City Bakery, 88 Charlotte St., Asheville, 254-4289; 60 Biltmore Ave., 252-4426; citybakery@bellsouth.net; citybakery.net. Cakes made from scratch in a selection of sizes with a variety of cake flavors, fillings and frostings. Traditional layer cakes to poundcakes. Cold Stone Creamery, 129 Bleachery Blvd., Asheville, 296-0004; 30 Town Square Blvd., Asheville; coldstonecreamery.com. A variety of ice cream cakes with children’s themes. Dairy Queen, several WNC locations; dairyqueen. com. Ice cream cakes and other treats. Great American Cookie Co., Asheville Mall, 3 Tunnel Road, 298-2849, greatamericancookies.com. Specializes in customized cookie cakes, cupcakes and cookies. Ingles, various locations, ingles-markets.com. Cakes in a variety of themes and 12-inch cookies made to order in store and online. Kilwin’s, 26 Battery Park Ave., Asheville, 252-2639; 116 W. State St., Black Mountain, 669-6119; 506 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 698-9794. Treats include ice cream, novelty chocolates, fudge, caramel corn, caramel apples and more. Marble Slab Creamery, 14 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 225-5579; and 421 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 697-0480; marbleslab.com. Ice cream cakes in several sizes and varieties. McFarlan Bake Shop, 309 N. Main St., Hendersonville; 693-4256. Cakes and more, made to order. Sam’s Club, 645 Patton Ave., Asheville, 251-5243; 300 Highlands Square Drive, Hendersonville, 6986889; samsclub.com. Cakes in a variety of sizes made to order. Short Street Cakes, 225 Haywood Road, Asheville;
There’s no shortage of bakeries in Asheville. For Southern-style traditional cakes, try Short Street Cakes, left. Want an ice cream cake instead? Head to The Hop. SPECIAL TO WNC PARENT
505-4822; shortstreetcakes.com. Specializes in naturally handcrafted down-home Southern desserts. Gluten-free and vegan options available. The Hop Ice Cream Cafe, 640 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, 254-2224; and 721 Haywood Road, Asheville, 252-5115; thehopicecreamcafe.com. Homemade ice creams, ice cream cakes and vegan treats. The Sisters McMullen, 840 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, 252-9330; 1 N. Pack Square, Asheville, 252-9454; cakes@thesistersmcmullen.com; thesistersmcmullen.com. Pastries and cakes in several sizes and
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flavors, including gluten-free and vegan choices. Take the Cake, 712-3157; info@takethecakeasheville.com; takethecakeasheville.com. Cakes, cupcakes, tarts and French-inspired pastries using local and organic ingredients available by special order. TCBY, several area locations, tcby.com. Low-fat yogurt cakes and pies. Tiffany’s Baking Co., 989-9466; info@tiffanysbakingco.com; tiffanysbakingco.com. From-scratch
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