Sweet Clover Baking
Welcome to my small-scale community baking project. I offer custom cakes inspired by the seasons that are constantly changing and evolving. I bake with seasonal and local products and flowers and use whole grains sourced from our regional grain shed. I bake in small quantities and generally offer cakes for pick ups on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only. I open orders for 2 months at a time, about one month in advance. I am known around town for a very light touch with sweetness, and my cakes tend to be significantly less sweet than others you may have had, and they sometimes even play a flirtatious dance with savory. If you would like to discuss a special occasion or wedding cakes please contact me directly Why whole grains? Baking with whole grains for me means telling a story of how the flour we use is part of cultural heritage; of how pastry can be political; how breads are agricultural; and how our daily sustenance has just as much to do with soil health, community resilience, and beauty, as it does with making a tasty treat. Our modern loss of grain biodiversity is striking. However, many outstanding farmers and millers are counteracting this by revitalizing saved seeds from ancient varieties, many of which have long laid dormant in gene banks around the world. Join me in celebrating biodiversity and celebrating farmers who are giving heritage grains a new life! Let's bake the world we want to live in. |