Kat’s Kitchen

APPLE CIDER DONUTS ARE BACK! 🍩

School is back, fall flavors are appearing everywhere, and I simply cannot wait any longer—so I’m officially opening my first Apple Cider Donut preorder of the season!

These soft, baked cake donuts are made from scratch in small batches with real apple cider, warm fall spices and plenty of cinnamon sugar.

Our local orchards aren’t pressing cider quite yet, so this will be a special Early Fall Preview batch. As soon as the first local cider is ready, Kat’s Kitchen will be making the switch! 🍎

½ dozen — $14
Dozen — $26

Pickup will be Saturday, August 29.

Prepayment is required to reserve your order. Orders close Tuesday, August 25 at 8 p.m. or sooner if I reach capacity.

➡️ To order, send me a direct message wherever you’re seeing this post—either here or through the Kat’s Kitchen page—with your quantity, half dozen or dozen, and preferred payment method!

All my Love,
Kat 🍎

TALK ABOUT A SWEET MORNING!! 🎓🍪

A huge THANK YOU to the Defiance Public Library for choosing Kat’s Kitchen to make cookies for their
“1,000 Books before Kindergarten” Graduation celebration!

I dropped them off this morning, and hearing that they were already a hit absolutely made my day. 🥹❤️

One of my favorite parts of this little business is getting to play a tiny role in BIG moments like this.

Congratulations to all of the little reader graduates!! 🎉📚

This smokin’ hot mama is at Cabin Fever handling donut pickups this morning so I could make it to the Farmers Market! 🥰🍩❤️

Thanks, Mom!!

Have a beautiful Saturday, everyone!! ☀️

Also, this is your daily PSA to hug your mamas!

🍩 DONUT FUNDRAISER UPDATE! 🍩

You guys…we are already at 11 orders for our Donuts for Hope fundraiser! Every order, share, comment, and kind word has meant more to our family than I can properly express.

Our big goal is to reach 30 orders before ordering closes Tuesday at 4:00 PM, which means we have 19 orders left to go!

Can you help us get there?

You can support us by:

🍩 Placing an order
🍩 Sharing this post
🍩 Tagging a donut-loving friend
🍩 Ordering a box to surprise a neighbor, coworker, teacher, family member or service member!

This fundraiser is helping our family through an incredibly difficult season while also allowing us to give a portion back to NAMI. Every single box truly makes a difference.

Orders close Tuesday, August 4 at 4:00 PM.

Thank you to everyone who has already ordered and shared. Let’s see if we can make it all the way to 30! 💛

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Rain, rain… go away…at least on Saturdays!!

Unfortunately, Mother Nature has other plans today, so Kat’s Kitchen will not be at the Defiance Farmers Market this morning. 💙

I was so looking forward to seeing everyone, but wet soggy things are a baker’s worst nightmare.
Thank you all for your continued support. It truly means the world to our little family.

Stay dry, enjoy your Saturday, and hopefully we’ll see you next week with plenty of fresh-baked goodies!

🍩 Donuts for Hope 💚

For the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to write this post…

Many of you know that life has looked a little different for our family this year. Like so many others, we’ve been navigating a season that’s been financially challenging while trying to keep moving forward one day at a time.

At the same time, mental health has touched the lives of so many people we love, which is why I wanted this fundraiser to be about something bigger than just selling donuts.

So today, I’m excited (and honestly a little nervous!) to introduce Donuts for Hope, in partnership with Jillene Renee.

On Saturday, August 8, Kat’s Kitchen will be baking fresh, from-scratch donuts to help support both our family and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). A portion of every order will be donated to NAMI, with the remaining proceeds helping our family continue through this season.

🍩 This year’s fundraiser flavors:
• Cinnamon Sugar
• Blueberry Crumb
• Lemon-Thyme
• Chocolate Decadent
• Maple Bacon
• S’mores

✨ Half Dozen: $16
✨ Dozen: $30

You can even choose to Pay It Forward by purchasing donuts to bless someone else in our community.

📍 Pickup: Downtown Cabin Fever
🗓 Saturday, August 8
⏰ 8:00-10:00 AM

Orders close Tuesday, August 4 at 8:00 PM (or sooner if capacity is reached).

👉 Order form here:
https://forms.gle/w8nLbiWdzhZY9GeF7

If ordering isn’t in your budget right now, sharing this post would mean just as much to us. Every share helps us reach someone new.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in this little bakery and for supporting our family through every season.

I can’t wait to bake for you. 💚🍩

Well…it’s probably time I dusted the flour off this page. 😂

If you’ve wondered where I’ve been, the short answer is…LIFE.

The long answer is family, work, responsibilities, and trying to keep all the plates spinning. Somewhere in the middle of all that, social media landed at the bottom of the list.

But the baking never stopped.

One thing I’ve realized over the last few weeks is that I don’t run Kat’s Kitchen because I’m trying to be the next viral bakery.

I do it because I love making food that feels like home.

Real butter.

Real vanilla.

100% Scratch-made recipes.

The kind of treats that remind you of your grandma’s kitchen, your favorite birthday, or the dessert someone made just because they loved you.

This page probably won’t ever be perfectly curated. I don’t have a ring light, and half the time I forget to take pictures because I’m too busy baking.

But I do have stories to tell, recipes to test, new ideas to share, and plenty of flour on my shirt.

I’m really glad you’re here. Let’s bake something wonderful together. 💜

The oven is off… and the booth is open! ☀️

Come visit me today at Flair on the Square in Bryan! I’ll be alongside the other amazing Farmer’s Market vendors on the east side of the square until 4 PM.

Fresh from my kitchen today:
✨ Strawberry Banana Scones
✨ Salted Toffee Scones
✨ Homemade Cheddar Crackers
✨ Chocolate Chip Cookies

Come say hi, support local makers, and take home something delicious. See you soon! 🩷

STORE RESTOCK!

Happy Thursday Friends ❤️

Endless Creations of Bryan, OH has been freshly RESTOCKED with your favorite Dye-Free Lilliepops and Original granola.

And Cabin Fever Marketplace has been restocked with Lilliepops!

You’ll also notice a 50% OFF bucket at the bottom of each display!

These handmade lollipops may not be quite as crystal clear as when they were first poured, but they’re still perfectly delicious and safe to enjoy. Since they’re a little less “pretty,” we’d rather offer you a sweet deal than let good candy go to waste.

Happy treasure hunting! ❤️

It has been a MINUTE!!

Transitioning from caretaker to full time baker today and CAN’T WAIT to turn these bad boys into SCONES 😃

Who’s coming to the Defiance Farmers Market TOMORROW?!