Cake& Bake
Old-schoolclassicsare
thecallingcardat
JocelynHancock’s
laudedbakery.Zeroin
ona festiveblueberry
triflepackedwithlayers
ofcrèmepâtissièreand
a meringuetopping.
Orperhapsa German-
stylestollenwith
rum-soakedfruits.
58 CommercialRd,
Newstead Qld.BREAD
ARTISAN
SWEETS
CAKES &
BEATRIX
Lookingfora beautifullymadered-velvetcake?A
definitivespongewithpassionfruitglaze?A citrus
chiffon?Melbourne’sBeatrixwilltreatyousoright
yourguestswillbehasslingyoufortherecipe.
688 QueensberrySt,NorthMelbourne,Vic.Danny’s Bread
A former senior baker at Iggy’s Bread in
Sydney, Danny Mikus bakes Brisbane’s best
sourdough, handmade from organic flour –
and he even opens on Christmas morning
so customers can savour it fresh for the
most important meal of the year, alongside
his boozy cinnamon-sablé mince pies.
113 Commercial Rd, Teneriffe, Qld.Baker Bleu
If it’s good enough for
Melbourne icons Cutler & Co, Di
Stasio Città and Attica, Baker Bleu’s
dark crusted sourdough will be good
enough for your party, too. Be sure to
order well ahead: it’s a rare day
when this bread doesn’t sell out.
119-121 Hawthorn Rd,
Caulfield North, Vic.North Street Store
While the cinnamon
scrolls pull crowds
from all over Perth,
locals know that
picking up a loaf
of the Cottesloe
Sour is a must
for weekend
entertaining.
16 North St,
Cottesloe, WA.
Nathan Bakes
Growing from a pop-up Adelaide
market stall to a chic city store,
Nathan Bakes is home to Nathan
Schubert-Jones’s clever creations.
From celebration cakes to macarons,
all are vegan and gluten-free.
2/39 Grenfell St, Adelaide, SA.The Lost Loaf
Since opening her Adelaide
artisanal bakery three years ago,
Emma Shearer has never seen the
queues subside for her outstanding
sourdough baguettes. There’s more to
savour: delicious wholemeal loaves,
barley rye sourdough loaves and a
host of authentic French-inspired
pastries. 5 Third St, Bowden, SA.Flour and Stone
Whatever your sweet tooth calls for – a half-dozengingernuts
for a kitchen tea, a fine apple tarte worthy of a fêteinitsown
right, or a lemon dream cake that more than lives uptoits
name – the almighty Nadine Ingram has the answersat
her tiny bakery in Sydney. 53 Riley St, Woolloomooloo,NSW.BRICKFIELDS
The Sydney bakery’s classic sourdough
never fails, but look no further than the
seeded ciabatta rolls if a picnic’s on the cards,
and if you’re in charge of catering the office
brekky, the cheddar scones go down a treat.
206 Cleveland St, Chippendale, NSW.GOURMET TRAVELLER 95