Sweet stops for your sweetheart
Bite-sized bliss
Pastry Art
940 Inverness Corners
995-5855
Pastry Art Bake Shoppe serves a variety of bite-sized cakes.
Chocolate and strawberry seem to go hand-in-hand with Valentine’s Day, and Pastry Art co-owner and pastry chef Carol Gregg has some special designs for the occasion. The baby bites, which are adorned with icing, can now be ornamented with phrases such as “I love you” or “Be mine” and holiday themed sprinkles.
The decorations will be included with Pastry Art’s regular bite flavors that are all made fresh daily. For a little more than a mouthful, the bakery also offers specialty cakes, brownie pops and specialty decorated cupcakes.
A gluten free treat
The Funky Muffin
4647 U.S. 280
408-9825
The Funky Muffin offers a wide variety of gluten free treats.
Whether you prefer layer, loaf or cheese cakes, The Funky Muffin has it all while also providing eight different cookie-types, cobblers and pies, cupcakes and sweet bars such as Caramel Chocolate and Peanut Butter.
The bakery has also been selected as one of the food makers for a new website that launched in December. DirectEats.com selected The Funky Muffin as a provider of specialty foods to the marketplace, and they will offer reduced pricing and free shipping.
Fresh strawberries
Ashley Mac’s
5299 Valleydale Road
822-4142
Strawberries are the fruit of the February season, and Ashley Mac’s bakery aims to please this Valentine’s Day.
Its best seller, which is quickly becoming a favorite among its customers, is the signature Strawberry Cake made with fresh strawberries. The cakes also come in chocolate velvet, coconut and carrot cake if you prefer.
Assortments of mini and regular sized cupcakes, pumpkin cheesecake bars, triple chocolate brownies and sweet & salty cookies are also available. You can even purchase sweet & salty cookie dough to make later.
Death by chocolate
Edgar’s Bakery
3407 Colonnade Parkway or 968-4031
6801 Cahaba Valley Road
408-0897
Two locations off U.S. 280 gives customers two chances stop by Edgar’s Bakery.
The bakery specializes in birthday cakes, standard and themed cakes along with scratch made pastries and desserts. Cakes come in almost any flavor such as German chocolate, caramel, sundae and Italian crème. Petit Fours, or bite-sized cakes, and thumbprint cookies are also popular at Edgar’s. Edgar’s also makes a large assortment of cookies, bars, cheesecakes and pies.