About us.

Well hello there, San Diego. I’m Dulce Diego, the royal Cakesperson for the San Diego Cake Company. We’re new in town, but we’re San Diego’s first and finest custom makery.

What’s a makery you ask? Well, it’s our magical workshop where your custom creations and buttercream dreams come true. Come to us with any idea and we’ll make your masterpiece(s) come to life… and we do mean anything.

We love showing off the goods, so bring your sweet bits down to our makery, located in the exciting historical district of Old Town San Diego and see what confections we are currently dreaming up.  Stay sweet, but mostly stay classy, San Diego.

2474 San Diego Ave. Suite C.
San Diego, CA 92110. (located in-between the Diamond Source and Fred’s outdoor patio)

(858) 842-0301
[email protected]

Tuesdays: Open(please call for hours)

Wed-Fri: by appointment only

Sat: Open 12pm-8pm
Sun- Mon: Closed

Our Philosophy

The San Diego Cake Company believes our sweets should be enjoyed down to the last bite, not sickeningly sweet. We pride ourselves in using organic products when available, sourcing our produce from local farms and supporting our neighborhood businesses. We only put in the good stuff and not too much either.We believe too much of a good thing… is still too much.

As your neighborhood makery, our roots run deep in San Diego and we’re happy to make it even sweeter.We love our community, it’s culture and making connections through our confections. We are excited to add our own icing to this beautiful city. You might call our philosophy a mission or a mood. We call it a mission to show this city a new side of sweets, filled with eye candy, awe and above all, #tastefirst!

Our Philosophy

The San Diego Cake Company believes our sweets should be enjoyed down to the last bite, not sickeningly sweet. We pride ourselves in using organic products when available, sourcing our produce from local farms and supporting our neighborhood businesses. We only put in the good stuff and not too much either. We believe too much of a good thing… is still too much.

As your neighborhood makery, our roots run deep in San Diego and we’re happy to make it even sweeter. We love our community, it’s culture and making connections through our confections. We are excited to add our own icing to this beautiful city. You might call our philosophy a mission or a mood. We call it a mission to show this city a new side of sweets, filled with eye candy, awe and above all, #tastefirst!

  How to Order

Here’s where you order your custom item. Imagine your perfect dessert and we’ll make it a perfect reality.

NOTE: We are working on a new interactive ordering system. While it’s on its way, please contact us via phone or email.

Just let us know a few things for your order:

  • What type of dessert or confection you’d like (We make more than cakes!)
  • What the event/occasion is
  • Pick your sweetness level (yes, we customize this!)
  • How many people you are serving
  • Dietary restrictions if any (gluten-free, dairy-free, peanut-free)
  • Provide any images for visual reference if you are emailing us along with a written description if you think that’d help us visualize your dream cake or confection.

* $150 minimum (before tax) on all custom orders. Delivery options available for orders over $500, upon the bakery’s discretion. Please inquire for delivery availability and cost. It never hurts to ask!

We make custom desserts too! Please call or email for pricing.

Classy Classics

White on White — Classic vanilla cake drizzled with vanilla agave syrup, layered with our signature white chocolate buttercream.

Chocolate Milk Chocolate — Rich chocolate cake drizzled with chocolate-crème syrup, layered with smooth milk chocolate buttercream.

Yin Yang (marbled) — Swirled vanilla and chocolate cake with alternating layers of our signature white chocolate buttercream and smooth milk chocolate buttercream.

Red VelvetWe say red, but you can request any color of this milk chocolate cake. Anyway, it’s a velvety cake layered with fluffy vanilla bean-cream cheese frosting.

Favorites

Strawberry ShortyThe strawberry shortcake, SDCC-style. Butter yellow cake with an organic strawberry curd, drizzled with strawberry agave syrup, then filled with a mixture of organic strawberries and ‘enlightened’ pastry cream.

CoconutButtery coconut cake filled with coconut vanilla bean-cream cheese frosting. Sprinkled with toasted coconut.

Bountiful BerryBerries meet cream in a classic vanilla or rich chocolate cake, brushed with organic strawberry agave, layered with organic, mixed berry-white chocolate buttercream.

Lemon DropThis lemon crème comes lemon zested with vanilla cake, tangy organic lemon curd, lemon-white chocolate buttercream. An SDDC favorite!

Preems

Mango-PassionfruitButter yellow cake brushed with mango-passionfruit agave, layered with mango-passionfruit buttercream and diced mangoes.

Strawberry LemonadeButter yellow cake brushed with organic strawberry agave and our in-house strawberry curd. Layered with our lemon-white chocolate buttercream.

Creamy Carrot CakeOrganic carrots, crushed pineapple, shredded coconut and lots of cinnamon. Layered with our fluffy vanilla bean-cream cheese frosting.

Mexican Hot ChocolateSpiced chocolate cake brushed with our in-house chocolate cane syrup. Filled with alternating layers of Mexican dark chocolate ganache and creamy milk chocolate buttercream.

Peanut Butter ChocolateRich chocolate cake brushed with chocolate cane syrup, sandwiched with alternating layers of creamy peanut butter-buttercream and whipped dark chocolate ganache.

The Chocolate Collection

Strawberry Chocolate TruffleRich Chocolate cake brushed with organic strawberry agave and organic strawberry curd. Iced with polka-dotted dark chocolate truffle and our signature strawberry-white chocolate buttercream.

Dark Chocolate Truffle Rich chocolate cake, brushed with our crème de cacao cane syrup, frosted inside and out with our in-house chocolate ganache, sprinkled with crispy cacao nibs.

P.B.C.B.AKA the Coconutter Nana. Our rich chocolate cake drizzled with our in-house caramel sauce with fresh bananas. Layered with peanut butter-buttercream and dark chocolate truffle. Make it an ‘Elvis’ with a candied maple bacon bits! Add $0.50/slice.

Nutella Crème Rich chocolate cake drizzled with organic almond cane syrup and alternating layers of Nutella buttercream and milk or dark chocolate truffle.

Orange Grand Marnier Organic orange zested chocolate cake with orange agave syrup and Grand Marnier-infused chocolate ganache.

We pride ourselves in using seasonal, organic products whenever available, sourcing our produce from local farms, and supporting our neighborhood businesses.  Because of our high quality standards, some flavors are not available year round.