Yallem Trupel has been baking cakes for a few years, but it wasn’t until a friend asked them to bake a cake for a special occasion that she realized she might be able to make a career out of it.
“They liked it, but it was an ugly cake,” Yallem said. “But they said it was so good and that I should sell them.”
Business started booming so much that it was no longer feasible to run the business out of her home. So she moved in to 197 Merrimack Avenue (Route 110) in Dracut, spiffed up the space and opened Yallem Cake Shop in November.
Dracut Economic Development held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the custom bakery on January 23.
“In March 2023, we started talking about opening a store and looking for a space,” Yallem said.
Her husband, Cristiano Constancia, is a contractor and was able to do much of the work needed to transform the space into a welcoming bakery.
While custom cakes are Yallem’s specialty, she and her crew, which includes her mother, Mariscela Trupel, also produce a variety of Brazilian treats and pastries.
As Yallem Cake Shop’s Facebook page says. “Bem vindos ao meu mundo doce!” or “Welcome to my sweet world!”
Stop in to see what Yallem has to offer, call 978-227-7733, or visit https://shop.bakesy.app/b/yallem-cake.
RIBBON PHOTO: From left at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Yallem Cake Shop are Melissa Trindade, Debora Constancia, Yallem Trupel, Charlene Chalita, Selectman Jennifer Kopcinski, and Saintclair Silva. (DRACUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PHOTO)