CALLING ALL OF CAKE NATION
Every cake has a story. Every story has you.
Dr. Cake Man Raven is gathering the photos, memories, and moments that have made his journey so special—for a book celebrating the people behind it all.
Be part of the book
CAKE MAN RAVEN PORTRAIT BY KAMAL ROBINSON
THE NEXT CHAPTER
The celebrations. The first bite. The people who kept coming back.
This book is a place for the memories that live beyond the cake box. A birthday made brighter. A family tradition. A laugh in the shop. A moment with Cake Man Raven you’ve never forgotten.
We’re inviting family, friends, and Cake Nation to help bring those moments together. Send a photograph, tell a story, or share a few words from the heart.
Help us tell itWHAT’S HAPPENING IN CAKE NATION
Anniversary news, invitations, and the next chapter of a life in cake.
Event date & time to be announced
Cake Nation, you’re invited to be part of the next chapter. Share your photographs, stories, messages, and memorabilia for Cake Man Raven’s special book.
Event venue to be announced. Memory drop-offs: 201 West 135th Street, New York, NY 10030.
Be part of the book ↗THE CAKE. THE PEOPLE. THE MEMORIES.
Extraordinary cakes. Everyday moments. Explore the photos, then share a memory of your own.
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Portraits
Photography by Kamal Robinson
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THE MAN BEHIND THE CAKE
Portrait photography by Kamal Robinson
Before the towering cakes and the lines around the block, there was a grandmother’s kitchen.
Raven P. D. Dennis III—known to Cake Nation as Cake Man Raven—found his inspiration watching his grandmother bake in Lynchburg, South Carolina. That early love of baking grew into a career defined by Southern red velvet and an imagination that thinks far beyond the cake stand.1
After years of baking from his Harlem apartment, he opened Cake Man Raven Confectionery in Brooklyn in 2000. The Fulton Street shop became a gathering place for people who came for a slice and found a community.2
A New York landmark, reimagined in cake. For Columbia University’s 250th anniversary, Raven created a 13-foot-tall red velvet replica of Low Library.3
Today, the invitation is personal: help preserve the stories behind the celebrations. The next chapter needs the people who were there.
KEEP IT PERSONAL
You can also drop off copies of photos, stories, and memorabilia at the Harlem shop.
1. New York Amsterdam News, “Shop Harlem all year!” — family inspiration, Harlem shop address, and telephone.
2. Black Enterprise, “Cake Man” (2006) — beginnings in Harlem, the Brooklyn bakery, and its community.
3. Columbia University, “Columbia Celebrates With 13-Foot Cake” — the Low Library anniversary cake.
The invitation to contribute to the book and the submission email come from Cake Man Raven’s supplied flyer.
Portrait photography by Kamal Robinson. Additional gallery images supplied in the Cake Man Raven photo collection. Anniversary flyer supplied by Cake Man Raven’s team.
Original cake photography: courtesy of Cake Man Raven, as credited in NYC EATS, “Bake Masters.”
