About Us
We are a Residential Bakery, offering fresh baked, made to order cakes, cupcake, cookies for local pick-up, and nationwide shipping for our Gifts,
Our Story
Life Takes Sweet Turns...
How in the world did a unique cake company spring up out of nowhere?
A lifetime of preparation with many side roads.
My work as a Management Consultant required extensive travel in Europe and along the way, we developed a love of European baking and pastries.
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My daughter, Ella, and I share many things...the love of stories and quotes and the love of good baking. One day we thought, "wouldn't it be fun to combine great baking with words...lol!
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From the start, we decided if we were going to do this, it had to be THAT good and we continually better our best, whether it's with recipes or cake designs.
Our travels have given us a strong European influence in our baking. We study the best--worldwide--looking for elegant, sophisticated baking styles such as Sylvia Weinstock, Peggy Porschen, Konditor & Cook, Bea's of Bloomsbury, taking classes from popular bakeries in Europe.
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A lasting influence came from my grandmother -- Ella (whom Ella was named after), who emphasized that good baking isn't necessarily complicated, but rather it's important to consistently bake well, with deliberateness and patience.
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Ellan & Ella
ChattyCupcakes
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We are now ten (10) years into our bakery business. Thousands of cupcakes, cakes, and pastries have come out of our kitchen.
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So many custom cakes, replicating many scenes, characters, and edible builds...responding to every customer's idea and our own crazy visions.
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Many more people are baking these days. Covid Lockdown has given those home based bakers the chance to follow their own dream of having a bakery or experimenting more with their baking. In repsponse, we've transitioned our business focus to hosting classes and events and also creating unique gifts to go along with our bakery items.
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While some may think Cakes, Classes, & Crafts are odd bedfellows, we see these ideas congruent to our unique bakery. We love teaching people how to build their own bakery, "professionalize" their baking with our selection of Master Classes and Free Tutorials on our YouTube Channel.
And lastly, and newest menus item, our Gifts - YourBuddyBox! We love these unique handcrafted boxed because of its fun and whimsey! They are personalized as "Kits" for a DIY paint project, or as a finished box, choosing your best furbaby buddy! So cute and versatile! We hope you love them like we do!
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Ellan & Ella
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Ella Gannis, owner and chief designer at ChattyCupcakes, started her confectionery adventures with her mother while a student at the University of Pittsburgh.
Growing up, Ella accompanied her mother on work assignments abroad and while traveling in Europe, they developed a love of European baking and pastries. A conversation started a spark, “Wouldn’t it be fun to make the finest gourmet cupcakes and cakes?"
And so it began in 2014. Started a Resident Bakery. We had a dream to make the best cupcakes, using the highest quality ingredients--with a European Influence.
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**2015: Got the "ChatterBox: - Cupcake Truck and made hundreds of Cupcakes to sell at events and street fairs.
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**2016 First Robotic Cupcake Vending Machine in US.
ChattyCupcakes took their business to the next level by getting the first ever customized Robotic Cupcake Machine and bringing to the US, built in Italy and transported to Pittsburgh PA. Customers enjoyed traveling to the Cupcake Machine for the next seven years.
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**2019: Winner of Food Channel Network’s Cupcake Championship.
Ella was contacted in 2019 by producers from the Food Channel Network who had observed her work on social media, requesting her to participate in a cupcake competition show, “Cupcake Championship.” After stressful baking competitions, she ultimately won with a $10,000 grand prize and was honored by her hometown with a designated “Ella Gannis Day” on August 3, 2019.
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**2021: ChattyCupcakes rolled out their first Recipe Book, "Michelangelo of Cakes," sharing all their most popular recipes. It is currently waiting for it's second printing.
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**2024: MOCA! We rolled out our NEW ONLINE Cake Academy and hosting IN HOUSE Cake Decorating Classes
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Uniquely ours, YourBuddyBox Gifts to go along with our unique bakery. \
Gifts & Classes
