This newspaper has spoken to many business owners who create delicious sweet treats across the town.
From extravagant birthday cakes made to order, to melt-in-your-mouth cookies that you can purchase from food markets, these businesses have it all.
The 10 featured below have spoken to the Chronicle & Echo over the past year, each with a unique story to tell – and here they are for you to have a browse through.
Here are 10 independent businesses to buy sweet treats from across Northampton…
The 10 featured below have spoken to the Chronicle & Echo over the past year, each with a unique story to tell – and here they are for you to have a browse through.
![The stableyard at Holdenby House was transformed into The Old Stableyard Tearoom, a retro eatery with lots of vintage furniture and old-worldly items for customers to enjoy. Well-established baker Emily Armstrong was asked to take over the new venture and everything sold at the tearoom is homemade – including Emily’s sought after cakes. Facebook: The Old Stableyard Tearoom at Holdenby.](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQyYjUwZDlkLWVlOWEtNDE4YS1hODhmLTBkMzIyZWQwYmEzYTpmMmMyMmE1Ni00N2FlLTQxYjMtYTMyYS02ZThiODMxZTg3ZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. The Old Stableyard Tearoom
The stableyard at Holdenby House was transformed into The Old Stableyard Tearoom, a retro eatery with lots of vintage furniture and old-worldly items for customers to enjoy. Well-established baker Emily Armstrong was asked to take over the new venture and everything sold at the tearoom is homemade – including Emily’s sought after cakes. Facebook: The Old Stableyard Tearoom at Holdenby. Photo: The Old Stableyard Tearoom
![Business owner Yasmin Waterfield creates made-to-order cakes, cupcakes, shortbread biscuits, stuffed cookies and cake doughnuts. She founded her business in 2021 when she realised her enjoyment of baking could be turned into a business venture. After having her second daughter she decided it was time to start something new, as she was always complimented on her baked creations. Instagram: @yassbakescakes.](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhlNjczYWYxLTIxOWMtNGRjYi04ZDI3LWNiM2U0NmM5MDk3Njo1ZDEwNmZlZS00ZDZiLTQ1OTAtOWQ1ZS0wN2NiNWVhMmNiZTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Yass Bakes Cakes
Business owner Yasmin Waterfield creates made-to-order cakes, cupcakes, shortbread biscuits, stuffed cookies and cake doughnuts. She founded her business in 2021 when she realised her enjoyment of baking could be turned into a business venture. After having her second daughter she decided it was time to start something new, as she was always complimented on her baked creations. Instagram: @yassbakescakes. Photo: Yass Bakes Cakes
![Charlotte Stockwell first set up The 151 Cakes in August 2022 and has spent the last year perfecting her custom buttercream and fondant cakes, cookies, brownies and blondies. Charlotte runs her business from her home in Duston, a decade on from finding her love of baking cakes for her friends at 18 years old. Instagram: @the151cakes. Facebook: The 151 Cakes.](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVkOTcxZjFlLWY0NTgtNDJjNy04NWEwLWM4MjQ1NzRhNzAyZDo0YzBiOGM5Yy05MmQ1LTQ1OWQtODRhZi1iMmY1ZDM1ZGJkN2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. The 151 Cakes
Charlotte Stockwell first set up The 151 Cakes in August 2022 and has spent the last year perfecting her custom buttercream and fondant cakes, cookies, brownies and blondies. Charlotte runs her business from her home in Duston, a decade on from finding her love of baking cakes for her friends at 18 years old. Instagram: @the151cakes. Facebook: The 151 Cakes. Photo: The 151 Cakes
![Duston Village Bakery is a much-loved and well-established business in Northampton, with all the sweet treats and baked goods you could think of under one roof. The bakery was first opened in Main Road, Duston in 2012 by business owner Jenni Smith and has continued to go from strength to strength ever since. Instagram: @dustonvillagebakery. Facebook: Duston Village Bakery.](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFjZWQ3MTMyLWI1YzAtNDhlNS04NTA3LTMyZTAyNGU4ZGJlODo2ODYyOWI1OS0xZTM4LTQzYTMtOTVmZC0yNmMwZmQxZjNkOWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Duston Village Bakery
Duston Village Bakery is a much-loved and well-established business in Northampton, with all the sweet treats and baked goods you could think of under one roof. The bakery was first opened in Main Road, Duston in 2012 by business owner Jenni Smith and has continued to go from strength to strength ever since. Instagram: @dustonvillagebakery. Facebook: Duston Village Bakery. Photo: Duston Village Bakery