About
Our Commercially licensed Bakery
Is small and quaint. Nestled on the north side of our main garage. The third stall is home to one of the smallest cake shops in Rochester Minnesota. We specialize in custom made to order cakes, and give them the attention they deserve. We have yearly inspections, and are licensed by the Department of Agriculture.
Please give us 2 weeks notice on your orders. We Appreciate the time to prepare, create and deliver your sweet treat.
Do you make gluten free/vegan cakes?
We're unable to do vegan cakes, as eggs are an essential ingredient in our recipes.
We are able to do gluten free cakes and brownies. However, we use equipment and pans that our gluten products are also made in. We do not recommend that you consume our products if you have Celiac disease.
Do you deliver?
Yes! We deliver our cakes and cupcakes. Pay $10, and have your cake delivered to any Rochester, MN address.
For the rest of Olmsted County, MN, delivery is $30.
Outside of Olmsted County, the delivery charge is $3/mile, as calculated by Google Maps.
[ insert grocery store here ] is cheaper. Why is that?
Yes, you can get cake for a better price. But you can't get better cake for a better price. Since we make our cakes to order, we don't get the cost savings of mass-production, but we do get great freshness. Plus, we don't skimp on the quality of the ingredients. Rather than imitation vanilla, we use imported Mexican vanilla from USDA certified sources. And our strawberry frosting, for example, comes into our kitchen as whole strawberries (locally sourced when seasonally available). While these details do add to the production cost, the resulting cakes are phenomenal.
What does this picture have to do with cakes?
Absolutely nothing. It's just a random stock image.
Though, it's certainly taking a lot of tools and hard work to build a bakery business from scratch.
What kind of allergens do I need to worry about?
Our facility is 100% nut-free, except for the general manager and the baker. That joke will never get old. Our cakes also contain eggs and flour. If you're concerned about these or other allergens, give send us an email and we can discuss whether or not we can accommodate your order.
Can you make a cake with [insert copyrighted material here]?
Technically, we cannot make a cake with a copyrighted image. However, we can purchase copyrighted images from licensed vendors and apply them to the cake. In that case, we'll buy the decoration and add it to the cake, and the cost of the decoration is added to the bill (typically $10-$15 for a basic decoration). If you want to bring in a decoration for us to use, it must be sealed in its original packaging (if edible) or durable enough to be sanitized (if non-edible).
Why does your bakery look like a house?
Well, the short answer is "because it is a house."
The not-so-short answer is that our bakery is a home business, but in order to provide the best possible cakes, we installed a full scale commercial grade kitchen in it, separate from the rest of the house (this surprised a lot of the contractors building it). Our bakery is fully licensed and inspected by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, just like every other bakery in town, and complies with all applicable state health codes.