From basic birthday cakes to elaborate constructions worthy of the Food Network, Felicia Johnson knows how to bake a cake. In June, she transitioned her home business,
Cake Luv, into a storefront operation in the Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood.
Johnson honed in on Grand River almost immediately. "I knew it was a nice area, and there are quite a few businesses along this strip," she says. The cake shop ended up locating just east of Outer Drive.
All of Johnson's recipes are from family members or ones that she developed herself. "All of our cakes are made from scratch," she says. "Everything is fresh to order, we don't bake ahead and freeze." Cake Luv can deliver cakes to anywhere in Michigan and Ohio, and sells by the slice to walk-ins.
Strawberry tall and pineapple cream cheese cakes are the shop's best-sellers, and Johnson highly recommends the carrot cake and cheesecakes.
The neighborhood has been welcoming. "People who stay in this community like to support businesses in the community, which has been nice," says Johnson.
Cake Luv is open Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Source: Felicia Johnson, Cake Luv
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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