Sweet Serendipity Bake Shop

My 5-​star rating for Sweet Serendipity is based on two separate and wonderful experiences with their treats (so far)! I love that they use simple and fresh ingredients and it really shows in the great homemade taste that their baked goods have. A plus is that they don’t overload their treats with sugar like a lot of other places.
#1 — Introduction to Sweet Serendipity
I was first introduced to this bakery by friends who brought over a mini carrot cake for a dinner party. Since we already had another dessert ready I didn’t dig into the cake until the next day, and wow, was I ever blown away by how tasty it was! This is by far the tastiest carrot cake I think I can buy in Toronto. The mini carrot cake was not too sweet (how I like it) with just enough cream cheese frosting on the top in a pretty flower pattern. The side of the cake is sealed by cardboard lining so the cake stays nice and moist until you serve it. I have to admit that I was not *that* disappointed that it didn’t end up getting served at the dinner party!
#2 — First in-​person visit
About a month after, I was hit with a major cupcake craving and remembered that I have been meaning to pay Sweet Serendipity a visit. I was hoping that their delicious carrot cake came in cupcake form because I also wanted to try some other flavours. No such luck on the carrot cake cupcake (though the mini cake was available), but the other cupcake flavours were amazing and totally made up for it. I picked up half a dozen cupcakes to share (no tax on 6+ cupcakes). Flavours we had were: strawberry with strawberry icing, lemon with raspberry cream cheese icing, chocolate, and red velvet. All were fantastic but I though the strawberry was a standout with fresh strawberry bits in the cake and icing — tasted exactly like summer! I also picked up a couple of cinnamon bun scones (weekend special only I think) which tasted amazing plain at room temperature.
Special shoutout to my friends who brought over the mini carrot cake — I would not have known about Sweet Serendipity (how appropriate!) otherwise. I don’t live in the neighbourhood but Sweet Serendipity is totally worth going out of your way to visit! I will definitely be going back to try their squares and cookies which also looked yummy. Also, the next time I need a birthday cake or cupcakes for a party, I’m totally giving Sweet Serendipity a call.

Had their cheesecake square;
bottom had a crunchy chocolate, next came the cheesecake and all topped off with berries. Had it as a snack on my way home from work and had me cursing out loud about how good it was. A must-​try.

Walking past after my morning grab and go coffee at Red Rocket, I decided to step into Sweet Serendipity Bake shop eventhough its been open for about a year now. I’m glad I did, there’s a great variety of made from scratch jam, balsamic vinegar, cakes, cookies and all kinds of sweet treats.
As a first time try, I bought their wild berry scones and carrot cake. Taste good and not too sweet (which I liked).They also do make pre-​order custom cakes. A great addition to the Danforth neighbourhood.

After walking past this bakery every afternoon, I finally decided to stop in.
I had the chocolate cupcake, and it was by far the best cupcake I have ever had! So creamy and moist, I couldn’t get over the flavour!
The owner is a very friendly, wonderful lady.

I love this place. Not just for their awesomely delicious baked goods but also for the charm and vibrancy they bring to the neighbourhood.
When you walk into Sweet Serendipity you’re immediately welcomed by Stacy or Pina, both of whom are incredibly friendly and helpful.
The selection of baked goods is just right for a bake shop of its size and offers good variety. On any given day they typically carry a few flavours of cupcakes (vanilla, red velvet, etc.), several varieties of squares (pecan, lemon, chocolate berry cheesecake, brownies, blueberry oatmeal, etc.), 3 – 4 types of cookies (cranberry oatmeal, chocolate chip, peanut butter and chocolate chunk shortbread), butter tarts, cakes (red velvet, carrot cake) and of course Pina’s signature biscotti.
On weekends they carry bread from St. John’s, rustic pear tarts and scrumptious scones (blueberry and «cinnamon bun»).
My personal favourites are the scones, pear tart (the pastry is light and perfect), butter tarts and blueberry oatmeal squares. I love that nothing is too sickly sweet, though I will note that the pecan squares are a little heavy on the vanilla for my tastes. I love their carrot cake, which I’m usually not a fan of from other places. For just $ 12 one of their «mini cakes» is just the right size to take to a dinner party.
They take custom orders (including gluten free) for parties and are open to suggestions from neighbours on goods they’d like to see carried.
The space itself is beautiful with its wood floors and exposed brick. There’s an espresso machine too, so you can get a latte, cappuccino, americano (or whatever your coffee fancy) with your treat. They’ve got tea too!
Keep up the good work Sweet Serendipity!

Absolutely FANTASTIC bake shop! This place beats any other bake shop in the Danforth/​Leslieville area. The cupcakes have flavor, the icing is unbelievably delicious. The staff are really friendly and helpful. It’s really nice to have such a great place in the ‘hood.

We had the cupcakes are they were delicious! Vanilla with buttercream and chocolate with chocolate cream cheese icing. I’m so glad that there is a great place to get cupcakes and sweets in the danforth east. The lady working the counter is also very friendly :)
Cookie update: The chocolate chip cookie is good, but needs a bit more – not sure what though. I personally enjoy the chocolate chip cookie at Red Rocket (across the street).

Happy that they are here! I have tried the butter tarts, red velvet cupcakes, pecan squares and the lemon squares. All are really delicious. It is nice to have a bake shop in the hood. Will return over and over again. Staff is super friendly.

Very, Very delicious treats. Cupcakes are super moist with the best icing, the carrot cake is killer and the cinamon swirl scones are out of this world. Love that this little bake shop has hit the hood :)

Yummy Yummy Brownies! I’ve had cookies, brownies, and carrot cake from here and they were all amazing. Great addition to Danforth East!