Natures Cakes — Restaurant in Melbourne

Lets face it, if you want avo on toast for breakfast or a burger and chips for lunch, most cafés are going to get you there but if you want coffee and cake......that's a whole different story. We were lucky enough to drop into Natures Cakes on the weekend and my oh my, what a pleasant experience it turned out to be. Now its needs to be noted here that my mother in law is pretty much a country cake queen and her daughter (my wife) has followed in her footsteps (recently releasing a cookbook). So the four of us (husbands included) ain't the easiest to please when it comes to baked delights. The offered selection at Natures Cakes was amazing, flowing from the cake fridge all the way to the front window. I ordered a piece of semolina, pistachio and rose syrup cake, my wife the fruit cake (dairy and gluten free), mum the chocolate walnut torte and my father in law the brown butter quince cake. All were offered with ice or whipped cream and we ordered a couple of sticky chai's for the ladies and decaf coffee's for the lads. There was a line out the door but Faith and Darren never faulted injecting the love and care in each order as if it were the only one and you know what?...... you could taste that love in every bite of cake and mouthful of coffee. There were moans, groans and slurps until the forks hit the plates signalling the end of the experience. I can honestly say, hand on my heart that I've seldom experienced these four people to leave a food establishment with nothing but praise, and thats exactly what happened. Do yourself a favour, forget the one four star review above (???) and get to this cake shop to experience the five star cakes, beverages and service for yourself or with friends and family. I promise you, you won't be...

My partner and I stopped in after eyeing the place since they opened. We have been passing delicious sounding cakes in the window for a while now and decided to stop in for a raspberry tart and a chai.

The tart was well balanced and not too sweet. The moisture was perfectect but it also had a delightful level of crumble to it. And the cream on the side, if that's your thing, was whipped to perfection and complimented the dessert so very well.

The hug mug that my chai was served in was very cute and I love the idea of thawing your frosty fingers against your drink on a cool day, but was teensy bit too warm to fit the perfect level of comfort. Nothing wrapping my napkin around it couldn't fix though. Was very comforting and cosy.

Chai was delicious. Could be a little bit stronger with the spices and a hint of sweetness in the form of honey, but that is just my preference and the beverage was very warming and lovely nonetheless.

My partner and I enjoyed the tart so much that we went back the next day after passing by and spotting a pistachio and lemon curd cake in the window that sounded to tasty to pass up. The dessert was again very lovely and we'll balanced. Could very easily have been too sweet but they aced it with the sweetness and tang coming dominantly from the middle layer rather than the batter and frosting(which was soft, creamy and complimented the rest of the cake perfectly). I am a lover of icing and don't tend to find many cakes where I could eat the sponge on its lonesome without feeling it lacks a little something, but this sponge was perfect all on its own. The icing really was just a delightful bonus. If your looking for cakes then Nature's Cakes continues to prove that it is the...

Natures Cakes is a cafe and cake shop located on the main strip of Healesville in the Yarra Valley. You’ll find a variety of delicious sweet and savoury treats available, made with love in their tiny kitchen, with whatever is in season using locally sourced and home grown ingredients .

✔️ Carrot Pineapple and Walnut Cake - love the pineapple hint in this! always a sucker for a carrot cake. ⭐️ Belgium Lemon Teacake - satisfyingly golden and crispy on the outside, lemon filling inside, but also not too tart!

I will ALWAYS stop for a sweet treat here whenever im in or passing through Healesville - and i recommend you do...