Essie's Delights, LLC

Dessert shop, Gift shop in Raleigh, NC

Address

1129 Corporation Pkwy STE 181, Raleigh, NC 27610, Raleigh, NC, 27610

Phone

+1 860-306-0955

Website

essiesdelights.com

About Essie's Delights, LLC

Essie's Delights is a custom dessert bakery in Southeast Raleigh, owned by Renita, specializing in handcrafted cakes and sweets made fresh to order for birthdays, weddings, holidays, and other special events. The menu centers on two- and three-layer buttercream layer cakes, but the range runs deep: classic and signature cupcakes in flavors like Banana Pudding, Lemon Lavender, Coconut Almond Mascarpone, Pistachio, and Red Velvet; resealable Sweet Jars that layer cupcake, frosting, and toppings into a giftable treat; and cheesecakes built on distinctive house-made crusts — not the usual graham cracker — in flavors from Biscoff Cookie and Peach Cobbler to seasonal Sweet Tater and Ube. Soft-baked, made-from-scratch cookies (the Brooks Original peanut butter butterscotch and the Red Velvet varieties are favorites) and gourmet candied popcorn in flavors like Amaretto, Watermelon, and Pineapple Coconut Cheesecake round out the lineup. ServSafe certified, licensed, and insured, Essie's operates as an online bakery rather than a walk-in storefront: browse the menu and pricing, then submit the custom order form for a personalized quote. Cakes and cheesecakes are pickup only — no shipping.

Essie's Delights is named for Renita's grandmother, Essie Mae, whose home cooking in Fayetteville, North Carolina first sparked Renita's love of baking. The business began with a single Sprite Pound Cake — a recipe inspired by the movie 'Soul Food' — that Renita baked and shared with co-workers, friends, and family. As she experimented with flavors and took classes to sharpen her craft, that one pound cake grew into pies, cheesecakes, cakes, cupcakes, cookies, sweet potato pies, and the over-the-top flavor combinations Essie's is known for today. For Renita, baking is a secret place — a place of refuge and peace — and what began as a hobby has become a lifelong dream, with every dessert custom-created so that customers can taste the love baked into it.

Services

• Layer Cake (6 inch, serves 12–20) — $85
• Layer Cake (8 inch, serves 20–30) — $100
• Cupcakes — Classic Flavors (per dozen, 2 dz min) — $40
• Cupcakes — Signature Flavors (per dozen, 2 dz min) — $45
• Cake Jars (8 oz, min 4) — $11
• Cheesecake (6 inch, mini) — $50
• Cheesecake (8 inch, regular) — $85
• Cookies (per dozen) — $45
• Gourmet Candied Popcorn (3 bag minimum)
• Custom Labels (jars & popcorn bags) — $1 each

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