Twin Cities Woman Bakes 100 Cakes, Donates All To Neighbors And Strangers

By Shayla Reaves, CBS Minnesota

January 29, 2023

A St. Louis Park woman is sharing her passion for baking with her Minnesota neighbors and strangers. In 2020, Alison Smith started making "Cakes for Love," later launching "The Cake Crusader." She donated her time and talents to bake 100 cakes for free during the pandemic. Her neighbors received the first cake after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the couple to cancel their wedding.

"They were so sad and I saw them over the garden fence as you do, " Smith said. "I thought 'Oh I want to do something to kind of cheer them up.' It was St. Patrick's Day so I had lots of Guinness and whiskey in the house."

Smith said she made the couple a Guinness chocolate cake with whiskey frosting. She later asked friends to spread the word on social media.

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