a little cake

What a little cake does

A Little Cake is a privately held artisan retail bakery founded in 1999 and headquartered at 176 Kinderkamack Rd in Park Ridge, New Jersey. The company is owned and operated by Leo Sciancalepore and specializes in hand-crafted custom celebration cakes — including wedding, birthday, kids, sweet 16, baby shower, bar/bat mitzvah, communion, and graduation cakes — alongside a full in-house pastry line of croissants, fancy European-style pastries, pies, tarts, cupcakes, and cookies. The core technology is traditional bakery craft: hand-sculpted fondant and buttercream designs with no stated design limits, executed by an in-house team of expert bakers and cake designers.

The business operates four revenue streams: (1) one-time custom cake sales conducted through consultative in-store, phone, and email ordering with deposit-based payments; (2) walk-in retail bakery sales of signature cakes and pastries at the Park Ridge storefront, which also functions as a sit-down dessert venue; (3) e-commerce sales via a WooCommerce online shop, including a dedicated "Just Crumb Cake" sub-brand with nationwide shipping; and (4) wholesale B2B supply to hotels, country clubs, banquet halls, and restaurants. Custom cake pricing is quote-based, with kids birthday cakes ranging from $150 to $515+, wedding cakes starting at $320+, and event cakes such as baby shower cakes from $390 and communion cakes from $215.

The company serves a diversified customer base primarily in northern New Jersey (Bergen County towns including Park Ridge, Montvale, Woodcliff Lake, Hillsdale, Westwood, Emerson, Ramsey, and Mahwah) with extension into New York and Connecticut for custom orders and nationwide shipping for select crumb cake products. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees. The business has operated continuously for over 25 years without disclosed outside investment, M&A activity, or multi-unit expansion.

Name

a little cake

Legal name

A Little Cake

Website

https://alittlecake.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A Little Cake is a privately held artisan bakery founded in 1999 in Park Ridge, NJ, specializing in hand-crafted custom wedding, birthday, and celebration cakes plus European-style pastries, serving consumers across the NJ/NY/CT tri-state area and select nationwide customers via its Just Crumb Cake shipping brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Bakery Products

NAICS

Baked Goods Retailers (445291), Retail Bakeries (311811)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Cake Shops & Custom Celebration Cakes (THAFAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA), Dessert Cafes (Coffee + Desserts) (THAFADAH), Online Bakery & Desserts Delivery (CRAHAIAK)

Keywords

• Custom wedding cakes
• Custom birthday cakes
• Artisan pastries
• Celebration cakes
• Crumb cakes

Headquarters

HQ city

Park Ridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Cake Sales: One-time custom cake orders for weddings, birthdays, and special events. Customers work with cake designers for bespoke creations. Pricing varies by complexity, size, and design elements.
2. Retail Bakery Products: Walk-in retail sales of signature cakes, pastries, pies, tarts, cupcakes, and cookies from the Park Ridge bakery location.
3. Online Shop Sales: E-commerce sales through the website for pre-made and customizable bakery items with nationwide shipping capabilities for crumb cakes.
4. Wholesale B2B: Wholesale supply relationships with hotels, country clubs, banquet halls, and restaurants for consistent bakery product orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

A Little Cake is an artisan bakery that designs, bakes, and sells custom celebration cakes — primarily wedding, birthday, kids, sweet 16, baby shower, bar/bat mitzvah, communion, and graduation cakes — using fondant and buttercream finishes with sculpted decorations. The bakery also produces European-style pastries, pies, tarts, croissants, and a signature crumb cake line, sold through its Park Ridge NJ retail storefront, online shop, nationwide crumb cake shipping (Just Crumb Cake brand), and B2B wholesale supply to hospitality businesses.

Product overview

A Little Cake is a traditional retail bakery operating since 1999 from Park Ridge, NJ, offering a diverse portfolio of custom cakes and pastries. The core offering centers on custom-designed celebration cakes (wedding, birthday, kids, and special event cakes) with elaborate fondant and buttercream artistry. Complementing the cake business is a full line of in-house baked goods including fancy pastries, pies and tarts, croissants, and crumb cakes. The company also offers a nationwide shipping program for their Just Crumb Cake branded products. All products are handcrafted by expert bakers using quality ingredients, with wholesale products available for hotels, country clubs, banquet halls, and restaurants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wedding Cakes Custom-designed wedding cakes available in fondant or buttercream frosting with options for tiered designs, sugar flowers, cascading flowers, and sculpted floral arrangements; designed for couples planning weddings in northern NJ, NY, and CT.
• Custom Cakes for Special Events Bespoke custom cakes for special occasions including baby showers, bridal showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, communions, baptisms, grooms cakes, graduations, and sweet 16 milestones, featuring sculpted designs, themed decorations, and personalized artistic elements based on customer specifications.
• Birthday and Kids Cakes Celebratory cakes for all ages including 1st birthdays, kids parties, and adult milestones, with themed designs featuring popular characters (Disney, Bluey, Paw Patrol, Spider-Man, Frozen), animated themes, sculpted designs, and fondant or buttercream finishes.
• Fancy Pastries In-house crafted European-style pastries including Napoleon, cappuccino, cream puffs, eclairs, sfogliatelli, and cookies and cream varieties, made fresh daily for retail and walk-in customers.
• Pies and Tarts Traditional and specialty pies including blueberry crumb, mixed berry, banana cream, and French apple tart, with many varieties feeding up to 10 people, sold through retail and seasonal demand (e.g., Thanksgiving).
• Just Crumb Cake (Croissants and Crumb Cakes) Artisan croissants and signature crumb cakes including gluten-free options, offered for retail at the Park Ridge bakery and shipped nationwide through the dedicated Just Crumb Cake brand.
• Sheet and Round Cakes Standard sheet cakes and round cakes available in various sizes for events, gatherings, and walk-in retail customers.
• Wholesale Bakery Supply (B2B) Ongoing wholesale supply of bakery products to hotels, country clubs, banquet halls, and restaurants, with consistent product quality and professional presentation for events and hospitality operations.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Levain Bakery: NYC-born artisan bakery with multiple locations nationwide, iconic cookies, pastries, and seasonal baked goods; comparable specialty-bakery brand with strong local reputation and growing national footprint.
• Milk Bar: Christina Tosi-founded bakery with strong custom birthday and celebration cake business plus nationwide e-commerce shipping — comparable mix of in-store cake orders and online nationwide dessert delivery.
• Magnolia Bakery: NYC-rooted bakery famous for cupcakes, layer cakes, and pastries with multiple storefronts and nationwide shipping; competes on the same custom/birthday cake and dessert occasion occasion-driven occasions.
• Georgetown Cupcake: Multi-location custom cupcake and celebration cake shop with strong national brand from TV exposure; comparable D2C and storefront dessert-occasion model targeting celebrations and gifting.
• Carlo's Bakery: Iconic Hoboken, NJ-based custom cake and pastry shop (famous from Cake Boss) competing directly with A Little Cake in the same northern NJ metro for wedding and specialty celebration cakes with highly bespoke design.
• Lady M Cake Boutique: Premium, design-forward cake brand known for signature mille-crêpes and custom celebration cakes in NYC, CT, and NJ — the closest luxury-price peer in the same tri-state geography.

Broad incumbents

• Whole Foods Market: National premium grocer with in-store bakeries offering custom cakes and celebration desserts nationwide; competes on convenience and brand scale against A Little Cake's wholesale and retail channels.
• Le Pain Quotidien: European-inspired bakery-café chain offering pastries, tarts, and dessert items with sit-down locations and catering; comparable on the pastry-and-dessert assortment even though bread-forward.
• Sprinkles Cupcakes: Multi-location cupcake and cake brand with nationwide cupcake ATM and online shipping; broader incumbent operating at national scale in the same celebration/dessert occasion category.
• Nothing Bundt Cakes: Franchised bundt cake chain with hundreds of locations across the U.S.; competes for the same celebration-cake occasions (birthdays, weddings, corporate events) at scale through franchise-driven distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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