Welcome to Ms. Myrtle’s Bakery Shoppe formerly (Not Jus’ Donuts Bakery)! Growing up in Texas, I knew about good pound cakes and pies long before I could bake.  You see, I come from a long line of great bakers and those very same recipes my ancestors used were passed down to me; some of which are over a 180 years old. 

I was always surrounded by good food and a strong family, growing up, most of us lived on the same street.  My grandmother Rosie and Aunt Johnell taught me at an early age how to bake. My father Jesse and mother Dorothy were instrumental in my love for great tasting food because they were great cooks and bakers too.

But the truth be told, it was my Aunt Johnell who really taught me the true art of baking. When I think about it, it seemed like she would always have something sweet baking in her oven, which is why I loved hanging out at her home as a child. You see, Aunt Johnell lived across the street, so I was only a hop, skip and a jump away from the sweet aroma of her wonderful desserts. Everything she knew about baking she learned from her mother Delia.  Great Grandmother Delia was from the Igbo tribe off the Island of Cameroon.   She was brought to America as a slave and at some point in time found herself on a plantation in a city of Fayetteville County, Texas. She was a tall dark woman whose task was working in the field. Though she worked the fields by day, in the evenings she cooked for many of the slaves on the plantation.  Word got around to the plantation owner about her good cooking and he and his family experienced just how true it was.  He demoted the current cook to work the fields and promoted my great grandmother to be the cook and live in the big house. She was their cook for many decades until she retired. 

Baking is in my blood, because I come from a long line of bakers and cooks. This is what inspired me to open a retail bakery in 2000. My only desire when opening the bakery was to share my natural gift for baking and love for great food with the rest of the world. For the past 14 years that is exactly what we’ve been doing here in Houston, TX.

In Texas we like everything big, bold, flavorful and yes, a little sweet.   Our baked goods are made without preservatives and as always we add a cup of love to everything we bake.  When you purchase from Ms. Myrtle’s Bakery Shoppe you are not only getting a quality dessert that taste and looks good, you are also tasting a piece of my history.

With Love

Myrtle