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| - Ask Vegas locals where you can get a really nice cake for a party and they will suggest Freed's. And it's easy to see why. Every cake I've ordered (chocolate w/ strawberry, red velvet, black forest, napoleon, chocolate mousse) has been a success.
Tucked away in Henderson, Freed's is a traditional bakery offering simply decorated, layered cakes with a wide variety of flavors. The main reason is that the bakers at Freed's produce soft and moist cakes with delicious frosting. And don't undersell the value of a moist cake in the desert. Most bakeries in the Vegas valley churn out dry cake that just doesn't taste right. The reason? It's a desert. It's dry. Moisture bakes away in the oven as well. Add those two moisture-evaporating forces and most of the bakeries in town turn out unappealing, fairly tasteless cake (especially some of the cupcake shops . . . [ahem, looking at you Cupcakery]). But Freed's has solved this problem and every cake out of their oven is tasty, soft and . . . well, pretty much perfectly baked.
They also have a wide-selection of cookies and cakes. For folks hoping to find some traditional Jewish baked treats, Freed's is a Jewish bakery and carries a wide variety of the treats your grandmother used to make.
I've heard a few people complain that the prices at Freed's are a little high, but I generally disagree. The bakery is more expensive than picking up a sheet cake from the local grocery store, but the extra coin is worth it since the cake from Freed's is soooooo much better than generic grocery cake.
So four stars for a classic bakery putting out consistently quality cakes.
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