A girl and her mixer

Pardine Pastries creates custom desserts for particular palates.  Just a girl and her mixer, striving to bake uniquely delicious creations to suit any needs. Creating your dream treat is the ultimate goal, whether it is an unusual taste preference or a hard-to-please dietary restriction. Though cakes and cupcakes are the specialty, challenges in any sweet medium are welcomed!

OK, but what's a pardine?

According to the Oxford English dictionary, it is a mid-19th century word meaning, "relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a leopard." 

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According to me (Kat), I like cats and alliteration. Especially since this way I can be the Pardine Pastry Princess.

Personal Pardines Past and Present

Bustopher Upside Down

Bustopher Upside Down

Black cat upside down with tongue poking out, being pet by a White hand wearing a silver ring.

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Bustopher Jones (all black), Merill (tortoiseshell kitten), Marty (orange tabby), and Tera (brown tabby).

My name is Katarina Spungen, and I am the owner and head baker at Pardine Pastries. I grew up helping my mother in the kitchen, but it wasn't until college that I developed a passion for baking. After graduating from the University of Illinois, I moved to Chicago. Pardine Pastries was started shortly after! From the first paid order in November 2016 until August 2020, it was the perfect side gig while I figured out what I wanted to do next. I ultimately moved to Boston in the Fall of 2020 to pursue a Master's Degree in Theatre Education at Emerson College. Now that I have started to settle into my new city, I'm ready to get back to baking!

Services and Experience

  • Traditional desserts (cakes, cupcakes, pies, cookies, breakfast pastries, etc.)

  • Unusual flavors

  • Dietary substitutions (allergen removal, gluten free, vegan, organic, etc.)

  • Decorations (buttercream, gumpaste, fondant)