Hayward Bakery and Cheese Shop

If you have ever lived, vacationed, or grew up in Hayward you know that THE PLACE to go for baked treats is the Hayward Bakery and Cheese Shop on Main Street. It’s been family owned and operated since before I was born and Carol is so sweet! They make beautiful cakes, deliver (there is a charge, but it’s much more reasonable than other places around), and you will not be disappointed. We gave her a picture of what we were looking for and it turned out exact! She’s typically there is the mornings and will set out cupcakes for you to taste test, all of which are amazing and makes it that much harder to choose---we went with two layers or raspberry, a layer of lemon and a layer of marble just to make it easier! The cake arrived on time, in one piece (it was a 90 degree weather kind of day) and she delivered to a destination 40 minutes away! I HIGHLY recommend her---we had tried Fay’s Fantasy Cakes and Spooner Bake Shoppe’s as well, but the price was much higher, the cake was dryer and the people weren’t nearly as friendly and accommodating. Spooner Bake Shoppe wanted to make us a sheet cake because making a tiered wedding cake on a hot day isn’t that easy to transport. If I wanted that, I could have made it myself---Carol was willing to and did an AMAZING job above and beyond all the competition! HAYWARD BAKERY AND CHEESE SHOP is the only way to go!