Would you eat a cinnamon roll made without butter?
A new Sonoma County bakery is blossoming as Lady Blume Microbakery + Coffee soft-opened its doors last weekend near Cotati’s La Plaza Park.
But the entire bakery is gluten- and dairy-free, with a large selection of vegan options to wrap your head around. What the what?
For some, leaving out the wheat, eggs, and dairy in pastries is a welcome sign of a future that looks to alternative, dietary-inclusive ingredients for favorite comfort classics. Lady Blume is also a highly anticipated replacement for Magdelena’s Savories and Sweets, a vegan bakery in Petaluma that shuttered last year.
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Owner Tawnya Marsh of Pacifica’s Saltwater Bakery has been working on the concept for over three years, first slated for the Penngrove Hatchery but finally landing in its sweeter-than-pie location in downtown Cotati.
Her limited opening menu includes stellar lemon-pistachio glazed doughnuts ($3.25) and orange blossom almond cake ($5). A recommended caffeinated sipper is the Wildflower coffee drink with lavender-infused sugar, spicy chai and coffee ice cubes (try it with almond milk).
A “Coming Soon” menu promises health shots and wellness drinks, like the Daydream with a mushroom blend of turkey tail, lion’s mane and chaga with cinnamon cocoa dust; and the Campfire with cacao, maca, cinnamon and smoked sea salt (each $6.50).
We’re also looking forward to a plant-based cinnamon roll, something that seems impossible without the traditional ingredients, but worth trying nonetheless.
Lady Blume is open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday to Sunday, 8059 La Plaza St., Cotati, ladyblume.com.