The Maine Children’s Cancer Program is having it’s 8th annual Polar Dip this month!!
The 8th Annual Shaw’s Polar Dip will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 12:00 Noon at Raymond Beach, Raymond, Maine.The funds raised will benefit the children and their families treated at the Maine Children’s Cancer Program.
The Shaw’s Polar Dip is a cornerstone event in the Sebago Lake Rotary Derby Fest, the third largest ice fishing event in the country. This year they are expecting more than 200 brave souls to jump into the four-foot deep hole cut into the ice on Sebago Lake. To enter, each jumper solicits pledges from friends, family and their communities to help meet the vital needs of children battling cancer.
For more information contact: Carol Cooper, Maine Children’s Cancer Program, 207-662-6274, coopec@mmc.org
Day: Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Raymond Beach, Raymond, ME
For more information visit www.mmc.org/mccp
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The girls here at The Bakers Confections recently heard a story about Cody, an 8 year old boy in Maine who is fighting a very courageous battle against a rare form of cancer, Astrocytoma. We were lucky enough to be a part of a large fundraiser on January 16th called Caring For Cody that raised $11,168 for his family. With Cody as our inspiration we want to keep giving, so we decided we would like to donate part of the sales of some of the items on our website and in our etsy shop to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. This program is based here in Scarborough, Maine and their mission statement says it all:
The Maine Children’s Cancer Program was created to meet the needs of children with cancer and their families. Based in Scarborough, the program’s treatment center is a special place where children with cancer, and their families from across Maine and New Hampshire, find the highest quality medical care, along with support, love and hope. Our goal is to help keep cancer from getting in the way of letting kids be kids.
For our part we will be donating 20% of all sales of any cookies & rice crispy pops on our website and in our etsy shop. Cody’s favorite dessert is a chocolate chip cookie and our rice crispy pops are just plain fun! You can also donate directly to The Maine Children’s Cancer Program right from their website. For more information on this organization go to their website or Facebook page. Also check out the Caring for Cody Facebook page to see his story and become a fan. Check out our etsy shop today to see how you can get some sweet treats and raise money for a great cause at the same time!!
The Bakers Confections Etsy Shop:
www.thebakersconfections.etsy.com
Maine Children’s Cancer Program website:
http://fundraising.mmc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=447
Maine Children’s Cancer Program Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maine-Childrens-Cancer-Program/99107915497?ref=ts#/pages/Maine-Childrens-Cancer-Program/99107915497?v=wall&ref=ts
Caring For Cody Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maine-Childrens-Cancer-Program/99107915497?ref=ts#/pages/Caring-for-Cody/192766472346?v=wall&ref=ts
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We had a fun morning completing a beautiful tower of mini lemon and lime poundcake cupcakes for a baby shower today in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The bright colors that were selected for the theme were nice to see this time of year. When we finished setting up the display it did look a little like spring! Shauna did a beautiful job making the daisy gumpaste flower accents.
We created a beautiful display of mini lemon and lime poundcake cupcakes with vanilla bean-lemon or vanilla-lime buttercream frosting & adorned with pearls & handmade daisy flower accents.
A close up view of our mini cupcake art. What bright lovely colors the client selected for her daughter's baby shower.
The top of the tower - one full size cupcake for the Mom to be to go along with the 115 or so mini's. We hope she enjoyed.
Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago at 5:35 pm. Add a comment
Happy New Year!
Thank you all for a successful holiday season! We hope everyone who purchased our holiday gift boxes for gifts or to enjoy yourself got pleasure from the sweet treats we made. We made batches and batches of some wonderful goodies. We don’t even want to count!
We are busily working away on some great gift boxes for Valentine’s Day. Stay tuned!
Upcoming events and news:
Caring for Cody Fundraiser – January 16, 2010 from 2-5 pm at Skip’s off Route 202 in Buxton, Maine. Come support a very special little boy, Cody Buzzell. Please visit the page we have to the left menu bar for more details on the event. We will be providing a tasty dessert buffet.
Our Gourmet Caramel Popcorn has gotten rave reviews and many requests! You can order directly through us! Just give is a call or send us an e-mail until we can get them listed on our website. Wholesale inquiries welcome. Please inquire for details.
Current Flavors offered:
Sea Salt Caramel Popcorn with Chocolate Drizzle – Our top seller! This is the perfect blend of sweet and salty and of course is enhanced by drizzling the vanilla bean caramel popcorn with rich dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt. What could be any better! Bags of this would be great for wedding favors for those getting married by the sea in Maine or anywhere else. We can even design custom labels for the bags for your event.
Spicy Aztec Caramel Popcorn with Chocolate Drizzle – This one is hard to stop eating once you open a bag! This is our cinnamon caramel popcorn that is drizzled with rich dark chocolate that is enhanced with a little heat from some secret spices. Don’t worry this is not to hot. We spent a lot of time testing to get the right balance. You will notice just a little heat at the very end.
Gingerbread Caramel Popcorn – Not just for the holidays. This is a delicious blend of sweet and spice. If you love gingerbread cookies then this is the flavor for you!
Cinnamon Almond Caramel Popcorn – Cinnamon and almond flavor this scrumptious caramel popcorn that is also studded with whole candied almonds.
Butterscotch Caramel Popcorn – The simplest of our flavors we offer yet this one still packs in a lot of flavor. It is sweet rich and buttery. Perffect for a movie night at home.
Maple Harvest Spice Caramel Popcorn – Men love this one! It is sweet with the flavor of maple and full of the spices that are typical in pumpkin pie. Yum is all I can say on this one!
Coming soon – more pages to be added showcasing the custom cake art and desserts we create.
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago at 2:59 pm. Add a comment
We have a wonderful selection of Holiday Gift Boxes available to be pre-ordered this holiday season. Please visit the pages on the left menu bar to order your Holiday Gift Boxes.
Are you looking for a delicious gift to send family and the ones you love who are away? Looking for Corporate gifts and want to send something made local in Southern Maine? Our boxes even make great hostess gifts. Prices range from $15.95 – $29.95 plus shipping when needed. We spent many hours selecting and perfecting an interesting menu of gourmet treats you won’t find anywhere else. Our packaging is fun, festive and unique too.
We are taking reservations now through December 14th or until we are booked up. If you have any questions please contact us by phone at 207-510-7564 or e-mail at thebakersconfections@maine.rr.com
Our Holiday boxes will be sent out from December 17th – Dec 21st. Orders are sent Priority mail through the USPS. If you don’t need your order mailed please contact us for delivery-pick up options and availability.
We look forward to providing you sweet treats this Holiday Season!
~The Bakers Confections
Posted 2 months ago at 12:03 pm. Add a comment
We wanted to share some photos of the event we participated in last night at The Wine Cellar at Maine Kitchen Design in Yarmouth, Maine. The Holiday Wine and Dessert Tasting was a success and everyone seemed to be enjoying the wine, savory delights made by our friend Gwen Larson the Wine Specialist at The Wine Cellar and our dessert samples that helped to end the evening on a sweet note! Desserts that were sampled were our Grammy Michele’s Sea Salt Caramel Popcorn, Orange Fudge Brownies, Eggnog Brownies, Ginger Molasses Cookies and “The Grown Up Chocolate Chip Cookies” – chocolate chip cookies with peanuts and sea salt.
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago at 6:02 pm. Add a comment
The Bakers Confections will be featured this thursday November 19th at a Wine and Dessert Tasting at The Wine Cellar at Maine Kitchen Design.
Event: Holiday Wine & Dessert Tasting
From 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: The Wine Cellar at Maine Kitchen Design
Yarmouth Marketplace 438 US Route 1
Yarmouth, ME 04096
207-846-6560
The Wine Cellar will be showcasing wines that are sure to complement your Thanksgiving feast. Here’s a preview of what’s to come this Thursday, Nov. 19th, 5-8pm:
An evocative Oregonian Gewurtztraminer & Muller Thurgau blend
A dry Pinot Blanc from Alsace
A heavenly Pinot Noir from California
An under-represented Zweigelt from Austria
A festive Italian Moscato d’ Asti
And a decadent Port for dessert
The Bakers Confections will have samples of our Eggnog Brownies, Orange Fudge Brownies, Ginger Molasses Cookies and Our “Grown Up Chocolate Chip Cookies” – our Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanuts and Sea Salt.
Examples of the Holiday Gift Boxes that we will be offering will be there so you can see what is available. We will have a nice selection of delicious treats from 16.95 – 29.95. Everything comes in a great gift box with fun labels and is ready for gift giving.
We hope to see you there!
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago at 5:28 pm. Add a comment
The Bakers Confections will have a booth at the “Hands to Art” Artisan Fair on Saturday November 14, 2009 from 10 – 4 pm at the Waynflete School – 360 Spring Street • Portland, Maine.
The fair is free of charge and there will be 30 Local Artisan Vendors represented. So come out and get some of your Christmas shopping done early!
The Bakers Confections will have samples of some of our holiday treats, goodies for sale, order forms and examples of the Holiday Treat Boxes that we will be selling for this Christmas Season.
Our Holiday Treat Boxes come gift wrapped, packed and ready to ship…and we can even ship them for you! Prices affordable stat at 16.95 and up + shipping if needed. Make everyones taste buds happy this holiday season by giving the gift of decadent homemade treats from The Bakers Confections.
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Due to the rain that southern Maine is expected to get on saturday 10/24/2009 The Saco Spirit Harvest Pumpkin Festival was moved to the rain date of SUNDAY October 25, 2009 from 12-6:00 pm. We hope to see you there!
We will have a booth on the street and will have quite a selection of goodies to be purchased and samples to try.
OUR FESTIVAL MENU:
Maple Harvest Caramel Popcorn
Butterscotch Caramel Popcorn
Cinnamon Almond Caramel Popcorn
Chewy Toffee Blondie Bars
Fudge Brownies
Pecan Pie Bars
Oatmeal Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip Cookies
Ginger Molasses Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt and Peanuts
Fun Gourmet Rice Crispy Pops dressed up for Halloween
Pick Your Own Cookie from the Jar with Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate chip with m&m’s and Chocolate Chip with Reese’s Pieces
We will have special event pricing! All of our delectable treats will be very affordably priced from $1.50 – 5.00. Everyone can enjoy and try a sweet treat from us! We hope to see you there! You won’t want to…or be able to miss our booth. Just look for the polka dots!
We will also have sample boxes and information about the Holiday Gift Boxes that we will be offereng this holiday season. Prices will start from 16.95 and up plus shipping. We will wrap, pack and ship them for you!
Selections to include:
•Holiday Caramel Pocorn – Gingerbread & Cinnamon Almond Flavors. Comes in a fun decorative gift box.
•The Perfect Pair – A selection of brownies and cookies packed in a gift box and wrapped up and ready for gift giving.
•The Perfect Trio – A great assortment of Brownies, Cookies & Caramel Popcorn. This box will please any palette. Also comes in a gift box.
Menu of the Holiday selections that will will be offering will be posted on our website mid November 2009. Please check back often or inquire about reserving an order!
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago at 2:38 pm. Add a comment
We will be at the Saco Spirit’s 9th Annual “Pumpkin Harvest Festival” on Main Street in Saco this coming SUNDAY – October 25, 2009 from 12-6 pm. (originally was on saturday 10-24 but due to the rain it has been rescheduled for sunday 10-25, 2009)
We will have a booth on the street and will have quite a selection of goodies to be purchased and samples to try.
OUR FESTIVAL MENU:
Maple Harvest Caramel Popcorn
Butterscotch Caramel Popcorn
Cinnamon Almond Caramel Popcorn
Chewy Toffee Blondie Bars
Fudge Brownies
Pecan Pie Bars
Oatmeal Pumpkin Cinnamon Chip Cookies
Ginger Molasses Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt and Peanuts
Fun Gourmet Rice Crispy Pops dressed up for Halloween
Pick Your Own Cookie from the Jar with Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate chip with m&m’s and Chocolate Chip with Reese’s Pieces
We will have special event pricing! All of our delectable treats will be very affordably priced from $1.50 – 5.00. Everyone can enjoy and try a sweet treat from us! We hope to see you there! You won’t want to…or be able to miss our booth. Just look for the polka dots!
For information on the festival: http://www.sacospirit.com/Pumpkinfest/pumpkinHar9.html
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago at 7:49 pm. Add a comment
