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Cakewalk Heirloom Baking Company
A Luxury Cake Shop and Farm to Table Cafe with Catering Service in Yosemite, California and beyond.
About Our Bakery 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 an Art Gallery, 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 Ladd -Zimmerman has an education in Biology/chemistry and 25 years in the restaurant industry. She overseas the bakery, wedding cakes, catering and cafe operations, handcrafting organic artisanal ancient grain wild yeast breads and french inspired confections. Creating dreamy and delicious wedding cakes and catered events throughout the year. With 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 she 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 alway 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 farm using closed circle Eden Gardening and Permaculture practices. The gardens and greenhouse boast a fantastic array of heirloom plants and produce. From Exotics like goji berries and cardamom to heirloom fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers of every kind. This tiny but mighty farm sustains 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 specialities. Sourcing local organic foods to serve always leads to local farms, organic markets and collaborative relationships with like minded producers.