The Clumsy Baker
Cookies · Brookies · Buns · Durban

Baked by hand. A little clumsy.

New York style cookies, brown butter brookies and Swedish buns, baked fresh to order in small batches. Every batch is shaped by hand, so no two bakes are ever quite the same.

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2 days’ noticeCollect in Overport100% halal
Swedish Cardamom Buns, knotted by hand, piled on a gold-rimmed plate
The menu

Something for every sweet tooth.

Full menu & prices
A stack of three Classic Choc Chip cookies

Cookies

Thick, soft-centred and about 10cm edge to edge. Baked fresh to order.

From R150
Three Brown Butter Brookies stacked on a plate

Brookies

Half brownie, half cookie, made with brown butter.

From R280
Swedish Cardamom Buns piled on a plate

Buns

Soft, enriched dough, knotted and twisted by hand.

From R340
How it works

Ordering is easy.

1

Choose your boxes

Pick from the menu and build your order here, or just message us.

2

Send it on WhatsApp

Your order lands with us on WhatsApp. We confirm it and send your invoice.

3

Collect, still fresh

We bake to order with 2 days’ notice. Collect in Overport and pay by EFT, card or cash.

  • 2×Swedish Cardamom Buns
  • 2×Swedish Cinnamon Buns
  • 2×Vanilla Custard Buns
Saturday drop

The Saturday Bun Box.

Two each of our Cardamom, Cinnamon and Vanilla Custard buns. A limited Saturday drop.

R210Box of 6

Reserve a box
Two kraft gift boxes of individually wrapped cookies with thank-you cards
Our story

Fifteen years of trying new things.

Our baker has been baking for more than 15 years, including for cafés in Botswana. Years of experimenting, learning and the odd happy accident are in every box.

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Clumsy Kitchen

Fresh from our kitchen.

All bakes
A golden Custard & Jam Danish held over a tray of more danishes
October 2026 · Off the menu

Custard & Jam Danish

Buttery, flaky pastry, a ring of vanilla custard and a spoon of berry jam, glazed straight from the oven.
A round sourdough loaf with a deep golden ear, cooling on a wire rack
October 2026 · Off the menu

Sourdough

A crackly, floured crust, a proud ear and an open crumb. Slow bread, made the old way.

Wholesale & events

For cafés, offices and celebrations.

We bake for cafés and bistros, corporate gifting, weddings and Eid tables. Tell us what you need and we will put together a quote.

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Four New York style cookies: choc chip, triple chocolate and snickerdoodle