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That Pie Place is that one pie place on Fairview known for making pies of all different kinds. Whether you like a sweet pie, a savoury pie or a quiche, That Pie Place is sure to satisfy.

First, let’s talk about their sweet options. That Pie Place has pies and tarts with all sorts of different flavours. Apple, Peach, Blueberry, Strawberry… all the fruit pies you’d ever want are here. If you feel like getting a lighter, less fruity option, why not try some tarts? Their Butter Tarts can be topped with Raisin or Pecan, and their Coconut Raspberry flavour is simply delicious!

Next, let’s talk about That Pie Place’s savoury options. There’s quite a few, including pot pies, shepherd’s pies, steak pies, and Tourtiere. These pies all filled to the brim with savoury goodness exploding with flavour. The flaky, crispy crust is at a perfect ratio with the filling. Definitely try their steak pies if you’re a fan of meat pies.

Finally, we have their quiches. That Pie Place’s quiches are very customisation. First, choose a base of either leek or onion. After, you can choose a protein of chicken, bacon, or ham. Finally, choose some vegetables and a type of cheese. All of the ingredients you’ve picked are put into a flaky crust with heavy cream poured in and baked. Your quiche will be ready fresh from the oven.

Cheesecake is smooth and sweet delicacy with defined flavours that will melt on your tongue. It’s not just a type of cake, it deserves its own category of dessert. Laila’s Cheesecake Company strives to master this category.

You can find cheesecakes in both 6” and 9” sizes at Laila’s Cheesecake Company. There are a dozen different flavours to choose from, including cookie flavours, fruity flavours, and nutty flavours. Our favourites at Look Local are their salted caramel flavour as shown in the image below. The layer of caramel is plentiful without overriding the cheesecake itself while also complimenting the cookie base.

 

There are a lot of great flavours, and it may be too much for customers to pick just one. That’s a common issue, but luckily Laila’s Cheesecake Company has come up with the perfect fix! Introducing Laila’s assorted flavour boxes, consisting of 6 square cheesecake bars, each one unique. Now, you and you’re family won’t have to argue over which flavour to order, just get them all!

If you’re looking for a smaller portion just for yourself, try Laila’s cheesecake jars! These personal cheesecakes are baked into a mason jar with a size choice of 4 ounces or 8 ounces. The same flavours available for regular cheesecakes are also available for these mason jars. We’re highlighting their red velvet flavour in the image below, which is extra tender and tastes just illustrious. If you like red velvet, and you like cheese cake, this is a must try!

 

Named after their head chef Nadège Nourian, Nadège Patisserie serves as a game-changing French pastry shop in the Greater Toronto Area. Their indoor aesthetic, reliable delivery, and expert catering are three key components to their brand.

The best-selling Fraisier Cake

At Nadège, cakes can be ordered and customised to fit a specific occasion, or bought in store from their handful of original flavours shown on display. The Exotic Flower is a flavour which perfectly blends together sweet tropical fruits. Some highlights of this cake is it’s mango-passion fruit compote, coconut mousse base and the passion fruit whipped ganache on top.

 

Are there times when you’re in the mood for cake, but they’re way too big for one person to finish? That’s where Nadège’s individual cakes come in. Individual cakes are designed to be a perfect serving for one person. Available flavours are the same.

 

An aspect to pastries which Nadège specifically expertise in is Praliné. If you don’t know, Praliné is a French confection usually made of a mixture of nuts and cream. With it’s sweet, nutty flavour, it adds a new dimension to pastries. If you’re eager to try it out, why not order an Individual Praline Cake as shown in the above photograph?

 

What would a Patisserie be without Croissants and Macaroons? Nadège’s croissants are made with 84% Stirling butter, and they make sure to put quite a bit into it! You can tell that this flaky contrivance was made from connoisseurs just from the taste. The same can be said for the Macaroons, which have countless different colourful flavours. Why not take a box or two for you to enjoy on the go?

For ice cream lovers, Nadège offers French Sorbets which have the same flavours as their cakes. They’ll these delicious scoops to one of their waffle cones, and put a handful of macaroons as toppings – what a treat!

If you’ve liked what you’ve seen, Nadège is incredibly adept at delivering and pickup. We have linked their website in the article for you to try out.

Chocolato creates imaginative treats with 100% pure chocolate from around the world. It’s amazing how many different things can be made with chocolate, and that extent is explored at this bubbly dessert shop. Whether it’s sundaes, hot chocolate, or even huge chocolate fountains, Chocolato is a paradise for chocolate fans.

Belgian Waffle with Chocolate Soft-Serve and Oreo Drizzle

At Chocolato, dipping your desserts is heavily encouraged. Big tubs filled to the brim with all kinds of different chocolates are set on display. Go ahead and get an ice cream cone to dip it in 2, or maybe even 3 kinds of chocolates! The cone shown in the image below has first been dipped in Belgian Chocolate and then again in White Chocolate – yummy!

Chocolato has a wide range of dessert options on their menu that you can cover with as much chocolate as you want. Try their Belgian Waffles, Ice Cream Sundaes, and Cakes. The cheesecake below has been covered head to toe in chocolate.

Chocolate is something to be enjoyed all year long. In the summer, you can have chocolate ice cream, and in the winter you can have hot chocolate and chocolate fountains! Their chocolate fondue kit comes with a choice of 3 different pairings to dip in. Some great choices are strawberry, pretzels, and pineapple as shown in the image below.

If you love chocolate, this is the absolute perfect place to come to. So, the next time you’re in Downtown Oakville, head on over to Chocolato to dip yourself in a chocolate paradise.

 

Chocolato

Anna Cakes turns baking into an art. At this Kerr Village gem, customers order custom cakes with particular designs. What they get back is a delicious piece of edible creativity which takes hours of effort to make. It takes tons of talent to make detailed cakes from scratch, with each one looking entirely different than the last.

Below are just a few of their beautiful custom cakes.

Pretty Cakes

If you would like to see more of Anna Cakes’ sweet custom creations, check out their Instagram provided at the end of this article.

Cakes aren’t the only thing you can get here. Anna Cakes has countless desserts on display, from bite sized macaroons to enormous pies. If you like to treat yourself to something sweet, you’ll definitely have a fun time browsing their store.

Whether you’re looking for the perfect cake for the perfect occasion, or you just want a casual sugary bite, Anna Cakes is an amazing shop in Kerr Village stemmed from mountains of hard work and talent. Definitely try it out if you love baked goods.

Kelly’s Bake Shop is a 100% vegan bakery. That’s right, every single one of their pastries are plant-based, gluten-free, and dairy-free while still maintaining that sweet taste everyone loves.

Brookie Cupcake

Kelly’s Bake Shop comes up with an entirely new array of flavours every month. Not only that, but the menu varies day by day based on what’s made fresh. This means that every time you walk in you’ll be surprised with what is offered. It’s a paradise to browse for your sweet tooth.

A couple items that you’ll be pleased to find almost every time you walk in is their vegan soft-serve and mini doughnuts. The mini donuts are incredibly tiny – you’ll be able to easily wrap your whole fist around it. This makes for delicious bite sized treats. You may find that eating several small doughnuts will make you feel less guilty than eating one big doughnut.

And just like most bakeries, big cakes for big occasions can be ordered at Kelly’s Bake Shop. Let them know your desired flavour, and it’ll be done within 24 hours. If you want to order them online, we have linked their website in this article. Many of their best items are limited edition, so hurry up and get them before they’re gone!

With the recent closing of their flagship Downtown Burlington location, Kelly’s has re-opened in the beautiful Downtown Oakville! Visit them today at 259 Lakeshore Rd East!

At Sweet! Bakery, you can find cakes baked with huge amounts of skill and even bigger amounts of love. What started as a young girl’s passion for making cupcakes during high school has developed into the most popular sweet shop in Bronte Village.

Cupcakes

Sweet! Bakery’s cupcakes and mini-cupcakes come in all sorts of creative flavours. Some of our favourites are their Butterscotch, Chocolate Salted Caramel, and Peanut Butter Chocolate. When you buy them by the dozen, you can choose exactly how many of each flavour you’d like, or ask them to surprise you with many different flavours.

A good cookies is crunchy on the outside but warm and tender on the inside. Sweet! Bakery’s lineup of cookies does exactly that. Their four delicious flavours are Chocolate Chip, Red Velvet, Ginger Molasses and Oatmeal Cranberry Pecan.

The biggest appeal at Sweet! Bakery would have to be their designer cakes. If you tell them a specific design you’d like for a special occasion, they’ll apply their artistic touches and have it ready within a week. But, if there’s no special theme you’d want and just want yourself some cake, they’ll have Vanilla, Chocolate, and Caramel cakes ready to be purchased in store.

Pretty Cakes

For over 20 years, the Black Forest Pastry Shop has been operating as a popular dessert spot within the heart of Downtown Oakville. If you’re looking for a sweet treat after a long day, this is the perfect place to go.

One of Black Forest’s tasty cupcakes presented over Clearview Creek

Black Forest Pastry Shop specialises in several varieties of pastries, the first of which being pies. Black Forest’s pies are baked to perfection, offering a flaky, buttery exterior with a soft, sugary interior. If you’re looking to bring something home for the whole family, these are perfect. There are 8 different flavours to choose from. The three pies in our image below shows the Apple, Apple Berry, and Cherry flavours.

The next speciality of Black Forest is of course… pastries! When you enter the store, dozens of different pastries will be on display. From Butter Tarts to Apricot Flan, it’s a whole world of different flavours. Below is their Lime Tart, made with a delicate crust, tangy filling, and a hefty amount of lime whipped cream on top.

Event Catering

Black Forest is a great place to get a quick bite, but it’s also a great place to make cake consultants! If you’ve got an event coming up such as a big birthday, wedding, or celebration, Black Forest has got you covered. They’re open to any commotions and will gladly cater to your big day. Just ask them what kind of cake you’d like, and they’re sure to be able to make it perfectly.

Raspberry Mousse Cake

If you don’t have a big day and just want to eat some cake, that’s great too! Just like their pastries, they’ll have many cakes on display, too. You can carefully pick out which one you’d like and enjoy the delicious creation whenever.

Chocolate Caramel Crunch Cake

Whether you’d like a quick pastry to cure cravings or you want a perfect cake for a perfect day, Black Forest Pastry Shop is your ideal downtown dessert location!

Odoo Café is a comforting dessert café in northern Oakville. If you’ve got a sweet tooth, then this café is perfect for you. It’s a particularly good place to enjoy sweet, buttery, delicate crepes. There are dozens of different crepes to choose from, since it’s Odoo Café’s specialty. The image below is their Mighty Crepe filled with brownies, cream cheese, and strawberries. You can add a delightful scoop of Gelato for an extra five dollars.

A more recent addition to their menu is the Chocolamo. This sweet creation has a mousse base topped with whipped cream & maltesers.

Odoo Café also has a lot of different cakes to choose from. This includes cream puffs and macaroons. Below is their chocolate cheesecake fusion, with three layers of different flavours.

The final item we’ll be covering is Odoo Café’s lava cake. This delicious chocolate cake it flakey on the outside and ooey gooey on the inside. You can top it with a scoop of vanilla gelato if you wish, and you really should. The cool gelato compliments the hot cake fresh out the oven perfectly. Along with crepes, this is a must try at Odoo Café.

For fans of cinnamon rolls, Cinnaholic is paradise. Originally a local bakery in California, Cinnaholic has since expanded and made its way to Canada, including a location in our very own downtown Oakville.

Cinnaholic allows customers to customize their cinnamon rolls by picking from a variety of frostings and toppings. If you’re overwhelmed by options, start with their most popular rolls, including: Cookie Monster, Very Berry, and Caramel Apple Pie. If your appetite is a little more subdued, Cinnaholic also offers brownies, cookies, and baby buns – which are the cupcake version of Cinnamin Rolls.

They also have two types of cake! First is their Cinnacake, which is one giant cinnamon roll frosted and finished with a range of toppings. Second are their cookie cakes, which are available in chocolate chip and Cinnadoodle. Cinnadoodle is the cinnamon version of a snickerdoodle. These giant cakes are perfect for any party.