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Shaffer House Bakery succeeds
by cutting no corners
OLD-FASHIONED
AND PROUD OF IT: Shaffer House Bakery attracts
customers with top quality. / Photo by C. Ann Jensen
By C. Ann Jensen
March 19, 2008 | Walk into Shaffer House Baker and
the sweet smell of doughnuts, cookies and cakes fills
your nose, but that's not the only thing the Shaffer
House has to entice people.
Shaffer House Bakery, at 1045 N. Main, has supplied
the residents and restaurants of Cache Valley with breads
and sweets for 30 years, keeping quality No. 1. Starting
with Grandpa Shaffer in the late 1970s, Camie Holden,
the granddaughter of Don, and Tony Holden have since
taken over but are still holding strong to the values
that their shop was built on.
"We do everything from scratch," said Camie. "Our
breads, doughnuts, pastries, everything." Not cutting
corners and being true to the art of baking, Camie and
Tony don't want to let money making get in the way of
providing top-quality baked goods to their customers.
Tony said, "When people come in we want them to remember
the quality and we didn't cut any corners to make it
taste good. We still use real butter; we make all of
our pie fillings and crust here."
Shaffer House offers 12 kinds of rolls that it sells
daily as well as daily breads, with Grandpa's Bread
being the favorite. Shaffer House bread isn't just available
in the store but can be tasted an numerous other locations
in Cache Valley since its supply bread to restaurants
such as The Italian Place, Fredrico's, The White Owl
and Logan's Heroes just to name a few.
When it comes to big box stores getting more business,
Tony said, "It is tough because everyone wants the lowest
price, but our customers are loyal to us. They've been
around a while."
Loyal customers and being a full service bakery are
what the Holdens can credit for their success and their
unwavering commitment to providing quality goods. Shaffer
House not only does their daily breads but wedding cakes
and special orders that most bakeries won't do.Special
order cakes are something that Camie is use to since
she started decorating cakes at 16.
"The craziest cake I have ever made" Camie said, "was
a replica of the White House I made for a kid's birthday."
Shaffer House Bakery is open from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday, 5 to 5 Saturdays and is closed
on Sundays.
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