SHELBY — Three years ago, Jessica Carver quit her job with intentions to open a bakery at 67 West Main St. But it fell through when Carver couldn’t invest the dollars the building needed.
But in early February, Carver’s dream has come true. On Feb. 1, the Shelby woman celebrated the grand opening of Sweet Dreams Bakery at the same location that she had wanted earlier.
“I started the search for a new one, and it took that long. This happened to come back up, so it was a fate thing,” Carver said.
She explained that some pipes had burst in the building, and its owner agreed to redo things to fit her needs.
“A tragedy turned into something great,” Carver said.
A mother of four, Carver found her passion for baking when decorating cakes for her children. The oldest is now 17.
“So I started with my kid’s birthday cakes and then friends asked, ‘Why don’t you do mine?’ And it kind of blossomed from there,” Carver said.
She has made dozens of cakes, including a mix Trolls-themed cake and a giant Belle cake for her youngest daughter, Layla.
“They were usually extravagant because the kids think I’m cake boss,” Carver said. “They’ve had a lot of everything. Girly, princess things, sports things.”
Carver was devastated when her plans to open a bakery didn’t come to fruition three years ago, but the challenge has encouraged her to work even harder.
“It’s been a whirlwind,” she said, only a few days after the grand opening. “It’s exciting and exhausting. We’ve been selling out daily.”
Sweet Dreams Bakery sells donuts, cake pops, cookies, cupcakes and celebration cakes on a daily basis.
The shop is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Items have been selling out before closing, Carver advised.
