Coming from a dessert-savvy family, we always had a perfect plethora of sweet treats at any of our holiday gatherings. We never stopped short of sculpting the best of all worlds, and our dessert table always boomed with everything from pies and cakes, to brownies, cookies and even, home-made candies.
But, no one in the Strauss House ever thought as cleverly as Maryellen Bowers, the incredible baker of Cakes and Candies by Maryellen. Who said that you can’t combine more than one dessert into one massive, marvelous cake? Enter her PIKE: Maryellen’s rendition of two pies and two flavored cakes in one beautiful, layered cake. The towering, 18-pound cake is constructed with two layers: The bottom, a chocolate cake stuffed with a pumpkin pie and the top, a yellow cake with an apple pie cozy inside. To finish, Bowers smears a generous dose of her notorious buttercream amongst the entire Pike’s exterior – finishing off one of the best cakes to ever hit Chester County! 8″ Pike available at $55 per cake and a 10″ available at $75.
The Cornucopia Centerpiece will blow away your guests around the dinner table. Packed with petite cupcakes and house-made candies, the sweet treat package will offer you and your family a never-to-forget dessert sampling of one of the area’s best bakeries. Available at $54.99.
Want to stick with the classics? While we are flocking to stock up on Pikes, feel free to flock to the solo pies–all a matter of your personal preference. Pie flavors available are as follows: Deep Dish Apple, Caramel Apple, Pecan, Blueberry, Cherry, Cherry Crumb, Coconut Custard, Pumpkin, and Sweet Potato. Available from $12.99 to $24.99, and for pick on Tuesday and Wednesday. Be aware that other classics like Pumpkin Rolls are also available this holiday.
If you looking for petite treats to perk your holiday table, consider the shop’s large and small chocolate turkeys or one of the many CakePops. The TURK is our favorite CakePop, sculpted with candy corn “feathers.” Be creative this holiday, as Maryellen’s pops work perfect as Thanksgiving place card holders or as favors too.
For all of the above, and much, much more – including knock-your-socks-off cupcakes in a fine lineup of flavors, visit CakesandCandiesby