Katie Voss decorates a white cake layer with buttercream frosting Thursday afternoon at Cherry Tree Bakery and Cafe in Whitehouse. Voss and her husband, Matt Jones, took over the bakery in November, 2011. Since then they've been creating cakes, cookies, brownies, salads, soups and serving up coffee.
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A number of baked goods sit on display. The owners, Katie Voss and Matt Jones, say they're particularly focused on the use of local foods to create their products from scratch.
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Sue Miller, of Whitehouse, held her son Matthew, 5, while she chatted with Matt Jones, the co-owner of the Cherry Tree Bakery and Cafe. "This is my favorite place," Miller said of the cafe.
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Penta Career Center students Travis Wright, 17, left, and Reba Jennings, 18, right, talk while putting together boxe. The pair, along with one other student, came from the culinary program at the school to work at the cafe a few days each week. Both said it was a good way to rack up work experience before graduation. "This is a great opportunity for anybody who wants to bake or cook," Wright said.
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Brandy Berry rolls out cookie dough Thursday afternoon at Cherry Tree Bakery and Cafe in Whitehouse. "We have so much fun doing what we do," Berry said.
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The staff of the Cherry Tree Bakery and Cafe in Whitehouse goes out of their way to use local and organic ingredients. They get their eggs from a local, organic and free range farmer.
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Marsha Crippen, of Whitehouse, left, takes a look at the specially frosted cookies whipped up for her husband's birthday party Thursday afternoon at Cherry Tree Bakery and Cafe in Whitehouse. In addition to the food they serve at the cafe, they also cater.
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In addition to their own products, the Cherry Tree Bakery and Cafe in Whitehouse also hosts wares from other local vendors, including specialty soap and textiles.
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Katie Voss it the co-owner of Cherry Tree Bakery and Cafe in Whitehouse.
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