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Cakespy is seeking sweetness in everyday life: from the best cakes, cupcakes, cookies, bakeries, tortes, tarts etc--to products and services for people who love aforementioned desserts, we report our findings here, with a new feature every weekday!
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Heaven is a Place on Earth: Heaven On Earth Restaurant and Bakery, OR
We all feel regret sometimes, and for this Cake Gumshoe, it hit bigtime when we failed to stop at Heaven on Earth Restaurant and Bakery in Oregon. Traveling along I-5 in Oregon, we only noticed the sign after we flew by: "Home of the world famous ...
Sweet Love: A Bakery Crush on Crumb
Sweet infatuation has hit again: CakeSpy has a bakery crush. And that crush is called Crumb {a bakery}, and it is (regrettably for this Seattleite) all the way in Atlanta. I came across this special order bakery via the site You Are What You Eat.....
Cake Byte: Sweet Things Cupcakes Now Open in Tacoma!
You know what the world needs right now? More cupcakes. Happily, Sweet Things is right on top of that need--they just opened in Tacoma, Washington. The shop specializes in cupcakes (both a daily assortment and special orders) and also has a retail ...
Sweet Love: A Bakery Crush on Gourmet Library
I don't know about you, but I love looking at online bake shops. Even if I don't order, I get a lot of flavor ideas (and things to dream about!).My current online crush? Gourmet Library, a site dedicated to food: including videos, stories--and an onl...
CakeSpy Undercover: The Upper Crust at Pryde\'s Old Westport, Kansas City MO
Pop Quiz: you're in Kansas City, MO and hankering for a sweet treat. Where to go?Pryde's Old Westport, of course. This was Cake Gumshoe MJ's latest discovery on a recent trip to Kansas City (which has the unusual tagline of "Make It a Good Place to L...
Taste the Rainbow: Rainbow Cake From Madison Park Bakery, Seattle
Have you ever found yourself wondering "where on earth--or in Seattle--can I get some rainbow cake?". If so, you're not alone--but just in case not, here's a primer on what is meant by rainbow cake. A rainbow cake is a multi-layered confection consis...
Sweet Love: A Bakery Crush on BunnieCakes
It's time to share the latest CakeSpy bakery crush: BunnieCakes!This Miami-based custom order vegan bake shop was started by owner Mariana Cortez, borne out of frustration for not being able to find high-quality sweets which she could enjoy with her ...
CakeSpy Undercover: Extraordinary Desserts in San Diego
CakeSpy Note: This is a guest post from Cake Gumshoe Laurel, a sweets enthusiast and handbag designer! She has also designed custom CakeSpy totes and wristlets which would make great Christmas presents. Just saying.San Diego Beer Week started a few d...
Fresh Flours: Chocolate Pecan Creme Sandwich Cookies from Dahlia Bakery
Imagine a chocolate cookie, and then make it about five times more buttery than the one you were imagining--and add some pecans into the mix, too.Then, sandwich two of them together with a smear of buttery frosting.You are now beginning to get the id...
Cupcake City: A Sweet Visit to New York Cupcakes in Bellevue, WA
The first CakeSpy visit to New York Cupcakes in Westlake Center in Seattle was not a sweet one. The display case was kind of sad, the employee was texting the entire time, and the cupcakes themselves were...well, kind of a bummer.But since then somet...
Last Seduction: Chocolate Seduction Cake Recipe from Essential Baking Company
Several years ago when I was first considering making a move from New York City to Seattle, a friend offered some wise advice to help me make the decision: "before you make any rash decisions, make sure you find a good bakery there." Sage advice inde...
Sweet Love: A Bakery Crush on Sweet E\'s Bakery
I don't know if this happens to anyone else, but occasionally I develop crushes. On bakeries.And right now, I'm crushing hard on Sweet E's Bake Shop, a Los Angeles-based special order "mini bake shop" that only offers tiny treats--each one is about 2...
Raising the Bar: The Chocolate Linzer Bar from Baker Boys, Ocean Grove NJ
Technically, the Linzer Torte is a rich nut pastry filled with fine raspberry preserves, criss-crossed with more nut pastry. But really, it's so much more--it's a flavor concept. One that translates beautifully to other types of baked goods: conside...
Beat of a Different Crumb: Colossal Crumb Cake from Ocean Grove Bake Shoppe, NJ
When it comes to crumb cake, the ratio which generally reigns in my homeland of New Jersey tends to be something along the lines of 70/30, crumb to cake. Unfortunately, this has basically ruined all other crumb cake for me: no matter how delicious or...
Cakespy Undercover: A Cake Gumshoe's Thoughts on Retro Bakery, Las Vegas NV
CakeSpy Note: This is a guest blog post from Betsy of Java Cupcake. To get the scoop on what sweet stuff she's been sampling, be sure to visit her site, and keep updated with her twitter feed!When I spent last week in Las Vegas, NV with my husband, ...
Pastry Road Trip: Deliciously Dense Donuts at Wall Drug, South Dakota
CakeSpy Note: This month I drove to and from Chicago on a Pastry Road Trip: here's the beginning of several installments detailing the deliciousness I discovered!Wall Drug is a tourist trap of epic proportions: you've barely entered South Dakota when...
CakeSpy Undercover: A Cake Gumshoe's Thoughts on Common Ground Coffee and Cupcakes, Renton WA
CakeSpy Note: Since it had been a while since I sampled the cupcakes from Common Ground, I was delighted to see a new review on their current offerings via this guest blog post from Cake Gumshoe Roxanne Cooke. Check out her website here!Common Ground...
Sweet Spot: Cakes by One Tough Cookie in NYC
Are you in NYC and in need of a super sweet special occasion cake? Or cupcakes or cookies, for that matter?Well, according to CakeSpy reader Marie, One Tough Cookie, an NYC-based special order bakery, is the spot. Here's what she had to say:My fiance...
Blonde on Blondie: The Blonde Bombshell from TrixieBakes
CakeSpy Note: This post appears concurrently on CakeSpy Seattle.Let's talk about TrixieBakes. I had seen them before: I'd walked by their booth at the Madrona Farmer's Market, but had never purchased one of their brownies because at $4 a pop, they we...
This Little Piggy: The Miss Piggy Bacon and Chocolate Chip Cookie, Volunteer Park Cafe, Seattle
Bacon in baked goods. It's hardly a new culinary trick, but it has enjoyed a bit of a vogue in recent years, showing up in everything from chocolates to brownies to cupcakes...and now, chocolate chip cookies.When I visited Volunteer Park Cafe for the...
Sweet Art: Just Baked in Michigan
I have fallen in love, from afar, with Just Baked, a Detroit-area bakery. I discovered them recently when I was hired by a friend of the owner to do a custom painting depicting cupcakes from their menu hanging out in front of the shop.But business mi...
What a Turon-On: A Delicious Find at Delite Bakery
Nope: this is not an eggroll. It's even better, because it's dessert.Say hello to the turon, my most recent discovery at Delite Bakery in Seattle's Beacon Hill. What is a turon (or turrón, as I've seen it elsewhere), exactly? Well, according to Wiki...
CakeSpy Undercover: A Cake Gumshoe's Thoughts on Sprinkles Edible Art in Olympia, WA
CakeSpy Note: This is a guest blog post from Cake Gumshoe Roxanne Cooke. Check out her website here! At Sprinkles Edible Art in Olympia, your cupcake can be dressed up the way you want. Sprinkles, which is dubbed “an interactive pastry shop” on i...
CakeSpy Undercover: Amelie's French Bakery, Charlotte, NC
By Cake Gumshoe Shannon Connell So what’s better than a super-cute French bakery with a variety of delicious home-cooked goodies? One that’s serving up treats around the clock.Stepping into Amelie’s French Bakery and Café was a magical experi...
In The Raw: Decadent Raw Chocolate Fudge Brownies at Chaco Canyon
Usually when one thinks of raw foods the images conjured up are very crunchy-granola health foodie sorts of foods, but clearly most people have not been properly introduced to the raw chocolate brownie at Chaco Canyon Cafe.This is a serious brownie i...
CakeSpy Undercover: A Cake Gumshoe's Thoughts on Indulge Cupcakes in Puyallup, WA
CakeSpy Note: This is a guest blog post from Cake Gumshoe Roxanne Cooke. Check out her website here! Live life one cupcake at a time.Keep calm and have a cupcake.Are you checking out my cupcake?Inside Indulge Cupcakes in Puyallup, you’ll find a var...
Rosemary's Babka: Devilishly Delicious Mini Chocolate Babka in Seattle
The other day while wandering around Ballard, I happened to walk into Great Harvest Bread and in doing so, unwittingly submitted to my destiny: The Mini Chocolate Babka.Baked in a muffin tin, this two-pronged treat is a mini monstrosity, so ugly it's...
