Bake Love

La Coccina strikes again... sorry, meant they have another hit (baseball terminology) in their stable of businesses. This baker was at the first February 2021 Saturday Ferry Farmers market as announced in the weekly CUESA newsletter. Walking over halfway through my shopping mission, I waited as a customer finished his purchase in studying there menu and eventually buying a few items.With a friend being gluten sensitive, I noticed there were a few items that would fit her requirements and picked them up for her. As they put that together, I decided to try two menu items. I started with the With love from Berlin (almond bar) (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=ytuJeNuqpY1aV-CsK1halA&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) later that afternoon; it was delicious and, unlike many gluten free pastries, it was not dense nor dry. A few days later, I succumbed to temptation and tried the Almost famous (double chocolate cookie) (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=Mb_Eo21HbnyuBvw2yr2_LA&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q); a chocolate cookie laden with white chocolate chips, this was on the cakey side but still delicious especially as I paired with with a cup of tea.A telling compliment was that my friend called me later that Saturday and asked me about the price before telling me to make sure to stop there again next Saturday. I need to study their menu a little closer before that to see if there's anything else that piques my interest.Another nice perk was the jar on the far left end of the table (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=2wMfTp0zBOJ3CU7SvZI7vg&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q). They offered doggie treats for our fur baby which she bagged just like she did my purchases. When I got home, I studied their Instagram profile as well as the displayed flyers at their table which gave me great insight on her mission and vision in creating her baked goods. Needless to say, see you later today!

A plethora of vegan treats that look almost too indulgent to be missing butter, eggs and milk! Most are rich and tasty. Some are even better than non-vegan desserts!Bite Me Quickly: Quite a familiar treat; a coconut macaroon dipped in dark chocolate. Felt more airy than a typical macaroon, maybe because there was less sweet binding stuff.Classic Florentine: I love sweet crunchy Florentine cookies, but this was far from classic. Instead of being crispy all around, there was a moist cakey bit with strong orange flavors. under the crunchy almonds Really delicious, even better than the classic version!Cranberry Love: A cranberry, macadamia, white chocolate cookie. I'd never guess it was vegan. Quite tasty combo of flavors and textures.Orange & Chocolate: Shaped like a cupcake, but more like a dense olive oil cake with a really bitter (in a good way) dark chocolate ganache on top. Loved all the orange aromas in the cake too.Yummy Cheesey: Looked like it's going to be dry, but is quite moist and "buttery". Very rich.This Is Nuts: Not a fan at all! Wasn't sweet. Tasted kinda funky. Supposed to be like a garlic cheese roll, but vegan. Reminds me of a vegan Slim Jim. Not for me.

Drove down from Oregon to visit some family and they took us down to the pier. We saw this cute little stand selling vegan cookies and decided to give it a try. We are all vegetarian and have yet to find a good vegan cookie. Well. That's until we tried Bake Love. The cookies were perfectly moist and far superior to any cookie we have had before.All the flavors were a hit, and we even tried the "MUSHROOM-POTATO-TOFU CURRY PUFF" and loved it! Next time you are in SF you should definitely give Bake Love a try.

Whenever I see her at the farmers market I always get at least one of everything. Everything I have tried I have enjoyed. I highly recommend Bake Love and I think you will likely feel the same once you give it a taste.