About Holly's Bakes
Holly's Bakes was first created by me, Holly, during the dreaded 2020 covid lockdown. With more time on my hands then ever before, my love of baking grew and grew in the comfort of my family kitchen. After months of practice, study and helpful feedback, I decided to take another step forward and begin to sell my bakes to the public.
After first launching my creations on social media at the end of 2020, the amount of interest and support was incredible! This along with other factors, made me want to expand even further. It was then clear baking from my family kitchen was not going to be suitable for much longer. This is when I moved to my stunning new kitchen based in Barton Under Needwood.
When first purchasing my new premises at the beginning of 2021, it looked a lot different to how it does now! Before Holly's bakes, the premises was owned by a talented artist who sure did enjoy painting not only on a canvas but all over the walls too!
After months of planning, cleaning & renovating , you could see all our hard work really did pay off by the transformation that finally took place in July 2021.
(Press play on the video to see the transformation...)
Once the kitchen was complete, it was time to get moved in! To this day, making the move was one of the best decisions I could have made! Having the new premises meant I could now fulfil more customer orders and take on more each day.
Before I knew it, I wasn't only baking to fulfil customer orders but I started to provide to some of the local businesses too; one of which is the delicious 'Indulgence' cafe based at Barton Marina so you know where to visit if you'd like to taste a sample of some Holly's Bakes!
Being based on the 1st floor of a shared property sure does have its perks... The fantastic 'Barton Deli' provides warming hot drinks, delicious breads & sandwiches and of course my tasty bakes too! Defiantly worth a visit if you haven't yet done so.
I mustn't forget to mention my premises has also been rated 5 starts by the Food Standards Agency for my food hygiene rating 4 years in a row!
As a business I now feel complete! I look forward to hearing from new & existing customers each day and hearing about all their fabulous ideas. Its the best feeling to put all their imaginations into reality. I hope I can do the same for you too!