Hi, I'm Kelsey, a self-taught baker who has found a sense of peace through baking.

I'm not going to go ALL the way back and bore you don't worry.
But, growing up I loved sports. For the most part, it was the only thing I really genuinely enjoyed. I also always enjoyed art. (The love for baking didn't come until later on.)

Up until junior year of high school, I didn't put much thought into what I wanted to do with my life. All I wanted to do was continue playing sports & making memories with my closest friends & family. College was never something that I was interested in pursuing. I just thought I had to go because everyone else was!

I remember my parents always asking me, "well what do you want to do?"
And all I'd say was, "I don't know. All I DO know is that I don't want to go to a job & have to sit behind a desk all day. I can see myself owning my own business."

Little did I know, even though high school me felt like I had no direction I was actually on the right track the whole time!

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Regardless, I ended up applying to colleges & decided I would major in Physical Education because...sports?

As time went on, I began to question if teaching is what I could picture myself doing every single day. Luckily, I finally decided to acknowledge the voice in the back of my mind that had been telling me,

'This isn't for you.'

After a LOT of thinking, doubting...(and crying), I thought about one of my favorite movies- A Bronx Tale.

In the movie, Lorenzo (Robert DeNiro) constantly reminds his son, Calogero, "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent."

So, I decided to take a leap of faith and instead, do something that I genuinely love because life is too short and I didn't plan on wasting my talent.

 

At first, it caught most people by surprise that I decided to turn a hobby into a small business & it didn't make much sense to me either...until it did.

Back in 2016, I started to experience intense feelings of fear & anxiety. At the time I had just gone through a lot of change in my life and it quickly consumed me. I can't tell you how many times I thought I had hit rock bottom. My world felt like it was shrinking. I felt like I lost the fighting spirit that I always had in me & was going to battle with my own mind every single day. But, I'd slowly pick myself up and climb my way out of it, time & time again with the help of those closest to me.

 

In the midst of being on, what felt like, an emotional roller coaster that I couldn't find my way off of despite all of the things I tried to find some healing... I started my baking business in 2019 & quickly developed the sense of purpose and confidence that I hadn't felt in a while. A part of me felt like my normal self again.

 

But, it wasn't until a couple years ago that I knew for sure I had finally hit the bottom of rock bottom. I was really going through it. It was the lowest I had ever been & it was hard to imagine how I was ever going to get through it. But, thanks to Jesus...I did.

There were plenty of days where I woke up and immediately dreaded the day ahead, but no matter how badly I didn't want to, I knew I had to get up and get into the kitchen because the last thing I wanted to do was let fear win or disappoint the people who were counting on me to fulfill their order.

 

Now, you might be thinking, 'Why were you still working if you felt this bad?' I get it.

But, let me tell you... I wouldn't have been able to get through my darkest days if it wasn't for my business.

It got me out of bed. It gave me a purpose. It helped me find that fighting spirit that I thought I had lost. It reminded me of my strength and that despite all of the things I was going through, God gave me this amazing gift. A gift that gives me the opportunity to make someone's day & bring joy to people's lives, even just for a moment. When I get into the kitchen, I put my worship music on, get to work & all of the fearful, anxious thoughts go away.

 

It became my safe space & day by day, I started to feel the sense of peace that I had been longing for.

 

My point? The reason I chose 'Peace of Cake By Kelsey'?

Because after trying to figure it all out by myself for far too long, I broke down. I walked into my room one night, shut the door behind me & fell to my knees. From then on, I started to pray; making Jesus a part of my every day and asking Him to bring me some peace, but it didn't occur to me until recently that maybe he already has. That maybe this business isn't just a business, but more of a saving grace.

I know I still have a lot of healing to do, but He's changed my way of thinking. I used to be so angry and fearful.

I thought everything that I was going through was so unfair. I couldn't understand why. But, somewhere along the way I stopped asking myself, 'Why me? Why am I going through this?' & started to believe that maybe all of this was working for my good. That it is possible to find beauty in the struggle and peace within the storm.

That even on the hard days & in the challenging moments; God has a plan for me & I know I'm exactly where He has intended me to be.

 

I'm on my way to finding peace with all of the hurt, struggle & brokenness.

I'm learning that I can put all of my trust in Him.

I wouldn't say it's a 'peace of cake' yet, but it's all starting to make perfect sense now.

 

He doesn't make mistakes & if He brings you to something, He will bring you through it every time.

You just have to trust Him with all your heart. Which brings me to my last point.

 

This was never my intention. I had no desire to rebrand or share any of this. My main goal going into 2024 was to somehow create a closer relationship with you, so you could really get to know me as a person, not just as a baker. One day, a new name for my business just popped into my head. I quickly wrote it down, looked at it for a second, smiled and circled it. That's it.

Now, it's the end of 2024! I held back from sharing all of this with you for so long because I feared what people would think. Yeah, some people are probably going to judge me, maybe even make fun. But, maybe it will resonate with others.

Plus, I thought to myself 'Do I really care if people do judge me? My goal in business is to share more of myself with all of you & my goal in life is to get closer to Jesus and maybe encourage others to do the same because it's changing me for the better.

I realized if I'm going to tell my story He's going to have to be a part of it because He is a part of it

 

& living in faith sounds a whole lot better than living in fear, right? 

 

Now, who wants cake?