Sweets by LaDawn

Josh Levin

Travel Writing

12/19/13

Sweets by LaDawn

            Sweets by LaDawn is a fabulous, local bakery in Deer Park, OH. It is run by Mrs. LaDawn, or Cincinnati’s Cake Boss, herself. The store and bakery are in a tiny little hole in the wall place, but she still packs a punch! She’s also just a block away from Leaves of Learning school, so it’s very easy for students to grab a little something sweet after school. After all, we just had a long school day, we deserve a cupcake or two, or some of that amazing “Not A Cheesecake Cake”. It is so good! It’s not a cheesecake, hence the name, but somehow, it tastes just like a cheesecake! It is the best seller there. She has almost 20 different varieties of cupcakes, a special brownie called the “Now and Later Brownie” because it is a giant 2 layer brownie with a teeny tiny brownie on top. They also have cookies and cakes. Her favorite thing to bake is sheet cakes. She does tons of custom cakes for special occasions and her favorite thing is when the buyer orders a sheet cake, gives her a theme, and then gives her freedom of creativity to do whatever she wants with the cake.

            Mrs. LaDawn grew up in Baton Rouge, LA, but didn’t start to get the idea for baking until she was living in Cincinnati. She started baking at a young age with her grandma. Her grandma would have her bake Jiffy cornbread for dinners. From there she just started trying more and more new things. She moved over to Cincinnati a little bit after Hurricane Katrina and started working at Fifth Third bank. After a few years, she thought that she would start baking again and she opened up Sweets by LaDawn! Now it resides in Deer Park for all to come and have a delicious treat, because, come on, we all deserve some sweet treats every once in a while! So why not stop on by Sweets by LaDawn and have something that looks great and tastes amazing! Not only will you enjoy the treat and the happy energy that flows throughout the whole building from Mrs. LaDawn, but you will be helping out a local business! So stop on by and say hi! Tell them the guy with the moose hat sent you!