Hobby Cake
381/35, 9 Lat Phrao Rd, Chompol, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
The sculptured 3D range is genuinely where this bakery earns its reputation. A car or dinosaur cake built at 3,000 to 5,000 THB is a specific creative object, not a decorated sponge. For expats managing mixed dietary groups at a birthday or corporate event, the documented vegan and nut-free kitchen removes a real logistical headache. We think the lead time is worth planning around.
Walk into the Hobby Cake shopfront on Lat Phrao Road and the counter tells you immediately what kind of place this is. There is no display case of pre-made slices. What you see instead are photographs: a full-scale motorbike rendered in American chocolate sponge, a dinosaur covered in sculpted green fondant scales, a tiered wedding cake with handbuilt floral columns rising from each layer. Every item in those photos was made specifically for someone, then collected or delivered. Nothing here exists until a customer orders it.\n\nThe bakery operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:30AM to 5:30PM, closed Wednesday and Sunday. All cakes are built to order and the team asks for three to four days of advance notice to execute the design properly. That lead time is honest, not excessive: the sculptured designs, which can run from 2,000 THB to 5,000 THB or above depending on complexity, require construction time that a same-day bakery cannot provide.\n\nBase flavors are American chocolate, butter cake, and black and white. The kitchen runs entirely nut-free. Vegetarian, vegan, and egg-less cakes are available on request, which is a concrete policy rather than a maybe. For households managing multiple dietary requirements at one event, that distinction matters.\n\nSizing follows weight: one pound serves three to five people, scaling up to six pounds for groups of 25 or more. Standard cakes without sculpted elements start at 900 THB. Orders come in via LINE at @hobbycake, WhatsApp, phone, or email, and the bakery delivers across Bangkok including to Sukhumvit, Thonglor, Silom, and hotel venues.\n\nOne practical note: Thai public holidays see a spike in demand, and the three-to-four day minimum means a Friday pickup requires a Monday or Tuesday order at the latest. Build that into any event planning calendar.