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Bakers love Thanksgiving! Think of it, an entire holiday based on gathering with friends and family around great food, and appreciating life’s many gifts. What could be better? At your next gathering of loved ones, fill up in style with a made from scratch dessert from Sweet Pea Bakery.

Because we love Thanksgiving, we have been hard at work perfecting our holiday specials menu. Starting today you can order seasonal treats both familiar and surprising. Familiar like a deep dish pumpkin pie in a flaky, hand-rolled crust. Surprising like our moist Devil’s Food chocolate cake filled with real homemade caramel sauce and finished with caramel Italian buttercream.

Looking to make an impression at the holiday table? Bring along our new favorite, Sour Cherries Frangipane. Our buttery almond shortbread tart is perfectly complemented with a ring of cherries. Serve it warm with fresh whipped cream and it will be your new favorite, too. Frangipane is a European treat that is a big hit with our customers who aren’t big fans of chocolate. Of course, you can always balance the table with a flourless torte from our dessert menu Call us at 586-8200 for pick up or delivery, and please give 48 hours notice.

The Sweet Pea bakers hope you all find a moment in this season to be thankful for what you’ve got, too. Things can get a little crazy in this life, but we are surrounded by amazing people and opportunities. Often it’s just a matter of taking the time to notice. We are thankful for the support of our customers, friends and families. Happy holidays, everyone.

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Cheesecakes, Tarts and Tortes

While browsing the bakery section of our local grocer recently, we noticed something peculiar. There was a cake decorated with orange  carrot decorations on a white frosting. Assuming it was carrot cake, we took a closer look at the ingredients. It never hurts to know what the competition is up to, after all.

To our surprise, though, carrots weren’t listed anywhere on the label. Just like sugar pancake syrup has all but replaced real maple syrup on store shelves, it seems that orange-colored, artificially flavored cake now stands in for honest-to-goodness carrot cake. What is a cake lover to do?

If you require your carrot cake to contain actual carrots, Sweet Pea Bakery can help. Not only do we use fresh, organic carrots in our “Best Ever” Carrot Cake, they are the #1 ingredient! Whether we measure it by weight or bulk, there are more carrots in there than any other item on the ingredient list. We think you’ll agree that’s quite a difference!

But it’s not the only difference. The second ingredient on that list is all-purpose flour. Sweet Pea Bakery Carrot Cake is made with Wheat Montana’s amazing (unbleached, unbromated, GMO-free, locally grown and milled…) Natural White flour.  We spice up the recipe with spices from Fisher Spice that we buy whole and grind fresh when we need them. Just as important are the things we leave out. Things like shortening, artificial flavors, and preservatives.

That’s the Sweet Pea difference: attention to the little things (and the big ones) that make our desserts the local’s favorite. Call us @ (406) 586-8200 today to get your very own Carrot Cake, or stop in to see us at 19 South Willson to choose from our daily selection of tasty treats.

A few weeks ago Sweet Pea Bakery entertained some special guests: Gina and Pat Neely from the Food Network program “Road Tasted with the Neelys”. They stopped in to spend some time with our own Carrie O, baking and tasting some of her amazing Key Lime Torte.

Of course they found plenty of great locally-produced treats around the valley, and will be featuring four local foodies on an episode which will first air on the evening of Tuesday, September 16th. The Food Network is cable channel 49 in Bozeman. Here is the press release from the network, but be sure to check your local listings or on-screen guide for the precise air times.

Premiering September 16^th at 9:30pm ET/PT

 Road Tasted with the Neelys

Montana: Big Taste in Big Sky Country

Pat and Gina take on Montana, and the first stop is Amaltheia Organic Dairy where they watch the state’s best goat’s milk transform into feta and ricotta cheese. At Sweet Pea Bakery, the Key Lime Torte is a delicious cross between a key lime pie and a cheesecake. Celtic Sea Salt® Caramel, a familiar treat with a unique twist, is an award-winning success at Bequet Confections. Lastly, it’s Wild Sockeye Salmon Spread at Montana Mountain Smoke.

Please tune in on Tuesday the 16th to show your support for these locally-owned businesses and to learn more about some of the amazing goodies being made every day right where you live.