From family birthday cakes to sold-out farmers markets, this Indigenous-owned home bakery has been expanding—one batch at a time.

On market days in the area, the table for The Whisk Edit doesn’t stay full for long. Behind the trays of cupcakes and snack-size desserts is owner Tabitha Ominayak, an Indigenous woman who turned a lifelong love of baking into a business that kept gaining fans.

Ominayak says she has always loved being in the kitchen, leading her to begin baking on a bigger scale in October 2025. Before that, she says she made birthday cakes for her family.

One cake in particular helped things take off. Ominayak says her daughter’s birthday cake drew a lot of interest and sparked the kind of word-of-mouth traction that’s hard to plan for but easy to feel—more people asking questions, more messages, and more requests to bake again.

After she started attending local farmers markets, she says she sold out five or six times. With demand picking up, she recently upped production, keeping pace with orders while still making sure each item looked and tasted like it should. “Things are going great,” she says.

What keeps her coming back, she says, is the people. Ominayak loves interacting with customers at the markets and paying attention to what they liked. She took feedback seriously and used it to improve her skills—whether that meant adjusting sweetness, testing new frostings, or refining how she finished a cake.

Ominayak says she enjoys variation and tries not to get too repetitive with her products. Her menu includes cakes, cupcakes, and small desserts.

The best way to support The Whisk Edit, says Ominayak, is to interact with her posts on social media, share them, and promote her baking to friends and family. Orders also make a big difference, and she takes them through social media. She says she is grateful for any support, in any form.

When she isn’t baking, Ominayak also works as a hairstylist—another hands-on job rooted in creativity and connection. Between the salon and the markets, she stays busy, but she says the momentum felt worth it. For Slave Lake customers watching The Whisk Edit grow, the message is clear: show up early, because the good stuff didn’t last long.

Sara Driedger
Lakeside Leader