Milton home baker turns passion into business

MILTON, Ga. — While juggling the busy stay-at-home mom life with her three children, Karen Bates still finds time for her passion, baking.

In her kitchen, Bates bakes up a storm, creating delicious art for friends, family and customers. Bates’s micro bakery, Karen B Cakes, sells custom-made cakes, cupcakes and loaves of sourdough. Soon, she will add muffins and macarons to the menu.

Although Bates has been baking her whole life, the idea to share her gift with others started when her daughter had her second birthday while they lived abroad in China for her husband’s job.

“I was really craving American cake,” she said…

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