Aki's Bakery, San Jose

I first read about Aki's Bakery in the San Jose Mercury News back in 2003 when it was run by a Japanese family. Never actually went there until they were back in the news recently because the bakery had changed hands and locals were upset that it wouldn't stay the same. I decided to try it out before the predictions of going downhill came true, and ordered their signature Guava Delight cake and found it to be absolutely phenomenal and unique. Not a big fan of Guava, but this was one cake where I had no problems with Guava!! I ended up going to Aki's once again last month and I decided to try the next cake on their menu which happened to be the Mango Delight. Nice moist and light cake iced with mango flavored mousse with small pieces of mango in it. The mango seemed to be one of the Mexican varieties you get in California but in a cake it didn't taste too bad. (I'll rant about mangoes in another post!!). I hope Aki's manages to maintain the quality of their cakes under new management. If you want to sample an Aki's cake, make sure you order atleast a day in advance. They usually do not have cakes for walk-in customers...