A farmers market favorite is setting up shop in Sunnyside this summer
The owners of Moon Raccoon Baking Co were used to splitting their summer weekends in Denver between vending at farmers markets and dancing at electronic music shows This year they ll put the parties on pause as they prepare to open their first bakery and storefront at W th Ave But before they can open possibly as soon as July the property necessities to be outfitted with kitchen equipment We re fully building a bakery from the ground up inside of this warehouse explained co-owner Zoe Deutsch who lives just north of her new workspace in Chaffee Park The building will share the space with Sfoglina Handmade Pasta Deutsch and business partner Kate Lange were co-workers at another local bakery they declined to say which because it was a bitter exit with dreams of starting their own enterprises Seeing as they both were passionate about croissants and laminated dough Lange declared they teamed up instead opening Moon Raccoon at the beginning of The duo took orders through Instagram and made their goods using locally sourced ingredients Deutsch announced They moved their operations from their home kitchens into a commissary in and grew their following through their weekly presence at farmers markets around Denver They migrated to other commissaries as Moon Raccoon grew Sharing kitchens and oven space was unpredictable and over time became limiting Lange stated Architect Kevin Nguyen responsible for the interiors of restaurants such as Sap Sua and Hop Alley designed the new Moon Raccoon Baking Co Lange and Deutsch are largest part excited about the new ovens where they can size up just how multiple chocolate chip cookies cruffins and honey pecan monkey bread they can bake in a day Pastries for sale at Moon Raccoon Baking Co during the City Park Farmers Realm in Denver Saturday May Hundreds of people proved up for the first farmer s area of the year Rebecca Slezak Special to The Denver Post We really love baking together Lange revealed The way we bounce ideas off of each other the way we encourage each other only grows and benefits the creative process between us Related Articles Denver pho spot closes after years Redevelopment planned as Lakewood restaurant closes after years NYC joint takes former Ian s Pizza space in Denver s Ballpark neighborhood Two ski-town breweries and a distillery taking former Govnr s Park space Birdcall s chicken sammies now at Red Rocks Fort Collins mall They ve reinforced their personalities into their own brand with Lange saying she identifies as queer and the pair touting themselves as Denver s Premier EDM Bakery in their opening announcement even if the new bakery means less time to go dancing The bakers and friends are brainstorming new creations in the lead-up to their grand opening including a moon-shaped croissant and cream-filled pastries to line the shelves of their store s retail freezer and refrigerator they explained They still plan on bringing Moon Raccoon Baking Co to farmers markets this summer including to the season openings at City Park and Lafayette the first weekend of May what Deutsch referred to as our Super Bowl Subscribe to our new food newsletter Stuffed to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox
