When you suffer a loss of a loved one, everyone comes together to mourn the death and share the many memories you’ve gathered throughout the years. Because food is a form of comfort, you’d sit at the kitchen or dining room table to share with others.
Knowing this, Mrs. Cognetta began baking cakes for each family she and her husband served in Stamford since opening their doors in 1953.
She was the first funeral director in Fairfield County to start this tradition, with others to follow. Mrs. Cognetta baked approximately three hundred and fifty cakes a year and with much care for both the Stamford and Norwalk locations.
Interestingly enough, families have come to expect this tradition. Every single family that we serve will be presented with “Mrs. C’s Cake”.
When Naida passed in December of 2012, not to break tradition, Naida’s daughter was honored to fill the void that would be made without her mother’s presence. For her it was a very easy transition and she quickly began to learn the importance of family and tradition. She can recall as a little girl standing on a chair next to her mother while the mixer spun the batter that she loved to sneak a taste from what was left in the mixing bowl. She instantly knew that someone had lost a loved one and a cake was being made especially for that family.
The tradition continues…
Adriana Santaniello-Cognetta, wife of Nicholas F. Cognetta, Jr., is proud to honor Naida’s legacy by baking a pound cake for every family we serve. “Mrs. C’s Cake” has become our expression of gratitude and compassion, and one of the many thoughtful details that Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory is known for. It is an honor and a privilege to continue Naida’s legacy of baking each family a pound cake.