This has been an unprecedented week and its only Tuesday! After a lot of thought and consulting our team we decided to open and serve our community as long as we are able.
At Cake Ann we have:
– Stepped up hand washing and continue to use all good health practices for safe food handling
– Removed our small seating and waiting area
– Clean the Point of sale after every customer interaction.
– Sanitize all surfaces and equipment on a continuous basis
– Serve coffee to limit cross contamination of equipment
We ask you to:
– You not travel if you and or your family is not well
– Please do not help yourself – we will help you.
– Be patient and realize that we are working in extraordinary times.
– Support your local businesses as you can
– Reschedule – not cancel your existing event.
I am working on online ordering and starting today we will accept prepaid orders that we will be delivered within a window of 4-6 PM in Rockport and Gloucester. We will continue to update you as more information becomes available.
Thank you very much –
Our team at Cake Ann
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Step through the cheery pink door of Blume Coffee (“Flour Shop”) aside Mayflour Cakes & Confections at Whistlestop mall in Rockport Friday through Sunday for specialty coffees, teas, and hot chocolate (with to die for marshmallows), and not to miss Mayflour Confections daily bake treats.
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Cape Ann has so many great scone options with its stellar bakeries–there could be a scone trail!
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Owner Kathy Reed opened the first and only AddMotor exclusive retail shop in the country a month ago, in the off season, in order to gear up and be fully ready for a busy 2019 rental season
Cape Ann Electric Bikes rolled into “The Commons” plaza at 214 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, MA, in the corner space formerly occupied by The Urchin Exchange. “The Commons” shopping center is just past Pond Road and Common Crow along Rt. 127. Stores include Cake Ann and O’Neil Fitness.
Cape Ann Electric Bikes are bikes (“not scooters!”) equipped with an optional motor assist that’s set to a maximum 20mph for safe rentals. There are many styles and options to try out. All of the bikes are fitted with fat tires to accommodate year round enjoyment, all terrain, and New England weather. Snow? Sand? Wet leaves? Check check check. Bicycles built for two? Check. There are accessory trailers for tools, coolers, pets and kids. The shop will deliver rentals to your home or business. Cape Ann Electric Bike offers free assembly for bike sales and will comp a full day’s rental towards any purchase if you want to try before buying.
Fun facts:
Cape Ann Electric Bikes will be showcasing their NEW business –and Gloucester and Cape Ann– at booths in the New England International Auto Show, host to 75,000 visitors annually and “voted the #1 consumer show in Boston by Bis Bash Media for the last 3 years.” Stop by January 17-21.
Owner Kathy Reed grew up in Gloucester and resides in Essex. She is a Mayor’s daughter. Can you name the Mayor? She’s currently favoring that bike with the blue wheels.
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Joey asked Pauline’s Gifts for information about the 6th annual Small Business Saturday and a list of specials. She was an early adapter. Here it is, and thanks Pauline!
“In 2011 the Senate unanimously supported Small Business Saturday, and in 2012 all 50 states had participants. This one day event is bringing awareness of the importance in supporting your Local Small Businesses and giving many small businesses a way to promote at no cost to them. If you are an American Express merchant you are able to use the tools made available to you by AMEX. Many of us receive banners, balloons, postcards, reusable bags, and lots of other swag to use for our businesses. Even those who do not take AMEX are able to utilize the promotion working with a Neighborhood Champion. These champions obtain the materials and are able to share with other businesses in their neighborhood. In 2016 there were over 6,700 Neighborhood Champions in the country. Small business owners embrace the day. Through their own promotional efforts small business owners generated an estimated $15.4 billion dollars on Small Business Saturday in 2016.” GMG search pulls up posts about Small Business Saturday in 2012. Some of the 2017 GMG posts: Bridgette’s post, Donna’s post, Kim’s post about PRESENT, and GMG podcast (timestamped!)
*GC = gift certificate
Call your other favorite shops to find out what specials they may be having!
photos: teens help the annual fundraiser run smoothly (click on photos to enlarge and see captions)
Sarah Jean
Who Brought the Magic for a great cause?
I don’t think that there are many individual YMCA or towns that could pull this fundraiser off so well. They don’t have Rick Doucette and the rest of the great staff in Gloucester or such a ridiculous abundance of local foodie establishments and culture. Here’s a list of Gloucester, Cape Ann and North Shore great eats and drinks establishments that participated this year:
Dazzling fine food, desserts and drinks were at every turn. Feather & Wedge, 1606 Restaurant, Mile Marker One, Classic Cooks, Azorean, Sea Glass Restaurant, and Sugar Mags served winning main dishes. To die for desserts and specialty drinks were abundant. Virgilios cannolis were gone fast!
photos: Great fun taking snapshots at all the booths. (Apologies to Liquor Locker! The only photo that didn’t come out.)
Live Entertainment – Jerome Music
Sounds of Taste of Cape Ann thanks to fine musicians were John Jerome on guitar and vocals, and Steve Jerome on drums. Cameron sat in as a back up drummer.
Wouldn’t happen without the 9th Annual Taste of Cape Ann generous sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors: Institution for Savings and Cruiseport Gloucester
Presenting Sponsors: Beauport Financial Services, Robert Stewart PC, Tom Davis CPA
plus all the participating restaurants, hotels, specialty food and liquor businesses, and local business support for all those gift basket raffles
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All I can say is don’t miss it next year! Several new establishments joined this fantastic annual fundraiser for the Cape Ann YMCA held at Cruiseport, 6 Rowe Square, Gloucester, MA. All photographs from November 10, 2016.
Next time you are at Cake Ann, be sure to have a look at the fun and whimsical work of Judith Robinson Cox currently hanging in the bakery. Judith has arranged and photographed her miniatures atop Cake Ann confections.
Circus Cupcakes
Kouign Amann Canyon
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In celebration of the Oscars this weekend, we’ve created some tasty treats:
Malted milk bar chocolate cupcakes with a chocolate ganache filling and a Malted milk bar buttercream frosting (because people often buy malted milk bars when they go to the movies!)
Sweet potato scones with a maple glaze frosting in honor of the Martian (the main character survived on potatoes)
“Big” Cardamom short bread cookies in honor of the movie the Big Short.
Thanks so much Kim.
Jeannie
Cake Ann Photo of Malted Milk Bar Cupcakes
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A sampling of some of Cake Ann’s cupcakes that are available for your Valentine sweethearts.
Cherry vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting
Chocolate with salted caramel cupcakes
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
Cake Ann has extended their hours. They are open Valentine’s Day, and every Sunday, from 8am to 2pm. Cake Ann is located at 214 Eastern Avenue in Gloucester
Inga, Jeannine Daroga, and Karen Burbine
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The full menu is up and running! If you can’t get there early in the morning and are worried about missing out on a favorite pastry, call the day before and ask to reserve it. For Sunday brunch we served fruit galettes and kougin-amann and they were a HUGE HIT with the Fam! Along with Inga’s welcoming smile, I love the open, clean design of Cake Ann’s interior space and find both very inviting.
After reading Joey’s post about Cake Ann, I just had to make a beeline when done filming today. The newest bakery in town had been inundated with customers all morning, and having sold out several times earlier in the day, were on their twentieth or so batch, of everything! I brought some blueberry muffins and Kouign-amanns (pronounced queen-a-mahn) home and they were quickly devoured by husband, son, and myself. Oh Lucky Us Cape Anners!
Cake Ann is located at 214 Eastern Avenue, in the small shopping plaza next to Common Crow.
A Sweet Addition to Cape Ann: New Bakery Cake Ann Opens Saturday at The Commons Gloucester, MA, January 21, 2015 Cake Ann www.cakeann.com , a new scratch bakery featuring fine cakes and pastries using the best ingredients, will open its doors at 214 Eastern Avenue this Saturday, January 23rd at 8am. The newest retail resident of The Commons Gloucester, Cake Ann will feature a daily batch of fresh cupcakes, cookies, scones, and its signature “Kouign Aman” pastries. The brick and mortar location is the next step for pastry chef Inga McCarthy, who began Cake Ann in the tiny kitchen of her home in Rockport. Since starting the business as a vendor at the Rockport Farmer’s Market last year, Cake Ann quickly made a name for itself with a variety of unique cupcakes and a small French pastry called the Kouign Amann, a buttery and sweet flaky cake that soon stole the show. “We started with twenty on the first day and were sold out in the first thirty minutes the market was open,” says McCarthy. “I doubled the batch each week, and we’d still sell out within the first hour. People were coming to stock up for the whole weekend.” At McCarthy’s new Cake Ann bakery, the daily menu will include her signature creations, as well as a selection of cookies, muffins, scones and quiche made fresh daily using the highest quality ingredients including organic flours, butter and cream, Valrhona and Callebaut chocolate and eggs from Seaview Farms in Rockport. The shop will also feature fresh brewed coffee from Atomic Coffee Roasters of Beverly. McCarthy says it was their weekly appearance at the farmer’s market that introduced her to the bounty of local farms on the North Shore. “That was the unexpected surprise,” she says. “Being there every week helped us build relationship with so many local farmers.” Cake Ann’s baked treats are a reflection these locally grown partnerships, featuring whole wheat flour from Alprilla Farms in Ipswich, carrots from Seaview Farm in Rockport and seasonal fruits and vegetables from Arrowhead Farm in Newburyport. With the expanded offerings at the new storefront, McCarthy won’t abandon her roots. Cake is still at the forefront of Cake Ann’s menu, and the new shop will offer custom cakes for events, celebrations and weddings. Orders for standard size cakes require 48hour notice and can be reserved by visiting the store or calling 9788654100. “We’re excited to meet a whole new group of customers in our community,” says McCarthy. “And we’re thrilled to be building our business here on Cape Ann.” Cake Ann will be open Saturday from 8am to 4pm, Sunday from 8am to 12 noon, and Wednesday through next Saturday from 8am to 4pm, with expanded hours in the coming weeks. The shop’s official Grand Opening celebration will be held on Saturday, February 6th. Contact: info@cakeann.com Inga McCarthy 9788654100 http://cakeann.com/
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Good Morning Gloucester 