Lake Girl Bakes & Gifts: A thriving online bake and gift shop.
Business Description
Lake Girl Bakes is a charming, small-batch bakery and curated gift brand known for its nostalgic, high-quality baked goods and beautifully packaged offerings. With a strong online presence, proprietary recipes, and established media recognition, this business is ideal for a passionate baker, lifestyle entrepreneur, or investor looking to grow an artisan food brand with soul.
Lake Girl Bakes stands apart with a whimsical and cohesive product line that captures the charm and nostalgia of lake/coastal life. Every product is thoughtfully named and categorized to reflect the brand's cozy, waterside aesthetic-creating a memorable customer experience from the first click to the final bite. Some examples are boathouse brownies and bars or canoe and duck cakes.
Lake Girl Bakes is a proud partner with Uncommon Goods, a respected online marketplace known for unique, high quality, and handcrafted products. Uncommon Goods is now selling Lake Girl Bakes Artisan Toaster Pastries.
Lake Girl Bakes operates a fully built, branded Shopify e-commerce website that is transferable to the new owner. This site includes a custom domain name, product pages with photos and description, integrated payment, shipping and customer management tools - blog, email eapture, and marketing integrations. The shopify site is turn-key and ready for continuted operation under the new ownership. The business also has an established Etsy shop with strong listings, positive reviews and customer engagement. Due to Etsy's policy, storefront ownership cannot be transferred directly. However, the new owner will be provided with, all listing copy, pricing, and imagery, sales history data and customer feedback insights, guidance on how to replicate and relaunch the shop under a new Etsy account using the Lake Girl Bakes branding. This ensures a smooth transition and opportunity to maintain Etsy-based revenue and visibility.
This year (2025) orders are up 30.2%, revenue is up 18%.Direct traffic to our website is up 40% YoY, traffic from social media is up 704% YoY. Lake Girl Bakes has experienced steady growth every year since its launch in 2019, reflecting a strong brand foundation, increasing customer loyalty, and demand for its unique, small-batch products. The business has expanded its product line, launched a Shopify website, established and Etsy storefront, and secured retail partnerships-all contributing to growing brand visibility and sales volume. Growth has been organic and customer-driven, with minimal paid advertising-leaving room for even greater expansion through marketing and retail strategies.
LAKE GIRL BAKES, is a hands-on, small batch baking business. All baked goods are made in-house using our proprietary recipes. The new owner should be comfortable with baking or have a plan in place to hire a baker to continue production. Unlike mass-produced or outsourced brands, Lake Girl Bakes offers a truly handmade experience-each product is baked to order in -house, ensuring consistent quality and artisan charm. The business requires someone who is willing to learn baking skills or the ability to oversee a small production team.
The recipes, processes, and sourcing information will be fully transferred to the buyer. Lake Girl Bakes has been owner-operated since its inception, maintaining a high standard of quality and brand authenticity. As a demand continues to grow, the business is well-positioned for the addition of part-time or full-time staff to support production, packaging, and fulfillment. The baking process can by systemized and taught using included recipes and procedures. Hiring staff would allow the new owner to step back from day-to-day production and focus on expansion, marketing, or retail development.
Lake Girl Bakes stands apart with a whimsical and cohesive product line that captures the charm and nostalgia of lake/coastal life. Every product is thoughtfully named and categorized to reflect the brand's cozy, waterside aesthetic-creating a memorable customer experience from the first click to the final bite. Some examples are boathouse brownies and bars or canoe and duck cakes.
Lake Girl Bakes is a proud partner with Uncommon Goods, a respected online marketplace known for unique, high quality, and handcrafted products. Uncommon Goods is now selling Lake Girl Bakes Artisan Toaster Pastries.
Lake Girl Bakes operates a fully built, branded Shopify e-commerce website that is transferable to the new owner. This site includes a custom domain name, product pages with photos and description, integrated payment, shipping and customer management tools - blog, email eapture, and marketing integrations. The shopify site is turn-key and ready for continuted operation under the new ownership. The business also has an established Etsy shop with strong listings, positive reviews and customer engagement. Due to Etsy's policy, storefront ownership cannot be transferred directly. However, the new owner will be provided with, all listing copy, pricing, and imagery, sales history data and customer feedback insights, guidance on how to replicate and relaunch the shop under a new Etsy account using the Lake Girl Bakes branding. This ensures a smooth transition and opportunity to maintain Etsy-based revenue and visibility.
This year (2025) orders are up 30.2%, revenue is up 18%.Direct traffic to our website is up 40% YoY, traffic from social media is up 704% YoY. Lake Girl Bakes has experienced steady growth every year since its launch in 2019, reflecting a strong brand foundation, increasing customer loyalty, and demand for its unique, small-batch products. The business has expanded its product line, launched a Shopify website, established and Etsy storefront, and secured retail partnerships-all contributing to growing brand visibility and sales volume. Growth has been organic and customer-driven, with minimal paid advertising-leaving room for even greater expansion through marketing and retail strategies.
LAKE GIRL BAKES, is a hands-on, small batch baking business. All baked goods are made in-house using our proprietary recipes. The new owner should be comfortable with baking or have a plan in place to hire a baker to continue production. Unlike mass-produced or outsourced brands, Lake Girl Bakes offers a truly handmade experience-each product is baked to order in -house, ensuring consistent quality and artisan charm. The business requires someone who is willing to learn baking skills or the ability to oversee a small production team.
The recipes, processes, and sourcing information will be fully transferred to the buyer. Lake Girl Bakes has been owner-operated since its inception, maintaining a high standard of quality and brand authenticity. As a demand continues to grow, the business is well-positioned for the addition of part-time or full-time staff to support production, packaging, and fulfillment. The baking process can by systemized and taught using included recipes and procedures. Hiring staff would allow the new owner to step back from day-to-day production and focus on expansion, marketing, or retail development.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 6
- Employees
- 1
- Currently Home Based
- Yes
- Facilities & Assets
- Lake Girl Bakes currently operates from a licensed Cottage Home Based space.
Proprietary Recipes: Exclusive, high-demand recipes such as the NY Tons of Crumb Cake and Carmic Bars, both unique to the brand and highly sought after.
Brand Recognition: Featured in Taste Magazine, The Deana Martin Show and sold at Uncommon Goods, giving the brand established credibility and visibility.
Website and Domain: Professionally designed e-commerce site with ordering, shipping, and blog capabilities. - Website
- https://www.lakegirlbakes.com
- Market Outlook / Competition
- Lake Girl Bakes is operating in a strong niche within the artisan bakery and curated gift market, combining the growing demand for high-quality, nostalgic baked goods with the appeal of handmade, artist sourced gifting. Lake Girl Bakes benefits from steady, repeat customer orders. Customers consistently praise the quality, originality, and packaging of the products.
- Opportunities for Growth
- Pros for growth, expanding into a brick-and-mortar, subscription boxes, corporate gifts, pop-ups or collaborations. Product line expansion. Adding more drop-shipping wholesale businesses similar to the business partnership we already have with Uncommon Goods. Adding an Amazon store front could also revenue.
Cons for growth, Increased overhead, upfront investment, increased time & energy demands.
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Retirement
- Transition Support
- Eight months of training and support provided to the buyer.
Listing Info
- ID
- 2383627
- Listing Views
- 292
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