The Paperback Bakery

07/20/2026

Custom cake drop. We've been bad about remembering to take pictures!! 🫣 We'll do better! Promise! 🤞

Thank you to everyone who chooses us to be a small part of their special day! 💜

07/20/2026

🏆🇺🇸 **WE HAVE A CHAMPION!** 🇺🇸🏆

After weeks of incredible desserts, hundreds of votes, and some delicious competition, the results are in...

🥁🥁🥁

🎉 **The UNITED STATES has been crowned the winner of The Paperback Bakery's World's Sweetest Cup Challenge!** 🎉

🍌 **The Banana Pudding Cup** captured your hearts (and your taste buds) to take home the championship!

A huge congratulations to all of our finalists:

🥇 🇺🇸 United States
🥈 🇦🇷 Argentina
🥉 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🏅 🇦🇹 Austria

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, tasted the cups, voted each week, and made this event so much fun. Your support turned this challenge into an incredible success!

🎟️ **Filled your World Cup Passport?** Now it's time to cash it in!

Bring your completed passport to the bakery **by October 31** and redeem it for **ONE pastry case item** of your choice.

**Exclusions apply:** Gourmet Cupcake Flights and dessert bars are not eligible for redemption.

Did your favorite win? Let us know in the comments! 👇

✨ **Stay tuned... we're already dreaming up our next fun dessert challenge!** 🍰

📚 The Paperback Bakery
📍500 SW 3rd Street, Lee's Summit, MO

07/17/2026

Good morning ☀️ and Happy Friday!!! Stop by and stock up for the weekend from 8-6 today!!

Only 2 days left for this cinnamon roll flavor... Blackberry Cobbler! 🖤

We had an extra pie crust sooo... We made a PEACHES AND BAVARIAN CREAM PIE! 😋 🍑

We also have:
Blueberry, Strawberry, and Lemon Danishes
Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, and Samoa Scones
Sausage Rolls
Stuffed Pretzels 🥨: Bacon, Egg and Cheese. Smoked Sausage and Beer Cheese. Mediterranean.
Original Cinnamon Rolls
Assorted Cookies 🍪
Gourmet Cupcake Flights
Banana Pudding and Sachertorte Dessert Cups

📍 500 SW 3rd Street

07/15/2026

🧁✨ This Week's Gourmet Cupcake Flight is Here! ✨🧁

This week's flight is inspired by your favorite childhood snack cakes—with a gourmet Paperback Bakery twist!

🤍 **Chocolate Drizzle Vanilla Cake**
White cake with a whipped vanilla buttercream filling, topped with vanilla buttercream, a milk chocolate drizzle, and a classic vanilla snack cake bite.

🍓 **Strawberry Cream Cake Roll**
French vanilla cake filled with strawberry cream cheese filling, topped with strawberry cream cheese buttercream and a strawberry cake roll slice.

🌈 **Rainbow Brownie**
Rich chocolate cupcake with a chocolate ganache filling, topped with chocolate buttercream, rainbow candy-coated chocolate chips, and a chocolate brownie bite.

🍪 **Marshmallow Oatmeal Sandwich**
Spice cake filled with marshmallow filling, topped with marshmallow buttercream and an oatmeal sandwich cookie bite.

Available this week while supplies last! Which childhood favorite are you grabbing first? 😍👇

07/08/2026

🧁✨ This Week's Gourmet Cupcake Flight is Here! ✨🧁

Treat yourself to four handcrafted gourmet cupcakes, each packed with delicious fillings and premium toppings!

🍒 **Black Forest**
Rich chocolate cake filled with cherry filling, topped with whipped cream frosting, chocolate shavings, and a cherry.

🍯 **Honey Lavender**
Honey lavender cupcake filled with honey cream, topped with honey lavender whipped cream, a drizzle of honey, and a sprinkle of culinary lavender.

🥥 **Coconut Cream Pie**
Coconut cake filled with coconut cream, topped with whipped cream frosting and toasted coconut.

🍌 **Bananas Foster**
Brown sugar banana cupcake filled with banana custard, topped with spiced rum buttercream, a caramelized banana slice, and a rich caramel drizzle.

Available this week while supplies last! Which one will you be trying first? 😍👇

07/07/2026

🏆🌎 **THE FINAL FOUR ARE HERE!** 🌎🏆

After weeks of tasting and voting, we're down to the final four countries in the **World's Sweetest Cup Challenge**!

This week's matchups:

⚔️ **🇬🇧 United Kingdom vs. 🇺🇸 United States**

🇬🇧 **United Kingdom** – Date cake, rich toffee sauce, and vanilla whipped cream.

🇺🇸 **United States** – Vanilla wafers, banana pudding, and whipped cream.

⚔️ **🇦🇹 Austria vs. ** 🇦🇷 Argentina**

🇦🇹 **Austria** – Rich chocolate cake, apricot compote, and dark chocolate ganache.

🇦🇷 **Argentina** – Vanilla cake, dulce de leche, whipped cream, and shortbread crumbles.

**How to vote:**
Comment with the emoji for your favorite!

🤎 = United Kingdom
🍪 = Argentina
🍫 = Austria
🍌 = United States

Taste all four cups this week and help decide who earns a spot in the **Championship Round!** Voting is open **July 7–11**.

📚 The Paperback Bakery
📍500 SW 3rd Street, Lee's Summit, MO

Who are you cheering for? 🍰🏆

07/07/2026

Happy Tuesday! I'm back from CO and have been busy in the kitchen!! Running a little behind schedule... but that's okay!! We are here from 8-6!

This week's cinnamon roll is... 🥁... COOKIE BUTTER!!! I know you love these 🏃‍♀️run and grab them while you can!!

New month means new pretzels 🥨!!! We have::
Smoked Sausage and Beer Cheese and Mediterranean!!!

It is also the FINAL FOUR of The World's Sweetest Cup Challenge! Watch 👀 for the post for the official voting to start!!! Cups are NOT done yet but we are working as fast as possible!

We also have:
Cherry, Cream Cheese, and Pineapple Danishes
Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, and White Chocolate Blackberry Scones 🫐
Sausage Rolls
Bacon Egg and Cheese Pretzel 🥨
Original Cinnamon Rolls
Assorted Cookies 🍪 (out of the oven by noon)

📍 500 SW 3rd Street

07/04/2026

06/30/2026

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday!!!

Whitney is in CO for softball 🥎 (and loving the sunshine with no humidity) ☀️ So Angi is running the whole show! Please be kind and patient with her. If you have any questions about what items we have left or reserving something please call Angi at Serenitea Boutique:: 816- 503- 1314

A new week means a new cinnamon roll!! We are celebrating the 250th Independence Day with America's Birthday Cake Cinnamon Roll! 🎆 🎂

Back by popular demand for this week only... ORANGE CRANBERRY SCONES!! 🍊

We also have:
Danishes, Scones, Sausage Rolls, Original Cinnamon Rolls, Stuffed Pretzels! 🥨

Cookies 🍪 out of the oven by noon!

Check out our 4th treats! Cookie Cakes and Flag Cakes!! 🇺🇸

📍 500 SW 3rd Street
⏰ 8am to 6 pm