Ed’s Country Bakery

I discovered this bakery a few years ago. It is a little out of the way in the countryside near Frederick. Over time it has become my family’s absolute favorite for birthday cakes. And this is in a family with a couple of really good bakers. Whether it is a birthday cake, wedding cake, or any other special occasion, you simply cannot go wrong. On top of that you can find a great selection of cookies, pies, donuts, other fine bakery products. Everything here is terrific.

Don’t know why this isn’t on Unilocal yet, since it has been open since 2010. but it’s a small bakery, set out in the country on Cap Stine Road, west of Frederick, and has limited hours on Saturday. It is associated with a farm and does sell some of its own farm-​raised beef and pork, but I went out to see what the bakery is all about.
It is small, but had a good selection of donuts and a type of donut called a kinkling, cookies, cupcakes, pies, cakes, and bread. We got a ½ dozen assorted donuts and some cookies. The donuts were quite good, more in a German-​style in that they aren’t as sweet as donuts one might be useful. They are all yeast-​risen instead of cake donuts, which is fine by me. They had a good, small bakery taste, rather than the mass-​produced taste of a Dunkin Donuts or a Krispy Crème. Suffice to say, they are worth the drive we made, despite having a Dunkin only 2 minutes from our house. The cookies we got, sugar cookies with M&Ms and a white icing were good; I would definitely like to try the other selections they have.
According to their Facebook page (
), they also do wedding cakes, and they mix up the selection of baked goods on a regular basis, partially connected with the holidays. Next time we go back, and we will, I’ll make sure to pick up some bacon or pork chops and add those to the review.
I’m glad to see a small local bakery with good donuts around. I am a sucker for them and am always on the lookout for non-​commercial bakery donuts. This place meets the bill.