Happy Dragon Cakes is a bakery in Point Howard, Lower Hutt, holding a perfect 5.0 rating on Google.
A good neighbourhood bakery lives or dies by freshness, which is why locals shop early, while the morning batches are still warm and the cabinet is full. Cakes are their own craft: custom orders usually need a few days' notice, so it pays to confirm the date, message and decoration clearly when booking, leaving room for one small change later. Regulars tend to ask what came out of the oven that day rather than browsing the shelves, and they judge a bakery on its basics — a light sponge, a fresh loaf — before anything fancy.
For the bayside streets of Point Howard and the rest of the Hutt Valley, Happy Dragon Cakes is a well-rated local option close at hand.