The best birthday cakes in Long Beach California are sitting right out in plain sight. We're not quite sure why the locals want to keep the good stuff so secret, maybe they want more pie and pastry to themselves. But here is the list they want so much to keep 'secret'!

So if you and your family are planning a surfing trip to Long Beach for a little fun in the sun and surfing, perhaps you want to coordinate with a beach theme birthday party. Try these great bakeries:

Frosted Cupcakery, Grounds Bakery Cafe, Rossmoor Pastrie, Sweet Jill's, Coco's Bakery Restaurant, Babette Bakery , Tito's Bakery, Coco's Bakery, Polly's Bakery, Sconeage Bakery, Colonial Bakery, Babette's Feast, Bakery Puritan, Giuliano's Bakery, Alsace Lorraine Pastries, Original Richards, El Sol, Lily, Marilus Bakery, El Rey Bakery, Xelajo Bakery, Red Ribbon Bakeshop and Creative Cakery.