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Jefferson Market & Cakery

609 W. Jefferson, Ann Arbor, MI - (734) 665-6666
Posted By Michael Stern on 5/9/2009 11:13:00 PM
Where once stood a small neighborhood grocery is now home to a business that used to be known as Bake Shop Wedding Cakes. The Jefferson Market & Cakery still specializes in showstopping cakes for the happiest day of your life, but it also is a welcoming place to come for a sweet snack and a cup of coffee; and it has a short menu of soups and sandwiches for lunch.

I ate nothing but pastries. A tall, triple-layer slice of red velvet cake was shockingly unsweet, all its sugar quotient carried by thick layers of boiled icing (not the typical cream cheese icing). A big brownie square was dark and indulgent, more cake than goo, and a well-nigh perfect companion to a cup of Ann Arbor's Mighty Good Coffee. I thought the pecan pie bar too sugary, being basically the filling of a pecan pie without the savory crust to balance its intensity.

There are a few seats indoors, but my visit was on a sunny summer day and the tables outside were ideal for leisurely snacking.

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Red velvet cake seems to be enjoying a resurgence around the country. The Jefferson Market's version is unusual because the icing is more delicate than most and the cake itself is more buttery-rich than sugar-sweet.
"Red velvet cake seems to be enjoying a resurgence around the country. The Jefferson Market's version is unusual because the icing is more delicate than most and the cake itself is more buttery-rich than sugar-sweet."
Michael Stern





Jefferson Market coats the devil's food cookie with another layer of chocolate.  This is an excellent whoopie pie!
"Jefferson Market coats the devil's food cookie with another layer of chocolate. This is an excellent whoopie pie! "
Cliff Strutz


This is the sort of brownie that demands lots of coffee and/or milk to drink as you eat it. It is thick and cakey, packing maximum chocolate punch per cubic inch.
"This is the sort of brownie that demands lots of coffee and/or milk to drink as you eat it. It is thick and cakey, packing maximum chocolate punch per cubic inch."
Michael Stern


Condensed and intense, chocolate caramel shortbread is a pastry that should be eaten in tiny bites. Each layer is a knock-out, the chocolate at the bottom as concentrated as a candy bar.
"Condensed and intense, chocolate caramel shortbread is a pastry that should be eaten in tiny bites. Each layer is a knock-out, the chocolate at the bottom as concentrated as a candy bar."
Michael Stern


Jefferson Market's pecan pie bar is like a pecan pie without the crust.
"Jefferson Market's pecan pie bar is like a pecan pie without the crust."
Michael Stern


You cannot eat the forks, but you can rest assured that you are minimizing the destruction you do to mother nature with every bite of cake you eat.
"You cannot eat the forks, but you can rest assured that you are minimizing the destruction you do to mother nature with every bite of cake you eat."
Michael Stern


The Jefferson Market has been a neighborhood grocery since the 1920s. The new enterprise maintains its folksy charm.
"The Jefferson Market has been a neighborhood grocery since the 1920s. The new enterprise maintains its folksy charm."
Michael Stern



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