Jefferson Market & Cakery

609 W. Jefferson, Ann Arbor, MI - (734) 665-6666

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Posted By Michael Stern on May 9, 2009 11:13 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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