Tullio's Bakery

We knew we'd be visiting family in Corolla on the weekend of my son's second birthday. I knew from previous visits that Tullio's made some gluten free treats, so I decided to ring them about making a gluten free cake. We settled on a 12" gluten free almond cake with buttercream frosting. The cake was about $80. (Base price was about $70 - I asked for green grass atop the cake which cost $10 extra.) They offered to do the jungle animals for an additional $15, but I opted to get the decorations from Amazon and place them myself. I'm a control freak like that, hehe. Something you need to know when ordering a cake is that you can't specify a pickup time, only the day. You might be the first cake done at 8am or the last cake done just before 6pm. Since they need to sanitize their baking supplies, they did our cake close to the end of the day. That created some challenges with our plans, but we made it work. Best part - The cake. I was extremely pleased with the gluten free almond cake. It was moist and flavorful. I would definitely order it again. Not favorite part - The frosting. My Italian baker mother-in-law said it's fantastic authentic buttercream. To me, it tastes like a mix of buttercream and whipped frosting. As a note, I grew up on traditional country style buttercream (unsalted butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, milk). This wasn't that. Just know going into the order that it'll be a little softer than the buttercream that stiffens. It doesn't taste bad, just not what I was expecting. No one got sick from gluten contamination. That's a huge deal! Would I order another cake? Yes. Do I love that Duck has a proper bakery? Yes! Would I recommend them? Yes.

The most delicious Gluten Free and nut free cupcakes! Thank you for including gluten free on your menu!

On my recent trip to the area, I needed a gluten free celebration cake. I called Tullios and everyone with whom I spoke during the process was respectful of my needs, instructed me to pick up the cake at the end of the day so they could clean the equipment before they make the gf cake. I am very gluten intolerant, but I can’t speak for anyone else’s circumstances, I can only say that this cake worked well for me with zero repercussions. Not only that, it was one of the most delicious cakes I have EVER eaten. The buttercream was light, silky and not overly sweet. The texture of the sponge was also light, soft and moist. It was phenomenal. I fantasize about this cake, I lust after this cake and may have to move to Duck. Thank you for respecting my needs and creating such a glorious treat. EK