Our Story

Bringing refined baked goods and savory food to a community that appreciates small batch.

Three Daughters Baking Company was born from our desire to bring years of culinary experience to our local community in South Orange.

As parents to three daughters, we wanted to be more present with our girls; we wanted to show them the value of hardwork; we wanted to contribute to our community. Thus, Three Daughters Baking Company was born! It began with a simple email a few weeks before Thanksgiving to friends and acquaintances asking if they were interested in ordering some holiday desserts. (Spoiler alert: they were!) A few more holidays and many celebration cakes later, Three Daughters moved operations into Garden State Kitchen, an incubator kitchen designed for burgeoning food businesses. This move allowed us to sell more products in pop-up shops and farmers' markets. 

We opened our first retail shop inside the General Store Cooperative in 2019, providing us a chance to bring our dream to life and come together with group of new entrepreneurs to bring a truly unique experience to the broader South Orange-Maplewood Community.

After growing rapidly, on Valentine’s Day in 2023 we moved into our new home at 12 Vose Avenue just minutes away from our house and our kids’ schools. It was both thrilling and frightening to have our own cafe and create a new culinary experience for our community. We knew we wanted to bring our refined baked goods and savory food to a neighborhood that would appreciate small batch, handmade goods and that appreciation is exactly what we have received from the people of South Orange and beyond!

We look forward to seeing you in store!

Erica Leahy, Owner & Pastry Chef

  • Worked for star chefs including Daniel Boulud, Karen DeMasco and Tom Colicchio

  • Pastry Chef, Crafted Hospitality (Craft, Craft Steak & Witchcraft)

  • Pastry Chef, Jockey Hollow Bar and Kitchen

Chris Leahy, Owner & Chef

  • Worked for star chefs including Daniel Boulud, Gordon Ramsay, Mario Carbone and Laurent Tourondel across New York, London and St. Louis

  • Executive Chef, BLT Prime

  • Culinary Director, Harvest Restaurant Group