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Marisa Allen-Fountain and her husband, Josh, own and operate Sweets by Marisa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Liz Witbeck<\/p>\n

For Marisa Allen-Fountain, owning a business has turned out to be every bit as sweet as she hoped for. In just a few months, her company Sweets by Marisa has turned into a local favorite.<\/p>\n

Allen-Fountain grew up in the Glens Falls area and attended Queensbury High School. She received degrees in business from SUNY Adirondack and SUNY Plattsburgh.<\/p>\n

Although she was not formally trained in culinary arts, the field had been a hobby of hers for many years.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad and I always talked about opening a sweets shop,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She started creating cakes, cupcakes and other treats for friends and family.\u00a0In 2016, her husband Josh surprised her when he signed her services up with a local wedding association. She did her first wedding show last year through the association, which gave her publicity.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was fully booked for the entire year because of that show,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Allen-Fountain decided it was time to move from making cakes for just family to opening up a professional storefront. One of her requirements was that it must have plenty of parking, something she said proved difficult to find.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of our orders are pickups\u2014people who are stopping in to pick up cakes and then leaving\u2014so to have a walk-up store wouldn\u2019t have worked,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Sweets by Marisa opened at 217 Dix Ave. in Glens Falls, in the East Field Plaza, on Memorial\u00a0Day weekend.<\/p>\n

The most popular item, she said, is the cupcakes. There are many different flavors to choose. Her chocolate peanut butter cupcakes have proven popular and many customers eventually ask for a full-size chocolate peanut butter cake.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m baking five or six chocolate peanut butter cakes a week now,\u201d said Allen-Fountain.<\/p>\n

Another popular item at Sweets by Marisa is the edible cookie dough. The cookie dough comes in a variety of fun flavors such as chocolate chip and M&M.<\/p>\n

Sweets by Marisa recently participated in Taste of the North Country, a food festival with dozens of area restaurants. Allen-Fountain mentioned that by 2 p.m. that day their products were sold out.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody wanted to try the cookie dough,\u201d she said. \u201cMy husband Josh said he would go back to the bakery to get some more. Everybody stood in line to wait until he got back with the cookie dough.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Other products available at Sweets by Marisa include muffins, cookies, fudge, cannoli, pies and more.<\/p>\n

Allen-Fountain switches her menu to maintain seasonal flavors. Some of her cupcake flavors include pumpkin spice latte, apple pie, maple brown sugar and banana with caramel. As the holiday season approaches she plans to incorporate sugar cookies and other winter treats.<\/p>\n

Sweets by Marisa is also available to do holiday platters for the upcoming season. Cookies, cupcakes, cannoli and more are available.<\/p>\n

One of the cornerstones of the business is providing sweets for special events like weddings, birthday parties and graduations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love doing kids birthday cakes,\u201d she said. \u201cKids are so imaginative and open to ideas.\u201d She said the process often involves a child coming in with their parents and talking about their favorite colors, TV shows, foods, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kids are always so excited when they see the cakes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWeddings are wonderful because it\u2019s a great, happy time in their lives,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s something people dream about for years. They trust us to make their vision come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen-Fountain does all of the baking. Her husband assists her with running the business. Her family also occasionally helps out.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur friends and family are so supportive and we wouldn\u2019t be able to do this without them\u201d she said.\u201cWe have had so much support from the community, it\u2019s amazing. We didn\u2019t expect we would be so busy right away. We already have regular customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The store is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday\u2019s from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Sundays 9 a.m. to noon. It is closed Mondays.<\/p>\n

For more information, call 518-741-7411.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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