Jefferson Market

Review by: Michael Stern

Where once stood a small neighborhood grocery is now home to a compelling lunch/brunch bistro and bakery. Formerly known as Bake Shop Wedding Cakes, it 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 an inviting menu of such worldly dishes as paninis, vegan tacos, Thai soups, and root vegetable hash.

Love the pastries! A tall, triple-layer slice of red velvet cake is shockingly unsweet, all its sugar quotient carried by thick layers of boiled icing (not the typical cream cheese icing). A big brownie square is dark and indulgent — more cake than goo — and a well-nigh perfect companion to a cup of Ann Arbor’s Mighty Good Coffee. For me, the pecan pie bar is too sugary, being basically the filling of a pecan pie without the savory crust to balance its intensity.

What To Eat

Red Velvet Cake

DISH
Brownie

DISH
Pecan Pie Bar

DISH
Chocolate Caramel Shortbread

DISH
Whoopie Pie

DISH

Jefferson Market Recipes

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