Coronavirus: Out of TP? Somerville bakery offers toilet paper-themed cake - My Central Jersey

Jenna Intersimone Bridgewater Courier News

Published 5:00 AM EDT Mar 24, 2020

Erin Taylor, a friend of Karin Giamella who owns the Blue Sheep Bake Shop in Somerville, wasn’t the only person to run out of toilet paper last week in the wake of coronavirus pandemonium.

However, she was the only one to receive an edible toilet paper cake, made with fondant sculpted as toilet paper, for her birthday last Friday.

“As a joke, I made the cake for my friend since she ran out of toilet paper, but when I posted the photo everyone started going crazy,” said Giamella, who opened the Blue Sheep, which is known for its custom cakes and cupcakes, eight years ago.

Since Giamella posted the photos of the cake Monday morning, she has already gotten four orders for it as of 3 p.m. Monday. It costs $85, which includes delivery within five miles of Somerville and serves six to eight people. Curbside pickup is also available.

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Customers can order it online with three days' notice, and choose from vanilla, chocolate and birthday cake flavors, with filling choices of vanilla Swiss buttercream, chocolate Swiss buttercream, Oreo Swiss buttercream and strawberry Swiss buttercream.

“Although events are canceled, people are still having birthdays and they still want to celebrate,” said Giamella.

The Blue Sheep Bake Shop also offers other specialty cakes such as a beer mug cake, a stone textures cake, a Harry Potter cake and a sculpted zombie cake.

To order

Toilet paper cake at Blue Sheep Bake Shop

Order online: bit.ly/33Ht2Ll

Cost: $85, which serves 6-8 people

Pickup and delivery: Price includes free delivery within five miles of Somerville. Curbside pickup is also available.

Jenna Intersimone has been a staff member at the USA Today Network New Jersey since 2014, after becoming a blogger-turned-reporter following the creation of her award-winning travel blog. To get unlimited access to her stories about food, drink and fun, please subscribe or activate your digital account today. Contact: JIntersimone@Gannett.com or @JIntersimone.

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