The Cat & Rabbitt, the Tacoma-born cake bakery that speedily amassed a cult following when it opened with just a walk-up window on Sixth Avenue in 2020, will return to its hometown this spring after a nearly two-year hiatus.
Owners Terryn Abbitt and Julia (Catherine) Brown confirmed Friday they would open a slice shop in partnership with chef Kyle Campisi and Sliced, his New York-style deli set to open soon at Museum of Glass. The cakes themselves will be baked at their own brick-and-mortar bakery in downtown Puyallup, which they built from scratch over two years and opened in 2024.
The Cat & Rabbitt Tacoma will mimic the original experience in signage, flavors and process, they said, minus production. That means the same monthly flavors written on butcher paper and the cakes stored whole in the refrigerator, sliced to order and served only in takeout boxes…