Short Street Cake’s 4th Birthday Mardi Gras Party and Benefit Raffle!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by jodirhoden

Update! Our 4th Birthday party was a smashing success! Many, many thanks to everyone that made it possible: Troy and Sons, French Broad Food Coop, Heinzelmaanchen Brewery, Peter Parpan, DJ’s Champale and Abu Dissarray, Glo Babcock, the neighborhood businesses who donated to the raffle, Carrie-Welles Craven, and of course, Duncan, Jasper, Lucy, Hannah, Alexandra, Joel, Douggles, Dan, and Jess! We raised over $900 for the garden program at Hall Fletcher Elementary. Happy Mardi Gras, 2013 y’all!

: Jess and the Cake Shop

: Cutting the 4th Birthday Cake with Alexandra

: Emilou and Mindy

: Mardi Gras Ladies

: Frank, Sam and Judy!

: The view from across the street.

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Holiday Menu 2012!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by jodirhoden

Hello Friends! I’m happy to announce our Holiday Cake Specials:

Buche de noel:

Chocolate Yule log with whipped cream, chocolate icing, and fresh holly garnish: Super-festive! Medium: $25/Large $48

Rum Pecan Pound Cake:

Like Grandma used to make! Loaf: $18 Bundt: $45

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Halloween Cake Designs!

Posted on October 14, 2012 by jodirhoden

This year, we’re having lots of fun playing with our all-natural colors for Halloween cakes and cupcakes. We can render ghosts, vampire bites, spiderwebs, frankensteins, mummies, spiders, black cats, jack-o-lanterns on any of your cakes or cupcakes, and there are rumors of a Bella Lugosi Gateau by Lucy! Just let us know at least 48 hours in advance, or drop by the Cake Shop and see what’s in the case!

Here’s some examples:

Play Every Day.

Posted on July 4, 2012 by jodirhoden

Last week, my friends Peter Parpan and Hannah Dansie decided to collaborate on a mural project on an abandoned storefront two doors down from the Cake Shop. The inspiration for the design was an educational poster printed in the 1970′s, which Hannah, like many others, remembers from her childhood. With minimal investment of time and materials, they were able to create a very beautiful work of art on a large scale. It was so beautiful to witness the process, and all of the cheesy things you may have heard people say about the transformative and magical nature of art in community cannot be underestimated, and, I have come to understand, are very true. Very special thanks is due to Lucy, Jeremy, and Duncan for helping out on the hottest day of the year to get ‘er done. (photo gallery after the jump)

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