Cranberry Island Kitchen Brings Whoopie Pies to Martha Stewart Show

Karen Haase and Carol Ford, representing their company, Cranberry Island Kitchen, appeared as featured guests on the Martha Stewart Show on September 13, 2007. The pair made their Gourmet Whoopie Pies on the show with Ms. Stewart, in addition to showcasing their other specialty Maine desserts: clam-shaped Island Buttermilk Cakes, shortbread cookies with a tangy lemon glaze shaped like a lobster, and rosemary, ginger, and original shortbread cookies shaped like sand dollars.

Ms. Stewart tasted Cranberry Island Kitchen’s products earlier this summer in Northeast Harbor, Maine, near where Ms. Stewart has a home, and where Ms. Ford spends time on Little Cranberry Island. Ms. Stewart was extremely gracious, and seemed to love everything, said Ford. "She asked questions and was genuinely interested in our products and how we make them."

Shortly thereafter, a producer from the show contacted Haase and Ford, and asked them to appear. "It certainly was flattering to hear how much Martha liked our desserts," said Haase, "After all, she really has seen and tasted everything!"

The pair states that what sets their whoopie pies apart from the rest is both their shape (they’re elegantly shaped like mussels) and the quality of their ingredients. "We use only Kate’s Homemade Butter, organic vanilla, local free range eggs, and the highest quality chocolate — and you can taste the difference!"

On the show, Ford and Haase will be making an original version of their Gourmet Maine Whoopie Pies. In their Maine kitchen however, they start with their trademark moist chocolate cake, and add liqueurs or other ingredients to fillings to create versions such as cointreau and orange zest, rum, Chambord, peppermint or espresso, in addition to their original whoopie pie, flavored with organic vanilla.

Cranberry Island Kitchen is located in Cumberland, off of Rte.9, at 7B Corey Rd., and is open for retail business Monday through Friday from 11am to 5pm, (and often later) and on Saturdays from 10am to 5pm.

Products from Cranberry Island Kitchen may be purchased by visiting the kitchen, contacting them at 207.829.5200, e-mailing them at info@cranberryislandkitchen.com or ordering online at http://www.cranberryislandkitchen.com/