Sweet Magnolias Bake Shop — Restaurant in Omaha

Edit: We have stopped here about 5 or 6 times, and it’s never been quite as good as the first time, unfortunately. It’s still good, but the quality and done-ness of each bake is not consistent. The same thing is different on different occasions. Furthermore, the service is usually a bit odd, not warm and welcoming. It almost feels like we’re an imposition when we come in to buy something. We’ve made special stops for it several times in hopes for a return to the first time glory, but we may be done making special stops for this bake shop.

We don’t live in Nebraska, but we’re already planning our next trip back to this place! The bakery itself is in a charming little area with a beautiful old cathedral and charming homes. The goods were actually greats, if you ask us! My husband and I were planning on just getting a couple of things to share for a lite breakfast because we were going out for lunch not too much later, but we ended up with 2 scones, 2 cookies, and 2 bars. It’s amazing that’s all we ended up with! Everything looked soo amazing. Looks were NOT deceiving. We got the cheddar bacon chive scone and the dark cherry almond scone. Both scones were lite feeling and really just melted in your mouth. Wonderful subtle flavors. For cookies, we ended up with one of the sea salt pistachio oatmeal scotchies and a molasses ginger cardamom cookie. How could we resist such intriguing twists on classic cookies?! They executed them delightfully. My husband wants all of his future ginger cookies to have cardamom now, haha! Seriously, very intuitive and amazing cookies. Okay—now for the bars. The tahini butterscotch bar and the bourbon pecan bar. My hubby liked the tahini butterscotch bar better and I couldn’t get enough of the pecan one! Can we just talk about that crust for a second? Yummmm! And while we’re at it, the shortbread base of the tahini butterscotch bar was simply mouthwatering. Can you now understand why we’re already plotting a way to get back here soon? If you couldn’t tell from the above, I definitely recommend a stop by this amazing bakery! No wonder the window is full...

This was next door to Lisa Radial Cafe, so of course, after lunch, I needed dessert. Mind you, I do research all the places I stop, and reviews do mean a lot to me. If I see the review, I'm wrong, I will correct them. This bakery is a small bakery, but the desserts are so darn yummy and not your usual ones. Their scones are gigantic with yummy flavors. My choice was a Raspberry scone. Of course, I couldn't stop there, ha ha. I also selected several cherry pie bars. They looked so good, and it's one of my favorite flavors. Then, I hope I get this right a tahini Butterscotch bar and a strawberry cheesecake bar. The cherry pie bar was so tasty, the crust melts in your mouth along with the struesel flavor, not to mention perfect cherry pie filling. Can't wait to taste the others. Again, I live to support locally owned businesses, and its something we all need to do for our communities so we don't lose them. Nebraska people, if you haven't tried this bakery, get off your duff and visit it, you don't realize what you're missing. The review was spot on, kudos for leading me to this bakery. Update: The cherry pie bar is scumptous as the fruit is perfect flavor, not too sweet, perfect, along with the crust being flaky and oh so flavorful . Now, the Tahini Butterscotch bar is my new favorite, as the tahini and Butterscotch together are so delightful that it melts in your mouth its so perfect tasting along with the crust just compliments them both. Thank you for the new flavor profile for me as I love Butterscotch, but now I must have it with Tahini. Oh, so delicious & tasty 😋 More to come on my Raspberry Scone when I have...

I (Tara Miller) owner of The Heartland Interior Design, had the privilege of being the interior designer that worked with Sweet Magnolia's Bake shop on their interior remodel at their first brick and mortar location. We wanted the interior environment to accurately reflect the brand's incredible website and social media presence. Their baked goods are as delicious as they are beautiful and we really wanted them to be the star of the show. We accomplished this by incorporating brand colors and colors that are complimentary to the brand. We designed a new point of sale and selected a countertop that would be a great backdrop for the baked goods. We selected bright white paint colors for the ceiling and walls in order to make the space feel larger and more bright. We worked through multiple iterations for the back mural wall and had a local muralist paint it. We selected durable yet beautiful tile for the back wall and entry floor. We coordinated with a local tile installer to get the wording on the flooring just right. All in all we love Sweet Magnolia's Bake Shop for their products and now we are SO happy that their interior is an accurate reflection of their colorful and vibrant goods. Thank you for letting us be a part of your interior...