Nectar Bake Shop

01/21/2024

✨ just the most darling scone in the wee hours of the morning, because that’s exactly when they should be made for sublime enjoyment on the very same day.

thanks so much, gretchen for including some cute bakes of mine in your event today! count me in next time!! feralmamasociety 🖤

10/27/2023

✨i know I’ve been quiet - but I am still here!

it’s such an honour to help celebrate milestones for fellow small business owners - especially fellow mama’s with littles running around while we are just keeping all of the glass balls bouncing safely in the air. so proud to know you 🖤

congrats to you, angela and for your exciting ribbon cutting ceremony today!

🍪: rose + ginger shortbread

09/04/2023

✨let’s get right into it! y’all have me booked for the rest of 2023! 🖤

i have responses out to all of you who inquired about orders for the next few months, but make sure you get in touch to lock in your date with a payment. if dates open up - you’ll hear it here first!

alsoooooo…

some of you know i have a background in healthcare communications / marketing / public service. a career i loved & worked tirelessly to build. i hit a point where i was completely burned out and couldn’t give more of myself to (especially while baking my own little baby muffin).

fast forward nearly seven years and recently i reallly started to miss that work.

i don’t believe things happen for a reason (but maybe a little bit in serendipity). i think our hearts & minds are more open to the things we need than we sometimes realize.

so, the super fun news for me personally is that i’ve joined an incredible healthcare consulting team where i’m honored to work on projects all around the country helping all sorts of organizations improve their systems to improve care for people. 😍

so, this means a lighter baking calendar for me through the fall & holiday seasons this year and a reimagined 2024 (virtual bake sales, ordering windows, front porch bakery cart? not sure yet but we’ll figure it out.)

so thank you for following, ordering, sharing how much you love this bakery, for sticking around … all the things.

🖤🖤🖤

08/24/2023

✨my love for almond amaretti knows no bounds.

i prefer thee soft & slight chewy variety (called “morbidi” in Italian) to their crunchy cousins which are more easily found in Italian and European markets here in the States, and maybe that’s why i like ‘em.

👇🏼tell me your favorite thing about summer so far!! what’s the best thing you ate? the most beautiful sunset you saw? the most gorgeous flower that stopped you in your tracks?

06/19/2023

✨easy like sunday morning

i love an every-day bundt with a delicate but zingy glaze on a well-loved vintage cake plate… anytime you’re together is time to celebrate.

:: buttermilk & lemon speckled with fresh vanilla bean, homegrown viola & pok choy blossoms.

06/01/2023

✨save the date!✨

pop up | river plant co | 7.15 | 12-3p

hanging out again at one of the best shops in town in july & I cannot wait!

my spots for orders are limited this summer, so this this will be a super time to pick up your sweets. pre-orders open soon!

i think i’ll bring a few jars of vanilla bean sugar and spiced sugar - perfect to sprinkle on your own bakes or coffee / tea. what do you think?

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05/31/2023

✨cheers to nine years!

this guy. the universe threw us together at a time in each of our lives where it didn’t seem like the right move to make space for something new. I gave him free pretzels from my shop for weeks. he gave me his number. I lost it. he thought i ghosted. finally we figured it out, but since i’d been wild & free for a good long stretch - i almost didn’t show.

i was twenty minutes late and showed up to our first date at a chill coffee in a hot pink dress more appropriate for the kentucky derby than a low vibe afternoon. he didn’t miss a beat and i knew within the first five minutes that i never wanted to be apart.

he is a huge reason i can do all that i do. one of my most incredible supports and most honest taste tester. he is confident, kind, a bottomless well of patience, an absolute rockstar dad, always pitch perfectly weird, and he makes me laugh so hard even when i want to murder him. i love watching him tinker and figure things out, that he orders sandals once a year from a random guy in Greece he made friends with years ago, that our love is complicated and simple at the same time. he drives me nuts, i drive him mad. but what we’ve built in nine years - i would do alllll of the hard stuff again if it would get me right back here 🖤

05/22/2023

✨ok hello a splash of edible gold is my new favorite thing and we’re calling it fairy dust because it is magic 🪄 especially on that moody dark purple pansy - looks like a whole universe of stars at night. ✨

:: midnight chocolate cake filled with espresso mascarpone cream, finished with vanilla bean swiss meringue. a dream & the perfect extra extra special something to celebrate 21 turns around the sun 🌞 thank you, jodi!

🖤 i am putting a short pause on new orders as we kick off summer & get into a new rhythm. we have some travel lined up and a few other exciting happenings in the short term & i want to be fully present for those experiences. i also feel that it’s my duty to you to be fully present when i am crafting your bakes because they are imbued with intention & made with love.

i’ll be at in July & if we have an order already confirmed together, you’re good to go! otherwise I’ll let you guys know when orders are back open! soon, my lovelies!

always reach out if you want more info!

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05/14/2023

✨celebrating the irrepressible strength and love of mothers and mother figures today, and every day.

may the day gently if your feelings are tender 🖤

05/13/2023

✨lilacs and gold dust - yessss!

i’ve been looking for an excuse to sprinkle these delicate lilacs on top of a cake - so thank you, cara!

:: midnight chocolate cake and almond buttercream with espresso cream filling and lilac, thyme, fresh bay, gold dusted blackberries & dark chocolate covered almonds 🖤

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05/12/2023

Oh hey - the bake shop was just featured in Canvas Rebel Magazine! I talk a little bit about the inspiration for the bake shop & what it's like to be a teeny tiny micro bakery.

THANK YOU for inviting me to make beautiful & delicious bakes for you & yours. This doesn't exist without you!🖤

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-maria-gentile/

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We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Maria Gentile a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Maria, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. So, naming is such a challenge. How did you come up with the name of your brand? I was so fortunate to grow up in a

05/11/2023

✨when the birthday boy loves strawberries & bugs… we add a few cute creepy crawlies!

:: almond buttermilk cake & vanilla bean butter cream filled with a dreamy layer of mascarpone cream & vanilla bean sugared strawberries 🍓with viola, pansy, thyme, lemon verbena!

happy no. five, weston! i love getting to be a small happy part of your celebrations 🖤

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