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| - Good cake is my weakness, and while there is no shortage of bakeries in the Valley, I have found very few that serve really good cakes. I especially missed those light, airy chiffon-type sponge cakes I remember from my childhood. Then I found Asahi, and there they were - those wonderful cakes make from foam-type batter, so light and fluffy and without the cloying sweetness characteristic of cakes in most big commercial bakeries and even in small mom 'n pop ones. The bakery also makes other goodies such as cream horns, macaroons, and cookies - you can get a lot of these for not much money. The fresh-fruit cakes are their specialty and are a bit on the pricey side but once you experience the interplay of creaminess, lightness, and freshness of these creations, you'll know that the price is justified. Nice location, too -- it is in the same commercial cluster (on 16th St. and Bethany) as other well-known favorites such as Luci's, The Vig Uptown, Sweet Republic, and Capriotti's.
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