Located in the Historic Gardens of Annapolis Royal, the bakery is the dream of Heidi and Dieter Claussing, formerly of Fraureuth, Germany. Open year round, the bakery features German baked goods from sweets to breads and numerous specialties. The Garden Cafe, nestled in the gardens alongside the bakery, features German cafe style luncheons and early dinners, always utilizing the finest from the bakery and local suppliers of produce, meats and beverages. Heidi and Dieter will welcome you daily, along with their daughter Susanne and son Markus. And say hello to them at the Annapolis Valley Farmers Markets in Annapolis Royal and Wolfville.

From biscuits to pigs ears, schnitzel to bratwurst, come enjoy a leisure lunch in the outdoor style cafe followed by a visit to the Historic Gardens of Annapolis Royal, just a 1 minute walk to the main entrance. The German Bakery Cafe is now closed for the season. Heidi, Dieter, Susi and Marcus wiah to thank all the many visitor that came to the cafe in 2011. Opening times for 2012 will be posted on the website early in the new year.

	Heidi with her fall pretzel pumpkin in the left picture, is a master baker specializing in pastries and sweets from family recipes as well as new creations of her own Dieter pictured on the right, is a master baker as well, with his focus being on the breads and rolls, with over a dozen different types in his repetoire
	Susanne pictured on the left, is a graduate of Holland College; she manages the cafe, from menu design to serving you with a smile in the garden cafe . Markus Pictured on the right, , spends all his bakery time managing and staffing the farmers markets, in Annapolis Royal and Wolfville

The Pretzel Saga History tells us that Count Eberhard lost trust in his personal baker after he insulted and talked badly about him to other people in the village, and therefore he should have deserved the death sentence. The Count took pity on his baker because he greatly appreciated him for his dedication to the baking trade, and told him to bake a bread or cake within 3 days which should be better than anything he had ever eaten. It also had to be a baked good where the sun could shine through in three different ways. By accident the "Pretzel" got dipped into Lauge. Since he did not have the time to recreate his baked good once more, he baked it the way it was and sprinkled it with salt afterwords. At the end the count loved it and demanded more for the next day. The Pretzel thereby gave the baker his freedom and a second chance in life.