Cat & Mousse

Home-baked, made fresh to order

Pickup or local delivery

  • Cookies, 3-pack$5
  • Specialty cookie$3
  • Cupcake$4.50
  • Seasonal pound cake$8
  • Cake, 6 inch$45
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Check Instagram for the next popup day: @cat.and.mousse. Pickup, or local delivery in the Fairfax City area.

Everything is baked to order in small batches. Choose what you like, send an inquiry, and I'll confirm by email.

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Cookie packs

  • Chocolate chip, 3-pack$5
  • Oatmeal, 3-pack$5

Specialty cookies

  • Chocolate crackle$3
  • Lemon$3

Seasonal pound cake

  • Seasonal pound cake$8

Cupcakes

  • Cupcake$4.50
  • Cupcakes, dozen$45

Muffins

  • Muffin$5

Cakes

  • Cake, 6 inch$45
  • Cake, 8 inch$55
  • Cake, 10 inch$70

Cakes are customizable, and the price can vary with the design. Ask about a custom cake.

How ordering works

  1. Choose your bakes and tell me when you need them. I need 72 hours' notice.

  2. I email you back to confirm and arrange payment. Nothing is charged on this site.

  3. Pick up, or get local delivery in the Fairfax City area. Delivery costs extra, confirmed by location.

Hi, I'm Nathaniel

What started as a late-night passion for dough, pastry science, and precision technique has grown into a small home bakery running out of my apartment kitchen in Virginia. Everything is made in small, deliberate batches.

I bake under Virginia's Cottage Food Law. That means shelf-stable items only, pickup or local delivery only, and a home kitchen that is not subject to state food safety inspection.

Read the full story and the cottage food rules

A custom cake, or a crowd to feed?

Custom cakes and bulk orders for events, made to your specs.

Ask about catering