Elite Cake

In 1921, our grandfather Valentin Garcia Sr., together with his brothers and sisters, embarked on a venture named La Gran Via in Guines, Cuba. Their small family business grew to become the best and most reputable bakery in Cuba.
  
 In 1928 La Gran Via inaugurated their second location in Santo Suarez, Cuba, with 55 employees and 12 delivery trucks. In the following years, a total of five locations were opened throughout the island, including Super Cake and La Suiza, which were also owned by La Gran Via. 
  
Upon the takeover of Cuba by Fidel Castro, the Garcia family opted to abandon Cuba’s most prosperous and respected bakery. La Gran Via still exists in Cuba, however, it is now under the government’s control. Valentin Garcia Sr. and his 3 sons spent over 101 years preparing recipes and creating great cakes, desserts and pastries. Their recipes, along with their strict quality control program, established the highest standards of quality bakery products.
  
 In 1961, the Garcia family moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they started again La Gran Via. Puerto Ricans were quick to embrace the quality that La Gran Via came to be known for; most significantly their exquisite wedding, “quinces”, birthday, and special occasion cakes.

The Garcia’s have all been Master Pastry Chefs, starting with Valentin Garcia, Sr., who passed on his experience to his son Valentin Garcia, Jr., and then to us, Jorge Garcia and Beatriz Otero. As the third generation, we take pride in continuing our family tradition through our work at Elite Cake in South Florida. 

At Elite Cake  we aim once again to set the highest standards in the baking industry. We are driven, like our grandfather and father before us, to make a commitment to the strictest attention to product quality, unmatchable service, and pride in our work… just like back in 1921, when La Gran Via first opened its doors to it’s loyal customers.