Her Baker Spotlight: Open House

Open House Baking has recently opened in Greenville at 620 Red Banks Road, Unit D. Opened by sisters, Kimberly Hanger and Kia Hewett, the bakery provides custom cakes, decorated sugar cookies, macarons, cupcakes and a variety of fresh baked treats for any occasion. They will also be offering some additional options in the coming months from cookie decorating classes, cookie drops, pre-sales and subscription boxes.

How did you start your business?

We come from a long line of bakers and have spent many years in the kitchen, baking for our families and friends. Making our childrens’ birthday cakes was our first foray into decorated items and it only grew from there. A few years ago we started making decorated sugar cookies and last year we officially opened Open House Baking as a home-based business. This year we saw an amazing retail space was available and we both decided to change careers and jump into baking full-time.

What do you offer on a daily basis?

You can always find a variety of homemade items at our bakery, including cupcakes, French macarons, cookies, lemon bars, brownies, marshmallows (made from scratch!), and scones.

What is the best part about what you do?

Helping people make sweet memories with their families. We love to bake but we love baking for all of our new friends and family in Greenville even more.

What is your favorite dessert to make and why?

We absolutely love making decorated sugar cookies. Taking a sugar cookie and turning it into a one-of-a-kind piece of edible art is our passion. And not only are they beautiful to see but they taste delicious, too.

What does the future look like for Open House Baking?

Oh gosh, the sky’s the limit. We’re just so happy to be here and to have a chance to share doing what we love with others. We have a million ideas of things we’d like to do in the future so stay tuned!

Open House Baking is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10a.m.- 6p.m. For more information, you can visit their www.openhousebaking. com or call 252-320-9147.