Project Cakes & Tito's Treats

09/18/2026

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies? Say less. I'll have them available tomorrow at the Chillicothe Farmers Market, September 19th, from 8am-Noon. I'll also have pie, brownies, oatmeal cream pies, and Tito's Treats!

09/13/2026

Hopefully coming sometime this winter: Groundhog Coffee Roasters! It's been a long time dream to have a bakery/café, and I slowly work on getting all the puzzle pieces put together. Through the years I've slowly taught myself the baking and cake decorating/art skills, and now I've been brewing up the next component - learning to roast coffee! I've been at this Project Cakes biz at a slow climb of ups and downs since 2007, and there are many who, if in my position, would have probably given up by now. Perhaps I've inherited a bit of my grandfather's entrepreneurial spirit that's always itching to keep going, to keep growing, to keep doing. He had many successful businesses in his lifetime. He started one of the first cable television companies in the area back in the day laying the groundwork and bringing cable TV to those out in the countryside, and deep in "the hills". He and grandma also started Susie Q's Dairy Bar out in front of Huntington Schools on 772 back the year I was born. So it seems fitting the name of the coffee branch of my business tree be inspired by my grandpa. I have mentioned the story to many through the years, and no one else had ever heard of the saying, but have you ever seen what looks like little clouds or plumes of smoke coming out from the trees in little patches from big hillsides? Well, whenever I'd be riding in a car somewhere with my grandparents and we'd come upon the sight, my grandpa would say, "The groundhogs are making coffee." As a kid I couldn't help but picture cute little groundhogs making coffee! Jump to me in my early 30s suddenly getting the urge to want to learn anything and everything about making coffee, and the first thing that pops in my head were the groundhogs. I told myself then that if I ever got to that point to be able to roast coffee that that had to be the mascot, the name, the theme. I think that time is now with tiny steps, and great care, I can hopefully be able to start offering coffee beans. Getting me slowly one step closer to my dream, perhap? I have a very small roaster currently, so I'd probably do micro-batches until I get my groove, but I am quite excited to see how this goes. Below is my coffee logo. I drew that groundhog back in 2016 to give you an idea of how long this vision has been cooking (or shall I say roasting). The groundhog's name is Willard, after my grandpa. Groundhog Coffee Roasters: high quality, country-brewed coffee that doesn't take itself too seriously.

(Note: FB has labeled my image as AI content, and that is not factual. I drew in pencil, and designed this logo, scanned it in - because I'm that old school - and used photo editing software, basically Photoshop, to add text and clean it up. Photoshop is it's own form of AI, if one wants to get technical, but this isn't one of those created with a prompt out of thin air like in ChatGBT or the like. Just an FYI. As someone with a degree in fine art, it would hurt my heart too much to create art in that manner.)

09/09/2026

Last day for pre-orders for this weekend!

09/05/2026

My dad won a trophy at Bark in the Park for his 1937 Studebaker.

09/05/2026

All set up at Bark in the Park. Kept the setup simple this year. Yoctangee Park, 10am to 3pm!

09/04/2026

Bark in the Park is tomorrow, September 5th from 10am to 3pm! Come by and see some cool vintage cars, shop with the vendors (including me), and support the Ross County Humane Society ! I'll have Tito's Treats and Puppy Pretzels for the pups, and baked goods for people too! We're finally going to have a cooler day tomorrow, so take advantage by visiting us at Yoctangee Park tomorrow! Dogs are welcome!

09/02/2026

Hey, doggy lovers! Look at this cute soap! She is local to Frankfort, and she has an Etsy!

Halloween is just around the corner!

08/31/2026

Tito was a fan of Bark in the Park. I'll bet you'll like it too. Come by Yoctangee Park this Saturday, September 5th, from 10am-3pm. The event is hosted by the Ross County Humane Society, and includes a car show, vendors, and food truck. I'll be set up as a vendor selling Tito's Treats and Puppy Pretzels for the pups, and oatmeal cream pies, my Nearly half pound chocolate chip cookies, and possibly more depending on what I can get prepared, or weather permitting. It is a dog-friendly event, so swing on by and say hi (or "bark"). It'll be a tail-waggin' good time!

08/29/2026

I love treating myself to some Matcha Mamas while at the Chillicothe Farmers Market.

08/29/2026

I'll be introducing S'more Bites at the Chillicothe Farmers Market tomorrow, August 29th, from 8am to Noon!