Founded by Thais da Silva Viggue after she returned to her hometown in 2010, Dia Doce bakes gourmet cupcakes from scratch in West Chester, including its mobile cupcake truck. The bakery uses natural ingredients from local, sustainable producers and changes its menu weekly with the seasons; more than 100 all-natural recipes have been developed since its inception. Dia Doce won Food Network’s Cupcake Wars two years after opening.
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
The Lucky Cupcake CompanySince opening in Peddler’s Village in spring 2010, The Lucky Cupcake Company has baked from-scratch cupcakes, cakes and other desserts with real butter and no preservatives. The small custom bake shop is especially known for filled cupcakes and made-to-order celebration and wedding confections, while its companion Sweet Occasions space hosts baking classes and private events.LAHASKA, PA
Flour & Sugar CakeryInspired by her grandmother’s holiday baking lessons, Cranberry Township native Andrea Lutz runs Flour & Sugar Cakery in Seven Fields, making custom cakes and small-batch treats from scratch. The cakery is especially known for buttercream design and uses ingredients such as Madagascar vanilla, Belgian chocolate and European-style butter, with old-fashioned baked goods made without preservatives.SEVEN FIELDS, PA
Tonnie's MinisTonnie’s Minis grew from Tonnie Rozier’s home baking business into a dessert shop known for mini cupcakes and other treats made with recipes rooted in his grandmother’s and mother’s kitchens. Founded in 2006 with a Cupcake and Coffee Bar in New York’s West Village, the business became especially associated with Tonnie’s mother’s carrot cake recipe and expanded its following from local customers to media and entertainment circles. Today, the Newark bakery also takes on custom orders for events.NEW YORK, NY