Metropol Bakery Service List

Cakes, Pies, & Desserts

• Process and Ingredients

  A Eugene tradition since 1976

  • Everything in Our Bakery is Made from "Scratch" Employing Classic European Techniques.

    We make all our own fillings, frostings, purees and glazes. We squeeze our juices from fresh fruit. Our cakes are individually decorated and are unique in design. We Never freeze any of our products

  • Only the Highest Quality Ingredients Make it into Our Baked Goods

    Local, sweet cream butter, hormone free local dairy milk and cream, fresh eggs, pure natural flavorings, including organic vanilla, fine liqueurs, chocolates and cocoas from Guittard as well as imported Belgian chocolate from Callebaut. We use whole fruits, nuts and seeds and our cake flour is milled at Pendleton Mills. Local and organically grown ingredients are used whenever possible

  • Years of Experience Have Tempered Our Fine Pastry Bakers

    Who combine their innate artistic talents with the disciplined training required by their craft to create cakes and desserts which are both beautiful and delicious. Use the links above to see more photos of our cake creations

• Layer Cakes & Cheesecakes

  Metropol cakes available everyday, whole or by the piece

  • Raspberry Chocolate Mousse Cake*

    An elegant 3 layer cake with fudgy chocolate layers, filled with a very dark chocolate mousse mixed with raspberries. Iced with vanilla whipped cream and decorated with chocolate splashes. Very rich!

    Serves 12-16

    $64.50

  • Metropol Carrot Cake

    A perennial favorite. Moist, spicy fresh carrot layers iced with vanilla cream cheese frosting and encased in roasted almonds. Available in 3 sizes

    1 Layer: Serves 8-10	$28.50
    2 Layers: Serves 10-15	$45.50
    3 Layers: Serves 16-20	$61.50

  • Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

    A Metropol bakery standard for 35 years! Dark chocolate buttermilk layers iced with dark chocolate buttercream, decorated with semi-sweet chocolate drips. Also available with vanilla cream cheese icing. We make 3 sizes

    1 Layer: Serves 8-10	$28.50
    2 Layers: Serves 10-15	$45.50
    3 Layers: Serves 16-20	$61.50

  • Lemon Chiffon Cake

    Light, fresh lemon genoise layers, filled with homemade lemon curd and crème fraiche and iced with fresh lemon infused butter cream. Available in 2 sizes

    1 Layer: Serves 8-10	$33.50
    3 Layers: Serves 10-15	$54.50

  • Chocolate Amaretto Mousse Cake

    Dark Chocolate cake layered with creamy chocolate amaretto mousse, iced with dark chocolate ganache and topped with more mousse

    Serves 12-16	$62.50
    Single Layer For	$37.50

  • September 7th*

    rich cocoa souffle layers filled with vanilla whipped cream and iced with dark chocolate ganache whipped cream

    Serves 12-16

    $54.50

  • Orange Mocha Rum

    fresh orange genoise cake lightly soaked in rum syrup, filled with a rich chocolate pudding, iced with vanilla-orange whipped cream and garnished with dark chocolate triangles and fresh oranges

    Serves 12-16

    $62.50

  • German Chocolate Cake

    Dark chocolate cake layered with the classic combination of sweetened, toasted coconut and roast pecans in a rich, thick filling. Iced with chocolate buttercream

    Serves 12-15	$64.75
    Single Layer For	$37.50

  • Cheesecakes

    Serves 10-12. A variety of classic cheesecakes covered with fresh lemon-sour cream topping. Vanilla, Chocolate, and fruit covered Vanilla including Cherry, Oregon mixed berry, fresh Strawberry and Blueberry. Seasonal varieties also include fresh Cranberry, spicy Pumpkin and fresh Lime

    Vanilla	$37.75
    Fruit-Topped Vanilla	$42.50
    Chocolate	$42.50

• Cakes Available by Special Order

  • Orange Hazelnut Torte*

    Serves 12-16. Roasted hazelnut cake layers with fresh, orange buttercream. Iced with dark chocolate ganache and decorated with glaceed hazelnuts. Our original recipe was featured by the Oregon Hazelnut Growers and our fresh, local hazelnuts come from Evonuk's Hazelnuts

  • Normandie Apple Walnut Cake

    A spicy, fresh apple cake, drizzled with Calvados syrup and frosted with cream cheese icing. Finished with roasted, spiced walnuts

    Serves 10-12

    $63.50

  • Strawberry or Peach Gateaux

    hot milk sponge cake soaked in rum syrup, topped with a mound of glazed fresh strawberries or peaches in season and lots of fresh whipped cream

    Serves 8

    $45.75

  • Poppyseed Rum Cake

    French vanilla cake flavored with poppyseeds with a roasted walnut rum filling. Iced with a rich, dark chocolate buttercream

    Serves 12-16

    $62.50

  • Chocolate Monkey Cake

    Fresh banana cake with roasted pecans drizzled with banana liqueur, layered with vanilla cream cheese icing and finished with chocolate cream cheese icing. Decorated with chocolate dipped bananas

    Serves 12-16	$63.50
    Single Layer For	$37.50

• Pies

  All of our pies are 10" deep dish and serve 8-10. We make 100% butter crusts (no oil) and prepare all our own fillings from whole fruits and berries

  • Apple Crumble Pie

    crisp, fresh apples from Detering orchards in Harrisburg mixed with cinnamon and brown sugar and topped with a buttery streusel topping

    $33.75

  • Marionberry Pie

    sweet Oregon marionberries prepared with a rich, lattice topped crust

    $34.75

  • Mocha Buttercrunch Pie

    A buttery, chocolate mocha filling in a crust of chopped roasted walnuts and semi-sweet chocolate chunks. This original Metropol recipe was featured in Bon Appetite Magazine

    $34.75

  • Lemon Sourcream Pie

    Fresh, homemade lemon curd mixed with whipped sour cream, fresh cream and lemon zest. Garnished with whipped cream and fresh lemon slices

    $32.75

• Additional Pies

  Additional pies are available seasonally:

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter

  • Peach

  • French Strawberry

  • Sourcream Blueberry

  • Roasted Pecan

  • Egg Nog Blackbottom

  • Rhubarb Custard

  • Key Lime

• Tarts

  Tarts are individual servings and made with classic, all butter Pâte Brisée crust

  • Lemon Meringue

    Lemon curd filling made with fresh juice and zest. Spiky, classic meringue tops tart

  • Banana Cream

    Rich, French crème patissiere flavored with banana liqueur and fresh bananas. Topped with whipped cream and fresh banana dipped in semi-sweet chocolate

  • Chocolate

    Classic French chocolate Parisienne crème filling topped with vanilla whipped cream and semi-sweet chocolate swirl. Crust is dipped in dark chocolate

  • French Strawberry

    Sweetened cream cheese filling generously topped with fresh strawberries in our own strawberry glaze. Vanilla whipped cream and strawberry garnish

  • French Blueberry

    sweetened cream cheese filling mounded with fresh blueberries in glaze topped with vanilla whipped cream and blueberry garnish

  • Rhubarb

    Cream filling with a tangy, fresh rhubarb compote. Vanilla whipped cream completes this seasonal tart

  • Key Lime

    Graham cracker and butter crust with a zippy, hand-juiced fresh lime chiffon filling. Vanilla whipped cream topping on this seasonal treat

• Other Desserts

  • Metropol Cream Puff

    A classic we've made from scratch for 35 years. Handbeaten French choux pastry forms the unique casing for rich crème patissiere and fresh whipped cream flavored with pure vanilla and a hint of orange liqueur. Shiny, dark chocolate ganache generously spills over the top. Servings: generally two per puff, but a dedicated addict can consume one at a sitting

    $6.75

  • Croissant Bread Pudding

    A rich twist on the usual bread pudding. Our flaky, all butter croissant baked in rich cream custard and studded with dried cranberries and roasted pecans

    $5.50

  • Crème Brulee*

    the classic presentation of baked whole cream custard, capped with a caramelized sugar crust

  • Mousse Cups*

    Dark Chocolate, Lemon, Grand Marnier, Egg Nog, Raspberry, Strawberry—what ever strikes our fancy. The secret is freshly made purees and juices, pure liqueurs and spices and lots of fresh, local heavy cream. Serving: one per cup

• Wedding & Special Occasion Cakes

  • Birthday Cakes

    Any of our cakes from a simple one layer serving 8-10 to a multi-layered sheet cake serving 120 make wonderful Birthday cakes. We can write on your cake at no charge or add flowers at market price. Custom cakes available by special order

  • Wedding and Anniversary Cakes

    Our classic Tiered cakes are available in a variety of flavors, including some of our most popular house cakes. Fillings and frostings can be custom made to compliment your choice of cake. Our expert decorators can create a beautiful centerpiece cake as simple or as complex as you would like

• Layers

  • Buttermilk Chocolate

  • Metropol Carrot

    optional roasted almonds

  • French Vanilla

  • Fresh Lemon Genoise

  • Fresh Orange Genoise

  • Vanilla Poppyseed

  • Orange Poppyseed

  • Lemon Poppyseed

• Fillings

  • Chocolate Parisienne Cream

  • Chocolate Parisienne Cream with Raspberries

  • Fresh Lemon Curd

  • Fresh Orange Curd

  • Chocolate Pudding

  • Amaretto Mousse

  • German Chocolate

    coconut and pecans

  • Raspberry Preserves

• Frostings

  • Chocolate Buttercream

    including chocolate mint or chocolate almond

  • Vanilla Buttercream

  • Chocolate Cream Cheese

  • Vanilla Cream Cheese

  • Chocolate Ganache

  • Fresh Lemon Buttercream

  • Fresh Orange Buttercream

  • Hazelnut Buttercream with Hazelnut Nougatine

• Wedding Cake Sizes and Prices

  Please call for an appointment to meet with our wedding specialists. 541.465.4730. A cake tasting can be arranged for $35. A deposit of half the total is required when the cake is ordered; the balance is due one week prior to pick-up

  • Wedding Cake Sizes and Prices

    9"x3) + (6"x3) + (4"x2 Servings 45	$227.50
    12"x2) + (9"x2) + (6"x2 Servings 75	$373.50
    12"x3) + (9"x3) + (6"x3 Servings 100	$500.00
    12"x4) + (9"x4) + (6"x4 Servings 150	$750.00

• Half-Sheet Cakes

  • Carrot

    Serve 40-60

    $72.50

  • Buttermilk Chocolate

    Serve 40-60

    $72.50

  • French Vanilla

    Serve 40-60

    $68.75

  • Fresh Lemon Genoise

    Serve 40-60

    $63.50

  • Fresh Orange Genoise

    Serve 40-60

    $63.50

  • Lemon Chiffon

    Serve 40-60

    $79.50

  • Lemon Poppyseed

    Serve 40-60

    $68.50

  • Orange Poppyseed

    Serve 40-60

    $68.50

  • Vanilla Poppyseed

    Serve 40-60

    $72.50

• Icings

  your choice:

  • Chocolate Buttercream

    Price included

  • Vanilla Buttercream

    Price included

  • Chocolate Cream Cheese

    Price included

  • Vanilla Cream Cheese

    Price included

  • Custom Icing

    Extra Price

• Fillings

  your choice:

  • Amaretto Mousse

    $35.00

  • Chocolate Parisienne Cream

    $35.00

  • Chocolate Parisienne Cream w/ Raspberry

    $40.00

  • Fresh Lemon Curd

    $25.00

  • Fresh Orange Curd

    $25.00

  • Chocolate Mocha Pudding

    $30.00

  • German Chocolate

    pecan and coconut

    $35.00

  • Frosting Filling

    $10.50

• Cupcakes

  • Cupcakes

    Your choice of Carrot, Chocolate or Vanilla, 12 minimum. Please call for additional sizes and custom designs. 541-465-4730

    each

    $3.25

Breads & Rolls

• Breads & Rolls

  • All our breads are made with four simple ingredients—hard winter wheat flour, sea salt, water and sourdough starter developed with native yeasts.

    We create variety by adding roasted nuts and seeds, herbs, whole rolled oats, rye flour, dried fruits and olives

  • The process begins with a pre-fermented dough—a wet mixture called a poolish or a stiffer dough commonly referred to as a starter or biga

    Which slowly develops flavor and texture with the help of ambient strains of yeast specific to our bakery's particular environment. The poolish is "fed" over a 24 hour period as the native yeast develops and the dough gains strength. The sourdough breads are allowed to develop another 48 hours to insure maximum flavor

  • Years of experience guide the hands of our bread bakers who mix, scale and form the individual loaves, buns and rolls.

    Each style of bread is shaped and scored in a particular manner which will express its individual character. The final step is a trip to our Pavailler ovens (constructed on site by French technicians) where the carefully handled loaves are laid directly on the stone hearth and quickly baked at a hot temperature

  • How will they come out today?

    Like other live, fermented products which depend on the slow development of natural bacteria (think of fermenting wine or aging cheese) the end result is dramatically affected by heat and humidity—water temperature, air temperature, the temperature and moisture in the air during the retarding and proofing processes, the temperature and volume of steam in the ovens

  • Our team of bakers daily accepts this challenge

    Demonstrating excellence and consistency, using their intelligence and intuition as well as skills developed over years to produce outstanding breads—truly demonstrating the craftsmanship deserving the title Artisan Bakers

• Artisan Bread Varieties

  • Baguette

    A consistent Award winner. This bread helped launch the bakery 35 years ago and is still the most popular baguette in town

  • Eugene Sourdough

    Aged a total of 48 hours, this chewy bread has a flavor unique to our bakery. Develops a stronger flavor as it ages

  • Whole Wheat Sourdough

    Again, aged 48 hours. A slightly softer crumb with a mild sour flavor which underscores the organic whole wheat flour

  • Birdseed Multi-Grain

    A whimsical name to describe a hearty combination of seeds and grains. The classic French seed combination of sesame, sunflower and flax combined with rolled oats, whole wheat, rye and white wheat flour and a bit of honey. A favorite sandwich bread

  • Pane Como

    The classic Northern Italian white bread with a well developed airy crumb, just enough texture and a chewy crust. Makes great french toast and grilled cheese sandwiches

  • Italian Ciabatta

    Our version has a crisp crust and a very holey, springy interior, the perfect platform to soak up extra virgin olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar or top with salami and aged Gorgonzola

• Specialty Breads

  • Whole Wheat Walnut

    Roasted walnuts flavor this mildly fermented bread. Outstanding with soft cheese (especially triple cream Bries) or toasted with lots of butter

  • Fig Hazelnut

    Roasted local hazelnuts and figs combined in a light, whole wheat loaf

  • Rosemary Garlic

    Fresh rosemary and roasted garlic in a rich, white loaf

  • Garlic Ciabatta

    Roast garlic in our crusty, classic Italian Ciabatta

  • Greek Olive Ciabatta

    Our daily Ciabatta with ripe Kalamata olives folded in. Salty and chewy

  • Kate's Rye

    An aromatic light rye with sunflower and flax seeds

• Rolls and Buns

  • French Hard Rolls

    the same dough as our baguettes—Chewy crust and soft insides

  • Ciabatta Buns

    the perfect sandwich roll or use it in place of a burger bun—magnifico!

  • "Birdseed" Multi-Grain Buns

    Bakes up with a slightly denser crumb than its parent bread due to the shaping. Excellent with cheese or just plain butter

• Our Freshly Baked Loaves

  Our freshly baked loaves are delivered daily to these fine food markets:

  • Capella Market

  • Newman's Fish Market

  • Long's Meat Market

  • The Kiva

  • Friendly St. Market

  • The Red Barn Market

  • New Frontier Market

  • Whole Foods

    and all of the Eugene area Markets of Choice

Viennoiserie, Pastries & Cookies

• Viennoiserie, Pastries & Cookies

  Viennoiserie refers to a class of baked items including the ever popular croissant, the majority of which achieve their delicacy and flakiness from a process called lamination. A warm milk dough is wrapped around a piece of butter and then repeatedly folded, rolled and chilled until a minimum of a hundred layers of dough and butter are formed. When popped into a hot oven, the liquid in the butter between the layers evaporates and the shaped dough puffs up creating a light, tender pastry. We've been making our Viennoiserie pastry in the classic French manner for over 40 years. We use only pure, local butter and carefully layer the dough over 3 days, baking it fresh every day to create a variety of shapes and flavors. These include:

  • 

    Croissant

  • Bear Claws

    with almond filling

  • Pain au Chocolat

    the traditional after school treat of French children

  • Danish Pastry

    our style with combinations of fresh and whole fruits, cream cheese and almond paste

  • Cinnamon Guys

    our original cinnamon and sugar treat

• Other Breakfast Pastries Baked Daily

  • 

    All-Butter Scones

    Including Orange Currant, Raspberry Jam filled, Marionberry and Lemon Poppyseed

  • Walnut Sticky Buns

    with roasted walnuts and cinnamon

  • All-Butter Muffins

    Including Cinnamon Walnut, Blueberry, Orange- Cranberry, Pumpkin Walnut and seasonal varieties

  • Viennese Teacake

    A classic buttery pound cake flavored with organic vanilla and fresh lemon juice. Perfect complement to fresh fruit and whipped cream

  • 

    Budapest Coffee Cake

    the return of an old favorite—layers of roasted walnuts, cocoa and currants in a sour cream bundt cake with lemon glaze

• Sugar Cookies

  • Sugar Cookies

    Our all-butter, classic sugar cookies with original designs to celebrate holidays and other special occasions. Each cookie is a unique, hand decorated treat. We bake a wide variety of traditional cookies for specific holidays. Check our Seasonal and Holiday section for selections

• Cookies

  • Chocolate Chip Walnut

    award winning cookies with Guittard chocolate chunks and roasted walnuts

  • Opera Cookie

    an ultra rich chocolate, espresso cookie rolled in powdered sugar—inspired by cookies served at the Vienna Opera

  • Oatmeal Raisin

    the classic American favorite with whole rolled oats with a touch of pure vanilla

  • Apricot Almond Surprise

    Vegan cookie with dried apricots, toasted almonds, rolled oats and semi-sweet chocolate

Wheat-Free

• Wheat-Free Cakes

  available everyday, whole or by the piece:

  • 

    Raspberry Chocolate Mousse Cake

    An elegant 3 layer cake with fudgy chocolate layers, filled with a very dark chocolate mousse mixed with raspberries. Iced with vanilla whipped cream and decorated with chocolate splashes. Very rich!

    Serves 12-16

    $63.50

  • September 7th

    rich cocoa souffle layers filled with vanilla whipped cream and iced with dark chocolate ganache whipped cream

    Serves 12-16

    $52.50

• Cakes Available by Special Order

  • Orange Hazelnut Torte

    Serves 12-16. Roasted hazelnut cake layers with fresh, orange buttercream. Iced with dark chocolate ganache and decorated with glacéed hazelnuts. Our original recipe was featured by the Oregon Hazelnut Growers and our fresh, local hazelnuts come from Evonuk's Hazelnuts

• Wheat-Free Cookies

  • Chocolate Chip Pecan

    Oat and brown rice flour with lots of creamy Guittard chocolate wafers and roasted pecans

  • Oatmeal Walnut

    Old fashioned rolled oats and oat flour, roasted local walnuts and sweet raisins

• Other Wheat-Free Desserts

  • Crème Brulee

    the classic presentation of baked whole cream custard, capped with a caramelized sugar crust

  • 

    Mousse Cups

    Dark Chocolate, Lemon, Grand Marnier, Egg Nog, Raspberry, Strawberry—what ever strikes our fancy. The secret is freshly made purees and juices, pure liqueurs and spices and lots of fresh, local heavy cream. Serving: One per cup

Our Cafe

• Meet Me at the Metropol

  • Our Delightful Cafe

    With its yellow stucco walls and cozy banquette seating is hung with paintings, photographs, prints and sculpture from the owners' private collection, including several internationally known artists. This sophisticated atmosphere compliments our pastry cases filled with beautiful, traditionally prepared cakes and pastries, all of which are available by the piece to enjoy at the cafe or to take home. Our popular sandwiches begin with our wide range of artisan breads and croissants and our soups are from our own recipes developed over 35 years. Baked entrees served with organic salad greens with our fresh baguettes and butter round out the menu. Stay in and enjoy the atmosphere or have our helpful counter folks wrap up your delicious choices to go.

• Breakfast Sandwiches

  Breakfast sandwich additions at $0.75 each: Avocado, Sauteed sweet onions, Sauteed mushrooms, Fresh Tomato, Wilted spinach and green onion

  • 

    Scrambled Eggs

    Sharp Tillamook cheddar and your choice of dry cured bacon, link sausage or ham. Fresh fruit garnish. Served on

    All American Roll	$7.95
    All Butter Croissant	$8.95

  • 

    Hot Ham and Cheese

    on an all butter croissant

    $6.75

• Sandwiches

  Served with lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo and Dijon mustard, icebox dill and fruit garnish. Choose from our freshly baked artisan breads, baguettes or our all butter croissants

  • 

    Parisian Chicken Salad

    Oregon grown chicken breast, apples, celery and green onion tossed with mayonnaise and toasted almonds

    $11.25

  • 

    Smoked Turkey Breast

    Lean and lightly smoked Northwest turkey breast served with whole cranberries in sauce

    $11.25

  • 

    Pepper Cured Pastrami

    Traditional deli pastrami served with a nutty, European Swiss cheese

    $12.50

  • 

    Smoked Honey Ham

    Ninety-five percent fat-free ham

    $9.25

  • 

    Cheese

    Tillamook Cheddar, Finlandia Swiss, deli cream cheese or a combination

    $8.95

  • 

    Vegetarian

    Creamy hummus, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, red onions and cucumbers

    $8.25

• Baked Entrees

  • 

    Chicken Pot Pie

    Individual pot pies with creamy chicken and vegetable filling topped with our flaky tart crust. Yummmy! Served with green salad vinaigrette, baguette and butter

    $12.50

  • 

    Three Cheese Macaroni and Cheese

    Delicious, baked macaroni with Tillamook extra-sharp white cheddar, Pecorino Romano, Italian Parmigiano and toasted bread crumbs. Served with green salad vinaigrette, baguette and butter

    $10.95

  • 

    Quiche

    Delicate pâte brisée tart pastry, eggs, cream, milk, Jarlsberg Swiss and vegetable of the day. Served with green salad vinaigrette, baguette and butter

    	$10.50
    Whole Quiche to Go	$40.50

• Featured Items

  • Soup du Jour

    Hearty, housemade soups served with your choice of artisan breads and butter

    A Mug	$4.95
    A Bowl	$6.95

  • Mixed Greens Vinaigrette

    Mixed baby greens, romaine and grated carrots tossed with classic French vinaigrette. Served with baguette and butter

    $5.25

• Drinks Menu

  • 

    Metropol Coffee Drinks

    We offer an extensive espresso and coffee drinks menu using ethically sourced, Fair-trade certified organic coffee locally roasted by Cafeto Coffee. Our own Metropol blend was chosen in a blind cupping and our de-caf blend is Swiss cold water processed for a rich and mellow cup. Our baristas pride themselves in preparing creamy lattes and foamy, silken cappuccinos. Our Borgias, with rich cocoa, espresso, freshly whipped cream and fresh orange peel, have been named among the best in town and we feature creamy, hot cocoa piled high with freshly whipped, local dairy cream. All espresso drinks can be iced. Our mellow iced coffees are produced using a cold-water extract process

  • 

    Teas

    We serve a variety of Fair-trade, Organic Herbal teas and intoxicating, pungent Black and Green teas from locally owned J-Tea. Hot tea is served in our colorful, two-cup pots; iced tea is available by the glass. Our Chai is from Oregon Chai, a delightful mix of black tea and spices. Served hot or cold

  • 

    Other Drinks

    We make our own All-Fruit Smoothies with whole berries, bananas, apple juice and locally produced Nancy's Honey Yogurt. We serve Classic Italian Sodas and Cremosas and bottled orange juice from freshly squeezed oranges