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Cherry Blossom – Sublimity baker cooks up special treats, classes

Baking is Dominique Ovchinnikov’s passion.

“I spent the majority of my childhood whipping up anything and everything I could from my mom’s tattered old Betty Crocker cookbook, dreaming of working in the culinary field,” Ovchinnikov said. “After years of working various retail and office jobs, I finally had the opportunity to go to culinary school.”

While attending Oregon Culinary Institute, she was hired as a baking assistant at a local bakery, making Danishes, croissants, cookies, cinnamon rolls and other pastries. In her time off, she started creating cakes for special occasions and experimented with catering desserts for family weddings.

“I figured since I was already doing all of that, I might as well make it official,” Ovchinnikov said. “So, after getting my feet wet working in various bake shops, I dove right in with my own baking business.”

Today, Ovchinnikov owns and runs Cherry Blossom Baking Co., a home-based bakery that specializes in custom, made-from-scratch macarons, cupcakes, specialty cakes and vegan options. The bakery has been steadily growing since it opened in 2012. Located outside of Sublimity, the bakery produces fresh baked goods from locally sourced ingredients which are sold online/by appointment. 

“Our offerings are one-of-a-kind,” she said. “The only cookie cutters around here are for actual cookies. Creating one-of-a-kind treats for your special day is what we do.”

Ovchinnikov can accommodate large special event orders to “give that WOW factor,” she said. 

“We’re sort of really obsessed with pairing exotic flavors together,” she added. “Chocolate and chili pepper? Blackberry and lime? YAAAAASSSS!”

She also believes garnishes and finishing touches are just as important as the overall flavor.

“We’re a local shop, and we love bringing a taste of home away from home to our community,” said Ovchinnikov, who is a self-professed “one-woman show” from talking to clients, taking and working on orders, packing up and delivering, handling social media, and taking photos of all her bakes.

Ovchinnikov refers people to her website for menus and pricing information. 

“From there, they can email me about ordering,” she said. “I do all of my availability updates and weekend sales on Instagram where they can direct message me to order.”

Ovchinnikov is now taking limited cake and cupcake orders for June and July.

“All of our goods are handcrafted, baked and served with a side of love. Get in touch with us now to set up a tasting!”

Cherry Blossom Bakery also offers private baking classes for kids, adults, and all ages in between.

“There’s always something more up our sleeves,” she said. “Drop us a line for our specials and more specialty treats.”

For pickup hours and more information, contact Ovchinnikov at [email protected] or visit cherryblossonbakes.wixsite.com/cbbc. Follow her on Instagram using @cherryblossombakingco.

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