Saturday, July 26, marked the opening day at Wicked Sweets by Kate LLC, located at 151 Hawick Street in Rockton. Illinois. Doors opened at noon with dozens of cake lovers lined up at the door and down the street, ready to check out the decadent array of cakes and cupcakes. Customers were encouraged to sample the mini-cupcakes while they lasted. They didn’t last long. Happy customers left the store with six-packs of sweet treats.
Wicked Sweets by Kate is located in the former home of “The Mix”, which sold ice cream and other treats. Katelyn (Kate) Sauberlich creates and decorates specialty cakes and cupcakes of every size and flavor.
Kate grew up in Rockford and attended Jefferson High School. She works part-time as a dispatcher at Mercy Health Systems. Kate and her husband live in Machesney Park, Illinois.
“I have always loved baking and the art of cake decorating,” she said. “It has been a happy hobby for me.” Kate learned her decorating skills while working at Baskin-Robbins a few years ago. Before opening Wicked Sweets by Kate ran a cake-baking and decorating business from her Machesney Park home. “And now, I am making my dreams of owning a cake shop a reality.”…