02/14/2026
Happy Valentine's Day! We've done our best to fill the cases back up! We have a few more things that will be going out shortly... Two strawberry heart shape cakes and tins one Black Magic heart cake in a tin, and about a dozen more of the brownies in the loaf pans and the heart pans💕. The doors will be open until 3:00 unless we sell out sooner.
**And I apologize for this announcement being so last minute but we have sold the building and TODAY will be our last official day open. PLEASE SHARE WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW to help get the word out.
Everything happened so fast my head is spinning. We were supposed to close on the building on the 8th of March and I just didn't want to say anything until we knew it was actually going to happen. Last year when we announced we were trying to sell and that I was going to be moving We lost so many customers and it really hurt my business and so I couldn't afford to say anything sooner.
They told us last Monday that they thought we'd be able to close as early as the 16th but we did sign the papers yesterday. We had hoped to have a big party and a last blowout, but my dad passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning So I am scrambling to get all the equipment sold and be out of the building no later than the 23rd of this month. I am hoping for sooner so I can get to Wisconsin and take care of my father's affairs. Many of you know my mother passed away less than a year ago and I am an only child so I'm it. So so many decisions have to be made on my own.
Anyway, whoever gets this and time to stop in and say hello and goodbye we would love to see you.
We are going to most likely have the doors open on Tuesday and Wednesday for sure for people to come in and look at equipment etc so if you know anyone interested please send them our way. I will send out a separate post with that information and I also have hard copies of the big pieces with prices.
We do have quite a few supplies on hand still to include a lot of cookie dough so if there's time, we will probably try to bake a bunch of that and have it out at no charge for anyone coming to visit Tuesday or Wednesday. or if anyone's interested in purchasing the dough will give you a good deal lol!
I know so many of you will be disappointed that Dessert By Design is most likely going away forever, And as I mentioned earlier in the post the business definitely took a hit in 2025 with all of the rumors that we were closing etc. So it certainly is not as valuable as it was a year ago but if anyone is interested in possibly rebooting the business in another location I would be willing to have a conversation. We have built the brand and a very good reputation over the past 4 years and that has value😊 And of course we have all of the recipes and if someone was interested they could purchase some of the equipment or supplies etc.
Would love to see all of our hard work carry on so I'm definitely open to any reasonable offers on the actual business, recipes, etc.
I will also help during a transition period to get the word out and to help anyone who's trying to start a new business.
We are so so so so so thankful for everyone who has supported us over the years and we're going to go ahead and keep posting probably the next few days as things gets sold and the inside starts to look a little different. Most people won't be interested but those of you who have been on the journey from the beginning I figure it might be kind of fun to see it through to the end.
