Friday, February 3, 2023
  • Advertise
  • Submit Story Idea
  • Submit Event
  • Calendar
Arlington Today Magazine
  • Home
  • Categories
    • Arlington News
    • People
    • Community
    • Commentary
    • Business and Education
    • Featured
    • Wellness
    • Scene
    • Design and Interiors
    • Uncategorized
  • Digital Editions
  • Join the Newsletter
  • Subscribe
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Categories
    • Arlington News
    • People
    • Community
    • Commentary
    • Business and Education
    • Featured
    • Wellness
    • Scene
    • Design and Interiors
    • Uncategorized
  • Digital Editions
  • Join the Newsletter
  • Subscribe
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Arlington Today Magazine

Yum’s the word

ArlingtonToday Magazine by ArlingtonToday Magazine
November 30, 2017
in Arlington News, Community, People
0 0
0
Yum’s the word
0
SHARES
169
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
MethodistMansfield19June

North Arlington has a brand new bakery, but its owner is no stranger to the American Dream City – or to one of its best-known residents.
Katie Kennedy, a former head pastry chef for the Dallas Cowboys, moved The Cakery from Southlake to 2430 N. Davis Drive in September. The Arlington resident is lucky, she says, to have a loyal customer base from Southlake that is willing to come to her new, centralized location.
“And now, the exciting thing is Arlington is starting to discover us,” she says, adding that she hopes her most recent customers will be more than just curious.
Kennedy, who once oversaw the creation of 100,000 desserts for Super Bowl XVL, says the bakehouse will soon be cooking and decorating Christmas cookies around the clock.
And that’s not all.
In addition to The Cakery, which whips up custom cakes with buttercream frosting for individuals and corporations year-round, Kennedy also owns its sister catering company, Marcona Kitchen, which will soon prepare and deliver holiday meals. Preorders for the heat-and-serve dinners, which can also be picked up, can be made up to a few days before Christmas.
Something new at the bakery this year is a bourbon pecan, cheesecake pie. And while Kennedy’s s’mores pie is nothing new, she says the recipe is wildly popular. The highly requested pie has chocolate and coconut with a graham cracker crust and a merengue topping. “[The recipe] stems from years ago; I was at a bakery, and I was making a pie filling, and I started to burn it a little bit,” she says. “And I was, like, ‘that’s kind of toasty; that just turned into a s’mores pie.’”
This holiday season, Kennedy says cheesecake pops and eggnog cake pops, as well as candy cane cake pops and cupcakes, will be part of the fare.
“Holiday cookies seem to be the most popular,” she says. “And those are the most time-consuming.”

Related posts

February 2, 2023

February 2, 2023


Depending on the bakery’s orders, Kennedy’s team of pastry chefs will sometimes show up for work at 5 a.m. To meet the holiday demand and help with corporate parties, Kennedy says The Cakery will nearly double its staff in early December.
Kennedy says she got her start helping her mother and grandmother in the kitchen. She later attended Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Austin and then worked for the Dallas Cowboys for five years before leaving to start her own business.
At this point, word of mouth seems to be working well, she says. And because of her experience with the Cowboys, she still does some things for AT&T Stadium’s Legend’s Hospitality, as well as preparing desserts for the principals at the heart of the Cowboys’ enterprise, the Jerry Jones family.
“I still get the opportunity to help Mrs. Jones with some of her specialty cakes,” Kennedy says. “I don’t do thousands and thousands of desserts.”
Also, carrying on a tradition she learned while working at the stadium, Kennedy donates any excess food items to local charity. “Stuff we can’t use for parties, we deliver to Mission Arlington,” she says. “They love it when we show up with produce.”

Related Posts

  • Dental Health

  • Holiday magic

    Since 2011, visitors from across North Texas and around the country have enjoyed one of…

  • Arlington On Tap

    Popular happy hour lecture series returns next month with an eclectic speaker assembly

Tags: Arlington TodayThe CakeryWe Know Arlington
72Sold March 2020

Follow Us

  • But first   coffee    The Arlington Dunkin    located at 5801 Office Park Dr  today announced it will help keep the community running with a happy hour celebration offer throughout the remainder of August  Every day beginning now through Monday  August 31  guests can power through the rest of the month and receive a FREE  Medium Hot or Iced Coffee with any purchase from 2-6 PM   On behalf of local Arlington Dunkin    franchisee  Hiren Patel  Dunkin    is proud to keep Arlington running throughout the month of August
  • Nothing soothes the soul like a trip to the Majestic Smoky Mountains  Read all about the Greene family   s    COVID-cation    and travel safety in the link in our bio
  • Read the latest message from UTA   s interim president  Teik C  Lim  by clicking the link in our bio
  • The City of Arlington announces Unity Council  Read all about this positive way for the city in the link in our bio
  • Here   s to the All Stars  Click the link in our bio to find the complete list of Arlington Today   s 2020 All Star businesses in over 160 categories
  • Put DFW Restaurant week on YOUR calendar  Support your favorite Arlington and local DFW restaurants this August 31-September 6 during restaurant week    For more info and participating restaurants  click the link in our bio
  • This Arlington radio station is making movie magic   Read all about Crystal Vasquez and her upcoming documentary about local radio station     The Ticket     by clicking the link in our bio
  • With the school year starting soon  it   s important to know what   s going on  Read all about AISD and MISD   s back to school plans in the link in our bio
  • August is for the All Stars        Click the link in our bio to read our latest edition of Arlington Today and check out your local All  Star businesses
  • 12 Mighty Orphans: There’s a fascinating ‘story behind the story’ regarding this fine film

    12 Mighty Orphans: There’s a fascinating ‘story behind the story’ regarding this fine film

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • March Scene

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The Visionary Who Didn’t Give Up

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Boot-scootin’ Boogie

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • In case of emergency: Mansfield Fire Department introduces the ‘Vial of Life’ initiative to keep residents on the ready

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Arlington Today Magazine

Arlington Texas Area News and Events Magazine

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

  • (no title)
  • (no title)
  • (no title)

Category

  • Arlington News
  • Business and Education
  • Commentary
  • Community
  • Design and Interiors
  • Featured
  • People
  • Scene
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized
  • Wellness

Recent News

February 2, 2023

February 2, 2023
  • Advertise
  • Submit Story Idea
  • Submit Event
  • Calendar

© 2022 Arlington Today - Designed by Advent Trinity Marketing Agency Web Design

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Categories
    • Arlington News
    • Community
    • People
    • Commentary
    • Business and Education
    • Featured
    • Wellness
    • Scene
    • Design and Interiors
  • Digital Editions
  • Join the Newsletter
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Arlington Today - Designed by Advent Trinity Marketing Agency Web Design

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add Arlington Today Magazine to your Homescreen!

Add