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Holiday treats at Triangle bakeries

Chocolate Buche de Noel available at Raleigh’s Lucettegrace.
Chocolate Buche de Noel available at Raleigh’s Lucettegrace.

So you don’t like to bake, or you like to bake but you’re not going to tackle a Bûche de Noël. That’s fine. Go to a bakery.

Here’s a roundup of what’s available at some Triangle bakeries:

Annelore’s German Bakery

Stollen, Lebkuchen, Pfeffernuesse, assorted Christmas cookies and Gingerbread Tea Cake. Special order only: Black Forest Cake, Whiskey Chocolate Cake, Cranberry Lime Tart, Apple Almond Tart, Pear Bittersweet Chocolate Tart, Pumpkin Buttercream Roll. Prices vary.

Order: Email annelore@nc.rr.com or call by Dec. 18.

Info: Selling 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily at State Farmers Market and 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays at Western Wake Farmers Market; 919-294-8040, facebook.com/AnneloresGermanBakery

Boulted Bread

Spiced Date Levain Bread, $7.50; Apple Pie, $25; Kouign-amann, $16; plus Soft Gingerbread and Cranberry Chess Pie.

Order:

Call, visit store or online by Dec. 20.

Info:

614 W. South St., Raleigh, 919-999-3984, boultedbread.com

Chicken Bridge Bakery

Knäckebröd rye crisp, $2; Oatmeal Cocoa Nib Cookie, $2; Swedish Friendship Bread, $5.

Order:

No pre-orders. Sold 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays at Carrboro Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays at the Durham Farmers’ Market.

Info:

chickenbridgebakery.weebly.com/

Guglhupf Bakery

Weihnacht’s Stollen, $6.25-$23.50; Bûche de Noël, $48; Opera torte, $25; Red Berry Tart, $5.25-$30; Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Tart, $3.95-$25; Apple and Cherry Strudel, $4.95-$28; Coffee Cake, $12; Eggnog Eclair, $4.95; French Macarons, $7.95/six; sugar cookies, $4.75.

Christmas specialty cookies:

Spekulatius $4.95/quarter-pound; Zimtstern, $4.95/quarter-pound; gingersnaps, $5.95/five; Linzauer, $7.95/six; Florentiner, $9.95/three.

Savory party specialties:

Cheddar Cheese Shortbread, $6.95/quarter pound; Black Pepper Sea Salt Crackers, $5.95/quarter pound; Cranberry Roll with Orange, $1.25-$6.75; Harvest bread, $8.95.

Order:

Call or online by 6 p.m. Dec. 21.

Info:

2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham. 919-401-2600, guglhupf.com

Hereghty’s

Christmas cookie assortment, $24-$35; assorted breakfast pastries, $18; Yule Log, $31-$57; Red Velvet Cake, $31.50-$41.50; cupcakes, $19/six, $35/dozen; pumpkin or zucchini bread, $7-$15.

Order:

Call or visit store by Dec. 21.

Info:

2603 Glenwood Ave., Suite 123, Raleigh, 919-787-3995, hereghty.com

La Farm Bakery

Chocolate Cranberry Bread, $7.99; Linzer Challah, $7.99; Stollen, $8.99-$15.99; and Giandjua Babka, $12.99.

Order:

Call, visit store or online by Dec. 21.

Info:

4248 NW Cary Parkway, Cary, 919-657-0657, lafarmbakery.com

Loaf

Stollen, $20.

Order:

Purchase in store until Dec. 24. Visit store or call (no answering machine orders) by Dec. 19 to guarantee. Specify pick-up at store, Durham or Chapel Hill farmers markets.

Info:

111 W. Parrish St., Durham, 919-797-1254, nando.com/loafdurham

Lucettegrace

Three types of Bûche de Noël (gingerbread, $39; pistachio, $41; chocolate, $43); Christmas morning box of 12 assorted pastries, $37.

Order:

Call or visit store by Dec. 18. Pickup is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 24.

Info:

235 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, 919-307-4950, lucettegrace.com

Night Kitchen Bakehouse

Stollen, $16.75-$19.50; Linzertorte, $5.50-$28; Apple Brown Butter Tart, $5.50-$28; Spiced Maple Syrup Pecan Tart, $5.50-$28; Chocolate Whiskey Cake, $22-$42; cookies (spiced shortbread, vanilla crescents, Zimtsterne, biscotti), $1.25-$15.50; Rugelach, $2.75-$15.50.

Order:

Call, visit store or email raleighnightkitchen@gmail.com by Dec. 20 for pickup Dec. 23-24. Orders for pickup before Dec. 23 require 48 hours notice.

Info:

10 W. Franklin St., Suite 140, Raleigh, 984-232-8907, raleighnightkitchen.com

Ninth Street Bakery

Stollen, $6.75; Pan Forte, $12; Gingersnaps, $7.95/1-pound; Pecan Pie, Apple Cranberry Pie or Buttermilk Cranberry Pie, $13.95; Spiced Eggnog Pound Cake, Cranberry White Chocolate Pound Cake or Gingerbread Pound Cake, $11.95.

Order:

Call or visit store by Dec. 21.

Info:

136 E. Chapel Hill St., Durham, 919-688-5606, ninthstbakery.com

Premier Cakes

Wedding Cake: Yellow Vanilla Cake, $26; Lemon Layer Cake, $26; Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake, $27; Coconut Macaron Cake, $40; Pineapple Buttercream, $30; Old South Hummingbird Cake, $40; 14K Carrot Cake, $35; Red Velvet Cake, $35, Coconut Pineapple Cake, $42; Sweet Potato Cake, $35; Tortuga-style Vanilla Rum Cake, $35; Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake, $75; Old Fashioned Pound Cake in Vanilla and Lemon, $30; Sis Gal’s Coconut Pie, $18; Sweet Potato Pie, $18; Pecan Pie, $22; Pumpkin Pie, $22; Bread Pudding, $35.

Order:

Call or visit store by Dec. 16.

Info:

6617 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 105, Raleigh, 919-703-0095, premier-cakes.com

Rose’s Meat Market and Sweets Shop

Apple Galette (Plain Apple, Apple and Sour Cherry or Apple Almond Crumble), $5.50-$35; Apple Cinnamon Croissant Bread Pudding, $20-$32; Chocolate Buttermilk Cake, $25-$45; Fresh Ginger Cake, $25-$35; Apple Pecan Cake, $25-$35; Pie Dough, $5; Riccarelli cookies, $16/pound; Double Chocolate Cookie, $2.25; Gingersnaps, Chocolate Wafers, Lemon Shortbread and Almond Biscotti, $13/pound.

Order:

Call or visit store by Dec. 20.

Info:

121 N. Gregson St., Durham, 919-797-2233, rosesmeatandsweets.com.

Scratch

Pies and Tarts:

Toasted Oat and Salted Honey, $20; Buttermilk Sweet Potato, $20; Chestnut Cream, $24; Coconut Caramel Cream, $24; Brown Butter Pecan, $24; Roasted Peanut Chess, $20; Heirloom Apple with Sesame Streusel, $24, Shaker Lemon, $24, Chocolate Chess, $20; Lemon Chess, $20; Vanilla Grapefruit Tart, $18; Mocha Almond Tart, $18; Shaved Brussels Sprout and Bacon Crostata, $16; Potato & Creamy Green Onion Crostata, $16; Ham, Cheddar and Chive Farmhouse Pie, $20.

Cakes and Cookies:

Espresso Mandelbrot, $8; Poppy Seed or Green Olive Rugelach, $10; Sesame or Cinnamon Raisin Challah, $8; Chocolate Chestnut Babka, $24; Holiday Cookie Box, $20; Chocolate Orange Marmalade Cake, $24; Fullsteam Gingerbread, $24; Donut Muffins, $20; Pigs in a Blanket, $15; Cheezy Bacon Jam Buns, $30; Lunn Buns, $5; Sweet Potato Biscuits, $14.

Order:

Call or email orders@piefantasy.com or download online form and return it to store by Dec. 21. Delivery available with a $50 minimum.

Info:

111 Orange St., Durham, 919-956-5200, piefantasy.com

Yellow Dog Bread Co.

Sweet Potato Pie, $20; Salted Pecan Pie, $20; Cranberry Apple Pie, $25; Coconut Cake, $25; Decorated Gingerbread Folk, $3.50; Pumpkin Walnut Bread, $7; Stollen, $8; Rosemary, Cheddar and Pumpkin Seed Boule, $5.50; Yeast Rolls, $3.50-$6.

Order:

Call or visit store by Dec. 19.

Info:

219 E. Franklin St., Raleigh, 984-232-0291, yellowdogbread.com

This story was originally published December 12, 2015 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Holiday treats at Triangle bakeries."

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