

His smile, despite the broken foot, reflects his appreciation because he knows others have more difficult struggles, whether it is the person with two broken limbs he sees in the orthopedic waiting room or the people he left behind in communist Cuba.įor Moreno, baking Cuban bread serves as a metaphor for the life he began as a youth in Cuba. blossom from a small operation to a Brandon destination that draws hundreds each day. Such passion from Jose and Susan helped the bakery at 906 W Robertson St.

The painstaking method doesn't even account for the time it takes to harvest and wash palmetto leaves he uses as "veins" to provide a natural break in the bread. In Moreno Bakery, the Brandon shop Jose Moreno shares with his wife, Susan, the Cuban-born baker refuses to skip a step in the five-hour traditional process of crafting Cuban bread, with two stages of rest and growth. The man in the boot cast covering his broken left foot still smiles, and it's a smile as fresh as the Cuban bread he bakes. Reprinted from the Tampa Bay Times, July 11, 2013. Frosted with cream cheese buttercream with toasted pecans sprinkled on top and toasted coconut on the sides of the cake. Italian Cream Cake*: Four layers of vanilla cake layered with cream cheese buttercream, toasted pecans and toasted coconut.Guava Cake: Four layers of sponge cake flavored with vanilla syrup and layered with custard, then topped with guava and whipped cream frosting.Boston Cream Pie: Four layers of yellow cake filled with custard and then topped with chocolate ganache.Strawberry Shortcake*: Four layers of vanilla cake flavored with orange syrup and layered with strawberries and whipped cream, topped with whipped cream frosting.Chocolate Mousse Cake: Four layers of chocolate cake layered with chocolate mousse topped with chocolate buttercream and ganache.Cannoli Cake*: Four layers of vanilla cake moistened with vanilla syrup and layered with cannoli cream and chocolate chips then frosted with vanilla buttercream and decorated with mini cannoli.Amaretto Cake*: Four layers of vanilla cake soaked with Amaretto syrup and layered with almond custard then topped with chocolate ganache and almond buttercream and finished with toasted almonds.Tiramisu Cake*: Four layers of sponge cake soaked with espresso syrup and layered with our cheese filling then topped with whipped cream.

Dulce de Leche Cake: Four layers of vanilla cake layered with Dulce de Leche mousse and topped with Dulce de leche whipped cream and decorated with more Dulce de Leche.Piña Colada Cake: Four layers of coconut cake moistened with coconut syrup and filled with piña colada custard, then frosted with rum buttercream and garnished with coconut and cherries.Some of our favorite cake combinations for you to try:
