Hi! My name is Hannah Brouwer.
Along with my husband, Rob, we are the proud owners of Brouwer Bake Shop in the small village of Downeyville, ON. I grew up in this wonderful community and it is so nice to be settled back here with Rob and our children. Rob is a teacher and retired rugby player and I have taken my training as an Opera singer and channeled that creativity into something totally different!
Cake making began as a hobby from home during COVID-19 lockdowns and it quickly spiralled into what it looks like today. Our life is a little chaotic. Renovating the old Downeyville General Store, late nights baking and roasting coffee, early mornings decorating, endless brainstorming, and Rob teaching full time—all while we raise our 6 beautiful children—has been a new level of crazy for us! That being said, we love what we are doing and are happy to be the ones who restored this very special building in the heart of a very special community.
When we first opened our doors, we survived with one official staff member and a lot of generous family members helping out. We have certainly grown and have more amazing staff members putting in the work to serve you delicious and beautiful baked goods, as well as fresh, roasted on-site coffee.
We appreciate every single one of you who walks through our doors and are so happy that the community and beyond are enjoying what our business has to offer.
Thank you all for your ongoing support! This journey has been a dream come true!
Meet our team
Allison
What would we do without Allison!?
She is our early riser. She bakes our daily baked goods to perfection for you and works hard all day to serve you our made-to-order breakfast and deli sandwiches and fresh coffee. If you catch her working in the back when you come in she is likely whipping up large batches of our cookie dough, muffin batter and buttercream.
Allison
What would we do without Allison!?
She is our early riser. She bakes our daily baked goods to perfection for you and works hard all day to serve you our made-to-order breakfast and deli sandwiches and fresh coffee. If you catch her working in the back when you come in she is likely whipping up large batches of our cookie dough, muffin batter and buttercream.
Ange
What an amazing surprise it was to meet Ange! She moved to the area with her husband and children and we are so happy she did.
Coming to us from a large bakery in Pickering, Ange is a trained cake and pastry chef and works primarily in our kitchen on our beautiful cakes, cupcakes and scones.
Ange
What an amazing surprise it was to meet Ange! She moved to the area with her husband and children and we are so happy she did.
Coming to us from a large bakery in Pickering, Ange is a trained cake and pastry chef and works primarily in our kitchen on our beautiful cakes, cupcakes and scones.
Bonnie
We were very happy to welcome Bonnie to the team! As a familiar face to most locals, Bonnie likely knows you by name. In fact, she may even be related to you.
Bonnie is up for anything and you’ll often find her making your breakfast bagels, deli sandwiches and specialty coffees. She makes a mean cappuccino ;)
Bonnie
We were very happy to welcome Bonnie to the team! As a familiar face to most locals, Bonnie likely knows you by name. In fact, she may even be related to you.
Bonnie is up for anything and you’ll often find her making your breakfast bagels, deli sandwiches and specialty coffees. She makes a mean cappuccino ;)
MJ
An OG Brouwer Bake Shop team member, MJ started out by washing dishes in our home kitchen and is now one of our official sandwich queens.
From doing behind-the-scenes work, to serving customers with a smile and a conversation, to making sure our dishes and surfaces are sparkling, there’s not much MJ won’t do to make sure you’re getting the best experience possible when you walk in the doors.
MJ
An OG Brouwer Bake Shop team member, MJ started out by washing dishes in our home kitchen and is now one of our official sandwich queens.
From doing behind-the-scenes work, to serving customers with a smile and a conversation, to making sure our dishes and surfaces are sparkling, there’s not much MJ won’t do to make sure you’re getting the best experience possible when you walk in the doors.