Flip for Flipper Fanny
If you remember the delightful Catherine Graham of "Bay Area Backroads" fame, you'll be happy to know that she has opened a successful baking company. It started with her chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, which she developed and brought to pot lucks. Her baking fame grew, and soon she was selling her cookies as fast as she could pop them out of her oven. And that's how Flipper Fanny's Cookies, Cakes and More was born.
I first tasted them at the Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival earlier this year, and I thought they were outrageously good. Not only is the oatmeal variety addictive, so are the Mexican wedding cookies - also known as Russian tea cakes - and my very, very favorite, a chocolate ball that couldn't possibly get any darker. Well, it could, but then it would be charcoal.
Catherine also makes elegant celebration cakes and cupcakes, as well as brownies. And she has vegan and gluten-free creations such as a flourless chocolate torte, gooey chocolate cupcakes, "peanut butter jobbies" and a peanut butter oatmeal cookie.
So, how did the company get its name? In the 1940s, Catherine's mother was in Miami, where she was photographed in a swimsuit and fins. A newspaper ran the photo and called her "Flipper Fanny" even though her name was Mary Lou. When she started her business, Catherine named it after the famous photo.
For more info, visit www.flipperfannyscookies.com or call 234-0562.
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