la Cakery

Was craving for some dessert and noticed that this bakery was in my neighborhood. We walked in and were greeted immediately. The owners (?) were very friendly and warm. Like others have mentioned, the cookies they offer are priced well but a bit stale or perhaps dry. We ordered three of their sugar cookies. You could taste that they weren’t baked that morning or the day before. However, the cakes looked lovely and as I walked in, there was a cake being made and decorated. They also have pre made vegan cakes which is great for those who are vegan as they can be hard to find in Brampton. I also ordered a vanilla cupcake, chocolate cake slice and New York cheesecake. My partner tried the cheesecake and enjoyed the filling however the graham cracker base was dense. The vanilla cupcake was okay, nothing special but at least moist. The chocolate cake was dry and all the layers fell apart as we set it on it’s side to share.

This bakery is slightly underwhelming. Got a very pretty looking cake from here, but it tasted just okay… Cloyingly sweet, but good for sharing.
The cake is the only reason I’m giving three stars; else, I would have given two.
I got an assortment of cookies from them for work… what a huge disappointment. They looked quite nice but tasted bad… almost stale. The funny thing is, my coworkers ate a cookie each out of politeness. It wasn’t until I ate one and said something that they all sighed in relief and said, «Oh… we didn’t want to say anything and make you feel bad!»
How can cookies taste bad? I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.
The place itself is better suited to buying and taking out, rather than sitting and eating.
Staff is friendly and helpful.
They have a decent assortment of goods to choose from.
Try this place out if it interests you. Maybe you’ll have a better experience than I did.
I will go back at least once more but not anytime soon.

Ok, my 3 stars is strictly due to a first time visit when Im pretty sure I was given old Tiramusu based on how the layers just fell apart solid (1 or 2 years ago to their defense).
I gave the place a second chance and was delightfully surprised. I enjoyed the chocolate chip cannoli and portuguese tart as the cremes werent too sweet, but tasted fresh. Ill improve my rating after I go back one more time to try something else and have another positive experience.

This shop is in a quiet little plaza.
Pretty nice selection of cupcakes, cheesecake desserts and chocolate mousse. There’s alot of variety and its VERY appealing to the eye.
I have to say the cupcakes and lil cookies were cheaper than most bakeries. Other cupcake shops are about $ 3.00, and here it was about $ 2.00 and less.
There are also a lot of fancy cakes.
**To be honest some of the cupcakes have this weird to smell and taste to it like nail polish remover. And they are dry. I had the éclair. It was also bland.
I will not be returning

3.5*
More of a place where you go to buy a cake for a special occasion than a café/​bakery. There are a few tables, but they weren’t wiped off and most of the clientele seemed to be there to pick up a cake — not stay and enjoy a caffeinated beverage with a pastry.
I ordered a Zeppole, Nata (for a friend), tea, & an espresso. Espresso was $ 0.90 and quite concentrated, great value!
I almost changed my mind when I saw a Lobster Tail, but the man behind the counter said that the Zeppole was better. It was quite good and tasted fresh.
la Cakery appeared to be in a newer strip mall in a fairly industrial area of McLaughlin. They had other pastries/​sweets like cupcakes, eclairs, etc.