About Bake my Day

At just 21 years old, Ynja moved from Iceland to Denmark in January 2017 with the original plan of studying at university. Instead, she decided to open a cake shop. This led to the founding of Bake My Day, as we know it today, in December 2017 by Ynja Mist Aradóttir and Ester Ingvarsdóttir.

Initially, Ynja had no intention of opening a cake shop. She tried to make a living by holding exhibitions and selling art both in Iceland and Denmark. When a small cake business was about to close, Ynja had the unique opportunity to buy the remaining assets. She thought it would be a shame if all that hard work went to waste. Ynja already had experience working with cakes in Iceland, where she had been the first employee at a similar cake shop and was closely involved with the owner during the early years. With no other professional experience or training and having lived in Denmark for only a few months, she thought, “I’ve never tried that before, so I probably can!”

Despite not being able to understand or speak Danish when she moved, Ynja began exploring the possibilities. About two months after getting the idea, she signed the lease at Amager Boulevard 126 and brought her mother, Ester Ingvarsdóttir, along for the journey. Her mother took out a small loan in Iceland, and in January 2018, Ynja began setting up the kitchen in the basement and decorating the tiny 20 sqm cake shop. In February 2018, she received her first orders. With help from her family—her father and brother came from Iceland to assist—the cake shop officially opened on March 1, 2018.

With almost no capital and in such a short time, opening the shop was quite an achievement, even if it didn’t look exactly the way Ynja had envisioned from the beginning. Over time, with many creative efforts from the team, the details fell into place. But after four wonderful years at Amager Boulevard, it was time to look elsewhere—the production had outgrown the tiny 75 sqm space. After the tough pandemic years, Ynja took a big leap, which fortunately turned out to be the best decision for Bake My Day. A contract was signed, and in late 2021, the bakery moved into a spacious 320 sqm location at Amagerfælledvej 162. Since the move, Bake My Day has been on an exciting growth journey, with further expansion plans on the horizon. Even when you don’t have many resources to begin with, things are possible with courage, determination, and resilience.

Today, the Bake My Day team consists of 16 creative souls. We’ve delivered cakes to many of Denmark’s biggest companies and celebrities, as well as countless wonderful customers. Some visit our café several times a week, and many return year after year for special birthday cakes. In just a short time, we’ve become one of Copenhagen’s leading wedding cake suppliers, known for our high quality and artistic expression.

We look forward to all the future orders and adventures to come.
From the bottom of our hearts—THANK YOU for being part of our journey.