Dessert shop set to open in downtown Decatur

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Sugafix Designer Dessert Studio is set to open Saturday in downtown Decatur.

For 14 years, Mesha Fields has decorated cakes. Although that wasn't her first career, she said she started in pharmacy, but wasn't happy, so she decided to pursue a career in cake decorating.

"This made me happy and other people happy," she shared.

Her elaborate cakes were seen at weddings and children's birthday parties.

"I get to see people from weddings to baby showers to first birthdays," Fields said.

She eventually outgrew her space at home, but Fields wanted to do more than just cakes. She wanted to give Decatur an experience, which is why she opened Sugafix Designer Dessert Studio in downtown Decatur.

"I wanted to do something that no one has seen before," she said.

Customers will have the opportunity to purchase custom cakes, as well as build-your-own cupcakes, milkshakes and ice cream floats. There are 27 toppings customers can choose from. There is also an opportunity for customers to decorate six to 12 cupcakes and take decorating classes.

"We always hear the same thing, there is nothing to do in Decatur and I wanted to create a solution for that," Fields said.

Sugafix will open Saturday, April 9 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. for a sneak peek week. Fields said because of supply chain issues, she won't have everything in stock. Customers will have the opportunity to build their own cupcakes, milkshakes and floats and purchase decorating kits.