03/18/2025
It is with the heaviest of hearts that I am announcing that Sweetly Baked will be permanently closing as of April 11, 2025. We will be open as usual until then!
Although we were slated for ongoing growth and another amazing year, even sustaining where we are right now would require a significant investment. I looked into several options and consulted several people before finalizing this decision and as a single parent and with the volatile economy I cannot in good conscience commit to any additional financial risk.
(This gets really long, so if you want to bow out here, I completely understand!)
This journey has been absolutely incredible and I can’t find the words to express the level of gratitude I have for everyone who believed in and supported us along the way. It’s crushing to give up something I love and built from the ground up. I have met so many amazing people that were so gracious in helping me learn as I grew.
I also found an incredible team of people. Sweetly Baked would not be what it is without our baking team: Amanda (not me haha), Rachel, Benji; or our cafe team: Finn, Sadie, Morgan, Aria, and Aaliyah (as well as some of our incredible past employees in the cafe and kitchen: Addie, Lauren, Eva, Savannah, Paige). Thank you to Dave for bringing a great energy (and several puppies) to the cafe and who was integral to developing our dessert pairings. And a special thank you to Chris who developed the brand and logo and was integral in starting this business. And my amazing sister Angela who helped me get off the ground.
Thank you so much to everyone who supported us throughout the last three and a half years. I never would have thought my pandemic passion would turn into a CBD Bakery that turned into a regular pop-up bakery with CBD/THC treats, that turned into a food truck, that turned into a cafe
I’m looking forward to seeing you all on the other side of the counter now while supporting all of the local events and small businesses that supported us and make Milwaukee the incredible city that I love.
There is SO much more I want to say, but only have 2200 characters, thank you all again, more details to come on our closing celebration.