The Best Cake Shops in Adelaide for a Sweet Slice

Who doesn’t like indulging in a piece (or two) of cake? Cakes signify celebration and good times, whether for a birthday, wedding, celebrating a milestone or just a job well done. There are some seriously talented cake makers and bakers serving up a slice at the best cake shops in Adelaide, so narrowing down our favourites has been no easy feat. But as far as we’re concerned, these are unmis-cake-ably top tier.

So go on, have your cake and eat it too – because life is meant to be lived and celebrated, one slice at a time.

Azidelicious Cupcakes

Azidelicious Cupcakes is one of the best cake shops for big occasions and small celebrations, especially since they can accommodate pretty much any dietary requirement and cake size! Whether you’re after a traditional, deliciously sweet cake, need it to be gluten-free, prefer a tower of cupcakes or perhaps a slightly healthier alternative, Azidelicious Cupcakes has you sorted.

22 Greenbank Road, Athelstone

Sophie’s Sweets

She’s booked and busy, but if you manage to score a cake from Adelaide pastry chef Sophie Cox, you are in for a treat! Working from home and taking orders via DM on Instagram, Sophie’s Sweets are masterpieces in buttercream goodness. Using bright colours, vintage decorating techniques and fresh flowers to give her creations an edge, every cake is made with love and care, down to every piped detail. Whether you are celebrating a birthday with the girls, hosting an engagement dinner with family or need a themed cake for a work event, Sophie is your girl.

Cake orders via Instagram.

Zacary Desserts

Zacary Desserts is home to gorgeously glazed, Greek-inspired treats, including cakes and customised desserts created by talented Patisserie Chef Zak, a former contestant on ‘Zumbo’s Just Desserts’. While on the show, Zak experimented and gained confidence with his glazing techniques that have become his signature treat. Order a custom cake and indulge in a magical mousse base or creamy cheesecake, all completed with the custom and mesmerising glaze that almost looks too beautiful to eat.

Select pick-up times only from Forestville

Adelaide Creative Cakes

There’s creative, then there is the ultra-talented baker, Naziha, the force behind stunning cake creations at Adelaide Creative Cakes. Despite being a busy mother, she magically transforms cake dreams into reality. From elegant simplicity to retro charm, grand wedding spectacles, multi-tiered masterpieces and delightful kids’ themes, every cake is a work of art that leaves one in awe.

But the good news doesn’t stop there—customise your dessert display with exquisite cupcakes and cookies, ensuring your celebration is a delightful, sugar-filled treat for all.

Jenny’s Bakery

With a passion for crafting anything remotely sweet, Jenny’s Bakery specialises in pastries, pies and cakes. Pop into the bakery in Eastwood or Norwood and be warmly greeted by the delightful aromas of freshly baked goods. If you’re after something truly unique for your next event, choose from a banana caramel pie, mocha torte or rocky road cake. When you visit to place your cake order, we won’t blame you if you leave with a loaded flaky croissant or signature cronut! 

81 Glen Osmond Road, Eastwood

Sugar and Spice Cakes

Specialising in everything sweet and able to create just about any design, choose from an extensive range of wedding, engagement, birthday or corporate cakes. These premium, personalised masterpieces are bound to be the highlight of any event, with the helpful team assisting you through the whole process. Choose to add some character to your cake with a novel design or keep it simple and elegant. With over 20 years under their belt as one of Adelaide’s best cake shops, Sugar and Spice Cakes is a stunning choice.

190 Goodwood Road, Millswood

How Sweet It Is

Getting hitched? You may want to consider How Sweet It Is for your big day, with the team here having specialised in wedding and celebration cakes since 2002. The skilled specialists bring your vision to life by working closely with you to create a custom design, flavour and size.

Step into their showroom with 80+ display cakes and numerous photos, engaging all your senses and assisting in your cake choices. You’ll leave feeling confident and excited knowing your cake will arrive on your special day looking better than you could have imagined. From one tier to 10, over 15 flavours to choose from and themed creations from Bluey to unicorns and everything in between, there is no cake they can’t bake!

387 King William Street, Adelaide

Mayfair Bakery & Patisserie

Head to Port Adelaide and delve into the deliciousness of authentic, artisan styles of Mayfair Bakery & Patisserie. With origins that date back to 1870, you can expect to taste the years of expertise handed down through generations of bakers, always crafted with flour milled in Port Adelaide.

Choose from their range of baked treats or go for their specialty – the creamy cheesecake. From Belgian white chocolate and raspberry, Belgian chocolate hazelnut and Nutella and Clare Valley honey and roast pistachio, these are not your average cakes!

156 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide

Phoenix Sweets Cakery

An explosion of pastel buttercream icing and grand decoration, Phoenix Sweets Cakery creates gourmet celebration cakes fit for a prince or princess. Their unique recipes and styles have been brought to Adelaide from Hong Kong, combining traditional flavours with contemporary delights. These sugary masterpieces bring excitement and awe in every bite across their range of delicate cakes, cupcakes and confectioneries.

113 King William Road, Unley

Muratti Cakes & Gateaux

Feel like a slice (or two) of France? Head to Muratti’s, where the cakes, tarts and of course, croquembouche towers attract sugar addicts from all over to one of the best cake shops in Adelaide. Muratti’s opulent creations glisten invitingly from shiny glass displays, rows upon rows of vibrant-hued petit gateaux in delicate flavours like berry apple and chocolate griottine cherry. Almost too pretty to eat, they showcase the best European confectionery via fine layers of dacquoise, praline, mousse, sable breton and compote, artfully garnished with everything from chocolate shards to whole macarons.

114B Prospect Road, Prospect

Cozy Cake

Cozy Cake is the place for rustic, home-made cakes that scream nostalgia. Located on Grenfell Street, the shop has a warm and welcoming feel, and you can tell that Helena Guimaraes – an Adelaide mum with an undeniable skill in baking – is doing exactly what she loves. Simple, every-occasion cakes like banana brownie, churros (with real dulce de leche), and polenta guava reimagine flavours from her native Brazil heritage, paying homage to her grandmother’s glorious creations. And for nights when you don’t feel like cooking, Cozy Cake’s family-sized savoury pies are the perfect pre-game for any of these delicious desserts.

50 Grenfell Street, Adelaide

Shirni Parwana

If you’re after a traditional Afghan dessert to take your celebration to the next level, look no further than Shirni Parwana. Their traditional-inspired sweets and cakes are made from only local and seasonal produce, and are made to order for any occasion. Choose from just a custom cake for your next event, or let them cater an entire dessert table for you. There is no denying this is one of the best cake shops in Adelaide.  

6/14 Fourth Street, Bowden

Heidelberg Cakes

A local favourite since 1991, the family behind Heidelberg Cakes certainly know all the ins and outs of whipping up exquisitely designed cakes. These gluten-free cakes taste even better than they look (we’re not sure how that’s even possible), and you can choose from set designs, cupcakes or desserts, or work with their talented team to bring your own dream cake to life. Pick from ten mouth-watering cake flavours ranging from vanilla raspberry, citrus delicious to chocolate indulgence and caramello… Yum.

20 Nelson Street, Stepney

Petal and Cake

Petal and Cake’s range of sugary stunners is guaranteed to be the sweet centrepiece of your next soiree. As sophisticated as they come, these bespoke cakes shine on their own, but for an extra special touch, add some custom cookies or cupcakes to the table for the ultimate sweet feast. But wait – there’s more. A one-stop shop for all your party needs, why not leave the flowers and styling to the multi-talented team too!

Adelaide Hills

RAW Earth Dessert

Craving the sweet sensation that only cake can deliver, but wanting to find a healthier alternative? RAW Earth Dessert has your back with “plant-based nutrition in disguise”. Offering gluten-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free, soy-free and even keto-friendly baked treats, they are the most accessible and inclusive cake store around – without compromising on flavour.

You can order a customisable celebration cake for a special event or hire the team to provide catering needs!

32 Athol Street, Athol Park

Has our pick of the best cake shops in Adelaide given you a taste for the sweet life? Be sure to continue to sugar craze at our choice of cafes and ice cream spots in Adelaide.