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Looking for a bakery that has great cakes??? Well, you finally found it!
A little about us…
We are a local, family owned and operated business started right here in Covina, California. We encourage you to read
Our Story to find out a little more about our crazy family and how we started.
Our goal is to create a community and family based business which will last for generations to come. We hope to be the highlight of every occasion. From birthdays, anniversaries, work or school events, to that fun weekend treat your family looks forward to indulging in.
Why The Cake Mamas?
Because we make THE BEST cakes, cupcakes and cookies around town! Our cakes are made using only high quality ingredients including real butter, milk, flour, sugar and eggs. No frozen stuff here! So, YES... They do taste as good as they look!
How to order:
You contact us directly to discuss your "treat" needs.
Our specialty is customization, but remember, the more creative and original the cake is, the more time it takes to make. Advance notices vary based on the complexity of your request, so contact us to discuss your options.
We hope to hear from you soon! Thanks for visiting our site!
Janelle Copeland & Fabiola Gomez
co-founders/co-owners/co-cake mamas
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Local delivery to 91724 is $35. Delivery fees vary based on miles traveled.
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We can, however ship cookies.
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Ok, follow carefully... The owners, are two local mothers, who happen to share the same kids. Confusing? Yes, we know. Ready for the jaw dropper? Fabiola Gomez, who had two children with Edward Copeland, is now business partners with Janelle Copeland, Edward's current wife. Between the two women, they co-parent a total of three children, (two daughters from Fabiola and Edward, and one daughter from Janelle and Edward). The three girls are the foundation of this business...The "Little Cake Mamas" :) The idea was to take the passion both women shared equally and possessed a great deal of talent in and turn it into a family owned and operated business that their kids could be a part of. Making cakes for friends and family was something the two women did frequently, but never together. In April 2009, Janelle had a CRAZY dream that together, her and Fabiola owned and managed a family bakery. She shared her story with their children one morning while getting them ready for school, and they shared a few laughs and some excitement about it.
They went on about their day and later told their mother, Fabiola all about it. Inspired and excited, Fabiola thought they would make an “unusual” yet great team. Fabiola had the bakery expreience and Janelle had the business experience, so together they had it all covered. That same week, the women decided to take their skills and put them to the test. They began brainstorming over the business possibilities, testing recipes, naming flavors and all kinds of other crazy stuff! The kids, (Jasmyn, Kaylah
and Jordan), named them “The Cake Mamas”. They designed business cards, created a website and developed an online marketing strategy to jump start their own bakery business, which would focus on custom/specialty cakes.
Within a week, word of mouth hit the streets, and the unlikely pair began catering to the local community for all special “treat” needs. School functions for their kids, the girls’ Doctor’s office, local real estate agents, playgroup moms, hair salons, local businesses all became customers and big FANS of the women’s cakes!
Today, after only 10 months of business, The Cake Mamas have made over 250 gorgeous cakes, gained close to 1,000 Fans/followers on Facebook and Twitter, have added celebrity clients to their roster, and remain booked solid every weekend since April 2009!
Our goal is to open a neighborhood bakery that fills a void in the local area. We want the local community members know our story, taste our cakes, and then TELL EVERYONE THEY KNOW! It’s kind of like encouraging the gossip, but putting the most positive spin possible on it! ;) Our mission is to keep the cakes affordable, but still offer a differentiated design and taste that is only a result of utilizing the finest quality ingredients and the most talented cake decorators.
Thanks for taking the time to check us out! We appreciate your patronage and look forward to becoming your new bakery of choice!
To view more photos and learn more about what we're up to, become a FAN of The Cake Mamas on Facebook.com. Just search "The Cake Mamas", add us, and you're in!
You can follow us on Twitter too! Just search "The Cake Mamas"
See ya soon!
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The Cake Mamas specialize in custom cakes of all kinds, for ANY occasion. We are not your average bakery, grocery store or discount warehouse club that bakes cakes and sits them out for people to purchase. All of our work is customized to your specific request and made fresh for each order. You won't find any frozen cakes here!
There are so many different factors that determine the final cost of a cake. The design, intricacy, and the number of people you need to serve are just a few. Please keep in mind the amount of time it takes to design, bake, assemble and decorate your cake. This is a tough job and is extremely time consuming! This is all factored into the price of your cake.
Most of the cakes you see featured on our website, are made with fondant. Fondant is expensive! Most bakeries charge anywhere from $5-$14 per serving for a cake covered in fondant! We try our best to stay competitive and offer reasonable prices to our customers, but when you want stuff sculpted, or 3-dimensional, or carved...It's gonna cost you, because it costs us.
If an elaborate, 4 tiered, hand piped, fondant covered cake with sculpted figurines is way out of your price range...Don't panic! We can also design with whip cream or buttercream icing. We have sheet cakes available for large parites as well.
The most important question to ask yourself when ordering a cake is... How many people do you plan to feed?
Final price will be given at the time you place your order.
Chocolate DobashPumpkin Cream Cheese CakeMarble Fudge CakeRed VelvetChocolate BananaStrawberry ShortcakeChocolate MousseLemonCarrot RaspberryDulce De Leche
We get asked all the time, "What are your most popular flavors?"
Of course they are all great, but here is a brief description of the "most popular" flavors, new flavors and seasonal flavors.
Chocolate Dobash
A light and fluffy, super moist chocolate cocoa cake with layers of chocolate dobash filling. (Dobash is similar to a pudding consistency). This cake pairs well with whip cream frosting, but can be made with buttercream and topped with fondant as well.
Pumpkin Cream
Cheese Cake
Pumpkin Spice cake with layers of cream cheese filling. This is a great Fall cake! If you love pumpkin pie and cheesecake, you're sure to love this!
Marble Fudge Cake
A light and fluffy Butter cake swirled chocolate ganache and Chocolate cake, with a fudge buttercream filling.
Red Velvet
A rich, distinctive dark red cocoa cake with Italian Cream Cheese filling and whip cream.
It's to die for!
Chocolate Banana
Chocolate cake, a thin layer of chocolate ganache, fresh sliced bananas, topped with a thick layer of banana mousse.
Strawberry Shortcake
(Which is seasonal, and now available for an extra charge). The cake is a butter sponge cake, filled with fresh strawberries and whip cream. It's fresh, light and amazing!
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate cake with a layer of chocolate ganache and a thick layer of chocolate mousse. It's a chocolate lover's dream!
Lemon
Our Lemon cake is made with a butter sponge cake, a think layer of sour-lemon, and then filled with lemon mousse. Just the right touch of sweet... and sour!
Carrot
Buttery, spicy carrot cake made with pineapples and fresh carrots. Filled and topped with a thick cream cheese & whip cream frosting.
Raspberry
White vanilla cake, a thin layer of raspberry filling, finished off with a whip cream raspberry mousse.
Dulce De Leche
White vanilla cake, a thin layer of caramel, then a thick layer of caramel mousse.
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Celebration Cakes - Adult Birthday's, Baby and Wedding Showers, Graduations, Baptisms, Thank You Cakes and Retirement Cakes
Wedding & Formal - Weddings, Engagements, Quinceañeras, Sweet 16’s and Anniversaries.
Whether you're looking for a contemporary fondant covered wedding cake with adorning cupcakes to match, or traditional buttercream and fresh flowers wedding cake to complete your special day...We've got you covered! You can also email photos to us if you've found a picture of the perfect cake too!
Children's Cakes - Children’s Birthdays and Sports/Team Events
Looking for a special cake for your little one's special birthday or event??? Well, you came to the right place! We've got everything from sculpted 3-D cakes to simple polka dot or zebra print cakes!
Not finding what you're looking for?
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No matter what your event may be, cookies can be that extra special touch that makes your guests realize that you remembered every detail of your event!
Cookies can be made in virtually any shape, color and flavor. They make amazing favors for weddings, showers and other really special events.
Why Cupcakes???
Over the past few years, good old-fashioned cupcakes have become a modern alternative to traditional cakes for absolutely ANY occasion. Whether you need cupcakes for a wedding, a shower or a birthday, cupcakes can be created in a range of different flavors, colors and designs to suit all needs…And the range of decorations is almost limitless!
Our cupcakes range in price from $2.50 and go up to around $5 each, depending in the detail and intricacy of the design.
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Contact Us and submit your Birthday for a chance to win a FREE birthday cake courtesy of the Cake Mamas!
Lucky Winners!
Birthday Cake Winner of the month
August 2009
Congratulations to Ethan Robinson of Sierra Madre, CA
who turned 7 this August! We made him a Transformers cake with a really cool Optomis Prime on the top.
Happy Birthday Ethan!
Birthday Cake Winner
of the month
July 2009
Congratulations to Angel Favela of Rancho Cucamonga! Angel turned 20 this year with this show-stoppin "Veinteañera" cake!
Happy Birthday Angel!
May 2009
Congratulations to Sloan Alexandria Criddle of San Dimas, CA! Isn't she cute!?!
The Cake Mamas made Sloan's 1st Birthday Dragonfly Cake.
Happy Birthday Sloan!
April 2009
Congratulations to Karina Perez of Pomona California!
Happy Birthday from
the Cake Mamas!
Happy Birthday Karina!
2/2 Sarah Scholvic
2/4 Jean Fiji
2/4 Brandon Brooks
2/9 Camille Camello
2/12 Sheri Nichols
2/14 Lori Giovani
2/14 Ryan Salcido
2/16 Mike Zuk (Maxx)
2/16 Tina Koning
2/16 Raul Leiva
2/17 Johnathan Plinske
2/17 Rhiannon Felix
2/20 Steve Kim
2/20 Keith Johnson
2/21 Ava Guardado
2/23 Martha Patricio Reynoso-Arreola
2/23 Ivandora Ugaitafa
2/25 Gus Lopez
2/26 Reed Ramsey ·
2/27
3/1 Mike Austin
3/2 Kini Sanborn Parente
3/2 Kyla Smith-Clough
3/4 Sheila Robinson
3/9 Stephanie Guardado
3/10 Tony Ungaitafa
3/11 Tony Leon
3/13 Cora Quinones
3/15 Sophia Lucas
3/16 Wayne Walters
3/17 Patty Robles
3/18 Taki Fletcher
3/20 Mike Beauregard
3/25 Cynthia Topete
3/26 Tracy McCoy
3/28 Chris Olexa
3/28 Karter Carter
3/28 Lauren Garcia
3/30 Ivan Tapp
3/30 Andrew Enriquez
3/31 Trina Johnson
3/31 Eva Gutierrez
3/31 Freddie Crawford
With all the unique and amazing cake designs available today, below are tips on how to cut different shaped cakes into uniform slices. Also, check out the Wilton website for more helpful information on cakes.
Wedding cakes are usually cut into 1 x 2 inch slices. Before cutting the cake, remove the top tier. This is usually saved for the wedding couple's first anniversary. Then start cutting into the 2nd tier, next 3rd tier and so forth.
Party Cakes are typically cut into 1 1/2 x 2 inch slices. Please note that our cakes are much taller than most cakes, so the serving sizes vary.
Round:
1 x 2 in. slices: Move in 2 in. from the tier's outer edge and cut a circle. Slice and serve 1 in. pieces from around the circle. Now move in another 2 in. and cut another circle. Repeat process until the tier is completely cut. The center core of each tier and the small top tier can be cut into 4ths, 6ths, or more, depending on size. 1 1/2 x 2 in. slices.
To cut round cakes, move in 2 in. from the cake´s outer edge; cut a circle and then slice approximately 1 ½ in. pieces within the circle. Now move in another 2 in. and cut another circle; slice approximately 1 ½ in. pieces. Continue until the cake is completely cut. Note: 6 in. diameter cakes should be cut in wedges, without a center circle. Cut petal and hexagon cakes similar to round cakes.
Petal:
1 x 2 in. slices: Cut similar to round tiers.
Oval:
1 x 2 in. slices: Move in 2 in. from the outer edge and cut across. Slice and serve 1 in. pieces of cake. Now move in another 2 in., repeat process until the entire tier is cut.
Square and Sheet:
1 x 2 in. slices: Move in 2 in. from the outer edge and cut vertically, top to bottom. Slice and serve 1 in. pieces of cake. Now move in another 2 in. and repeat process until the entire tier is cut.1 1/2 x 2 in. slices: To cut square cakes, move in 2 in. from the outer edge and cut top to bottom, then slice approximately 1 ½ in. pieces. Now move in another 2 in. and continue until the entire cake is cut.
Heart:
1 x 2 in. slices: Divide the tiers vertically into 2 in. wide rows. Within rows, slice and serve 1 in. pieces of cake.
Hexagon:
Tips:
1.Have a long thin knife and cake server ready.
2.Run the knife under hot water to help the knife glide easily through the cake as you slice.
3.Dry the knife after your first cut to prevent crumbling.
4.Wash and dry the knife between every slice to ensure a smooth cut every time.
5.To make even slices, place a light mark on the cake.
6.Use a cake server or spatula to lift each pice of cake onto a plate or into favor cake boxes.
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About Our Cakes
How much do your cakes cost?
Prices vary depending on size, detail, intricacy & complexity of your design. For quote, please go to Place Order. We do have an order minimum of $100 on all cakes.
Your cakes LOOK good, but do they taste good too?
Our cakes are made using only high quality ingredients including real butter, milk, flour, sugar, eggs and fresh fruit. No frozen stuff here! So, YES... They do taste as good as they look! - see what our happy customers are saying!
Do you sell sheet cakes, ready-made cakes or “basic”/simple cakes?
No. We work closely with you to make sure each “show stopping” cake is unique and reflects the recipient’s personality and sense of style. We create custom “centerpiece” cakes. Not basic sheet cakes.
Do you make gluten-free or dietary cakes?
Unfortunately, at this time we do not. Simply because we have not found a recipe that we think is as amazing as our regular cakes. Sorry, but we ARE working on it!
Do you deliver? Do you ship your cakes?
Yes, we deliver to Los Angeles county, Orange county and the Inland Empire. Unfortunately, we do NOT ship cakes…We DO, however ship cookies!
Tastings and Ordering
How much are cake tastings, and what do they entail?
Our tastings are done in a group setting and usually occur once per month. Each couple chooses 3-4 flavors they are interested in, and everyone meets and tastes all of them. Usually, couples have the opportunity to taste about 8 different flavors so it works out best this way! You also get to take ALL of the cakes home with you to let your friends & family help you decide on flavors;) We charge $25 per couple for tastings, but when you book your order with us, the $25 gets applied toward your order. We recommend that you bring in any pictures, invitations, etc, that may help us come up with something perfect for your event.
How can I order a cake, cupcakes or cookies?
You can send us over ALL the details of your event on our Place Order page. We will review your submission and get back to you with a quote within 48 hours.
Do you have a retail store where I can walk in and purchase a cake or view your work?
No, we are a home based business who utilizes a commercial kitchen to prepare our creations. We work by-appointment only. We have almost ALL of our work featured online at Flickr, Facebook and on our Blog.
How early should I place my order?
A cake order should be placed as soon as you have finalized all the details of your event. Colors, theme, amount of servings, etc. Since we are usually booked out a few weeks (or sometimes months) in advance, we do encourage early ordering
Deposits, Booking and Cancellations
Is a deposit required when placing an order?
Yes. We require a 50% deposit to book your order.
Booking
After we discuss the details of your event and decide on a cake that you like, if you are interested in booking and would like to proceed, we would require a 50% deposit to secure your date. , and the remaining balance can be paid at the time of pick up.
What forms of payments do you accept?
We accept credit cards, checks and cash. Checks can be made payable to The Cake Mamas.
What is your refund/cancellation policy?
A deposit of 50% is due upon order placement. Balance is due in full the week of your event.
