by Kristie Smith | Mar 1, 2023 | Local Makers
Aani’s Home Bakery sets the course for The Blake School entrepreneur. Most juniors in high school are steeped in their studies and thinking about what life will be like once they graduate. That’s the case—and then some—for The Blake School junior Aani Bedi. Along with...
by Ava Diaz | Mar 1, 2022 | Local Makers
Minnie’s Cookies combines sweet flavor with bold design. thinking about a taste of home, Maple Grove resident and owner of Minnie’s Cookies, Amanda Luecke, reminisces on the times when her mom, Mary or “Minnie,” would bake enough holiday cookies to cover the entire...
by Angela Johnson and Renée Stewart-Hester | Nov 1, 2021 | Giving Back, Local Makers
Local nonprofit spreads love, joy and frosting. Can a cake make a difference? Can a concoction of batter meets frosting cure what ails? At times, the answer is “yes.” For Goodness Cakes, which originated in California, unites nationwide chapters of volunteer bakers,...
by Nina Raemont | Sep 1, 2020 | Local Makers
After COVID forced Sugar and Spice Sweetery’s retail business to close, the owner pivoted to custom orders. Dawn Olson-Wallerus, owner of Sugar and Spice Sweetery, began her cake-making business from home in 2017, preparing and selling baked goods to friends and...
by Editorial Staff | Jun 1, 2012 | Local Makers
Cupcake Wars winner Abby Jimenez brings her award-winning Nadia Cakes to Maple Grove. Earlier this year, as Abby Jimenez and her family were getting settled into their new Champlin home following a move from California, Jimenez engaged in a popular mid-winter...