My adventure at Ben & Jerry's in Vermont!
Unicorn Love: the Eating Disorder Recovery Blog
Buy my brilliant books!
Buy my new book!
Buy my first book, too!
CakeSpy Online Retail!
Friday, August 3, 2007 
Cupcakes are sweet, but what is left for you when the cup is empty? Alas, only crumbs remain.
Hold on to that sweet feeling with a 14k gold + diamond cupcake ring by Emma-Jane & Tan. Simple but elegant, this adorable little bauble would never leave you waiting at the altar.
Thursday, August 2, 2007 links Thursday, August 2, 2007 
It has been said that wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
If that's true, then Pistachio was put on earth to make us ecstatic. In three words: Sweet Wine Cookies.
Sugar coated, wine-infused and absolutely delicous, these little chocolate-citron masterpieces are just $1 each in their Columbus, Ohio location. Geographically challenged? Buy online.
Thursday, August 2, 2007 So, you'd like to join us in the sugary love-letter that is CakeSpy? Welcome!
Thursday, August 2, 2007 This list is a work in progress, detailing all of the wonderful bakeries (and profiling specific pastries) from bakeries we've visited and loved--or in some cases, trusted reviews of bakeries from sites which CakeSpy has deemed deserve a big thumbs-up.
If you'd like to contribute a bakery review, please email it (along with pictures!) to jessieoleson@gmail.com.
Alabama
Birmingham
Edgar's Old Style Bakery (from gastronomy blog)
Klinger's
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Alaska
Fairbanks
Juneau
Ranting Raven
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Arizona
Glendale
Phoenix
Barb's Bakery
Karsh's Bakery
Urban Cookies
Tammie Coe Cakes
Scottsdale
Chocolate Star Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Arkansas
Benton
Family Pie Shop
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
California
Los Angeles:
Roundup: Cakewalk in Los Angeles
Auntie Em's
Cake Monkey
Crumbs Bake Shop
Jack N Jills
Joan's on Third
OP Cafe
Randy's Donuts
Sprinkles
Sweet Lady Jane
Vanilla Bakeshop
Orange County
Meringue Bake Shop (custom-order); interview here.
San Diego
San Francisco / Bay Area
Cakewalk in San Francisco From Cake Gumshoe Chris
Cakewalk: A Long, Sweet Weekend in San Francisco
Arizmendi Bakery
Cako Bakery
Clairesquares
Cynically Delicious
Gelato Classico
Happy Donuts
Humphry Slocombe
Italian French Baking Company
La Boulange
La Copa Loca
La Farine
Love at First Bite
Magnolia
Miette Patisserie
Pebbles Donuts
Smitten Bake Shop (custom order only / no retail storefront)
Smitten Ice Cream
Stella Bakery
Teacake Bake Shop
Tartine (and again)
Carmel Valley / Environs
Big Sur Bakery
Carmel Bakery
Earthbound Farms
Wild Goose Bakery Cafe
Santa Cruz
The Buttery
Cafe Delmarette
Gayle's Bakery
Hoffman's
Kelly's French Bakery
Marinis
Original Sin Desserts
Pacific Cookie Company
Penny Ice Creamery
Solvang:
Danish Mill Bakery
Mortensen's Danish Bakery
Olsen's Danish Village Bakery
Solvang Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Colorado
Boulder
Breckenridge
Roundup: Cakewalk in Breckenridge with Rainy Day Gal
Denver:
Roundup: Cakewalk in Denver with Cake Gumshoe Laurel
Big Fat Cupcake
Happy Cakes
Hope's Country Fresh Cookies
Lovely Confections
The Shoppe
Yum Yums
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Connecticut
Bantam
Danbury
Stew Leonard
Litchfield
New Milford
Salem
Yalesville
Neil's Donut and Bake Shop
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Delaware
Middletown
Bing's Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
District of Columbia
Baked and Wired
CakeLove
Red Velvet Cupcakery
Sticky Fingers Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Florida
Boynton Beach
Miami
BunnieCakes (custom order, retail location coming soon!)
Michael's Kitchen
Yellow Submarine (mobile truck)
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Georgia
Atlanta
Henri's Bakery
Highland Bakery
La Dolce Lulu (custom order)
Piece of Cake
Roswell
Alpine Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hawaii
Leonard's (mentioned in this article)
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Idaho
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Illinois
Chicago:
Roundup: Cakewalk in Chicago
Alliance Bakery
Angel Food Bakery
Babushka Bakery
Bleeding Heart Bakery
Chimney Cakes
Floriole
La Patisserie P
Letizia's bakery
Molly's Cupcakes
More Cupcakes
Sprinkles
Sweet Mandy B's
Swirlz Cupcakes
Twisted Sister Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Indiana
Lafayette
The Yellow Bowl Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Iowa
Cakewalk in the Ames Area (includes the places mentioned below)
Center Grove Orchards
Dutch Oven Bakery
Iowa City
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kansas
Laura Little's Candies
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kentucky
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Louisiana
New Orleans
Cafe Du Monde (mentioned in this article)
Sucre
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Maine
Fat Cat Bakery
Fields of Cake (Custom order only)
Wicked Whoopie Pies
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Maryland
Baltimore
Cakewalk in Baltimore with Cake Gumshoe Bmoresweet
Cacao Lorenzo
Cake Love
Charm City Cupcakes
Charm City Cakes
Dangerously Delicious Pies
Louis J. Rheb
Patisserie Poupon
Perfect Cupcakes
Piedigrotta Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Massachusetts
Boston:
Cakewalk in Boston with Cake Gumshoe Phuong
Martha's Vineyard
Mini Cakewalk / Martha's Vineyard
Eat Cake!
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Michigan
Detroit:
Just Baked
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Farmer's Market
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Minnesota
Minneapolis
A Baker's Wife
Cake Eater Bakery
Cocoa & Fig
French Meadow Bakery
Isles Bun & Coffee
Turtle Bread Company
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mississippi
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Missouri
Kansas City
The Upper Crust at Pryde's Old Westport
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Montana
Bozeman
Missoula
Bernice's Bakery
Black Cat Bake Shop
St. Regis
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nebraska
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nevada
Las Vegas:
Cupcake Lane
Freed's Bakery
Mad Hatter Cupcakes
Retro Bakery
Sugar's Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
New Hampshire
Canaan
Ceres Bakery
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
New Jersey
By the Shore
Cakewalk in Bruce Springsteen Country
Freedman's Bakery
Hoffman's Ice Cream
Ocean Grove Bake Shop
Scone Pony (Spring Lake)
What's for Dessert (Spring Lake Heights)
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
New Mexico
Roundup: Just about every bakery in Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Pie Town
Santa Fe
El Tesoro (not a bakery but homemade baked goods)
French Pastry Shop and Creperie
Jambo Cafe (not a bakery but has great dessert)
The Pantry (homemade Tres Leches!)
Tecolote Cafe (for breakfast and pancakes)
Taos
Taos Cow
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
New York
New York City
Bronx
Conti's Bakery
Enrico's
Morris Park Bake Shoppe
Morrone Bakery
Brooklyn
Peter Pan Donuts
Sweet Melissa
Van Leeuwen
Manhattan
Anneliese's Pastries
Alice's tea Cup
Amy's Bread
Bee Desserts
The Best Chocolate Cake in the World
Bouchon Bakery
Butch Bakery
Carrot Top Pastries
Chokolat Patisserie
Cognac
Compres Bakery Corp.
Corner Bakery
Corrado Pastry
Cupcake Crew
Dean & Deluca
Delicious Bread House
Donut Pub
Doughnut Plant
Dylan's Candy Bar
Estrella's Bakery Corp.
Financier Patisserie
Grandaisy Bakery
Hill Country Fried Chicken
Hungarian Pastry Shop
La Dona Carmen Bakery Cafe
La Tropezienne
Levain
Le Pain Quotidien
Locanda Verde
Magnolia Bakery
Max Brenner
Momofuku Milk Bar
Mondel Chocolates
Muffins Cafe
Panaderia Las Americas
Make My Cake
Shake Shack
Silver Moon Bakery
Soutine
Stick&Pop (online only)
Tanteo Dolce
Three Tarts
Treats Truck
Two Little Red Hens
William Greenberg's
Zabar's
Zesty's (pizza place, but good zeppole)
Queens
Pleasantville
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Charlotte
Amelie's French Bakery
Terrace Cafe
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
North Dakota
Bismarck
The Donut Hole
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ohio
Columbus
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams (multiple locations throughout the state)
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oklahoma
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oregon
Albany
Rocket Queen Cupcakes (custom-order)
Azalea, OR
Newport
Portland
Cakewalk Special: 36 Hours of Sweetness in Portland, OR
Cakewalk in NW Portland
Crema Bakery
Cupcake Jones
Kenny & Zuke's
Mother's Bar and Bistro
Papa Haydn
Pine State Biscuits
Saint Cupcake
Voodoo Donut
Whole Foods
Willamette Valley Confectionery (online)
Frills
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Cakewalk in the Reading Terminal Market
Ants Pants Cafe
Baker Street Bread
Bredenbeck's
CakeCraft (custom-order)
Deliliah's
Flying Monkey Patisserie
Metropolitan Bakery
Ms Goody Cupcake
Nook Bakery and Cafe
Tartes
Termini Bros. Bakery
Wish-Cake (custom order)
Pittsburgh
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rhode Island
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
South Carolina
Toffino's: A CakeSpy reader suggestion. Suggested sweet: the sfogliatelle!
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Wall
Wall Drug
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tennessee
Memphis
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Texas
Austin
Sugar Mama's Bakeshop
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Utah
Salt Lake City
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vermont
Mount Holly
Gill's Deli
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Virginia
Alexandria
Roanoke
Bubblecake Bake Shop
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Virgin Islands
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Washington
Bellingham
Mallard Ice Cream
Mount Bakery
Ralf's
Rocket Donuts
Sweet Art
Bellevue
Cle Elum
Leavenworth
The Danish Bakery
Via Dolce Gelato
Mill Creek
Frost Doughnuts
Seattle
Cakewalk in Wallingford, Seattle
Bakery Nouveau
Cafe Besalu
Columbia City Bakery
Cupcake Royale
Essential Baking Co.
Grand Central Baking Co.
Heavenly Pastry and Cakes (Special order and Farmer's markets only)
Honore
Kingfish Cafe
Macrina Bakery
Nielsen's Pastries
Old School Frozen Custard
Poppy
Snacks!
Street Treats
Trophy Cupcakes
Volunteer Park Cafe
Wink Cupcakes
Yellow Leaf Cupcake Co.
Sultan
Vashon Island
Monkey Tree (via reader suggestion)
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
West Virginia
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wisconsin
Madison
Osseo
Milwaukee
Alterra Coffee
C. Adams
Canfora Bakery
Fratello's
La Tarte
Lehmann's Bakery
Cafe Lulu
National Bakery
Peter Scortino's
San Angel Panaderia
Simma's Bakey
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wyoming
Jackson Hole
- - - - - - - - - - -
Online Bakeries
Dough Raise Me
Sara Snacker Cookie Co.
Simply Divine Brownies
Tatte Cookies
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
International
Australia
Cakewalk in Sydney
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Canada
Duc de Lorraine
Patisserie Kouign Amann
Le Fromentier
Olive + Gourmando
Cafe Myriade
Premier Moisson
Claude Postel
Cocoa Locale
Boutique Point G
Vancouver
A La Mode
Anna's Cake House
Butter
Chocolatas
Coco Et Olive
Granville Island Public Market
La Baguette
Lee's Donuts
Liberty Bakery
The Milk Man
Muffin Granny
Olde World Fudge
Pizza Pzazz
Roger's Chocolates
Savary Island Pie Co.
Seb's
Stuart's Bakery
Terra Breads
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany
Cakewalk in Berlin, Germany (Vegan and a few non-vegan choices)
Cakewalk in Munich (Oktoberfest!)
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
France
Paris
Auguste Palus
Berkus
Berthillon
Cafe Angelina
Dalloyau
Hotel Cadran
Laduree
Legay Choc
Lenotre
McDonalds
Maison Julien
Pain de Sucre
Patisserie Des Reves
Pierre Herme
Levallois
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sweden
Stockholm
Cafe Saturnus
Gateau
Lux Dessert och Choklad
Per Olsson
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
United Kingdom
Harrods
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 
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.
cupcakes, pastries to ship Wednesday, August 1, 2007 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!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 
Cookie. Cake. Pie.
Circus Animal Cookie Truffles
How to choose a clever name for your baking business?
C'est Bon: The Famous Bonbon cookies of 1955-60
Lemon Berry Cupcakes Recipe
Cheesecake-stuffed Carrot Cake
Grilled Cheesecake
Cereal Treat Smackdown
Holey Yum: Donut Pies
Sugar Crash: An Unusual Introduction to the Cowboy Cookie
Cake For Breakfast: Observations on a Forbidden Treat
Chocolate Chip Cookie Timeline
How NOT to make Chocolate Chip Cookies
50 Ways to Kill a Twinkie
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Here's a log of CakeSpy praise, accolades and press. I'm also amazed and so immensely flattered that CakeSpy is considered one of Gourmet's favorite food sites!
1.26.09: Zoomdoggle.com: More Fun Than Work!
1.22.09: Seattlest.com: Reality Bites!
1.12.09: Cakespy Featured on Twirlit.com!
1.12.09: Cakespy Art Featured on Seattlest!
1.6.09: Serious Eats' Photo of the Day!
1/2/09: Twilight Cuppies artwork Featured on Clay and Chocolate!
December 2008:
12.31.08: Cakespy Featured on Obama Foodarama!
12.3.08: Bluebottle Art and Design Blog
12.3.08: Cakespy Artwork Featured in the Seattle P-I Gift Guide!
12.2.08: Lemondrop.com: "Presidential Holiday Desserts"
12.2.08: Not Martha: "Royal Dilemma..."
12.2.08: Hey, That Tastes Good: "Sweet Corn Pudding"
November 2008:
11.25.08: The Perfect Pantry: Gifts for Food Lovers
11.16.08: Cakespy featured on shoppingbymail.com!
11.14.08: Upstate Fancy Gift Guide
10.1.08: Cakespy in Sunset Magazine!
10.1.08: Cakespy Featured on Mastigandocom.blogspot.com!
10.1.08: Bizjournals.com: Cakespy's thoughts on Cupcake Expansion!
10.14.08: Serious Eats NY: Sugar Rush
10.18.08: FoodCandy Front Page Feature!
10.21.08: Fred Flare: "We Love Mail!"
September 2008:
9.2.08: Cornichon.org: "An Adorable Alternative to Gustav"
9.2.08: Seattlest.com: "A Local We're Totes Crushing On"
9.3.08: Serious Eats: "Little Cupcake Learns About the Birds and Bees"
9.7.08: Table Bread: Cakespy Interview!
August 2008:
8.2.08: Manolo Big: "Why did I Not know this awesome existed?"
8.8.08: Fancy Island: "A Sweet tee indeed"
Editorial Ass: "My old and faithful blogfriend Cakespy was kind enough to guest post!"
8.19.08: "Guaranteed to Satisfy your Sweet Tooth"
8.31.08: Have Fun Do Good "5 Blogs for Blog Day"
July 2008:
6.15.08: Wendy Brandes Jewelry: "Cupcakes Will Beat a Bitch's Ass"
7.11.08: Cakespy Art Featured on Etsy's "Storque"
7.11.08: Gluten Free Girl: "Oh, Jessie Oleson from Cakespy, I do so love your whimsical art."
7.22.08: Slashfood: "Is it OK to eat cake for breakfast?"
7.25.08: Haphazard Gourmet: "Food & Couture Pairing"
7.28.08: Devouring sEATtle: Article on Frosting Shots!
7.29.08: Cleveland.com: "Cupcakes in the Park"
June 2008:
6.17.08: Serious Eats: "Photo of the Day"
7.30.08: Seattle PI: On Frosting Shots: "I had to call Cakespy..."
May 2008:
5.8.08: SlashFood: "What Do Food Bloggers Make for Mom?"
5.7.08: MyBallard.com: "Pastries at the Locks?"
5.14.08: Soap Queen: "Cakespy Does Cards!"
5.19.08: Brad + Kathy: "Mazurka Madness"
5.26.08: Food Candy Front Page!
5.31.08: Nesting Instincts: "Grab a cup of coffee and feast on these..."
6.8.08: U of Oregon "Food just like your motherboard used to make"
April 2008:
4.1.08: Cupcakes Take the Cake "We Heart Cakespy"
4.18.08: MKE Cupcake Queen: "Cakespy has really done it this time!"
4.19.08: Merry Moon Designs: "Bride of FrankenCuppie!"
4.18.08: The Girl Tastes: "Skipped the salad at lunch? You could have had a V8 cupcake!"
4.25.08: Serious Eats: "Another Close race: Madeleine Vs. Macaron"
4.10.08: Two Crafty Ladies: "Perfect for a whimsical kitchen..."
March 2008:
3.2.08: CherryRunway: "Calorie Free Cupcakes!"
3.3.08: "A Bare-walled Kitchen can be dreary..."
3.5.08: Seattlest: "Mmm...pink"
3.17.08: All Things Cupcake: "Keeping up with Cakespy"
3.17.08: YumSugar: "Check out this cornucopia of festive soda breads"
3.22.08: Not Martha's Food Links!
3.24.08: Venus Zine: "Andrea...loves Cakespy"
3.25.08: Cuteable "I adore these paintings by Cakespy"
3.25.08: Serious Eats "breathe new life into your Peeps, jelly beans, and chocolate eggs..."
February 2008:
2.12.08: Walking the Vegan Line Feature
2.22.08: Seattle Times Online: "Groovy little black-framed drawings of cupcakes..."
2.25.08: FoodCandy: Featured Blog (Frosting Cakewalk in Portland)
2.26.08: Hungry Magazine: "Cakespy has an interview with...Chicago's Babushka Bakery"
2.26.08: Bakerella: "Cakespy sweetly creates cupcake artwork..."
January 2008:
1.9.08: Coterie: "Coterie Loves Cakespy"
1.8.08: Devouring sEATtle: "Cakespy...a mix of deadpan hilarity and pastry introspection"
1.3.08: Bake and Destroy!: "Favorite Blogs of 2007"
1.3.08: All Things Cupcake "Purchase some of this artwork for your home...I know I'm going to"
1.12.08: Cakespy Nominated for Best Food Blog!
December 2007:
12.13.07: Voracious: "Pink art..."
12.25.07: Redacted Recipes "Add it to your favorites right now"
November 2007:
11.29.07: Not Martha "I'm so glad I found you Cakespy"
11.28.07: Cupcakes Take the Cake: "Cupcake really takes the cake with...artwork by Jessie Oleson"
11.21.07: The Color Of Blushing Apples: "Life is too sweet!"
11.20.07: Cakespy's Artwork Featured on the All Things Cupcakes Blog!
11.19.07: The Grinder Features Cakespy's Doughnut Guide
October 2007:
10.3.07: The Phoenix New Times "These guys take the, um, cake."
