Cake+Loaf is a neighbourhood bakery dedicated to using local ingredients for both the health of our customers and our local economy. Our 'from scratch' baking is always seasonal, responsible and delicious. We are proud of our innovative cake designs and relish in a challenge.
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, or if you’re Josie Rudderham, bake Lemonlicious Cupcakes topped with buttercream icing and candied lemon peel. When Josie decided to make a swift change from mortgage brokering, either by fate or chance, a former pastry school peer, Nicole Miller, was also dreaming of a sweet idea. The pair reunited on Facebook, and a few coffee dates later Cake+Loaf Bakery was born. “It was entrepreneurial love at first sight,” Josie recalls.
An estate sale landed them a cinder block space in Hamilton’s west-end. Layered in cracked drywall and dusty floors, it looked like a recipe for disaster. But family and friends rolled up their sleeves to help convert the rundown space into a charming bake shop. “It was a really great bonding experience that confirmed we could work together in not so great circumstances," says Josie.
