09/04/2023
*Breaking Radio Silence*
The Caker here… I want to sincerely thank you for reading this post. It’s been too long; over a year to be exact, since I’ve last posted. Who knew cakes would give you PTSD???
I know Covid effected us all and my little bakery went through hell and back. We opened two months before Covid shut CA down. I struggled, hard, for the next two years. I’ve been broken and my passion was on the brink of burn out.
I decided to close my shop Nov 2021 for the sake of my mental health and I didn’t have enough strength to write about it until now.
I loved making cakes and building my business but realized there were less stressful ways to support myself during Covid than pushing a new business, alone, through an unpredictable economy.
It took me almost 3 years to open this bakery because my original Construction Manager stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from me in bogus fees and fraudulent invoices. I opened the bakery just to close shortly after. No amount of legal action will ever make me whole again.
Since closing, the bakery is now a teaching facility for a non profit called Kitchens for Good. KFG teaches culinary and baking skills to adults with barriers to employment, so they can build a better future. This bakery was built in memoriam of my dad who volunteered weekly at Mama’s Kitchen. I think he would be proud of me and it’s repurpose.
I am still trying to dig myself out of the hole from this construction manager. My life trajectory has permanently changed due to this evil con artist. I never thought I could describe anyone like this.
Please accept my sincere apologies for being MIA 🙇🏻♀️ and my neverending gratitude for everyone who still follows this account, ordered and re ordered sweets, posted, reviewed and watched all the shows! 🙏🏻😘
It’s been a wild ride that I am very proud of and will never forget. I am finally at a mental place to get back into caking but will mostly be baking for exhibition only. If you’re truly itching for a cake, please send pictures and let’s see what I can do
Here are the last ones I made for my family 🤗
