At Gerry's Cakes in downtown Menlo Park, we bake personalized cakes for all special occasions as well as made-to-order store cakes, pastries, and cookies fresh daily. We take pride in our decorative custom cakes, and your ideas can help create a work of art. All of the cakes are made from original recipes using the best ingredients and no preservatives. We have been serving families and businesses in the Menlo Park area for over 30 years.
FRESH
All store cakes, pastries, and cookies are baked fresh daily.
HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE
Let us know your ideas, and we can make cakes perfectly to your specification.
ORIGINAL RECIPES
All our cakes are made from the best ingredients and no preservatives.
Take a look at our wonderful selection of cakes, pastries, and more!
We have butter croissants, chocolate croissants, almond croissants, sticky buns, cinnamon rolls, apple turnovers, corn muffins, and much more!
COOKIES & CUPCAKES
We have chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, and almond cookies. We also have special sugar cookies with unique designs!
Customize your own cake!
Cake Types
Chocolate
White
Orange Chiffon
Pound Cake
Sponge
Spice
Poppy Seed
Carrot
Fillings & icings
Buttercream
Raspberry Jam
German Chocolate
Cherry
French Buttercream Lemon Curd
Bavarian Cream
Apricot Jam
Chantilly (whipped)
Fondant
Cream Cheese
Mousse
Fudge
Ganache (white/chocolate)
Fresh Fruit (seasonal)
Round cakes
Sizes & Servings
7" (serves 6-8)
8" (serves 6-10)
9" (serves 10-16)
10" (serves 14-24)
12" (serves 20-30)
Sheet cakes
Sizes & Servings
1/8 (serves 10)
1/4 (9"x12") : serves 12-20
1/2 (12"x 17") : serves 20-32
3/4 (17"x17") : serves 40-60
Full (17"x24"): serves 64-80
our signature cakes
Please note that some of our custom cakes need to be ordered 2-3 days in advance to ensure on-time completion. Feel free to call us with any questions.
st. honore
A single layer of puff pastry spread with raspberry jam, beneath two layers of rum-soaked sponge cake filled with Bavarian rum custard, iced with Chantilly cream & custard-filled cream puffs.
Kahlua
Chocolate cake brushed with Kahlua, filled with dark chocolate ganache and coffee Chantilly cream, decorated with Kahlua-filled chocolate cups.
black forest
Rich chocolate cake doused with brandy, filled with cherries and iced with Chantilly cream, decorated with maraschino cherries and chocolate shavings.
italian rum
Sponge cake soaked with rum and a hint of sherry, filled with rum custard, iced with Chantilly cream and decorated with toasted almonds, baby cream puffs, and maraschino cherries.
German chocolate
Chocolate cake filled and topped with traditional caramel, coconut, and pecans, finished with chocolate buttercream and garnished with chocolate shavings.
tiramisu
Light sponge cake with rum, espresso syrup, filled and iced with mascarpone cream and grated chocolate.
lemon powder
Light sponge cake, filled with luscious lemon curd and dusted with powdered sugar.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
Sponge cake filled with strawberries and Chantilly cream and garnished with strawberries (seasonal).
boston cream pie
Two layers of sponge cake, filled with Bavarian cream and topped with dark chocolate ganache.
rolled cake
Yellow cake with fresh whipped cream or lemoncurd filling to make the perfect, satisfying light dessert.
all chocolate
Dark chocolate filled with chocolate buttercream, iced with chocolate fudge and poured with chocolate ganache.
black & white
Alternating layers of chocolate and white cake, filled with alternating layers of chocolate and vanilla buttercream and drizzled with chocolate ganache.
fruit basket
Sponge cake filled to the brim with Chantilly cream and seasonal fruit and iced with Chantilly cream and garnished with fresh fruit.
raspberry amaretto
White cake brushed with Amaretto, filled with raspberry jam, iced with French buttercream and decorated with toasted almonds.
CAFE-MOCHA
White caked filled and iced with coffee buttercream and dark chocolate ganache on each layer, garnished with chocolate shavings.
orange chiffon
Light chiffon cake delicately flavored with orange, baked in traditional tube pan and iced with an orange fondant glaze.
maryland cake
Chocolate cake with two fillings of vanilla buttercream, the center is loaded with chocolate fudge & chocolate chips, iced with vanilla buttercream and topped with chocolate shavings.
chocolate fudge square
Moist chocolate square slathered with fudge, sprinkled with walnuts & ganache.
birthday cakes
We can do fun, themed designs for your children's birthdays or more general designs. Just send us your ideas along with some pictures via email at gerryscakes@yahoo.com
WEDDING CAKES
Choose Gerry's Cakes for your special day! We are able to make a classic white, tiered wedding cake or another design of your choosing. Work with our bakers to create your dream cake.
SHAPE CAKES
Want something different than our classic round or sheet cakes? We can also shape our cakes into whatever form you desire!
GRADUATION CAKES
Congratulations graduates! We can make our standard cap and diploma cake or customize your graduation cake to match the school you are graduating from.
BABY SHOWER CAKES
Welcome your baby into the world with one of our delicious, custom baby shower cakes!
YOU CAN CALL US DIRECTLY AT (650) 326-6282 TO ORDER, OR ORDER THROUGH DOORDASH, POSTMATES, OR UBEREATS
