Three-tier gold cupcake tower with fresh flowers, from a recent wedding

baked in-home, one order at a time

Little Appletree Bakery

Scratch-made cakes, cupcakes, and desserts — including gluten-free, dairy-free, low FODMAP, and diabetic-friendly versions that taste like the real thing, not a substitute.

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why "little appletree"

Sarah grew up on Appletree Lane, in her mom's kitchen, learning that the best part of a hard day was whatever came out of the oven at the end of it.

That's where the name comes from — and it's why "The Taste That Takes You Home" isn't just a tagline. It's a promise: no matter what an order needs to leave out, it should still taste like the treat you remember. Sarah believes everyone deserves that, dietary restrictions and allergies included.

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from a trained pastry chef

Real recipes. Real ingredients. Really can't tell the difference.

Sarah trained in Baking & Pastry Arts, and it shows in the little things — the crumb, the shine on a ganache, the way a crust actually holds up. Most orders are classic, from-scratch sweets. But her specialty is the harder problem: rebuilding a favorite recipe around a dietary need until it tastes like the original again, not an apology for it.

GF Gluten-Free DF Dairy-Free FM Low FODMAP DB Diabetic-Friendly

Hand-sculpted three-tier unicorn birthday cake with fondant details

how an order comes together

From your kitchen table to hers

Tell her what you need

Fill out the order form with your event, flavor ideas, and any dietary needs — GF, DF, low FODMAP, diabetic-friendly, or anything else on your list.

She calls to talk it through

Sarah reviews every request personally and follows up to nail down flavors, design, servings, and timeline before anything's confirmed.

Baked fresh, made to feel like home

Everything's made in small batches to order — no freezers full of backstock, just your dessert, baked for your date.

from a recent wedding

500+ mini cupcakes, three flavors, one very happy couple

A recent wedding order: gold-tiered vanilla bean, blueberry lemon "Firefly," and cinnamon roll minis, styled to match the reception's navy-and-gold palette.

Tall gold cupcake tower with fairy-lit centerpiece — Vanilla Bean Gold Tier

Close-up of cupcakes with teal blue frosting swirls and gold dragées — Firefly Lemon Berry

Firefly Lemon Berry cupcake display with description card on a glass stand — Lemon & Blueberry Compote

Two-tier stand of cinnamon roll cupcakes in navy wrappers with a gold ring topper — Love You to the Cinnamoon Roll

the short version

Trained. Trusted. Still does every order by hand.

Little Appletree Bakery is a one-woman, in-home bakery — every cake, tart, and tray of cupcakes is planned, baked, and finished by Sarah herself, from wedding desserts for 150 guests down to a single celebration cake.

1Degree in Baking & Pastry Arts

4+Dietary adaptations offered

100%Made from scratch, to order

a taste of what's possible

Every occasion gets its own dessert

Three-tier unicorn cake with a rainbow horn and fondant flowers

Celebration Cakes

Sculpted, tiered, and themed — built to match the party, not just the plate.

Caramel pecan cheesecake tart with whipped cream and caramel drizzle

Plated Desserts

Restaurant-style finishing for dinner parties, showers, and small events.

Three individual berry crumble pies fresh from the oven

Pies & Everyday Treats

Because not every order needs to be a centerpiece — sometimes it's just Tuesday.

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