by Cinottis Bakery | Nov 9, 2025 | Bakery, Holiday Events, Italian Market
How to Pair Italian Wines with Your Thanksgiving Feast
At Cinotti’s Bakery & Italian Market, we love blending the best of both worlds: timeless Italian tradition and heartwarming American celebration. This Thanksgiving, we invite you to elevate your feast with the perfect Italian wine pairings for our complete Thanksgiving Dinner meals, featuring your choice of tender Turkey or savory Ham, paired with all the comforting classics like Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Mac-n-Cheese, and stuffing made with love, right here in our kitchen.
The Perfect Pairings for Every Plate
For the Turkey Lovers:
A crisp, refreshing white like Kurtatsch Pinot Grigio or Tommasi Lugana Wine is the ideal companion to roasted turkey and buttery mashed potatoes. Their bright acidity cuts through the richness of gravy and stuffing, keeping your palate fresh for every bite.
For the Ham Enthusiasts:
If ham is on your plate, a fruit-forward red like Floramundi or Tommasi Ripasso strikes a perfect balance. Their smooth texture and notes of cherry and spice complement the sweet glaze of the ham beautifully.
For the Comfort Food Connoisseurs:
Our creamy mac-n-cheese and green bean casserole deserve a wine that can stand up to their richness. The Borgo Scopeto is a bold Tuscan blend that adds depth with hints of dark berries and oak, while Costiglioni Chianti brings a touch of rustic charm that pairs perfectly with all those buttery, baked flavors.
A Toast to the Start (and End) of the Day 
Kick off your Thanksgiving morning with a cheerful sparkle. Spellbound Prosecco makes the perfect base for festive mimosas while the turkey is in the oven! And for dessert? Try a glass of Rosa Dolce & Gabbana from Donnafugata. Its delicate sweetness pairs wonderfully with pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or one of our fresh-baked holiday desserts such as lobster tails or tiramisu.
Celebrate the Season, the Italian Way
From our family to yours, Cinotti’s is proud to bring five generations of baking and Italian heritage to your Thanksgiving table. Whether you’re picking up our full Thanksgiving meal or a few of your favorite sides, don’t forget the wine. After all, no feast is complete without a perfect Italian pour to bring everyone together.
We have a limited number of Thanksgiving dinners available each year so be sure to place your order soon! Don’t want the full meal? No problem. Any of our side dishes, rolls, pies, and desserts can be ordered a la carte. Just be sure to place your order ahead of time. We look forward to serving you and your family this holiday season!
Buon Ringraziamento! And cheers to good food, great company, and a touch of Italian elegance at your holiday table.
by Cinottis Bakery | Jan 3, 2025 | Bakery, Holiday Events
Fat Tueday is March 4, 2025 and we will be ready with a host of goodies including the famous Polish Paczki!
Paczki (pronounced poonch-key) is a traditional Polish donut eaten on Fat Tuesday. Like many Fat Tuesday food traditions, paczki are eaten in an attempt to fill up on sweets before the fasting of Lent begins. So before you head into Ash Wednesday, come check out one reason we love Fat Tuesday with one of our favorite donuts!
Filling Options
Our version of this donut is a simple formula of a sweet donut dough with plenty of filling options. We will have our regular filled donuts including buttercream, custard, jelly, and lemon. Paczki day options will include strawberry, strawberry cream cheese, lemon cream cheese, apricot, blueberry, cherry, cream cheese, and more! Some donuts will be dipped in complimenting icing flavors and others will be glazed or rolled in sugar. We are sure to have a bevy of flavor options to suit your sweet tooth.
Ordering
We will be taking orders for these delicious donuts via phone or in person at our Jacksonville Beach location. Now that we have three stores across the city, you can arrange to pick up your order at our Subaru of Jax, JTA LaVilla, or our Beach location. Enjoying this delicious donut has never been easier!
Paczki are $2.65 each or $29.00 per dozen for the 2025 season.
Happy Paczki Day!
Our bakers and donut decorators will be in super early on Fat Tuesday just to make these special donuts and king cakes! We highly encourage everyone to order paczki and king cakes to ensure we have the flavor wanted. We will make extra donuts for the store but we cannot garantee the flavor options you may want will be available when you arrive.
As always, we are thankful for your continued support of our small family bakery.
We look forward to serving you this Paczki Day!
Our version of this donut is a simple formula of a sweet donut dough with plenty of filling options. We will have our regular filled donuts including buttercream, custard, jelly, and lemon. Paczki day options will include strawberry, strawberry cream cheese, lemon cream cheese, apricot, blueberry, cherry, cream cheese, and more! Some donuts will be dipped in complimenting icing flavors and others will be glazed or rolled in sugar. We are sure to have a bevy of flavor options to suit your sweet tooth.
Ordering
We will be taking orders for these delicious donuts via phone or in person at our Jacksonville Beach location. Now that we have three stores across the city, you can arrange to pick up your order at our Subaru of Jax, JTA LaVilla, or our Beach location. Enjoying this delicious donut has never been easier!
Paczki are $2.65 each or $29.00 per dozen for the 2025 season.
Happy Paczki Day!
Our bakers and donut decorators will be in super early on Fat Tuesday just to make these special donuts and king cakes! We highly encourage everyone to order paczki and king cakes to ensure we have the flavor wanted. We will make extra donuts for the store but we cannot garantee the flavor options you may want will be available when you arrive.
As always, we are thankful for your continued support of our small family bakery.
We look forward to serving you this Paczki Day!
We will be taking orders for these delicious donuts via phone or in person at our Jacksonville Beach location. Now that we have three stores across the city, you can arrange to pick up your order at our Subaru of Jax, JTA LaVilla, or our Beach location. Enjoying this delicious donut has never been easier!
Paczki are $2.65 each or $29.00 per dozen for the 2025 season.
Happy Paczki Day!
Our bakers and donut decorators will be in super early on Fat Tuesday just to make these special donuts and king cakes! We highly encourage everyone to order paczki and king cakes to ensure we have the flavor wanted. We will make extra donuts for the store but we cannot garantee the flavor options you may want will be available when you arrive.
As always, we are thankful for your continued support of our small family bakery.
We look forward to serving you this Paczki Day!
Our bakers and donut decorators will be in super early on Fat Tuesday just to make these special donuts and king cakes! We highly encourage everyone to order paczki and king cakes to ensure we have the flavor wanted. We will make extra donuts for the store but we cannot garantee the flavor options you may want will be available when you arrive.
As always, we are thankful for your continued support of our small family bakery.
We look forward to serving you this Paczki Day!
by Cinottis Bakery | Jan 3, 2025 | Bakery, Holiday Events
Celebrating Mardi Gras with A Traditional King Cake
Fat Tuesday falls on March 4 this year! Are you ready for Mardi Gras? Our king cakes are available for order throughout the year, but are most popular during the Mardi Gras season. Our delicious version of these popular cakes are made with a brioche dough and covered with the iconic purple, green, and yellow sugar.
Now that we have three locations, enjoying this favored Carnival treat has never been easier! Give us a call at our Jacksonville Beach location and arrange for pick up at our Subaru of Jax, JTA LaVilla, or Beach location!
A traditional king cake is a staple in many homes throughout the world. The ‘cake’ is often the focal point of many office gatherings and family events for many reasons. Some love the dense flavor combination of the filling and buttery dough while others use it as a centerpiece because of the beautiful array of purple, green, and gold topping. Many love getting a king cake because whoever finds the baby hidden inside will receive great fortune in the coming year.
No matter what your favorite part of the cake is, we are ready to make this the best year yet.
The origin of the king cake can be traced to 12th century France. Epiphany Day (or King’s Day) is celebrated on January 6th each year and the period between Epiphany Day and Ash Wednesday is referred to as Carnival. Years ago, during Carnival, devout Roman Catholics would purge their homes of rich, fatty foods in preparation for the 40 days of fasting during Lent.
The rich foods such as eggs, milk, lard, and meats were used to make a bevy of foods and desserts. Residents would binge on the heavy foods until the end of Carnival which took place on Fat Tuesday. Early Europeans developed a new creation during this period that used the rich ingredients as well as honored the meaning of Epiphany Day.
The king cake was created to celebrate the coming of the Three Wise Men to baby Jesus. The cakes were circular to represent the route taken by the kings to confuse King Herod. The royal colors topping the king cake signify different elements. Purple represents justice; Green represents faith; and Gold represents power. Creamy puddings were made with leftover eggs and milk and used as fillings.
Our king cake is made with a rich, brioche-like dough. The twisted braid of each cake represents a king’s crown. It is approximately 12 inches in diameter and serves 10 to 12 people. We insert a plastic baby in each cake that is hidden beneath the icing. This year, our cakes will have the traditional green, purple, and yellow sugar topping. While our base flavor is cinnamon, you can order a king cake with your choice of filling.We offer a variety of fillings including:
- Strawberry
- Strawberry/Cheese
- Lemon
- Lemon/Cheese
- Cherry
- Cream Cheese
- Pineapple
- Custard
- Blueberry
What’s the Deal with the Baby?
In early days, trinkets representing royalty or the Christ Child were baked into the king cake to offer a token of good fortune for the finder. The practice became so popular; it still remains today. The only difference in today’s king cake over those of yesteryear is the material of the trinket. Most bakeries now insert a plastic baby into the cooled cake prior to icing.
We strive to create a variety of flavors on a daily basis on the days leading up to Mardi Gras. However, if you want to guarantee your king cake flavor is available, we strongly suggest ordering ahead. If you are serving the king cake to children or prefer to not have the plastic baby in the cake, you will need to order the king cake in advance. We take orders via phone or in our Jacksonville Beach location prior to Fat Tuesday.
We hope this Mardi Gras brings good fortune to you and your family. As always, we are ever thankful for your continued support of our family dream.
Thank you and may God bless.
by Cinottis Bakery | Dec 12, 2023 | Bakery, Holiday Events
Christmas cookies play an important role in many family traditions this time of year. No matter if they play the main character on a Christmas party dessert table, or they sit on a kitchen counter while family come to visit, cookies are always a great item to have on hand. And since we offer a wide selection of cookies, you’re sure to find the perfect treat for any holiday event this season.
Iced Cutout Christmas Cookies
Our iced cutouts are our most popular cookie any time of year. Cookies are hand cut from our buttery sugar cookie dough and which we bake until golden. Then our amazingly skilled decorators turn these cookies into works of art. Using a fondant-type icing, we hand decorate each cookie. While this process allows us to add details and create the wonderful pieces you see in our store, it also means each cookie is never exactly the same. Some more popular shapes include polar bears, gingy boys, reindeer faces, frosty faces, and Santa faces. We also offer weekly themed cookies that are inspired by beloved characters. The firm icing on these Christmas cookies allows for them to be individually bagged (provided we have enough notice and the cookies are dry). Custom cookies and specialty shapes are available with ample notice.
Decorated Christmas Cookies
Our decorated cookies are made from our same, buttery sugar cookie dough and hand cut, but instead of the fondant-type icing used on our iced cutouts, decorated cookies are iced and decorated with our homemade buttercream icing. Sometimes people call them “puffy icing” cookies and are favored by anyone who loves our buttercream icing. Typical designs of our decorated Christmas cookies include: Santa face, Christmas tree, snowman, Rudolph, and Santa hats.
Sugar Cutout Christmas Cookies
Our sugar cutout cookies are made from our buttery sugar cookie dough. They are all hand-cut and then generously covered in various colored sugars. These cookies are great for classroom parties, quick office gifts, and stocking stuffers. Cutout cookie shapes include Christmas lights, trees, snowman, stockings, stars, and bells.
Fancy Christmas Cookies
Fancy cookies are available throughout the year; however, the fancy cookie case is BOOMING during the holiday season. These cookies are typically bite-size and are offered in an array of colors and flavors. These cookies are sold by the pound and make wonderful cookie trays and holiday gift boxes. Bachelor Buttons are among the most popular fancy cookies.
Gingerbread Man
What is Christmas without a gingerbread man? Our gingerbread men are made with our family honey boy gingerbread dough. Our gingerbread is a long process but our Gingerbread Men or Honey Boys, are available throughout the year. Gingerbread is hand cut from our scratch made dough and we place raisins as eyes and buttons.
Merry Christmas!
No matter what Christmas cookie you decide to bring home this year, we are thankful for your continued support of our family bakery. From our house to yours, we wish you all a merry Christmas.
by Cinottis Bakery | Dec 5, 2023 | Bakery, Holiday Events, Jacksonville
Making Yule Logs
What’s so special about our yule logs? 
Our traditional yule logs are made with our homemade sponge cake formula that has been in our family for generations. After it’s baked, we generously spread red and green buttercream icing on the layer before carefully rolling the cake into a log.
After it sets, our bakers turn the log over to our decorators.
Decorating the Yule Logs
Our decorators hand cut each log before covering them with a rich, creamy chocolate icing. When the main log is iced, a small, side log is added and iced in the same chocolate icing. Each log end is then covered in our homemade chocolate buttercream icing. Gum paste poinsettias and powdered “snow” are added for decoration.
Storing the Yule Log
We recommend storing your yule log in a refrigerator until you’re ready to serve. You can leave it in the box you bring it home in or if you have another storage container, that can work as well. When choosing the best time to pull out your cake for your party, keep the weather in mind. Weather plays a big role in many baked goods and since we do live in Florida, humidity often creates issues for chocolate desserts. The yule logs can sit out on a table in an air-conditioned room for a bit, but we leave that to your discretion.
Serving your Yule Log
These logs are just like most jelly-roll esq desserts. You can slice them as thin or as thick as you desire. While the flowers are made of gum paste, they are not edible. Everything else on the log can be enjoyed.
Any leftovers you may have can be stored in an airtight container for up to five days.
We wish you the happiest of holiday seasons and hope to continue to serve you and your family for years to come.
Merry Christmas from Cinottis!
by Cinottis Bakery | Oct 24, 2023 | Bakery, Holiday Events, Jacksonville
Gingerbread for Christmas
Gingerbread houses are a staple in many family Christmas traditions. That’s why you see gingerbread house kits in just about every store during the holiday season. Some stores even put them out as early as October.
If you’re looking for a way to make great family memories and have a sweet treat in the mix, our gingerbread house kits are the way to go.
Gingerbread House Kits
Our gingerbread house kits come complete with the pre-assembled freshly baked house, candy, and freshly made, royal icing. You can get up to six different candy selections, an icing bag for piping decorations, and festive rings for added scenery.
The House
We begin baking our made-from-scratch gingerbread houses in late November when, theoretically, the humidity in Florida is lower. Our gingerbread house dough formula is one we’ve used for more than fifty years. Making our gingerbread is a huge event which includes using almost every member of our baking staff to complete. Each batch is carefully weighed, rolled, cut, and baked before cooling and setting up.
The Process
Our gingerbread house process is a four-day event.
After a day of making and baking, our bakers allow the house to set up overnight.
Day 2: Our decorators set up the base and walls using made-from-scratch royal icing
Day 3: Our decorators carefully assemble the roof and use royal icing to secure it to the base and walls.
On day 4, the house is ready to be decorated.
Ordering your Gingerbread House
We strive to keep our quality high, which is why in recent years, we have decided to keep our gingerbread house orders to a minimum. We don’t start taking orders until November 1.
You can order an entire gingerbread house kit which includes the house, candy, and icing. Or, you can opt to have the house by itself. Or, if you have your own candy, you can order the house and icing separately.
Our small house is great for individuals or a smaller household.
Our large house is perfect as a centerpiece. If you have children who like to compete, our large house gives plenty of roof space for each to showcase their creativity.
Order your house!
If you are looking for a quality gingerbread house kit this holiday season, give us a call. We are more than happy to help you make the best of your Christmastime.
