This bakery on Delaware, just north of Bloor, doesn’t do fancy fondant. Instead, it offers elegant and naked cakes. You must pre-order (one week or more is recommended) for flavours such as the six-layer chocolate cake, the birthday sprinkle cake and the custom ice cream cake.

Pop into this bakery on College Street to find ready-made six-inch cakes in flavours like red velvet with cream cheese frosting, devil's food cake with Ferrero Rocher buttercream and a pretty vanilla confetti cake with vanilla bean buttercream and rainbow sprinkles. Custom sizes are available with a minimum of four days notice.

The Italian bakery on Royal York carries a huge selection of cakes that are available for walk-ins. Find round cakes ranging from six to 10 inches available in store, while rectangular slab cakes require four days notice. Flavours include classics such as carrot and chocolate fudge as well as fancier options like chocolate mousse bomb and super caramel crunch.

Gluten-free, egg-free and dairy-free cakes are the specialty at this bakery with locations in The Junction and in Kensington Market. Sizes range from a six-inch round cake to slab cakes that’ll feed 50-plus people. Flavours include vanilla, chocolate, lemon and French toast.

This Dundas West bakery makes ordering a cake easy. Shop online for six different flavours decorated with ruffles or buttercream rosettes. Pre-order with three days notice for pick-up or delivery across the GTA. Last minute shoppers are in luck; the store carries cakes for walk-ins too.

A variety of cakes in flavours like chocolate, vanilla, lemon, raspberry and red velvet are always available at this Parkdale bakery. Custom orders require 48-hours notice. Yummy Stuff will even pipe on a sweet message and can accommodate gluten-free and vegan requests.

Whimsical birthday cakes like doughnut cakes or salted caramel buttercream and vanilla chocolate chip cakes topped with macarons, are among the many options at this midtown bakery. You'll find a selection available when you walk in, but you can always put in an order 48 hours in advance to avoid disappointment.

This bake shop on Avenue Road near the 401 offers nine different cakes (plus custom options) crowned with peaks of buttercream. Look forward to festive selections like The Sprinkler (vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream and sprinkles) and ultra decadent options like a chocolate cake with salted caramel filling, vanilla buttercream and a salted caramel drip.

Find eight and 10-inch cakes in flavours like birthday cake, featuring two layers of confetti-filled vanilla cake frosted and filled with a pink vanilla buttercream, at this bakery on Carlaw, just south of Gerrard. Or, opt for the mind-blowing chocolate cake with a rich chocolate buttercream.