Oak Mill Bakery

**HAPPY (British) NATIONAL CUPCAKE WEEK**

Name: Oak Mill Bakery

Neighborhood: Wicker Park
Address: 2204 W North Ave
Map (link above): green pins
Nearest El Transit Locations:
Damen Blue Line stop
Hours: 
Tue - Sat 8am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm
Other Chicago Locations: 
Belmont Central, 5753 W Belmont Ave
Clearing West, 5747 S Harlem Ave
Bake On-Site: Some items
(and have local distribution center)
Individual Cupcake Prices: $1.95-3.25
Boxing/Packaging: Box w/out inserts

What makes this bakery special:
Oak Mill has deep, proud Polish roots. The founder has keeps involved with the Polish-American community, including donating to local charities, such as Gift from the Heart.

Cupcake Purchased and Reviewed:
Vanilla (?)
Cake: Vanilla
with Meringue (?)
Appearance: 1
Size: Average
Bite #: 3
Moisture: 1
Price: $2.25

Additional Notes:

Left: Mouse (not a cupcake)
Right: Vanilla Cupcake with cookie

Oak Mill Bakery is the bakery I discovered on my way to Bake a few weeks ago. I was really looking forward to getting a cupcake from here because when I stopped in that first time their cupcakes on display were decorated all fun and exciting (for example, one had goofy cross-eyes). I was also taken by the beautiful mousse treats they had on display next to the cupcakes. When I stopped in today, however, I admit I was a little disappointed. There were no fun cupcakes, just some small plain ones on a cake stand. The (nice) employee didn't even know what flavor the one I got was (she guessed vanilla). I'm sure you're wondering why there is a mousse dessert next to the cupcake in the photo above, huh? Well, to make this trip more worth the time I decided I would give in and purchase outside of the cupcake limits--just this once! I'm glad I did. The cupcake was dry and I have doubts that it was vanilla; it was kind of like angel's food cake but I'm not exactly sure. (With the combination of the frosting and the cake I expected it to be lemon, but I certainly didn't taste lemon.) The frosting was meringue, or if I'm wrong it was very fluffy, sticky (in a good way) vanilla frosting. Overall, I wasn't impressed with the cupcake but the mousse was fantastic and I do want to maybe stop in another time for one of the fun cupcakes I saw a few weeks ago. Now, in their defense this is a European-style pastry shop, so as long as the other European desserts are tasty I say kudos for even carrying cupcakes.
Indoor seating.

As mentioned above, the owners/founders are very involved with the Polish-American community, regularly donate to local charities, donate leftover desserts to local food banks, and recycle what they can.