Bake'n Babes in the Press

This Tampa Bakery Is Now Offering Their Freak Shakes In DIY At-Home Kits
Curry says the business received several messages from customers wishing to get a taste of their signature Pride Shake but feeling unsafe to leave their homes; thus the Freak Shake kit was born.
7 Rainbow Eats & Drinks In Florida For Pride Month That Are Almost Too Gorgeous To Eat
Bake’n Babes is known for its elaborate Freak Shakes and the Pride Shake is available through the month of June in all its colorful glory. Two dollars of the proceeds from each shake sold goes to Metro Inclusive Health.


A Tampa Bakery Will Bake Against Racism This Weekend & It’s A Perfect Excuse To Get Sweets
There are so many reasons to love Tampa bakery Bake’n Babes. Giant freak shakes, delicious desserts — not to mention a passion for community. This weekend you’ll get the chance to experience both that deliciousness and drive at their virtual Bakers Against Racism sale.
That’s So Tampa: ’90s themed bar/restaurant, Gen X, reopens and adds Bake’n Babes to its kitchen
The most creative bakery in all of Tampa is joining a popular ’90’s themed bar in downtown Tampa, so I think we all win. That’s So Tampa: ’90s themed bar/restaurant, Gen X, reopens and adds Bake’n Babes to its kitchen


Bake’n Babes will permanently operate out of Gen-X Tavern in downtown Tampa
Bake’n Babes, the Tampa bakery known for its over-the-top milkshakes and massive chocolate chip cookies, will permanently operate out of Gen-X Tavern in downtown Tampa. TBBJ: Bake’n Babes will permanently operate out of Gen-X Tavern in downtown Tampa
Narcity: This Tampa Bakery With Massive ‘Freak Shakes’ Will Reopen At A New Location This Week
If you don’t know about Bake’n Babes bakery in Tampa, then that means you’ve been living your life without Freak Shakes, and that’s just no life to live! If you’re pining for your favorite wild shake now, or are curious to try your first, you’ll have to wait just a bit longer. Tampa Bakery Bake’n


Creative Loafing: Tampa’s Bake’n Babes is moving out of the Hall on Franklin and looking to grow
the bakery that’s home to Sleazy Brownies, insane chocolate chip cookies and Freak Shakes good enough for Lizzo to come try—is moving out of the Tampa Heights food hall, which has been temporarily closed since March 20. Creative Loafing: Tampa’s Bake’n Babes is moving out
of the Hall on Franklin and looking to grow
ABC Action News: Create your own Quarantine Freak Shake to win a milkshake party from Bake’n Babes
If you’re missing your massive, over-the-top themed Freak Shakes, Bake’n Babes is challenging you to make your own at home. Enter the Quarantine Freak Shake Challenge for a chance to win a Freak Shake party for four once the pandemic is over. ABC Action News: Create your own Quarantine Freak Shake to win a milkshake


A Local Tampa Eatery Is Giving Free Pasta Meals To Service Industry Workers In Need
When times get hard, humans band together to bring as much comfort to each other as they can. With restaurants closing their dining rooms and grocery store staples selling out, Floridians across the state may be wondering where to turn. Delivery and take out is always an option, but one Tampa restaurant is offering a […]
Bake’n Babes, Heart Gallery Team Up for Sweet Valentine Freakshake
Bake’n Babes creates a new freakshake each month, and this February’s freakshake is extra sweet—in every sense of the word. That’s because Curry has partnered with the Heart Gallery of Tampa, a nonprofit that shares portraits of foster children to increase their chances of being adopted. WUSF: Bake’n Babes, Heart Gallery Team Up for Sweet […]


7 Of The Most Over-The-Top Foods To Try In Tampa That You Never Knew
Why You Need To Go: Their shakes are seriously sweet, served in massive mugs, topped with cakes, cookies, brownies — you name it. Each month they make a unique freak shake different from their standard offerings; they even made a Lizzo themed one that she actually came to try on the last day it existed. […]
Brick Media: Tampa Business Spotlight: Bake’n Babes
Bake’n Babes Founder Julie Curry This isn’t your grandmother’s milkshake; they are, literally, works of art. And the decadent, three-layer sleazy brownie won Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay How Is This Vegan? award. Brick Media: Tampa Business Spotlight: Bake’n Babes


Tampa bakery raises money with milkshakes for young woman with breast cancer
Bake’n Babes is donating money through the sale of its popular “Freak Shakes” to Victoria Burnham, a 25-year-old diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Bake’n Babes is selling a “Think Pink” Freak Shake through Sunday, October 13, with all proceeds going straight to Burnham. Bake Magazine: Tampa bakery raises money with milkshakes for young woman […]
Lizzo just got her ‘freak’ on with a milkshake in Tampa. Next stop, Miami
The rapper was in town for a concert at the Yuengling Center last night, and stopped by a local bakery that made a special milkshake just for her. Miami Herald: Lizzo just got her ‘freak’ on with a milkshake in Tampa. Next stop, Miami


Tampa bakery creates over-the-top ‘freak shake’ in honor of Lizzo concert
Why You Need To Go: Their shakes are seriously sweet, served in massive mugs, topped with cakes, cookies, brownies — you name it. Each month they make a unique freak shake different from their standard offerings; they even made a Lizzo themed one that she actually came to try on the last day it existed. […]
This Sweet Spot In Tampa Just Released Their Limited Time Campfire S’mores Milkshake
If we had to pick one thing from the many that this sweet spot in Florida is known for, it’s gotta be their insane milkshakes. This month, Bake’n Babes is serving up campfire vibes for a
limited time with this month’s Freak Shake. Narcity: This Sweet Spot In Tampa Just Released Their Limited Time Campfire […]


The Most Instagram-Worthy Restaurants and Foods in Tampa!
Have a sweet tooth or chocolate craving? Bake’n Babes can satisfy both of those cravings with their Instagram-worthy specialty shakes. And if you’re more hungry than thirsty, each shake comes with a full piece of cake, cookie or brownie! 813 Media: The Most Instagram-Worthy Restaurants and Foods in Tampa!
This Wildly Sweet Bakery In Central Florida Is Totally Worth A Road Trip
It is a little hard to keep a bikini diet when there are so many good treats to choose from during the summer. Bake’n Babes is a local Tampa bakery that creates pure treats using locally sourced and preservative-free ingredients. Narcity: This Wildly Sweet Bakery In Central Florida Is Totally Worth A Road Trip


11 Instagrammable Restaurants & Bars Around Tampa
two words: Freak Shake. Each month pastry chef Julie Curry and her team create a new overthe-top milkshake topped with full-sized pastries that are made to be Instagrammed. South Tampa Magazine: 11 Instagrammable Restaurants & Bars Around Tampa
This Babe Eats: Bake’n Babes
My favorite thing on her menu is actually one of my top desserts in Tampa that I have mentioned multiple times on my Instagram. The Freak Shake. A crazy, over the top, photogenic, DELICIOUS milk shake that she changes up monthly. This Babe Eats: Bake’n Babes


This Tampa Bakery Is Now Offering Their Freak Shakes In DIY At-Home Kits
Curry says the business received several messages from customers wishing to get a taste of their signature Pride Shake but feeling unsafe to leave their homes; thus the Freak Shake kit was born.

7 Rainbow Eats & Drinks In Florida For Pride Month That Are Almost Too Gorgeous To Eat
Curry says the business received several messages from customers wishing to get a taste of their signature Pride Shake but feeling unsafe to leave their homes; thus the Freak Shake kit was born.

A Tampa Bakery Will Bake Against Racism This Weekend & It’s A Perfect Excuse To Get Sweets
There are so many reasons to love Tampa bakery Bake’n Babes. Giant freak shakes, delicious desserts — not to mention a passion for community. This weekend you’ll get the chance to experience both that deliciousness and drive at their virtual Bakers Against Racism sale.

Photographer, baker team up to make your Instagram better
As “foodie photography” grows in popularity, local photographer Chip Weiner and Bake’n Babes owner Julie Curry are teaming up to offer a photography class to help transform your feed from yuck to yum. WTSP Channel 10: Photographer, baker team up to make your
Instagram better
20 woman-owned Tampa Bay restaurants you should’ve tried by now
Owner, Julie Curry, dreams up decadent combinations like her Sleazy Brownie made up of layers of cookie dough, Oreo and brownie batter. Creative Loafing: 20 woman-owned Tampa Bay restaurants you should’ve tried by now

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How Bake’n Babes owner Julie Curry went from novice cook to sweet success
There’s nothing inherently difficult about it — it’s making cookies and brownies,” she says. “But to stand out, there’s a level of work ethic and commitment that can’t be taught.” Tampa Bay Times: How Bake’n Babes owner Julie Curry went from novice cook to sweet success
Sweet Dreams with Bake’n Babes’ Julie Curry
The success of Curry’s cupcakes formed the foundation for Bake’n Babes, a pastry and confectionery joint in the Hall on Franklin. Since opening a brick-and-mortar store in 2017, Curry’s reputation for raucous sweet treats like the boozy Irish Car Bomb cupcake and a (secretly vegan) salted chocolate chip cookie has made her a star at […]


Meet the Locals
Julie Curry holding a tray of liege waffles preparing to dust them with powdered sugar We are beyond honored to appear alongside so many exceptional people. Make it Tampa Bay: Meet the Locals
From Contest to Business: How Bake’n Babes Came to Be
Read about us in Florida State Homes. Big thanks to Elisha for the feature. Florida State Homes: From Contest to Business: How Bake’n Babes Came to Be
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Bake’n Babes Bakery
Mel Santell joined us in the kitchen and helped us spread the love this Valentine’s Day. FOODxFEELS: Bake’n Babes Bakery
Food & Wine: Where There Were No Food Halls, Tampa Suddenly Has Two
We love the recognition that the Tampa Heights community gets in Food & Wine. We couldn’t ask for a better community, the support that we get is truly humbling: When The Hall on Franklin, an ambitious sit-down service food hall opened up last fall in the up-and-coming Tampa Heights neighborhood of—you guessed it—Tampa, everyone […] cookie has made her a star at […]


Meet Julie Curry of Bake’n Babes
Cupcakes with white icing and Parisian flourishes
We sat down with VoyageMIA to answer a few questions about how Bake’n Babes got started and where we’re heading. VoyageMIA: Meet Julie Curry of Bake’n Babes
Seven eateries in one at new Tampa food hall
Interior shot of The Hall on Franklin while busy
Travel Weekly stopped by The Hall on Franklin and they liked what they saw: Part of downtown Tampa’s changing landscape is a new European-inspired specialty food hall. The Hall on Franklin is an 8,000 square-foot eatery housing seven vendors, including some of Tampa’s most innovative chefs and mixologists showcasing the local culinary scene. Travel
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These Tampa Bay restaurants took honors in the Golden Spoon Awards
The Hall on Franklin took its spot as “Best New Restaurant” in Tampa. To win a Golden Spoon Award is exciting enough, but to be featured alongside these Tampa heavy-hitters is a dream come true. Tampa Bay Times: These Tampa Bay restaurants took honors in the Golden Spoon Awards
The Hall on Franklin’ has delicious options for everyone
The Hall on Franklin is the latest food and drink concept that has become popular since its opening in Tampa Heights. Under one roof, you have several differently-owned restaurants, a bar, a bakery and a coffee shop. And unlike a food court, where you’d have to order and pay at each place separately, you have the bar and table service open, where you pay on one check. Regardless of who orders from which concept.

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Sit-down food service ramps up the experience at seven-vendor Hall on Franklin
Learn all about the incredible concepts coming to The Hall on Franklin in this Tampa Bay Times article. TampaBay.com: Sit-down food service ramps up the experience at seven-vendor Hall on Franklin
Food, Glorious Food
We’re honored to be featured inside In The Field this month. We had a chance to talk about our love for locally-grown produce and the influence that our city’s history has on our cuisine. In The Field: Food, Glorious Food

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The Hall on Franklin
We loved reading about how our new home was started. Tampa Bay Business Journal: The Hall on Franklin, Tampa’s new restaurant collective, takes shape in historic Heights storefront
Unique dining concept, The Hall on Franklin, coming to Tampa Heights
Read about Jamal Wilson’s inspiration for The Hall on Franklin at 83 Degrees. 83 Degrees: Unique dining concept, The Hall on Franklin, coming to Tampa Heights


Tampa Heights Getting Chef-driven Experience
Our founder, Julie Curry, sat down with the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation to discuss what it’s like balancing a business and taking care of a family while living in Tampa’s rapidly growing downtown. Tampa EDC: A Slice of Tampa Life: Balancing Business, Baking, and Family In Downtown
A Slice of Tampa Life
Our founder, Julie Curry, sat down with the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation to discuss what it’s like balancing a business and taking care of a family while living in Tampa’s rapidly growing downtown. Tampa EDC: A Slice of Tampa Life: Balancing Business, Baking, and Family In Downtown

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Saturdays are Sweeter
We are forever grateful for the opportunity to experiment at a venue known for pushing Tampa’s culinary scene forward. Anise Global Gastrobar: Anise Saturdays are Sweeter
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