Angela Wojtaszczyk, originally from Hampton, is the owner of Mad Batter Cakes by Angela in Gloucester. Her business offers custom cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, decorated sugar cookies and chocolate dipped treats for any and all occasions.

Wojtaszczyk started her business in 2014 and spent the first four years going through a lot of trial and error. She had to learn how to run a business, handle all the paperwork, file the taxes, create a website, and juggle home life while being a business owner.

In 2019, she and her family moved to Gloucester which was a challenge because she had to reestablish her business here.

“In 2020, amid the pandemic, I took another leap of faith and opened a storefront, Mad Batter Café & Nook, combining my love for sweet treats and books,” said Wojtaszczyk. “This was by far the most challenging of my endeavors and a year later I closed the storefront to return to my roots of working by myself and from home. I am glad that I tried the storefront, bu...