PennDel’s Bakehouse

If Yelp had more stars, Id give PennDel's 10! What a hidden gem in El Cerrito. I had a major craving for chocolate cake and I ordered chocolate caramel cupcakes and a slice of double chocolate cake.Enough said! Stop by and order your chocolate fix here! Cookies, brownies, cakes and treats for pups. Glad we found this place and plan on returning many times!

The snickerdoodles are great. The apple tart was good,the lemon cupcake was OK. It wasn't very sweet. It had a lemon flavor, just not to my liking.The cashier/ the owner, was nice. I'll be back.I'm not really a sweets person, but I enjoyed what I had. Hot tea or coffee would've made my day.

El Cerrito has needed a bakery and PennDel's Bakehouse hits the mark! The women behind this special business are so amazing & thoughtful. You can tell they bake with love & use super fresh ingredients. Such a great value for delicious grab & go treats including specialty and seasonal cakes (and slices), cupcakes, cookies, muffins, garlic-green onion-cheddar biscuits (so good to bring home and make breakfast sandwiches with) and more.We had a family birthday cake made by PennDel's recently & the women went above & beyond (we had to delay the order several times because of Covid) to truly make this dessert one for the books!Thank you for joining the list of El Cerrito's top spots & a place that's always warm/inviting when you need something on the run!

Look no further for the best bakery - We needed a perfect cake for my son's celebration of life and we were so pleased with the masterpiece that was created. It was movie star quality and the design work was top notch. My son loved sunflowers and succulents and Pam created the most perfect design. My daughter sat down with her and explained detail by detail. You could see all the love in her design. And the taste of this carrot cake was the best I have ever had and I have had a lot. Thank you Pam & Gayle for the best cake for my son Michael's celebration of life

Lovely desserts and baked goods. Owners are super friendly. The service was excellent.

Love this women-owned delicious local bakery in El Cerrito!! Pamela ("Del" from Delaware and Gayle ( "Penn" from Pennsylvania) started this bakery a few years ago and combined their hometown names to make "PennDel" - so catchy! Inside was homey, clean and welcoming. Finally checked it off my yelp bucket list for Mother's Day and got a few Meyer lemon mini cheesecakes, vegan savory scone, and a 6 inch black and white cake, which is 3 tiered marbled chocolate and vanilla. It serves 6-8 ppl.Pamela graciously helped us out and explained the bakery and the many offerings to us. There were several cakes, including seasonal Meyer lemon, raspberry, classic chocolate/vanilla/carrot cake and cheesecakes along with tasty savory and sweet pastries, including gluten free and vegan options. The black and white cake was absolutely divine and it was love at first bite for my fam. The moist chocolate cake and the vanilla/chocolate buttercream pairing was scrumptious! It's recommended to thaw it at room temp for a few hours for best results. The cheesecakes and vegan scone were also really yummy.Look forward to ordering more of their cakes in the future - so happy to have found a go-to bakery 15 min away!

PennDel's Bakehouse in El Cerrito is a hidden gem! My regular baker closed her business and left me desperately looking for someone who could match her strawberry cake in December. My family and I tried PennDel's Vegan, chocolate and red velvet cupcakes; also their chocolate chip, snickerdoodle and shortbread cookies. They were all pleasant delights to our taste buds. If Merritt's Bakery in Oakland was still open, we would have to divide our loyalty between the two bakeries. PennDel's is not just a bakery it's a welcomed experience.

Was looking for a birthday cake that wasn't too sweet and was recommended the chocolate raspberry cake. We let it come to room temperature before serving and it was absolutely delicious! Moist cake (very similar to a moist cupcake consistency), chocolatey and not too sweet (they use Swiss chocolate) coupled with bites of fresh raspberry buttercream--Very happy we came upon this bakery and looking forward to visiting more often!

I love this place so much I come here after school sometimes. I love the cookies especially the chocolate chip ones they are sodelicious!!. the clerks here are so nice and respectful and there service is amazing! god bless there hearts.

lovely staff/owners, and the treats are delicious! they have GF and vegan too so i love that i can get stuff for me and all my friends at once! i got the vegan cupcake, GF brownie, and snickerdoodles and everyone was happy!