The Bakery at Garden Gate
Garden Gate at Haley Farm is excited to welcome Jessica Parrott and her bakery, Nothing Bakes Like a Parrott to the farm! Working from our on-farm commercial kitchen, Jessica is excited to be so close to the barn and to continue working with Garden Gate couples.
Jessica specializes in gorgeous and unique wedding dessert tables filled with homemade treats from whoopie pies and apple cider donuts to mini cupcakes and pie pops. Cakes and desserts are beautifully displayed on Jessica’s extensive collection of vintage boxes, milk glass stands and bowls, depression glass platters and plates, and more. She decorates tables with florals sources from our flower farm, along with working with your florist to ensure everything coordinates. Custom menus and signage can also be provided to match your decor.
Having always been a creative person, Jessica found food, specifically desserts, to be her favorite medium for expressing her creativity. In 2007 Jessica started making a few cakes for friends and family, the word spread and she began to offer her custom creations for custom orders. The doors of her first retail bakery and shop opened in the Fall of 2011. After years of owning her shop she moved to a private studio, continuing to create custom desserts for weddings and events. In 2022 she moved her bakery to the farm in a brand new commercial kitchen space.
For nearly 17 years Jessica has been creating beautiful, delicious, and unique desserts. When she is not baking, Jessica is busy planning her next adventure with her husband and their adorable daughters and son, Scarlette, Delaney, and Leo, hanging out with their pup, Benny, searching antique shops for new dessert table props, and soaking in the sun at the beach.
Frequetly Asked Questions
Do you offer wedding cake tastings?
We currently offer wedding cake tasting boxes that can be arranged to be picked up in the Portland area or at our bakery in Sebago. Tasting Boxes are $40 and can either be 6 flavors of cake or 3 cake flavors and 3 dessert choices (one flavor of each). We also require at least a $750 minimum wedding order for all tastings.
Do you require a deposit for wedding cakes or desserts?
Yes, we require a 50% non-refundable first payment and returned contract to save your date. We do not save dates without these.
Do you require minimums for desserts?
Yes we require a minimum of 2 Dozen per dessert per flavor.
Do you offer nut or gluten free products?
Yes, we do offer gluten free and allergen free products, made to order.
What type of frosting do you use on your cakes?
We use traditional buttercream.
How soon in advance should we book you?
We recommend booking us as soon as you know you would like to work with us! It is never to early to start planning for your wedding desserts.
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Contact Jessica directly at Nothingbakeslikeaparrott@gmail.com