Cakewalk Heirloom Baking Company
A Luxury Cake Shop and Farm to Table Cafe and Catering Services in the Yosemite Region of California and Pacific North West
About Our Regenerative Cafe & Farm
Wonder what is beyond Organic? Try Heirloom!
Cakewalk Heirloom Baking Company, is a one of a kind Organic Heirloom Bakery & Farm to Table Cafe, with a wedding cake tasting room, all tucked into a beautifully maintained historic home turned bakery in the quaint Gold Rush town of Coulterville California. Perfectly located among the fruitful abundance of the Sierra Nevada Foothills, along the stunning John Muir Route, Highway 132 to Yosemite National Park.
Good Food, Community and Sustainability for everyone
This family owned and operated business is spearhead by a husband and wife team. Pastry Chef and Food Chemist Jennifer Zimmerman has an education in Biology/chemistry and 30 years in the Restaurant & Hospitality industry. She overseas the bakery, wedding cakes, catering and cafe operations, handcrafting organic artisanal ancient grain wild yeast breads and french inspired confections. Jennifer heads the kitchen team at Cakewalk creating dreamy and delicious wedding cakes and curating nature inspired catered events throughout the year. She had an uncompromising eye for details including pure, organic, local, non gmo and sustainable ingredients. The bakery, catering and cafe menus highlight fresh innovative locally sourced foods and classics with a twist, while always keeping healthful, gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, natural and non toxic in mind. Having traveled the world and lived, studied and worked in France, Africa, New York City and Cape Cod, Jennifer brings to the kitchen a unique flair that she adds to each of her creations. Designing recipes from scratch she creates wild yeast breads from freshly milled flours, pastries, breakfast items, sandwiches lunch fare and of course her exquisite wedding cakes and chef plates from fresh ingredients that change with the seasons! "there is always something different about our menu, plus we are one of the few places around to create vegan and gluten free Wedding Cakes and Dessert Bars " -Jennifer
A World of Flavors in Every Bite!
Sam Zimmerman bridges the farm to table gap running the daily operations behind the scenes on their organic micro food forest & larger flower & organic food farm using closed circle Eden Gardening and Permaculture practices on all properties. The gardens and greenhouses boast a fantastic array of heirloom plants, unique flowers and abundant heirloom produce. From Exotics like pineapple guavas and turmeric to heirloom fruits, vegetables, culturaly significant pepper varieties, medicinal & culinary herbs and extravagant flowers of every kind. These two farms sustain daily life and allows the bakery, catering & cafe to feature their organic non-gmo produce, eggs, goat cheese, wedding flowers and love of food on the menu. "Creating wonderful flavors in the kitchen starts with unwavering integrity and viability on the farm, from seed to soil. " -Sam.
Foodies at heart this Farmer & Chef team spend off days on the hunt for more unique items to add to the ingredient list. Exciting edibles like pine needle tea, roasted acorn flour and wild berry jams showcase their enthusiasm for wild crafted foods and regional specialties. Sourcing local organic foods to serve always leads to local farms, organic markets and collaborative relationships with like minded producers.