“He opened the box and saw a tiny cake shaped like a bird's nest in three small round layers of tender, browned-butter vanilla cake with an apricot filling. A "nest" border of piped rum and mocha buttercream enclosed a clutch… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“You just happen to be our ten thousandth customer," I lied, "and this is our special thank-you." I slid the bakery box across the counter to him. "Hmmmmm. Usually, I prefer to be number one, but I guess I can… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“I was beginning to taste it. Something bitter, but warm. A flavor that woke me up and let me see things clearly. A flavor that made me feel safe, so I could let those things go. A flavor that held my hand and walked me across to the other side of loss, and assured me that one day, I would… — Judith Fertig Copy Share
“She couldn't see the homemade colored sprinkles, the tender yellow cake, or the pale pink frosting made with strawberry syrup enhanced with a little rosewater. Although our local strawberries weren't in season yet, I had conjured the aroma and taste of juicy berries warmed by the sun. I hoped this flavor would help the two old people return once more… — Judith Fertig Copy Share
“I didn't know until I licked the mocha buttercream from my third devil's food cupcake that this was the flavor of starting over- dark… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“I was starting to think of her as the "Goth Van Gogh" on a good day or "Vampira" on a bad one. She took… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“Jett's artistic talent was as weighty and emphatic as the heavy black makeup she applied to her lips and eyelids.” — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“At Rainbow Cake, January's special flavors would be dark chocolate and coffee, those pick-me-ups we all needed to start the day- or a new… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“Could a flavor be pleased with itself and its position in the world? That was plum. Not the sharp-flavored skin and the sweet flesh… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“At the far end of the bakery, our canvas curtain heralded April's lime and coconut theme. Little bags of coconut meringue polka dots with… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“I knew that sunny citrus helped put things in focus, sharpened the memory, just like a squeeze of lemon juice could sharpen and clarify… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“Let's not freak out here," Jett said, ever the diplomat in venom green nail polish and little skull earrings. "People aren't going to come… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“People I had never seen before flocked in, their faces showing a longing you never saw for cake. People's eyes lit up for a… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
“The flavor that came to me was a luscious Suncrest peach that I once had in California. This heirloom variety needed time to ripen… — Judith Fertig Copy Share Image
