Mission
At For Goodness Bakes, we craft delicious, high-quality cakes that are free from animal products and animal by products. Guided by excellence and integrity, we combine creative flavors with conscious ingredients to bring joy to every dietary lifestyle.
For Goodness Bakes is an independent, home-based vegan microbakery in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 2023, it originated as an outgrowth of the founders core values of creativity and health consciousness. What started as a sugar-free/low carb bakery later expanded to include all vegan cakes and a subset of gluten friendly desserts. Currently, For Goodness Bakes offers over sixteen flavors of vegan and soy-free cakes/cupcakes, all of which are available in gluten friendly and low carb versions.
Values
Our core principles drive the quality of our cakes. From creation of recipes to delivery of finished products, our values include
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Excellence and Quality
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Creativity
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Compassion
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Honesty and Integrity
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Health Consciousness
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Service
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Professionalism
Meet the Baker
Mikaela Daniel is the owner and sole proprietor of For Goodness Bakes. She has over fifteen years of experience in the foodservice industry. She also has an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master's degree in clinical counseling. Shortly after obtaining her graduate degree, she decided to temporarily step away from her career to stay home with her three young children, the time during which she discovered her love for cake baking and decorating. When she's not baking or taking care of her children, Mikaela enjoys reading, doing puzzles, exercising, singing, playing the keyboard, serving at her local church, and going on dates with her best friend and husband of ten years.
Mikaela has been vegetarian and/or vegan on and off for most of her adult life. Her dietary choices are driven by personal preference, with physical health and welfare of animals in mind. A few years ago, she decided to try the keto diet. She found it challenging, yet possible, to combine her preferences for both a vegan and a keto diet, and out of this was born the idea of For Goodness Bakes.
Mikaela's personal and professional values are rooted in her deep love for God and for Jesus Christ. Above all else, she desires to show others the love that God has for them by always choosing to demonstrate respect, empathy, and compassion. Sharing delicious and aesthetic vegan cakes with others is one of many ways in which she gets the privilege of doing this. It is her hope that, regardless of what lifestyle or walk of life from which others come, these vegan treats may inspire a sense of value, connection, and joy for all.