Say ‘I Do’ to Vegan Cake! Cincinnati Bakery Makes PETA’s Top 10 List for Best Wedding Cakes

For Immediate Release:
May 14, 2025

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Sara Groves 202-483-7382

Top-tier cakes for soy-mates! In time for peak wedding season, PETA is naming its picks for the nation’s ten best “Bakeries That Take the Cake”—and Cincinnati’s own Happy Chicks Bakery nabbed a spot for creating captivating and craveable wedding cakes that are egg- and dairy-free and perfect for compassionate couples planning plant-powered nuptials.

Owned by Jana Douglass, Happy Chicks Bakery is an all-vegan bakery and café located in Northside. It offers an assortment of big flavors for the Big Day, including the best-selling lemon olive oil “Date Night” cake with lavender blackberry cabernet jam filling and almond icing, and the “Cherimoya” matcha cake with coconut icing and caramelized pineapple garnish.

“Happy Chicks Bakery is baking up beautiful wedding cakes without a crumb of cruelty to chickens or cows,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “Every winner on PETA’s list is a perfect match for couples committed to helping all animals live happily ever after.”

Other winners on PETA’s list include (in no particular order) Hazel & Jade in San Diego; cake.vegan bakery in Dover, New Hampshire; Plant Baked by Sarah in Baltimore; Flour + Time in Atlanta; P.S. & Co. in Philadelphia; The Cake Bar in Denver; Botanical Bakeshop in Milan, Michigan; James Street Cakes in Bellingham, Washington; and Valhalla Bakery, with locations in Orlando and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Each winner will receive a framed certificate from PETA along with bragging rights.

PETA notes that studies show that Gen Z prioritizes conscientious menus and sustainability in their wedding planning. Every person who goes vegan saves the lives of nearly 200 animals each year. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help those looking to make the switch.

Happy Chicks Bakery is located at 4035 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, and is open Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The bakery is closed Sunday and Monday.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.