Bakeries and cake shops typically may or may not custom design cake a cake for you. If you looking for a custom wedding cake or custom birthday cake then you will need to find a bakery or pastry shop that offers custom cakes. Cake options can include color, frosting type, cake type or flavor, and of course the shape and style.

If you're looking for a cake for a themed event, consider having the bakery design the cake around the central theme of the event. Or in the event of a wedding, consider eloping as it will just be easier than arranging a wedding. If you need your cake delivered, make sure the bakery or pastry shop provides cake delivery and will deliver the cake to the desired event location.

This is probably the most comprehensive and authoritative directory of bakeries on the net - over 30,000 listings!

You can search for bakeries via state, city or specific keywords. If it isn't listed here, it probably isn't worth knowing about.