A Magnolias in Chelsea.

Entrance:

Very cute with flowery walls and all pastel colors.

Cakes and cupcakes:

The moment I stepped into Billy’s Bakery, I thought “Wow! This looks exactly like Magnolias!!” There are two glass display counters (just like Magnolias) filled with cupcakes, little cheesecakes and pies, and on top are whole cakes protected by plastic cake covers. Behind the back counter, you can see trays of cupcakes, and watch people bake and spread frosting (just like Magnolias). I guess a bakery is a bakery, and it’s hard to set one up any other way, but it really looked just like Magnolias! I have to say though, the front entrance here is much cuter.

My purpose of visiting Billy’s Bakery was to pick up a birthday cake. I ordered it 2 days in advance with no problems and came to pick it up in the afternoon.

8 inch 2 layer Classic Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting $28.00

This is their “signature moist chocolate cake”, “a moist, delicious cocoa based cake.” For the inscription ($2.00) I asked for chocolate icing (I censored the name hehe), and as for the decoration, I just asked for lots of chocolate chips, which they didn’t seem to add to the bill. Normally, their decorations, like flowers or polka dots, range from $5-$10.

Mmm birthday cake!

This cake was what I’ve always envisioned a birthday cake should be. Very moist, fudgy, and dark (I love dark chocolate and fudge), yet still fluffy and soft. The frosting was super sweet, sugary, and thick, just the perfect birthday cake frosting in my opinion! Now, I have a very big sweet tooth, so don’t trust me on this. Most people find this kind of frosting too sweet, but I just think that they can’t handle it! It’s the same type of frosting you’ll find at Magnolias, and scraped to the side on plates of the typical sugar weakling. The little chips that lined the edges of the round cake were bitter dark chocolate and delicious. A simple and perfect birthday cake.

More photos from Billy’s Bakery:
Red velvet cupcakes, german chocolate cake, banana cake with cream cheese frosting, and more!

I definitely want to come back to try their cupcakes and banana cake!

Cheesecakes and mini cheese cakes.


total+tax= $30.00 (birthday cake for 6-10)

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