Where to buy cakes for birthdays and special occasions in Shanghai

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No party is complete without a birthday cake to hep celebrate your kid's big day. Whether you're looking for cute cupcakes or a show-stopping number stacked five layers high, here are the top bakeries worth your dough in Shanghai.

Corazon Bakery

For seasonal parties, birthdays or special occasions, Corazon offers beautifully made custom fondant and butercream cakes (from 398RMB) and custom cupcakes (ranging from 12-25RMB each)

628 Baole Lu

Pantry's Best

With about half the frosting, naked cakes from Pantry's Best are a lighter (but just as delicious) alternative, and come in flavours like lemon, carrot cake, red velvet and mocha.

300 Huaihai Zhong Lu

Awfully Chocolate

A bakery dedicated to all things cocoa, this chain has locations across the city. Order via Dianping or Meituan to pick up light and fluffy cakes in different chocolatey variations, like chocolate banana or chocolate mille crepe on the spot.

174 Xiangyang Nan Lu

Sweet Ever After

This American-style bakery specialises in all things dessert – with cake pops, muffins and customised sweets on its menu – but cupcakes are where it really shines with more than 20 flavours, including banana split and salted caramel.

16 Yuyao Lu

Al's Baking Co.

A stalwart on the Shanghai sweets scene, Al's offers full cakes in four classic flavours – red velvet, chocolate layer cake, carrot cake and cheesecake – as well as other baked goods and pies made fresh daily. Place orders at least one day in advance to pick up in-store.

174 Xiangyang Nan Lu

Where to buy cakes for birthdays and special occasions in Shanghai

Corazon Bakery

Pantry's Best

Awfully Chocolate

Sweet Ever After

Al's Baking Co.

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