Pink Elephant Bakeries - San Jose

This bakery is nostalgic for me. Growing up in the East Side this would be the spot to get our tres leches cake, the rosca (king's cake), and their delicious little gelatinas/jellos. I posted a picture below of what they look like. It's my favorite bakery to pick up the gelatinas de leche! Parking can be limited. They are next to the pretty popular Jalisco Taqueria. Jalisco Taqueria has a drive thru so it can get busy there. The bakery only accepts cash. There is a credit card option if you spend more than 10$ and I believe there is an atm. Not sure the fee on that. I did mention Rosca at the beginning so If you're looking to order a rosca, I highly do recommend theirs. And also placing an order ahead. They get pretty busy so placing an order beforehand is the best tip I can give. Rosca is kings bread and it is a holiday celebrated on Jan. 6. This kings cake is best paired with abuelita hot chocolate. How was everyone's tamales on Feb 2? Lol.

The baked goods are great and all, however, the staff makes the greatest effort into not getting 5 stars

The best Mexican bread around! It's the highest quality, the conchas are so soft and the stay soft for a few days. Their cookies and flaky pastries are the best! Prices are unbelievably low, a great value. This is the best Mexican bakery in the area. You can't go wrong.

This has become our go to bakery for birthday and celebration cakes. The tres leche cakes are moist, delicious and customizable! For a custom order they recommend ordering a week in advance and they are able to match most designs. I usually order cake toppers from Amazon and get the bakery to make the base cake. For tres leches strawberry flavor you can also request fresh strawberries and I highly recommend that! It's a hit with all the friends.My favorite cake is the mocha tres leches the addition of nuts on the side goes really well with the mocha flavor. The prices are also very reasonable and I highly recommend this place for custom cakes.They hardly pickup their phone so best way to order is to go in person.

The pastries are so soft, fluffy and fresh! I love myself a tres leches from here! They’re super friendly and very fast with orders! Love them and would visit them as often as I can!