Award Winner Spotlight: Hometown Desserts

What started as a hobby making treats for friends and family has turned into a Reader’s Choice award-winning pair of sweets shops. With locations in Bradenton and Anna Maria, owner Cindy Tutterow is getting to live her dream of putting smiles on people’s faces by offering just about every kind of tasty indulgence imaginable.

After celebrating

Hometown Desserts’ 10th anniversary in October 2022, the future looks “sweet” for Tutterow, as well as locals and visitors alike who can’t get enough of what she is serving up.

Hometown won in two categories this year - favorite Key lime pie and favorite bakery. Tutterow says her Key lime coconut cake is a fan favorite among customers who come to enjoy brownies, scones, pies, cakes and just about any other baked good.

Hometown Desserts also caters weddings, graduations or any other special occasion, as well as supplying a dozen wholesale clients.

Hometown Desserts’

Bradenton location is at 5120 Manatee Ave. W., currently closed for repairs. The Island location is 507 Pine Ave. in Anna Maria. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Visit www.hometowndesserts. com to view a menu and a list of establishments on the Island that serve their products.