Ania's Sweet Secrets - A Gluten Free Fresno CFO Bakery

Ania's Sweet Secrets - A Gluten Free Fresno CFO Bakery Fresno home bakery specializing in special occasion cakes, South American and European cakes, gluten-free, vegan, eggless cakes and cookies.
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Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Everybody craves chocolate... that's just great, especially given that the prices of ch...
10/10/2026

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Everybody craves chocolate... that's just great, especially given that the prices of chocolate and cocoa skyrocketed and went up 200 to 300%. Who do we have to thank for that? We all know... so what is a bakler to do? A gluten free bakery in Fresno has closed down... and I can't blame them... so much work and not much profit... even though I have gotten faster, there is still no shortcuts for certain processes... and I don't spend hours decorating any more but every cake will still take me a minimum 4 hours...
the good news is that I finally found a chocolate cake recipe that I want to use long term... I know it sounds weird... I have a great recipe for a vegan chocolate and gf chocolate cake and even for a gf vegan chocolate cake but I couldn't find a satisfying recipe for a regular chocolate cake... they were all just ok or good but finally the one I found in NY times out of all places, seems to be the one... thank you NY times!!
This cake is actually a combination of chocolate and dulce de leche buttercream so basicaly a match made in heaven...plust walnut brittle... so some crunch added to creaminess... Yes! Of course I made a small one for myself as well and I loved it... so a new recipe for my chocolate cake plus the same delicious buttercream... it is a winner!!!

I think this cake is quite pretty, right? I had problems making the flowers... I think my buttercream was too heavy for...
10/03/2026

I think this cake is quite pretty, right? I had problems making the flowers... I think my buttercream was too heavy for thin delicate petals but I did my best. Someone asked me to make this cake based on a photo. (the last image) I think overal I did well, especialy given that it is a GF cake with vanilla on the outside and homemade strawberry preserves and strawberry buttercream on the inside. I waited till the last moment to make this cake because I wanted it to be really fresh. But when I wrote to the person who ordered it a couple of days later, as I always do to check if they enjoyed the cake I never got an answer. I always send cake photos to my customers and ask for a feedback because if something was off I would rather know. Most people respond. I have a lot of faith in this cake because I know that my gf cake layers are really tasty. I mix different flours... otherwise, this GF flour would be prohibitvely expensive. I spent a lot of time on this cake and I definitely undercharged so I would definitely appreciate an answer 😕

That was a job that almost killed me. 8 cakes for one party... I don't usually make more than one or two a day. I was wa...
10/01/2026

That was a job that almost killed me. 8 cakes for one party... I don't usually make more than one or two a day. I was way over my head. I had to start on the cakes 4 days before trying to figure out what I could do ahead of time. Of course, I wasn't going to deliver them old stale cakes.... on top of that, some of the cakes were vegan, some gluten free, there was one that was both gf and vegan and some were regular cakes.... I wanted them all to be pretty and delicious.... but of course, something always has to go wrong... like discovering at midnight that you don't have enough mascarpone for your tiramisu.....😮The last night I went to bed at 3:30 am and in the morning I was still putting last touches. Then I had to pack them and deliver them... fortunately, my husband drove me and the family who ordered it was very gracious and sweet. They were celebrating Grandma's 95th birthday and at that point of her life, grandma should only get the best, right?

I made cherry jam the other day. The next day someone called me and asked me if I could make a Black Forest cake. It is ...
09/21/2026

I made cherry jam the other day. The next day someone called me and asked me if I could make a Black Forest cake. It is a German cake and I remeber I used to eat it when I lived in Poland. I had never made it before but it seemed pretty straighforward. Chocolate sponge cake, soaked with sour cherry and almond syrup, cherry preserves, mascarpone with whipped cream and dark chocolate. easy peasy. So how come it took me almost the whole day?!! It is hard to follow a recipe for the first time and make sure you won't make mistakes. I wasn't that happy with my sponge layer cake but in the end it all came together. How do I know? Because, obviously, I made a second small cake for myself. I decorated it with freeze dry cherries from Trader Joes's (I adore those cherries... They are impossible to find sour cherries in California) and I painted them gold. I hope my customer was happy with his birthday cake. I am going to check with him tomorrow. In the meantime, I still have one more slice in my fridge.. I am going to take it to work tomorrow and for once I am not sharing it with anybody!!!
Another funny coincidence: someone just asked me if I could make a vegan Black Forest cake. Fortunately, I bought a great vegan whipped cream that is not normally available in Fresno, so I think I can pull it off!
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I made a cake so I could cut it! There is so much advice online about how to cut a cake, so many videos and charts.. but...
09/02/2026

I made a cake so I could cut it! There is so much advice online about how to cut a cake, so many videos and charts.. but the truth is I never cut a cake any other way but triangles and that is not the most efficient way for sure... I have customers asking me how many portions they can get and my knowledge is so theorethical... I know for sure you need to use a sharp knife (great is the cake is cold and the knife hot) and you should wipe your knife between every cut.... but that's that... so I decided to make a cake and cut it and see for myself. And if I were to make a cake I decided to make one of my favorite cakes.... So I made vanilla berry cake with mascarpone cream on the inside and Russian buttercream on the outside for stability.
Now I can feel more confident giving my cusomers advice. It wasn't that difficult. As long as the cake is cold it is easy peasy.
I managed to share the cake with my coworkers, my Korean accupunctarist and his assistant, my neighbors, my husband and still had a piece to go with my afternoon coffee.
It was a 6 inch 4 layer cake and you could easily feed 14 people but if pressed you could definitely squeeze out some more slices if you cut some of them in half. They wouldn't be generous slices and they would leave you craving more.... but maybe it is better this way.? Not to be totally satisfied but still feel like you want more? And dream about silky texture of the cream mixed with raspberries and the cake layers soaked with vanilla milk...
Actually, wouldn't it apply to other things in life? As long as we crave more, we are still alive.... 😜

My dog Mila is my greatest fan. She loves my cakes. She has been known to sneak to a cake and eat... a half... or a whol...
08/23/2026

My dog Mila is my greatest fan. She loves my cakes. She has been known to sneak to a cake and eat... a half... or a whole cake, depending on the size. I think her favorite is Brazilian Yuca cake... These days, I try to be real careful and we installed a gate in the kitchen so she doesn't have an access. We were really close to a major catastrophy when a few years ago she sneaked into the kitchen, got a cake from the counter, unwrapped it and devoured it. This cake happened to be DEATH by CHOCOLATE and given the amount of dark chocolate and coffee the cake included, the dog would have died if she hadn't had her stomach pumped right away. Still, she was sick like a dog....
We were really worried but she made it. It might be the cayote in her.... 😜

Sometimes the most beautiful cakes are the simplest, right?Sometimes less is more.... This is a gluten free small vanill...
08/15/2026

Sometimes the most beautiful cakes are the simplest, right?
Sometimes less is more....
This is a gluten free small vanilla wedding cake with some home made strawberries preserves inside. It looks so virginal, right? Like a true bride... I just decorated it with some marzipan roses. I totally adore this look. The cake was a successssss!

Someone who is a baker with a lot of experience once said that you shouldn't accept orders for cakes you had not made be...
08/09/2026

Someone who is a baker with a lot of experience once said that you shouldn't accept orders for cakes you had not made before... that it will take you too much time and it won't be worth it in the end. I am on the fence about it. Financially, she is right for sure... but I like challenges and learning new things. But I admit, it can get really stressful and it may take you too long to figure stuff out to make it profitable. Plus, you may need to get ingredients that you normally don't use it.
I was asked to make a sheet chiffon pandan coconut cake. I made matcha chiffon cake before so I figured it can't be that different. So I accept the challange. I got pandan flavoring but then at the last moment also got pandan leaf powder because I try to use only natural ingredients. I ended up using an AI recipe, which was probably compilation of diffent recipes and it didn't really work out...actually, I think the cake is good but it was dense to be a chiffon cake and it was really flat so I just kept it for myself. I will make a cake next weekend. Then it turned out I was out of cake flour and running low on eggs so I had to rush to the store. I was terrified that I won't make it on time. In the end it all came together. I made a mascarpone whipped cream coconut filling, coconut jelly and decorated it with toasted coconut flakes and a marzipan pandan leave. I barely made it on time, I spent $20 on pandan leaf powder and flavoring which possibly I won't use again.... I asked the client if they enjoyed the cake and asked for any feedback: good or bad but so far not a word... maybe they are busy, maybe they didin't care for it... maybe it wasn't what they had in mind.... maybe I will never find out...I think I did my best given the limited time...
I am going to make a similar cake next weekend using the cake layer I froze and then I will know better how tasty it is. I love coconut mascarpne crean and toasted coconut... so I believe it should be tasty....

I discovered a really good recipe for a vanilla cake and a chocolate cake. The recipe is quite simple compared to most c...
08/09/2026

I discovered a really good recipe for a vanilla cake and a chocolate cake. The recipe is quite simple compared to most cakes I make and the results are impressive. The frosting is made of mascarpone cheese and whipped cream which is so delish even though it is not very stable, unfortunately... and the layers get soaked with sweet milk for vanilla and coffee for chocolate...It is so moist!! I had never made it for sale before but then I received an email from someone who wanted to order a cake . I am very suspicious of some emails because it is often a scam. This email was a little weird because the person that wanted to order a cake was very flexible when it came to chosing the cake and the pick up date... They made me basicaly decide myself (who does that?) so I decided to make that special vanilla cake with raspberry filling and fresh raspberries... When I asked for the phone number I got a local phone number but I was asked just to text and not to call because of his/her disability. I was suspicious again imagening that it was AI trying to trick me and I was really shocked when I received a payment! And when it came to the pick up, it turned out that I actually know this person since they buy stuff from me every year at the Fresno High annual block sales. We had a good laugh about me suspecting him to be an AI trickster.
This is not the end of the story, though. Sorry, my stories tend to be long....... I went to get a haircut to my favorite hair salon in Tower yesterday (if you need a hairs stylist recommendation ask me. She is great and affordable!) and it turned out that a new hairstylist who works there tried my cake and loved it and has been trying to find out who made it. Of course, it made me super happy. THE END
Yes, it is truly the end of my story.
I don't have a pic of the cake but I made myself a mini cake like I always do...

Are you guys jealous? If not, you should be...😜 This is my daily afternoon snack... a strong cup of good coffee (I love ...
08/05/2026

Are you guys jealous? If not, you should be...😜
This is my daily afternoon snack... a strong cup of good coffee (I love Mariposa coffee El Capitan!) and a cake!!
Today it is a vegan chocolate cake with a tiny marzipan rose... I think the way you serve your food is so important! Supposedly, you eat with your eyes first. That's why I am always on the lookout for beautiful plates and cups... It makes such a difference... Imagine if I put my cakes on paper plates and ate them with a plastic fork... that would be a crime, I swear!!!
Anyway, this chocolate vegan cake is honestly better than most regular cakes you will ever try. I actually have a problem finding a great regular recipe for a chocolate cake... It is always disappointing... but my vegan and my GF chocolate cakes are soooo good! (am I braggin? 😮)
Also, have I mentioned the mishap that happened when I tried different chocolate cake recipes and my dog decided to unwrap the Death by Chocolate cake and devour it when I went out? I guess she must have been suicidal because I made two chocolate cakes... and she went for the one that would kill her if she hadn't had her stomach pumped.... it was so traumatic that I am surprised I can still enjoy chocolate... but I haven't made Death By Chocolate cake since then...
I think there might be a novel by Agatha Christie when one of the characters dies after eating Death by Chocolate cake... that woman was a genius!
Anyway, chocolate rocks and in real life, if it is a good quality dark chocolate, it is actually good for you! and an aphrodisiac according to some sources...😉

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415 East Brown Avenue
Fresno, CA
93704

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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