Months ago our then 3 year old son told us he wanted a dinosaur cake for his birthday.

Then he told us that every day for three months.

I spoke to the amazing Lauren Shewman who makes amazing cakes to see if she would be up for the challenge.  She said that her schedule was very busy this year, so she was taking a break from cake construction, but she referred me to the bakery YumMee's on East State St.

I took her up on her suggestion and ordered my son's cake from YumMee's.  I was immediately excited to do so.  I grew up going to that bakery when it was under a different name.  Going to that bakery is one of my favorite childhood memories.  I was saddened when it went out of business, but it wasn't a surprise with the economy being what it is.

I had heard great things about YumMee's and they didn't disappoint.  The bakery itself is this wonderful little modern-styled place to sit, have a cup of coffee, and enjoy one of their beautiful cupcakes or another one of their tasty treats.  I was even more pleased to know that when I was placing my order, I was placing it with Terry, the man that was going to make the cake.  I was delighted by the wonderful customer service I received with Terry.  He asked me what flavor I would like the cake to be.  I felt a little foolish for a second.  I had never been to their bakery.  I wasn't sure what flavors they had and there was no way I was going to refer to a flavor as "white or chocolate", no...this bakery held much better flavors than that.

My choices were:

Terry Mee Su - Chocolate cake filled with coffee flavored pastry cream, topped with mascarpone buttercream

For the love of chocolate - Chocolate cake with chocolate chunks topped with milk chocolate buttercream and dipped in dark chocolate ganache

Peanut Butter Cup - Chocolate cake filled with peanut butter ganache, topped with peanut butter buttercream and garnished with a peanut M&M

Salt of the Earth - Dark chocolate cake filled with salted caramel topped with a caramel infused buttercream

Simply Red - Southern red velvet cake topped with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting

Simply Vanilla - Vanilla bean cake filled with vanilla pastry cream topped with a vanilla bean buttercream

Snickerdoodle - Sugar & cinnamon are sprinkled on the cake before baking, giving it a crispy crust just like the classic Snickerdoodle cookie.

Sweet Oinker - Pecan cake topped with maple buttercream garnished with candied thick cut Ossian bacon {how fun is that?!}

The Great Pumpkin - Pumpkin cake topped with a chai latte buttercream

 

My goodness...how was I to choose?!  Because our family isn't really into chocolate cake...I know, it's a sin...I went with the Snickerdoodle.  Again I say, Terry did not disappoint.

When I picked the cake up, I think Terry was as excited to give it to me as I was picking it up.  He opened the box, grinning ear to ear and asked if I thought my son would like it.  I assured Terry he was going to love it!

And he did!

 

 

 

 

I did have to wake the birthday boy up to have cake.  Apparently we had worn him out throughout the day...and he was asleep by 7:00.

 

 

The cake was delicious!

I am pretty picky about icing.  I don't need a whole lot.  I am that person that scrapes half of the icing off.  I think there are icings that are gross and ends up ruining the whole cake.  Their icing was perfect, not too sweet...and not slathered on an inch think.

The Snickerdoodle...well...if you are a fan of Snickerdoodle cookies, trying one of their Snickerdoodle cupcakes is a must.

This won't be our last trip to YumMee's, that if for sure.

*a little bird even told me that they are doing so well they are going to open a shop out southwest.

I love when local businesses thrive.  Support your local businesses!

Thanks, Terry for helping make our son's day even more special!