Updated Menu :-)

All of our desserts are baked in-house and our options vary

daily.  We serve Chestnut Hill Coffee and Remedy Tea.                                      

                                    Cakes

                                                                        Slice                                  Whole

Banana Chocolate Walnut Cake                         3.25                               35.

                   with chocolate glaze

Blueberry Crumb Cake                                    2.50                                    20.

Cheesecake w/ Choc. Nut Cookie Crust         4.25                                    35.

Cheesecake w/ Almond Crust (gluten-free)  4.25                                    35.

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake Loaf                    3.25                                    25.

                   with chocolate glaze           

Flourless Chocolate Cake (gluten-free)        2.50                                    25.

Gingerbread Cake with lemon glaze                        2.50                                    20.

Jewish Apple Cake                                             3.                                    30.

Lemon Pound Cake Loaf                                    3.                                    20.

                   with lemon cream cheese icing

Pecan Coffee Cake                                        2.50                                    20.

Strawberry Pound Cake Loaf                       2.50                                    20.

                                       Sweet Treats

                     Mix and match for a delicious dessert tray!

Blondies with Rotating Mix-ins                                               2.75

   (Oreos * m&m’s * coconut * Reese’s Pieces)

Brownies (with or without walnuts)                                         2.75           

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies                                       5 cookies for 2.

Chocolate Tree Nut Cookies                                               5 cookies for 2.

Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies                          a dollar a cookie!

Simply Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies                     a dollar a cookie!

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies                                       3 cookies for 2. 

          Celebration Cakes

    Writing and decoration is included in the price of your order.

                                                                        10” round     Half Sheet

Carrot Cake w/ cream cheese icing                              35.            60.

Chocolate Cake w/ chocolate or vanilla icing                     35.             60.

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake w/ chocolate glaze            35.            60.            

Lemon Pound Cake w/ lemon cream cheese icing             35.            60.

Red Velvet Cake w/ cream cheese icing                              35.             60.

Vanilla Cake w/ chocolate or vanilla icing                           35.             60.

                      

               Cupcakes

                                                                        Single      a dozen or more

Carrot Cake w/ cream cheese icing                   2.50                        2. each

Chocolate w/ chocolate or vanilla icing                   2.50                        2. each

Red Velvet w/ cream cheese icing                            2.50                        2. each

Vanilla w/ chocolate or vanilla icing                         2.50                        2. each

If you are interested in a whole cake or a selection of smaller treats

or cupcakes, we kindly request 48 hours notice.  On short notice, we will

do our best to meet your needs.  If you have a dessert idea that you do not

see on our menu, please talk to us.   We look forward to working with you! 

            Savory Selections         

Chicken, Mozzarella, and Roasted Red Pepper Panini                         6.50

Portobello Mushroom, Mozzarella, and Roasted Red Pepper Panini  6.50

   All paninis are prepared on ciabatta or multigrain bread from Le Bus.

Grilled Cheese on white or multigrain Le Bus bread                                  2.75

Soup of the Day                                                                                         4.25

    Soup and Grilled Cheese 6.00         Soup and a Panini 10.00

Additional options include

                   Greek yogurt   2.50    Croissants   2.  

                   South Street Bagels or Le Bus toast with choice of spread 2.

Prices Do Not Include Tax

Prices subject to change without notice

Checking in with More Great Cakes...

It's been a busy, busy time at the Beanstalk.  We've been churning out all of our day-to-day bakery case desserts, along with a whole crop of fantastic special occasion cakes.  We've enjoyed a host of fall flavors (pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, cranberry crumb cake) as well as homemade syrups to enhance all of our beverages.  We have hot apple cider with caramel and cinnamon, and we make our own pumpkin spice syrup and holiday spice syrup.  Now that winter is upon us, we are working on some homemade peppermint syrup.. hello mint mocha lattes!!    We also have eggnog lattes, gingerbread cake, and lemon pound cake with lemon cream cheese icing... the chillier months are delicious!
Check out our cakes:

 Girly and delicious.  1/2 sheet  chocolate chip pound cake with chocolate glaze.  

 This is our 10" round chocolate chip pound cake with chocolate glaze.

 A soft and delicious vanilla iced smash cake for a robot-themed first birthday.

Lots of awesome cupcakes for the robot birthday party!

More chocolate glazed birthday goodness. 

 This is our chocolate glazed chocolate chip pound cake loaf.  Perfect for smaller gatherings!

10" round red velvet cake with cream cheese icing.  YUMMM. 

Another chocolate chip pound loaf, served up as a surprise right in our shop! 

 Elmo is made of chocolate chip pound cake and LOTS of icing!

Carrot cake, cream cheese icing, and a very special birthday.   

WORDS TO LIVE BY.  

If We Knew You Were Coming...

We'd Have Baked You A Cake!  Check out some of the awesome cakes we have baked and decorated in recent months...

a love of math and wizardry makes for a highly personalized birthday cake

 love for Phillies, fathers, and red velvet cake with cream cheese icing

so simple and cute.  a strawberry banana pound cake with chocolate glaze 

rockin' vanilla birthday cupcakes 

this cake was lots of fun to conceive! 

 lots of accomplishments should always be celebrated with lots of cake

 what's better than a medicare card on a cake to remind you that you're the big 6-5?

teachers have birthdays too :-)

they also have shore houses!  and sometimes, when they're 

very lucky, they get TWO birthday cakes!

a groom's cake.. half sheet size and made of "orange velvet"... go hurricanes! 

a pet portrait on a pound cake :-)

Can't wait to see what you all need next!  We have so much fun with this!

Buy Fresh, Buy LOCAL

  We recently had a chance to spend a day exploring small food businesses out in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  In an effort to provide Dan with a "surprise day", I (Jenn) booked a day trip with Bucks County Food Tours, an awesome company that provides tours of various food establishments all over Bucks County.  You can choose a "theme" for your tour from a list of suggested itineraries.   We set out with our guide for a tour focused on ice cream and desserts... what could be better than that?  We made four stops all over Bucks County and the overwhelming theme and vibe of our experience was simple:  we met people who were truly passionate about what they do.  About providing high quality.  About freshness.  About customer service.  About quality of life.  About using local products to then provide delicious food to the local people.  To spend a day not only enjoying delicious food, but also meeting like-minded people was fantastic.  Being such a new business, we were able to garner ideas about steps to take in the future, as well as to be inspired by other people who are following their dreams every day and with every customer that they serve.  Cake and the Beanstalk is fulfilling our dream every day of serving up homemade desserts in a comfortable atmosphere, and ultimately, making people happy. 
    Here are the awesome people we had a chance to meet:

• Birchwood Farms  http://www.birchwoodfarmdairy.com/

  family owned and operated farm that specializes in raw milk and makes its own ice cream... we checked out all the cows in the pasture in the pouring rain... good times!

• Crossroads Bake Shop http://www.crossroadsbakeshop.com/

  landmark bakery in Doylestown with a huge selection of fresh baked breads and pastries

• Down to Earth Cafe  http://www.thedowntoearthcafe.com/

  a great lunch spot that uses lots of locally sourced ingredients (he even has his own garden within view of the cafe)

• OwowCow Creamery  http://www.facebook.com/pages/OwowCow-Creamery/100461438753

  artisan ice cream with a HUGE variety of flavors... it was so cool to go behind the scenes and see how ice cream is made... we had chocolate covered pretzel, blackberry, and I HATE CHOCOLATE! (named such because chocolate used to be a difficult flavor to produce) 

• Bucks County Food Tours http://buckscountyfoodtours.com/

  you should go!  :)

Our Sweet and Savory Menu... Check it Out!

All of our desserts are baked in-house and our options vary

daily.  We serve Chestnut Hill Coffee and Remedy Tea.                                      

                                    Cakes

                                                                        Slice                                  Whole

Banana Chocolate Walnut Cake                         3.25                                35.

                   with chocolate glaze

Blueberry Crumb Cake                                       2.50                                    20.

Cheesecake w/ Choc. Nut Cookie Crust            4.25                                    35.

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake Loaf                        3.                                       25.

                   with chocolate glaze           

Flourless Chocolate Cake (gluten-free)            2.50                                    25.

Jewish Apple Cake                                                3.                                      25.

Lemon Pound Cake Loaf                                    3.                                        25.

                   with lemon cream cheese icing

Pecan Coffee Cake                                                2.50                                20.

Strawberry Pound Cake Loaf                               2.50                                20.

                                       Sweet Treats

                     Mix and match for a delicious dessert tray!

Blondies with Rotating Mix-ins                                               2.50

   (Oreos * m&m’s * coconut * Reese’s Pieces)

Brownies (with or without walnuts)                                         2.50           

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies                                       5 cookies for 2.

Chocolate Tree Nut Cookies                                               5 cookies for 2.

Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies                            a dollar a cookie!

Simply Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies                          a dollar a cookie!

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies                                           3 cookies for 2. 

                      Cupcakes

                                                                        Single      a dozen or more

Carrot Cake w/ cream cheese icing                        2.50             2. each

Chocolate w/ chocolate icing                                           2.50              2. each

Red Velvet w/ cream cheese icing                                  2.50              2. each

Vanilla w/ vanilla icing                                                      2.50              2. each

          Celebration Cakes

    Writing and decoration is included in the price of your order.

                                                                        10” round     Half Sheet

Carrot Cake w/ cream cheese icing                              35.             60.

Chocolate Cake w/ chocolate icing                                        35.             60.

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake w/ chocolate glaze             35.             60.           

Lemon Pound Cake w/ lemon cream cheese icing             35.              60.

Red Velvet Cake w/ cream cheese icing                              35.              60.

If you are interested in a whole cake or a selection of smaller treats

or cupcakes, we kindly request 48 hours notice.  On short notice, we will

do our best to meet your needs.  If you have a dessert idea that you do not

see on our menu, please talk to us.   We look forward to working with you! 

                   Paninis              

    All paninis are prepared on ciabatta or multigrain bread from Le Bus.

Chicken, Mozzarella, Roasted Red Pepper and Basil                          6.50

Portobello mushroom, Mozzarella, Roasted Red Pepper and Basil    6.50

Prices Do Not Include Tax

Prices subject to change without notice

A Real Beanstalk

We at Cake and the Beanstalk are so very lucky to be right next to one of Philadelphia's beautiful community gardens, Sartain Garden.  Having been in our space since March we have had the chance to see the magnificent transformations that have been occurring in the garden right outside our dining room windows.  What was quiet and predominantly dirt in the winter has transformed into such a lush, beautiful summer garden that is enjoyed by Beanstalk patrons in our dining room every single day.  We have spotted herbs, vegetables, flowers... not having the most green thumbs ourselves, we are so impressed by the phenomenal work done by the dedicated gardeners who each have a patch in the community garden.  We also have a back patio here at the Beanstalk- you can sit practically right inside the gorgeous garden!  Next time you stop by our shop, make sure you check out our outdoor seating... that's where we captured these sunflowers!
    Here's a shot of the gorgeous mural that serves as the backdrop to Sartain Garden.  Doesn't it seem like that beautiful tree is popping out of the mural?

The mural is the wonderful work of Philadelphia muralist David Guinn.  It seems like yesterday that we catered the dedication ceremony for the new mural, but it was quite cold that afternoon.  There's a high of about 98 today, so I guess a few months really have gone by!

And now... the Beanstalk!  Check out what else we spotted in the garden:

Keep in mind that that is the top of our back patio fence, so we've really got ourselves quite the stalk :)

One last photo op:

The apron is off!  Time to go home for the day (don't forget the hat!)

Cake Decorating Photos

Here are a few of the fun cakes we have churned out recently:  

a chocolate birthday cake with chocolate frosting, Oreo dirt, and gummy worms 

for a garden-themed 4th birthday bash

                                              

                                                  red velvet cake with cream cheese icing

strawberry pound cake with chocolate glaze

a bridal shower cake with a purple and yellow color scheme and lots of colorful candy to help decorate- the cake is a 14x9" chocolate chip pound cake with vanilla icing

                   we made 32 pirate themed birthday cupcakes- vanilla cake with vanilla frosting,
                           chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, and a whole lot of pirate style

 

"out of this world" birthday cupcakes- same flavor combinations as above 

What will we make next?