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| 4/24/25 The Sweet Side, Maple Leaf neighborhood |
Just two (dangerously close) blocks from my house is The Sweet Side. This bakery’s specialty is fabulously decorated wedding and
other custom cakes and treats. If you’re wondering why I haven’t sketched there
while enjoying a decadent dessert, it’s because the Sweet Side has no seating
area – it’s mostly a catering service plus some limited retail hours. It does,
however, have a cake slice window facing the sidewalk. One could walk up to the
window to purchase a single slice of cake, a cookie or a “scrap cake box.” The
boxes are filled with the parts they trim off while decorating those custom
cakes – not as pretty as a full-price slice, but a good value and just as tasty.
During the last holiday season, the Sweet Side sponsored a food drive for Northwest Harvest. Donors were given a coupon for a free slice of cake (mine shown randomly in this post). Since then, I had been waiting for a warm day to sketch the storefront and cute catering van. Last week, the day finally came.
I think a place like that could be trouble being so close to home. lol Glad you got to sketch it.
ReplyDeleteIt helps that they have no seating! ;-)
DeleteOh I LIKE that idea of selling the cake parts that have been trimmed off. And a drive-up/walk-up window - what a unique idea for a business like this.
ReplyDeleteI assume most bakeries just toss the scraps -- what a waste, especially when neighbors with sweet teeth might be walking by. ;-)
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