The Baker

Hi, I’m An —
and I bake with love

An Pham
An Pham Soft Butter Bakes

From Cloverdale Cafe
to something bigger

Soft Butter Bakes started the way most good things do — with love (and my butter yellow KitchenAid). I was hosting events at my old Cloverdale apartment: this included lots of butter and a growing obsession with getting things just right. My first big bake was for a gathering at the “Cloverdale Cafe” — I wanted everything to feel special, from the spread on the table to the centrepiece cake. That baby blue heart cake was the one that started it all. When I got my first official cake order, I realized this could be something real.

Even with my love of baking, I couldn’t have done it without my partner. He encouraged me every step of the way and helped bring the visual identity of Soft Butter Bakes to life.

Every baked good is made to order, from scratch, with organic ingredients. Based in San Diego — sometimes Los Angeles.

where it all began
Cloverdale Cafe
Cloverdale Cafethe first big bake
The baby blue heart cake
The baby blue heart cakewhere it all began

It started with
a love of food

As a kid, I always had a deep love for food — especially anything sweet. There was something magical about dessert: the way it could mark a celebration, comfort a difficult day, or simply make an ordinary moment feel special.

That feeling never left me. When I started baking, I realized I wasn’t just making cakes — I was trying to recreate that magic for someone else. Every order is a chance to do exactly that.

the early years

A love of sweets
from the beginning

Long before Soft Butter Bakes, the Cloverdale Cafe, or that first baby blue cake — there was just a kid with a serious sweet tooth and a deep love for the feeling that good food brings.

More on that soon.

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A childhood photo
coming soon

what drives me

“Whether it’s seeing the cake in person or taking that first bite — that’s the moment that keeps me going.”

An Pham · Soft Butter Bakes

Every order is made
with intention

i.

Organic ingredients

Every baked good is made with organic ingredients — because what goes into the cake matters as much as how it looks.

ii.

Intentional craft

Each order is made from scratch, by hand, with real care. No shortcuts, no mass production — just you and your cake.

iii.

Made for you

Every cake is custom. Your vision, your celebration, your moment. I’m just here to make it beautiful and delicious.

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