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Where to Find Special Cakes for Pickups and Delivery in Austin Right Now

For those birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions that are still happening

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A cake from Sugar Mama’s
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During the novel coronavirus pandemic, Austinites will still celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and other similar special occasions while holed up at home. To mark these occasions, people can bring home really great cakes from local bakeries and restaurants.

Eater put together this guide of the best cake sources found in Austin right now, available for pickups and deliveries. Some offer customized cakes with advanced notices, others offer ready-made cakes. One even offers a decorate-your-own cake setup (thank you, Sugar Mama’s).

As with all businesses right now, be sure to call ahead to make sure each bakery is still open or if there are updates on current offerings and service models, as things are changing constantly. Be sure to wear a mask, tip well, and, if you’re ordering delivery, try to order directly from the bakeries themselves.

For more general takeout options, scope out Eater Austin’s takeout and delivery package and the running guide, as well as the ongoing restaurants with pop-up markets list.

A number of Austin restaurants have resumed dine-in service. That level of service offered is indicated on each map point. However, this should not be taken as endorsement for dining in, as there are still safety concerns: for updated information on coronavirus cases in your area, please visit the City of Austin website. Studies indicate that there is a lower exposure risk when outdoors, but the level of risk involved with patio dining is contingent on restaurants following strict social distancing and other safety guidelines.

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La Patisserie

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Both locations of the bakery are offering to-go six-inch cakes for sale, including flavors such as funfetti, red velvet, and chocolate-raspberry-pistachio. Orders can be placed online or in-person for pickup and curbside pickups in three to four days. Bonus: there’s a drive-thru setup at the South Austin location

Chez Zee American Bistro

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The West Austin restaurant is offering a whole bunch of cakes for pickups and deliveries, ranging from carrot to cheesecake to lemon-rosemary.. Whole cake orders must be placed over the phone, and cake slice orders can be placed online. The restaurant has reopened its dining room for dine-in service, too.

Quack's 43rd Street Bakery

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The original location of the bakery is open for walk-in and curbside orders, which includes ready-made cakes for call-ahead orders and customized cakes through emails.

Polkadots Cupcake Factory

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The West Campus bakery is open for pickups and deliveries, which includes cupcakes and custom cakes (though the latter should be placed over the phone or through its contact form).

Swedish Hill

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The Clarksville bakery offers various four- and six-inch cakes. Flavors include a black and white cake with cream cheese frosting, the colorful vanilla bean confetti cake, and a carrot cake. Orders can be placed online or over the phone for curbside pickups. Swedish reopened for dine-in service as well.

Tomorrow’s Parties

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Baker Kelly Dugan offers up delightful customized cakes for pickups, with options such as peach-bourbon butter to fruit curd-filled spring cake to carrot cake with raisins, with six-inch ($60) or eight-inch ($70) two-layer cakes. Whole cake orders must be placed online for pickups.

Russian House

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The downtown Eastern European restaurant has Latvian and Ukrianian-style cakes (as well as chocolate crepe cakes) via phone call for pickups. The restaurant has reopened for dine-in service too.

OMG Squee

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While the physical East Austin bakery is closed, OMG Squee is still open for Japanese cheesecakes via curbside pickups.

Capital City Bakery

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The vegan bakery reopened, serving up all sorts of eggless and dairy-less layer cakes, from confetti to strawberry blonde to a peanut butter crunch to s’mores to even a cookie dough iteration. Preorders must be placed online for curbside pickups.

Hayleycakes and Cookies

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The fun bakery with a second location out in far northwest Austin is offering free deliveries on its highly decorated cakes. Orders can be placed online for pickups and deliveries, and people can place orders in person too.

Sugar Mama's Bakeshop

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The South First location of the bakery is still open with an array of cakes ranging from the Southern Belle (red velvet) to the PinUp (vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream and sprinkles) to the very colorful strawberry-lemonade. Those who’d want to decorate their own cakes can opt for the build-your-own-cake package which comes with the cake, frosting, sprinkles, and a handy cake board. There are also vegan and gluten-free options. Orders can be placed online for delivery and curbside pickups. 

La Mexicana Bakery

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While the South First bakery isn’t open 24/7 at this time, it still serves up takeout and pickup cakes, including its variety of tres leches. The bakery has reopened for dine-in service too.

Manolis Ice Cream Pastries & Cakes

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The South First truck is still open for walk-up or preordered cakes, with options ranging from almond to black forest to strawberry-vanilla to even a tiramisu.

Skull & Cakebones

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Among its vegan offerings, the Dripping Springs bakery is delivering custom chocolate and/or vanilla with optional sprinkle jars through its web store.

La Patisserie

Both locations of the bakery are offering to-go six-inch cakes for sale, including flavors such as funfetti, red velvet, and chocolate-raspberry-pistachio. Orders can be placed online or in-person for pickup and curbside pickups in three to four days. Bonus: there’s a drive-thru setup at the South Austin location

Chez Zee American Bistro

The West Austin restaurant is offering a whole bunch of cakes for pickups and deliveries, ranging from carrot to cheesecake to lemon-rosemary.. Whole cake orders must be placed over the phone, and cake slice orders can be placed online. The restaurant has reopened its dining room for dine-in service, too.

Quack's 43rd Street Bakery

The original location of the bakery is open for walk-in and curbside orders, which includes ready-made cakes for call-ahead orders and customized cakes through emails.

Polkadots Cupcake Factory

The West Campus bakery is open for pickups and deliveries, which includes cupcakes and custom cakes (though the latter should be placed over the phone or through its contact form).

Swedish Hill

The Clarksville bakery offers various four- and six-inch cakes. Flavors include a black and white cake with cream cheese frosting, the colorful vanilla bean confetti cake, and a carrot cake. Orders can be placed online or over the phone for curbside pickups. Swedish reopened for dine-in service as well.

Tomorrow’s Parties

Baker Kelly Dugan offers up delightful customized cakes for pickups, with options such as peach-bourbon butter to fruit curd-filled spring cake to carrot cake with raisins, with six-inch ($60) or eight-inch ($70) two-layer cakes. Whole cake orders must be placed online for pickups.

Russian House

The downtown Eastern European restaurant has Latvian and Ukrianian-style cakes (as well as chocolate crepe cakes) via phone call for pickups. The restaurant has reopened for dine-in service too.

OMG Squee

While the physical East Austin bakery is closed, OMG Squee is still open for Japanese cheesecakes via curbside pickups.

Capital City Bakery

The vegan bakery reopened, serving up all sorts of eggless and dairy-less layer cakes, from confetti to strawberry blonde to a peanut butter crunch to s’mores to even a cookie dough iteration. Preorders must be placed online for curbside pickups.

Hayleycakes and Cookies

The fun bakery with a second location out in far northwest Austin is offering free deliveries on its highly decorated cakes. Orders can be placed online for pickups and deliveries, and people can place orders in person too.

Sugar Mama's Bakeshop

The South First location of the bakery is still open with an array of cakes ranging from the Southern Belle (red velvet) to the PinUp (vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream and sprinkles) to the very colorful strawberry-lemonade. Those who’d want to decorate their own cakes can opt for the build-your-own-cake package which comes with the cake, frosting, sprinkles, and a handy cake board. There are also vegan and gluten-free options. Orders can be placed online for delivery and curbside pickups. 

La Mexicana Bakery

While the South First bakery isn’t open 24/7 at this time, it still serves up takeout and pickup cakes, including its variety of tres leches. The bakery has reopened for dine-in service too.

Manolis Ice Cream Pastries & Cakes

The South First truck is still open for walk-up or preordered cakes, with options ranging from almond to black forest to strawberry-vanilla to even a tiramisu.

Skull & Cakebones

Among its vegan offerings, the Dripping Springs bakery is delivering custom chocolate and/or vanilla with optional sprinkle jars through its web store.

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