Tag's Bakery Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Tag's Bakery, a delightful gem located at 2010 Central St, Evanston, IL. Known for its irresistible selection of baked goods, Tag's is the perfect retreat for dessert lovers.
The menu showcases a variety of cookies, cakes, and donuts that bring warmth and nostalgia. Indulge in flavors like apple fritters, cinnamon sugar twists, and their famous smiley face cookies. Each treat is handcrafted, ensuring quality in every bite. The bakery also offers breakfast items, such as Cinnamon Crimps and gourmet cinnamon buns, perfect for starting your day on a sweet note.
What sets Tag’s apart? Their commitment to customer satisfaction is evident; many patrons recall fond memories tied to their confections. Whether you're picking up cakes for special celebrations or enjoying a morning treat, each visit is sure to be memorable. Experience the love and craft that makes Tag's Bakery a cherished part of the Evanston community!
Cakes
Florentines
Originally from Vienna, a confection of honey, butter, sugar and almonds, baked and coated on one side with chocolate. Our signature item for over 45 years!
Butter Cookies
We have a large selection of handmade tea cookies available by the pound
Large Iced Cookie
smiley face, sports, animal, and most things in between or custom design your special order
Large Cookies
Chocolate Chip, M&M, Oatmeal Raisin, Sugar and Rainbow or Chocolate Sprinkle
Almond Macaroons
Our recipe has been around for generations, made from almond paste, egg whites and sugar
Donuts
Apple Fritter, Buttermilk, Chocolate Long John, Chocolate, Cider, Cinnamon Sugar Twist, Cinnamon Twirl, Coconut, Custard Bismark, Double Chocolate, French Donut, Glazed Long John, Glazed, Plain, Powder Sugar, Pretzel, Raspberry Bismark, Sour Cream, and Sprinkle
Individual Danish
Almond, Apple, Apricot, Blueberry, Cheese, Cherry, Pecan, Pineapple, Plain, Praline, Raisin, Raspberry, Raspberry swirl, and Streusel
Coffee Cake Strips
Almond, Apple, Apple Raisin, Apple Strudel, Apricot, Blueberry, Butter Strip, Caramel Loaf, Caramel Pecan Loaf, Cardamom, Cheese, Cherry, Cherry Strudel, Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Melt Away, Open-Faced Apple, Open Faced Cherry, Peach, Pecan, Pineapple, Raisin, Raspberry, Sinfully Chocolate, and Streusel
Round Coffee Cakes
Almond Ring, Apple Cinnamon, Apricot-Lemon, Bavarian Twirl, Blueberry Cheese, Butter, Butterscotch Pecan, Carmel Pecan Crunch, Cherry Cheese, Pizza, Raspberry-Lemon, and Streusel
Donut Holes
Plain, Cinnamon, Powdered Sugar or dipped in Chocolate
Muffins
Banana, Blueberry, Bran, Chocolate Chip, Cranberry, Lemon - Poppy Seed, Morning Glory (carrot), Pumpkin
Quick Breads
Apple, Banana, Blueberry Sour Cream, Carrot, Cranberry, Date Nut, Lemon, Lemon Poppy seed, Plain, Pumpkin, and Raspberry
Miscellaneous Breakfast Items
Cinnamon Crimps (a cinnamon swirl bread rolled in cinnamon sugar) with or without raisins, Cinnamon or Harvest Scones, Croissants, French Raisin Rolls, and gourmet cinnamon buns on Saturdays
Cookies
Breakfast Items
Bavarian Rum Pastry
Yellow soufflé cake filled with Bavarian rum cream and pecans iced in French Vanilla buttercream
Cake Pops
Chocolate or vanilla cake, decorations vary thru the year
Caracas
Chocolate soufflé cake sprinkled with coffee liqueur filled with mocha buttercream finished with chocolate glaze
Carrot Cake Pastry
Carrot cake filled with cream cheese and iced with French buttercream
Chocolate Éclair
An éclair shell filled with custard and finished with a chocolate icing
Chocolate Glaze Pastry
Chocolate soufflé cake filled with French buttercream and covered in chocolate glaze
French Vanilla Pastry
Yellow soufflé cake with French buttercream filling and icing
Fudge Cup
Yellow cake filled with vanilla buttercream with fudge icing
Fudge Square
chocolate soufflé cake filled with chocolate French buttercream, rolled in chocolate sprinkles, topped with fudge icing and decorated with a chocolate diamond
German Chocolate Pastry
Chocolate soufflé cake filled with alternating layers of German chocolate filling and fudge; the sides are iced with fudge, and topped with German chocolate filling
Lemon Pastry
Yellow soufflé cake filled with lemon curd and iced in lemon French buttercream
Marzipan Pastry
Yellow soufflé cake filled with Bavarian cream then covered in Marzipan
Midnight Rose
Chocolate soufflé cake filled with a thin layer of ganache and chocolate buttercream, dipped in chocolate, topped with French buttercream and decorated with a fudge rose
Red Velvet Pastry
Red velvet cake with cream cheese filling and iced with French buttercream
Raspberry Pastry
Yellow soufflé cake with filled with raspberry preserve and a thin layer of vanilla buttercream and iced in raspberry French buttercream
Truffle Balls
Small bites in a variety of flavors, carrot cake, red velvet, mocha, chocolate and rum
Cobbler
Sugar cookie crust, filled with blueberry, cherry, apple or peach with a lattice sugar cookie top
Crunch Cup
Yellow cake coated with toasted coconut and a white glaze
Frangipane Tart
Tart shell baked with almond cream and topped with assorted fruits
French Raisin Roll
Croissant dough with custard and raisins with or without icing
Fruit Stix
Puff pastry dough with raspberry filling or with an apricot filling topped with almonds
Kolacky
Kolacky dough made with sour cream topped with cheese or assorted fruit fillings
Palmier
Thin layers of pastry dough baked with sugar
Pecan Crispie
Danish dough rolled thin baked with cinnamon and pecans
Pop Tart
Pie dough filled with raspberry, blueberry, or cherry
Swedish Pretzel
Puff pastry and cookie dough swirled together, sprinkled with crystalized sugar available plain or with almonds
Turnover
Puff pastry dough with an apple or cherry filling Upside down cup - Pineapple or blueberry
Upside Down Cup
Yellow cake with pineapple or blueberry on top
Individual Desserts
Miscellaneous Treats
Philly Fluff
Butter and cream cheese pound cake and dusted with powdered sugar
Cinnamon Crumb
Yellow cream cake swirled and coated with cinnamon crumble
Tropical Fruit
Yellow Cake with chopped orange, lemon, and pineapple in the batter, sliced almonds around the sides and dusted with powdered sugar
Louisiana Crunch
Yellow Cake coated with toasted coconut and a white glaze
Breads
Butter Crust, Country French, Egg Twist, French, Home-Style, Limpa, Rye, Six Grain, Sourdough, and Whole Wheat Pullman Loaves Wheat and White
Rolls
Assorted (sesame, poppy seed, plain) Baking Powder Biscuits, Brat Buns, Butter Crust, 12 size Butter Crust, Sourdough, Hamburger Buns, 12 size Hamburger Buns, Hard Rolls, Hot Dog Buns, Mini Croissants, Parker House, Pretzel Roll, and Silver Dollar Rolls
Bundt Cakes
Bread
Quiche
Ham & Cheddar or Spinach & Mushroom quiche whole, half, or by the slice Filled
Croissants
filled with ham & cheese or spinach & feta
Soft Pretzels
Pretzel Roll
with or without cheese
Pretzel Bites
Honey Mustard, Garlic Parmesan, Sriracha, Chocolate, and White Chocolate
Bite Sized Breakfast
Caramel Pecan Roll, Cinnamon Schnecken, Danish, Muffins, Scones,
On the Savory Side
On the smaller side
Chocolate Square
Chocolate cake filled with chocolate buttercream and coated in chocolate Cream Puff - puff pastry filled with whipped cream, custard, and raspberry preserve
Diamond Truffle
a fudge iced brownie coated in chocolate Éclair - éclair shell filled with custard with a chocolate coated top
Fruit Tarts
mini tart shell filled with lemon curd or custard filled topped with apricot, blueberry, strawberry, and raspberry
Mini cupcakes
We have a variety of mini cupcakes and icings to choose from
Mini Sacher
Chocolate cake filled with apricot preserve and coated in a chocolate
Mocha
Yellow cake filled ganache and mocha buttercream then coated in a mocha colored white chocolate shell
Petit Four
Yellow cake filled with a strawberry preserve and coated in white chocolate
Fruit Pies
Apple with a double crust or streusel topping, Blueberry, Cherry, Peach Taffy Apple (Streusel topping drizzled with Carmel)
Specialty Pies
Banana cream, Coconut Cream, French Silk, Key Lime and Lemon Meringue
Seasonal Pies
Mince, Pecan, Plum Kuchen, Pumpkin, and Strawberry Rhubarb