person said "go to Bristol, they have good cakes, it's only 5 blocks from here we are getting ready to close " I was shocked!!!! So I gave up but something told me to keep trying and holy smokes am I glad I did. I found Cake Monkey Bakery and decided to try it out. I apologized to the young lady for disturbing her and told her I knew she was closing soon and she said "don't worry, how can I help you?" She had me at "don't"! I chose a chocolate cake, I asked if she could write on it for me and she did!!!! She had to remove the malted balls and decoration but she didn't mind. I ordered some mini cakes and a delicious toffee Blondie. My friend ordered some of the pies, and a mini cake. She was sweet, took her time with us, asked if I liked the writing, there was even another customer waiting and she continued to chat with us, acknowledged the other client and answered all of our questions. She packaged everything nicely so it would make the trip home to Orange County. I ate my Blondie on the way home WOW...sweet and sticky like toffee should be, nutty, delicious! My friend loved her mini cake which had pecans. We were not able to try the chocolate cake until the next day and holy cow!!! It was so smooth, decadent, rich, with amazing chocolate flavor and even three days later the cake tasted like the first day! The malted balls were still crunchy until the last bite! I wish I lived closer to the bakery so I could get the occasional treat there....will have to find a reason to spend the day near the bakery and try one of their other cakes. Thank you so much for helping me make my nephew's birthday a success. read more

I ordered some items to be delivered via a food delivery service (cookie, El Rollo, Cakewich), and all arrived okay, but everything was dry, tasteless, almost stale. I wondered if maybe they just didn't travel well. A few days later, while out and about and close to their Fairfax location, a friend and I decided to drop by to try their mini cakes...again, dry and tasteless. Just not my thing I guess. I like my baked goods to be sweeter. read more

I first encountered Cake Monkey in the food truck incarnation. I was glad to find their cakewiches in a Pizza Rev, love the Red Velvet! Finally got down to their brick and mortar and bought a chorizo and cheese croissant, a chocolate pudding cake, a chocolate almond pop pie and a brown sugar cinnamon pop pie. The croissant was tasty and the pop pies amazing, especially the chocolate one. I was a little disappointed in the pudding cake. It was moist and nice, but I would have preferred it to be more chocolatey. It is a chocolate cake with chocolate pudding and chocolate bits, so what am I on about? I like deep, dark chocolate and this just didn't have it. 1st world problems, right? I give the place 5 stars, I love the other stuff I've had, so I'm not exactly dissing the joint. read more

Amazing desserts and even better service! My husband went to pick up desserts for work and the staff was so attentive and helpful guiding him on what to bring and what will stay fresh overnight. Love this place and will keep on returning!!! read more

Personally, I didn't find anything special about these cakes. Taste was mediocre and nothing I would go back for. For the price they charge I was expecting a lot more flavor. We tried their top four sandwich cakes and their coffee cake. Lady Jane is so much better!!!!! read more

The bakery itself is very cute inside! Parking is also pretty easily found (metered parking on nearby streets). The girl helping me was very sweet, friendly, and helpful! I came to get some sweets for a birthday party. Instead of getting one cake for $40, I bought 4 different mini cakes which came out to $30. The mini cakes are very cute and are a great option for some variety! The mini cakes I got were: salted caramel chocolate, pecan praline, coconut, and their seasonal multilayer berry. I myself only tried the salted caramel chocolate and pecan praline and honestly they were WAY too sweet. I love desserts, but these flavors were too much for me. They were not light and fluffy like a cupcake, but rather denser like actual cake. I still really enjoy the presentation and it was something different but I probably would not go back for the mini cakes. read more

It would be so nice if customers could walk in and pick up your gluten free mini layer cakes instead of having to order 3 in advance. I understand the policy but maybe there's a better way to serve the GF community. read more

5 stars for their gluten-free baking, for the cheery ambience of this little spot, and for the consistently genial welcome their staff give me. The chocolate banana bread is amazing and the slices are generous. I recently had a slice of their gluten-free orange almond cake that was superb. The gluten-free treats at Cake Monkey are not an excuse for an oil and sugar brick that you generally find, but are light and fluffy and completely delicious! read more

Tried Cake Monkey and everyone has such a weird energy as if they don't want you there and being nice cause they have to. Got 2 cakes and they were awful, so bad and when I went to return them I was told, "There wasn't anything wrong with them? You just didn't like them." Wasn't willing to return my money but instead had me choose 17$ worth of other stuff with a we want you to have a good experience. Well if that was so, they would have returned my money. Won't be back and dissapoibte read more

Fantastically delicious cake! Super cute shop with a variety of yummy treats. Very expensive....

Very disappointed! I was super excited to try this place...and, meh. Just okay. We got five different flavors of the individual mini cakes, a chocolate chip cookie (definitely the best thing we ordered!), and a lemon bar (disgusting, and I usually LOVE lemon bars!). The cakes were sickly sweet and just not very good. The actual cake part of the cake is the best part; they just put way too many layers of not-good-tasting frosting between lots of cake layers. The berry cake, which the salesgirl had told me was their bestseller, was the most disappointing of all: good vanilla cake but then layers of sickly sweet jelly (as opposed to fresh berries) and a marshmallow tasting frosting made me feel like I was eating something my three year old would make! I noticed that they had a lot of these berry cakes, while some of the other flavors were sold out. Makes me wonder if the salesgirl lied to me about them being a best seller, just to get them sold. My favorite of the cakes was the carrot cake; but even that had too-sweet frosting. I'd say stick to the chocolate chip cookies; those are fantastic! read more

While the product maybe good a customer should be told that a purchased item is frozen. Purchased an item, took it home, bit into it and almost broke a tooth it was completely frozen to the consistency of a brick. read more

Great pastries and ambiance for a little tucked away spot! Love it! We had the huckleberry donut and cinnamon pop tart - simply divine. I'd recommend. Not tons of seating or space- only drawback- but great lil bites to take home or walk with. read more

We ordered the huckleberry forest cake and oh my GOSH it's so delicious. Our guests were raving about it, the clear high-calibre baking, and the unique ingredients. The folks working at the Beverly store were so friendly and helpful. We'd had a happy birthday banner requested for the cake, and they went and made two just in case one accidentally busted. Just one example of their kindness and attention to detail. One note for customers: the huckleberry preserve has powerful staining effect, so beware. Sill, I'd highly recommend it. After all, when was the last time you ate huckleberries? read more

I had the Honey Braised Pumpkin Tart for Thanksgiving dinner and it was so delicious with the roasted marshmallow topping. I will come back often and try the other baked goods. read more

Treated colleagues to sampler from Cake Monkey and everyone went crazy. The red velvet was moist and not too sweet, the peanut butter rolo's were inhaled and my favorite the s'mores were simple and filled with sweet memories. read more

Such nice, welcoming employees working here today on a Saturday afternoon! We all know LA can be a little pretentious, so it was nice to be treated well. The gluten free items from here are SO GOOD. The Gluten Free Birthday Cake "cake-wich" is delicious AF!! Can't even tell it's GF at all! The GF choc chip banana bread is AMAZINGGGGG. Woo hoo read more

This cute little place is full of so many delicious looking desserts. I tried a cookie, some sort of blondie brownie, the mini cake, and the fancy ding dongs. It was all amazing-- especially the blondie. One of the best desserts I have ever tasted! The workers were also very helpful and friendly. Definitely worth a visit. read more

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My sister ordered me a cake from here for my birthday and it was the absolute worst experience. I kept telling her to just buy one from Ralph's as I was sure their cakes did it for me or for me to bake my own cake since I'm a baker but she insisted on getting one from a known bakery for a special day. When she went to pick up the cake it was so bland and didn't have ANY decor on it. She asked the lady why the cake is bland and the response was that you're supposed to request decor on it. How on earth are we supposed to know that your cakes by nature are boring and that we need to request they decorate it. So then she adds a caramel drizzle on it and spiced pistachio which didn't look pretty at all. After she got the cake, the box which the cake was stored in was WET at the bottom. It was really gross. When she brought it home we put a topper on it to make it look prettier and hoped that the inside just tasted good. I'm OBSESSED with carrot cake and I have rarely tasted a bad one just because of my love for it but this was the absolute worst. It tasted awful! And sadly it was so dry and dense that it was hard to cut!, I've never cut a cake for my birthday with struggle! I had to use a little more force just to get the slice. My sister kept apologizing to me the entire time although it wasn't her fault, just because my favorite part about my birthday is the cake, and this cake was as I mentioned many times just awful, we ended up throwing it away :( When my sister called to complain, she wanted to get her money back and return the cake but they didn't even offer that. The manager only offered to come pick up the cake and redecorate it. read more

They have these mini cakes that are fresh, spongy and delicious. Plus the staff there is so nice and helpful and patient. If anything, try their coffee. It is hot, strong, smooth and delicious! read more