HOOKSETT – The Cake Fairy closed its doors for the final time on Nov. 2, after nearly nine years and countless cookies, cakes, pastries and pies. But the mother/daughter ownership duo of Lisa and Brianna Miller insist this is merely the end of one adventure and the beginning of a new one. They are rebranding as a small home bakery called Thumbprints.
Brianna Miller confirmed that she and her mother will continue to sell all the sweet treats people have come to love, including the cookies, crumb cakes, whoopie pies, and donuts. But they will now focus on pop-up shops, farmers’ markets, weddings and other special events. Eventually, they hope to sell Thumbprint-branded products in local retail outlets as well.
The original Cake Fairy was a labor of love, and that love will be front and center in the home bakery. The Millers have already designed a logo for their new venture.
“It’s my mom’s thumbprint and my thumbprint in the shape of heart,” said Miller.
The thumbprint cookie is special to both of them, she said, because “thumbprint cookies were one of the first things we ever baked together.”
In the meantime, they are still taking orders for Thanksgiving with pickup on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the old Cake Fairy location at 114 Londonderry Turnpike in Hooksett. Available items include apple pies and apple crumb pies; apple crisp, pumpkin and chocolate whoopie pies; brownies; Triple Chip Bars; and banana, cranberry orange, and pumpkin breakfast breads. The deadline to order is Saturday, Nov. 23, or until they are full.
For her part, Miller is excited about this new adventure, which to her is more sweet than bitter.
“Don’t worry,” she said. “The Cake Fairy will still be very present here in the Hooksett community. We just won’t have a brick-and-mortar store anymore.”
