Ratcliffe said Heath found the Somerset space at the end of February, signed the lease and moved in by the last day of March.īefore Ratcliffe said she considered herself a full-time realtor, part-time baker. Then 'it all happened so fast,' she said. Ratcliffe developed a website, did online ordering and pickups, as well as cakes and cupcakes for various special occasions.Īfter outgrowing her home kitchen, Ratcliffe moved her baking operation to a shared commercial kitchen space at Sandywoods Farms in Tiverton for a year before searching for a place to call her own. But when life hands you an opportunity, you take it.' 'I thought this is just something I fill my time with, something to do.

'I was just doing it as a pastime, not really thinking that it would turn into a business,' Ratcliffe said. She said she needed something to do so she started baking, eventually posting her confections on social media, which caught the eye of family and friends and slowly garnered a following through word of mouth. Originally an online-based business, From Scratch Cakes was kickstarted by the pandemic. Ratcliffe, who is also a realtor, added baker to the mix as business slowed amid COVID.

'I've had people come in and say they can't wait to come in on the weekend or I just want to say hi and wish you the best of luck,' she said.įall River Eats: New Somerset cake shop, Foodchella, pancake breakfast How did From Scratch Cakes get its start? Ratcliffe, who grew up in Somerset, said she was blown away by the community response and support she's received thus far, and hopes to keep that excitement going as the bakery gets rolling.

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