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Multi-year winner of Wedding WIre Couple's Choice Award.

Freedom Bakery (&Confections) is a family owned and managed, second-generation bakery in Watsonville, California. We are centrally located in heart of Monterey Bay and have been catering special occasions for more than 40 years! From cakes to cupcakes, desserts & favors, we’re here to make your special day as sweet as possible. We are a full retail bakery so our reliability and professionalism is unmatched. As a family business, we also understand the importance of details on special occasions, especially on wedding days. So we have a dedicated Wedding Team to assist all our couples with unique styles and budgets.

Services Offered
Our wedding cake is available for pick-up or set-up and delivery within our delivery area. We also offer Tasting Plates and Cake Consultations. Our cookie favors are shipped anywhere in the United States. For our out of town couples, our Wedding Team has experience in working remotely with you to finalize details easiest as possible.

Please note we are not affiliated with Salinas bakery.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for wedding cakes with buttercream frosting (per slice, without tax)?

$5

What is the starting price for fondant wedding cakes (per slice, without tax)?

$7

What is the starting price for cupcakes (per cupcake, without tax)?

$3

What services do your prices include?

Consultation
Custom Cake Design
Delivery

What types of desserts do you provide?

Cookies
Cupcakes
Dessert Buffet
Groom's Cake

What services do you provide?

Consultations
Custom Design
Delivery
Setup
Tastings - Private

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free

What special ingredients do you use?

Local

Are you licensed by the state health department?

Yes

Reviews of Freedom Bakery & Confections

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Freedom Bakery receives glowing reviews for their wedding cakes, with multiple reviewers expressing satisfaction with the delicious flavors, beautiful designs, and professionalism of the staff. Customers appreciate the wide variety of flavors, ease of communication, and affordable prices offered by the bakery. The cakes, including multi-tiered options and dessert bars, are described as delicious and well-executed, resulting in numerous compliments from wedding guests. The team, led by Paul and Tania, is praised for accommodating special requests, providing excellent customer service, and ensuring a seamless experience from consultation to delivery. Overall, Freedom Bakery comes highly recommended for weddings and special occasions.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Freedom Bakery receives glowing reviews for their wedding cakes, with multiple reviewers expressing satisfaction with the delicious flavors, beautiful designs, and professionalism of the staff. Customers appreciate the wide variety of flavors, ease of communication, and affordable prices offered by the bakery. The cakes, including multi-tiered options and dessert bars, are described as delicious and well-executed, resulting in numerous compliments from wedding guests. The team, led by Paul and Tania, is praised for accommodating special requests, providing excellent customer service, and ensuring a seamless experience from consultation to delivery. Overall, Freedom Bakery comes highly recommended for weddings and special occasions.

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Shawn Sent on 11/19/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Cake for our Perfect Wedding!

The wedding cake was everything we could have dreamed of. It was extremely delicious and the design was incredible. Exactly what we had envisioned when we gave the bakers our ideas. The raspberry amaretto was to die for! We highly recommend Freedom Bakery for you special occasions!
Megan
Megan Sent on 10/29/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Freedom Bakery made delicious and beautiful easy

We are so happy we ordered our wedding cake from Freedom Bakery. Their flavors were delicious and the family-owned and operated establishment was a pleasure to work with. They made everything straightforward and easy. We got so many compliments from our guests on the cake. We did a multi-tier BIG cake and they got it there safe and sound and on time. The price was really great, especially for how many servings we ordered. We absolutely recommend Freedom Bakery!
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Destini Sent on 10/22/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The best wedding cake vendor!

I was referred to freedom bakery by a family friend. The whole process was extremely and very smooth! Communication was amazing. I love that I was able to make my payments online.

I love that they offer a wide variety of delicious flavors. It was hard to make a final choice.

The cakes arrived to the wedding venue perfectly packaged and chilled until it was ready to be served. We received so many compliments.

It was worth every penny.
Ashley
Ashley Sent on 09/23/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Freedom Bakery Made Our Wedding Desserts Unforgettable

We chose Freedom Bakery to do our wedding desserts. First off, the take home cake sample platter was amazing… the best idea! Second, the flavors were out of this world and the actual wedding cake (raspberry with lemon) was delicious! Not dry, frosting was perfectly balanced with the filling, and the lemon wasn't too overpowering. I'm telling you, it was on point. Not only was our cake delicious but so were the desserts for the dessert bar! The cheesecake tartlets were the bomb, as were the fruit tartlets, shooter cups, cookies, mini cupcakes… E-VER-Y-THING! Everyone talked about how good the desserts were, and they took my inspo pics for the cake design and knocked it out of the park. You can't go wrong with this place!
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Ciera Sent on 08/24/2025
5 out of 5 rating

We loved our cake!

Freedom Bakery made our cutting cake for our wedding, and we couldn't be happier with the results. We requested a heart-shaped, 4-layer cake with the Belgian chocolate ganache and chocolate mousse flavor (the Monterey), and it was incredible! We had a family member pick it up (they don't deliver 1-tier cakes) at their Monterey location, and it stayed quite well up until the cake-cutting portion of the evening. We will definitely be back around our first anniversary to order a similar cake to celebrate.
Jennifer
Jennifer Sent on 08/23/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Yummiest cake, easy team to work with!

We tried a A LOT of cake and couldn't find the right cake until we met Freedom Bakery. Their wedding team is extremely responsive and the cake is fabulous (we went with mango coconut mousse). Not only was this the yummiest cake we tasted but the PRICES WERE THE MOST REASONABLE in the area. A win win! We had cake for 160 people - one 2-tier cake and the rest sheet cake. They also have a gluten free option for sheet cake for guests who might need alternatives. The design of the cake was executed perfectly as asked.

Photo credit to Holly Shankland.
Shaan
Shaan Sent on 08/19/2025
5 out of 5 rating

dream cake by Paul and team!

Paul and the team at Freedom did an incredible job with our wedding cake. From our first phone call, Paul was committed to bringing our vision to life. He went above and beyond to make sure that we could have a full four-tier cake with transparent layers in between each tier - working through the structure, placement, and decor with me, down to the tiniest detail. Paul really put in the time and effort to bring me into the process so I could understand the constraints and tradeoffs - and the end result was truly amazing! In addition, Paul met my entire family for a tasting, and really made us feel welcome. Finally - Paul worked directly with our venue to coordinate dropoff and setup, which meant I could be completely in the moment on our wedding day. I’m so grateful that I met Paul, and I recommend Freedom to anyone looking for an incredible baker and partner for their event!
Siena
Siena Sent on 01/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious cake & great people

The team at Freedom Bakery was so responsive and easy to work with! On top of that, the cake was delicious, we chose the raspberry lemon and we got so many compliments. I would highly recommend working with Freedom Bakery!
Andrew
Andrew Sent on 11/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Delicious!

Freedom Bakery was not only very easy to work with, but all of the flavors were absolutely delicious! It looked stunning, and guests were raving about how good the cake was. We couldn’t have been more pleased with the entire process, and would highly recommend them!
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Paige Sent on 11/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Delicious & beautiful wedding cake

From the time we first contacted Freedom Bakery to our wedding day, they were extremely professional, responsive via email and phone, and overall easy to work with. We picked up their tasting plates from their Monterey location which was straightforward and was a lot of fun to try 12 different flavors! We chose the Boston cream flavor for our 2-tier cake with white and blue silk flowers. Not only was the cake delicious and a huge hit with our guests, but the team nailed the look we were going for based on the inspo pics we provided. They delivered the cake to our downtown Carmel venue which was seamless as well. I highly recommend this bakery and we hope to get future cakes from here as well!
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Awards

170
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2026 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

7 Endorsements
Couture Occasions Events by Michele Couture Occasions Events by Michele Wedding Planners

Professional, very easy to work with and amazing cakes! ~Michele@ Couture Occasions.net

A Sparkling Event A Sparkling Event Wedding Planners

Always great to work with Paul and the team. I can count on timely deliveries and they know how to bring my client's vision to life. They are easy to work with and make it very easy on the client.

Grapes of Wrath Grapes of Wrath Wedding Caterers

We work frequently with Freedom Bakery. As a caterer, I want my vendors to: -provide a great product -always show up on time -and present NO drama! Freedom Bakery is good on all counts!

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