Founded by Tallahassee native Jennifer Young during her father’s hospitalization, TC Bakery makes Southern Bundt and layer cakes rooted in nostalgic childhood flavors. Now operating in the exact Southside location of her parents’ former Ma Mary’s restaurant, the bakery carries that family legacy into custom celebrations and everyday treats. Young’s recipes and more than a decade in the food industry shape the bakery’s distinctly personal take on familiar sweets.
Cakes to CrumbsBorn 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.NORTH POTOMAC, MD
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
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
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