Born from a sister’s lovingly made wedding cake, Cakes to Crumbs is a North Potomac cottage-law bakery creating custom cakes, cupcakes and other baked goods for special occasions. The bakery was founded in 2008 in honor of Lista, who taught its creator the craft while undergoing chemotherapy, and each made-to-order cake continues that personal legacy. Cakes to Crumbs was also recognized as the 2018 Cupcake Wars DC People’s Choice winner.
Lisa's Sweet Stop, LLCStarted as a cottage-food business in 2010, Lisa’s Sweet Stop is a family-owned bakery now operating a brick-and-mortar shop in its hometown, with Lisa Huck and Shanna Huck Clement at the helm. The Beverly bakery is known for gourmet cupcakes, fresh-made pies and specialty cakes, while its Cupcake Truck brings changing weekly flavors to communities around the Ohio Valley. Shanna, a self-taught cake artist, works with customers to turn celebration ideas into custom cakes.BEVERLY, OH
Custom Cake DesignCustom Cake Design is a Gaithersburg, Maryland bakery that creates handcrafted cakes, cupcakes, and sweets to order with fresh ingredients and artisan techniques. The business says it has been creating confectionary treats since 1981 and has served clients ranging from celebrities to the President of the United States. Head chef and owner Raquel leads the work, and the company’s cake designers are professionally trained in patisserie.GAITHERSBURG, MD
Capital City Cakes & Sweet TreatsFor more than 30 years, Sue Baisden has turned her baking and decorating work into Capital City Cakes & Sweet Treats, a family-owned-and-operated Grove City bakery known for specialty cakes, fresh baked goods and handcrafted buttercream. Sue and her husband Gary opened the first shop in 2009, later moving to Grove City in 2012, where the team creates made-to-order wedding and celebration cakes with distinctive designs. The bakery has also appeared on national television, including Netflix’s Sugar Rush Christmas, and has been named a The Knot Best of Weddings winner nine times.GROVE CITY, OH
Jjsweettooth bakeryIn Chester, Jjsweettooth Bakery turns custom cake ideas into celebration desserts, with owner Mikeysha Crawford—known locally as “Cakebossofchester”—bringing a pastry education from the Art Institute of Philadelphia to each order. Crawford says she began baking about 10 years ago and builds cakes around the customer’s style, from special-event designs to familiar favorites such as 7Up pound cake and pineapple cake.CHESTER, PA