Australia Day at Tipsy Cake

Just received this and I thought it might be of interest to folks here.

TipsyCake and our staff are excited to celebrate Australia Day! We invite you and your friends and family (Children more than welcome)

We will also be having a free tasting at the shop Friday January 26th (Australia Day) between 5-8pm.

Come and have a glass of Aussie wine or champagne and a taste of our meat pies, lamingtons, sausage rolls and pavlovas. Plus other Australian goodies are available.





Order in advance to celebrate Australia Day!



Lamingtons (three sizes mini, med and large)

Mini-12.00 per dozen

Med 24.00 per dozen

Large 36.00 per dozen



And receive three free pavlova’s!



Pavlova’s



Or order one dozen pavlova’s (36.00) and receive 3 free lamingtons!



Free Delivery to Chicago and the suburbs on orders over $.50.00





Send orders to orders@tipsycakechicago.com

Good on ya', mate. And where is Tipsy Cake?

My one and only visit to Tipsy Cake (it's very close to Feed) was very disappointing. It appeared to be more of a catering operation than a retail bakery. The only goods they had on sale were some French macaroons that were a bit long in the tooth and they acted like they were doing me a favor selling me some.

Good on ya', mate. And where is Tipsy Cake?

1043 N. California

My one and only visit to Tipsy Cake (it's very close to Feed) was very disappointing. It appeared to be more of a catering operation than a retail bakery. The only goods they had on sale were some French macaroons that were a bit long in the tooth and they acted like they were doing me a favor selling me some.

Steve, you are correct to note that much of their business is custom cakes, not retail. And I'm not certain when you were there, but if you were around the holidays, it was a bit chaotic. The retail store is always a great thing to get business in the door, but also difficult to staff and maintain when things get busy. I also know that when the Hungry Hound included them in a tv segment, they ran out of product, which may have been around the time when you were there. Anyhow, sounds like the Australia day might be the perfect time for you to give them a second chance if you've got the time. Little to lose when the tasting is free.

Oh, and I will disclose that the reason that I have this insider knowlege is that the owner is a friend of mine.

MAG wrote:Steve, you are correct to note that much of their business is custom cakes, not retail. And I'm not certain when you were there, but if you were around the holidays, it was a bit chaotic. The retail store is always a great thing to get business in the door, but also difficult to staff and maintain when things get busy. I also know that when the Hungry Hound included them in a tv segment, they ran out of product, which may have been around the time when you were there. Anyhow, sounds like the Australia day might be the perfect time for you to give them a second chance if you've got the time. Little to lose when the tasting is free.

Oh, and I will disclose that the reason that I have this insider knowlege is that the owner is a friend of mine.

I was there on 11/13 after lunch at Feed, so maybe you're correct about the timing of the holiday rush. At the time, they were quite rude and non (retail) customer friendly. It didn't look like they even had much of a retail operation set up besides the jar of stale macaroons. I'll have to give them a second chance next time I am in the neighborhood. I really wanted to like the place.