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For a Wedding Cake That Will Tantalize Your Guests, De L’or Cakery is Your Go-To! (Bronx, NY)

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Getting married in New York? The cake is kind of a big deal.

Are you in the Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, or Manhattan area and looking for an incredible wedding cake that will forever be remembered by you and your guests? Do you want a wedding cake that is both delicious AND beautiful?

We are so excited to write this blog post, and introduce you to an amazing New York cakery owner. Kayisha, the owner of De L’or Cakery in Bronx, NY is such an inspirational woman! She is an entrepreneur, extremely talented cake artist, sugar artistry teacher, and she gives back to the community through an incredible program she’s established. We truly think she is someone you will find beyond perfect for the job of creating your dream wedding cake.

De L'or Cakery

First of all, we want to comment on how awesome Kayisha was to work with for this article, she is so kind, and that just adds to our love for her! It’s very clear she takes so much pride in her business and cares about each and every person she works with. When working with any vendor for your wedding, these things matter. So take it from us, we think you will love working with this cakery!

Kayisha is so creative in literally EVERYTHING she does, from cake flavors to cake designs, and now launching an e-commerce store, taking her delicious sweets online! You can buy gourmet cake jars, and one-of-a-kind cookie mixes online. She also offers cake classes and kids’ baking class kits! She has expanded her cake business to many different avenues and it’s impressive! We were so excited to ask her a few questions for this post, be sure to visit her website for even more photos and information about De L’or Cakery!

Meet Kayisha, the Owner!

My name is Kayisha Thompson. I am the Cake Executive Officer of De L’or Cakery. De L’or Cakery is a 5 Star Artisan Cake catering company where we provide tantalizing joy and connections through our Sugar Artistry. We offer a trip around the world in every bite with our Caribbean-infused cakes, cupcakes, and cookie mixes. We believe that our customers deserve only the very best, so we only use the highest quality organic ingredients sourced worldwide. We value communication and honesty, offering expert and professional services to our customers. After recuperating from having COVID19, I pivoted my business to an e-commerce platform and launched a gourmet cookie mix line.

We sell Sea Salt Chocolate Chip and White Chocolate Lemon cookie mixes on our website. The Sea Salt Chocolate Chip has a vegetarian baking option on the package and website, and it’s best with a shot of Brandy mixed into the dough.

I am focusing on launching my Tropical Sunset cookie mix, a Hibiscus coconut lemonade shortbread cookie mix. The IRIE Cocoa is a cookie mix blend with cocoa powder from Jamaica, West Indies & Italy. I am in the test kitchen working on gluten and allergy-friendly cookie mixes that reflect the spices and flavors of the African Caribbean Diaspora.

Do you have any favorite flavors?

A summertime favorite is my Pineapple Coconut Rum Cupcakes. It’s a coconut-flavored cake with pineapple-flavored buttercream topped with fresh pineapples. Year-round, my best sellers are my Sea Salt Caramel (Bourbon optional) and my Wicked Dark Chocolate Cupcake. My Wicked Dark Chocolate Cupcake won third place in Lisa Mansour’s New York Cake Show in 2016.

What can you tell us about pricing?

My gourmet custom cakes start at the price of $300.00, feeding 25 people. We offer weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, baby shower cakes, and more. We offer cupcakes, cakesicles, and custom cookies.

Do you deliver?

Yes, for an additional fee, we deliver cakes; however, cakes that are three tiers or higher, no exceptions, will be delivered on-site to the venue.

What about getting started with you?

We offer private tastings in your home or at a local coffee shop and ask our customers to bring inspirational photos and share the individual’s personality that the cake is intended for. We do not copy pictures with designs that another Cake Designer executed, as that would be artistic theft. Clients should refrain from cakes with almond paste, peanut butter, and nuts to decrease allergic reactions amongst their guests. I always tell wedding clients to get the flavor that they like in the top tier and then neutral flavors in the additional tiers. All clients receive a detailed, legally binding cake contract and invoice.

  • Winter White Wedding Cake
    White Wedding Cake
  • Chic Black Cake
    Chick Black Cake by De L’or Cakery

De L’or Cakery is more than just wedding cakes, Kayisha also has launched a gourmet cookie line, and we are dying to try the many delicious and unique flavors she has created!

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There you have it, an amazing and unique cakery in the Bronx, NY that you can consider for your wedding cake.

De L’or Cakery

Contact: Kayisha Thompson

Kayisha@Delorcakery.com

631-729-0656

www.delorcakery.com

www.instagram.com/Delorcakery

Location: Private Commercial Kitchen Bronx, NY

Mailing Address: PO BOX 201 Bronx, NY 10464

Stephanie Moore, is the owner of the beautiful blog www.blissfulbluejays.com who created this feature.

Kayisha, The Cake Executive Officer

The Life of An Entrepreneur Cake Designer Edition.

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Kayisha Thompson, The Cake Executive Officer

Welcome to a Day in the Life of a Entrepreneur; Cake Designer. It’s Saturday, May 15, 2021, and it’s 74 degrees out. I fought the urge to stay in bed. The bright sun and beautiful blue sky would afford me to get some natural Vitamin D.

I enter the kitchen, turn on the kettle to make a cup of Bustelo with my chocolate-flavored coffee creamer, and grab a Sargento Cheese and Cranberry snack blend out of my refrigerator. I gather my thoughts at my desk to decide what I can achieve today. It’s definitely a partial self-care day. I wanted to keep it light. I had to train myself not to work from 9 am to 9 pm as this is something that I am very good at. Did I accomplish my intentions? Read on

After having my coffee and light breakfast, I had Auntie Annie’s macaroni and cheese cup cause that’s what I do. I check my email and respond to inquiries. After talking to a prospective client, I invoice her and send her a contract. Thank you, Universe. After getting dressed and making sure that my curls are popping, I do the dishes and take the trash out.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS IS VITAL AS AN ENTREPRENEUR

I journey over to the Juice Bar to check in with the owner who shared that he needs more vegan cupcakes. I noticed that he has some ripened bananas and offer to make some banana nut muffins. He agrees. I head over to the supermarket, and to my surprise, the owner ordered the jumbo Driscoll strawberries. Yay! Perfect, I love Driscoll’s strawberries. I grabbed the beautiful raspberry pistachio single-serve mousse from the refrigerator and placed it in my cart. It was the bougie glass container and perfect-looking chopped pistachio on top for me! I threw in a bottle of iced coffee to pair with my new sweet treat. Finally, I got my hands on Oatley milk. I’ve wanted to try it based on the rave reviews.

Delicious Driscoll's Organic Strawberries

SELF-CARE & RELAXATION


In this paragraph, I am going to share my moments of self-care. You see, for bakers, the Thursday leading into the weekend is usually the busiest time in the workweek. There are times where we have pulled all-nighters for different reasons burning the midnight oil for 24 to sometimes 48 hours straight no sleep. I gave that up a long time ago. Back at home, I cleaned out the refrigerator, packed up the groceries, and decided to relax. I turn on the television to watch The Underground Railroad it’s my new binge. My dessert, the raspberry pistachio mousse, I rate as four stars. The raspberry soaked into the think crust which was perfect. The mousse had the perfect hint of lemon. The pistachios lost their essence to the point where I questioned if it was pistachios.

SOME ENTREPRENEURS ARE SOLO


It’s De L’or Cakery time, grabbed a glass bowl, add some water, and mix in some yellow food coloring. I soak four pieces of rice paper as a creative idea unfolded. I start to prep to make some vegan cupcakes for the Juice Bar and the banana nut muffins. “Cake toppers,” I thought, “roll out some cake toppers”. The toppers will dry overnight as I added Tylose powder to them. I begin to think about creating a design with textured buttercream and write down my ideas. My kitchen smells like heaven as I pull the cupcakes out of the oven. I transition over to my desk to create three new blog pieces for my website.

Yellow Colored Rice Paper for custom cakes

CLOSING OUT MY DAY


It’s early in the evening as I curl up in my bed to read a few chapters of my book hoping that Sister Souljah and Tyler Perry work together to bring her books to the big screen. For dinner, I prep to make some BBQ chicken. Cilantro paste, sugar-free ketchup, garlic, Frank’s hot buffalo sauce, and some Kraft BBQ as a mixture to marinate my chicken for a minimum of 30 minutes, and toss it in the air fryer. Delicious! For recipe visuals, visit BEST BBQ CHICKEN. Jane Fonda’s flicks always lift up my vibration and I set my eyes on watching Georgia Rules.

This is not a typical hectic workday! This is my Saturday morning after not accepting orders for the past few weeks.

If you work from home, I would love to hear what your typical workday is like. Traditionally, a workday with a crisis, in social services, I would enter the office at 9 am and get home at 2:am. (yes, the next day).


Girlz Trip New Orleans

De L’or Cakery at The 2022 Brown Sugar Cake Retreat

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I am happy to share that I am a panelist for Porsha Kimble’s 2022 Brown Sugar Cake Retreat (BSCR) in New Orleans, Lousiana. This is a sold-out event! I’ll be sharing my journey of how to pivot your business, products and become Retail Ready. What is the BSCR? Porsha Kimble shares that, “My Brown Sugar Cake Retreat started three years ago. The idea came from constantly being rejected from other cake shows. I felt there were repeat presenters and teachers, and I wanted to give a platform for newbies and people in the cake/treat community a chance to level up in their business. It is hard to break into teaching and to demonstrate in the sweets community because the offers are so limited”. 

I can 100% relate to Porsha’s statement. I’ve experienced wrongful rejections from a few cake shows. I’ve witnessed judges dismissing their own errors to save face and then some. Porsha made a pivotal move in the cake industry when she birthed the Brown Sugar Cake Retreat, and now she’s birthing the Brown Sugar Cookie Retreat. I can’t wait to see the beauty of this and many of her new upcoming projects. 

Porsha’s many known talents include her beautiful textured buttercream cakes elements, witty personality, and innovative cake trends.

Sweet product review

Wilton Industry New Flavored Fondant!

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WHAT HAS KAYISHA BEEN UP TO

Have you tried Wilton New Fondant flavors? Spring has sprung! Hello Everyone! I apologize for my absenteeism regarding my blog as my plate got full-no complaints! As an entrepreneur, who works solo most of the time, I have to prioritize what I can handle. You have to vet people who are either just as passionate as you are about food. Or vet people who really need income as some aren’t as dependable as they present themselves to be. My cookie mix line is now available at the Sistah Shop in the Mills Mall in New Jersey. Hoorah! I am working on my Mother’s Day Sweet Campaign. I will be offering a treat box for my locals. On-demand cooking and baking courses will be available by the end of April.

WILTON FONDANT

I love to share products that I enjoy using authentically. We are in a world where others can easily influence people into making purchases one might regret. I asked the universe to work with brands that align with my brand. It’s non-negotiable. I have turned down opportunities because it doesn’t fit. From time to time, I like to share brands that I may not even be in a paid partnership with, and that’s because I want others to enjoy what’s available to them.

Sweet product review


Wilton Industries launched, or should I say, revamped their flavored fondant line; White Chocolate, Caramel, and Chocolate fondant. You can watch my live reviews on the flavors at www.instagram.com/Delorcakery on my IGTV series.

If you’re not a chocoholic, Wilton’s Chocolate fondant is perfect for you. It’s the ideal depth of chocolate that anyone can enjoy reasonably. It’s the opposite statement of “it’s too chocolatey .” It’s simply perfect.

Wilton’s White Chocolate fondant smells like white chocolate, the flavor is very subtle, and it tastes far more sugary. I’ve had Wilton’s regular fondant as well, as I have samples of many other brands. The traditional vanilla Wilton fondant is my preference.

Wilton’s Caramel fondant is the creme de la creme of fondant. It’s superb! The scent is delicious! It smells like a fresh batch of sea salt caramel that I made in my kitchen. Wilton used real sweetened condensed milk to create this product, and you won’t be disappointed!

If you live in the surrounding area of Bronx, NY, Upcakesuppliesshop has this new fondant available. You can find these new and exciting fondant flavors at Upcakesuppliesshop located at 3511 Boston Road #3 East Bronx, NY.

DELORCAKERY BROWNIE

Triple Dark Chocolate Bailey’s Brownie

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This recipe yields a dreamy effect! When I say dreamy, I mean that it’s rich, decadent, and tastes joyfully good. It’s super easy to upgrade your brownie box mix with a few changes.

Wicked Good Brownie

1 Box Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Brownie Mix (follow box directions)

1/3 cup Cherry Preserves

1/3 cup Bailey’s Irish Creme

1/4 cup Maraschino Cherries

1 cup Milk Chocolate Wafers (aesthetics)

Follow the directions on the Duncan Hines Brownie Mix and mix in the Bailey’s Irish Creme. Pour in half of the batter in an 8 x 8 square pan, scoop in the Cherry Preserves, and using a fork, swirl the Cherry preserves around. Pour the remaining batter on top and repeat the steps. Garnish the top with the chocolate wafers and Maraschino Cherries.

4-6 servings

Caramel Apple Cupcake Delorcakery

A Caramel Apple Cupcake recipe that’s to die for.

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Caramel Apple Cupcakes Recipe

This past summer in my De L’or Cakery Buttercream Bliss (cake decorating) Camp, I taught my students how to make this recipe. Their response was out of this world. Originally, it was a chocolate peanut butter cupcake recipe. However, one of my students didn’t like chocolate, one was allergic to chocolate, and the other didn’t have chocolate on hand. So, I improvised and I offered them the elective of making Caramel Apple Cupcakes. They loved the idea and were more intrigued by the idea of cream cheese buttercream.

Cupcake Ingredients

● 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

● 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

● Two eggs

● 2 tsp. vanilla extract

● 2 cups all-purpose flour

● 1 tsp. baking soda

● 1/4 tsp. salt

● 1 cup buttermilk

● 2 Granny Smith Apples Chopped

Directions

Sift your flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. This step will allow for even distribution of the baking soda, so your cupcakes bake evenly.

In a separate bowl, cream your sugar and unsalted butter until it is light and fluffy. Add in one egg at a time. Slowly add in dry ingredients, and then add your buttermilk. Fold in your chopped apples and reserve some of your chopped apples to top your cupcakes.

If you are out of store-bought buttermilk, add two tablespoons of white vinegar to whole milk allowing it to sit for 10-15 minutes. The milk will start to sour and thicken up. Voila! You will have buttermilk.

This is a thick batter recipe. Do not fret!

Caramel Sauce

● One stick of unsalted butter at room temperature (do not use shortening it will not yield the same results)

● 1 cup light brown Sugar

● 1⁄2 cup heavy cream

In a saucepan, melt your butter and brown sugar until it became golden brown and thickens up. Slowly add your ½ cup heavy cream and turn the stove off and remove from the stove to avoid burning. The caramel will thicken as it cools. I usually pour my caramel sauce into a mason jar for easy use.

Cream Cheese Frosting

● (1) 8-ounce package cream cheese

● Two sticks unsalted butter room temperature

● 4-6 cups powdered sugar

● One teaspoon salt

● 4-6 tablespoons milk or water

  • One teaspoon of vanilla extract

I love cream cheese buttercream. Cream cheese is rich, flavorful, and very creamy. With a standing or handheld mixer, combine your cream cheese and butter beat until it’s fluffy. Slowly add in your powdered sugar, rotating with your milk or water. Add in your vanilla extract. You will want to whip your buttercream until you reach your desired consistency.

This recipe yields 12-14 cupcakes.

If you want to make substitutions to make this vegan please do and comment below how it turned out.

White Chocolate Lemon

De L’or Cakery Cookie Mix Baking Options

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Our cookie mix line offers at-home baking alternative options for many to enjoy. We currently offer two flavors; our Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies and White Chocolate Lemon Cookie. Our motto is we offer a trip around the world in every bite. We have a few exciting flavors coming in the future. For now, enjoy the flavors we have below.

Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Mix

Our vegan option is my favorite. The coconut flavor is faint.
Baking option 1: 2 jumbo-sized eggs and two sticks of unsalted butter
Baking option 2: Use 1 cup of coconut oil (I used Trader Joes) and ¾ cups of Aquafaba liquid, aka chickpea liquid. In my opinion, this alternative cookie yields a softer texture.
Baking option 3: Use 1 cup of coconut oil (Trader Joes) and two jumbo-sized eggs.
Baking option 4: Use ½ stick of melted butter (cooled) and two jumbo-sized eggs. This option results in a thin and crispy cookie. Yields 10 Jumbo Cookies or 16 standard size cookies.

Fun option: Scoop some vanilla ice cream in between two of our baked cookies, freeze for an hour to firm up, and you have a delicious ice cream sandwich.

White Chocolate Lemon Cookie Mix

Baking option: Two tablespoons of water, two sticks of unsalted butter, and two jumbo-sized eggs.
I do not recommend using coconut oil as a vegan replacement as the coconut oil is very potent. You may not be able to taste the lemon flavor.

NEW FLAVORS COMING SOON

IRIE COCOA

TROPICAL SUNSET (GLUTEN FREE NUT FREE)

TAINO SUNSET

VANILLA SUGAR COOKIE (VEGAN)

Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Our Gourmet Cookie Mix line!

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White Chocolate Lemon Cookies
White Chocolate Lemon

New Cookie Mix Line
I am so super excited to announced that my new cookie mix line has launched. After recuperating from COVID19, I was exhausted; even though I tested negative after a 40-50 day battle, my body didn’t fully recuperate. With the support of my Start, Small Think Big Family, I could pivot my business and launch a cookie mix product line.

My favorite flavor is my Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies (2 lbs mix), a little salty, a lotta sweet. I love the vegetarian baking option for this cookie.   You add 2 eggs and two sticks of butter baking 2 inches apart on a double parchment lined cookie sheet.  Or you can recreate it the way I love it with 1/2 cup coconut oil and 3/4 cup Aquafaba (can chickpea juice). The coconut oil is slightly strong, but I love the taste and texture. 

The White Chocolate Lemon Cookies (2 lbs mix) is perfect with tea or a chai latte.  The lemon flavor is a little tart, a lotta sweet. You mix 2-4 tablespoons of cold water, 2 sticks of butter, and 2 eggs. I do not recommend the vegetarian option above as the coconut oil conflicts with the lemon flavor. Basically, you won’t taste the lemon, but the cookies are nice and soft. 

The Vanilla Sugar Cookie Mix is perfect for making those holiday shaped inspired cookies.  This flavor will launch in late December. 

Of course, I am launching a few more flavors in 2021. We offer a trip around the world in every bite.  Our upcoming 2021 cookie mixes are inspired by countries I have visited, my diverse friends, and my family.

Our cookie mixes retail from $29.99 to $39.99 complimenting our various gourmet and exotic flavors.  

BLACK FRIDAY through CYBER MONDAY-2 cookie mixes for $49.99 plus free shipping. This is a $19.99 savings! 

Thank you so much for supporting my business. 

Kayisha, 
The Cake Executive Officer 

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De L’or Cakery Awarded an Essence & SheaMoisture Business Grant

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On November 13, 2020, New Voices Foundation announced the winners of the Shea-Moisture-Essence Magazine Power Tools Business Grant. Women of color entrepreneurs are the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurs in the United States but they don’t enjoy the same access to capital and other resources as their male and female counterparts. In fact, businesses owned by African-American and Latina women receive less than one percent of all venture capital funding every year. New Voices Foundation has invested more than $1.4 million in non-dilutive capital and matched support dollars in companies owned by women of color, hosted nine $100,000 pitch competitions for 87 women of color entrepreneurs at EssenceFest, CES and other leading national and regional events, and provided hundreds of coaching and mentorship hours to these entrepreneurs.

New Voices Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, is focused on providing flexible funding, learning and networking opportunities to these entrepreneurs via pitch competitions, mobile accelerators, coaching and mentoring, online masterclasses, and communications outreach via social media, newsletters and other channels.

In 2020, New Voices will provide up to 60 grants to women of color founders through pitch competitions. Each competition awards $100,000 in cash grants, ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, combined with coaching, mentoring and personalized business skills development post-competition. Additionally, the community of pitch competition winners remain connected and access networking and partnership opportunities through New Voices’ robust ecosystem, helping to further ensure the long term viability and sustainability of their enterprises.

To date, the Foundation has invested more than $1.4 million in non-dilutive capital and matched support dollars in companies owned by women of color, hosted nine-pitch competitions for 87 women at EssenceFest, CES, and other leading national and regional anchor events, provided hundreds of coaching and mentorship hours, and connected them to meaningful networking and partnership opportunities.

De L’or Cakery is proud to announce that founder and Cake Executive Officer, Kayisha Thompson is one of the grantees and participants selected to be a part of this wonderful program. What excites me about this program are the modules that were offered to use to study and complete throughout the process. I was able to identify other windows of opportunities to grow my brand awareness. This award comes with coaching/mentoring sessions from other women business owners in our field.

Thank you New Voices, SheaMoisture, and Essence Magazine!

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Cheryl Polote-Williamson Grant Recipient

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2020 has been a magical ride! Recently, my business was awarded with a Cheryl P Grant. This grant allowed us to purchase inventory to support us with our product launch. Who is Cheryl Polote? Nationally acclaimed best-selling author, transformational speaker, and success coach Cheryl Polote-Williamson has established multiple platforms dedicating her consulting practice to cultivate innovative business solutions, strategic marketing initiatives, and financial acumen for entrepreneurs. A global leader, Cheryl is the CEO and Founder of Williamson Media Group (WMG), LLC and Cheryl Polote Williamson, LLC where her knowledge and expertise is used as a conduit to affirm others in pursuit of their purpose. She has received several awards for her leadership capabilities to include the 2016 Female Success Factor Award, 2017 Indie Author Literary Trailblazer Award, Global Smashers Award, Who’s Who in Black Dallas Publishing, and the Chocolate Social for Best Online Community. Cheryl earned her undergraduate degree from Shaw University and has a heart for philanthropy as shown by her commitment to community engagement which hinges on local and nationwide partnerships with the NAACP, National Association of Women Business Owners, the Barak Obama Male Leadership Academy, and Martha’s House. Professional membership affiliations include Forbes Coaches Council, and Odyssey Media. Cheryl is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and the Mid-Cities Chapter of the Links Inc. She along with her husband Russell of 28 years are members of St. John Church Unleashed and currently reside in Flower Mound, Texas. They have 3 amazing children, Russell Jr., Lauren, and Courtney, as well as an adorable granddaughter Leah and grandson Russell III. In her spare time, Cheryl enjoys traveling, reading, writing, serving others, as well as spending quality time with family and friends. Thank you Cheryl for providing this opportunity to us small business owners. Kayisha

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