Do you need help getting some sweet treats for your holiday table? Check out these options:
MARION COUNTY:
Emma’s Patisserie
Emma's is located inside the Equestrian Hotel at the World Equestrian Center. It will be featuring custom 48-hour notice order pies: pumpkin, apple crumbles, lemon blueberry, chocolate pecan, and turtle cheesecake. Call 352-414-7866, visit https://worldequestriancenter.com/ocala-fl/dine/emmas-patisserie/ or go to the shop at 8510 NW 17th Lane World Equestrian Center, Ocala.
Crumbl
This bakery, at 4414 SW College Road, Suite 325, Ocala, specializes in cookies but is firing up its ovens for pies for Thanksgiving. The bakery changes flavors every week, so Turkey Day offerings are “under wraps” for now. Call 352-619-4692 or go to https://crumblcookies.com/stores/fl/flocala
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Nothing Bundt Cakes
This bakery offers different sized cakes, features a pumpkin spice cake for Thanksgiving and even offers a turkey decoration for the cake. It is located at 3411 SW 36th Terrace Suite 2, Ocala. Call 352-517-7276 or visit https://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/?bakery=0850
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Betty Cakes Bakery & Cafe
This Ocala mainstay has all sort of holiday goodies available. Order early. The bakery is located inside Your Heart's Desire at 1915 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Full details at https://www.bettycakes.com/
LAKE COUNTY
Yalaha Bakery
Family-owned with German specialties, pumpkin pies, pumpkin cheesecake, large German apple pies, and a German fruit cake. First come, first served, but best to call 352-324-3366. It is located at 8210 County Road 48, Yalaha. More at https://yalahabakery.com/
A Wish or Two Ago
This bakery, operated by a master French baker and his wife, is offering salted caramel apple, pumpkin, strawberry, rhubarb, flant pa?tissier, cholate ganache, and lemon blueberry pies, and peach praline scones. It is at 320 S. Grove St., Eustis. More at 352-483-5074 and https://www.facebook.com/awishortwoago/
SUMTER COUNTY
The Sweetery
Associated with Miz Kathi’s Cotillion Southern Cafe?, the bakery at 105 Main St., Wildwood, is offering several holiday desserts, including caramel pumpkin cake, cornbread cake, pie sampler, pecan, apple and caramel apple crumb. It also advertises a specialty called Hoochie Mama Pie, a buttermilk custard pie with pecans and coconut, but it warns that it is in low supply.
The cafe? is offering Thanksgiving sides. The website is https://www.mizkathis.net/ or call the bakery at 352-748-1229. The cafe?’s number is 352-748-1223.
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