“Sweet Surrender was founded by Debbie Keller in 1987 as a home catering and wedding cake business out of the Peterson-Dumesnil House in Crescent Hill. (Owner Jessica) Haskell bought it in the mid-2000s, and turned it into a destination for desserts made from scratch.”
— Michael L. Jones in Louisville Business First
The Clifton neighborhood is losing an iconic independent business. Sweet Surrender Dessert Café (1804 Frankfort Ave.) has revealed it will close on Saturday, December 10. Here’s the Facebook post.
Through birthdays, first dates, engagements, showers, weddings, anniversaries, baptisms, holidays, and every kind of occasion life throws at us, it has been our greatest honor to serve dessert to the Louisville community. We thank you for making us part of your celebrations year after year for the past thirty-five years. And so, it is with the most bittersweet sorrow that I announce the upcoming closing of Sweet Surrender Dessert Café. The challenges of the current labor market, inflation, and the continuing pandemic created a perfect storm that we can no longer weather. Saturday, December 10th, will be the final day for Sweet Surrender as it currently operates. Please continue to follow us on social media to learn about both small and large equipment sales, pop-up events, and future incarnations of the business and/or space.
