I said out loud 5 years ago that I was living my dream. I was 49 and about to embark on the thrill of a lifetime. My little mud pie bakery that I experienced when I was 5 years old, in my family’s backyard, was about to become FULL SIZE in December of 2012. Kelly’s Bake Shoppe was about to be born! My creative heart was exploding with a connection to the divine like no other.
What I didn’t know was how well it was going to flourish or how it was going to be received by all of you.We had no idea how big this bake shoppe would grow, We had no idea the connection that would develop with all of you
I am doing exactly what I ever wanted to do. We are both doing exactly what we ever wanted to do. I’ve been able to spend my long days and nights with my daughter and be in my creative, healthy space 24/7 with amazing girl power staff and brilliantly empowered individuals, the most incredible customers and so many fans.
Thank you – from Erinn and I – for allowing us to be in your lives. It has been a true honour. From birthdays to weddings, romantic date nights, maybe a “1st cupcake ever eaten” or “1st brownie ever eaten” experience, from happy times to sad times, even lonely days or joyful nights, farewell parties, and everything else in between. We have been included in your special moments and for this, we are so grateful you chose us.
Every day, for the past 1856 days that we have been open, we have dedicated our hearts and souls 24/7 to this heart-centred business.
We immersed ourselves in this culture (and developed a following of) to grow and make us better people, we were so scared! Terrified to be honest. We work tirelessly to improve our brand, to connect with the planet, to improve our connection to ourselves, and just rock our world with no limits.
To our credit, we have now been on National TV 14 times, we have been voted Best Bakery and Best Cupcakes and Best Service for all of Burlington for 5 years straight, we made it to #1 on Tripadvisor with over 1000 reviews. We are now also ranked #3 in the world on a very cool Bucket List. Our biggest gift to ourselves is to give back others. We have been able to help those in need and also add some fairy dust to young female entrepreneurs. To date, there are 316 charities we have been involved with (including Farm Sanctuary, Halton’s Women Shelter, and Halton Down Syndrome Association), we have donated over $188,032 in donations towards them, and we are a major sponsor for Degroote Women in Business and not to mention…..we are the Platinum Sponsors an Atom B girls hockey team – the Barracudas!
This is our goal: To inspire everyone to see life through a lens of love and realize that obstacles are simply detours in the right direction.
How do you do this you ask? By seriously hard work! By connecting to people with our heart centres and not our minds. We lead with love in everything we do.
We also know that dreams don’t work unless you do. We decided to dedicate our lives and our work to making the planet as joyful and full of love and connection and all-inclusivness. There are no shortcuts, no magic spells, no secrets. We merely executed an effective, day by day approach to making a difference in the world.
Even on our blog, “Kelly and Erinn” we do for the love of it. We don’t get paid for it. We started it to reach even more of you and touch your souls. We created it to share what we are learning on this planet with the hopes we can add a morsel of goodness in your life. A new way to live, a new way to look at the world, a new way to eat, a new way to develop passion for what matters most to you and love your life MORE!
Kelly’s Bake Shoppe is magical – we already know that. It’s time for the rest of the world to find out too. Stay tuned for more updates (!!)…..it’s been our pleasure to serve you for these incredible 5 years. XO
Love Kelly and Erinn
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Congratulations go out to Kelly, Erinn, and every single employee and customer who have made Kelly’s Bake Shoppe possible.
To the next 5 years!
Thank you Jesse! It is a special day and we have so many special staff. AGREED!! We are so blessed to be surrounded in so much brilliance. Tomorrow will be magical and we hope so many come out and join in the party. XO
Is there any limit to the number of 2 for 1 cupcakes I can buy???
I wanted to buy a dozen to bring to the guys at the firehall.
P.S. where can I park a fire truck?
Funny! The fire truck can go out front 🙂 The limit is a dozen cupcakes. Buy 6 and Get 6. 🙂
That is so awesome! Congrats you two!
Thank you Serena! XO
So happy that I have this great gluten free bakery within walking distance to my house.
The only option for me at Tim Horton’s is a pair of stale gluten free cookies in a plastic package…
Keep up the great work, girls!
Thanks Malcolm. Stale GF cookies really don’t cut it at all. We are so thrilled you can walk to our locale. We LOVE what we do!
Any new TV appearances coming up?
I love seeing more gluten free foods promoted on TV!
We have a few public appearances we are finalizing. Stay tuned and join our newsletter to get the latest updates in our life. XO
I actually did try my first ever brownie at Kelly’s Bake Shoppe!
Thank you for doing what you do.
Thank you Mattie! The brownies are contagious. XO
5 MORE YEARS! 5 MORE YEARS!
5?! How about 50! I don’t know what I would do if Kelly’s Bake Shoppe wasn’t there!
We love that idea! Thank you Nelda.
YES!! 5 MORE YEARS!!! We agree! XO
Just sayin you do Inspire & create love& warmth through your cupcakes & beyond – it was my son Jeff who introduced Me his Mom & the rest of our clan to Kellys & we are thankful and have shared Kellys with our cherished friends & family Congratulations & our heartfelt thankyou Heather, Brett,Jeff,Rob & Victoria
Thank you Heather! This is so sweet of you… I’m thrilled to have met you and Brett on Sunday!! Thank you for bringing in Jeff’s book too for us to sign. We are so grateful for the positive impact we have had on so many people. It’s amazing how many people love our cupcakes. 🙂
XO