About Bake my Day

The Story of Bake My Day

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At the age of 21, Ynja Mist Aradóttir moved from Iceland to Denmark in January 2017 with the original plan of studying at university. Instead, she decided to open a cake shop. This is how Bake My Day, as we know it today, was founded in December 2017 by Ynja and her mother, Ester Ingvarsdóttir.

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In the beginning, opening a cake shop was not part of Ynja’s plan. She first tried to make a living by exhibiting and selling art in both Iceland and Denmark. When a small cake business was about to close down, Ynja was given the unique opportunity to purchase its remaining assets. She felt it would be a shame to let all that hard work go to waste. Having already worked with cakes in Iceland – as the first employee in a similar shop, working closely with the owner – she thought to herself: “I’ve never tried this before, so I’m sure I can do it!”

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Although she neither spoke nor understood Danish when she first arrived, Ynja began researching the possibilities. Only two months later, she signed a lease on Amager Boulevard 126 and persuaded her mother to join the journey. Ester took out a small loan in Iceland, and in January 2018, Ynja began setting up the kitchen in the basement and decorating the tiny 20 m² shop. By February, she had received her first orders, and with the help of her father and brother, who came from Iceland to assist with the setup, the shop officially opened on March 1, 2018.

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With almost no capital and in such a short time, opening the bakery was a remarkable achievement – even if it didn’t look exactly as Ynja had envisioned at first. Over time, with the team’s creativity and hard work, the details came together. After four successful years on Amager Boulevard, production had outgrown the 75 m² premises. Following the challenging Corona years, Ynja took a bold step – one that fortunately turned out to be the best decision for Bake My Day: moving into the current 320 m² premises at Amagerfælledvej 162 at the end of 2021.

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Since then, Bake My Day has been on an exciting growth journey, with plans for further expansion. The story proves that even without many resources, great things can be achieved with courage, determination, and resilience.

Today, the Bake My Day team consists of 16 creative souls. We have delivered cakes to many of Denmark’s largest companies and well-known personalities – as well as countless wonderful customers. Some visit our café several times a week, and many return year after year to order their special birthday or wedding cakes. In just a short time, we have become one of Copenhagen’s largest wedding cake suppliers, recognized for our high quality and artistic expression.

We look forward to all the orders and adventures the future holds.

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for being part of our journey.