While Tiers of Sweetness is a new business, owners Denice Pittman and Cherryl Knighten are no strangers to Wetumpka.
The two sisters have been operating their bakery out of Pittman’s home in Montgomery as a cottage food business. For the past 10 years, it’s been a dream to open a storefront.
The sisters are bringing the business to the Wetumpka area where their father, who is now 88, grew up. Pittman said they have always heard stories about their dad going to downtown Wetumpka along Company Street and Bridge Street. With $1, he could see a movie, get a hamburger and buy a Coke.
Sharing their business in the place where their dad grew up is something near and dear to their hearts. Pittman said family is important to the both of them, although they originally didn’t start Tiers of Sweetness together.
Pittman first got into baking when she took a cake decorating class in 2008 to make birthday cakes for her dogs. Pittman was a hairdresser at the time and said she never would have guessed she would be making food for people.
However, her passion grew from there and she started Tiers of Sweetness.
“God actually gave me the dream and the vision for having a storefront, which was nothing that I was really looking for and it’s been a dream ever since then to have a storefront — where people can come here and have a place of community, hang out, relax and just have a good time,” Pittman said.
Knighten came on board to help her sister full time after her retirement. From doing dishes to baking cakes, she wanted to help her sister with the business in any way she could.
“My goal was to do all the things I could do so that Denice could do what her vision, what her talent was that God had given her,” Knighten said. “Very quickly I loved it as well and now my car tag says, ‘Mighty Baker.’”
With the storefront going up, the sisters are managing current orders together while prepping to open on Company Street. Meanwhile, those in Wetumpka can spot the future Tiers of Sweetness with its bright pink door.
Inside the future bakery, there will be seating with board games for people to play while they have their treats. With two floors, there will also be space for cake decorating classes and parties to be hosted.
The main color of the store is pink with an accent of lime green. The store will also have black and white damask print curtains to add a softness to the space.
Tiers of Sweetness will have a grab and go area with cake slices, cupcakes and its signature sandwich cookies. Through the back entrance the bakery will be wheelchair accessible, where the sisters will provide to-go and custom orders.
“We just love what we get to do and we're so excited,” Pittman said.
Not long after Tiers of Sweetness opens, the sisters are going to bring their parents down from Prattville for their dad to see the space and tell them more tales of growing up in Wetumpka.
Tiers of Sweetness will open at 112 Company St. within about a month.
