FAQs

  • Our café is located at 1102 Lincoln Way in beautiful Auburn, California. We are located between Old Town Auburn and Downtown Auburn. Click here to view the map.

  • We are open Tuesday thru Friday from 6am to 4pm & Saturday from 7am to 4pm. We are closed on Sunday & Monday.

  • We do not have a designated parking lot but there is ample street parking along Lincoln Way and Pine St. There is also a free parking lot accessible off Almond St or Lincoln Way,

  • You can buy our breads and pastries directly from our café. We are also proud to supply a variety of grocery stores, restaurants, cafés & farmers markets with our breads and pastries. Click here to view our bread and pastry finder.

    You can also order our artisan sourdough and have it shipped directly to your door across the continental U.S.

  • We aim to source the majority of our ingredients from local farmers and suppliers, which is why our menu changes seasonally. Our artisan sourdough is made with organic flour, and we use a variety of organic ingredients across our breads, pastries, and café menu.

    Meet our local farm partners, explore our bread ingredients, or view our café menu.

  • Our artisan sourdough is made without artificial preservatives. Its typical shelf life is about three days, depending on storage conditions. Enjoy what you’ll eat soon and freeze the rest, tightly wrapped. Slicing before freezing makes it easy to take out only what you need.

    Is your bread feeling a bit firm? Lightly spray it with water and place it in a preheated 350°F oven for about five minutes to refresh it.

    For shipped loaves, see our shipping and storage information.

  • Yes! At our café, we offer a variety of gluten free and vegan pastries on a daily basis. You can also special order gluten-free or vegan cakes. Click here to view our cake menu.

    We wish to convey that our facility is responsible for producing other gluten-containing & non-vegan products. Although our production space is subject to a thorough cleaning process, gluten-free and vegan products may come into contact with the same surfaces as the gluten-free & non-vegan products. 

  • Absolutely! Click here to view our specialty cake & cupcake options. All orders can be placed directly online.

  • Yes, we offer a wide variety of beautiful wedding cakes for your special day. More information can be found here.

  • Absolutely! For catering orders, please email us at bakerandcakemaker@gmail.com or call us at the café: 530-537-2056

    For wholesale opportunities, click here.

  • No. Sourdough describes a fermentation process, not one flavor. Depending on the flour, starter, fermentation, and other ingredients, it can taste mild, wheaty, nutty, savory, or pleasantly tangy. Our sourdough breads have different personalities, from our Artisan French Sourdough (Campagne) Bread to Kalamata Olive and award-winning Meyer Lemon Rosemary. Finding your favorite may require a little research. Preferably with butter.

  • Start with the ingredient list, not just the promises on the front. Look at the flour, then check what else has been added. Seeds, grains, olives, and herbs contribute flavor and texture. Other ingredients may provide sweetness, extend shelf life, or help dough behave consistently during production.

    More than six ingredients isn’t automatically a problem. What matters is what they contribute and what you want in your bread. For a practical shopping checklist, read Your Guide to Real Sourdough Bread.

  • Flour is the foundation of our bread, so we care about how it is grown and produced. We choose organic flour because its production standards align with our approach to sourcing ingredients thoughtfully.

    Organic flour and sourdough fermentation describe different things: one concerns how the flour is produced; the other concerns how the dough becomes bread. We bring them together with the care and judgment of our bakery team in Auburn, California.

  • We make our artisan sourdough without artificial preservatives, dough conditioners, or added sour flavoring. Its character comes from our ingredients, living starter, fermentation, and baking.

    Preservatives help prevent spoilage, while dough conditioners help control how dough handles during production. Our approach doesn’t rely on those additions. Because our bread is perishable, enjoy what you’ll eat soon and freeze the rest.

  • Yes! Order our artisan sourdough and have it shipped directly to your door across the continental U.S. Choose from eight loaves currently available online, all made by our bakery team in Auburn, California.

    Our loaves are baked, cooled, and frozen while fresh, then carefully packed for shipping.

    We offer two-day shipping. Shipping cost is calculated at checkout based on your delivery address. Minimum bread order: $30.

    Explore the breads and place your order, or read our shipping schedule and delivery FAQs.

  • All nine loaves in our bread collection share a sourdough process, including our seeded and flavored breads. Ingredients such as olives, Meyer lemon, rosemary, and grains give each loaf its own character. Eight are currently available for shipping.