A four-layer yellow sponge cake soaked in light syrup and stacked with whipped cream, custard and fresh strawberries, finished with strawberry glaze.
Cleveland's cassata diverges from the Sicilian original (ricotta, candied fruit, marzipan). Italian-American bakers in Little Italy adapted it to local strawberries and dairy cream from the early 1900s, with Presti's (1903) and Corbo's (1958) defining the modern Cleveland-Italian wedding-and-Christmas cake.
3 editor picks for Cleveland-style cassata cake in Cleveland, ranked by editorial score. All Cleveland signature dishes · Cleveland-style cassata cake across every city.
Presti's Bakery ★ 4.7
little-italy · 12101 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106
Presti's Bakery on Mayfield Road in Little Italy since 1903, one of Cleveland's oldest bakeries, anchors the Cleveland-style cassata cake tradition.
Corbo's Bakery ★ 4.6
little-italy · 12210 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106
Corbo's Bakery on Mayfield Road in Little Italy since 1958, the family-owned bakery known for cassata cake and cannoli, has expanded to a full Italian menu.
Michael Angelo's Bakery ★ 4.4
broadview-heights · 8035 Broadview Rd, Broadview Heights, OH 44147
Michael Angelo's Bakery on Broadview Road in Broadview Heights, an Italian-American bakery since 2000, runs cassata cake, cannoli and a 2026 spring food menu plus a Richfield winery.