Meet Camille Ford | Cottage Home Baker & Business Performance Consultant

We had the good fortune of connecting with Camille Ford and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Camille, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
The thought process behind starting Camille’s Scones & Yum Bites began with my father’s love of my baking—especially the scones I’d been making for him for years. When he passed away last year from complications of Alzheimer’s, I found myself missing him deeply and missing the act of baking for him. That longing became the spark for something new.

I started with a concrete goal: earning my Cottage Home baking license, which I received in October 2025. Once I passed the test, everything began falling into place—choosing the business name, making the social media announcement, creating test batches for friends, and landing my first order.

I approached it methodically, setting small, achievable goals: building the website, filing the business with the state, and targeting friends and holiday markets as my initial customers.

From the beginning, I knew I wanted a business where I genuinely love what I do, but without the pressure of it becoming my primary income. I didn’t want to give up my day job or rely solely on baking to pay the bills. Camille’s Scones & Yum Bites remains something I’m passionate about and is a tribute to my father and the joy we shared.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I learned to bake from my grandmother over 50 years ago, starting with the fundamentals: pie crust, apple pies, bread, and cookies. What I’ve always loved about baking goes beyond the recipes themselves: it’s how baking brings people together, the emotions it stirs, and the almost meditative joy I find in transforming basic ingredients into something meaningful.

Like so many people during Covid, I found myself experimenting in the kitchen. I discovered a recipe for blueberry scones in an America’s Test Kitchen cookbook and made a batch to share with my family. They vanished. I made another batch for my dad, and those were gone within the week, followed immediately by an order for more. For several years, I kept baking for him, refining the recipe, testing different ingredients and techniques, and learning one of the most liberating lessons of my baking journey: it’s not only okay to experiment and riff on a recipe, it’s often what makes it your own. I used to be the kind of baker who followed recipes to the letter, afraid to deviate. Not anymore.

What sets my scones apart is something I hear from customers again and again: I’ve turned the traditional dry, tasteless, crumbly scone completely on its head. My scones are buttery, moist, and bursting with flavor, whether it’s burst of blueberry, the warmth of cinnamon brown sugar, or zest of poppy seed lemon. Each one is a “yum bite,” which is exactly what my brand represents: food that makes you pause, savor, and smile.

Losing my father was devastating, and it would have been simple to let grief stop me from baking altogether. Instead, I channeled it into something he would have loved, a business built on the very scones he couldn’t get enough of. The challenges taught me resilience, the importance of starting small, and that passion paired with patience can turn a tribute into something I’m proud of.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
A walk around Wash Park, lunch at anyone of the spots in Cherry Creek North, Cucina Calore in Englewood for dinner, Botanic Gardens, bowling at Arapahoe Family bowling, Red Rocks for a concert or hike, Cherry Creek dog park, and skiing at any of the summit resorts.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My father, Bruce Meyer, my mother, Angie Meyer, and my creative advisor and sister, Jennifer Connors. My tennis friends at Colorado Athletic Club who taste tested and responded with “yum” and encouragement. My first customers. My ski buddies in Breckenridge Belles. My two sons who have had their share of all scone varieties, Austen and Henry. The CSU Cottage Baking teachers.

Website: https://Www.camillesyumbites.com

Instagram: @camillessconesandyumbites

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.co/in/camillemeyerford

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