Today we feature the story of a home baker who was shut down by the health department. This Micaela's story in her own words. “I have always loved baking and eating sweets! My Mom used to bake a lot when I was growing up and I was always in the kitchen helping her or watching her bake. She was famous for her eclairs that she used to donate to the local fish fry's during Lent. When my Mom passed away in 2000 I sort of took over her recipe box and started teaching myself how to bake those famous eclairs and eventually taught myself more and more as the years passed. In 2003 I had an opportunity come up where ...
Baker's Stories
Illegal Sweets, An Anonymous Baker’s Story
It is a real thing that home baking is illegal in Kentucky, and if found out you will be shut down by the health department. If you do not comply they will fine you. In some states like Wisconsin, they will put you in jail. Who knew cookies could be illegal contraband? Today we feature the story of a lady who has wished to remain anonymous. This is her story in her own words. "In 2015 our daughter was diagnosed with Autism; she was non-verbal, non-responsive to basic early intervention, and communicating at the level of a 9-month-old. We live in Kentucky where most families of children with Autism must ...
*Edited* Beautiful Cookie Art, Charity’s Story
This story was removed at the request of Cookies by Charity. Unfortunately we cannot remove all photos of Charity that are in a public setting as she agreed to be in those photographs. It would be unfair to the other bakers in the photos who helped in our cause to remove those images. ...
A Mom With A Dream, Rachel’s Story
Today we feature the personal story of a home baker from Kentucky named Rachel. This is Rachel’s story in her own words. "I moved to Kentucky just three years ago with my (then) boyfriend, who works on the river, with the dream to establish some cake business and open up a bakery. I have been overwhelmed with the support in the little town and my cake business quickly grew. I got a day job at the local bank, and spent my hours at night and on the weekends making cakes to fill orders. We got married and were planning to move forward with a bakery, when I got pregnant. We live ten hours away from family ...
Kentucky Cottage Food Law, Connie’s Story
Today we feature the personal story of a home baker from Kentucky named Connie. This is Connie's story in her own words. "I have lived in Kentucky since 1995. I was so excited when I moved here. However the longer I am here the more depressed I get. I was so young in my early 20’s didn’t think much of the little laws hidden in the fine print that would one day be the reason I would want to leave Kentucky. Kentucky is a great place to live if you have no ambition. If you want to work a minimum wage job and live paycheck to paycheck then by all means there is nothing wrong with Kentucky. However if you are a low ...
A Home Baker’s Story
I started baking cakes in 2006 for my children's birthdays. At the time I lived in Missouri. By 2009, cake decorating had become something I really enjoyed. I found myself starting a business from my home and making cakes for clients. This was and still is completely legal in Missouri, in fact the laws are even better now than in 2009. I was able to start a career that I loved and have been passionate about ever since. I steadily built up a clientele, and worked hard at honing my skill set. I am going on 11 years now of being a cake decorator, or working with cake in some fashion. In 2013, I found myself faced ...