Pipeline Bakeshop
Our Story
MISSION
To share the taste of aloha with the globe
vision
Serving up the classic treats with Hawaiian Island flavors
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THE WAY WE STARTED
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the malasada challenge
The goal was to have the best malasada on island. so we began testing small batches and frying them in a little home fryer. It took one year and over 100 batches to perfect, but the final result came back with rave reviews. We did our first big test on Malasada Day in 2015, frying up 6 malasadas at a time and boxing up over 600 malasadas to spread across the island and get some feedback. Once our malasadas were proven to be a huge hit upon the locals, we were ready to move on and prepare to open our first location.
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finding our home
We begun scouting for a location every day and finally found our gem in Kaimuki that used to be a toy store called Toys n’ Joys. Converting a toy store to a Bakeshop & Creamery would prove to be a challenging task. After multiple plan changes, getting proper electrical, plumbing and venting in, shoveling a bunch of dirt, buying professional equipment, building out a full commercial kitchen and decorating it to resemble an old Hawaiian plantation shop, we had our soft opening on July 1st, 2016 with rave reviews and great feedback.
We officially opened our doors on Sept.8, 2016.
pipeline the brand
Old family recipes were brought out of the kitchen and test baking began with lots of experiments and failures. We wanted to have good old fashioned desserts and knew we had to make homemade ice cream from scratch to go with those desserts. We set our intentions to make the best ice cream without having any idea of how to make it, what machines to get, what recipes to try.
A basic menu was created with items like malasadas, homemade ice cream, banana bread, energy bars and cookies. Our Cake Bomb® was introduced and became increasingly popular once we opened. It’s now our most popular item in the pastry case.
Since opening, our malasadas have gotten national and international recognition, we released our Malafrozada® ice cream, the Malamode®, launched our popular monster cookie line, expanded our Cake Bomb® menu to over 40 flavors and now churn close to 50 flavors of homemade ice cream. We make those good old fashioned treats as well as some new ones with some Pipeline flair, including treats named after our mascots; Avery, the Chocolate Lab and Molly, the Boston Terrier. In 2019, we began shipping nationwide to all 50 states. In 2021, Piper the Boston Terrier joined our team of mascots followed by Lucy the Boston Terrier in 2022.
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Our Team
Gayla left for Los Angeles, CA right after graduating from Kaimuki High School to pursue her love for imagery and cinematography…
Lisa found her craft in the kitchen while playing a key role in creating many items and cookies…
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MASCOTS
AVERY
Mascot #1
molly
Mascot #2
piper
Mascot #3
