So You Wanna Be a Cake Gumshoe: How to Contribute to CakeSpy!

So, you'd like to join us in the sugary love-letter that is CakeSpy? Welcome!

We love to publish submissions from readers. If you'd like to contribute or write a guest blog post, we'd love to hear from you! As to the subject matter, as long as it's in the realm of sweets, the sky's the limit! Perhaps it's a roundup of your favorite local bakeries, a profile on a baker you love, or even one of your favorite family recipes! 

Please ensure that you've spell-checked and grammar-checked your submission first, and please also send pictures! 

If your submission is published on CakeSpy, you will get a sweet surprise pack in the mail, and of course the submission will link back to your web page if applicable.

Email submissions to jessieoleson@gmail.com.

Here's what we look for:

Bakery Guides: Got a lot of sweet spots in your hometown? Put together some thoughts and suggestions on places in your area and send them over. Be sure to send pictures! 

Interviews: Do you know a cool baker? Do an interview! Send over pictures of the baker's work and the questions and answers.

Recipes: Do you have a supremely delicious / special sweet recipe? Send it over with pictures, and of course the story behind why it's so special to you!

Projects: Got a creative and sweet dessert-related craft project or idea? We'd love to hear all about it. How-to's are welcome!

Cakewalks: Sweet Bakeries We've Tried in Various Cities

This list is a work in progress, detailing all of the wonderful bakeries (and profiling specific pastries) from bakeries we've visited and loved. If you'd like to contribute a bakery review, please email it (along with pictures!) to jessieoleson@gmail.com.

Alabama
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Alaska
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Arizona
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Arkansas
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California

Los Angeles:

Cakewalk in Los Angeles

San Diego

Extraordinary Desserts

San Francisco:

Cakewalk in San Francisco From Cake Gumshoe Chris
Cakewalk: A Long, Sweet Weekend in San Francisco

Cynically Delicious

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Colorado

Denver:

Cakewalk in Denver with Cake Gumshoe Laurel
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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District of Columbia

CakeLove
Sticky Fingers Bakery
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Florida

Miami
BunnieCakes (custom order, retail location coming soon!)

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Georgia
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Hawaii

Leonard's (mentioned in this article)
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Idaho
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Illinois

Chicago:

Cakewalk in Chicago

Alliance Bakery
Bleeding Heart Bakery
Molly's Cupcakes
Swirlz Cupcakes
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Indiana
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Iowa

Cakewalk in the Ames Area (includes the places mentioned below)

Center Grove Orchards
Dutch Oven Bakery

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Kansas

Laura Little's Candies
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Kentucky
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Louisiana

New Orleans

Cafe Du Monde (mentioned in this article)

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Maine
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Maryland

Baltimore

Cakewalk in Baltimore with Cake Gumshoe Bmoresweet
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Massachusetts

Boston:

Cakewalk in Boston with Cake Gumshoe Phuong

Martha's Vineyard

Mini Cakewalk / Martha's Vineyard
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Michigan

Detroit:
Just Baked

Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market
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Minnesota

Minneapolis

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Mississippi
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Missouri

Kansas City

The Upper Crust at Pryde's Old Westport
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Montana

Bozeman

On the Rise
Sweet Pea Bakery
St. Regis

St. Regis Rest Area

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Nebraska
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Nevada

Las Vegas:

Freed's Bakery
Retro Bakery
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey

By the Shore

Cakewalk in Bruce Springsteen Country

Baker Boys
Ocean Grove Bake Shop
Scone Pony

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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina

Chapel Hill

Sugarland

Charlotte

Amelie's French Bakery

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North Dakota

Bismarck
The Donut Hole
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Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon

Portland

Cakewalk Special: 36 Hours of Sweetness in Portland, OR
Cakewalk in NW Portland

Crema Bakery
Cupcake Jones
Kenny & Zuke's
Papa Haydn
Saint Cupcake
Whole Foods
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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Cakewalk in the Reading Terminal Market

Metropolitan Bakery
Termini Bros. Bakery

Pittsburgh

Dozen Bake Shop
Kribel's
Prantl's

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Puerto Rico
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina

Toffino's: A CakeSpy reader suggestion. Suggested sweet: the sfogliatelle!
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South Dakota

Sioux Falls

The Cookie Jar

Wall

Wall Drug
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
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Virgin Islands
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Washington

Bellevue

New York Cupcakes

Seattle

Cakewalk in Wallingford, Seattle

Bakery Nouveau
Cafe Besalu
Essential Baking Co.
Honore
Kingfish Cafe
Macrina Bakery
Old School Frozen Custard
Poppy
Snacks!
Volunteer Park Cafe

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West Virginia
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Wisconsin

Madison

Ella's Deli

Milwaukee

Cakewalk in Milwaukee

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Wyoming
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International

Australia

Cakewalk in Sydney
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Canada

Cakewalk in Victoria, BC
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Germany

Cakewalk in Berlin, Germany (Vegan and a few non-vegan choices)
Cakewalk in Munich (Oktoberfest!)
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United Kingdom

Cakewalk in Greenwich, London
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Links: Cakespy's Favorite Sites

Food/Dessert Blogs and Sites

Absinthe and Oranges
All You Can Eat
All Things Cupcake
Amy Atlas
Avid Alegria
Bake and Destroy
Bakerella

Baking Bites

Betty Crocker
Bittersweet
Blondie and Brownie

Bmoresweet
Cakejournal
Cannelle et Vanille
Chocolate & Zucchini
Coco Cakes
Confetti Cakes

Cookbook Chronicles
Cookie Madness
Culinary Concoctions by Peabody
Culinary Types
Cupcakes Take The Cake Blog
Dessert Buzz
Dragonfly Cakes

Eat All About It
Eat Me, Delicious
Eggbeater
Everybody Likes Sandwiches
Fields of Cake
Flour Arrangements
FoodCandy

Foodista

FriendsEat
Have Cake Will Travel
Hogwash
I Heart Cuppycakes
Joy the Baker

Legalize Frostitution (The Official Cupcake Royale blog)
Life in Recipes

Mango Power Girl
Monthly Mouthful by Chew on That
Nobody Puts Cupcake in a Corner!
Not Martha
Recipe Girl
Retorte Blog
Sarah Jio
Scoopalicious
Seattle Food Geek
Serious Eats
Slow Like Honey
Spice Dish
Tartelette
Tastespotting
Tea & Cookies Blog
The Blognut
The Kitchn
The Martha Blog
The Urban Housewife
What's Cooking America History of Cakes
Whipped the Blog

For Shopping for Cake Stuff:

A Cupcakery

Not Cake, But Completely Awesome

Bluebottle Art Gallery Blog
Editorial @ss
Fancy Stores
FRED
John Deininger Illustration
Margie Moore Illustration
Octavine Illustration

Party Partners

Plush You!
Pop Culture Junk Mail
Rockerjewlz
The Soap Queen (Brambleberry)
Tech Spank
Tres Poshe Preppy
Wendy Brandes Jewelry

Culture:

Seattlest

Fat Daddy (Loves you!)

Like Grandma's preserves meets cupcakes!

So named for what baker Nicole Mahler has made her husband into, Fat Daddy Loves You serves up ready-to eat cupcake trifle type confections shipped in mason jars, which will keep in the refrigerator for 7-9 days. Ranging in price for $5 for a half-pint cupcake jar to $10 for larger items, Mahler's hallmarks include using the finest ingredients: the cupcakes are made with ingredients like homemade vanilla sugar and madagascar vanilla buttercream icing (!). Shipping isn't cheap, but they're worth it.

Buy them here

Welcome to Cakespy

Have you ever thought that there must be something better out there than hostess cakes and Oreos? Ever thought that maybe pre-packaged muffins just aren't worth the calories?

Enter Cakespy.

Cakespy was created with a passion for all things cake and pastry related, but with an eye on quality. Our mission is to seek out the brightest and best developments in the world of sweets and report them right here!

Because we know that life is too short to eat bad desserts!