Christmas Cookies, Fruitcake, Stollen, Puddings, are all flavours of the Holidays, but baking them yourselves can be very time consuming. Your valuable time, and expensive ingredients you might tonly use once a year, is it worth it to do-it-yourselft? Why not leave the baking to someone else?
Vancouver has a whole host of bakeries to help you get the job done!
Before you wade into the sugar (if you can find any) and strife of holiday baking check out these local options for your sweet treats;
Mayito Exquisite Baking: Originating in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mayito Exquisite Baking carries with it four generations of experience and tradition. The online bakery has adapted traditional Latin American to create high-quality, fresh-baked goods deliver exquisite, unique flavours to share on your Holiday Table. From wonderous merengue-topped Tres Leche Cake, Strawberry Cheesecake, Napolitano Flan, Pistachio Torte, Alfrajores with Belgian Chocolate, Toblerone-drizzled Brioche, Cupcakes, Brownies, Cookie or order your Rosco de Reyes for the New Year.
Sweet Thea Bakery/FruitcakePlus.com: Explore the scents and sights of Sweat Thea Bakery storefront bakery, or order from the comfort of home at FruitcakePlus.com to bring their traditional baked goods home. Find classic English Fruitcakes, German Stollen and Christmas Puddings, traditional Chocolate Lebkuchen, Vanille Kipferls, Shortbread and Gingerbread Cookies along with Sweet Thea’s own Raspberry Jammers, Chocolava, Ginger Crinkle Cookies. Order them individually or buy a variety in a Christmas Cookie box or get a selection of baked goods in one of the Holiday Gift Boxes.
Bon Macaron Patisserie: Beloved for their French Macarons, Bon Macaron has created a new set of Christmas flavours Candy Cane, Rum & Eggnog, Gingerbread, Cranberry White Chocolate & much more; PLUS find exclusive character macarons such as Reindeer, Santa & Christmas Tree in the Christmas Gift Box. Mix and match a bag of 15 Mini-Macarons or assemble your own box of its regular flavours. Order online and pick up from Bon Macaron in Victoria, on Granville Island or at the pop-up location at Vancouver Christmas Market until December 24th. As well, a French Macaron Baking Class would make a great gift for yourself or someone this year!
Bel Café: Find savouries and sweets at Bel Café at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia or order online for delivery. Choose from a menu of Holiday Pastries; Fruitcake, Croissants and Tarts, or assemble a box of Holiday Cookies; Alfrejores, Linzer, Vanilla Shortbread, Pecan Drops, Ginger Molasses, Chocolate Sable Cookies and more.
Beaucoup Bakery & Cafe: Take a look at the 2023 Nutcracker Holiday Collection and order online or from the Beaucoup Bakery locations at the St Regis Hotel or the original Fir Street. This year’s collection includes a variety of Bûche de Noël, Nutcracker Bon Bons, or the delectable Noel Cookie Collection. Of course the bakery features its beautiful Dome cakes, festive Logs and renowned Viennoiserie Pastries; Croissants, Kouign Amann, Pain au Chocolate, sandwich cookies and much more.
To Live For Bakery: Vancouver’s veteran vegan bake shop, To Live For Bakery on Nanaimo Streetis the go-to place to pick up a collection of your own vegan baked goods; holiday cookies, famed banana bread, lemon loaf, power balls, and more.