About Us!
Our story
In 2007, in our Camden NC kitchen, my two daughters and I created the first gourmet cupcakery from D.C. to S.C.
We named it Carolina Cupcakery so the hometown connection would always be first in our hearts.
Since then, we
2008: • Had more family help us open the first cupcake bakery in Hampton Roads Virginia, one of the first in the US
2009: • Added a dedicated glutenfree kitchen / classroom to our original Chesapeake location and doubled staff
• Our spiked cupcakes were featured in a Modern Bride photoshoot.
• Hit 100 flavors with “Jaina’s Razzberry” created by a 10-yr-old fan.
• Were contacted by producers to audition for the cupcake tv show which became “DC Cupcakes”
• Participated in Extreme Home Makeover, Jamesville NC, donating over 3000 cupcakes
2010: • Tested the Norfolk market in MacArthur Mall and Five Points Farm Market
• Opened a second location in Ghent, on Colley Ave and 21st Street
• Reached 150 flavors with ODU’s “Big Blue”, created by an alumnus
• Lowe’s Home Improvement website featured us using power drills in the kitchen
2011: • Reached 200 flavors with the help of local Girl Scouts to create a healthy cupcake, “The Happy Heart”
• Participated in Extreme Home Makeover, Virginia Beach VA
• Opened our third location, the first on a college campus, at ODU in Norfolk Va.
• Appeared on the Season Finale of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars
• Opened a fourth location in the Outer Banks (finally in Carolina!) near our favorite wedding venue on Budleigh St. in Manteo
• Buddy Velastro “The Cake Boss” asked us to provide cupcakes for his local performance at Norfolk Scope.
