Welcome to Chocolate Bakery Blog,
Owner, pastry chef and college instructor Judy Parks has owned Tarts & Truffles in Sacramento, CA for over 27 years. During that time the bakery has produced gourmet European and American styled wedding cakes, birthday cakes and every imaginable cookie and pastry for retail and wholesale clients.
For the past 16 years she has been teaching college level baking and culinary arts classes. Over the years she has created and tested thousands of working recipes for commercial and home baking needs. Some of her recipes will appear here on this site Judy’s newest creation, ChocolateBakery.com , will allow businesses, parents, grandparents and friends to ship birthday cakes, cookies and a variety of corporate gifts personal thank you gifts throughout the United States. If you want to try your baking skills you can depend on Judy’s knowledge and her recipes to produce a wonderful baked product.
I have loved baking and cooking since I was a child. I studied foods and nutrition in college, but my secret desire was to own my own restaurant. Participation in a culinary program landed me jobs in several upscale restaurants, where I discovered my passion for baking and pastries. In 1981 I opened my bakery, Tarts and Truffles, in Sacramento, CA. Realizing a need for trained, knowledgeable bakers, I began teaching baking classes in the culinary arts program at American River College in 1990. I hope you will find my interest in high quality baking reflected in every product we sell.
