Pretty Please Bakeshop is an Oakland-based custom cake and dessert bakery owned and operated by Alison Okabayashi, serving couples and event clients across the San Francisco Bay Area. The bakery offers custom wedding cakes in buttercream and sculpted fondant finishes, alongside cookies, cupcakes, and nostalgic treats including gourmet twinkies, ding dongs, whoopie pies, and mini pies; signature cake flavors have included vanilla, carrot cake, chocolate, strawberry shortcake, and pistachio honey. Alison trained at the California Culinary Academy's Baking and Pastry Arts program, co-founded a custom cake studio called Two for Two Cakes in 2004, and transitioned that business into Pretty Please Bakeshop by 2012. Operating out of Oakland with pickup at 1050 22nd Ave, and also serving San Francisco and the East Bay. Reviewers highlight Alison's ability to execute a client's exact vision, praise the flavor of tiered cakes and specialty flavors alike, and commend her patient and thoughtful planning process, smooth delivery, and flexibility with post-event supply pickup.
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