We’ve offically called our 2012 Farmer’s Market season to a close, and we’re beginning to plan for the holidays.  First off of course, being Halloween.  One of our favorite menus [mostly because of all the fun decorating!] is as follows.  Place your order online, via email, or call today!

~PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP, ORANGE CRANBERRY or APPLE CRUMBLE: tea breads. [$6/loaf.  Holiday special: minimum order 1 loaf per flavor]

~ HOLIDAY SUGAR COOKIES: an assortment of whimiscal and artistic designs, perfect for the kids [and kids at heart] in your world.  [$12/dozen. Minimum order 1 dozen]

~ TRIO BOX OF COOKIES:  this year we’ve come up with a classic combination:  homemade oreos, M&M chocolate chip, and candy corn kiss blossoms [$10/box.  Each box includes a generous 1.5 dozen cookies.  Minimum order 1 box]

~CHOCOLATE MUMMY BROWNIES: last year’s fan favorite!  our six chocolate brownie recipie is cut in large circles and frosted to resemble a super cute, friendly mummy face.  [$10/box of 6.  Minimum order 1 box].

~TRICK OR TREAT CUPCAKES;  each 1 dozen box includes an assortment of the following three flavors [4 of each flavor]:
Orange chocolate chip cupcakes w/ eclair filling, cocoa butter frosting.
Chocolate red velvet cupcakes w/ oreo creme filling, BSB’s butter frosting.
Vanilla bean cupcakes w/ pumpkin creme filling, cream cheese frosting.
[$22/dozen.  Includes box fee and holiday decorations, in particular our cutie creeper sugars.  Minimum order 1 dozen.]

~BOO & EEK HOT COCOA:  remember our delicious french vanilla hot cocoa jars from last Christmas?  We’ll we’ve brought it back, but this time the jars are decked out in festive decor.  [$6/pint jar.  Minimum order 1 jar.  Homemade orange marshmallows… add $2.50 for an accompanying box.]

ordering details…~ ORDERS  will be accepted until Wednesday, 10/24

~ PICK UP is available on:
Friday 10/26 [1-6pm]
Tuesday 10/30 [1-6pm]
Wednesday 10/31 [9-4pm] We will be closing early to have fun with a very excited 6 year old!

~ FEEL FREE to order:
Online: https://bettersweetbakery.com/order-online/
Email: https://bettersweetbakery.com/contact/email-us/
Phone: 920.893.0617

Starting this weekend, Saturday 6/1, you can visit our booth downtown Elkhart Lake!  8:30-12 noon, RAIN OR SHINE!!! We are located on the lawn across from the red depot building.  Right on the corner, look for our sage green pop up tent.  We are planning to be there every Saturday this summer, but will add notifications to this post if we are not able to make any particular Saturdays. Check back often!  [To return to the post in future dates, click on the NEWS header of our website].

We are often asked what we have availible at the market.  Weekly we include a variety of homemade pies, cake slices, muffins, cupcakes, european fresh fruit tarts, peanut squares, brownies and other items we might be trying out recipe wise.  Most incredibly worth your stop!

We will get to your messages as soon as possible.  Bettersweet will also be closed on Tuesday 5/29 for the funeral.

All emails and voicemails left this Saturday-Tuesday will be returned on Wednesday.

Thank you for understanding our efforts to be prompt during this time.

“we need a lot of heart sprinkles, cause mother’s day is hugs & kisses”

As stated by our own 5 year old sous chef, Margo as she created the following cupcake combination especially for this holiday menu:

STRAWBERY CHOCOLATE CHIP cupcakes w/ fudge cream filling & vanilla bean frosting.  Finished with heart & pink sprinkles.
Minimum order 1 dozen, $22/dozen [includes specality flavor charges & box fee]

Sunday Brunch Tea Breads:

Lemon Poppy Seed
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
Blueberry Citrus
Harvest [zucchinni, carrot & apple]

Holiday special:  minimum order 1 loaf per variety, $5/loaf [normally $6]

Specaility Cakes

Springtime Vanilla Blueberry~  Our golden butter vanilla cake is layered with a refreshing mixture of our blueberry orange compote and sweet vanilla creme.  Finished with cream cheese frosting and cherry sugar decorations.  8in  $28

Lilac Lavender [also known in our cupcake world as The ‘only cupcake worth eating’]:  fresh orange cake filled with our amazing white chocolate lavender creme.  Topped with generous cream cheese frosting and lavender infushed vanilla sugar.  Don’t say no thanks until you’ve tried them!  In the cake world, this one is tinted a lovely light purple color inside. 8in $28

Garden Fresh Strawberry Rhubarb~  A new creation from our kitchen this May, treat Mom to a light french vanilla cake layered with slow sauteed strawberry rhubarb compote & our English cognac creme. Finished with a nice layer of our signature butter frosting & whimisical red & pink frosting flowers. 8in  $28

GIFT CERTIFICATE SPECIAL

During the month of May, purchase any $25 gift certificate for only $20.
Whew!!  We haven’t run this special in years!

***Orders will be accepted until Wednesday 5/9 at 6 pm***

Holiday pick up hours:

Friday 5/11 1-6 pm

Saturday 5/12 9-1 pm

It’s nearly May.  And this May, we’re celebrating FIVE years of business.  Are we going to celebrate?  You betcha!… with sweets of course [more to come on that topic].

In the meantime, we’d love for you to take a moment to refresh your memory with some of the fundamentals of ordering from your favorite custom order bakery.

~WE ARE VERY BUSY!  Please understand that we rarely can fill last minute or week of orders during late spring-late fall.  We suggest you place your order at minimum, 2 weeks in advance.  You can always ask, of course!, but understand when we are booked for the weekend, we can’t ‘squeeze’ in another order.  This allows us to focus on keeping our creations top notch!

~WE APPRECIATE YOU HONORING YOUR PICK UP TIME!  If you have arrange a 3 pm pick time [for example], we can not guarantee that your order will ready before 3.  If someone is picking your order up for you, please communicate this time to them.   Due to the volume of orders we receive, it is imperative that we schedule a pick up time for each order. We then bake and decorate each day’s orders based on that pick up schedule…. remember, our items are extremely fresh!

~IT TYPICALLY TAKES A BUSINESS DAY OR TWO FOR US TO RETURN PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS… especially if you contact us on a Friday or Saturday.  We do our best to be prompt about communication.  Planning ahead always allows for enough time for communication.  Simply put, Fridays and Saturdays are the busiest days in the bakery. Please keep in mind during these busy days we are focusing on our orders and not usually able to answer the phone or check emails. Bettersweet is closed on Sundays and Mondays, so we return all calls and emails left during these days on Tuesdays, after 1 pm when we open again for the week.

~SURPLUS GOODIES IS NOT A GUARANTEE…  We love that so many of you have jumped aboard and helped us find homes for the stray pieces of cake and extra cupcakes.  It certainly gives us an opportunity to try out new recipes and receive your feedback on flavor combinations, but when we are extremely busy with our pre ordered, custom goodies and weddings [nearly 75 now for the summer/fall], we NEED to have those products as the priority of our time.  Some weeks we may just send what we have left out to the Elkhart Lake Farmer’s Market on Saturdays, and some weeks we simply do not have enough to warrant an email list.  We’ll always let you know that week’s status.

~Again, stayed tuned as we will soon reveal our plans for a 5 year anniversary celebration… what we are creating and certainly what we are giving away!