Our Story

Having gluten, dairy, and refined sugar allergies doesn’t mean my diet is bland and boring. I can eat things like cake and still feel good! It’s the recipe that needs to change not my body.

Making it happen

Flourishing Festivities came about organically over time. What started as me navigating my kids and my food sensitivities and trying to make beautiful birthday cakes for them has evolved into a flourishing business I could never have imagined at the time of my son’s first birthday. In January 2020 I launched my blog “Flourishing Festivities” with the intention to blog about the healthy, nourishing, and thrifty parties I threw for my kids. This quickly evolved into a cake business as I became inspired to take my paleo cakes to the farmer’s market. The blog turned into primarily an order website and a place to share the cakes I was making. I worked at the farmer’s market for 2 seasons and then in 2022 decided to take a break from that and just focus on custom orders. In June 2022 I became inspired to make this my full-time gig and pursue putting my products in restaurants, cafes, and stores. Custom cakes are still my passion, however, wholesale is my bread and butter.

Amy, owner and baker of Flourishing Festivities, is a single mom of 4 boys all with food sensitivities to gluten, dairy, refined sugar, and food coloring. She has dedicated years to curating the perfect paleo cake recipes for them and now is sharing them with the world. She’s been decorating cakes from an early age starting as a kid with her dad who worked from the Betty Crocker cake decorating book and she quickly mastered the craft and took over the family birthday cake tradition. 

Flourishing Festivities is proud to to be a

QUEER and AFRICAN owned business!

What people are saying

  • Amy's cakes and cupcakes are amazing! They don't hurt my stomach and they don't give me a sugar high. They are the perfect blend of sweetness made with high quality ingredients and are delicious in both taste and texture. The cake I ordered was thoroughly enjoyed and complemented by those with diet restrictions and without! It was a pleasure working with Amy! She genuinely cares and goes above and beyond to make the cake special and beautifully decorated.

    Rachel S.

  • I highly recommend Flourishing Festivities! Amy's cupcakes are absolutely delicious! I was delighted to come across Amy's booth at the Sunnyside Farmer's Market. Her cupcakes are gluten, dairy and grain free, with no refined sugar and organic ingredients, and they're not too sweet or dry — truly the perfect cupcake! Amy is lovely, quick to respond, and thoughtful about the presentation of her work. If you're looking to treat friends, family, or yourself, choose Flourishing Festivities!

    Jessica P.

  • Amy knows her stuff. She has spent many years perfecting the art of healthy living with the art of desserts. This should be the norm because she uses vegetables and organic whole ingredients

    Esme K.

  • When I first had one of their cupcakes it was given to me, and I had no idea that they were as healthy as they are. I am a huge lover of sweets, so when I was handed a strawberry cupcake with fresh blueberries on top, I gobbled it down. Holy $*!# it was so good. As someone who does not have any dietary restrictions I can honestly say these cakes are delicious. Moist, soft, flavorful and sweet. It’s just an added bonus for me that they are so dang healthy too!!

    Rebecca H.

  • Tried your cupcakes at Happy Valley farmers market today. They were amazing!

    Mary P.