Friday Behind the Scene at Amphora!

It is #FridayBehindTheScene and Amphora Bakery is all set for Easter week end! We have Easter Specials cakes and cookies and they are delicious!

Don't wait any longer and come to the Bakery to test them and celebrate Easter with these great treats!

Celebrate Purim with Amphora’s Hamantaschen Cookies!

Not only is Amphora Bakery gearing up for Easter weekend, our team has been doing a lot of mixing, kneading, chilling, cutting, filling and shaping these past few days prepping for Purim!

Purim is a Jewish holiday commemorating the release of the Jews from an extermination plan in a biblical text named Book of Esther.

Purim is celebrated in February or March depending the year, and this year we are celebrating Purim on March 24^th! To celebrate this holiday, Amphora Bakery is turning out dozens of Hamantaschen - hand shaped triangular cookies that are filled with assorted fruit fillings which are a traditional part of the Jewish celebration of Purim, an observance that begins this evening.

The Purim story

In the Purim story, Haman, the prime minister under Persian King Ahashverosh (called Ahasuerus in English) wanted all of the Jews of Persia killed. He was angry that another minister, Mordechai — a Jew who had help foil a plot against the king — refused to bow down before him.

Mordechai foiled Haman’s plot with the help of Mordechai’s cousin, Esther, who finally acknowledged to her husband that she was Jewish — saving herself and the rest of the Jews. Haman ends up getting killed on the gallows he was going to use to hang all the Jews and Hamantaschen are served as a reminder of that story.

One of the traditions of Purim is giving gift baskets of Hamantaschen to friends and family members. Here at Amphora Bakery, we have Hamantaschen cookies available for purchase, stop by and sample some today!

Happy National Pi Day!

Nobody should need an excuse to eat a pie, but if you do need one, here it is! It is National Pi Day!

National Pi Day is celebrated on March 14^th (03/14) because the constant Pi is approximately 3.14. How ironic that the shape of a “pie” tends to be round! Traditionally Pi Day has been observed in many ways, including eating pie, throwing pies and discussing the significance of the pi symbol. The earliest known official celebration was organized by Larry Shaw in 1988 at the San Francisco Exploratorium marching around its circular shapes and consuming fruit pies. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day)

Since eating a pie for National Pie Day is a tradition, and what is better to celebrate National Pi Day than enjoying a pie from Amphora Bakery!

Our Cake and Pie of the month (Irish Coffee Cake and Black and Tan Pie) are still available, but if you prefer, we have a lot of different pies that will be perfect and decorated for this occasion. Stop by Amphora Bakery for a selection of our full size pies, or swing by Amphora Restaurant or Diner for a slice!

Tip Tuesday: Custom Toppers

It's #TipTuesday! We want to share a fun and creative tip for adding your own personal style to your wedding day.

Custom cake toppers and dessert display signs are a huge trend for the 2016 wedding season. We love these elegant cake toppers from +Better Off Wed. Cake Toppers like these can be easily incorporated into your custom wedding cake design by +Amphora Baker.

We invite you to take a peak at our wedding cake designs at http://amphorabakery.com/Wedding_Cakes.php 

Wedding Cake by Amphora Bakery
Topper by Better Off Wed

Wedding Cake by Amphora Bakery
Topper by Better Off Wed

Wedding Cake by Amphora Bakery
Topper by Better Off Wed

Cake and Pie of the Month

Every Month, our award-winning Pastry Chefs combine their talents to come up with a Pie and Cake to feature for as our Pie and Cake of the Month!

This Month we are featuring a Parisian Raspberry Pie and Charlotte Raspberry Cake. These new flavors will delight your taste buds and your hungry little hearts during the Month of “Love”.

The Parisian Raspberry Pie features a French torte crust with a chocolate ganache and raspberry preserves separated by a dreamy cream cheese filling.

The Charlotte Raspberry Cake features sugar dusted ladyfinger cookies that surround a flavorful raspberry mousse filling, topped with fresh fruit and raspberry glaze.

Just one more thing, don’t forget the Cake and Pie of the month is available for a limited time only, so make sure you get your hands on them before it’s too late!

To place your order, please email amphorabakery@amphoragroup.com or call 703.964.0500.  

The 2nd Annual Adult Gingerbread House Decorating Workshop

Amphora Bakery is Starting New Traditions with Adult Gingerbread Decorating Workshops

We love this time of year! We were really pleased to hold our 2^nd Annual Adult Gingerbread House Decorating Workshop hosted at Amphora’s Diner Deluxe in Herndon on December, 16th 2014.

Participants enjoyed wine and hors d’oeuvres as they received hands-on-instruction from our team leader, Ms. Donna Mezzullo from Amphora Bakery. Our Guest let their imaginations run wild as they built custom designed gingerbread homes utilizing our premium decorating candies, figurines and sugar confections. From frosted candy roofs to fences and Christmas sleighs, it was truly an evening full of whimsical fun.

We would like to wish everyone who participated in the 2014 Adult Gingerbread Decorating Workshop a wonderful holiday season. We hope you find time to spend with family and friends and create your own traditions and memories. Happy Decorating!

 

 

The Washington Redskins Offensive Linemen Spread Holiday Cheer with Tyler’s Kids Outreach, Cakes Against Cancer and INOVA Fairfax for Annual Gingerbread Decorating Workshop

Fairfax, VA. -- Washington Redskins Offensive Tackle Tyler Polumbus’ Foundation, Tyler’s Kids Outreach (TKO), has partnered for the second year in a row with Cakes Against Cancer, INOVA Children’s Hospital and the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation to host the annual Gingerbread House Decorating Party for the Pediatric Oncology Patients at INOVA Fairfax on December, 16^th 2014.

Cakes Against Cancer is excited to extend our partnership with Tyler’s Kids Outreach, INOVA Children’s Hospital and the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation through this fun & festive Gingerbread House Workshop Event. TKO and The Washington Redskins are an exciting addition to our current partners.

“We love planning and hosting this event as we see firsthand how our involvement can positively affect the lives of Children. Plus it has been a pleasure working with Tyler and his foundation. The kids simply light up when they get the chance to meet him and his team members,” says Kerrin Delaney, Community Relations Coordinator for Cakes Against Cancer and Marketing Director for Amphora Bakery.

This year Tyler Polumbus was joined by his two teammates,  Josh LeRibeus, and Tom Compton who dove right in to the house decorating. Keeping with their competitive spirit, they even had a few of the kids judge their favorite house of the three players, and even though they had their favorites we all know that at the end of the day everyone is a winner! Here is a sneak peak of the decorated gingerbread houses…

About Cakes Against Cancer: Cakes Against Cancer is a local organization founded by Amphora Bakery in 2013. The mission of Cakes Against Cancer, is to collectively work with local volunteers and the executive pastry chefs and decorators at Amphora Bakery to create and deliver delightfully themed cakes and conduct workshops with children undergoing treatment for cancer in local hospitals and care centers. Cakes Against Cancer will continue to collaborate with local and national organizations and partners to help kids celebrate their important milestones. For more information or to become a partner or volunteer, please go to www.cakesagainstcancer.com.

About Tyler’s Kids Outreach: Tyler’s Kids Outreach (TKO) is a program under Athletes for Education, a San Diego-based non-profit foundation. Founded by Tyler and Liz Polumbus in 2008, TKO works to create opportunities in the Denver, Colorado and Washington, DC areas to enrich children’s lives through a variety of different activities and programs. For more information about Tyler’s Kids Outreach, please visit www.tkoprgram.org

About INOVA Children’s Hospital, Fairfax: INOVA Children’s Hospital is a 186-bed, full-service children’s hospital devoted to the healthcare of infants, children and adolescents in the Northern Virginia area. We are located on the campus of INOVA‘s flagship hospital, INOVA  Fairfax Hospital. Together we share state-of-the-art, research and teaching innovations, and a dedicated team approach to patient care, including National Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence and a robust Child Life Program.

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