On the Rise BakingSpecialty cakes & pastries · Tatnuck Square 📞 508-752-3809

Specialty cakes & pastries · Tatnuck Square

On the Rise Baking

Specialty cakes and pastries for the discerning taste — wedding and special-event cakes, French-style tarts, gluten-free pastries and excellent coffee in Tatnuck Square.

  • Café in Tatnuck Square since 2006
  • Gluten-free specialists
  • Custom cakes · 2-week notice
  • Open Thu–Sun

Baked by Chef Elizabeth Casey

Pastry chef and owner Elizabeth Casey earned her culinary arts degree at Johnson & Wales University, then apprenticed for two and a half years with a master German pastry chef at a four-star resort in Southern California, a year and a half with a master French pastry chef in Northern California, and a year in a bakery in Switzerland before coming home to Worcester.

On The Rise began over twenty years ago baking for brides in the area. In 2006 the café and storefront opened in Tatnuck Square. We still serve brides across the Greater Metro-West area and partner with venues such as Harrington Farms.

We use fresh, organic and locally-sourced ingredients as much as possible — our dairy is hormone/steroid free from Cooper’s Hilltop Farm in Rochdale. The case changes every week based on what’s in season.

Gluten-free, every day
Freshly baked gluten-free breakfast pastries and desserts, like our triple chocolate mousse cake with layers of dark, milk and white chocolate.
Wedding & event cakes
Weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, birthdays, retirements, First Communions, Confirmations, graduations — traditional or one-of-a-kind.
Dietary needs
Virtually all menu items can be modified to be gluten-, egg- or dairy-free.

Our cake flavors

Suggestions and customer favorites. Finishes include our famous buttercream, fondant, white chocolate fondant, chocolate ganache, white chocolate ribbon, and handmade sugar paste flowers and leaves.

Strawberry Genoise
A traditional European sponge cake made with fresh orange juice, layered with vanilla buttercream and fresh sliced strawberries.
Lemon Buttermilk
Moist lemon cake with fresh lemon zest and buttermilk, thin layers of lemon curd and lemon buttercream, vanilla buttercream finish.
Devil’s Food Chocolate
Dense, rich chocolate cake layered with bittersweet chocolate buttercream, finished with vanilla buttercream.
Chocolate Espresso Devil’s Food
Our devil’s food with a twist: chocolate ganache and espresso buttercream.
Carrot Cake
Spiced carrot cake with toasted walnuts and raisins, layered with fresh pineapple and tangy cream cheese frosting.
Red Velvet
The Southern favorite: layers of rich red velvet cake filled with cream cheese frosting.

Wedding & specialty cake request

Tell us about your event and Chef Casey will get back to you with pricing. All custom designed cakes require a minimum two week notice.

Demo form — requests are not sent anywhere yet. In the live site this goes straight to info@ontherisebaking.com.

✅ Thanks! This is a demo, so nothing was sent. On the live site Chef Casey gets your request right away — for now, call 508-752-3809 or email info@ontherisebaking.com.

Cakes must be paid in full by cash or bank check (credit cards not accepted) at least 2 weeks before the event.

Our flavors: Strawberry Genoise, Lemon Buttermilk, Devil’s Food Chocolate, Chocolate Espresso Devil’s Food, Carrot Cake, Red Velvet — other buttercream flavors and fresh seasonal fruit fillings on request.

📞 508-752-3809

Email info@ontherisebaking.com

Hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
Thursday7:30 AM – 1 PM
Friday7:30 AM – 1 PM
Saturday8 AM – 1 PM
Sunday8 AM – 1 PM

All custom designed cakes require a minimum two week notice.

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1120 Pleasant Street
Worcester, MA 01602
508-752-3809
info@ontherisebaking.com

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