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Sourdough and custom cakes, baked to order. Order by Wednesday at 8 PM for Saturday pickup.
Sweet Bear CakesCharlotte, North Carolina

Baked with care. Shared with love.

Sourdough breads, custom cakes and weekly bakes from Sarah's kitchen, made with real, whole ingredients. Never seed oils, never fillers. Order by Wednesday night and pick up Saturday in Charlotte.

A hand-scored sourdough loaf, fresh from the oven

Order by Wednesday. Pick up Saturday.

Every loaf is baked fresh to order, so nothing is premade or kept on a shelf.

Order by
Wednesday at 8 PM
Pickup
Saturday in Charlotte. Sarah emails you the spot and time.
Payment
When you pick up

The breads

Everything starts with our wild sourdough starter, kept alive for over 100 years.

A sourdough loaf with an open, even crumb

The Sandwich Loaf

Our most popular bread. A soft, even crumb that toasts beautifully. Five ingredients only: our 100-year starter, organic flour, raw honey, salt and organic extra-virgin olive oil.

A round sourdough loaf with a deep, blistered crust

The Bear Bread

Our sourdough, hand-scored into a sleeping bear. A 48-hour cold ferment, a crisp blistered crust and an open, chewy crumb. No two loaves are quite the same.

The Starter & Recipe

Our wild starter has been alive for over 100 years, passed down through generations. Take home a live jar with the full sandwich loaf recipe and feeding instructions.

See the full weekly menu

A celebration cake decorated with fresh flowers

Every cake, built just for you

There's no standard menu. Birthday, wedding, anniversary or any occasion: Sarah works with you on the flavors, filling and design, then bakes it with real buttercream and zero artificial colors.

Custom cakes need at least a week's notice. Cupcakes, cinnamon rolls and focaccia are on the weekly menu.

Request a custom cake

Never in our kitchen

  • Seed oils (canola, vegetable, soybean)
  • Fillers, gums and emulsifiers
  • Artificial flavors or colors
  • Preservatives of any kind
  • Bleached or bromated flour
  • High-fructose corn syrup
  • Margarine or shortening

Always in our kitchen

  • Real grass-fed butter
  • Organic unbleached flour
  • Cane sugar and raw honey
  • Farm-fresh eggs
  • Full-fat dairy
  • Wild-fermented sourdough starter
  • Good olive oil where oil is needed

“If you can't pronounce it, it's not in our kitchen. We bake the way home kitchens used to, before seed oils and shortcuts became the norm.”

Sarah Flickinger, baker

Sarah Flickinger, the baker behind Sweet Bear Cakes

Meet Sarah

Sarah has been baking for as long as anyone can remember. What started at a kitchen counter has become something she believes in deeply: the food you eat every day should make you feel good. Actually good.

The goal is simple. Food that loves you back.

Read Sarah's story

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