DebbieKakes and More, LLC is a home-based vendor specializing in sweet treats.
Debbie Butler started her baking business seven years ago, after her son and daughter-in-law requested she make the cake for their wedding instead of purchasing one. Since then, Butler has been churning out made-to-order cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies and other specialty desserts made right in her home kitchen.
“Nobody is a baker in the family, but being in the kitchen with my mom, bless her heart and bless her soul, I always stood by her side and just assisted her whenever she was baking,” Butler said. “When she couldn’t do it anymore, I would do it. … I would bring cakes to her, to Chicago, or ship them to her, and she would say, ‘You need to really get into this, because your cake arriving is good.’”
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Butler grew up helping her mother in the kitchen and uses a blend of family recipes, suggestions from friends and a handful of her own creations. However, each dessert that comes out of Butler’s kitchen features her unique spin on it, she said.
Butler started DebbieKakes & More, LLC with her signature pound cakes, but quickly grew to incorporate more variations and family favorites, including the Shay strawberry crum cheesecake — named after her niece.
DebbieKakes & More, LLC operates primarily through word of mouth, festivals and pop-ups, Butler said. However, she takes orders through her Facebook page and by phone. The business is a one-woman show most days, although she gets help from her daughters and sisters for specials events, such as the Juneteenth Foodways Festival.
For more information, or to place an order, visit facebook.com/DebbieKakesandMore or text 317-490-0015.
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