The holidays are in full swing and Shake Sugary is heatin’ up the bakeshop. It’s not too late to get that delectable dessert for your holiday shindig. From cookies and pies to decorated cakes, we have what you need, so place your holiday order TODAY!

Place holiday orders by the end of Friday for pick up on Sunday Dec. 23rd. The shop will be open regular hours (9am-4pm) Sat. Dec. 22 & Sun. Dec. 23 @  3600 St. Claude Ave. (at the corner of Congress) for order pickups or to just stop in and grab some treats. Place your order today by emailing dawn@shakesugary.com, or calling 504-355-9345 (if we’re busy in the kitchen PLEASE leave us a message with your order and phone number!)

Check out our special holiday selections below or visit http://shakesugary.com/seasonal/ for full details and to order from regular menu visit: http://shakesugary.com/sweets-and-treats/

Assorted Holiday Truffle Box
$15 / dozen box
Each box comes with an assortment of handmade holiday truffles perfect for that last minute gift. Flavors include peppermint schnapps, eggnog, pumpkin spiced gingersnap, chocolate praline, and kahlua snowballs

Meltaway Cookies
$12 / bag (aprox. 2 dozen)
Each bag comes with an assortment of melt-in-your-mouth lemon coconut snowballs, pecan sandies and peppermint cocoa pillows

Holiday Party Platters
Platter 25 servings $35 / 50 servings $65   (bite size portions)
Assorted cookies, gingerbread, bars, truffles and bites perfect for parties and gatherings! (*Available with vegan options also!)

Tea Bread
$7 / loaf
Cranberry Orange Pomegranate with an orange glaze
*Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry Pistachio

Pies! Tarts! Gallettes!
(*all pies, tarts, and gallettes are available vegan or gluten-free for $2 extra)
10 inch pies – $15
Flavors: sweet potato praline, chocolate pecan,  apple cranberry pecan, chocolate peppermint mousse

11 inch tarts – $17
Cranberry Citrus Tart – orange grapefruit custard made with local citrus topped with cranberry orange sauce

10 inch gallette – $17
Rustic Pear Cranberry Pecan Gallette

Holiday Cheesecakes
8 inch – $25, 10 inch – $32
Flavors: amaretto praline, pumpkin eggnog swirl, chocolate kahlua, and turtle

Buche de Noel / Yule Log
$25
- chocolate hazelnut roulade with chocolate mousse filling and iced with mocha buttercream
- gingerbread roulade with dulce de leche cream filling and iced with mocha buttercream

Bundt Cakes
$18
-pumpkin gingerbread with homemade caramel sauce
- eggnog pecan crunch with nutmeg rum glaze

Layer Cakes
8inch – $28, 10inch – $34, 1/4sheet – $42
Holiday Flavors:
- Triple Apple PistachioTorte: triple apple spice cake (applesauce, apple butter, fresh apples) with maple rum buttercream and caramelized apples
- Red Velvet: velvety crimson layers with white chocolate cream cheese frosting
- Hummingbird: perfectly spiced banana, pineapple, pecan cake with ginger cream cheese frosting. (also tasty with caramel frosting)
- Old Fashion Coconut: fluffy coconut cake with sweet vanilla coconut buttercream
- Peppermint Pattie: rich chocolate cake with creme de menthe cream cheese filling and a chocolate ganache glaze
*visit our regular menu for other flavors including luscious layer cakes such as banana chocolate chip, chocolate raspberry ganache, german chocolate, mocha amaretto and craisin ginger carrot!

Happy Holidays!

We are excited to announce that Shake Sugary will now be open every weekend to provide you with tasty treats! Beginning this Saturday, July 30 our doors will be open for business every Saturday and Sunday from 9am-4pm serving pastries, quiche, cookies, brownies, cakes, pies and whatever else strikes our fancy (don’t miss our homemade granola and herb shortbread cookies). Stop in to grab a delicious pastry for brunch or to sample one of our many tasty treats, and stay cool in the NOLA heat with a cup of our cold brewed ice coffee from neighborhood roaster, Try Me Coffee Mills! Looking to pick up something in particular? Please call ahead to let us know what you need so we can bake up a fresh batch in time for your visit.

We would also like to thank everyone that has visited the shop on a Second Saturday for Late Night Sweets and let you know that we will continue to open the shop every Second Saturday from 9pm-midnight following the SCAD gallery openings for Late Night Sweets. So come out and satisfy that late night sweet tooth with a baked good from Shake Sugary.

We look forward to having you stop by and always welcome your feedback and suggestions.  For updates on events, specials, and new tasty items be sure to “like” us on facebook.

A great time was had by all this past Sunday at Antenna Gallery’s first Cupcake Throwdown and Artist Cakewalk fundraiser! All of the proceeds raised from the bake sale and cake walk tickets will go towards programs and upcoming shows at the Gallery. Shake Sugary is proud to have been awarded trophies in the categories of Dominating Tasty Cupcake for our Victory Garden cupcakes and Best Cake in Disguise for our Vegan T-Bone cake.





The Victory Garden cupcakes were an orange carrot ginger cake with coconut cream filling and orange ginger cream cheese icing.





The T-Bone was a vegan chocolate and crimson swirl cake with chocolate raspberry truffle filling.

I wasn’t the only Snead to bring home a trophy! Representing Antenna Gallery, Bob (my hubby) was awarded Best Art Cake for his Car Wreck (strawberry shortcake) Cake.





Check out Antenna’s Flickr page to see pictures of all of the winners and more awesome and creative cakes!

This Sunday Shake Sugary will be competing head to head against Antenna Gallery artists and other local pastry professionals in the first annual: CUPCAKE SHOWDOWN & ARTIST CAKE WALK. It will be a fight to the death by chocolate, as yours truly competes in the categories of  Dominating Tasty Cupcake and Best Cake in Disguise. The public is invited to purchase tasty treats by the contenders and compete with others in a $2 a ticket cake walk – where the contending artists and professional cakes are up for grabs! The event includes free cupcakes for kids in costumes, and a raffle for a tote bag filled with Press Street publications and other prizes. All of the Proceeds from the event benefit the Non-Profit programs of Antenna | Press Street. Admission is FREE so bring your family, tell your friends, and come witness cupcake history in the making!

Sunday June 26th 3-6pm
Antenna Gallery
3161 Burgundy St.
New Orleans, LA

Weekend Cakes

This past weekend was exciting around the bakeshop with two very fun and creative cakes. Summertime is for hitting the beach, and although I didn’t spend the weekend at the beach, I had the pleasure of crafting this beach house cake inspired by a birthday wish and the sand and the sea.

With a twist on traditional flower adornments, Rachel and Joel’s rustic 3 tiered wedding cake featured edible fruit and vegetable flower garnishes. I created the hand cut and shaped flowers out of carrots, sweet potatoes, radishes, and lemon rind and used fresh rosemary and mint sprigs out of my herb garden for greenery. I was delighted to be able to make the bride’s favorite carrot cake and cream cheese filling using her mother’s recipe that she bakes for all of the family’s special occasions.

Beaufort and Jennifer Drum, June 4 wedding cake by Shake Sugary

The kitchen at Shake Sugary is heating up this June with wedding and specialty cakes, as well as a slew of treats for events around town. As always, the shop at 3600 St. Claude Ave. will be open 9pm-midnight for your late night sweet tooth this Saturday, June 11 following the SCAD second Saturday gallery openings.

This Saturday I will also be featured in an art exhibition at Trouser House, 4105 St. Claude Ave, entitled “Eat Me, Drink Me.” In conjunction with the exhibition I will present two additional multi-course dessert events on June 25 and July 16 at Trouser House. Visit Trouserhouse.org for event details and ticket info.

Sunday, June 12 5pm-10pm I will be serving treats and iced slow-pressed coffee at Flea lot @ the T-lot. 1940 St. Claude Ave. For a list of vendors click here.

And finally later this month I’ll be battlin’ it out in the Cupcake showdown and Artist Cakewalk at Antenna Gallery on Sunday, June 26 3-6pm. This should be a fun event with all kinds of sweets to be had, and all proceeds going to the non-profit programs of Antenna / Press Street.

We hope to see you out and about this month! And if you want to keep our oven hummin’ visit www.shakesugary.com to order a custom cake for any occasion or choose from a selection of our gourmet pastries and desserts!

Fun cake that I did for the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, media arts department’s 10th Anniversary.

It’s crawfish season in Louisiana and pots are boiling in every corner of the state. This weekend I had the pleasure of making this giant mudbug cake with all the fixin’s. The cake is a traditional almond flavor with an almond buttercream filling. The corn and potatoes are vegan chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting.

Shake Sugary is excited to have been asked to be a food vendor for the Salvations gala hosted  by The Green Project this Saturday night. Salvations is a furniture design competition utilizing reclaimed, repurposed & recycled materials. All to benefit New Orleans’ oldest local environmental non-profit, The Green Project. And it only seemed fitting for us to display our desserts in the display case that we hand built out of salvaged materials gathered at The Green Project. So come out Saturday night and enjoy some custom handmade furniture and local fare all while supporting a great cause!

Shake Sugary hosts its debut event this Saturday, April 9, following the SCAD Second Saturday gallery openings. The bake shop will be open from 9pm until midnight and feature a selection of our signature sweets. The Open Shop is an opportunity to welcome the neighborhood into the shop and introduce everyone to our homemade treats made to order using fresh quality ingredients. Our cakes and pastries are baked from scratch in small batches using local and organic ingredients when possible. From cakes to cupcakes, cookies to muffins, and homemade doughnuts, the range of flavors and textures offered from Shake Sugary is always an exceptional treat. There will be free coffee with the purchase of a pastry and of course lots of free samples! So come out and satisfy that late night sweet tooth with a baked good from Shake Sugary.

Shake Sugary brings to you handmade, homemade, all natural fare that can turn any day into a brighter one!

Shake Sugary will be peddling tasty treats this Sunday, March 13 at the Flea Lot @ T-Lot. The event is a fundraiser for future art events at T-Lot, a new studio and project space in New Orleans. There will be artists, craftspeople, vintage finds, empanadas, live music and much more.