Eat this: Plum Kuchen from Bennison's Bakery

I recently purchased a plum kuchen from Bennison's Bakery for $9 and had it not been for the other people sitting around me when it came time to serve it up, I would have eaten the entire thing - all 9" of it (see below).

Plums are in season which means Bennison's is rolling out plum kuchens everyday for your eating enjoyment. It's a coffee cake type of treat, and if you slice it thin enough (see above), it's not too rich to enjoy with a cup of tea anytime of day.

I know it seems that I'm heavy on the Bennison's Bakery love on this blog, but I don't love every item they have, but the items they do have that I love, I really, really, really love. And I loved this plum kuchen.

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Thank you for reading my blog "Evanston Newbie", a project that I am using to chronicle my new life in Evanston since moving my family here from El Paso, TX, in 2011. Do you have favorite Evanston bakeries, bike shops, events that you can recommend? Send me an email at thelisadshow@gmail.com and I will post my review on this blog. -Lisa Degliantoni

Food News: Moe the sourdough starter turns 11! Bennison's Bakery celebrates with half off sourdough rounds all weekend!

In food news, starter turning 11 is pretty big! And Bennison's Bakery of Evanston is celebrating with a huge sale (1/2 off) and cupcakes this weekend!

From http://www.bennisonscakes.com/

In August of 2001, in Minneapolis, Minnesota Bennison's sourdough starter, Moe, was born. Flour and water were mixed together and left to gather natural, airborn yeast. Every day since, without fail, Moe has been fed a constant diet of unbleached, unbromated hard red winter wheat flour. Each day Moe goes to work producing the delicious sourdough bread with its classic tang that Bennison's custmers have come to love.

Come join the party August 24th, 25th, and 26th at Bennison's Bakery. We'll have half-price sourdough loaves and FREE mini cupcakes!

Bennison's is located at 1000 Davis Street in Evanston! See you there!