2014 was an amazing year for us. We opened our Washington Avenue location, celebrated our 65th anniversary, the Pumpecapple Piecake received national attention and it was another year serving our wonderful friends, family and customers in Houston and across the nation. Thank you to everyone who made this year so sweet! We will see you all in 2015!
We’ve been baking the giant Pumpecapple Piecake for many years, but recently the 24-pound, 11-inch tall confection has been making national news. No doubt, if you like Three Brothers Bakery on Facebook you have seen some of the wonderful coverage the piecake has received, but here are some of the highlights from the past month! ABC 13 This little story is what sparked much of the coverage this month. The […]
Three Brothers Bakery is no stranger to TV cameras and journalists. We’ve been on plenty of fun local television segments, talking about everything from the Bakery’s history to groom’s cakes. Bobby has also had the opportunity to work with several amazing national television programs that have really helped change Three Brothers Bakery’s business for the better. . For a more in-depth look at the Pirate Cake’s construction and Bobby’s television […]
If you’ve been to Three Brothers Bakery in the last month, you have probably seen this big guy. Well, it took a lot to get him here. This giant gingerbread man stands 6’5” (a little nod to our 65th anniversary) and is a life-sized replica of our traditional gingerbread men that we have been serving Houstonians for generations. We are proud of the gingerbread men we make, and that so […]
As we begin the new year we wanted to take some time to look back on 2013. We have some sweet memories from the past year that we will cherish forever. 2013 was a busy year for our bakery, but there are some major “wow” moments that come to mind. Last year we were named Retail Bakery of the Year by Modern Baking magazine. The magazine cited our successful family […]
Happy Pecan Pie and Thank an Intern Day! Today is National Pecan Pie Day, a favorite day of the year for us. Many people have asked us how our pecan pie reached national recognition. So why don’t you kick back with a cup of coffee and a slice of pecan pie, and I’ll tell you the story. It was August 2010, and Bobby picked up the phone. On the other […]
Here at Three Brothers we have a very special creation up our sleeves and it is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before! What is it you might ask? Well it’s the Pumpecapple Piecake. Pumpewhat? The Pumpecapple piecake is made of three piecakes – one layer of a pumpkin pie baked into a spice cake, topped by a layer of a pecan pie baked inside of a chocolate cake topped by […]
When you are in our line of business, there are few things that say “YOU DID IT!” such as waking up in the morning and knowing that your bakery will have some very important visitors that day… …that is, if those visitors are from Food Network itself! Three Brothers Bakery was honored and excited to play host to Tom Pizzica of the hit television show Outrageous Food and his amazing […]
What holiday cake stands 11 inches tall and weighs 23.5 pounds? What cake has an estimated total calorie count of 20,000 calories or 2,000 calories per slice and is not a wedding cake for 300 people? The Pumpecapple piecake of course! Dapper Greg Morago, Food Editor of The Houston Chronicle, called us a few weeks ago and asked if we would fulfill his whim of competing with the Cherpumple piecake […]