Batter Bakery

I'm saying batter up to Batter Bakery! Batter Bakery considers itself a boutique bakery that specializes in handcrafted baked goods including cakes, pies, breads and cookies. Just a few months ago Batter Bakery had a storefront and cafe on Pine Street in San Francisco, but recent changes and challenges in their business have caused that location to close. Now, in a rather wonderful turn of events, owner Jen Musty found the perfect location in the city of Berkeley to continue her prized Batter Bakery as a wholesale bakery, which means no more cafe, but they will continue to sell online for pickups, in addition to a small kiosk in downtown San Francisco as well as operating popups in various Farmers Markets and other locations. It is the latter in which I recently found them, as for the autumnal season, for a final weekend during the month of October, I found them as a pop-up at the Flowerland nursery along Solano Avenue in Berkeley.Although the weather wasn't very cooperative, they actually had a decent amount of people visiting Flowerland, of which I attest that it had to have been because Batter Bakery had a table filled with all of their baked goods ready to be purchased. They had a lot of nice samples that looked ready to purchase and eat, including their Pumpkin Bread, Carmelita, and a Caramel Rib Brownie. On this day, I decided to order three of their baked goods including their Sour Cream Apple Coffee Cake (with Seasonal Fruit), their signature Sand Angel, and a Chocolate Chip Cookie. My total bill for three items was 13 dollars, which in this day and age is quite reasonable. I decided to return home to sample all three of my sweet treats, and honestly all three of them were delectable for their very own reasons. Their Sour Cream Apple Coffee Cake was so moist, thanks to the abundance of seasonal fruit that was in every bite, which also helped balance out the overall sweetness. Their Sand Angel is considered their "secret recipe cookie", as it was a chewy, cinnamon-y cookie, similar to a cross between a snickerdoodle & a molasses bar, which only added to the deliciousness. And their traditional Chocolate Chip Cookie has an overall sense of classiness to it because it was a dense and chewy delight, as it was packed with bittersweet Guittard chocolate, caramel undertones, and just a sprinkle of Jacobsen sea salt.My only regret upon this visit to Batter Bakery was the fact that I didn't grab even more sweet treats, as I had no idea that this would be the last of their pop-up visits to the area for the season, or at least that is what their website currently says. I am happy that Batter Bakery has now made the East Bay their home, as the customer service representative who sold me my sweet treats told me it was all for the best, as they now want to focus on wholesale baking for specialty stores, many of which I was unfamiliar with but excited to explore in the future, and special orders during the busy holiday seasons. They will continue to do Farmer's Markets, including the one every Saturday morning at the San Francisco Ferry Building, but since they have a new home that can easily produce bigger batches of baked goods, their priorities have changed and I understand that. Through hard work and dedication, owner Jen Musty has turned her passion for baking into a unique creative energy that we can all appreciate, and with their baked goods, Batter Bakery wants to show a love for bringing people happiness through their wonderful food, and it doesn't hurt that they can make a cookie that will make anyone's day just that much more sweeter.

Being a regular Tuesday market shopper, I noticed this stand near the Blue Bottle outdoor stand.Let's just say that their sign stating "Warm cookies" drew me there.I started with the Salted Chocolate chip (http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=sZSZ9yde0BkdKZkIvfFDVA&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) later that night which was my favorite. Wanting to spread the calories , I waited a couple days for the Oatmeal Coconut http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=n-rGS06ACm8DaiyVCFQUZQ&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) which had a nice texture and decent coconut flavor. Finally, over a week later, Sand Angel (http://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=h1qRFKGZ6z2rcKT0uAEsig&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) was my final cookie, an airport snack in Honolulu; described as a snicker doodle, it harkened memories of Baker Street Cookies from my college years. The time lapse made it on the dry side and hard. Should have eaten this warm.Hope to try them again as I need to buy and eat them fresh to get a true taste of their offerings. My tummy bears witness to the effectiveness of that sign.

I ate a warm Sand Angel for my lunch....Wowie Wow....a cross between a snickerdoodle and molasses cookie goodness. Nom Nom Nom Nom....

I had coffee cake and strawberry/walnut break. Both were great and were not priced ridiculously.

Stop by for coffee and cookies at the Pine and Polk St location. The coffee was good and the cookies were really good!! Highly recommend the Sand Angel, a molasses cookie-a standout! Crisp edge with a soft center, not too cakey, not too chewy-lol, just right. Also had the sesame cookie which was delish. We tried a bar that was gluten free and vegan, that was meh but perhaps because we are neither vegan or gluten intolerant. Will be back to try more cookies! Shortbread next!

The double chocolate cookies I picked up were a huge party success. Super cute packaging and easy to take to a little gathering. I've also had a delicious peanut butter chocolate chunk cookie from here that was really good. The cookies are always good, but the other pastries here aren't my favorite. Stick w the cookies-- you won't be sorry!