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    Yu Cake

    4.2 (304 reviews)
    ModerateBakeries, Desserts
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Jagruti L.

    This is my first time trying Yu Cake business. It is located on the bottom of the first floor slightly in the corner and hidden. It is past Macy's Men store. They have tables inside and outside. It is pretty great spot for quiet time. Ambiance is nice. They have an amazing layer sliced desserts but did not purchase. I will definitely check their layer cakes in the near future. Ordered Fruit Lime Tea Lychee Lime Tea Both were refreshing drinks with half added sugar, so it was perfect.

    Tiramisu Mille Crepe Cake Slice / (提拉米苏)
    Kalen L.

    Limited options on display for a Saturday. Less than two hours into the Saturday and half the case was empty. The mille cakes, both tiramisu and hazelnut flavors, were disappointing. Hardly any espresso flavors or hazelnut flavors. It tasted like piles of crepes with no filling.

    Rob L.

    Yu Cake is an upscale dessert shop located just outside the Saks Fifth Avenue front entrance on the lower level of South Coast Plaza. Prices are expensive but the cakes are refined and delicious. They make excellent mille crepe cakes (as good as Lady M, seriously!) and they are available in many flavors. Shown in the picture here is my top favorite - the Tiramisu. Matcha and hazelnut chocolate are also very good. Their newest additions are yogurt mille crepe cakes, which I have yet to try - which give me good reasons to come back and indulge myself again! There are plenty of fruity teas to go with your dessert such as peach, strawberry, grapefruit, and my favorite, lychee. The teas all have bits and pieces of real fruits in them, which make the tea very refreshing.

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    Emily W.

    Every time I stop by I try something new from Yu Cake, but every time, I haven't been impressed by my purchase despite the steep price tag. I wouldn't say the cakes are extremely expensive, but Yu Cake's desserts have not impressed us. We got the jasmine matcha yogurt millefeuille, taro box cake, the coconut milk jelly and the black sesame latte. Jasmine matcha yogurt millefeuille - 2/5 clearly a victim of too many flavors jammed together. The only thing that we could really taste was the yogurt Taro box cake - 3.5/5 not too bad but nothing super impressive. I did like that it wasn't too sweet, but a fluffy whipped cream may have made the cake lighter vs the buttercream they used Coconut milk jelly - 4/5 not bad at all. The milk flavor was a bit stronger than the coconut flavor tho Black Sesame latte - 4.5/5 I enjoyed this latte and found it to be the perfect amt of sweet. The black Sesame paste on the side of the cup wasnt sweetened either, ensuring the latte wasn't too heavy.

    Hazelnut cake
    Angela C.

    I was excited to try this place since the pictures of the cakes looked really good. This is located right next to Saks, and there's both indoor seating as well as seats outside the store in the main mall. Overall, was quite disappointed since the cake flavors were not strong at all. I got the hazelnut cake and the yogurt matcha and both flavors were very subtle. Good thing is the cakes were not too sweet, but there really wasn't much kick to it either. The yogurt matcha had more yogurt taste and really no matcha. The hazelnut itself also didnt have a strong hazelnut flavor. For the price (each were about $10 for the slice) and what you get, not worth.

    Strawberry matcha
    Jen N.

    Give a blonde curly hair in the cake yesterday. The staff was really polite & asked if we want to trade it in for a new one or grab another cake. We traded it in as the strawberry matcha cake looked better than it tasted - we got the tiramisu which tasted a lot better. Creamy but not airy as we would've liked. Ample tables & chairs outside & inside. They've a lot of cute cakes but it's a one-time for me.

    Jax L.

    Mango milk latte amazing: strong mango flavor and sweetness can be adjusted. I also recommend Watermelon tea and Soybean Coffee. Their egg sandwiches have corn: you can give it with imitation crab (labeled as seafood) or ham. The ham egg is better. Service is fast, but very unfriendly and upset or bored. The store needs elevator music or any kind of ambiance sound. I will come back to try desserts

    Naomy V.

    Was at the mall and wanted a small sweet treat so found this place. Right off the bat the prices are a bit high for most pastries. I wanted to try the mango mousse cake but it was sold,so I settled with the matcha mousse for 10$. Overall it tasted alright, nice mousse texture,not overly sweet,matcha had a nice flavor but I don't think I'll be coming back though.

    Tiramisu Latte
    Linda T.

    It's a cute cafe located right next to Saks on the bottom floor. There are various options for cakes, puddings, and drinks. Service is quick. Cafe itself is clean and is a nice place to study or chat. The pastries itself? Disappointing. Looking at the flavors, they were all so unique and interesting. I wanted to try them all! But when I did try them, I was left with the feeling that I was not going to return at all. What we got: - Tiramisu latte (3.5/5): It was meh. Not that memorable. Just your standard latte with some tiramisu type of foam. - Lychee Rose Crepe Cake (2/5): Man I was so looking forward to this. But I literally could not taste any rose, and lychee flavor was there too I guess? For a cake, it really even lacked sweetness to it. I know this is preferable when you pair it with a drink. However, for the price, I really wished that it taste like anything. - Mango Grapefruit Coconut Pudding (3/5): This one had more flavor, but still somehow kinda bland? The fruit lacked any sweetness or tartness. I only knew it was there because of the texture.

    Mango Grapefuit Cake
    Katelynn T.

    Stopped by while shopping at South Coast Plaza for their Mango Grapefruit cake, which is apparently one of their most popular cakes. It was delicious and not too sweet! The fruit tasted fresh on top and the cream/cake below was soft and smooth-- almost like tiramisu.

    Matcha Mille Crepe
    Virginia L.

    Yu Cakes is located inside South Coast Plaza and right across from Macy's Men. I came to Yu Cakes to try out their Mille Crepe Cakes. Inside the dessert shop was nicely designed and clean, and gave a luxury feel. I got three slices: matcha, hazelnut and tiramisu. And here is my breakdown of these three cakes: 1) Matcha Mille Crepe: The crepe cake lacked sweetness and felt a bit bland. I could definitely taste the matcha, but it didn't have a strong tea flavor or any sweetness to it. The cake felt dense and I could not feel the texture of the crepe layers. It felt like I was eating a mousse cake, but not as dense as a cheesecake, but it was definitely close to it. 2) Hazelnut Mille Crepe Cake: This cake was sweeter, but it had the same issue. Felt dense and could not feel the texture or layers of the crepe, felt more like a mousse cake. 3) Tiramisu Mille Crepe Cake: This cake was probably the best out of the three. I'm not sure what they did this one, but I could actually feel like I was eating a mille crepe cake. Flavor was good and I can actually taste and feel the layers of the crepe cakes. Also these mille crepe cakes are not cheap and are on the more expensive side at $11 to $12 a slice. I do share in the same opinion that customer service isn't at the top here, the staff don't seem to greet you as you enter. What is one big positive, I would day is they have a great variety of flavors for their mille crepe cakes and they do have other types of cakes. It's unfortunate as I expected a lot more from here given the price point and it seems they fall short. Overall, it wasn't the best mille crepe cake I have had, but if you want to try, get their tiramisu mille crepe cake if I had to recommend something, but I don't think it was that amazing that I'd personally come back.

    Rose cheesecake
    Stephanie W.

    I'm a dessert person and I know I'm in a good dessert shop when I struggle to make a choice. This place had SO many kinds of cheesecake and some interesting boxed desserts. I love floral flavors and berries so I struggled to choose between rose cheesecake, rose/oolong milk based boxed dessert, and a blueberry cheesecake. I ended up going with the rose cheesecake - it was dense but really good! They had SO many other flavors that also looked amazing too, and plenty of seating/little tables right there in the store so you can eat or take your cake to go (comes in a cute little box). Would absolutely come here again if near south coast plaza and wanting dessert - it's an adorable little shop!

    Peach fruit tea, Matcha creamy milk
    Sara H.

    Located in front of Saks Fifth Avenue at South Coast Plaza, they offer drinks and cute/colorful desserts. Lots of tables inside and in front of the cafe. You have an option of ordering at the front or using the kiosk. I enjoyed Peach Fruit Tea and Watermelon Fruit Tea but Matcha Creamy Milk was disappointing. I asked for extra matcha but was able to barely taste it. It just tasted like a glass of milk.

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    Great cake and drink selections! The cafe is also really clean and well maintained with cute decors

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