Just Baked is welcoming a new owner!!

We would like to officially announce that Just Baked Cupcakes & Coffee House has a new owner, Maggie Salemme.  As a lot of you may already know we have had a desire to open a location in Charleston SC with a different concept than Just Baked. We have recently received an offer on our business and decided, after careful consideration that we will accept the offer and pursue our dream in Charleston. This is a very bittersweet time for us, we have spent the past two years building relationships with all of our wonderful customers and it will be very hard to leave. We do find comfort in knowing that Maggie is very excited to start building relationships with each and everyone of you and is committed to keeping the same standard of quality that we strive to provide. The recipes and coffee menu will remain the same, but Maggie has also expressed a desire to add some new and exciting things to the business as well. We have spent the last two weeks training a very talented and wonderful baker Adrienne. If you have gotten cupcakes during the last two weeks then she has been the talent behind them. She will be working full time for Maggie as Head Baker. We have been so impressed with this young lady over the last two weeks, we only wish we had found her two years ago! We are planning a "meet the new owner" private party for all of our Facebook fans on September 4th. We will be closed during our regular business hours that day but will open the doors at 6pm for this event. There will be free cupcakes and adult beverages available for purchase. We hope that everyone will come out and give Maggie a big welcome!!

We would like everyone to know that we are truly grateful for all of you and for letting us be a small part of your lives. We will miss each and every one of you! We hope that you will stop in and see us next time you are in the Charleston area! We are very excited about our new adventure and would love to share it with all of you.You can find out more about  "FIRED URTH" at the following links:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1071350287/fired-urth-espresso-cafe?ref=home_location
http://www.firedurth.com/#!home/mainPage
https://www.facebook.com/FiredUrth?ref=hl


Thank you,

Chris & Missy Wallace

REMINDER: ART SHOW WITH WINE AND CUPCAKE TASTING TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

This Monday we will be hosting our first Art show paired with our Wine and Cupcake Tasting.  We will be featuring "Wine to Water" This is not only an amazing wine but an organization with a great cause!! Check out their website to read about their story.

We will be introducing 4 new cupcake flavors tomorrow night.... Each cupcake will be paired with one of Wine to Water's wines. The cost for the Art Show is $10 per person and includes 5 wine and cupcake samplings. We hope you will all try and make it out to our  first tasting at our new location!!!!

Lime Chardonnay~Chardonnay cake filled with house made lime curd, topped with whipped chardonnay butter cream and sugared lime zest.
Chocolate Chip Strawberry Shortcake~Vanilla chocolate chip cake filled with strawberry sauce, topped with whipped vanilla butter cream, mini chocolate chips and a fresh strawberry slice.
Almond Apricot~Vanilla cake infused with fresh apricot sauce, topped with a whipped almond butter cream.
Salted Double Decker Chocolate~Chocolate cake infused with dark chocolate sauce, topepd with chocolate butter cream, dipped in ganache and finished with sea salt.

Valentines Day 2012....

Thanks to all of our customers for a great Valentines day!! We hope that everyone enjoyed their day :) We thought we would share some of our favorite pictures that our daughter Madison captured!

100 Hand Dipped Chocolate Covered Cherries

Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake 



Chocolate Covered Cherry Champgane Flutes



Raspberry Champagne



Chocolate Covered Cherry




Valentine Sugar Cookie



WINE, CUPCAKES & ART.... February 20th!!!!

This coming Monday February 20th from 6pm-9pm we will be hosting our first Art Show featuring McIntosh Art Gallery. We will be combining this special event with our Cupcake and wine tasting (back by popular demand)

TICKETS: $10 per person (includes 4 wine and cupcake pairings)
LOCATION: Just Baked Cupcakes & Coffee House
19901 South Main St
Cornelius, NC 28031
704.892.3350
DATE: February 20, 2012
TIME: Drop in from 6pm-9pm

THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE!!!! WATCH FOR UPDATES ON THE WINE AND CUPCAKE PAIRINGS :)

The History of Brooklyn Black Out Cake

For Black Friday we have a new flavor that's not only tasty but has a really neat history.....Chocolate Blackout Cake was developed in Brooklyn, New York during World War II, named after the blackout drills performed by the Civilian Defense Corps.

A Blackout was performed so Ships when sailing off to battle could not be spotted by enemy planes. City lights were turned off and windows were covered with black material. They had drills like fire drills to practice for the real thing.

Chocolate Blackout Cake is a rich chocolate cake that has a filling of Rich chocolate pudding and is frosted with the same rich pudding and covered with some of the cake crumbs, made popular by Ebinger's bakery that had stores in Brooklyn, New York.

Holiday Deal

To kick off our  holiday season we are offering a very special holiday deal!! Starting today we will  be selling gift cards at a discounted rate. We will be offering two separate deals that will  be valid from 12-1-11 to 12-1-12. These will make a great Christmas gift (be sure and purchase one for yourself as well )We do have limited quantities available so come in and get yours soon!!!

DEAL #1
$10 (regular price $15)  
Gift card good for 1/2 dozen regular size cupcakes. Not to be combined with any other offer. Must redeem entire card in one visit. *No cash value CARD EXPIRES 12-1-12

DEAL #2
$8  (regular price $16.25)  
Gift card good for 5 regular size lattes. Not to be combined with any other offer. Limit one per person per visit. *No cash value CARD EXPIRES 12-1-12

Update on our new location....

We are so happy to announce that all of our plans have been accepted by Mecklenburg County and we have approval to start the work that we need to do. We are on track to open December 1st!!! It has been a rough couple of weeks but we made it through and we are even more excited about the new spot :) We will keep everyone updated on the progess, in the mean time come and see us at our current location..... We have some great Fall flavors and for the next couple of days Bebe Gallinis next door is doing a Holiday Open House. They have some really great stuff that you won't want to miss!

Halloween Cupcake Flavors

We have updated our Monday menu for anyone that would like to place an order for Halloween. We have some really fun flavors and decorations!!! Here is the Monday line up......

Witch's Hat:
Chocolate cake filled with a whipped orange scented mousse, topped with orange butter cream and finished with a chocolate witch's hat.

Halloween Sunset:
This a a cupcake version of the sunset cocktail (for the grown ups) Vanilla tangerine cake infused with a rum and grenadine syrup, topped with a whipped tangerine scented butter cream.

Black Bottom Spider Web Cheesecake:
Chocolate cake with a baked in cheesecake center, topped with chocolate butter cream and finished with a chocolate spider web.

Ghostly Pumpkin Spice:
Our pumpkin spice cake topped with a whipped meringue frosting in the shape of a ghost with mini chocolate chip "eyes".

Halloween Sugar Cookie:
Our classic sugar cookie cupcake with halloween sprinkles.........

Spooky Spider Signature Chocolate:
our signature chocolate cupcake is in disguise as a spooky halloween spider!

Update on our new location....

We are very sad to announce tonight that we are not going to be able to open on October 31st as planned. There has been some issues with the county as far as zoning and requirements. We are not sure at this point how long it will be but we hope within the next month. We should know more tomorrow after we hear back from the architect. As for now we will remain open at our current location and we will proceed with our Wine and Cupcake tasting as planned (just not in our new location)  We truly appreciate all of the love and support that we have received from all of our wonderful customers and friends. It was just a year ago that we were having trouble getting our home kitchen inspection scheduled in order to be able to bake the cupcakes at our house in time to open at the Carolina Art Garden.  We have come a long way in a short time and we plan on overcoming this obstacle just as we have others in the past. Soon this little old brick house will be filled with beautiful art and the smell of coffee and cupcakes!!  We will post updates as soon as we have news.

Official Grand Opening Scheduled!!!

We plan on being open for business in our new location on October 31st!! We will be giving out a free mini cupcake to everyone that comes in costume from 4pm-9pm. We have some great Halloween flavors planned and can't wait to share our new shop with everyone.

Our official Grand opening will be celebrated on November 1, 2011 from 6pm-9pm. We will be doing a wine and cupcake tasting featuring Carolina Heritage Vineyards. Our special guests from the Butter Bean Village will be partnering with us to host this special night. We had not planned on doing another wine and cupcake tasting this year but we have had so many requests that we thought it would be a great way to celebrate our move. The wine and cupcake tasting will work the same way as in the past. $5 per person (includes 4 wine tastings and 4 mini cupcake pairings)  You can register online at http://www.justbakedlkn.com/ .

                          



Just Baked Cupcakes & Coffee House is moving!!!

We have some really exciting news that we could not wait to share with everyone!! We will be moving on November 1, 2011. Our new location will located  very close to our current location but we will have road frontage and most importantly an on site kitchen!! Since we have opened, our business has grown beyond what we could have ever asked for or imagined. We have truly been blessed and we are so grateful for this new opportunity. We love Oak Street Mill but unfortunately we are not able to bake on site and that in turn makes it very difficult to keep up with the demand. We never want to have to turn customers away because we are sold out of cupcakes. Not only will we be able to bake more when our supply runs low but we will also be able to offer more variety of muffins, scones and brownies. We will be opening earlier and closing later and we will also have a private room for meetings. The upstairs will be occupied by a very talented local artist. Chris has some really great plans for the coffee house part of the business that you will not want to miss! There will be more information coming soon!!! Thank you to all of our customers for a great 1st year.....we look forward to many more!!!

2011 Cupcake Photography Contest Amatuer Category

After careful consideration we are ready to announce the winners of the amateur category. Thank you to everyone that entered our contest. We would like to offer each of our contestants a free cupcake. Thanks again for all of the beautiful pictures!



GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!
Kimberly Sweet
You win 2 dozen free cupcakes and a $20 gift good towards any items on our coffee menu.





SECOND PLACE GOES TO.....
Jessica Rocklein
you win 1 dozen free cupcakes and a $10 gift card good towards any items on our coffee menu




THIRD PLACE GOES TO..
Simone Stratman
You win 1/2 dozen cupcakes plus a $5 gift card good towards any items on our coffee menu

We have 7 runners ups in the amatuer category. Each runner up will receive a free cupcake and latte!!



 



 

Tracy Barron

Taylor Overcash



Amanda Pace

 

Sara Kay Mooney

Theresa Wengel

Cindy Washam

Jessica Polman



2011 Cupcake Photography Contest

WOW!!! We have had so many wonderful entries in our first annual photography contest. The judges had an incredibly hard time deciding but I think we have our winners!! Thank you to everyone that entered we feel so blessed to have received so many beautiful pictures. We plan on holding another contest next year so be sure and enter again :)

First Place in the Professional Category goes to.....

 Candy Howard
2 dozen cupcakes plus a $20 gift card good towards any items on our coffee menu



Second Place in the Professional Category goes to.....
Jacki Summey
1 Dozen cupcakes plus a $10 gift card good towards any items on our coffee menu

*There were only two photographers in our professional category so we do not have a third place winner this time. Thank you Candy and Jacki for your beautiful entries!!! 

Strawberries & Cream Cupcake

This beautiful photo collage was done by our daughter Madison.... It makes me smile just to look at it :) Our strawberries & cream cupcake is so light and flavorful, it reminds me of Summer time. We start with a vanilla cake filled with our house made strawberry puree, top it with a fresh and light strawberry butter cream and finish it with a juicy ripe strawberry slice!

Black Forest Cupcakes: Chocolate cake topped with a dark chocolate ganache, vanilla butter cream, black cherry sauce and finished with dark chocolate shavings.

NEW FLAVOR TODAY: One of our newest flavors that we created is Orange Cream. It tastes a lot like an orange creamsicle :) Perfect for the warm weather that is coming up. We started with a vanilla orange cupcake infused with orange zest, filled and topped with whipped orange cream frosting and finished with bright orange sprinkles.

New flavor today!!! What could be better than Chocolate and Banana???? We started with a moist chocolate cake enhanced with the addition of banana, filled with rich chocolate fudge, topped with a creamy banana butter cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce and finished with a sprinkling of chopped walnuts.

We are now opening at 7am for coffee, scones, muffins, pastries and of course the star of the show CUPCAKES!!!! We have free wi-fi so please feel free to come in for your meetings!!!!

We had a great turn out for our last cupcake and wine tasting. For April we featured Tree House Vineyards from Monroe, NC. They actually opened for business last Novmber almost the same day that we did. They have really great wine and a great story behind their vineyard. Check out their website at http://www.treehousevineyards.net/ We are preparing for our next Wine & Cupcake tasting that will be coming up Tuesday May 3rd. We will be be announcing the vineayard in a few days, so check back soon :)

We held our second monthly cupcake and wine tasting on March 1, 2011. It was so much fun and we had a great turn out again. This month we featured Rocky River Vineyards and paired each of their wines with a cupcake. There is a great blog article about the event at http://diningoutsideofthebox.blogspot.com/2011/03/cupcake-wine-tasting-awesome.html?spref=fb This is an awesome blog with lots of great information.....