Whether you're hosting Thanksgiving, ordering a birthday cake, or simply craving something sweet, this guide gathers bakeries and dessert shops from across the Fredericksburg region in one place. From small-batch ice cream and handcrafted pastries to custom cakes, holiday pies, and gluten-free treats, you'll find listings for the City of Fredericksburg along with Stafford, Spotsylvania, and King George counties. Listings are grouped by locality and note what each shop makes and how to order, so you can find desserts in Fredericksburg, VA, or a bakery near you in Stafford, Spotsylvania, or King George with a quick scroll. We update the guide as shops open, close, and change their menus, so check back before your next celebration.

Last updated: October 23, 2026

Not sure where to start? Find your occasion below. Shops are listed alphabetically.

City of Fredericksburg listings cover downtown, from Caroline Street and Princess Anne Street to Lafayette Boulevard, plus the Central Park shopping area.

821 Caroline St, Fredericksburg

Abner Butterfield's downtown shop scoops year-round on Caroline Street from a rotating list of about 120 house-made ice cream, sorbet and sherbet flavors. Ice cream cakes and seasonal pies are options for birthdays and holiday tables.

520 Caroline St, Fredericksburg · (540) 369-8180

Agora is a coffee shop, roastery and bookstore in a 1787 building on Caroline Street, with fresh-baked cookies, brownies and a dessert case that rotates. You can pick up a book or gift with your sweets, which makes it a handy stop before a holiday party. Agora's second shop, Canal Quarter Coffee, is at 1517 Princess Anne Street.

620 Caroline St, Fredericksburg · (540) 940-2165

Anita's opened in February 2025 in the former Italian Station space on Caroline Street, pairing espresso drinks with a dessert case of cakes, pastries and gelato. It's a sit-down option for dessert after dinner downtown or a sweet with your afternoon coffee.

2577 Cowan Blvd, Fredericksburg · (540) 370-0355

Basilico combines an Italian market, a New York-style deli and a bakery under one roof, so the dessert case sits a few steps from the sandwich counter. Italian desserts and gelato make it an easy add-on to a family dinner order or a quick sweet on their own. Basilico also has locations in Stafford and Spotsylvania.

2200 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg

Carl's has served frozen custard from its roadside stand on Princess Anne Street since 1947, and the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The menu sticks to classic custard, sundaes, shakes and malts, and the stand now takes cards and Apple Pay.

Good to know: Carl's is seasonal. It opens each February and closes for the winter in the fall, so check the season before planning a holiday visit.

1460 Central Park Blvd, Suite 106, Fredericksburg · (540) 368-6747

Crumbl's Central Park bakery opened in 2021 under local franchise owners and bakes oversized cookies from a menu that rotates weekly. Boxed cookies are an easy pick for birthdays, classroom treats and office celebrations.

1115 Caroline St, Fredericksburg · (540) 372-4030

Eileen's is a downtown bakery and café with scratch-made pastries, cinnamon rolls, scones and breads baked daily, plus breakfast, lunch and an espresso bar. Seasonal pies make it a stop for Thanksgiving and holiday dessert orders.

901 Caroline St, Fredericksburg · (540) 373-3411

Goolrick's has been part of Caroline Street since 1869, and its soda fountain reopened in August 2026 after a four-year restoration of the 1808 building. Milkshakes and malts come in metal tins in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and rotating flavors, alongside hand-mixed sodas, egg creams and a lunch menu of sandwiches. It's open daily for dine-in and takeout.

3631 Plank Rd, Fredericksburg · (540) 702-1112

Kickshaws bakes everything in a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, and most items are also vegan and free of the top allergens. Its case covers cakes, cupcakes, chocolate silk pie and take-and-bake cinnamon rolls, along with breads and bagels, which helps when you're hosting guests with food allergies.

2100 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg · (540) 371-1950

Mason-Dixon serves comfort food with a North-meets-South twist, and its dessert lineup covers pies, cakes and banana pudding. Dessert catering is available for office parties, showers and holiday open houses.

2008 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg · (540) 898-2173

Paul's is a third-generation, family-owned bakery that has operated on Lafayette Boulevard since 1973. Alongside hand-made, yeast-raised donuts, it bakes cakes, pies, eclairs, cinnamon buns and cookies, and offers holiday trays for family gatherings and office parties. The shop opens early and closes in the early afternoon, so plan donut and pie pickups for the morning.

1911 Carl D. Silver Pkwy, Fredericksburg · (540) 785-1550

Sweet Reasons has baked cupcakes and cheesecakes in Central Park since 2011, adding weekly guest-star cupcake flavors to its regular menu. Cookie platters and dessert bars cover showers, birthdays and office parties, and the shop was first runner-up on Season 9 of Food Network's Cupcake Wars.

Stafford County listings run from North Stafford and Garrisonville Road to Stafford Marketplace and Embrey Mill.

1630 Publix Way, Suite 116, Stafford · [add phone]

Abner Butterfield's Ice Cream, which most neighbors call Abner B's, has made its own ice cream since 2011 and draws its rotating flavors from a catalog of original recipes. Ice cream cakes and seasonal pies are available for birthdays and holidays, and a second shop scoops on Caroline Street downtown.

115 Valor Ct, Suite 107, Stafford · (540) 739-7774

Basilico's Stafford location brings the same Italian market, New York-style deli and bakery case as the Cowan Boulevard original. A tray of Italian desserts can ride along with a lunch or dinner order.

825 Wonder Rd, Suite 110, Stafford

Cinnaholic is a 100 percent plant-based bakery at Embrey Mill Town Center that builds cinnamon rolls to order with a choice of frostings and toppings, along with brownies and cookies. Because the menu is vegan, it works for guests who skip dairy and eggs.

1495 Stafford Market Place, Suite 121, Stafford · (540) 242-1969

Crumbl's North Stafford shop opened in December 2022 under the same local owners as the Central Park store. Its weekly rotating cookie menu suits birthday boxes, team treats and last-minute dessert runs.

261 Garrisonville Rd, Suite 110, Stafford · (540) 659-8955

The Icing started in 1998 in its founder's home kitchen and now bakes from North Stafford Plaza on Garrisonville Road. Custom birthday and wedding cakes are its core, along with cupcakes, cookies and dessert bars for showers, office parties and holiday tables.

1425 Stafford Market Place, Suite 103, Stafford · (540) 930-6755

This Stafford Marketplace bakery opened in 2024 and makes bundt cakes in several sizes, from full cakes to individual Bundtlets and bite-size Bundtinis, finished with cream cheese frosting. The range of sizes covers birthdays, teacher gifts and office celebrations.

Spotsylvania County listings cover Plank Road (Route 3), Harrison Road and Spotsylvania Courthouse. Some of these shops use a Fredericksburg mailing address, so each listing notes the county.

7013 Harrison Rd, Fredericksburg (Spotsylvania County) · (540) 412-6244

Basilico's Spotsylvania location follows the same format as its City and Stafford shops: an Italian market, a New York-style deli and a bakery case. Italian desserts here make an easy add-on to a family dinner order.

6150 Plank Rd, Fredericksburg (Spotsylvania County) · (540) 412-1480

On Plank Road (Route 3), the Battlefield Country Store combines a deli, a country grocery and an ice cream counter. Its bakery carries seasonal pies, cookies, cakes and fresh bread, and the shake menu adds a new specialty milkshake each week, with holiday versions in winter.

7610 Heths Salient St, Suite 104, Spotsylvania · (540) 805-5668

ITAVIE pairs a New York-style Italian grill with a full bakery in Spotsylvania Courthouse Village. The bakery case covers cakes, cheesecakes, cannoli and tiramisu, and holiday dessert trays are available for gatherings.

King George County listings cover the King George area, and we're adding more, including Dahlgren. Know a shop we should include? Tell us with the form at the end of this guide.

10305 Indiantown Rd, King George · (540) 775-9350

Mary's Cakery & Candy Kitchen has made cakes and candy on Indiantown Road since Mary and James Detherage founded it in 1972. Custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies and pies share the shop with handmade candy and more than 25 flavors of fudge, so one stop covers a birthday cake and holiday gift boxes. The shop is part of the Virginia's Finest program for Virginia-made foods.

Where can I order Thanksgiving pies in the Fredericksburg area?

Several shops in this guide sell seasonal and holiday pies, including Paul's Bakery and Eileen's Bakery and Café in Fredericksburg and The Battlefield Country Store in Spotsylvania. Order deadlines vary by shop, so call early for Thanksgiving week.

Is there a fully gluten-free bakery near Fredericksburg?

Kickshaws Gluten-Free Bakery bakes everything in a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, and most of its items are also vegan and free of the top allergens. Cinnaholic in Stafford is fully plant-based, which helps dairy- and egg-free guests, though vegan doesn't mean gluten-free.

Where can I get a custom cake in Stafford, Spotsylvania or King George?

The Icing Baking Company in North Stafford makes custom birthday and wedding cakes, ITAVIE New York Grill & Bakery in Spotsylvania Courthouse Village bakes cakes and cheesecakes, and Mary's Cakery & Candy Kitchen in King George makes custom cakes alongside candy and fudge. Ask each shop about lead times.

Where can I get ice cream in the winter?

Abner B's scoops year-round on Caroline Street downtown and at Embrey Mill in Stafford. Goolrick's Soda Fountain, also on Caroline Street, makes milkshakes and malts daily, and The Battlefield Country Store on Plank Road serves ice cream and milkshakes. Carl's Frozen Custard is seasonal; it closes each fall and reopens in February.

How far ahead should I order a custom cake or holiday dessert?

Lead times vary by shop and season, so call before you plan around a date. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, order as early as the shop allows.

This guide is compiled by the FXBG Neighbors team, who have published neighborhood magazines and newsletters for the Fredericksburg region since 2020. Listings are free: no business pays to be included or to change its placement, and shops appear alphabetically within each locality. We include dessert businesses open to the public in the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George counties, and we confirm details with each business or its public pages before every update. Spot something out of date? Let us know and we'll fix it.

Know a bakery, ice cream shop or home baker we should add, or a detail that has changed? We're especially looking for shops in Caroline County, from Bowling Green and Port Royal to Ladysmith and Ruther Glen. Let us know.