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Designer Cakes

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Cake Courtesan Brings High-End Cakes to Bowie

Bowie's only artisan cake studio builds designer cakes with height and drama.

The past nine months in Bowie have been just a little sweeter, thanks to the addition of The Cake Courtesan, an artesian cake studio that opened up in Bowie Plaza back in March. Operated by sisters Stacie Cole and Sharon White, The Cake Courtesan is the first high-end cake design studio in Prince George’s County. It specializes in wedding cakes and 2-D and 3-D cakes. White, who is the head baker and cake designer, said she tends to stick to more modern trends. “We go for cakes with presence and dramatic effect,” said White. Cole and White are no strangers to the baking business. The sisters ran Nostalgia Cupcakes in Annapolis for about three years before closing up shop to open The Cake Courtesan in Bowie. “Our business models was always …

Donna Alexander

7:23 pm on Sunday, December 16, 2012

Cupcakes are dry and not very good. Customer service goes a long way. If they are not willing to show me common courtesy, I'm happy to take my business elsewhere. "The person in the store explained that they were already known to the Bowie community, so no additional publicity was necessary." Not a very smart move, they really must not understand that word of mouth is more powerful than FB.   more ›

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