How Mag ‘n’ Pea Came to Be

I had always wanted to try my hand at baking and despite not having much experience in it - I had this confidence that my years of watching every baking show had been enough to earn me culinary expertise. So when I heard my friend say she needed to make her niece a birthday cake, I thought this was my chance!

Though never having asked me to help, with time my friend settled into the idea and soon I was in my kitchen carving a dog out of cake. Despite the tears, challenges and sleepless nights, I didn’t want it to end. I had re-discovered the joy I’d experienced as a little girl making mud pies in my back yard.

Looking for any occasion to bake, a dear friend put me in touch with a local non-profit who provides home-made baked goods for under served children and young adults in our community. For every request I would do a test run. Every flopped cake, cookie or cupcake became another opportunity to learn and improve. In January of 2020, I obtained my cottage license and opened Mag ‘n’ Pea Bakery.

Volunteer Work

I started volunteering for the Sacramento chapter of Cake4Kids in June of 2019 and soon after began volunteering for Icing Smiles. I never realized that I would get so much joy from doing something special for someone I didn’t know or whom I would never meet. I take each request as if it’s for my own child - putting love and care into every detail. I’m grateful for both nonprofits as the work I do for them has helped bring out a part of me that was always there but that I hadn’t tapped into and which ultimately lead to Mag ‘n’ Pea Bakery.