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Crawl your way through the best bakeries of Portland and beyond!

Delicious Blogger Breakfast at The Sugar Cube

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3039 NE Alberta St. & 31st Ave, Portland • thesugarcubepdx.com • 971.202.7135

Hours: Wed-Sun 8am-5pm

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Oh. My. Gosh. I finally went to The Sugar Cube bakery in North Portland and it was fantastic.

My wonderful blogger friend Rachel of love, Rachel set up a “Portland bloggers breakfast” and when she threw out some options that included The Sugar Cube, I emailed back immediately placing my vote for that one.

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Admittedly, I had not made it to The Sugar Cube when it was a food cart either. A few years back when I did a bakery crawl for my birthday, I had it on our agenda but sadly it was of course the same day they were closed for a private event. Shortly thereafter owner and “badass baker” Kir Jensen closed the cart after publishing her awesome cookbook to prep her new brick and mortar storefront in September 2013. Continue Reading...

Who Needs Gluten? Tula Gluten Free Bakery Cafe

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4943 NE MLK Jr Blvd & Alberta, Suite 101 • tulabaking.com • 503.764.9727

Hours: Mon-Sat 7am-6pm; Sun 8am-3pm

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I got to spend my Monday evening with a few really wonderful Portland bloggers and Lisa Hill from Lisa Hill PR checking out Tula Bakery Cafe in North Portland. I have driven past Tula numerous times since it’s on the way to my friend Hannah’s and also to where our Sunday kickball games took place, but I had never stopped in.

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Now clearly, if you read this blog at all, you know that I eat gluten, sometimes a lot of it. So I don’t need to eat gluten-free but I’m always down to try a new bakery, regardless of the dietary restrictions on their menu. Continue Reading...

Vunderbar Recipe from Butter Baked Goods Cookbook

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I am totally loving this Butter Baked Goods cookbook (I wrote more about it here PLUS there is a giveaway for the book on that post. Don’t miss your chance for a free copy! Winner will be announced on Monday, November 4th!).

I’ve already made a ton out of this cookbook and everything has been really great. I’ve made pumpkin muffins, banana chocolate chip bread, some cookies, and now…the Vunderbar.

Rosie Daykin, the book’s author and baker/owner of the Butter Baked Goods storefront graciously allowed me to share this delicious recipe for Vunderbar with you! Continue Reading...