Country Bakery

Bakery: Country Bakery 
Address: 9996 Hwy ON-118, Haliburton ON 
Website: facebook 
Style: Canadian 
Price: $$ 

While there was an entirely other reason for driving up to the Haliburton Highlands, it's always nice to stumble upon a bakery. Or, in this case, two Cake Tour destinations!

The first is Country Bakery: a bakery in the form of a small, rather cute red cabin just off the highway. Inside the wood-accented shop, the shelves and glass case display a pretty impressive selection of classic sweet treats: various types of squares (date, brownies) some muffins and scones, loaf cakes and butter tarts.

Of all these traditional bakery favourites, I picked out a slice of their carrot cake. It was very fresh with moist slightly spiced dough and thick, soft icing that was a bit more runny than some of the more dense, solid versions; however, this was a welcome change and matched the cake perfectly. Also nice were the big chunks of walnuts on top. This was a nice find along the highway!

Rating: ***