My whole heart. The best birthday cake I've ever had was from here. I am moving away from Los Angeles and this is the place that I will miss the most after 15yrs here. The Ginger and rose petit fours are my absolute favorites and so many other items have been chefs kiss. Even their hot chocolate was wonderful. Simply go!

Yay! A long long time ago I tried Blumes Coffee Crunch cake when I went to DTLAs grand central Market. It was the best slice of cake I had ever tasted with the different textures- crunchy coffee honeycomb and airy cake which isn't mega sweet...And then they were gone! Didn't know about the other locations and kind of just filed it away in a corner of my brain. THEN I randomly drove past this location and all the memories came rushing back. SCORE!! Small shop with coffee drinks, baked goods, chocolates, and small takeaway snacks/treats for home or gifting. Btw, Blumes Coffee Crunch Cake - Still amazing! I also tried the mochi shoyu caramel cake and I'm a sucker for all these ingredients. The cake is chewy with a hint of sesame flavor throughout and has like a toffee caramelized top. so good and again not too sweet. They have some seating out front and a cute little patio seating area on the side.

On a Saturday morning in early December, my family and I drove to Glendale to get free sample of cookies and hot chocolate. Inside has display of boxes of chocolates for gift ideas. They also sell individual pieces petit fours, pie slices, Cupcakes, coffee. The staff are nice and helped select items into the bag. We tasted free sample of cookies, but they ran out of hot chocolate. Cute chocolate store. There was street parking and few tables outside.

Delicious! This shop is located on a nondescript stretch of Glenoaks famous for deranged driving, it should be famous for this shop but that's another story lol. Delicate chiffon, enrobed in coffee whipped cream, layered with honeycomb crunch is a masterpiece. We tasted and tested side by side for our special celebration and arrived at this as our top choice. Stop in for a slice; better yet, order one and devour at the peril of your waistline.

Don't miss their next tea season! Love their zen passionfruit vine framed outdoor space, the yuzu curd & scones, incredible tea egg, curry chicken tea sandwich. The coffee crunch cake is a must! My server was so attentive, patient & lovely.

My Yelp buddies with great taste lead me here (Hi Nikki B. and Joseph A.!)... thank you for this terrific find! Am blown away at how good this bake/confectionary shop is! The COFFEE CRUNCH CAKE here is the BEST coffee flavored cake I have ever tasted. It's a two layered chiffon cake that's light and fluffy that's finished off with coffee whipped cream and covered in coffee honeycomb. Great texture contrast and the perfect sweetness level. It's my favorite cake now! Cakes are available by slice at the store; whole cakes may be ordered online or in person and I believe they require 24 to 48 hrs notice. Valerie's Confection is a great bake shop that is known for their artisan chocolates and confectionery products. Owner Valerie is nationally recognized for her crafts and desserts! Come check this place out. There are two locations: Echo Park and Glendale, CA. -CARD ONLY (cashless)

This is a review for their afternoon tea service. The tl;dr version - well worth the drive from the Westside. You need to book reservations on Open Table since seating is limited. The tea is served outdoors on a fully covered patio that is open on two sides. They offer a set menu where the only choice you have is which tea you would like. The teas were perfectly brewed. My husband had the iced English breakfast, I had the genmai matcha, and our daughter had the jasmine tea. There were no leaves or bags left in the pot, so the tea did not become more bitter over time. The server stopped by fairly frequently to refill my husband's glass. The food was fairly informally plated - no towers to be seen - but it was delicious. The scones were brought out first, and they were pretty perfect - nice and crunchy on the outside and not too dry in the inside. The salted butter made a nice complement, but the lemon curd is always my favorite. I did miss having Devonshire or clotted cream as an accoutrement but not too much. Once we were done with the scones, they brought out the sandwiches, and they were all delicious. The deviled tea egg was probably my favorite since it didn't involve bread and was a bit unusual in that regard, but both the curried chicken and smoked salmon sandwiches were superb. We were thrilled that our daughter didn't fuss about the ingredients but simply offered me the avocado from her tartine and picked the celery out of her chicken sandwich. Finally, the desserts - once again, all delicious. I couldn't quite finish all of mine, but the quality was good and I did enjoy what I ate. They had so many delicious desserts in the case when we went in to pay the bill - I think we'll have to come back sometime just to check out some more options. With the low-key setting and personable service, this is a great place for afternoon tea and a wonderful option for kids.

Stunning place Stunning creations Super sweet customer service Beautiful everything Amazed by how many things they create- chocolate, pies, quiches, cakes, scones, baguette sandwiches and more Grateful that Valerie confections is in the neighborhood!

Small, charming bakery/confectionary located in Glendale right at the Burbank border. I've only been once as of 3/24, but it seems like they do a lot of unique cakes or at least cakes I don't see often at other places. Their other offerings include coffee, tea, other baked goods, and of course, lots of fun confections. Oh, and they offer an afternoon tea service seated on the side of the building in an enclosed area. I came here looking for the Blum's Coffee Crunch Cake - I heard great things and wanted to pick some up for a friend's birthday. Lots of things looked really good, so ended up getting a couple slices of the coffee crunch cake, a slice of the passionfruit pie, and a couple of the mochi shoyu caramel cakes. The coffee crunch cake is as delicious as advertised - it was a spongey chiffon cake, not overly sweet, and had a great contrast in texture with the coffee honeycomb that adorned the outside on the whipped coffee frosting. Actually none of the items were overly sweet, which I appreciated. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the passionfruit pie - similar to a key lime pie. The moshi shoyu was nice and chewy, with a bit of Asian flavor profile. There was a group of folks finishing up the afternoon tea and they had to come in and pay, so it was a bit hectic at the time I was in there, but the line pretty standard in terms of bakeries or coffee shops.

This was a place where I literally wanted to sample everything they had in their display cases. Valerie certainly makes great confections. It's a cute little shop with an adjacent building where they serve afternoon tea. That's an experience I'll have to come back for on another day. Love afternoon tea services! We came for a few slices of their famous Coffee Crunch Cake (and a few other treats) but I was seriously considering buying the whole cake. It was delectable and a huge party hit. Also got a couple of the Mochi Shoyu Caramel Cake and Passionfruit Pie. Each dessert was really unique and stood out on their own. I really had a hard time choosing a favorite and I can only imagine all the other items they had in store were equally fantastic.