Kiki Bakery - Alhambra

A while back, I was meeting up with a friend for a belated birthday dinner at Messob Ethiopian Restaurant in Los Angeles and I knew I couldn't come empty-handed. Remembering the cute cakes at Kiki Bakery from when I dined at Jazz Cat Cafe next door, I swung by to pick up some on the way to meet up with her.

Tell me this isn't the cutest container ever? My friend actually squealed with delight when she saw the box.

I bought her mango and chocolate mousse cakes for $2.65 each. Shhh! Don't tell her how cheap they were. :P

Since I didn't actually get to taste them, I had to go back another time for the blog. I know, so difficult huh? The things I do for my readers. ;)

Here's a shot of the mid-sized cakes. They also do larger birthday cakes of all their flavors such as taro, mango mousse, strawberry mousse, green tea mousse, and tiramisu.

But really, I think Kiki's specialty is their breads and rolls. At the end of the night, most of the good stuff had been picked clean.

But I managed to snag the last very large, incredibly pillowy taro mochi bun for $1.69. You can't tell by the picture because it was so dark but it was a pretty pale lavender in color as well.

It's filled with taro paste and taro mochi! This bun was just soooo good. Not too sweet, so airy and light. Just perfect.

My cousin and I saved the mango and green tea mousse cakes for dessert. The green tea mousse layers had red bean pieces, reminiscent of Vanille de Patisserie's version but almost half the price.
Kiki Bakery is a bakery. No tables or chairs to sit down. Go early if you want a parking spot before the Jazz Cat Cafe patrons fill up the lot. Or wander in if you're killing time while waiting for a table at Jazz Cat.

See Kiki Bakery - San Gabriel, for more close-ups of the taro mochi bun and taro toast bread.

Kiki Bakery (Several locations)
640 W. Valley Blvd., Ste. #B
Alhambra, CA 91803
626-458-9898
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.