"By using our traditional family recipe as the foundation, I created a twist:
The Virgin Rum Cake.
It captures all the same rich flavor and decadent texture with none of the rum.
That’s the Little Lie."
Our Story...
Growing up, rum cake’s rich buttery flavor and glaze was a staple in my family because It wasn’t just dessert… it was tradition.
But life has a way of changing us.
As a recovering alcoholic, I reached a point where I thought I had to give up one of my favorite treats forever.
I didn’t miss the alcohol, but I truly missed the flavor, the ritual, and the memories tied to it.
So I did what my family has always done when something was missing, and I went back to get to work in the kitchen.
Using our old family recipe as a foundation, I created a twist: all the flavor, none of the rum. The same rich taste. The same moist, decadent texture. The same joy — just made safer for me, and for anyone who chooses not to drink.
That’s the “Little Lie.”
It tastes like rum cake… but it isn’t.
- Thomas Smith
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We are a small family bakery born from equal parts nostalgia, love, and second chances and we created Little Lie Bakery for the sober-curious, the recovering, the designated drivers, the kids at the party, the health-conscious, or anyone who simply loves a damn good cake!