elena’s handcrafted cakes and delicious treats

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There is a saying from the old country: ‘Good food is first tasted with the eyes’.

In Elena’s kitchen, this old saying is never forgotten. Elena herself comes from a long line of cooks – knowledge, skills and recipes passed on from mother to daughter for generations. When you eat from her kitchen you always know you’ll be getting wonderful food, made with fine ingredients.

Delicious cakes, sweets, and savories cooked in a time honored European tradition – fashioned with care – from Elena’s kitchen to your table!

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Just send us an email telling us which item(s) you are interested in ordering, along with your phone number, and we will contact you with additional info (current pricing, availability, pic-up location, etc). Serving residents of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Local pickup only, please. All orders are cash or check only, and can be paid at time of pick-up. Large orders may require a deposit.

We will try to accommodate your time constraints, but please make an effort to order 24-48 hours before your special event.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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I have personally tried several of Elena’s items. They are all delicious and perfect for any occasion. I would highly recommend her.

– Julie

‘Rotten Stump’ Torte

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Introducing the Elena’s Kitchen Original Version “Rotten Stump Torte”.

Four combination chocolate / vanilla layers, 2-9″ (bottom) and 2-8″ (top), over 5 and a half pounds, apricot glazed top, filled and surrounded with my custom chocolate Bavarian Cream with edible hedgehog and mushroom decorations.

Beautiful and delicious. Serves 14+

A great gift for any party.

Please order at least a week in advance.

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$40.00

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Lemon Torte

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Here is my version of Lemon Torte. Rich and buttery, 8 inches, 4 pounds, 3 individually baked sponge cake layers with fresh raspberries (optional) in the layers, and filled between layers with Elena’s Kitchen version of lemon / vanilla Bavarian Cream, and topped with lemon Swiss Meringue buttercream frosting and pure lemon curd. Decorated with fresh raspberries (optional) and shaved white chocolate. Serves 10+

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$35.00

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Strawberry Delight Torte

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Strawberry Delight Torte

Starting at $20.00 (depending on current market prices for strawberries)

A light, spring and summer “naked” torte with fresh strawberries in the filling and on top.

8 inches, 4 layers, over 4 pounds (2 pounds of hand-cut strawberries alone mixed in the filling!)

Delicious but not too sweet. Decoration may vary.

Serves 10+

Please order 48 hours prior to your event.

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Torte Spartak


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Chocolate ‘Torte Spartak’ is one of the most popular tortes in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Once you try it, you’ll know why!

Here’s my version: It’s 8 inches, made with 8-10 individually baked chocolate with hint of honey layers and frosted with vanilla Bavarian Cream. It weighs in at over 4 pounds of deliciousness.

A great GIFT for any occasion.

Decorations may vary.
Order at least 3 days in advance.
Serves 10+

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$30.00

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Torte “КЛУБНИКА” (Strawberry)


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Torte “КЛУБНИКА” (Strawberry)

NEW! An original creation from Elena’s Kitchen.

Only available in summertime berry season.

8 inches, 8 individually baked layers, filled with vanilla Bavarian Cream mixed with a pound of hand chopped strawberries. Super creamy but not overly sweet.

Decorations may vary.

Please order minimum 3 days in advance. Serves 10+

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$30.00

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Chocolate Salami

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Chocolate salami is a Portuguese and Italian dessert made from cocoa, broken cookies, butter, and condensed milk. The dessert became very popular across Europe and elsewhere.

This is my version, based on the recipe my mother used to make when I was a kid, and my whole family loved it. Simple ingredients, natural and tasty, looks beautiful and is available in different varieties, from the Basic Original, as described above, or modified with additional ingredients, like crunchy peanut butter and chocolate/peanut candy chunks in my #2 Fancy Chocolate Salami, to my gourmet #4 Super Deluxe which includes Amaretto soaked apricots and almonds. The variations are listed below with their prices and descriptions.

If you have ideas about other ingredients you’d like to have included, let me know. The possibilities are endless. If you can dream it. I can make it!

Great for any occasion, especially as a novel treat around the holidays. Makes a unique GIFT.

One pound stick, coated in cocoa or powdered sugar.

#1 Original Basic Chocolate Salami
$8.00 each (1 LB)

#2 Fancy Crunchy Peanut Butter Chocolate Salami

With Crunchy Peanut Butter and Peanut/Chocolate Candy.

$12.00 each (1 LB)

#3 Premium Chocolate Salami

This gourmet version features dried cranberries and raisins soaked in White Chocolate Irish Cream Liqueur with finely chopped walnuts.

$15.00 (1 LB)

#4 Super Deluxe Chocolate Salami

Another gourmet variety. This one has diced dried apricots soaked in Amaretto and chopped almonds. Delicious!

$15.00 (1 LB)

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Creamy Peanut Butter Torte

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Elena’s Kitchen presents the “Creamy Peanut Butter Torte” (CPBT, for those in the know!) A big hit for children and adults alike. Created by special request, this torte is now available to anyone who loves peanut butter and chocolate. Two marbled layers of peanut butter and chocolate cake, with a creamy peanut butter cream filling and topping. (As an option, you can request crunchy peanut butter in the layers.)

Will decorate to your specifications. (Crushed nuts, Reese’s cups or pieces, you name it…)

Nine inches, four and a half pounds of party-pleasing goodness! Serves 10+

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$25.00

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Adults Only Torte

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Introducing the Elena’s Kitchen Original “Adults Only Torte”. Layers and cream are generously infused with White Chocolate Irish Cream Liquor, for a unique taste sensation. Definitely not for children! (However, you can order the non-alcoholic Hazelnut infused version as an option that is kid friendly)

Two combination chocolate / vanilla layers, 8 inches, over 4 pounds, with chocolate chip accents. Decoration may vary.

Rich, buttery, and deliciously creamy! Serves 10+

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$30.00

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Custom Easter Eggs

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Here’s a great idea for a fancy centerpiece for your Easter table… handcrafted European, old world style, naturally dyed and decorated Easter Eggs.

These are made by a special technique using large WHITE eggs, hard boiled to perfection and dyed simultaneously, using dill and parsley as stencils. The dye is from a natural, non-toxic source that won’t come off on your fingers, or leach through the shell.

Incredible, edible and uniquely, naturally beautiful!

No muss, no fuss.

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$10.00 per dozen

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Inner Beauty Torte

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It’s 9 inches, over 5 pounds of fruity, creamy, crazy delight, wrapped in chocolate “leather” crepes encasing additional “leather” packets filled with a fruity soufflé, revealing a festive, abstract, impressionistic looking inner beauty when the torte is cut.

Rich and sweet. Serves 10+

Toppings and decoration may vary. Great for any event. Serves 10+

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$30.00

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