As a community, Bay Village is filled with charm. As our daughter grew, we wanted a larger home, more property, and a neighborhood feel, so we moved to the West side of Bay. As newlyweds and when our daughter was first born, the East side of Bay was wonderful for its’ central location, walkability to restaurants and shops. We have lived on both the East and West sides of Bay Village. What were the factors that made you choose this neighborhood? All I have learned is from reading, watching tutorials, learning from social media, and inspiration from baking shows. I have no formal education or training in baking. In the baking industry, there are food printers available to create designs, but all my designs are created completely by hand. For instance, my sugar cookies are decorated with royal icing – a mix of dehydrated egg whites, powdered sugar, and water – and each part of a design requires time to dry in order to create one final decorated cookie.Īlso, all decorating is done completely by hand. The baking process requires time and decorating requires additional time. I work with my client, through discussions, exchanges of pictures or sketches, to come up with a design unique to their event. Everything I create is from scratch and unique to that specific order. I don’t have pantry or freezer shelves stocked with desserts that I can just grab and begin decorating. I typically need 1-2 weeks lead time to create a custom dessert. What is something most people don't know about the business?Īll of my desserts take time to create. My desserts are made to be true reflections of the recipient’s personality, interests, and hopefully create a unique and cherished memory of their day. 2020 forced all of us to change how we celebrated milestones, foregoing large gatherings and figuring out new ways to make small gatherings meaningful. Most of all, though, I enjoy baking something that becomes a part of someone’s memory of their celebration. One, I love being creative and baking is a great outlet for this. What drives you to do what you do? What motivates you? My company slogan is, “Inspired by my daughter, homemade confections from a Ph.D. By the end of 2019, I thought I could create a legitimate business from this and in February 2020, opened Petite And Sweet.
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When I left my career in 2019, to become a full time stay at home mom, I was quickly asked by friends, former colleagues, even my daughter’s kindergarten teaching assistant, to create desserts for special occasions. Every year thereafter, I would have a once a year creative outlet and baking extravaganza for her birthday. I made everything by hand, the invitations, smash cake, and of course decorated sugar cookies. I looked at my then newborn daughter and, being a creative and crafty person, decided I could create one of these types of parties for her first birthday. When I was on maternity leave, I saw a segment on The Today Show where moms had created Pinterest inspired birthday parties. What made you decide to open this business? My logo matches my slogan, “Inspired by my daughter, homemade confections from a Ph.D. Petite And Sweet also describes the desserts I create and myself, I am only 5 feet tall, and my daughter who is a sweet little girl. The “A” in Petite And Sweet is purposefully capitalized for this reason. Also, my company name shares the same letters as my daughter’s initials, PAS. Prior to then, I used a hand mixer for all my desserts.
My logo is my light blue stand mixer which I received from my husband as a Christmas gift in 2015. Most often baked are personalized sugar cookies, but Petite And Sweet also creates custom cakes, cake pops, and cupcakes
Petite And Sweet is a woman-owned specialty home bakery that creates custom desserts. Inspired by my daughter, homemade confections from a PhD turned stay at home mom.