“I think that I pay a lot
of attention. It starts with the crust. My crust
is as important as the cheesecake,” said
Buckley, who owns and operates Zoe Anne’s
Cheesecakes. “Also, I don’t hold back with the
best ingredients. I’m always thinking of flavor
enhancers.”
Buckley, who is a regular
at the Tigard market and both of the Hillsboro
markets, said she makes about 300 of her 3-inch
thick cheesecakes each week. While she has
developed a total of 15 varieties of cake, she
said her top three sellers are coconut cream,
chocolate turtle and a strawberries-and-cream
New York-style cheesecake. She also makes a
lemon mango cheesecake that is especially
popular during the summer months.
Though this is Buckley’s
first year of running a business or being a
vendor at farmers’ markets, she said it is
something she really enjoys doing.
“I love the markets,” she
said. “I’m very appreciative to Oregon and
people who come out to the markets to support
us.”