Jess Baker is the
Awkward Pastry Chef

Baker, artist, cake florist, dog lover. Silly Billy for life. Awkward Pastry is a woman-owned and queer-owned business serving Ventura, Santa Barbara, Ojai, Malibu, and everything in between.

Custom vanilla birthday cake with blue squiggles

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Flower Cakes

Lemon Bars

Passionfruit Pie

Rosewater

Tiramisu

Earl Gray

Matcha

Pistachio

Bananarama

Gluten-Free Options

Basque Cheesecake

Apple Cider Donuts

Chocolate Chip Cookies Flower Cakes Lemon Bars Passionfruit Pie Rosewater Tiramisu Earl Gray Matcha Pistachio Bananarama Gluten-Free Options Basque Cheesecake Apple Cider Donuts

Awkward Pastry is a take-away dessert shop, mainly for pre-ordered custom cakes and desserts that are as creative and expressive as you are! From cakes to pies to catered dessert bars, we have a menu that rotates with the changing seasons. Have a favorite dessert that you can’t seem to find anywhere? Send us a note! We love creating Awkward versions of your favorites. Need something right friggin now? Shoot us a text or drop by! We usually have an extra cake or two in the case ready to go, as well as a fun treat-of-the-week to get you going!

“What Baker calls 'awkward' most of us would find whimsical, imaginative, perhaps even a little wild.”

“What Baker calls 'awkward' most of us would find whimsical, imaginative, perhaps even a little wild.”

Cake as a Canvas

Cake is my favorite medium for artistic expression. I look forward to building the cake of your dreams! Be sure to check out my Cake Portfolio for even more inspiration!

San Francisco floral wedding cake on a stand
floral cake at san francisco wedding
custom swan two-tier white wedding cake
Vanilla buttercream floral birthday cake
floral cookies in san francisco
Passionfruit pie for Thanksgiving

Meanwhile, over on Instagram…