The Baker Bee
13 Bruce St, East Maitland NSW 2323, Australia
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A 5-star bakery at East Maitland near Newcastle with a flawless record across 31 reviews.
Practical details
Why it's worth checking out
The Baker Bee is a home-based custom cake business in Maitland, serving Newcastle and the wider Hunter Region. It creates cakes to order, with the website inviting customers to enquire and choose an order form for Vintage Cakes, Custom Cakes or Cupcakes.
The business is led by Stacey Ruhan, a self-taught cake artist whose interest in baking began with family birthday cakes during her teens. What started as an early creative project developed through practice and encouragement into a custom cake service. Her focus is on turning ideas into finished cakes made from her home to yours.
With its made-to-order approach, The Baker Bee is suited to people looking for a personalised cake rather than a standard bakery purchase. The online gallery can help prospective customers explore the style of work before enquiring, while the available order forms provide a starting point for discussing a cake or cupcake order. As the website describes the business as home-based, customers should contact The Baker Bee directly for details about their requirements and availability.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 5.0 from 31 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 80
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 46
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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