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WE ARE CURRENTLY BOOKED FOR ALL ORDERS UNTIL DECEMBER 26TH. THE MENU BELOW IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR DECEMBER 26TH-28TH. EVERYDAY OUR STORE WILL BE FILLED WITH 100'S OF DELICIOUS TREATS. THANK YOU!!

What's more fun than decorating your own edible masterpiece? Our kits make the perfect activity or gift!

COOKIE KIT    $18

includes 8 shortbread shapes with 3 bags of our tinted buttercream frosting and 2 bags of fun sprinkles

CUPCAKE KIT    $18

includes 6 assorted cupcakes with 3 bags of our tinted buttercream frosting and 2 bags of fun sprinkles

COOKIE CAKE KIT  $28

One 10" chocolate chip cookie cake with 3 bags of our tinted buttercream frosting and 2 bags of fun sprinkles

CAKE KIT  $28

One 6" cake (choice of chocolate or yellow cake) with 3 bags of our tinted buttercream frosting and 2 bags of fun sprinkles

  • cookie kit

    cookie kit

    $18

  • Cake Kit

    Cake Kit

    $28

  • Cupcake Kit

    Cupcake Kit

    $18

  • Cookie Cake Kit

    Cookie Cake Kit

    $28

INFO

For all questions, please contact Liz at cookie@thebentfork.com

We are currently booking for the 2024 season! We make 2 and 3 tier cakes that can feed up to 78. Additionally, 'cutting cakes' can be made to feed the remainder of your party. We no longer deliver to Chicago, but are happy to assist a delivery service for you. We do not deliver or have pick-ups on Sundays.

We are not accepting wedding cake orders for July 5th, 6th or 7th

TASTING INFORMATION

Tastings are all 'to-go' and are $3 each. The taster is a two layer cupcake with chosen fillings and frosting. It is enough for two to split. When choosing your tasting flavors, these are the most popular. All requests must be received via email cookie@thebentfork.com at least 48 hours ahead.

For example:   

white cake/fresh raspberries & lemon curd/vanilla buttercream                                                           chocolate cake/chocolate mousse/vanilla buttercream                                                                           yellow cake/oreo filling/cream cheese frosting

CAKE INFORMATION

The cakes we make are in our Wedding Cake Catalogue. All tiers may be different flavors, as well as the cutting cakes, at no extra charge. Vegan or GF options are available at no extra charge! We are happy to look at photo's you have and see if we can accommodate your design. Tiered cakes come in all different sizes, so you may feed 26-78, and then supplement with 1/4 sheet cutting cakes that feed 28-36 ($54-$62). Please see below for cake options, and cake guide. 

GUEST COUNTS/HOW TO DETERMINE AMOUNT 

This all depends on if you have a sweet table in addition to wedding cakes, or if the cake is your only dessert. Also, are you serving the cake at the table (a slice in front of each guest) or is it being cut to put on a sweet table. If it is going in front of each guest, you choose one flavor. If it is going on the sweet table, you CAN choose multiple flavors. 

HOW TO PRICE YOUR CAKE

Example, you are getting a three tier cake, 6", 8" 10" 2 layers Level one. This feeds 48 (add up under cake guide) so it would be 48 x $4.50=$216 plus tax and delivery

FLOWER INFORMATION

There is nothing as beautiful as fresh flowers or herbs on cakes! We are happy to place flowers on your cakes with a diagram or photo that you have provided to us. Flowers may be delivered to us the same morning or day before. We do not provide fresh flowers.

DELIVERY 

we do deliver, cost is based on distance and size of cake. It can range from $25-$75

Wedding Cake Pricing

  • Level One

    Minimal Decoration, Buttercream Frosted $4.50 per person for 2 layer, $5.75 per person for 3 layer

  • Level Two

    Advanced Decoration $5.50 per person for 2 layers $6.75 per person for 3 layers

  • Level Three

    Advanced Decoration $6.50 per person for 2 layers $7.75 per person for 3 layers

  • LEVEL FOUR

    VERY ADVANCED DECO $8 per person for 2 layers $10 per person for 3 layers

Cake Flavors

White, Yellow, Chocolate, Red Velvet, Strawberry, Banana, Coconut, Lemon, Pumpkin, Pistachio, Carrot, Almond, Funfetti

Fillings

  • Buttercreams

    Vanilla, Chocolate, Fresh Raspberry, Lemon, Fresh Strawberry, Cream Cheese, Oreo, Mocha

  • Other Fillings

    Chocolate Mousse, White Chocolate Mousse, Lemon Curd, Raspberry Mousse, Lemon Mousse, Fresh Whole Raspberries, Fresh Sliced Strawberries

Buttercream Frostings

Vanilla, Lemon, Cream Cheese, Almond, Shredded Coconut, Tinted Colors

Cake Guide: all tiers 2 layer

  • 6"

    serves 12

  • 8" Serves 14

  • 10" Serves 22

  • 12" Serves 42





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    • All our cookies and bars are baked fresh daily and made with pure butter and Nielsen Massey vanilla!

    Most of the cookies and bars can be individually wrapped with ribbon for an additional 50 cents  per bag. 

    Looking for a custom cookie with a school or company logo or face? We do that too!

    Cookies

    Prices are for regular size, ‘mini’s’ are available too!
    • Chocolate Chip Cookies

      Chocolate Chip Cookies

      Chocolate Chip $1.35

      Dipped chocolate chip $1.75

    • Ginger Molasses

      Ginger Molasses

      Ginger $1.35

      Frosted $1.75

    • Oatmeal Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate

      Oatmeal Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate

      $1.50

    • Oatmeal Raisin

      Oatmeal Raisin

      $1.35

    • m&m

      m&m

      $1.50

    • Oh My Chocolate

      Oh My Chocolate

      $1.35

    • Tons of Toffee

      Tons of Toffee

      $1.50

    • Sprinkled Sugah

      Sprinkled Sugah

      $1.35

    • Peanut Buttah-White Chocolate Toffee

      Peanut Buttah-White Chocolate Toffee

      $1.50

    • Double Dipped Peanut Buttah Cookies

      Double Dipped Peanut Buttah Cookies

      $1.75

    • Snickerdoodles

      Snickerdoodles

      $1.35

    • Smiley Face

      Smiley Face

      $2

    • Cherry Pistachio Biscotti or Apricot-Almond Biscotti

      Cherry Pistachio Biscotti or Apricot-Almond Biscotti

      $1.50

    • Dipped Chocolate Chip Macaroons

      Dipped Chocolate Chip Macaroons

      $1.50

    • Rugelach

      Rugelach

      cinnamon-raisin, raspberry-chocolate chip, apricot-walnut

      $1.50

    • Kolachy’s

      Kolachy’s

      apricot or raspberry

      $1.50

    • Peanut Buttah Buckeyes

      Peanut Buttah Buckeyes

      $1.50

    • Decorated Shortbread Cookies

      Decorated Shortbread Cookies

      Our melt in your mouth cookies are made with white chocolate and sanding sugar. Variety of shapes and colors!

      $2.50

    • Custom Shortbread

      Custom Shortbread

      Add your company or school logo, or even your face to our delicious shortbread cookies!

      $2.50

    Bars

    All bars can be cut in half for a ‘mini’ size
    • Intense Brownies

      Intense Brownies

      $2.20

    • Caramel Walnut Brownies

      Caramel Walnut Brownies

      $2.20

    • S’mores

      S’mores

      $2.20

    • Carmelita’s

      Carmelita’s

      $2.20

    • PBJ Bars

      $2.20

    • Sunny Lemon Bars

      Sunny Lemon Bars

      $2

    • 7th Heaven Bars

      7th Heaven Bars

      $2.20

    • Raspberry Crumb Bars

      $2

    • Coconut White Chocolate Blondie's

      Coconut White Chocolate Blondie's

      $2

    • Apple Pie Bars

      Apple Pie Bars

      $2.20

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    Breakfast

    • Tea Breads

      Banana or Banana Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin or Pumpkin Chocolate Chip $6

      Lovely Lemon bread $6

    • Scones

      Triple Berry, Cinnamon Chip, Chocolate Chunk $2.50

      Mini's $1.25

    • 8

      8" Round Coffee Cakes

      Buttermilk with Cinnamon Crumb top or Banana Chocolate Chip $13.50

      8” rounds Fruit Streusel,Apple, Cherry, Blueberry, or Peach $15

    • Muffins

      Muffins

      Blueberry, Cherry Almond, Cranberry-Walnut, Lemon-Poppy, Raspberry-Chocolate, Cherry-Chocolate Chunk, Almond Poppy

      Large $3.50

      Small $2

    • Cinnamon Donut Muffins

      $3.75

    Cupcakes

    Choose from Mini $1.25 (minimum of 6 per flavor) Regular Cupcakes size $2.50 & up (any amount) Baby Cakes $3.95 (like a jumbo size muffin) flavors below, ask for weekly special flavors!
    • Double Vanilla

      Double Vanilla

      Yellow cake with vanilla buttercream swirl, light pink or light blue frosting. Pastel quin deco.

    • Double Chocolate

      Double Chocolate

    • Yellow Cake with Chocolate top

      Yellow Cake with Chocolate top

    • Chocolate Cake with Vanilla top

      Chocolate Cake with Vanilla top

      Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream swirl, light pink or light blue frosting. Pastel quin deco.

    • Red Velvet

      Red Velvet

    • Salted Caramel

      Salted Caramel

    • Cookies n' Cream

      Cookies n' Cream

    • Chocolate Malt

      Chocolate Malt

    • Strawberry Fields

      Strawberry Fields

    • Lemon Oh!

      Lemon Oh!

    • Peanut Buttah

      Peanut Buttah

    • Carrot

      Carrot

    • Coconut

      Coconut

    • German Chocolate

      German Chocolate

    • S'mores

      S'mores

    • Pumpkin

      moist pumpkin cake with cream cheesecake frosting

      $2.75

    Cookie Cakes

    Choose from either Chocolate Chip or Sugah. Decorated with writing, and choice of balloons, flowers, dots or sports. 10" $25 feeds 12-15, 1/2 sheet $44 feeds 20-30.

    More Pastries

    • Whoopee Pies Chocolate or Vanilla

      Chocolate or Vanilla Soft Sandwich Cookies with Marshmallow Creme Filling

      $2.50

      Mini's $1.50

    • HoHo’s

      HoHo’s

      Everyday: chocolate cake rolled with fresh whip cream and dipped in chocolate and our fall favorite: PUMPKIN!

      Hoho's $3.25

      Mini's $1.50

    Lolli Pops

    • Cheesecake Lollipops

      chocolate chip cheesecake rolled and dipped in semi-sweet chocolate with rainbow nonpareils

      $1.50

    • Cookie Dough Lollipops

      chocolate chip cookie dough rolled and dipped in semi-sweet chocolate with rainbow sprinkles

      $1.50

    • Rice Krispy Lolli’s

      Rice Krispy Lolli’s

      $2.25

      Mini's $1.25

    More...

    • Flourless Chocolate Cake

      Decadent 10" one layer chocolate (no flour) topped with chocolate ganache and finished with chocolate buttercream edging.

      $34

    Pies

    • Fresh Fruit Crostata’s

      Fresh Fruit Crostata’s

      A rustic style open face pie with an all-butter crust! Apple, Caramel Apple, or Mixed Berries.

      Feeds 6-8 $16

      Mini's each $4

    • Fruit Pies

      Fruit Pies

      Door County Cherry ($30), Fresh Blueberry $26, Mom’s Apple $26, Mixed Berry $26 Double crust pie made with our all butter crust

      10” Full Size feeds 6-8 $26

      Mini's personal size $6

    • Key Lime Pie

      Key Lime Pie

      Key Lime Pie $15

    • Southern Style Pecan Pie

      Southern Style Pecan Pie

      Southern Pecan Pie $25

      Mini Southern Pecan Pie $6

    • County Fair Apple Pie

      County Fair Apple Pie

      Our sugar cookie crust with loads of chopped apples, crumb topping and caramel drizzle!

      $25

    Shortbread

    Decorated Shortbread Starting at $2
    • Not all styles & colors in store every day, call ahead for special designs.

      Not all styles & colors in store every day, call ahead for special designs.

      Snowman, Mitten, Snowflakes, Flowers, Butterflies, Cupcakes, Baseballs, Footballs, Basketballs, Baby Bottles, Baby Buggies, Onesies, Wedding cakes, Wedding Dresses & MANY more!

    ALL OF OUR BASIC CAKES COME IN ALL FIVE SIZES. 

    ALL INCLUDE INSCRIPTION AND CHOICE OF:

     FLOWERS, POLKA-DOTS, BALLOONS, PIPING WITH SPRINKLES

     OR SPORTS SUCH AS BASEBALLS, BASKETBALLS, OR FOOTBALLS. 

    PHOTO'S OR IMAGES CAN BE ADDED TO ANY CAKE FOR $8

    All cakes are 2 layers, unless specified. Any cake can be written on.
    Any decoration other than stated will be an additional charge.

    Basic Cakes

    • Layers

      Chocolate, Yellow, or White cake.

    • Buttercream Frostings / Fillings:

      Frostings: Chocolate or Vanilla Buttercream Fillings: Buttercreams- Chocolate, Vanilla, Raspberry, Strawberry, Lemon, Oreo, Marshmallow, Cinnamon Cream Cheese, or Fresh Whipped Cream filling

    • Special Fillings:

      Lemon Curd, Chocolate Mousse, Sliced Fresh Strawberries, Whole Fresh Raspberries, or Fresh Banana Slices

    All Cakes are 2 Layers

    • 6” (feeds 4-8)

      $25

      Special Filling $4

    • 8” (feeds 8-12)

      $30

      Special Filling $5

    • 10” (feeds 12-20)

      $38

      Special Filling $6

    • 12” (feeds 25-35)

      $52

      Special Filling $7

    • 1/4 sheet 2 layers feeds (25-36)

      $54

      Special Filling $7

    Specialty Cakes

    All cakes are 2 layers, unless specified. Any cake can be written on.

    Edible images such as photo's can be added for $8 additional.
    Any decoration other than stated will be an additional charge.

    • 6" feeds 4-8 $28

      8" feeds 8-12 $35

      10" feeds 12-18 $44

      12". feeds 24-36 $56

      1/4 sheet feeds 30-40 $62

    • Toffee Carrot Cake

      Toffee Carrot Cake

      Carrot cake with creamy toffee filling & cinnamon cream cheese frosting, Made with pecans, coconut & pineapple. Decorated with carrots

    • Mrs. Beebe’s Lemon Cake

      Mrs. Beebe’s Lemon Cake

      Lemon cake, lemon curd center & lemon buttercream frosting, decorated with white buttercream daisies

    • Grandma El’s Coconut Cake

      Grandma El’s Coconut Cake

      Moist coconut cake, coconut buttercream, covered with shredded coconut, with writing on top

    • Banana Fudge Cake

      Banana cake, fudgy frosting, filled with banana slices, topped with chocolate buttercream swirls & confetti sprinkles

    • The Paisley Jane

      Moist yellow cake with chocolate mousse filling, chocolate buttercream and chocolate rosettes on top

    • German’s Chocolate Cake

      Chocolate cake, gooey coconut pecan filling & topping chocolate buttercream sides topped with chocolate swirls

    • Cookies & Cream Cake

      Cookies & Cream Cake

      Chocolate cake with cookies & cream filling & frosting. Decorated with vanilla swirls & mini Oreo cookies

    • Red Velvet Cake

      Red Velvet Cake

      Southern Style with Cream Cheese Frosting

    • Bear's Big Birthday Cake

      Bear's Big Birthday Cake

      2 layers of yellow cake, 1 layer of chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling. Chocolate Buttercream frosting.

      6" $35

      8" $45

      10" $60

      12" $75

    • Salted Caramel Cake

      Salted Caramel Cake

      Chocolate Cake with caramel filling & salted caramel buttercream, drizzled with salted caramel, chocolate piping deco

    • Chocolate Malt Cake

      Chocolate cake with chocolate malt filling and frosting. With vanilla swirls & chocolate malt balls

    • Strawberry Fields

      Strawberry Fields

      Fresh strawberry cake, fresh strawberry frosting, whipped cream & fresh strawberry filling, topped with vanilla swirls

    • Funfetti Fantasy

      Funfetti Fantasy

      White cake baked with rainbow sprinkles in the batter! Filled & frosted with vanilla buttercream, rainbow sprinkles on sides with rainbow dots on top

    • Toasted Almond

      White Almond cake with Almond buttercream, sides coated in toasted almond crunch

    • The Sofie

      The Sofie

      White Wedding cake with Chocolate Mousse filling, frosted with Vanilla Buttercream, topped with Chocolate Ganache & buttercream swirls

    • Peanut Butter Rules

      Peanut Butter Rules

      Chocolate Cake filled & frosted with Peanut Butter Buttercream, ganache poured over the top. Decorated with Reese’s PB cups!

    • The Sheffield

      The Sheffield

      White wedding cake filled with fresh raspberries & lemon curd. Frosted in pale yellow lemon buttercream and finished with shades of pink rosettes.

    • Rainbow Dream Cake

      Rainbow Dream Cake

      5 layers of cake, red, orange, yellow, green & blue! With vanilla buttercream sprinkles in between the layers. Frosted in vanilla buttercream and covered in rainbow sprinkles. Add Pinata Sprinkle filling for a fun surprise! 8" $60, 10" $80, 12" $100 add Pinata Core of Sprinkles $15

    • S'Mores Cake

      S'Mores Cake

      Chocolate Cake with Marshmallow Buttercream, ganache drip and graham cracker dusting. Garnish with our mini s'mores!

    Vegan and Gluten Free

    Every day in our store we have vegan brownies, gluten free brownies and gluten free cookies. You can order these options ahead of time:

    Vegan

    • Assorted Cupcakes (minimum of 6 per flavor)

      Chocolate, vanilla, carrot, strawberry, banana, lemon & coconut

      $3

    • Assorted Cookies

      Ginger, snickerdoodle, choc chunk

      $1.50

    • Pumpkin Bread (8 slices)

      chocolate chunk, walnut or pecan

      $12

    • Banana Bread (8 slices)

      Chocolate chunk, walnut or pecan

      $12

    • Scones

      Triple-berry, lemon-blue, cherry-almond, cherry-chocolate

      $3

    Gluten Free

    • Assorted Cupcakes (minimum of 6 per flavor)

      Chocolate, vanilla, carrot, strawberry, banana, lemon & coconut

      $3

    • Assorted Cookies

      Tons of toffee, ginger, snickerdoodle, choc chunk, sugah

      $1.50

    • Fudge Brownies

      $2.50

    Vegan and Gluten-Free

    • Banana Chocolate Oat Cake 8"

      $14

    • Blueberry Banana Oat Cake 8"

      $14

    Vegan OR Gluten Free

    • Layer Cakes

      Can be ordered GF or Vegan. Cake Flavors: Chocolate, vanilla, banana, carrot, strawberry, lemon or coconut Fillings & Frostings: Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, lemon or raspberry buttercreams.

      6" $30

      8" $36

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