Support Your Local Bakery

A birthday celebration always calls for a cake, hopefully a good one with plenty of icing. Rather than picking up one from your grocery store (unless you have a Publix nearby) or making one from a box, why not check out your local bakery?

For a birthday celebration this past Friday, I was tasked with finding the cake equivalent of a black and white cookie. A black and white cookie is treat that I associate with NYC. It is a regular cookie (although typically a little more a cakey) iced with one half chocolate (black) and one half vanilla (white). Simple, but delicious.

Not knowing where to turn, I called Pattycake Bakery, Columbus’s local vegan bakery. I’ve tried their cookies before (they are sold at various coffee shops in the area) but had never tried their cakes. I called on Wednesday and they were able to have my black and white cake creation ready to go by Friday afternoon.

Pattycake Bakery I had envisioned a cake that was simply iced half vanilla and half chocolate, but apparently this is harder to do and keep clean than one might originally think. After going back and forth with the helpful staff about my idea, we came up with a concept. A round layer cake featuring one yellow layer and one chocolate layer with a vanilla icing center and a chocolate outer icing. I’m actually kind of proud of our creation and the party guests all seemed to enjoy it.

the inside Yes, the cake was indeed vegan too. No one seemed to notice or care though as they were enjoying it and in my mind that’s the goal. People want to enjoy their cake and if no animals were harmed in the process, I guess that’s okay too. Some might feel more strongly about that last part, but taste is most important for me. This cake just happened to deliver on both fronts.