La Cakerie to Open on Main Street in Bel Air

BEL AIR, MD — There will soon be a new place in Bel Air to have your cake and eat it too. La Cakerie is planning to open up a bakery and cafe on Main Street.

It marks a homecoming for nationally celebrated chef Jason Hisley.

Before wowing judges on the Food Network — winning "Cake Wars" earlier this year and "Cupcake Wars" in 2011 — Hisley grew up in Bel Air. In fact, he was head pastry chef at Bel Air's Flavor Cupcakery when the store won "Cupcake Wars."

He graduated from Bel Air High School in 2006, then went on to earn his bachelor's degree in baking and pastry arts from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. He also trained in European bakeries.

In 2012, Hisley opened his first La Cakerie location, on Allegheny Avenue in Towson. At the time, he told Patch that he hoped to open a store in Harford County one day.

Since then, he has also set up shop in Mount Vernon in Baltimore. Now La Cakerie has a food truck, catering service and presence at local markets, including the Belle Aire Market in Bel Air.

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La Cakerie in Bel Air is anticipated to open by the end of October, according to the Bel Air Downtown Alliance, which reports it will be at 22 South Main Street in Bel Air.

Photo of La Cakerie on Allegheny Avenue in Towson by Elizabeth Janney.