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February 08, 2025

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CAKE! Bring Birthday Yum

Our favorite local shops can provide you with the delicious cake or cupcakes you want.

Whether your child’s next birthday party is at home, a local park or at one of the great birthday party places in Middle Tennessee, something sweet adds to the celebration. Also, birthdays and cake go together like hand in glove. Unless you’re so industrious with a burning passion to bake your own creation, there are lots of options around town to sate your sweet quest. Because the cake is often the centerpiece of any birthday celebration’s table, personalizing your child’s confection makes the party fun for everyone. Hence, you can span the spectrum from simple and elegant to myriad detail and over the top. Therefore, if you’re putting together a theme party like superheroes, Disney princesses, etc., a cake reflecting the theme is always a big hit.

While you can easily get a birthday cake at places like Publix, Kroger, Dairy Queen and the like, Middle Tennessee boasts a bevy of special bakeries. Furthermore, it’s not just cakes they offer. Cupcakes and cake pops are always popular options, and the latter is a super easy way to deliver a treat with less mess to clean up! So to help you plan your child’s next party, we put together this special round-up of up special bakeries around Middle Tennessee offering cakes, cupcakes and cake pops to make your child’s birthday more memorable!

DAVIDSON COUNTY

The Cupcake Collection
1213 Sixth Ave. N., Nashville & 2543 Lebanon Pike, Nashville
615-244-2900 | thecupcakecollection.com

Dulce Desserts
1207 Villa Place, Nashville
615-321-8700 | dulcedesserts.com

Donut Distillery
311 Gallatin Ave., Nashville
615-319-4535 | donutdistillery.com

Five Daughters Bakery
110 Caruthers Ave., Nashville 615-490-6554 & 1900 Eastland Ave., Nashville
615-891-1293 fivedaughtersbakery.com

Gigi’s Cupcakes
1816 Broadway, Ste. A, Nashville 615-342-0140 & 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville
615-866-5782 | gigiscupcakesusa.com

Hermitage Bakery
3450 Lebanon Road, Hermitage
615-889-6302 | facebook.com/HermitageBakery

Homestyle Bakery
2709 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville
615-367-2355 | homestylebakery.com

Nashville Sweets
803 Woodland St., Nashville
615-707-2832 | nashvillesweets.com

Nothing Bundt Cakes
21 White Bridge Road, Ste. 111B, Nashville
615-354-6300 | nothingbundtcakes.com

The Painted Cupcake
2014 Glen Echo Road, Nashville
615-279-8055 | thepaintedcupcake.com

Sprinkles
2606 12th Ave. S., Nashville
615-712-6885 | sprinkles.com

Sweet 16th
311 N. 16th St., Nashville
615-226-8367 | sweet16th.com

Sweet-N-Sassy Bakery
1558 Gallatin Pike N., Madison
615-865-1450 | snsbakery.com

The Sweet Stash
900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville
509-531-2898 | thesweetstash.com

Vegan Vee
306 46th Ave. N., Nashville
615-456-7390 | veganvee.com

Wolfe Gourmet Cakes
4611 Alabama Ave., Nashville
504-214-4410 | wolfegourmetcakes.com

RUTHERFORD COUNTY

Boro Town Cakes
128 N. Church St., Murfreesboro
615-335-2409 | facebook.com/borotowncakes

Dream Cakes
2258 W. Primm Lane, Murfreesboro
615-653-8080 | dreamcakesetc.com

Gigi’s Cupcakes
451 N. Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro
615-895-4567 | gigiscupcakesusa.com

Jo’s Custom Cakes
117 Spring Circle, Smyrna
615-459-9305 | joscakesandcatering.com

Julia’s HomeStyle Bakery
1911 Medical Center Pkwy., Murfreesboro
615-890-2253 | borobakery.com

SUMNER COUNTY

Faboo Cakes
287 New Shackle Island Road, Hendersonville
615-431-0239 | faboocakes.com

Nothing Bundt Cakes
299-B Indian Lake Blvd., Hendersonville
615-447-3285 | nothingbundtcakes.com

WILLIAMSON COUNTY

Five Daughters Bakery
230 Franklin Road, Franklin
615-790-3755 | fivedaughtersbakery.com

The Flour Shop Bakery
5002 Thoroughbred Lane, Brentwood
615-321-0210 | facebook.com/The-Flour-Shop-Bakery-121837144493667

Gigi’s Cupcakes
065 Mallory Lane, Franklin 615-472-1508 & 1017 Crossings Blvd., Spring Hill
931-674-2132 gigiscupcakesusa.com

IveyCake
100 Fourth Ave. N., Franklin
615-595-4353 | iveycake.com

Nothing Bundt Cakes
535 Cool Springs Blvd., Franklin
615-472-1653 | nothingbundtcakes.com

Puffy Muffin
229 Franklin Road, Brentwood 615-373-2741 & 330 Mayfield Drive, Franklin
615-309-0703 puffymuffin.com

Triple Crown Bakery
735 Columbia Ave., Franklin
615-721-8488 | triplecrownbakery.com

WILSON COUNTY

J. Clayborn’s
1021 W. Main St., Lebanon
615-444-2902 | facebook.com/jclayborns

Oh Crumbs Bakery
555 Flippen Road, Lebanon
615-443-8099 | ohcrumbsbakery.com

Short Cakes Cakery
4037 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet
615-257-0016 | shortcakescakery.com

Sweet Thing Bakery
520 W. Main St., Ste. D., Lebanon
615-562-2149 | facebook.com/SweetThingBakeryLebanon

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